Epic G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. - AAR #2

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To Commandar Krause of the Dark Lion Space Marine Chapter

The planetary government of Antia has stopped distribution of agro supplies to the Imperial collectors.  Repeated attempts to reinstate the delivery of these supplies have failed.

Review of available data has shown this planet and its government has significant similarities with others that have come under the influence of Chaos.  There seems to be a 86.42% chance that there is a large chaos cultist influence on the government and its population.  It is important to note that there are significant deviations from previous experiences with the corrupting influence of the dark gods.  At this time, though the deviations cannot be explained so we must assume that you will face forces of the dark gods.

Scans of the planet show a PDF contingent deployed around an agro processing/storage plant.  You will deploy your forces to the south of this plant and then advance on through a wooded area and destroy the opposition.  Any data you collect regarding the corrupting influence should be forwarded on to fleet command for further review and analysis.  

Supreme Commander Darius

Quote of the Day:  Adamantium walls and plasteel bulkheads may seem formidable, but an unshakeable faith in the Immortal Emperor of Man can overcome any barriers.

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My group and I played another game of GASLIGHT using my collection of Epic 40k models.

This game took place a few months ago and I failed to write anything up for the game, so I'm afraid, I don't have many details of the game for you.  However, I did take a few pictures so will at least be able to share a bit of eye candy.

The original transmission stated that there was some Chaos taint among the local population, but it turned out that it was actually a Genestealer cult and the invasion of Tyranid forces was already underway.

The Tyranid forces in this game came on kind of piece-meal, so they didn't put up much of a fight for the Marines.  And when the Terminators teleported into the middle of the Guard lines, the game was over pretty quickly.

I need to make some adjustments to stats for our next game, but I think this was a fun game and I look forward to the next engagement.

Hopefully, I will get some more Guard and Tyranid models painted before then as well.

LaserStorm - Army lists for my Epic 40K armies - Part 2

I have played a few games with my Eldar and Space Marine lists and found a couple of things that needed to be updated.

I also have been working on building lists for a few of the other races in the 40K universe.

I have created new PDFs for these army's and have posted them on Google Docs for anyone that is interested.  The links for the PDFs are below.

Eldar Army List updated 11-4-15

Space Marine Army List updated 11-4-15

Imperial Guard Army List updated 11-4-15

Tyranid Army List updated 11-4-15

These are just my thoughts and ideas on these armies.  I would love to hear your thoughts on these lists.

Also, if you find any errors in my calculations of points, please let me know and I will make corrections.

The next army that I plan to build stats for will be the Orks.

Tale of an Epic Gamer - October 2015 Goal Completed

Another month of painting is in the books.

I finished off my Tyranids for the year.  I would have liked to get a few more models finished, but I'm still happy with what I did get done.

I added 3 units of Tyranid Warriors, 3 units of Genestealers, and a Dominatrix.

Here is what I have painted this year on this project.

NetEpic Gold

  -Synapse Creatures-

Dominatrix - 1 model - 500 points

Hive Tyrant Brood - 3 models - 200 points
Tyranid Warrior Brood - 5 stands - 200 points

Tyranid Warrior Brood - 5 stands - 200 points

Tyranid Warrior Brood - 5 stands - 200 points

Tyranid Warrior Brood - 5 stands - 200 points

Tyranid Warrior Brood - 5 stands - 200 points

  -Slave Broods-

Termagant Brood - 10 stands - 150 points

Termagant Brood - 10 stands - 150 points
Termagant Brood - 10 stands - 150 points
Termagant Brood - 10 stands - 150 points
Hormogaunt Brood - 5 stands - 100 points

Hormogaunt Brood - 5 stands - 100 points

Hormogaunt Brood - 5 stands - 100 points

Hormogaunt Brood - 5 stands - 100 points

Hormogaunt Brood - 5 stands - 100 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Genestealers Brood - 5 stands - 150 points

Carnifex Brood - 3 models - 100 points

Exocrine Brood - 3 models - 250 points

Biovore Brood - 3 models - 200 points

Biovore Brood - 3 models - 200 points

Total - 4,600 points

NetEA (Hive Fleet Onachus List)

Nexus Swarm - 1 Dominatrix, 3 Carnifex - 500 points
Tryanid Swarm - 1 Hive Tyrant, 6 Hormogaunts - 200 points
Tryanid Swarm - 1 Hive Tyrant, 6 Hormogaunts - 200 points

Tryanid Swarm - 1 Hive Tyrant, 6 Hormogaunts - 200 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Hormogaunts - 250 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Termagants - 250 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Termagants - 250 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Termagants - 250 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Termagants - 250 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Termagants - 250 points

Tryanid Swarm - 3 Tryanid Warrors, 6 Termagants - 250 points

Biovore Swarm - 5 models - 150 points

Exocrine Swarm - 3 models - 175 points

Genestealer Swarm - 6 stands - 150 points

Genestealer Swarm - 6 stands - 150 points

Genestealer Swarm - 6 stands - 150 points

Genestealer Swarm - 6 stands - 150 points

Genestealer Swarm - 6 stands - 150 points

Genestealer Swarm - 6 stands - 150 points

Total - 4,075 points

*Note:  These lists aren't optimal builds, just and idea of the size of force I can field given the models I have painted.

While not as many points as my Eldar force, This is a pretty decent sized force given that I only spent 3 months painting it.

I will be back to this army in the future and have plans to add lots more to the swarm.  More monstrous creatures are the current need, but more infantry will be added as well.

Overall, I think the army looks great and look forward to seeing these on a battlefield.

Bugs! - Swarms for various games

I recently read a post on a forum about a game recreating the Whiskey Outpost battle from Starship Troopers.  The game was played using the LaserStorm rules that I've made a few posts about.

I have always loved Starship Troopers.  Both book and movie have different places in my heart, but both have their own merits.  To keep the yelling to a minimum, yes, the book is much better.

Anyway, after reading that post and a few other comments in other places, I thought I would put together some stuff so I could play some Starship Trooper themed games.  I have Space Marines that will serve as the Mobile Infantry in 6mm games.  I could use Genestealers and Hormogaunts as the arachnids, but kind of wanted something a little different.

So in comes my ants.  

These started out as poker chips and little white ants.

I picked the ants up last Halloween at a dollar store.  They come in bags of about a hundred for $1.  I painted the ants black and then added a dusting of orange spray paint to add a little color.  I may do different colors to break the army up, or I might use the same color throughout.  Thoughts?

The bases are just cheap plastic poker chips that I picked up at Walmart some time ago.  I used some caulk to attache a bit of model railroad ballast (grit) for texture and then added a bit of flock to the base.

To attach the ants I mixed up some JB Weld (maybe a bit of overkill) and put a little on a couple of feet from each model and them stuck them to the base to dry.

One of the great things about these is that they will work for a variety of scales:  6mm, 15mm 28mm.  They will also work for a number of different game systems.

6mm armies in action

Here are some pictures of some of my 6mm models on the table in battle.

Most of the terrain is scratch build by me, but there is a ruin that is GW Epic ruined building sprue.  The fancy detailed terrain pieces are resin models from Micropanzer Wargames Studio.

All the models are Games Workshop with the exception of a few modifications to some of the Space Marine Vehicles.  The Predators and Razor Backs have been modified from basic Rhinos with the addition of turrets and sponsons from Epic Army Minis via Shapeways.