Shaw3029's pre Heresy Imperial Fist log.

[shaw3029]

Well thanks guys. I'm really glad you like the army.

Hexx. I am attending the betrayal weekend event in Nottingham and will be using the champion so expect to see some photos of him painted before then.

Minibem. There's plenty of stuff in the pipeline than needs to be done soon.

Hi guys.

Just a quick shot to show,you what I've been working on,

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Still a way to go. Plenty of filling and new tending up required before I begin painting. The tracks will be added about hallway through the paint job.

[shaw3029]

Some paint.

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[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

Helluva tank squadron, and just in time for apoc!

[shaw3029]

Indeed jackhammer!


I am playing at the Warhamer World Horus Heresy event next weekend so I am frantically trying toget the rest of the army up to a playable standard. Unfortunately they won't be finished but I will get them close!

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I realised that i had three rapiers but no crew somi built them this morning and then started work on the tanks. I will snap a few shots tomorrow when the light if better.

[shaw3029]

Here's a WIP shot of the tanks and rapiers,

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The three tanks have had a coat of hairspray weathering. Still plenty of work to go on them but I won't be able to get anymore done until after the event.

I am currently working on the praetor so he will be further along.

Cheers!

[shaw3029]

Here's a shot of the Praetor,

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I still want to do a little more work to him. Neaten up his face and some of the weathering spots on him. But he is ready to play some games with.

[shaw3029]

Nothing new to show off just yet guys. I did however have a great weekends gaming at Warhammer World playing at the Horus Heresy Betrayal weekend. Here is a review for everyone and a few photos.

Game 1.

The first game was 2000pts and the mission was fire tide from the betrayal book. We had five objectives and a special sequence for the fire tide special rules. You place a counter which scatters 3d6 and inflicts S5 AP- hits against everything within 6 inches. It does sound that bad but it is as it remains in play for the duration of the game.

I played a really great opponent Owen who had a all infantry list with Rylanor, terminators and a missile launcher devastator squad. I had a spartan with 20 marines & a chaplain. 2 vindicators with machine spirit, 2 graviton cannons and a typhon as well as two tactical squads.

We both deployed on one objective with one in the middle and one each just forwards from our deployment zones. I won The first turn and zoomed forwards moving my rhino onto on objective & my spartan into the middle. The typhon took one flank and opened up killing all but one of his devastator squad while my vindicators moved onto the other flank.

We exchanged fire for several turns, I lost both vindicators while taking down most of his infantry and Rylanor. It was a close game coming down to me having first blood. Fire tide was brutal! I lost a whole tactical squad in two turns who I thought had secured one objective. I also lost a rhino and half of another tactical squad. The score was 8-7. I lost my tactical squad holding one objective on the very last turn of the game. Just loosing out on three additional VP's.

It was a great opening game! Really fun and a chance to play against a suburb opponent.

Game 2

The second and final game of the day was 2500 pts. The mission was to get as many infantry units into your opponents deployment zone as possible. I played against Chris and his very nicely painted eavy metal style Ultramarines / Iron Hands force. I had a similar list to the game before without the vindicators but with a command squad and another spartan in the mix.

Chris had some outflanking veterans in a rhino, two land raiders with terminators and tactical marines as well as a fell blade, a 15 a tactical squad on foot with praetor & a tactical support squad. I delayed in a armoured spearhead with my Spartans up front. I won the first turn again! I zoomed up and shot everything at the land raiders and fell blade. I immobilised one land raider and took a single hull point off the fell blade. The typhon killed most of a squad wielding the new volkite guns.

Over the next few turns Chris advanced on both flanks avoiding the middle ground where my armour pushed up. We exchange shots against each others tanks with my graviton cannons doing a good job of slowing down his tactical squad with praetor who advanced on foot.

I got very lucky! By turn 3 my Spartans had rolled a lot of 6's knocking off all the structure points from the fell blade. It only got to fire once the whole game before it was destroyed. It was a loosing battle for Chris from here although his terminators and outflanking squad did get into my deployment zone and destroy my gravitons I pushed all of my troops into his earning the maximum amount of VP's. The game ended 11-2.

Chris was another fantastic opponent and I thoroughly enjoyed the game despite my amazing luck at disabling and destroying his fell blade by turn three. We had a great laugh playing each other and both really enjoyed the game.

I didn't take many photos but here's one from game 1 with my huge tactical squad running from fire tide to claim the centre objective.

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By the end of the first day I had played two great games against two great opponents and as a nice bonus I had won both.

[shaw3029]

Game 3

1500pts I was against a mechanised infantry alpha legion list. Four squads in rhinos, 2 tacticals a veteran & destroyer squad. With a centurion, dual plasma pistol moritat & two melta / multi melta contemptors. I took a command squad in a spartan, two tactical squads in rhinos, 2 vindicators & 2 graviton rapiers.

It was a special mission designed for the weekend. The idea was to make contact with a piece of terrain in the centre and then send a signal up, earning 2 VPs for each successful transmission. In each turn you rolled two dice and added any bonus modifiers from having characters in contact with the terrain.

I won the first turn again and steamed forward with everything. I opened up and destroyed two rhinos & took a few hull points off each contemptor. I won the roll and managed to send a signal up first. The next couple of turns I lost the roll off with some poor dice rolls. I concentrated on taking down the contemptors and getting my troops into combat around the objective. By turn 5 I had wiped out my opponent but we drew on victory points. In hindsight I should have left the immobilised rhino alive & hopefully won some more VPs with the amount of bonusses applied from all my characters I had next to the terrain.

We drew 6 - 6 on VPs with a moral victory for the loyalist Imperial Fists.

Game 4

The last game of the weekend! A doubles game with 6000pts a side. The mission was annihilation from the betrayal book. Victory points are earned for wiping out units. With each slot worth a certain amount of VPs. I played with my mate Rob who fielded Mortarion with 5 death shroud in a spartan, 2 squads of 20 infantry with voxs, 3 graviton rapiers, 2 melta cannon predators & 2 medusas. I fielded praetor, command squad in a land raider, 2 squads of 20 tactical marines in Spartans, typhon & 3 graviton rapiers.

We played against a Deathguard army with a mass of infantry probably 70 - 80 troops with 3 plasma dreadnought, vindicator & land raider. I also came up against my previous opponent from the third game with his Alpha Legion army. He fielded a praetor with terminator command in a land raider, breacher squad in a land raider, mortitat & destroyers in a rhino, veterans in a rhino, tactical marines on foot, stormeagle & 3 contemptors.

Our opponents had taken a list tailored to victory point denial. A breacher squad inside a land raider, over 600pts worth only 1 VP. And a terminator Praetor with terminator command inside a Land Raider over 700pts worth only 2 VPs.

We won the roll off and decided to deploy second. The Deathguard deployed most of there infantry on our left flank with the land raider & dreadnought in the middle. The alpha legion deployed two land raiders & the destroyer rhino in the centre with 3 contemptors and one rhino on the right flank.

We deployed most of our troops on our right flank and centre. Placing all the heavy armour up front to weather any fire coming our way. We needn't have worried. I jokingly said to my mate that we would let them deploy first but still go first as I would seize the initiative... I did!

The first turn was brutal! We opened up with everything at the enemies armour. By the end of the first turn the only armour left on the board was a vindicator and one contemptor! Our opponents took this very well and played like gentlemen. We continued to move forward. Mortarion and the death shroud took the infantry on the left flank with fire support from the medusas. My imperial fists and melta predators moved up the centre and right flank. Taking out whatever infantry was left.

By the end of turn five we had wiped out our opponents, it took me two turns to blow a storm bird out of the sky. The alpha legion praetor took several turns to go down. He survived 4 or 5 lascannon shots before finally being taken down by tactical marines in a huge combat. Mortarion and the death shroud swept through the whole left flank leaving nothing alive.

The game ended earning us maximum possible victory points.39 - 2. Rob lost a deathshroud & several troops as well as both his predators. I had lost 7 tactical marines. A truly brutal game with massive loses inflicted on our opponents who really did take it like champs. Once again a pleasure to play against.

Here's a few photos from the final game.

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The right flank after we opened up.

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The centre & left. Three dreadnoughts stood near the red dice.

Results

The weekend was nearly over. Just a small matter of awards & what side won. Spikey James won the well deserved best army award with his huge world eaters force. The victory points had been swinging back and forth the whole weekend with loyalist and traitor sides both taking the lead throughout the weekend, with the final game results tallied. The results were in... Loyalist victory! 907 - 774.

First place overall was awarded to two loyalist players who earned 76 Victory points each. Remember I mentioned losing out on three victory points from fireside in the very first game? It came back to haunt me! I finished with 73 VPs in 2nd / 3rd place after earning three favourite player votes for a bonus total of 9 additional victory points. There was a possible 5 favourite player votes up for grabs but as I played the same person twice I missed out even though he voted for me It only counted as one vote.

Conclusion

Four great games against 4 great opponents! I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and will certainly attend the next one. I assume they are planning on one event for each forge world book released. I am looking forward to fielding my Imperial Fists again and adding to them in the future as new units & rules are released.

The whole event was well organised and run smoothly. It was the first time I used the Heresy rule set and it makes for some really great games! It feels well balanced as everyone can select from the same book. There are a lot of little tweaks you can miss. Nearly any vehicle can take power of the machine spirit. My vindicators rule! The ability to move 12 & still shoot is amazing.

It was the first time I used a lot of the units,

Spartans can really pump out some serious firepower, four twin linked lascannon shots a turn is amazing.

The Typhon really scares opponents as it ignores cover. On occasions some of my opponents deployed out of cover because the typhon had the ability to ignore it. Which meant all my other units could take advantage of this.

Graviton Rapiers sucked against infantry in my first game. Against heavy armour with the haywire rule they are fantastic, claiming several land raiders, dreadnoughts & even a fellblade. They can also slow down infantry by forcing difficult terrain tests. Just don't expect them to kill many.

Would I change anything? In the 3000 pt list I would like to remove the typhon & contemptor and replace them with a second chaplain & a fell blade. Fell blade for the looks & the chaplain to go with a tactical squad. Fearless marines are great as And they shall know no fear is missing.

Well that's all for now. I best get painting for the next event.

[shaw3029]

Sat down and finished the Typhon yesterday.

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And a final one as size comparison.

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It is huge!