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The Acid Dog

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Hi everyone!

 

It's been a while since I posted here.  Fried computer, and all that.  Got a new one, though, and it seems it's just in time for some Plastic Heresy goodness.

 

I've been having trouble choosing a Legion, and I'm stuck somewhere between the Iron Tenth, the Raven Guard, and the Imperial Fists.  That said, though, I keep coming back to the Iron Tenth, and I really like the idea of a Dropsite Massacre survivor themed army, and I think that's the direction I'll be going initially.

 

1500 points of the Iron Tenth (One box)

 

HQ

 

Legion Praetor

  • Cataphractii Armor
  • Cyber-familiar
  • Digital Lasers
  • Iron Father
  • Paragon Blade
  • RoW: Pride of the Legion

Legion Consul

  • Vigilator (just because I really, really like crafty hijinks, and I want a Recon squad eventually)
  • Artificer Armor

Troops

 

Legion Cataphractii Terminator Squad (5)

  • Sergeant w/ Chainfist
  • 1 Chainfist
  • 3 Powerfist
  • 1 Heavy Flamer

Legion Veteran Tactical Squad (10)

  • Tank Hunters
  • Veteran Sergeant w/ Combi-melta
  • Legion Vexilla
  • 2 Meltaguns
  • Meltabombs

Legion Veteran Tactical Squad (10)

  • Sniper
  • Legion Vexilla
  • 2 Heavy Bolters w/ Suspensor Web

Legion Veteran Tactical Squad (10)

  • Sniper
  • Legion Vexilla
  • 2 Missile Launchers w/ Suspensor Web

Elites

 

Legion Contemptor Dreadnought

  • Multi-melta

Another thing is that I'd really like to get two boxes, but I'm having a hard time building a list out of two in the area of 2000-2250 points.  The thing is, I don't want to run too much Mk IV armor in the Iron Hands, since I think MKII and MKIII is more in character for them (added weight and more constrained movement is a complaint of the weak), so I think some Raven Guard Allies would really help me with that.  Any suggestions on that part would be most welcome.

If your torn and don't want to buy mk3, then wait until jan and you can just do black shields, or a shattered legion list

 

I DO want to buy Mk III, I was just saying that with two boxes I'd have 60 suits of MkIV, which is too much for me in an Iron Hands Legion list, so some Raven Guard would help with that.  Now, what the devil are Black Shields? Loyalists of the traitor legions?

 

Why not save mankind instead. Most of the traitors used mkIV extensively.

SoH, EC, WE, AL, NL and WB

DG and IW didn't, mkII & mkIII mainly

not sure about TS.

 

Save mankind?  Brother, the traitors are, at best, misguided.  And there is no mercy for the misguided.

 

(I love some of their paint schemes, specifically the Sons of Horus and the World Eaters.  Beyond that, there's nothing about any the Traitor Legions that I like.)

Here's what I'm toying with

Two boxes and some jiggling gives us three sixteen strong legion tactical squads leaving twelve spare bodies for a pair of six strong tactical support or heavy support squads depending on your preferences

Given the amount of heavy and special weapons per squad on the sprues we've seen it should work out nicely (Better with some magnets thoughmsn-wink.gif )

As for the terminators so many optionsbiggrin.png

The contemptor looks like magnets wont be too much of an issue as well cool.png

List wise it clocks in at around 2100 pts before a hq is added

3 x 16 legion tactical squads (all the trimmings but i'm a wargear hog) just under 900 pts

2 x 6 legion support squads (melta and plasma plus some trimmings) under 450 pts

10 x terminators (2 hf, 2 combi and various melee goodness) also under 450 pts

2 x contemptors one mortis + 2 kheres ac (magnets and model permitting) and a regular + mm and fist for just over 350 pts

Like you though I'm dithering over legion of choice mostly as I really can't face painting any more smurfsdry.png but love the Invictarus Suzerain modelslaugh.png

I think your idea of building an Iron Hands/Raven Guard allied list is very cool and thematic, especially after reading about the IH and RG sniper who work as a team in "Angel Exterminatus." Do you plan to add any Forge World eventually? Just in terms of looks, Gorgon Terminators and the RG sniper squad look great, I think.

I think your idea of building an Iron Hands/Raven Guard allied list is very cool and thematic, especially after reading about the IH and RG sniper who work as a team in "Angel Exterminatus." Do you plan to add any Forge World eventually? Just in terms of looks, Gorgon Terminators and the RG sniper squad look great, I think.

 

I do plan on getting Forgeworld stuff eventually.  It's a ways off, though.  Money problems.  Personally I prefer the Cataphractii pattern armor to the Indomitus.  Gorgons are still cool, though!

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