Bloodraven and Khorne Berserkers

My chaos warband has finally been refitted to follow the BA codex! Now sporting three razerbacks, a storm raven and small contingent of jump troops; its a force to be reckoned with.


The center tank is actually a heavy flamer razerback. I liked the flamestorm cannon so much I had to keep it.
Used the spare heavy bolter sponsons from the Baal Pred to jerry rig my two rhinos into basic razerbacks as well. The weapon just sits on top for now, but I'll add magnets later for it to clamp on securely. They easily can be swapped out for heavy flamers as well.

Blood for the blood god!

Lascannon with multimelta. The MM is magnetized on. I want to work something out to replace the laz with plasma... No plasma cannon bits at the moment though. :(

And on the back you may notice the docking clamps for dreadnaught transport. I opted not to bother making it with magnets for an actually dread to really fit there, too much of a hassal. My dread will just sit on the tableside until its release.
Speaking of the dread, I'm contemplating getting a FW World Eaters dread with an extra CC arm. Its either that or a plastic iron clad.

GW Delivers Fast!

Got a nice little box in the mail today stock full of goodies. One Valk, one Baal Pred and a unit of Death Co. The Valk and Pred chassis are going to be combined to scratch build my Stormraven. I could have gone with a Rhino to save myself some expense, but I really wanted the extra bits that came with the Pred. Not any old Pred either, I got the one with the Flamestorm Cannon. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ;)

The Death Co set comes chock full of lovely bits and tons of detail! GW has really stepped up their quality, I'm impressed. I bought this mainly for the Inferno Pistols and Hand Flamer bits, but I've found some great uses for the other bits as well.
There are some body parts with flowing scrolls and honor seals galore! I decided to use these bits for my Khornate Priests. Giving them a kind of Chaplainy look, but intended to fulfill the role of Sanguinary Priests. Throw in some chain axes and Khorne symbols and they're set. Love it.

At the moment my work desk is a bit crowded... I've managed to accumulate over 40 troops to build now. Plenty of bits to customize any model practically any which way I'd like. Love it. Also pushes me wayyyy over the company size for my warband. Including the unassembled troops, I now have approximate 120 men. Throw in my retinue of Terminators and I have a formidable sized force. There's about 40 Terminators or so in all.

Right now my pet project is a dynamically posed Berserker. He's holding up a severed Ultramarine he impaled with his claws and is bringing around his bolt pistol to finish the kill. I need to pin the claw arm to the models torso and green stuff some entrails hanging down from the smurf. I hate smurfs.

Diving into Blood Angels

Now of course my Blood Angels aren't really Blood Angels, they're obviously going to be something dark and nasty and dedicated in large part to the Blood God. Only one unit in this force will be legitimate Khorne Berkserkers, and they're to be the center piece of this army.
This isn't meant to be a competitive list, it's merely the quickest list I can get on the table with the resources I have available. As the majority of my mech is still sitting with my possessions of in the middle east, I have very limited options available to me.

List: 1850 pts

HQ: Winged Champion of Chaos (Sanguinator, Exemplar of the Host) 275pts

Troops:
- Assault Squad w/Melta 110pts
- Razerback 20pts
- Assault Squad w/Melta 110pts
- Razerback 20pts

- Khorne Berserkers (Death Company (x10)) 200pts
+ Pwpn, Pfist, Inferno Pistol, Hand Flamer (15, 25, 15, 10) 65pts
+ Chaplain Lemartes 150pts
- Stormraven Gunship w/ Extra Armor 215pts
- Khornate Dread (Death Co Dread) w/ Hvy Flamer 135pts

- Assault Squad 100pts
+5 Troops 90pts
+Hand Flamer (Sgt) 10pts
+Flamer (x2) 20pts

Elites:
- Priests of the Skull Throne (Sang Priests) x3 150pts
+Jump Pack (one) 25pts
+Combi Wpns (x3) 30pts

That leaves 35 points left over for any other wargear I may want to tack on.
I'll need to play test it to see if I've overloaded the Death Co... Don't want them to run into assault and completely toast the enemy that turn and be open to fire the following.

Also, I'm unsure of whether or not the Death Co can actually take the Stormraven Gunship for a transport because its not a dedicated transport.

This list has a low model count and not much shooting power, but I'm hoping with the Stormraven I can rush in hard enough that it shouldn't be a problem.
I choose the Sanguinator as my HQ not so much for his stats, but his +1 atk buff he gives troops within 6 inches. I figure 5 furious charging Assault Marines with FNP and an additional attack would be pretty hard hitting, don't you?

Blood for the Blood God!

As it would appear, this blog has clawed its way up from 6 ft below the gaming table and risen again. A terrible spill whilst partying in Europe had sent the young blogger crashing to the ground with a broken leg... Unable to stand for months... And hence, unable to game. All motivation for 40k stopped then and there.
Untill....

Blood Angels arrived!

However, the red of this codex was not that of the Blood Angels! In fact, it had been tainted! These were Khorne Berserkers! What madness was this? And they have a mini thunderhawk!? My passion for gaming has been reborn!

Now as my leg heals and I can stand once more, the tables call for me yet again.

Gaming and Such

Lot been going on lately... kinda. First and foremost, a summery by bullets.

• Joined the Iron Fist League gaming group
• Played 2 games in the past week
• Still hanging out in Quantico
• Got a 96 (4 day weekend) coming up
• No news on where I'm gonna be stationed

Alright, Iron Fist League... Meets every Tuesday night at Games Parlor in Woodbridge, Va. Its the closest hobby store to Quantico base, and pretty top notch at that too! Friendly environment all around, both gamers and store staff included. All the guys in the gaming group are pretty chill, very easy to get along with. Their lists are a bit competitive, but I'll make due in time.
As for the two games... Last week I played against an IG army at 1500 points. I through down a hasty list with a low model count, tons of Oblits, some Plauge Marines and some Berserkers. He brought a nasty Russ with plasma cannons, a Psyker battle squad, a ton of foot sloggers with Commisars, a Callidus Assasin and a Inquisitor. We rolled for spearhead and territories. I said screw my objective and rushed to the slaughter.... and was slaughtered by volleys of flash light fire. My Oblits did manage to do some damage though, but not enough in the long run. It was a valuable learning experience.
Second game, last night.... I played against a Fateweaver Nurgle Demon build. Annihilation. I got stomped.... bad... Couldn't get a good shot off at the Fateweaver and the re-rolls he was granting all the Plauge Bearers was making it virtually impossible for me to wear them down. Game ended at 8 to 2 in my opponents favor.
Both guys I played against were very curtious and gracious enough to help me through the game, answered all my questions and gave me some helpful insight and tips for future games. I had a great time and look forward to playing again. Hopefully my learning curve will soon bring me up to speed and capable of winning a couple games.
This weekend is a 96 hour liberty weekend! Renting a car and embarking on the long and tedious 9 hour drive back home to OHIO! First time visiting home in 17 months and I am stoked! Going to do some car shopping while I'm there as well as pick up a new laptop from Skunkarific Computers, the only computer store I trust.
Over all, I must say life is pretty good. Hopefully I'll get properly situated here in Quantico soon and can continue on with my life. All I have to do is pass the time till August 2010 and I am set. :

Still Kickin

Its been over a week since I've last posted, but I'm still going. Its gonna be a while before I can get back to regular updates again.
At the moment I'm currently stuck in limbo. Not sure if I'll be staying in the D.C. area or getting pushed out on a new assignment. That being what it is, I have yet to settle down and do not have a reliable source of internet aside from my newly acquired crack berry.
On the upside of things, I finally managed to get a proper game in with some one who actually knows the rules! Ah, the benefits of playing with others who speak english as a primary language. ;)
As for that game.... I made a hasty list with the smallest model count as possible... then went against a competitive guard list. Haha. I got stomped, but it was a fun time and a major learning experience for me.
Next Tuesday I'll be going back to Game Parlor for another round, only this time I'll bring a better prepared list.

Packing!

Not much going on for me at the moment. Managed to some how crash my operating system (linux: PCLoS07) and am running it off the boot disk for the time being, unfortunately this is also slowing my computer down terribly and preventing me from uploading any pics. Blast.
I'm all packed up to take off... kinda... I want to finish painting my Reavers first before I pack them and everything that'll be on top of 'em. All I got left on them at this point is the layer of Golden Yellow and touch ups with Chaos Black.
Just finished reading World War Z. I enjoyed it thoroughly, despite the restless nights as I struggled to fall asleep. Haha. Yes, despite being a Marine I in fact did become quite spooked by this book. The author paints this beautifully graphic and disturbing that will leave you 'chilled' for hours. More haunting than the scariest of movies!
Unfortunately, I'm not left bootless until I visit the base exchange in a few days... Maybe I'll pick up a good magazine at the airport or something.

Thats it for now. Don't expect many updates in the coming weeks... I'm going to be a tad busy with settling in to my next unit, shopping for a car, and whatever else life throws at me. Hopefully I'll find a hobby store to get a game in sometime in the near future though. I haven't had a game since July...