BATREP 12/31/08

BATTLE REPORT

Players: Anthony Guarracino vs. Chris T.

Armies: Space Marines vs. Imperial Guard

Battle type: Cleanse from 3rd ed. Rulebook

Space Marines					Imperial Guard
505 points					503 points
Librarian			130		Command Squad
Terminator Armor
1x	Storm Bolter
1x	Force Weapon				Infantry Platoon
	Vortex of Doom					2 Squads
	Gate of Infinity
Tactical Squad			205
1x	Flamer				Infantry Platoon
Sergeant						Snipers
1x	Bolter					Chimera
Tactical Marines						Flamers
1x	Missle Launcher
Rhino
1x	Storm Bolter
Tactical Squad			170
1x	Flamer
Sergeant
1x	Bolter
Tactical Marines
1x	Missle Launcher

The battle lasted 2 turns before company arrived to celebrate new years eve.  This was our first battle, so there was a lot of rule checking and discovery being done.  Here is a picture of the set-up.

For terrain we used glued together sprues and lego creations.  I deployed my SMs in my corner with turn based placement.  This allowed me, after my cousin placed his command squad all the way in the back, to place my librarian in the middle of the map.  I followed by hiding my missle launches behind terrain so that they'd live until I got to shoot as my cousin was going first.

Turn 1 - Imp Guard

My cousin advances his position, realizing he's placed all his troops in open cover.  He runs several troops behind the green castle base in the picture above for cover.  The chimera moves up slighty, firing on my rhino, shot falls 1 inch short.

Turn 1 - SM

My goal as to use my librarian to gate of infinity around the board, giving me the upper hand in being able to rapid fire and hide.  First turn, GoI hits without scatter (yay!).  I move my rhino 12" forward, trying to get in enough terrain that I can eventually kill that rhino or tank shock those large platoons.  I pop smokes and fire a few shots with krak missles.  A few imp guard die, but not enough.  

Turn 2 - Imp Guard

Chris advances further, moving his chimera into a better location, but not deploying troops, instead choosing to fire at my rhino's side armor with most of his troops.

(yes that is a lego castle in the background) Damage is not done, I merely get crew shakenresult.

Turn 2 - SM

I GoI my librarian but he scatters right into the open /facepalm.  I move deploy my SM in the rhino, move the rhino up for cover.  Shooting phase I fire a krak missle at the chimeras front armor, blowing it up (6), and killing 4 guys inside.  I fire a frag missle into Chris's platoons again, resulting in only 1 sad kill :(

And that's how it ended.  None of my SM died, but it was a draw based on quaters controlled, as we each only had 1.

Day 1 - Genesis Chapter

Let me begin with what I have.  I have modified one of my original maccarage minis.

I have chosen Genesis Chapter of the second founding of the Space Marines.  There is little known about these marines other than they often fight allong side the UltraMarines and the UM will always help Genesis Chapter (GC) when they need help.  In time I hope to develop more fluff about them, but since they are a second founding, I will have limitations.  

I checked before I went to sleep, I have 4 tac troops unpainted, 5 tac troops primed and in progress painted, 5 tac marines who need the yellow added to their shoulder pads and [the last comma is also not needed like the two space after a period, I know, I was shocked too] a template made so I can paint their symbol.

For the Librarium I will complete a tutorial on painting GC marines, including how I got such a nice looking yellow.

Beginning

As I stated in my previous post, I would update daily when I began.  Tonight I will begin working on my submisson to the B&C.  I have 6 SM ready for paint currently, I will be putting them towards my total for 2 squads of complete SM.  If anyone feels this is cheating, I'm sorry, but I want to get them done, I really just need 2 complete squads so I can field nice looking models finally.

I will purchase the necessary rhino over the weekend and go to radio shack for the rest of what I need.  I've already planned out how my rhino will work with the one I currently have so I know exactly what I'll need.  I'm super excited.

I also learned something today, no longer are you required to put two space after sentences when typing.  I don't feel I'll ever be able to break the habbit :(

The Librarium Painting Challenge - AnthonyVG Entry

The Librarium Painting Challenge
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=156023

As part of the new year, I challenged my cousin to a game, my space marines against his guard. We got in two turns before everyone else arrived, but we learned that chimeras are very delicate and prone to blowing up.

Anyway, the purpose of this post is to announce my pledge on entry into the aforementioned painting challenge. Included in my entry will be:

1. daily updates
2. pictures
3. at least 1 tutorial on modifying a rhino (I don't want to give away my ideas, but if it works, it'll be the funniest/coolest thing ever, and no it's not a dancing rhino)
   

My entry is as follows,
"I, AnthonyVG, vow on the honour of my Chapter to paint and present at least [2 tactical squads w/ rhinos & 1 dreadnought] on or before the 28th of February, 2009. I promise to provide at least two WIP updates, preferably with pictures, in that time. I vow that if I should fail, I will provide the Librarium with an article and wear the Signature of Shame until my penitence period is done."


So there you have it, I am sworn into the new years resolution to actually achieve something painting wise. On a side note, I do need to purchase 1 more rhino.

Christmas & Remembrance

Let me start this post off with a congratulations to my grandfather on moving on to the afterlife, one day I hope to join him there where he can again bring joy to my and everyone's afterlives. He will be badly missed by everyone, it was a rough few days after his passing and we are all now finally making peace.

With Christmas comes money to buy more warhammer stuff. Today I will go out and buy some paints and other assorted goodies that tickle my pickle. Currently I am painting a Librarian in tactical dreadnought armor. I've decided to go with the classic ultramarine blue, covered with 5 washes of [1 part skull white, 5 parts water, 1 part ogryn flesh, 1 part glue]. Turns out this gives a very nice looking highlight for photographing (yes, all those highlights are actually on the model, not from any external light source).




I also went with red on the shoulderpad since my SM are red, now SM and not blood angels, I'll wait for a new codex before I try to use them. As you can see the robe is in progress right now, what I want to do is what you see below, which I first learned to do on this Eldar Banshee



I forget how many layers that was, its about 5 I think. One day I'll finish a space marines force and do my sexy eldar.



Anyway, next wednesday I play my cousin chris in a 500-750 point match, my SM against his IG, I'll post many pics and a batrep here and on the Bolter & the Chainsword. Back to painting! Merry Christmas Season all!

bought aobr

Oh man, I bought assualt on black reach! So I dremel'd off all the silly ultra marine symbols and I'm sanding everything down and basing them all currently. I'll take pics tomorrow because I redid everything and make a detailed post about what I'm trying to do. Good news is, now I have 1750 points.

Eldar

One day I will complete an army, I swear I will. Until then I am going to have fun painting random things. The winter is upon us and that again means I will try my best to paint things. Currently I am working on an eldar farseer, the metal one with singing spear and shirken spear (I still can't spell it). The basic idea behind this army is that I'm aiming for something to contrast my blood angels, probably around the 500-750 point range. When I say contrast I mean shooty instead of 18" OCE charging.

Later I'm going to clean up a box of banshees and spray them white.