Valerian Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Wolf Lords The Wolf Lord is a Great Company's finest leader, chosen by acclamation of the Company from the ranks of the Wolf Guard. Bravest of the brave, mightiest of the mighty, the Wolf Lord leads the Company, and all its warriors owe him their fealty. The Wolf Lord is selected from the ranks of the Wolf Guard on the death of the previous Wolf Lord. His fellow Wolf Guard make the choice after having consulted with the Long Fangs and Priests, and their choice is respected by all. He is a man who has proved himself time and again in battle, who has performed many exceptional feats of heroism and who has also shown wisdom and cunning in battle. The warriors that follow him have total faith in his honour and courage. Each Wolf Lord vies with the others for glory and a place in the Chapter's sagas. This competitiveness is reflected by their followers, who maintain a fierce rivalry with the other Great Companies. This often manifests itself in a desire to be the first to reach an objective during a campaign but is at its most evident during the great tournaments and drinking contests held on Fenris. Here representatives of each company vie with each other in races, wrestling matches, hunts and shooting contests. Much honour and gold is won and lost in the wagering. Sometimes this competitiveness leads to friction and the Wolf Priests must step in and arbitrate. This thread is dedicated to the Wolf Lords of the Space Wolves Chapter. Members of The Fang are encouraged to post pictures of their own Wolf Lords, provide their own fan-made fluff for them, and to share their preferred Tactics, Tips, and Tricks related to using them in games of 7th Edition Warhammer 40k. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Bretton Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I will post a pic later, but one of my wolf lords is Thor Morkaison He is a mighty warrior and leader of Great Company Fye. My wolves are a heresy era force using 40k rules. I am still working on the fluff for this guy at the moment so don't have anything on that. His loadout is: Runic armour Thunder Hammer Frost blade Belt of Russ Saga of the bear / Warrior Born (depending on what im fighting) Wolf Tooth necklace I have only had a few games with this guy, but he is an absolute beast. Last time I played with the warrior saga against nids, in 3 game turns he killed over 30 models on his own. He is excellent for cutting down chaff and leaving my other heavy hitters to take out the big stuff, but he works equally well with saga of the bear to take out the biggest nasties that the enemy has. I am a fan of drop pod assault, and this guy works very well dropped with a squad of grey hunters and a pack leader to take any challenges that I want to avoid Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3704680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Gaius, I'm looking forward to the picture of your Wolf Lord. Rather than a combination of Thunder Hammer and Frost Blade, I'd recommend Thunder Hammer and Wolf Claw - it would net you an extra attack, and the Wolf Claws re-roll to Wounds would even out the loss of the one point in Strength of your attacks. It's also 5 points cheaper. Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3705303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reede Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/zBWQHaWl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/iT4VBnNl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/kWJFEkAl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/JtysQIf.jpg Beon Redfang, Jarl of the lost Fyf Company The last time Redfang's Fyf company was seen was at the scouring of Gangava. Ironhelm in his folly brought all the Great Companies to war in his attempt at annihilating the remnants of the Thousand Sons legion. When made aware that Gangava was but a diversion he readied all but one of the Great Companies for immediate return to Fenris. The Fyf company was left to hunt and destroy the remaining corrupted Wolf Brothers, wiping both the stain from the Vlka Fenryka's history and giving the Allfathers peace to their brothers. However, once the job was done and their Battle Barge initiated warp-jump to Fenris, separated from the rest of the Rune Priests collective psychic protection, their navigator was destroyed, leaving them to traverse the warp blind. All had thought them lost, the Bell of Lost Souls ringing once for each great warrior lost to the maw of the immaterium. Now, as the Wolf Time approaches, and all hope is lost, the enemies of man closing in on all sides, the Gjallarhorn has returned to the material realm and with it, Redfang and his host of Battle Brothers. Redfang himself has long fallen under the shadow of the Wulfen, even since his initiation into the ranks of the Sky Warriors. Many opposed his ascension to Jarl after the previous Jarl fell in battle to traitor forces. However in the end he was still considered the best warrior to take over, for while he suffers from it, he has learned to use it to increase his ferocity in the heat of battle. He has even been known to lead those who have completely fallen to the curse into battle. A truly terrible sight to behold as enemies are torn to pieces by tooth and claw. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3705503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Bretton Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Gaius, I'm looking forward to the picture of your Wolf Lord. Rather than a combination of Thunder Hammer and Frost Blade, I'd recommend Thunder Hammer and Wolf Claw - it would net you an extra attack, and the Wolf Claws re-roll to Wounds would even out the loss of the one point in Strength of your attacks. It's also 5 points cheaper. Valerian Didn't get a chance to post him last night, will do so today The character is a conversion from a fantasy chaos lord, so I sort of went with what I had to work with. Putting a claw would have been difficult. As it is the frost "Blade" is actually an axe, I just count it as a blade for game purposes. And with sotwb you hardly need the extra attacks tbh, very easy to get over 10 attacks (10 is obviously the max you can use, but funny to record what the actual number is) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3705892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Here's my Wolf Lord, Silvar Stormblade: http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/Vash113/Space%20Wolves/022_zps6b826f39.jpg Here's a shot that shows the TDA version WIP and the RA version: http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/Vash113/Space%20Wolves/002_zps0cf3b2e9.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3705967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Gaius, I'm looking forward to the picture of your Wolf Lord. Rather than a combination of Thunder Hammer and Frost Blade, I'd recommend Thunder Hammer and Wolf Claw - it would net you an extra attack, and the Wolf Claws re-roll to Wounds would even out the loss of the one point in Strength of your attacks. It's also 5 points cheaper. Valerian Didn't get a chance to post him last night, will do so today The character is a conversion from a fantasy chaos lord, so I sort of went with what I had to work with. Putting a claw would have been difficult. Aha, well, if you're constrained by the model itself, then definitely go with what you've got. I just wanted to point out that you could do some 'optimization' in an unconstrained context. And with sotwb you hardly need the extra attacks tbh, very easy to get over 10 attacks (10 is obviously the max you can use, but funny to record what the actual number is) Actually, there is no maximum - you are not constrained to a cap of 10 attacks, so you could get more with an SOWB model. However, that's still hard to achieve since only kills from previous Player Turn allows you to continue to build your total. So, if you wipe an enemy unit (easy to do with your IC and whatever pack he has attached to) in your turn, your adversary just needs to not charge you to force your attacks to reset to the base amount, and force you to start over. This being the case, an opponent would either need to be very desperate, or a complete fool to charge a unit with an IC with a high SOWB count going. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3706529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn33r Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 here is my wolf lord on TWM http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/rugersrob/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0583.jpg http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/rugersrob/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0584.jpg here is a foot slogger i havent finished his head or hair yet plus highlights havent been completed http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/rugersrob/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0586.jpg another i some times use as a lone wolf this was modeled to use as bran redmaw. im not happy with his face so im going back to re do it. http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/rugersrob/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0587.jpg the high lights look alot better in the flesh and the highlights of the face are so much more blended my camera is so am using my phone lol.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3706689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulfbjorn Grimclaw Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Here is my wolf lord. He shares the same name as my avatar. http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/mljphoto1/53AF42BD-A2CE-4604-A37C-CC3E3A521022_zps68x3opcc.jpg http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/mljphoto1/D5C9C321-8563-4AEB-A17F-D51E5DC191B1_zpsnijnexui.jpg http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/mljphoto1/9DB638A2-E265-4B7A-AB25-13E0559E33EC_zpswbjvb7lo.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 First up is Grom leader of my company http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/Arez181/Grom_zpsff9f1f65.jpg I need to get some bitz and redo him,I made him out of almost only the Chaos Terminator Lord kit and i didnt have as much gs-fu as i do now so he doesnt even compare to how i picture him. My first attempt at Tru scale was a success if i say so myself I claimed this as my Avatar. http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/Arez181/Arez_zps0676c929.jpg I will run him as either Logan c/a or as a Lord with TH/claw or any one of the possible combos that are allowed with how i modeled him This dude is from Space Hulk and is nameless so like the IP/WP and going to be RP minis name suggestions will be considered and appreciated, http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/Arez181/WL1_zps068bc7fa.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
logun Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Heimdal Ironhelm (has a bit more paint on him now, counts as Logan Grimnar) rides to battle with the veteran wolf guard in a land raider/pod usually, but its not uncommon to see him lead a squad of grey hunters. he has won many battles, but not just through mare martial prowess but also through great cunning. he is everything a good leader should be, he lives for glorius combat, rousing his men to perform greater deeds than could be thought possible. he does not sit at the head table during feast time, but prefers to spread his time amongst all his men calling eveyone one of them by name, sharing drink and epic stories of old. his men do what is required of them not because they fear his wrath but becuase he motivates a strong desire within them to succeed. he is troubled though, for the weight of their situation bares a great burden apon him. for it is his responsibility to see his men returned home. Helgrim Hammerhand - the master of the hunt (2nd in command) leads a thunderwolf/fenrisian wolf pack usally a warrior of few words, he prefers to let his actions talk for him. it is said that even a wolf priest finds it hard to match his gaze. and that even mountains tremble in his very presence. many a foul xenos monster has fallen under his hammer and been trampled beneath his feet. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Bretton Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Gaius, I'm looking forward to the picture of your Wolf Lord. Rather than a combination of Thunder Hammer and Frost Blade, I'd recommend Thunder Hammer and Wolf Claw - it would net you an extra attack, and the Wolf Claws re-roll to Wounds would even out the loss of the one point in Strength of your attacks. It's also 5 points cheaper. Valerian Didn't get a chance to post him last night, will do so today The character is a conversion from a fantasy chaos lord, so I sort of went with what I had to work with. Putting a claw would have been difficult. Aha, well, if you're constrained by the model itself, then definitely go with what you've got. I just wanted to point out that you could do some 'optimization' in an unconstrained context. And with sotwb you hardly need the extra attacks tbh, very easy to get over 10 attacks (10 is obviously the max you can use, but funny to record what the actual number is) Actually, there is no maximum - you are not constrained to a cap of 10 attacks, so you could get more with an SOWB model. However, that's still hard to achieve since only kills from previous Player Turn allows you to continue to build your total. So, if you wipe an enemy unit (easy to do with your IC and whatever pack he has attached to) in your turn, your adversary just needs to not charge you to force your attacks to reset to the base amount, and force you to start over. This being the case, an opponent would either need to be very desperate, or a complete fool to charge a unit with an IC with a high SOWB count going. Yeah I always go for rule of cool over what is the best loadout if I have to choose, the guys I normally play are not overly fussed by wysiwyg though, so could count the blade as a claw If i needed to I thought all statistics were capped at 10, that is very interesting. Yeah you need to manage your combats to get the best out of it, making sure you win in your opponents turn not yours so that you can charge straight into another enemy unit. I got my record of over 30 against nids, they were in synapse range so fearless, and my opponent kept spawning more of them and charging in to make sure I had plenty of targets. Left my wolf guard terminators clear to cut their way though his big beasties without needing to worry about swarms of chaff. You could get some seriously high attack values though if you were against the right opponent, swarms of nids per turn for example Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I have a vast array of units I field with wolflord stats, If I where a real wolflord, id make sure I have members in my wolfguard that are better stronger and faster than me, just to make sure the company is in good hands if I would fall in battle. So here are a few. http://members.home.nl/maxdammit/40k/TWM/Done/ThunderLord_1_done.jpg http://members.home.nl/maxdammit/40k/TWM/New_09-03-11/Thundermount%20WG1.jpghttp://members.home.nl/maxdammit/40k/TWM/New_09-03-11/Thundermount%20WG2.jpg The center TDA http://members.home.nl/maxdammit/40k/2013/LuxII/lord_hammer_assaultcannon.jpg And a real old lord http://members.home.nl/maxdammit/40k/lord%20lucian.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 I thought all statistics were capped at 10, that is very interesting. "Certain pieces of wargear or special rules can modify a model's characteristics positively or negatively.... Attacks and Wounds are the only characteristics that can be raised above 10." The Rules, page 8. Enjoy V Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Bretton Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 ok, so given I have already achieved the codex challenge of get more that 10 kills, I am going to try set a record now with this guy. This will be a fun game :p Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Priest_Rhapsody Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Here are some of mine as well: My counts as Logan Grimnar: http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac194/Khyron666/40K004-11.jpg My counts as Canis Wolfborn (this years ETL vow): http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac194/Khyron666/40K001-16.jpg Wolf Lord Thumel Darklorn: http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac194/Khyron666/40K001-12.jpg And a couple of my Thunderlords who do not at this time have names or sagas: http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac194/Khyron666/40K002-16.jpg And http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac194/Khyron666/40K017.jpg End of Line Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3707967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 There are some absolutely amazing Wolf Lords here and some great background stories too. I have a few Wolf Lords from my army to add to the pot too and if I get my Wolves done they will make it into part 2 of my vow along with some terminators. So here are most, but not all of my Wolf Lords: Bran Redmaw. I made this a few years back, before IA11 which is why his weapons load out doesn't match. He was inspired by te picture of the Space Wolves fighting off the Dark Eldar and it was supposedly him in the picture. If we are allowed to show pictures from the codex I will post it up here. My plan for him is to add a wolfs head above his own. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000644.jpg Next is Erik Morkai, a super human goliath who exudes menace and a cold hard messy painful death. I tried to capture that with this model. To give a clue as to who he is on the battlefield I put someting above his head. I am not sold on the fur on his back yet and even not sure if the twins should be brought further forward, any ideas, or is it cool like it is? http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000648.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000649.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000650.jpg So what do you think about the wolfs heads, a bit more forwards or is he good to go? Another Wolf Lord with a penchant for hitting things is Bjorn Stormwolf, he likes loud bashy smashy things, an ork in trans-human form!! However, given the shield and hammer, I may re-cast him as Egil Ironwolf, theLord who loves metal and engineering! Which gets your vote?? http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000645.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000646.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000647.jpg And finally the Big Daddy!! My Logan counts-as, still very much a WIP, let me know what you think... Am I going a bit over the top?? http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000651.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000652.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000653.jpg Thanks for looking Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn33r Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I would love to get my hands on the bottom model.. I can paint pretty good but fall down on the modelling, I would love to see it base coated it's hard to see details when all different colours. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 My Wolf lord in TDA. /C Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Priest_Rhapsody Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Dantay, are you casting the wolf heads and skulls or doing it all freehand?? They look great!! Not too much on the Logan, more!! ;) End of Line Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatSmasher Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Seriously. Awesome. No matter how you are achieving those results, those are straight up awesome custom builds. Inspiring. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Hi Sn33r, you are far too modest, your paint skills are amazing, I love what you have done with you Wolf Lords. If I could I would pass Logan on to you to paint (if I got him back ), but if I am to use him for the TL I would need to paint him myself I think. I can certainly give you a run-down of the parts used. My modelling skills aren't great either and I fail as much as I succeed. However I did have a secret weapon this time out, see below Cheers guys. I have been doing casting. I could never sculpt that well. I have been using something called bluestuff. which I ordered from www.greenstuffworld.com Pop the bars into a cup of water, put in the microwave for about 2.5-3 minutes and take it out. Use something to get the bluestuff out the water to avoid burning yourself and then tear chunks off and use it to make molds. Cools and sets within minutes and the level of detail it picks up is awesome, plus its flexible so it is eay to release the cating medium. I used a drop in the molds of the complex pieces just incase, but all went really smoothly.... Except waiting for the green stuff to cure. On Erik Morkai, I cast 2 Fenris Wolf heads and for Logan I used the legs and wolfs head from the FW venerable dreadnought banner. I'll put up pictures later so you can see what I cast from and how it came out., but I seriously wish I had found this stuff years ago. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Bretton Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I love what you have done with the legion praetor, I am a real fan of cataphractii armour and have been trying to work out how to make that one more wolfy for a lord. You have done it really well I am working on a great wolf conversion at the moment which will bring me to 3 wolf lord models, once he is done I will post pics of them all Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3708975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Bretton Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 So as promised here are my wolf lords Thor Morkaison, Lord of Fyf Company http://s16.postimg.org/4buhw4jyt/20140605_222610_Richtone_HDR.jpg My Bran Redmaw conversion with the Redmaw http://s10.postimg.org/8p8h35h61/20140605_222722_Richtone_HDR.jpg And my Great Wolf (counts as Grimnar) http://s14.postimg.org/j47ksuhz5/20140605_222751_Richtone_HDR.jpg http://s30.postimg.org/dqnzor50h/20140605_222806_Richtone_HDR.jpg And all 3 together http://s24.postimg.org/uoiloe1yt/20140605_222551_Richtone_HDR.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3709667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 So, Ragnar Blackmane has been my Wolf Lord for over twenty years now. His 3e rules were rather underwhelming, but he really came into his own in 5e, with the release of our current codex. Although rather steep in price, I felt that his special rules combined to justify the cost, and I never regretted taking him in any of my 5e games. Although somewhat vulnerable in only Power Armor, clever positioning could keep him safe from big adversary threats, like Power Fists that would punch through his armor and inflict Instant Death. His Saga of the Warriorborn results were always impressive! He took a big hit with the transition to 6e, however, which has continued into 7e. The advent of Challenges, his lack of a 2+ Armor Save, combined with his lack of an AP2 close combat weapon, really combined to degrade his effectiveness, and further exacerbated the problems of his high price point. Spend a few moments to compare him with the 6e version of the Dark Angels' Azreal, for example, and he doesn't come close; Ragnar is more points, IIRC, but is outclassed in almost every regard. I am really crossing my fingers that the 7e version of Ragnar elevates him back to the close combat powerhouse that he is reknowned to be. I'm hoping for him to gain Runic Armour, as well as a Relic weapon in his named Frost Weapon, 'Frostfang'. A new dynamic model would also be nice, as his has really begun to show its age, but for now, here is my eternal Warlord: V Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291735-the-wolf-lords-thread/#findComment-3715952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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