Necron 1250 COC army complete

Below is the completed army for the 1250 Great Escape Games- Contest of Champions, for Sat Jan 19th 2013. In past years they had some strict Comp rules, and this list was built with those comp rules in mind. Just recently they announced that they would not be using the comp rules. Too late now! It's all painted. In the next few weeks, I'll be going over the paint for the individual units. Until then, good luck at the COC. 

Abunsir Dynasty

1250 Pts - Necrons Roster

HQ: Overlord (2#, 195 pts)
   1 Overlord @ 195 pts ((C:NE, pg. 30); Unit Type: Infantry; Warscythe; Mindshackle Scarabs; Ever-Living; Independent Character; Reanimation Protocols)
      1 Catacomb Command Barge ((C:NE, pg. 52); Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Fast, Open-topped); Tesla Cannon; Quantum Shielding; Living Metal; Sweep Attack; Symbiotic Repair)

: Royal Court (5#, 175 pts)
   1 Royal Court @ 175 pts (Harbinger of Destruction; Harbinger of Despair; Harbinger of Destruction; Lord)
      1 Harbinger of Destruction ((C:NE, pg. 32); Unit Type: Infantry; Harbinger of Destruction; Eldritch Lance; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)
      1 Harbinger of Despair ((C:NE, pg. 32); Unit Type: Infantry; Harbinger of Despair; Abyssal Staff; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)
      1 Harbinger of Destruction ((C:NE, pg. 32); Unit Type: Infantry; Harbinger of Destruction; Eldritch Lance; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)
      1 Lord ((C:NE, pg. 30); Unit Type: Infantry; Warscythe; Resurrection Orb; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)

Troops: Immortals (5#, 85 pts)
   5 Immortals @ 85 pts ((C:NE, pg. 34); Unit Type: Infantry; Gauss Blaster; Reanimation Protocols)

Troops: Warriors (5#, 65 pts)
   5 Warriors @ 65 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Unit Type: Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)

Troops: Warriors (5#, 65 pts)
   5 Warriors @ 65 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Unit Type: Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)

Troops: Warriors (5#, 65 pts)
   5 Warriors @ 65 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Unit Type: Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)

Troops: Warriors (6#, 165 pts)
   5 Warriors @ 165 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Unit Type: Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)
      1 Night Scythe ((C:NE, pg. 51); Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Fast); TL Tesla Destructor; Aerial Assault; Deep Strike; Living Metal; Supersonic)

Elite: Deathmarks (5#, 95 pts)
   5 Deathmarks @ 95 pts ((C:NE, pg. 36); Unit Type: Infantry; Synaptic Disintegrator; Deep Strike; Ethereal Interception; Hunters from Hyperspace; Reanimation Protocols)

Fast Attack: Canoptek Wraiths (4#, 160 pts)
   4 Canoptek Wraiths @ 160 pts ((C:NE, pg. 44); Unit Type: Jump Infantry; Phase Shifter; Whip Coil x2; Fearless; Phase Attacks; Wraithflight)

Heavy Support: Annihilation Barge (1#, 90 pts)
   1 Annihilation Barge @ 90 pts ((C:NE, pg. 49); Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Open-topped); TL Tesla Destructor; Gauss Cannon; Quantum Shielding; Living Metal)

Heavy Support: Annihilation Barge (1#, 90 pts)
   1 Annihilation Barge @ 90 pts ((C:NE, pg. 49); Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Open-topped); TL Tesla Destructor; Gauss Cannon; Quantum Shielding; Living Metal)

Validation Report:
c-1. File Version: 1.44 For Bug Reports/www.ab40k.org; b-1. Roster Options: Named or Special Characters; a-1. Scenario: Normal Mission
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules

Total Roster Cost: 1250

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Noise Marines "LOUD" color scheme

I'm going in a completely new and fabulous direction for the boys in pink. Kick! Pop! Pow!

New codex = New color scheme! With the old codex I had this boring kind of drab Bone color going on, as shown below.

(So muted.... like a 70's sitcom)

(base by Secret Weapon Miniatures)

finalized necron paint

I've been going back and forth between color ideas. Hopefully this will be the final scheme. 

 You may notice the overloard's staff is a bit shorter. The thing broke on me 3 times and I had to keep gluing/pining it back together. Thank you finecast.  

New Necron Color Scheme

I've been trying out a few things on my necrons, and have finally (I think) come to a color scheme that I like.

Here's some test minis. Any comments/crits are welcome. Thanks!

 reds & yellows are all new GW paints.

++Incoming paint++ ... ++Necrons++

Here's how my Necron force is shaping up. Going for a quick rusted up look. I initially primed with a red oxide/rust color primer, which also serves as my base coat. I dipped them all in a blackish home-made wash to define the crevices. A quick drybursh of boltgun metal finishes off the main look of the bodies & weapons.  More details below....

Immortals - for the immortals & characters I added a blended green shoulder-pads. 

Warriors - I painted over the rods to give them some hyro powered super soakers. 

Scarabs- stole this idea from "fromthewarp". Extra scarbs casted with instamold & milliput. 

WIP characters

WIP crypteks - Simply used extra overlords from Annihilation barge and swaped heads for Deathmark heads. All base tiles are from pre scored plasticard. Popped off and glued to the base in semi random fashion, finished off with sand flocking. 

Brother Corbulo: Finished

Blam!

I'm not crazy about the glossy finish, but I'm not crazy about chipped paint or frosty mini's either. (I have had bad luck with matte varnish)

Please feel free to comment on what you think of him. He is in the color scheme of my Blood angels successor chapter: Blood Hammers. Resin Base by Dragonforge miniatures. 

Blood Hammers soundtrack

Music is a big part of gaming and painting for me. It inspires me. The Band Solitude Aeturnus, IMO is very fitting for Blood Angels, and I have deemed them the sound track for my Blood Hammers. It's divine, and epic and fitting of the term "Descent of Angels". Have a listen and let me know what you think.

This is the calm before the storm. 

 This is when you feel the full wrath of the Emperor as his angels descend.

Blood Hammers: Colors

Below is a breakdown of the colors I use to paint my Blood Hammers. All paints used are GW except where noted. I usually prime with Krylon black primer (about $3.99 at a dept or hardware store. In the case of these guys, I primed with black primer and then sprayed them with a can of GW dark angels green I had laying around (not sure this is made anymore). 

Blue armor: Base coat-Dark angels green followed by Scaly green, then hawk tourquoise with highlight of ice blue

Red Armor: Base coat-Dark angels green, followed by red gore, blood red, highlight of blazing orange.

Stone base: Base coat of macharius solar orange, wash with ogryn flesh followed by bubonic brown, highlight with skull white. 

Purity seals & white armor/wings: Base coat denab stone, wash with grephonne sepia followed by bleached bone with highlight of skull white. 

Gold: Base of Valejo brass, wash with devlan mud, followed by valejo gold, highlight with chainmail.

Metal: Base of boltgun metal, wash with badab black, followed by chainmail, highlight of mithryl silver. 

Black, I simply highlight with adeptus battlegrey

Brown leather: Base coat with Calthan brown, wash with devlun mud, followed by snakebite leather, highlight with tausept ochre

Dirt: Charodin granite, followed by codex grey, highlight fortress grey.

For purity seal writing i use a 0.1 staedtler pigment liner pen (bought at michaels crafts)

Blood hammers: Lemartes

I'm having a heck of a time trying to get a good picture. I need a new method or camera or something. Very frustrated right now. This is the best I could get. 

MANY new projects!

I haven't been posting too much on the Blog-o-net of late. But that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. In fact I've been so busy with various projects I just haven't had the time to really stop and take fancy pictures, not to mention, the weather has not been cooperating for good pics lately. I've been expanding my games lately into other non GW games. Along with Warmahordes, I'm investing time and $$ into Dystopian wars & Malifaux. I'm also thinking of starting an Imperial Guard or Dark Eldar army.

So here's a few random updates along with a couple pics.

For Dystopian wars I have chosen, Empire of the blazing sun. My fleet is coming along nicely, and I hope to have it completed soon. I actually have taken a few pics along the way, so I hope to have a step by step post on the fleet soon.

Mostly done, just need to add some details/highlights.

For Malifaux I'm going to be playing Guild, and I also picked up some Neverborn for the kids to play. I'm going to be trying out a new priming method on these guys. So hopefully more on that later.

 1. black primer

2. white over the black at a 45 degree angle, from above

I've been playing Blood Hammers a lot, and the work has been slow, just been slightly distracted with the above new stuff. However, I did manage to complete a Furioso Librarian converted from Black reach dreadnaught body and spare furioso parts (I used the new kit to make a death co dread).

sawing the black reach face plate was a major pain, but worked out ok in the end (with a little green stuff)

I have lots to paint still, and hope to post something soon. In progress: Dante, Storm raven & Lemartes.

w.i.p. Dante with his massive Blood Hammer! 

I have my Skaven plague army that I'm working on, with some new models arriving in the mail today, HPA & plague catapult. Can't wait to paint these dudes.

What about Space wolves? I love my wolves, I've been playing them, but just haven't been inspired to paint them lately. I have Lukas started, and want to do something interesting for his cloak. I would also like to finish my dread.

w.i.p.

Beyond that there is my Chaos Tzeentch army which is in a state of base coat, Dwarfs (I'm hoping for a new army book for my beloved Dwarfs soon), Chaos Dwarfs (with new models coming out now), and would kind of like to make a disgustingly all pink Slannesh CSM army.

That's all for now. I hope you enjoyed my scatter brained hobby antics.

Game on!

Blood Hammers: Sanguinary Guard

Blood Hammers: Sanguinary Guard

Here's my first Sanguinary Guard completed. Now that I have the pics, I can see it can use a little more highlights on the red, but overall, I like how the scheme came out.

Blood Hammers: Assault Marine

Assault marine for the Blood Hammers. This mini displays the scheme of the army nicely. 

Next Friday: Sanguinary Guard.