Three Way Game Fun (Necrons Vs Blood Angels Vs Marines)

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More three way action on the table top and as we often do, the old 4th Edition 'Rescue' mission is the game of choice. This mission is always so much fun, and as always I am up against two Marine armies with my Necrons! Destroyer Cult time then...

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My Las Vegas Open Game - Battle Report

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So, with all the build up over the last few posts, it is finally time for Aceface and I to have our practice game for his journey to the Las Vegas Open. I wish him all the best at the tournament, but for now, I will do my very best to put his amazing Tau army to the test! Wish me luck...

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My Las Vegas Open Game - Necron Destroyers Ready!

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Following on from my previous post about my good buddy Aceface and his journey to the Las Vegas Open this year. Here are the new minis I needed to paint for our practice game. I will go over my list in the next post, but for now, here are my new minis all painted up...

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My Las Vegas Open Game - Preparation!

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Following on from my previous post where I talked about my good buddy Aceface and his journey to the Las Vegas Open this year. We have planned a practice game to get him in tip top condition with his fantastic Tau army, as he takes the road to what is going to be an amazing event. Of course, I am going to do my best to test him and his army commanding skills the best I can, and for this I need to make a few extra models!

No points for guessing what new formation I am going to take in my ITC rules restricted list! The Destroyer Cult Formation, It looks like a lot of fun, and I really want to get away from the Canoptek Harvest route that I usually play. More on that in another post when I go over my full list, but until then I need to get these painted! Oh and if your wondering what the two Deathmarks are doing there, I will be painting them up at the same time as I was given a couple of them from another YouTube friend of mine cruorangelussilicis

More to come very soon...

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Merry Xmas to Me!

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Happy Christmas to all my readers and a very happy Christmas to me! Well, no one else buys me models for Xmas, so I thought I would buy them for myself!

Of course, I couldn't stop there!

Or even there...

2016 is going to be a good year!

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More Tomb Blades Done

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It took a bit of patience and self control in making sure I got a good price, but I have now managed to get another two old Necron Destroyers to go with the three I already have. I use them as 'Tomb Blades' and have really enjoyed playing with these old classic minis. In the end, all five minis cost me under £20.00 including postage, all off eBay, of course. Considering most of these beauties are usually sold for £10.00 each as a 'buy it now' option, I think I did pretty well...

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Tomb Blades/Destroyers Painted

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Here are the Necron Destroyers that I got off eBay recently all finished up.  I am really loving these old minis and I plan on using them as Tomb Blades to start with. I was actually quite surprised to see that they are not actually that much smaller than the current Destroyer models, so I don't have any qualms about using them as Destroyers in the future either...

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Tomb Blades/Destroyers Prepared

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I have managed to find some time to get my three old Necron Destroyers stripped and magnetised ready for painting, which I am really looking forward to. There is just something about these old models that I really like, so much so, that I think I want to get myself some more!

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Old 40k Minis, Good or Bad?

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Not so long ago I was reading an interesting post over on Imperius Dominatus about using old models in 40k. Lots of people have their own opinions on using them, with the main issue being the size, as some of the 'classic' minis are smaller than the new ones. At the same time this post went up, I was coincidently having a good look on eBay to try and find myself some old Necron Destroyer models! I have been looking for some of these for a long time now, but I have never really found any at a bargain price for me to buy them, until now...

So why the old models? Well, I for one don't mind some of the older minis, for me, they are a bit of history, and having never owned or seen the old Destroyer mini, I was actually very excited at having some. OK, the model does look aged, but hey, I still like it. I will probably start these off as stand ins for Tomb Blades, which I think the size and shape of the mini works well for. Then if I manage to find myself another three at a good price, I plan on having a whole unit of these as Destroyers in a Destroyer Wing army I am planning, but what would you say if I turned up with two units of Destroyers, one old unit and one new unit? Would you mind?

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Destroyer Wing Battle Report

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I only own six Necron Destroyers at the moment, but being in a circle of friends who are fine with proxy models, I have found my Eldar Jetbikes make great stand in Destroyers. So with my Jetbikes in my Necron case, I am ready to unleash the Necron Destroyer Wing on my opponent...

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New Necron Codex Review - Destroyers

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So it's on to Fast Attack in this post, and first up is the Necron Destroyer. It has to be said that the Fast Attack slot is one of the most competitive choices in the current Codex along with Heavy Support. Destroyers will very often come out on top as the main Fast Attack choice due to their fast movement and sheer number of long distant shots!

Currently Destroyers are fifty points a model and come in unit sizes of three to five, with the We'll Be Back rules as they are you have to have two units within 6" to keep them coming back up. That's two Fast attack choices gone already! And of course, this senario applies to all units with WWB.

Putting the WWB rule aside for another post, What does the Necron Destroyer need from a new Codex? Like all Necrons they are currently over priced compared to the latest Codex releases, and a points reduction is the first step. I would also like to see some upgrade options! Maybe the option to upgrade every third model to a Heavy Destroyer with a unit size of up to six, or maybe nine models?

Overall the Destroyer is a great model, but does that mean it will get the nurf hammer in a new Codex?

So what do you think GW will have in store for the Destroyer?

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