devastator company WiP

[sal of manders]

battle report is up  http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/313779-27k-apocalypse/

 

yes, it's kinda long.

[sal of manders]

Not much has happened painting wise, but there have been some new arrivals.

 

 

http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh464/unpronouncable/IMG_5306_zpstrx5olf4.jpg

 

 

so for those who either can't be bothered to check, or can't quite tell since the models are packed so tight, models are as follows:

51 marines with bolters

3 sergeants with bolt pistol and chainsword

2 sergeants with bolt pistol and power fist

2 plasma guns

2 flamers

8 missile launchers (one needs to be reglued)

2 heavy bolters

1 plasma cannon

16 assault marines with bolt pistols and chain sword

6 assault marines with plasma pistol and chain sword

2 assault sergeants with bolt pistol and power weapon

1 assault sergeants with bolt pistol and power fist

1 assault sergeants with power fist and combat shield

1 assault sergeant with power claw

2 terminators with chain fist

1 terminator with cyclone missiles

1 regular terminator 

1 sniper scout (metal)

1 marine without arms (metal)

 

so 104 models total

 

so in addition to the above, I got three thunderfire cannons (all metal) and an additional techmarine (also metal).

what's disgusting is that the company's worth of marines cost LESS than the cannons; 

 

still incoming are five assault terminators and a dreadnought from another seller, plus another large lot that I (very) roughly calculated to about 2500-3500  that includes a bunch of sternguard and Calgar, among other things.  I'll post the itemization for that last lot once it gets here.

 

 

[sal of manders]

captain, former vulcan 'counts-as', and latest attempt in glowing power weapon effects.  the chunk on the left side of his cape is from when I had a spear haft glued while using him as a proxy vulcan.  I haven't decided yet if I'll reglue it or just leave it as a sword.

 

http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh464/unpronouncable/IMG_5308_zpspiiyldoi.jpg

 

http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh464/unpronouncable/IMG_5309_zpsq05s02bb.jpg

[Khornestar]

Looks like a pretty cool pose to me. A spear could be cool, but he seems pretty natural/in the heat of battle right there. If he's a proxy then it doesn't matter what he's holding anyway.

[Ironheaded]

Oh i see some of the classic plastic marines of the 1990's in there.   Want more? I got some more.  :D  I like the old classic armors .. makes up half my models in the "must paint someday" drawer of storage case.

 

That's sick how much thunderfire cannons cost you. 

[sal of manders]

Today my LGS has a 500pt tourney, which is an interesting list building challenge for me.

In the meantime I should probably mention the new additions since my last post.

the aforementioned lot with calgar actually consists of the following.

'Finecast' Calgar and honour guard (i.e. the box set from GW)

'Finecast' Njall stormcaller, (kinda random in my mind, but moving on...)

1 captain

5 scouts (4 snipers, 1 missile)

26 tactical marines (3 serge's, 1 plasma gun)

15 sternguard, (3 serge's lot of combi's; two heavy flamers)

1 command squad

2 dreadnoughts (1 venerable)

12 tactical terminators (3 are dark vengence)

5 assault terminators (all hammers)

5 assault marines

1 razorback

2 drop pods

1 storm talon

3 devastator centuions

8 marines with heavy weapons (2 plasma, 2 las, 2 bolter, 2 missile)

all the finecast and the dark vengence termies will likely be leaving my possession before too long, as I've no interest in them.

currently incoming are

4 dreadnoughts (once they get here I'll have 14 )

1 techmarine with 4 servitors (all metal)

1 dakka predator

2 chaplains (1 jump)

11 assault terminators

1 redeemer

12 other marines that include a couple apothecaries some combie meltas, and another missile launcher

so what does all this mean? ...besides "I have a lot of marines and am probably spending more than I should in a short time"

while some of the above are admittedly impulse buys, there is some further goal to this:

1) the creation of two more battle companies (for a total of 3 ).

2) the expansion of the the 1st and 10th companies

3) the overall expansion of the armoury

so with that in mind, still on the shopping list are the following

1 terminator captain (to finish out the strike force ultra)

2 las-cannon devastators

3 missile launcher devastators

30 tactical marines

the store's next escalation league is tentatively starting late january next year, which means I've probably got 5 to 6 months to work on things for the ensuing apocalypse. so that's a rough time table of what I'll be working on for the next six months.

@Ironheaded: thanks for the offer, but I'd like to keep a little more pose variation in the army :P ; I should also mention that the thunderfires were still less than GW retail, which I've found to be extremely rare with anything that doesn't have a plastic version.