Advanced Infiltration: Heralds of Extinction

[Xenith]

I ordered this little guy a couple of weeks ago and took some time on Sunday to get him built up - so cute!

 

 

I magnetised all the top guns, as well as feeling a bit mad and did the sabre missiles - I'll be able to remove them in game, if they ever decide to make them good and I take them. I did magnetise the neutron blaster also, but did it a bit low so was pointing downwards...I was unhappy with it and doubt I'd ever use the other two anti infantry options anyway to just decided to glue it in. This guy was always meant to be a discount venator.

[WrathOfTheLion]

It's been a few years since I built one of those, but I remember them being a blast to build, probably the best experience I had with a FW tank. Can't wait to see how it looks later!

Edited February 5 by WrathOfTheLion

[Xenith]

Yea, this was a fun little kit, hull is in 4 main pieces and goes together really fast...naturally I spent much longer faffing with magnets...

[Xenith]

Thinking about adding some dirty sneaky wizards to my Alpha Legion, I was looking at:

 

XV: Thousand Sons
+ Rite of War: +
Rite of War: Recon Company

+ HQ: +
Centurion [125Pts]
. Delegatus: Artificer Armour, Athanaen, Cult Arcana Discipline, Nemesis Bolter, Psychic Discipline: Pyromancy
. . Bolt Pistol
. . Power Weapon: Power Sword

+ Troops: +
Reconnaissance Squad [85Pts]
. Legion Recon Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Bolter
4X Recon Legionary: Bolt Pistol, Bolter

+ Fast Attack: +
Ammitara Occult Intercession Cabal [300Pts]: Ammitara Fate, 9x Ammitara Intercessors, Athanaen, 10x Bolt Pistol, 10x Nemesis Bolter

Cheeky nasty recon company to add to my alphas and push the theme. Recons could always be swapped for some tacs to place the centurion. 

[Xenith]

++WE ARE YOUR DEATH++
- The Heralds of Extinction

Volkite Culverins Heavy support squad painted up for my #AlphaLegion , for some reason, "Heralds of Extinction" came to me, and I think it'll stick. Sounds a bit chaosy perhaps...

 

Volkite Culverin Squad to battle ready - they need transfers and weathering to finish them off, as well as some touch ups to the trim that you only see in super close up...

 

Here's some headshots:

 

[Xenith]

Finally founds the inspiration to complete some headhunters that had been sat on my desk for 2 weeks after grafting the HH torsos to Mk6 bodies:

 

 

Just two of the chaps for now, but I'm pretty pleased with how they came out. Guns have been magnetised so I can swap them for combis should the need ever arise, or just stick some volk chargers on them to represent that option. 

[Pearson73]

NIce poses on those two!

[Xenith]

Another completion for the Legion:

 

 

This guy has been painted for a while, but I've only just got round to the basing, really looking forward to trialling him in game! 

[Corswain]

Looking good.

 

Any army shots knocking about? I feel like it must be looking pretty spectacular by now.

[Xenith]

Thanks! I forgot to do my 2023 painted photos this year so might have to do them a bit belatedly, buy my alphas do deserve a full painted shot - I think I have just over 5k painted now. 

[Corswain]

5K is an amazing achievement. Congratulations.

[Xenith]

Yea, pretty shocking how it's crept up, but the weeping of my wallet is only matched by the weeping of my opponent's every time they get that bonus 2" from the AL. I have even more unpainted thanks to a cheap bulk lot I found online (and the Falchion...).

 

Edited April 12 by Xenith

[Xenith]

Been working on these guys recently, they've been made up since Dec/Jan, but just getting round to getting paint on them.

 

 

I'm still deciding what to do withthe shields, hence the tape, but vertical stripes seem the path of least resistance, and means less large flat area of teal that can go wrong...

[StratoKhan]

I love breachers, can’t go wrong with some nice straight stripes either!

 

Are you going full Volkite?

[Xenith]

Oh yes, well, apart from 2 graviton guns as well. They make the unit really expensive, but combines nicely with the AL trait to give a potential charger an effective -4" to their charge rolls on the reaction, hopefully should annoy some folks. 

[Xenith]

+BREACH BREACH+

 

 

Got some more work done on these guys, they're coming together nicely! Since taking the pic, I've put transfers on and weathered them a bit, will update soon! 

[Pearson73]

Those breachers look ace, all lined up in the shield wall! Looking forward to seeing them finished up.

[WAR]

Looking killer @Xenith so weird not seeing BA from you…

[Xenith]

2 hours ago, WAR said:

Looking killer @Xenith so weird not seeing BA from you…

 

Haha, I've done a few recently actually! I finally finished those SM Heroes terminators I got in 2019, they're in the BA blog, and I have a few more BA to paint up for Heresy, just working out how to pull that army together around a theme.  

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

On 5/9/2024 at 10:17 AM, Xenith said:

+BREACH BREACH+

 

 

Got some more work done on these guys, they're coming together nicely! Since taking the pic, I've put transfers on and weathered them a bit, will update soon! 

I love this unit. Melta and Volkites l, like mines!

[The Pounder]

Outstanding work on the Breachers @Xenith!

 

I’m really impressed with your metallic blue and weathering across your whole force.

[Xenith]

On 5/21/2024 at 1:50 AM, Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf said:

I love this unit. Melta and Volkites l, like mines!

 

Thanks! The meltas are stand-ins for grav guns until I can get some but the melta is also super tempting to scare off terminators...

 

On 5/22/2024 at 10:41 PM, The Pounder said:

Outstanding work on the Breachers @Xenith!

 

I’m really impressed with your metallic blue and weathering across your whole force.

 

Thanks also :) it's just thin coats of akhelian over ironbreaker, but I'm happy with how it's come out, and how easy it is to do! Weathering is also something I'm pushing on this army, so please it's looking good!

 

 

A couple of other bit's ive got done - my guys die too fast so I've put an apoc together, though I really need 2 more. This is my first kitbash in a long time, and pleased with how he came out. Game wise, he'll be with the breachers or the tacs, so he has a charger to fit in with them, and it can always count as a combi grenade if needs be. The lance can either be a power lance if he's with breachers or a despoler squad, or just a dagger if he's with tacs. 

 

Siege Master - I got this WHW exclusive praetor in an AL job lot, and was pretty happy with how he was, with Skorr's helmet. I stripped him back, but otherwise left him as is, as I think he looks like a perfect siege breaker. He'll need a name, I was thinking of one of the greek kings that attacked troy. Game wise, the hammer is awesome, and the combi charger is choomy. 

[WAR]

Great stuff!

[Xenith]

I got absolutely spanked by Ruinstorm Daemons last night - the 20" move+run, and 6" assault guaranteed is bonkers, the soverigns solo'd a leviathan each in one round.

 

I did not take an optimised army, and took some fun units like the destroyers, however I think to deal with these guys I need to dust off the old lascannon squad. 

 

[Torbenos]

 

I imagine the game becomes something wholly different whenever you face the armies which are not space marines. It sounds like they are annoyingly mobile indeed. From your two latest creations I quite like the former, that power lance is very nice. Where are the pieces from?