Short Break - See you in September

I am taking a short mid-year break from the blog as I usually do. I'll be back in action here in September. Hope you've enjoyed the content from the first half of the year - there's more to come yet!

Wargames Gallery: Sun Killers become Daemon Killers

The Emperor's Children sun killers shelter behind an Aegis line and take shots at the mutated and demonic presence of the Word Bearers on frost rimed world forgotten to time.

Painted: Emperor's Children Assault Squad

One fully painted Emperor's Children Assault Squad!

11 members, 2x power axe, sergeant with twin lightning claws, shields all round for the rest. 

The idea here is to take advantage of the Emperor's Children in build advantages and swing fast whilst getting into position rapidly. They will sit alongside the sun killers and an apothecary with a phoenix warden to make up a small, but capable, allied detachment for any of the main forces that I have. I'm tempted to purchase a second assault squad to make this into a full detachment, but that's a project on the back burner for the moment. Hope you like the squad and the colour scheme!

Horus Heresy 2e Review: Solar Auxilia Stormhammer

Warpstone Flux Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.5/5 stars. Rounded down - only just. A great deal for your Lords of War slot.

Background.

The super heavy tank of choice for the Solar Auxilia and packed with a plethora of shots. They are the vanguard of the fleets, and able to operate independently in the most hard and harsh of environments without concerns. 

Strengths.

I have to be honest here, the sheer amount of firepower that this beast is able to pump out is prodigious. The storm cannon on the front, and the twin linked battle cannon are the highlights, but it doesn't end there with other multi lasers and cannons ready to bring to bear on the targets. 

A grand total of 12 HP is similarly impressive and an improved rear armour of AV=12 is solid enough.  Don't forget the smoke launchers and that its classed as super heavy.

Weaknesses.

For the points cost you are paying, it is near perfect. Even the non-upgraded version is totally viable. 

Builds.

Stormhammer, hull mounted las cannons, pintle multi-laser (585 points).

I've upgraded the naked version here with more lasers. There's no real need to do this, but I do like my lasers and they do come in useful when you want something else that is big and heavy to no longer exist along your line of sight. 

Weekend Build Part 2: Complete Leviathan - but for which Legion?

The second and final installment for this weekend: a complete Leviathan dreadnought. 

The loadout here was an interesting choice given that the plastic set doesn't allow duplicate weapons which would ordinarily be my inclination. I opted against the melta lance simply on the grounds that I wanted a machine that was firing against heavy infantry - as opposed to a true tank buster. Of course, I'm sure I could have just picked up a duplicate weapon from eBay, or even a claw, but I kind of like the look of the longer ranged dreadnought here. Plus I've not actually used a graviton weapon recently and their whole aesthetic appeals to me.

There remains one question though. Which legion should I paint this Leviathan for?

Here's the options:

Iron Warriors: Pro: very fitting. Con: already have a contemptor and don't want to overload this legion with more single member unit choices.

Alpha Legion: Pro: would complement my previous contemptor. Con: really don't want to expand this legion any further otherwise I'm going to have to sell parts of it!

Shattered Legions: Pro: could fit any of the three main legions of the shattered legions. Con: already have a Salamanders contemptor, and the shattered legions rules suck. 

World Eaters: Pro: much needed fire support. Con: everyone expects close combat armed leviathans.

Emperor's Children: Pro: would be amazing to paint in these colours. Con: wouldn't fit with the allied detachment as I already have sun killers. 

Blackshields: Pro: temptation. Con: I don't own any other blackshields nor do I yet have time or plans! 

Other: Name it! Con: I don't own much of any other legion nor do I have plans at this point in time!

Weekend Build Part 1

Uh oh! A leviathan grows!

Took a bit of fiddling to get the stepping foot to sit flush with the groin area thanks to the way that the components all glue together. The foot at the front is a flat one and rests on the (junk) of some old style imperial ruins. I'm going to get the rest of this one glued into position tomorrow. Can't wait to see how he turns out!