Guns for Days.

I received a few more weapon options for my Predator tanks - I picked them up from Blood and Skulls Industry on eBay --- as I do most of my resin bits for these Rhino-Russ projects.

The weapons have been painted and magnetized so I can run any version of the "Hellforged" Predator from the Forgeworld books - or any of the normal Predator options.

Khyrum Saal, Chapter Master of the Wandering Sons

This is the quick kit-bash I did for my custom character, Khyrum Saal.  He is the aged Chapter Master of the Wandering Sons - my Chaos Renegade Chapter.

I'll be filling out his lore and fluff when we get more stuck into our narrative campaign which is coming up - suffice to say he's not overly enthused by being rescued by the forces of Chaos after being sent on the Abyssal Crusade.

He carries a Balecrafter Storm Bolter and the Blade of Briseis - both of which are minorly custom weapons.

The tentative data-slate:

Cultists.

I also whipped up eight more cultists.  Unlike the autogun guys, I'm not a huge fan of some of these close combat guys - but I had them sitting around and they were pretty quick to paint up.  Can always do with a little bit more chaff.

The Leviathan walks.

Well, I went to purchased my first ever large resin model (and...I hate resin).  I just liked the look of the Leviathan dreadnought so much, I couldn't help but pick one up.  Turns out it can run with my Chaos Space Marine force.  I bought the model stats-unseen and only subsequently realized it looks mighty potent.

A second one may or may not be en route.

Games!: Warhammer 40K - Yderis vs. Dark Angels

Continuing our campaign, my buddy John and I snuck in a game of 40K last night. I managed a win with a large amount of fragile Eldar bodies!

 Playing on my Mordheim mat with Old West terrain is getting old...a 40K table is on the way!

 The Striking Scorpions attempt to steal the hidden power core (the token) but are eliminated by strong Dark Angels characters.

 Hot bike-on-bike action as the Spears attack the Ravenwing.

 Yderis plans for the defense as the Dark Angels obtain the power core and need to move it off my table edge.

 The Farseer guides the Dark Reapers with their lethal fire.

At the end of the game, Swooping Hawks descend to make an impossible wall of fire - preventing the Dark Angels from getting off the board.

Games!: Warhammer 40K, new paintwork on the Prism, and a Singer of Bones!

I got in a few splendid games of 40K with my buddy Rob on his gorgeous 40K table.  Two relatively small games, one Eldar defeat, one Eldar loss. Some great photo opportunities - and Rob was encouraged to paint the rest of his army so we could get even more pretty pics!

 The Avatar attempts to chase down Marines escaping with the objective.

 Shining Spears keep an eye on proceedings from above, waiting to pounce.

 Game one, the Eldar prepare to hold a landing pad.

 Eldar Rangers cover the approaches from elevated positions.

 Called to war in times of desperate measures - the Guardians hold down the flank.

 Eldar defense, viewed from above.

 His forces shattered, the marine Captain plots his revenge.

 Steeling himself, the Marine Captain prepares a suicidal final charge from above.

 Game 2 - the Fire Dragons discover the objective on the first turn - the Marines deploy from their Thunderhawk to destroy them.

 The Marine dreadnought takes aim at the Eldar forces nearby.

 Eldar search through the ruins for the objective.

 Sinister Dark Reapers keep an eye on Marine forces from an elevated position.

 A Warlock on jetbike leads his Aspect Warriors into battle.

 The gorgeous table for Game 2.

 The Marine Captain leaps from the floating island above, diving onto the Farseer.  This was foreseen and the Eldar Farseer impales the Captain on his Singing Spear, but not before the Captain buries his lighting flaw into the Eldar's flesh (The Captain was slain, the Farseer reduced to one wound!).  Thus ended the first game.

 Game 2- the Captain lands to slaughter the Fire Dragons and steal their prize.

 The captain has picked up the objective and is attacked at the table edge by the last few surviving Striking Scorpions (he would escape with one wound! GAH!)

 Dark reapers fail to get eyes on the target models.

 Table for Game 2.

Table for Game 2.

I also touched up and changed the paint on my Fire Prism - as I disliked the look so much I almost eBayed it.

I purchased and painted up some better Predator weapons and finished up a 2nd turret:

I salvaged an eBay Warlock and turned it into a Bonesinger for my army.

Games!: Warhammer 40K and bastard Obliterators

Got another game of 40K in with my buddy John - I'll elaborate on the campaign/story in a separate post.

 A Chaos Vindicator watches the bridge over the acid ocean.

 Plague Marines surge forward to follow the Dark Angels.

 Dark Angels meet the Wandering Sons in assault.

 The Chaos Warlord meets the Dark Angel's Captain in close combat.

 The Dark Angels arrive from orbit.

A Dark Angel librarian casts Smite from the Drop Pod's cover.

Stupid Obliterators

Take two on Chaos Obliterators..and they're already on eBay.  Will try a third time before giving up.