++ AUGUSTUS b'RAASS ++ pre-heresy BRASS SCORPION p.247

[KrautScientist]

Love the paintjobs on those Librarians, buddy! Fantastic work! There's just something off about the helmeted guy, I think, and it has something to do with the super-awkward (stock) pose of his sword arm -- I don't even understand what they were originally going for there.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thanks, guys. 

 

With my back recovering more and more quickly, I have started work again, which is taking it's toll on my energy levels. Yesterday was the yearly Kings Day, which is a national holiday in the Netherlands. I didn't join in on the activities in Amsterdam, but took a slow day to regain my strengths. Today I'm off too, so I started preparing for tomorrow - which not only is my birthday, but also another 1000 point tournament!

 

I have a nasty list in mind, which came together with some help of my buddy Ruben. I'm not going to write down what I'm taking, because participants of the tournament are looking here. But I will say it involves another one of these:

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Tonight will see me doing a practice match against Ruben. Excited! It's also weird, because this will probably be one of the last games I'll play with the 7th Edition rules. With all the 8th edition leaks going on and all codices going on 'last chance to buy' status on the GW website, I'm betting 8th edition will be released in the June issue of WD. But who knows?

Replies:

 

@ guardian31: Cheers! Yeah his hand kinda was intended to be a 'release of power' kinda thing. ;)

 

@ Race Bannon: Cheers! It's what I was aiming for. Also: another list incoming (tomorrow)

 

@ The Traitor: I know, right? They give a trip through memory lane. Regarding that, I have some exciting things coming up in the near future :tu:

 

@ hushrong: Haha indeed! 

 

@ Biohazard: Thanks! I'm trying to collect them all now. I already bought the one with the power axe from eBay last week, and yesterday saw me buying a very special rendition of the other one with the power axe. I'll elaborate on that when I have him :)

 

@ KrautScientist: I know right? I don't understand his pose either. I painted him purely for the memory lulz. ;)

[Machine God]

Happy Birthday for tomorrow then Augustus b'Raass!

[Venator]

That yellow is so good words fail me. Awesome!

[KrautScientist]

A belated happy birthday to you, mate! Hope you had a great day (and are roarding drunk right now!) :)

[gaurdian31]

Happy belated birthday! I hope your games went well.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thanks, guys, for the birthday wishes Yesterday indeed was a good one. I'll be celebrating today with my family.

 

I did, however, get an awesome, awesome gift on my birthday. I found it in my mail box, and it's from one of the frater here on B&C, Commisar Molotov. When my librarian's force sword broke last week, he kindly offered to send me a replacement (which is yet another example of how this forum is just a fantastic community) and it arrived promptly on my birthday! 

So a big 'ol THANK YOU to Commissar Molotov! Mate, you're a champ and exactly the kind of frater that makes this community so awesome. Cheers!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170430_002_zps2cqbfhvf.jpg

 

Apart from my birthday, yesterday also saw the last 7th Edition tournament I will likely attend. With 8th rumoured to be released mid-June, the tournament saw only six players, which was a bit of a shame. It also showed why 8th edition is so welcome. Warhammer 40,000 is pretty much broken - as shown by the absolute havoc that my list wreaked.

 

My list was as follows:

 

CAD

Librarian, level 2

Tactical Squad (sergeant, 4 marines) Meltagun, Drop pod

Tactical Squad (sergeant, 4 marines) Meltagun, Drop pod

Tactical Squad (sergeant, 3 marines, Imperial Space Marine) Meltagun, Drop pod

Centurion Devastators (sergeant with Omniscope, 2 Centurions), Grav Cannons and Grav Amps

Drop Pod 

 

Storm Wing Formation
Storm Talon, Skyhammer Missile Launcher

Storm Talon, Skyhammer Missile Launcher

Land Speeder, 2x Heavy Flamer

 

Of course the plan was always to pretty much null deploy - putting the land speeder behind line of site blocking terrain - and then alpha striking my opponents' hardest unit with the Imperial Space marine tactical squad, and destroying another scary unit with the Centurions and the librarian in the drop pod. That trick was especially filthy, as the librarian rolled on the Geokinesis table, and I was super lucky to get the power Phase Form every game, which allows the librarians unit to ignore line of sight and gives Ignore Cover. In other words, the Centurions could land in line of sight blocking terrain, and shoot anything in range. Not in sight, no, in range. With Ignores Cover. For a single Warp Charge. Insane.

 

Here's a picture of the army:

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http://hannahshealthyeats.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/panir-gerdu3.png

 

Oh no, wait, like this:

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The Storm Talons have lascannons in the picture, but, as stated, they were armed with skyhammer missiles. Also, I used a Dreadnought Drop Pod model for the Centurions, but it was used as a normal drop pod.

 

The first game was the toughest. The mission was a standard maelstrom mission where every objective held at the end of the game was worth 2 points. I faced an allied contingent consisting of a large squad of Custodes with a Grey Knight Librarian and Saint Celestine and her two bodyguards, a large squad of Grey Knight Terminators, and a Nemesis Dreadknight. I deleted his Dreadknight and Saint Celestine in the first turn, after which he round up the centurions with the Custodes and the resurrected Celestine. In the end, we both had only four models left: two Grey Knight terminators and Celestine with one bodyguard for him, and three Drop Pods and a Storm Talon for me. Result 25-10 for me

 

The second game against Tau was a total domination. A Daedlock maelstrom game with 2 points per table quarter held at the end of the game. I alpha struck his Ghostkeel and a unit of Stealthsuits with the Centurions alone (whose sergeant used his omniscope to split-fire at the stealth suit), plus his only Broadside suit with the Imperial Space Marine. Turn three wipe-out. Won 23-0.

 

Here's a shot of the batlefield, emptied of the Tau Xenos:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170429_001_zpstkzjylry.jpg

 

The last game was against my buddy/nemesis Dean (Who named the Librarian I used against him) with his Mechanicum kill cadre. We are both competitive players and shift our armies with the local meta, so the game was a bit of a doozy. We mutually decided to call it quits after turn three. We were named joint 'winners' of the tiny tournament, and that was that.

 

So yeah, what do you gus think? Do you agree that 7th is broken, and that 8th edition is both necessary and welcome? 

 

Have a great Sunday!

 

Replies:

 

@ Scion of Ferru: Thanks, buddy!

 

@ Venator: Cheers, buddy! If you want to know how I achieve it, here's a tutorial.

 

@ KrautScientist: Haha, thanks mate! Indeed, I was not sober when you posted that comment.

 

@ guardian31: Thanks you! The games went as they went, but they confirmed to me that 40K is in desperate need of balancing. 

 

 

Tactical Squad (sergeant, 4 marines) Meltagun, Drop pod

Edited April 30, 2017 by Augustus b'Raass

[Dark Rage]

Nice librarians, the affect on the force weapons and eyes is a nice touch.

[RSJake]

Happy late birthday!  It would have been on time, but I only found this thread 2 days ago, and just now caught up to real time.

 

I can't believe the pace and detail you paint with!  Just incredible!

 

I'll be using many of your techniques when painting and assembling my army.  The bending over the paperclip onto the base is mind-blowing! 

 

I'll be sure to make this one of my regular stops.

 

Keep up the good work!

 

RSJake

[Mechanist]

Your army looks amazing I especially like the balance of Brie and Camembert. 

On a more serious note together the actual army looks great even if it's a cheese fest on the gaming table. 

Last time I played 40k my daemon knight was blown away turn 1 by wraith knight D weapon. After that and my overly rushed list missing around 250 points I was promptly face stomped by a Iyanden wrath list it was such a stomping I don't think the extra 250 points I was missing would have helped.

I want 8th now so I can work out what to paint up next.

[Olis]

Big props to Molotov, it seems. Nice one, brother. :tu:

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cheers, guys!

 

I have the day off today, and have been looking forward to a good day of hobby time. So, with the Blood Raven librarian force sword arm in my possession, I set out to work on the original model Blood Ravens miniature  -breaking off the broken right arm and getting into the process of repairing the body and preparing the unpainted new sword arm to attach it. But then something I my brain went 'hey!'.... You see, I have been wanting to create a librarian of the Betrayal at Calth Chaplain miniature for a while, and had een slowly collecting bits for it. And then I stumbled on From the Warp's Ron's Psychic Hood conversion tutorial. Wasting no time, I set to work, and this is the result:

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170506_004_zpss44t7ylz.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170506_001_zpsxlq4bhqc.jpg

 

And a picture of the miniature with an appropriate Librarian head I somehow (no idea when or where from I got it ) had in my bits box. 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170506_006_zpsbwb1slyl.jpg

 

So you see, I ended up using the Force Sword arm on another model. I initially felt a bit awkward about this: Commissar Molotov sent it to me to fix the original miniature. But then I thought that seeing that that also was a conversion, I didn't think he'd mind if I use it to create an even more awesome (in my opinion) librarian! So, Commissar Molotov, what do you think?

 

I also started sculpting some of the psychic runes common on Space Marine force weapons on a Grey Knight spear, which will serve to portray the force sword of the librarian which is based on the Blood Ravens one.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170506_007_zpssqmpqyyl.jpg

 

I hope you like them. Feedback, critique, and comments welcome. Is anything missing?

 

Cheers!

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@ Dark Rage: Thanks! It's done with GW Nihilakh Oxide... simple yet effective no? 

 

@ RSJake: Well, I'm thankful either way: birthday wishes are always welcome :D Most of my basing and airbrushing skills have been learned from the BuyPainted youtube channel. You should check it out :)

 

@ Mechanist: Don't forget the Stilton I put in there. Your experience is recognizable. I've been on the giving and receiving end so many ties in the last year. Neither way makes for a particularly fun game, don't you think? Hopefully 8th edition will put an end to power creep. 

 

@ Olis: Indeed! His generosity, and that of many on the forum, is part of what makes this place awesome. 

[Knight of the Raven]

It's always nice to see that biker librarian.

 

And a picture of the miniature with an appropriate Librarian head I somehow (no idea when or where from I got it ) had in my bits box.

I believe it's from a Grey Knights kit. They're the only models that come with heads that have a leather cowl like the one helmet wearers from the Middle Ages used as far as I know.

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

pumping subliminal messages to get you back to chaosssss!!!!!

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Cheers, guys!

 

And then I stumbled on From the Warp's Ron's Psychic Hood conversion tutorial. Wasting no time, I set to work, and this is the result:

 

While that shoulder pad into psychic hood idea is inventive, it still looks like a shoulder pad to me no matter how many different takes on it I see. :(

 

I believe it's from a Grey Knights kit. They're the only models that come with heads that have a leather cowl like the one helmet wearers from the Middle Ages used as far as I know.

 

Grey Knight termies, in fact.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Another Librarian finished! Hurray!

 

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170507_007_zps3mjk5gmo.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170507_003_zps1dmnz6gl.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170507_004_zps1xuf4dzh.jpg

 

And a picture with his two buddies. 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170507_009_zpshpflviez.jpg

 

Hope you like!
 

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@ Knight of the Raven: Cheers, buddy. It's been some time since I posted him :) Thanks also for directing me to the source kit of that head - it looks pretty cool and I might want another one. :)

@ Eldrick Shadowblade: I think either New Khârn or the Old Bloodthirster is next. Which one do you want first? VOTING STARTS NOW ;)

 

@ Brother Chaplain Cage: And how do you find its look now that it is all painted? :)

[Psykic_scribe]

Now that's serious conclave!   In the Eight Edition, may I get a Culexus Assassin to defect to my Night Lords Company?

[wiqid]

 

 

 

Here's a picture of the 'stored' collection 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Hobby/temporary_zps4hmas51l.jpg

 

 

Lol just found your blog. That's an insane collection, and this blog will take a week to trawl through and appreciate properly. Great effort mate. Pretty inspirational accomplishment there

[Augustus b'Raass]

@ Psykic_scribe: haha,  don't think you can, but if that's what it'll take you to win against psyker-heavy lists, who am I to stop you!?

@ wiqid: Uh, yeah, I know. I posted that picture two or three pages back! What's the reason for you to post it again? lol Thanks for the kind words, though. I hope you find inspiration in this blog. If you want pics of only completed pictures, I have two HoH threads. Linkys in my siggy. :tu:

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

I blew the dust off my 3rd edition khorne army... i might clean my old metal one and repaint, too.

I'm voting both!

[hushrong]

New librarian looks great! Definitely one of the best conversions I have seen for that mini!

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

The hood looks better but I'm all in favor of using the rear torso piece of power armor GKs for any libbies I might do from now on.

[Mechanist]

 

 

@ Mechanist: Don't forget the Stilton I put in there. Your experience is recognizable. I've been on the giving and receiving end so many ties in the last year. Neither way makes for a particularly fun game, don't you think? Hopefully 8th edition will put an end to power creep. 

It can be fun in a cringe worthy amusement sort of way when it's unexpected but the problem is that there are units you just know are going to do that and it limits your list options against them and from that the creativity. And that is always a bad thing, I have fairly solid hopes for 8th. I've played 3 games of AOS and all where enjoyable though without points at the time it made for a bit of unbalance but to be honest it was no worse than 40k with points.

I like most of what Ive seen and that it's kept a certain amount of 40k ness instead of a full on AOS clone, even it bit's I'm less sure of isn't any form of dealbreaker and I can't wait to see more. 

[The Traitor]

Awesome work on the librarian, the hood does look great!

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thanks, everyone. I haven't updated here due to my work on a friend's commission for an Ork Bommer. I have, however, finished a fourth librarian, the one that has the Blood Ravens Deathwatch librarian as a base. I made a custom Force halberd for him, and did some freehand on his right shoulder pad and his banner. This is actually the first time I did freehand since I painted a Night Lords rhino three years ago! 

 

Here's the result:

(17/05/2017 EDIT:)

Lexicanium - Debor Varis - Race Bannon ✔

Born on a desolate planet in the Vagon Cluster, brother Varis was recruited as an Imperial Initiate at the young age of eight standard years. He was found on his world by Epistolary Kho, who saw the boy sitting cross-legged in the middle of the central square of a village, the entire town burning around him. When questioned, he merely murmered short phrases that spoke of vengeance for his murdered parents. His mind was catatonic, but his body proved strong and lean. Taken back to the Phallanx, he was tested and after extensive psycho-interrogations and found suitable for initiation. Geneseed zygotes and black carapace introductions proved successful, but the youth appeared extraordinarily resistant to psycho-indoctrination. Vengeful and aggressive by nature, it soon became apparent that initiate Varis had Psychic potency, particularly in the fulmination discipline. Upon completing his initiation, brother Varis was immediately claimed by the Chapter's Librarius. His aggressiveness has made him a specialist in close-assault support and boarding actions, where he is known to down entire lines of enemies with bolts of lightning arching out of his eyes and mouth. His brother Astartes regard him with a weary sense of respect, for even they have come to be mindful of the young Lexicanium's wrath. 
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170513_006%202_zpsktswqetg.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170513_007%202_zps0gdo2zxc.jpg

 

And here he is with his other buddies, forming a Librarius Conclave:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20170513_010%202_zpsu0w8kgmn.jpg

 

And now I'll be starting on the second to last of the series, the librarian with a power axe:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/temporary_zps69ynggks.jpg

 

Hope you like! Feedback most welcome.

 

Replies:

 

@ Eldrick Shadowblade: DO IIIIIIITT!

 

@ hushrong:  Thanks! That's high praise!

 

@ Brother Chaplain Kage: Yeah that's a solid bit indeed. Unfrotunately it's sold out pretty much everywhere, and so I had to make do with what I have. The chaos shoulder pad's features aid in masking its origin, if you ask me.

 

@ Mechanist: Tanks for yor thoughts on 8th edition. I completely agree with them, and I too have good hopes for 8th. What with all the rules being 'leaked' by GW, I'm thoroughly looking forward to it!

 

 

@ The Traitor: Thanks buddy! I'm glad the hood worked out so well!

Edited May 17, 2017 by Augustus b'Raass