Heavy twin linked update

Some people are pros when it comes to uploading pictures on here. They'll practically collage them. I have no idea how to do that, so hopefully you'll enjoy these despite the crappy formatting.


Leman Russ, Night Haunter, Magnus the Red, Fulgrim, Coloured (mostly) Fulgrim, and the wasteland pattern vindicator. I hope to have the basilisk/vindicator done soon, so I can get it painted up already.

Apologies, I guess

Hey. I feel I should probably apologize to you watchers. I said I was going to update last time, and then promptly forgot. Well, less forgot, more that I got utterly overwhelmed with work.

So here's the score. I'm going to update this thing in about 2 hours. And I don't just mean a little update. I mean, an 'oops I dinged your car, let me buy you a new one' kind of update. You'll be getting your money's worth. Given that you pay nothing anyway, that kinda means you'll get even more? I guess. I dunno.


So, other than working myself to death, what's been going on?
Started my honour guard squads. My Enclave is going to be using the Marnus Calgar rules for it's chapter master, which means 3 honour guard squads (and eventually 3 rhinos or something..) I already had one, made up of 9 Dark Elf executioners. These will be done up to look like Adeptus Custodes. So what does that leave for the other 21 models?

The PRIMARCHS.


More specifically, project primarch. If your on the B&C, you might have seen this thread pop up about a week or two ago:
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=191154

I'm going to make a model of each of the 21 primarchs, and a portrait of each.

I've also entered the model/portrait of Fulgrim into the LPC (librarium painting challenge) on the B&C also, so that will be the first primarch that will be fully finished.


Let's see, I also have one of the basilisks (they'll be used as vindicators) nearly done modelling. I've been mostly ignoring it. I also got a valkyrie. I apparently got the transport one by mistake.. I meant to get the one with the lazcannons so I could use it as a predator. I can still do that, it's just trickier now. I'd have to make a fancy base.

So, yes, update in about 2 hours. See you around 930.

Update this week.

Restructured the hell out of my Enclave army. Again. But this time it's for good. (until the next time)

I'll upload a full army list a little later this week, as well as the second tactical squad. I'm waiting on two orders of plasma guns to finish the basic models of my command squads, so if I'm lucky I'll get those this weekend. If not, then they'll have to sit on the metaphorical shelf until I can.

Blah. One of the major problems going from 4th edition to 5th is that my entire troops section is geared towards what was a winning combo in 4th. Troops with close combat weapons, devistators with missile launchers. Now most of my squads either have an extra flamer, or missile launcher (I've decided to move away from devistators for this army) and I have a collection of chainswords to turn into bolters. That's not getting done anytime soon.

Speaking of things not getting done soon; the Enclave poster. My Enclave army is somewhere around 110 models. So far I've drawn about 7 of them.

On top of that, I now have an idea to make another poster after that. Clearly, I have high goals with about a zero possibility of getting done this year.

At least the Enclave army is pretty much done. Oh, sure, I need to still convert a couple of them, finish off the command squads and give an update to all of the tactical squads, but generally, it's done.

Now back to all the crap I have to get done today..

Enclave update

Okay, sorry if these are out of order, but the picture formatting on blogger is very infuriating.

This is the first tactical squad of the Enclave. They were originally designed for 4th edition (with take the fight to them) but I've been slowly converting them to 5th edition rules. Caroll is going to get a missile launcher soon also.

The original concept for my Enclave army was that it was going to be an army of 21 models only. One of each of the 20 founding. These are the first ten founding legion's contributions to the Enclave.

001. Wilson. Dark Angels.
002. Carter. Rainbow Warriors.
003. Paterson. Emperor's Children.
004. Caroll. Iron Warriors.
005. Langdon. White Scars.
006. Adams. Space Wolves.
007. Harding. Imperial Fists.
008. Mercer. Night Lords.
009. Basset. Blood Angels
010. Fitzgerald. Iron Hands.

Sorry if the pictures are a little blurry, the camera doesn't seem to like focusing properly.

Now back to writing the short story..

Holy crap

Work has been kicking my ass for.. a month? Damn.

So, to recap, my Enclave now has two new tanks.

I have an new job. Whee. I don't get paid for overtime, so those extra thirtyish hours? Don't get anything. Lame.

I resorted my Enclave army list so now I should have everything pretty cut and dry for updates. Ideally, if tomorrow isn't too crazy, I should have a proper update with pictures and stuff.

I suppose my new years resolution should be to remember to update this thing more.

So, because average is boring..

I'd like to get more people reading and commenting if possible. To that end..

What would you, the reader, like to see on here?

1. More stories
2. More art
3. More conversion ideas
4. More pictures
5. More army list ideas
6. Something else. Just comment or whatever

Pretend that's a proper poll, cause I have no idea how to make one. Also, if there's any specifics you wanna see, like one of my armies specifically (Ultramarines, Lamenters, Spectrum, Enclave) just say so.

In addition to whatever you all vote for, in the semi-near future, you'll be getting updates about the following: the new captain for my Enclave army (maybe I'll even do a vote for naming?) a land speeder storm conversion and the beginnings of a POSTER for my Enclave army.

So, make sure to comment :)

Army list #1: Enclave

These aren't finalized by any standard, but I have four armies, and I don't believe I have posted any army lists for them yet. Not including the Enclave tournament list, which is significantly different than the army at the moment. That said, here we go.

Hq 1: Chapter master (artificier armour,
(Honour guard squad? Maybe. I'll think about it. If there were some nice enough models..)
Hq 2: Captain (with bolter and auxiliary grenade launcher)
Command squad (5 plasma guns, razorback with heavy flamers)

Elites 1: Tactical terminator squad (10 man, 2 heavy flamers)*
Elites 2: Venerable dreadnaught with twin linked autocannon arms
Elites 3: Legion of the Damned squad (10 man)

Fast Attack 1: Land speeder storm**
Fast Attack 2: Land speeder typoon squad (3 landspeeders with heavy bolters and typhoon missile launchers
Fast Attack 3: Bike squad (8 bikes, 2 flamers, attack bike with multi melta)***

Heavy support 1: Vindicator (hunter killer missile, might convert the big dozer blade)
Heavy support 2: Vindicator (hunter killer missile, might convert the big dozer blade)
Heavy support 3: (Maybe a devistator squad? The Enclave could use some plasma cannons. Or lazcannons, but using the models for plasma cannons.)

Troops 1: Shotgun scouts (10 man squad, razorback with heavy bolters)
Troops 2: Sniper scouts (10 man squad, razorback with lazcannons, Telion, missile launcher)
Troops 3: Bolter scouts (10 man squad, razorback with heavy bolters)****
Troops 4: Tactical squad (10 man, razorback with lazcannons, flamer, missile launcher)
Troops 5: Tactical squad (10 man, razorback with lazcannons, flamer, missile launcher)
Troops 6: Tactical squad (10 man, razorback with lazcannons, flamer, missile launcher

*In the codex, it sounds like you get a free (i.e. no heavy support choice slot taken) land raider for one terminator squad? Can anyone confirm this?
** Proxy model, armoured truck, much less silly.
*** Bikes are actually going to be armoured jeeps, reasons explained in fluff.
**** Might make it be another tactical squad instead. I dunno.

Might not be the most flexible design, but how do you think it'd hold up? Opinions appreciated :)

Now back to making this poster..