WAR's Raven Guard & Raptors

[WAR]

I have parts to do a lascannon dev team which will be in works eventually (mk IV bodies, FW ryza pattern lascannons). The predator annihlator will have to wait a bit cause the kromlech kit is expensive.

 

Predator (4 LC) vs dev (4 LC) debate- I love the predator but PPM, I’d go with the dev team because the reasons stated.

 

Finally ordered more scout bikes....guess I’m still working on Raptors :D

[thewarriorhunter]

Are those the under-slung LC? Those look so awesome. When I add more I want to go with those.

[WAR]

yup.....bought them originally for my Emperor's Children 30k "Sun Killer" squad but yeah most of my friends got rid of there 30k stuff. I still have most of mine but stopped working on it. 

 

I think I want some Mars Pattern Heavy bolters too

[WAR]

Kill Team Preorders made......

Rule Book- So I have rules

Cards- cause I don't have enough cards already.....

Killzone Sector Mechanicus- I wanted for my clubs campaign on the Desert World of Khymara.

Case- impulse buy.....not that I really needed it, But I need to figure I'm gonn figure a way to add velcro to it like battle foam did so I can put my Bolter & Chainsword patch (from 2014) on it.

I already bought Chessex Recon d10's to go with my Recon d6s (12mm and 16mm) plus my Raptor dice from Lord of the Land Raider Dance, Race Bannon.

[duz_]

Those are some sexy dice may you roll many 6's! Unless its moral ;)

 

Sounds like were gonna need another painting event to get through all that investment :D

[WAR]

Ohh Ravenguard (and successors) Kill Team build & paint log....good idea Duz

[WAR]

So after much debate and bouncing ideas off my gaming group, well the other 2 main guys in the group, I am building a small elite army. Part of it is the Scout army is a lot of fun and a pain to deal with but there is another army that I want to do but I don't want paint in the GW standard. Kill Team 7 will still be worked on as part of my groups Khymara Campaign performing surgical strikes (using the kill team game as part of the campaign as one off missions at Level 1) as the new force arrives in the the Sector to reinforce and relieve the Raptors 10th Company and conduct their own missions.

So the newish army will be highly converted involving magnetizing models, kitbashing 2 marine kits to build each marine and true scaling them. The army may be considered heretical in theory to some but Rule of Cool is going in to full effect for them.

so the army is....

The Exorcists Chapter Space marines.

Why are people gonna consider them heretical? Because they are gonna be built using true scaled Mk IV Legs, Torsos, heads and shoulder pads, Grey Knight arms and weapons. Heavy weapons will be kitbashed using marine and GK heavy weapons, like a Devastator heavy bolter with a Psilencer front mounted to it. the other big change is I hate the stupid magazine on the PAGK so I am belt feeding them (ala Pedro Kantor).

The start of the army will be a 5 man Kill Team and expanding to a 500 pt list. Eventually I will add a MK IV dreadnought chassis, NDK, Stormhawk, and Mk IIB land raiders.

Also my group agreed this was a cool idea and fitting for the Exorcist fluff for me to add a small force of scouts and Predators led by "Count as" Chronos and Telion from the Space Marine codex painted in the Exorcists colors. I agreed that I could only take units from the Marine codex that the GK do not have access to, so Predators and scouts will be the main focus of that portion. and the scouts will be semi true scaled too, in helmets (Mk IV). Sgts (including "count as Telion") will get actual MK IV torsos and a modified back pack. Telion will get a Deathwatch Shoulder pad and Stalker bolter he is reloading. Scout Sgts will get Gauntlet mounted stormbolters and chainswords.

[thewarriorhunter]

This sounds amazing. I can't wait to see it come together!

[WAR]

Update....Magnets, more tools, paints, plasticard, green stuff and drill bits purchased. Marines are clipped off sprue some what waiting to be worked on.......STUPID WORK....STUPID ADULTING.........

 

Need to clean mold lines in preparation of all the magnets, and work i have a head of me.

[longjohnsilver]

Did you use Pop goes the Monkey pads on your Raptors?

 

I got a few vehicle and shoulder pad 'pimp cups' for a future Soul Drinkers army from them. Are they the Gen 7 pads?

[WAR]

Did you use Pop goes the Monkey pads on your Raptors?

I got a few vehicle and shoulder pad 'pimp cups' for a future Soul Drinkers army from them. Are they the Gen 7 pads?

I have them on the "Team 7" Kill team I am doing. Yes they are Gen 7 shown below. Plus the scout legs are OOP from Plokoone :(

This image you can see Plokoone's Legs and Pops Comm back pack.

I do order stuff from Pop, Reliquary and another Seller Martillo (hes doing my Crimson Fist squad marking pads for My Primaris Marines) for my armies and have had nothing but good experiences with everyone so far. IMHO, I prefer the glue icons compared to the shoulder pads.

Most of my other Raptors and my Exorcist (GK/ UM) will have decals from Chapter Customizer.

[longjohnsilver]

I prefer the icons too , as they're cheaper bulk buying, but I messed up the placement on one and I need to either make a new Mk6 marine with an eviscerator or tear the symbol off and glue another more centrally.

[WAR]

I did that too.... :/

[WAR]

Started working on my Exorcists (count as Grey Knights) Kill Team/ Army.

Brother Justicar Dradon Andref of the 1st Tactical Strike squad With his Nemesis Daemon Morning Star (Hammer) [WIP]

With a Primaris for scale

[WAR]

The other day I started working on my Strike squad Heavy with belt feed Psilencer.......and did not take any pics

Last night I pulled out an old project I've been working on for a few years, collecting parts and getting everything set up to go for it. I originally started construction in November 2017 but I had not touched it in a while. I blame the Faith and Fire & Red and Black audio books for me working on it again, my Mk Ib Immolator build is chugging along again.

Old pics

Last night I removed the Driver's door so I can do some work on that compartment and it will be visible. The Drivers will get one of the seats from the Damocles Rhino Kit and the other seat will be for the Cannoness at the command terminal in the troop compartment. I also split one of the doors for the side with the intention of hinging the side doors (why the rhino interior doors are cut out). I will be adding this Damocles radio box to the exterior of the tank as well, it is my Canoness's command tank after all.

Also began cutting up the storm ravens interior computer consoles for the drivers compartment.

The screens were cut so there are 3 screens for one piece, a large screen as another piece, the terminal as one and the angled hand scanner/ keypad part as another.

I know I know stick to one project but I can't......

[thewarriorhunter]

So you changed your avatar and I had no idea what thread I was in... don't do that!

[WAR]

Lol I do that a lot.....

[NiceGuyAdi]

I’m very interested to hear how easy it is to get a smooth filling in where you’ve extended the legs.

[WAR]

I’m very interested to hear how easy it is to get a smooth filling in where you’ve extended the legs.

Yeah me too o_O..... but hopefully the tutorial I’m following is not that bad.

 

He didn’t say what size spacer to use in the thighs so I went 1mm to keep them shorter than Primaris.

[WAR]

Big lack of updates on my part........Painting/ Gaming/ Modelling had to take a back seat to a Paintball tourney practice I have on Sept 8.

I did finally get my Exorcists Decals from Chapter Customizer yesterday and got the proof for my other decal order.....

Hopefully I'll get some time to work on something soon.

[Race Bannon]

DUDE!  Gotta check those guys out.  Making my own has now just suuuuucked.

[WAR]

they are tad pricey for custom.....35 for the first sheet and each additional is 12 but I bought 3 sheets  since I am well over the 100 model count for my sisters and I am lazy plus they are white logos.. normal sheets (available on their site) are just $12 each and are 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" not the FW size ones unfortunately. 

 

I bought the raptors ones from them which are gorgeous and exorcist ones are dual layered and really nice too. 

Edited August 24, 2018 by war009

[WAR]

So update time.....AZ Weather and work schedule has been crazy.  So little time of late. I decided to crank out 5 Grey Knight Strike members for Kill team (actual Grey Knights and not my planned Exorcist count as Grey Knights). 

 

With them about 85% painted I played a friend at a Local GW store  as I was picking up a renegade box and warglaive box from him for cheap (so know I have 2 knights and 4 armiger chassis...more knights needed). He was playing his DG kill team. Yeah my dice hate me. 

 

First turn My Falchion Zealot casts RoB.....Dead Model....unfortunately its my zealot....damn snake eyes.....wasted a command point to reroll and still rolled a 1. ugh

Psilencer Heavy Opens fire on 2 pox walkers. First 1 hit 3 times, wounded 3 times, dies and wall of psychic bullets. 2nd pox walker missed completely. Psilencer Heavy then dies from return fire from DG heavy.....Turn 1 2 guys dead.

 

Turn 2 Halbred guy jumped by flail guy psyhic power fails to go off and kill flail guy as he charges him....over watch fails. Halbred guy red smear on ground. Falchion Combat specialist and opens fire on opposing Leader hiding in a tower and takes a flesh wound from return fire and Justicar charges DG marine and gives him a flesh wound. 3 guys dead and yet i still make my moral.

 

Turn 3 combat guy charges in to assist Justicar more DG marines charge in to help their buddy along with a pox walker. Combat guy smites DG marine charging in.....Die Heretic. Combat guy flesh wounds previously wounded DG marine but gets flesh wounded in return. Justicar flesh wounds a pox walker......

 

Turn 4 Game is lost he has both objectives and has only lost 2 models so far.....but i must fight on. Combat guy smites leader has he charges in....giggle take that. another pox walker jumps in...no one gets wounded....this sucked.

 

 

Turn 5 yeah last turn... flail guy charges into melee...smite Flail guys head explodes and we are still locked in melee. Not only did I not have an objective but i failed my break test...

 

I had lots of fun in the game and it lasted under an hour. 

 

I have plans to build Grey knights that have been sitting around for a bit. 

[thewarriorhunter]

Tell me about the weather! It's been raining a ton down south of you. I've a couple models I need to seal and I can't because of the humidity.

 

Sounds like the game went about as bad as it could, unfortunately.

 

I've got some grey knights I wan to build up as well when I get done with my current project.

[WAR]

its a pain list building GKs....but i may be throwing a wrench in my friends plans