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Returning to the Dark (Angels) Side. Progression Thread.


One_happy_hippy

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So after an 18 year ish hiatus I've got back in to the game. Had a DA army back around 2nd/3rd edition but sold up and got out of the game around 95ish.

A few friends have been getting back in to it over the last few years and as such I was given the DA component of the dark vengeance box at the end of last year.

Since then I have painted a few more Deathwing and a few veterans, and have been slightly distracted by buying a Warhound Titan... (http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312594-my-first-warhound/)

Anyway I bought the new codex and am trying to put a list together for next Jan's annual (massive) apoc game. In addition to the main apoc game there will be side tables for less super heavy more normal army lists as a part of the bigger apoc campaign.

Had a bit of a spending spree in order to build a main force around a lions blade strike force and a secondary CAD force to utilise what I have left and to allow use of the Warhound Titan.
Approx 5000p.

LBSF
Company Master
Command squad - 4 meltagun guns, mixed power weapons / power fists etc (anti armour). [poss drop pod]
Veteran Squad (10 man) Multimelta, grav gun, 4combi melta, 4 combi grav, mixed power weapons, power fists, lightening claws. (Anti everything) [poss drop pod]
Tac Squad 1 - 5 man. Las-cannon. Sgt with power sword.
Tac Squad 2 - 5 man. Las-cannon. Sgt with power sword.
Tac Squad 3 - 5 man. Missile Launcher. Sgt with power sword.
Assault Squad - 10 man. 2 flamers, 1 eviscarator. Sgt. Grav pistol, power fist.
Devastator Squad - 10 man. 3 Grav cannons, 1 multi melta. Sgt. combi Grav, power fist. [poss drop pod]
Dreadnaught unit 1-3 dreads depending on points, have a choice of four with assault cannon power fist, las cannon power fist, of las cannon missile launcher.

DWRF
librarian in Terminator armour.
DW squad 1 - 10 man. Assault cannon, cyclone missile, chain fist, 2 x thunder hammer/storm shield, 2 x lightning claws.
DW squad 2 - 10 man. 2 x Assault cannon, 3 x chain fist, 1 x thunder hammer/storm shield, 1 x lightning claws.

RWAS
Bikes - 3man plus attack bike with Multimelta.
Land speeder - Multimelta and either typhoon or assault cannon?

CAD
Sammael / Sableclaw
RW command Squad
Scout Squad 1 - 6 man, sniper rifles, camo cloaks.
Scout Squad 2 - 6 man, sniper rifles, camo cloaks.
Bike squad + attack bike, melta gun, Multimelta
Black Knights - 3 man. (Possibly - otherwise have 6 man bike squad in RWAS)
Dark Talon
Warhound Titan. Vulcan mega bolster, turbo laser destructor.


With a bit of giving / taking the list sits between 4900/5300 ish.

My main future opponents will be Eldar, a chaos nurgle army with blight drones, decimators etc etc, Tau, BA, and a large mechanised Imp guard army.

Hoping to get some small games in prior to the Apoc to test the LBSF before it gets on a table with 10+ Titans...

My general plan was to pod in the devs, command and vets to hold up / distract the main force and then use the RW to get to objectives to then deep strike the DW to hold. This will be especially important in the apocalypse game on the side boards where control of objective will control gun emplacements on the main board.
Any comments of suggests or words advice would be appreciated.

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Welcome back. I am recently returned to the hobby as well. I am curious why you went with the CAD? A Ravenwing Strike Force might be better for you. I would also strongly recommend looking at the Ravenwing Support Squadron as it is one of the best (arguably the best) formation in our new codex.

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Thought I might use this Thread to also plot my progress in actually learning to paint again the progress in actually getting the whole DA army battle ready before the apoc game next Jan.

 

So...

 

I started out with the DA's from the DV box set:

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/1211F6D9-4B8E-42D8-9699-334E1E3B9D65.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/9A8AFD22-0C0B-4C94-B120-AE768B2D63F3.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/0EB90DF0-3D0B-47A8-8B50-1DD98BD200F6.jpg

 

By this point I had already been on eBay... and bought a Veteran squad and FW Dreadnought. So there are a few subtle changes from the stock DV models,

 

Next up was some supporting fire power:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/A79D284A-FF01-4B2D-84BD-D2C4B4D609C6.jpg

 

I then acquired and old metal Azrael and the DV expansion set and painted another squad of DW.

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/676E4C3E-5F74-41D2-8DE0-56A384801D2A.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/3F966140-32A8-4A85-9798-10704778D3BF.jpg

Banner was not quite complete in this photo.

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/A2DC48F2-9BEA-436E-B3D5-C240D48A9D84_1.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/1EAB2A18-FB1A-42B9-A97F-CE125E9D8843.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/2C4430F2-F2B0-44AA-AA45-9AA9CEF47371.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/925CCA42-4B3A-4A7C-839C-995863CE4F76.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/1348489B-7A5F-4BE3-B764-BEBA9A2AB14B.jpg

 

The next project was some ridiculously armed Veterans...

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/3EBFF32F-FA3E-4547-94FB-A1F0BF47F106.jpg

 

Next has been another 10 DW. These were painted sporadically around building the Warhound so have taken a while...

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/830D17B1-CA2C-44AB-BE87-1B7E3E007059.jpg

 

Next on the agenda is the balance of the Lions Blade Strike Force.

Currently on the cutting board I have a ten man assault squad so I'll post some photos as and when they get built!

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My force is a work in progress... Hopefully by next Jan's apocalypse game it will all be built and painted however a lot is still in boxes or on the cutting mat!

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/9CFDAD11-2F80-40B2-9BAB-CE1D0C4B23F9.jpg

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/EF9161F8-2C1C-4436-8EF5-1B865E26494D.jpg

 

Currently on the cutting mat is a 10man assault squad and a Librarian in termy armour. Oh and 10 metal veterans that will make up the rest of the command squad / company vets squad and a couple in tac squads.

 

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n161/one_happy_hippy/Realm%20of%20Battle/CEB869CC-7218-4C2E-BF11-BDAFD6167E43.jpg

 

I'll try and post any progress I make in between building and Painting my Warhound Titan!

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