I'll use this thread to post all WIP stuff I do on my army, and to posts my list/painting schedule. I don't know how often I will update with pics, cause I never think to take them while painting, but we shall see.
OK, onto the army.
The Angels of Fire are a semi-DIY chapter, inspired by one of the marines from the GW list of chapters, under the same name. I just took that and built my army around it. Here is the GW chapter I took inspiration from.
As the title says, this is a bike army themed around the "Be Swift as the Wind" trait. It is meant to be a fun army, tho I would like to make it as competitive as possible in the confines of my unit choices. Here is my current list with the last 150 pts listed as possible options at the end.
TRAITS
-Significant Divergence
--Be Swift as the Wind
--Honor Your Wargear
---Aspire to Glory
----Die Standing
HQ
-Reculsiarch - 167
--Bolt Pistol, Bike, Terminator honors, Frag grenades
Codicier Librarian - 152
--Bolt Pistol, Bike, Terminator honors, Frag grenades, Might of Heroes/Fear of Darkness
TROOPS
-Bike Squad 1 - 221
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns
-----Skilled Riders
-Bike Squad 2 - 221
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns
-----Skilled Riders
-Bike Squad 3 - 221
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns
-----Skilled Riders
ELITES
-Veteran Bike Squad - 236
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns (sometimes Flamers)
-----Skilled Riders, Furious Charge
-Veteran Devastators 1 - 266
--7 Marines
---4 Lascannons
-----Infiltrate
-Veteran Devastators 1 - 266
--7 Marines
---4 Plasmacannons
-----Infiltrate
FAST ATTACK
-Attack Bike Squad 1 - 134
--2 Attack Bikes
---2 MultiMeltas
----Skilled Riders
-Attack Bike Squad 1 - 134
--2 Attack Bikes
---2 MultiMeltas
----Skilled Riders
HEAVY SUPPORT
WhirlWind - 85
WhirlWind - 85
WhirlWind - 85
Total pts-2238 With most expensive weapons for squads (Multimelta attack bikes, meltas instead of flamers on veteran bikers).
Please give criticism on the list, but know that I am not likely to change much on it, and that I also have the option to switch out Attack Bike Weapons and the flamers on the elite bikers for meltas if I wanted some variety. I just don't like how expensive my squads are atm and more pts is scary.
OK as for painting, I have 2 test models done, a devastator marine and a Biker. Both will likely be stripped as I mess with my scheme, but here are some old, sorta crappy pics I took a while back on my old camera.
Very dirty looking, because I used ink, and I want to retry with blending instead, as that looks so much nicer.
Here is my planned schedule [edited 12-10-07],
Oct
Serg, 2 meltas, 1 reg biker, 187 pts
Nov
Want to build rest of army, so nothing planned here, but might shift things around
Dec
bike squad 2 -Serg, 1 Melta, 1 reg, Attack bike, 208 pts
Jan
squad 2- 2 bikers, 1 melta biker, Attack bike, 179pts
March
Chaplain and 2 Reg bikers, 200pts
April
Bike squad 3-Serg, 2 Melta, attack bike, 220pts
May
3 WW, 255 pts
June
Squad 4, vets- Sergent, 2 meltaguners, 1 reg biker, 199pts
July
Librarian, attack bike, 1 vet reg biker, 254pts
August
7 devastators, 266pts
September
7 devastators, 266pts
Good Luck to all involved and I hope I can get this done...
OK, onto the army.
The Angels of Fire are a semi-DIY chapter, inspired by one of the marines from the GW list of chapters, under the same name. I just took that and built my army around it. Here is the GW chapter I took inspiration from.
As the title says, this is a bike army themed around the "Be Swift as the Wind" trait. It is meant to be a fun army, tho I would like to make it as competitive as possible in the confines of my unit choices. Here is my current list with the last 150 pts listed as possible options at the end.
TRAITS
-Significant Divergence
--Be Swift as the Wind
--Honor Your Wargear
---Aspire to Glory
----Die Standing
HQ
-Reculsiarch - 167
--Bolt Pistol, Bike, Terminator honors, Frag grenades
Codicier Librarian - 152
--Bolt Pistol, Bike, Terminator honors, Frag grenades, Might of Heroes/Fear of Darkness
TROOPS
-Bike Squad 1 - 221
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns
-----Skilled Riders
-Bike Squad 2 - 221
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns
-----Skilled Riders
-Bike Squad 3 - 221
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns
-----Skilled Riders
ELITES
-Veteran Bike Squad - 236
--5 Bikers
---Sergent w/ Power Fist and Bolt Pistol
---2 Meltaguns (sometimes Flamers)
-----Skilled Riders, Furious Charge
-Veteran Devastators 1 - 266
--7 Marines
---4 Lascannons
-----Infiltrate
-Veteran Devastators 1 - 266
--7 Marines
---4 Plasmacannons
-----Infiltrate
FAST ATTACK
-Attack Bike Squad 1 - 134
--2 Attack Bikes
---2 MultiMeltas
----Skilled Riders
-Attack Bike Squad 1 - 134
--2 Attack Bikes
---2 MultiMeltas
----Skilled Riders
HEAVY SUPPORT
WhirlWind - 85
WhirlWind - 85
WhirlWind - 85
Total pts-2238 With most expensive weapons for squads (Multimelta attack bikes, meltas instead of flamers on veteran bikers).
Please give criticism on the list, but know that I am not likely to change much on it, and that I also have the option to switch out Attack Bike Weapons and the flamers on the elite bikers for meltas if I wanted some variety. I just don't like how expensive my squads are atm and more pts is scary.
OK as for painting, I have 2 test models done, a devastator marine and a Biker. Both will likely be stripped as I mess with my scheme, but here are some old, sorta crappy pics I took a while back on my old camera.
Very dirty looking, because I used ink, and I want to retry with blending instead, as that looks so much nicer.
Here is my planned schedule [edited 12-10-07],
Oct
Serg, 2 meltas, 1 reg biker, 187 pts
Nov
Want to build rest of army, so nothing planned here, but might shift things around
Dec
bike squad 2 -Serg, 1 Melta, 1 reg, Attack bike, 208 pts
Jan
squad 2- 2 bikers, 1 melta biker, Attack bike, 179pts
March
Chaplain and 2 Reg bikers, 200pts
April
Bike squad 3-Serg, 2 Melta, attack bike, 220pts
May
3 WW, 255 pts
June
Squad 4, vets- Sergent, 2 meltaguners, 1 reg biker, 199pts
July
Librarian, attack bike, 1 vet reg biker, 254pts
August
7 devastators, 266pts
September
7 devastators, 266pts
Good Luck to all involved and I hope I can get this done...