Theta-7 Acquisitus Kill Team

Panicdemic painting goes on.  What else is there, really?  Today we have the Theta-7 Acquisitus Kill Team minus Balphamus Vaulk.  We will get to him later.  These models are the Sicarian Infiltrator or Sicarian Ruststalker models.  These are actually pretty creepy.  I've not used these yet but I am really looking forward to getting these on the table.

Theta-7 Acquisitus

Exitor-Dho-668.2, Ruststalker Princeps, Kill Team Leader

Tyr-0.44//K, Sicarian Ruststalker, Combat Specialist

Sygex-7, Sicarian Infiltrator, Comms Specialist

Ix-99, Sicarian Infiltrator with stubcarbine and power sword

Dak-809, Sicarian Infiltrator, Scout Specialist

Sector Fronteris - Kill Team

Finish it February rages on!  This was a huge project and I am really happy I got this done.  One of my goals for this year was to complete a sector terrain set for Kill Team and I can mark this off the list.  This set is from the Sector Fronteris set as well as the terrain from the Genestealer Cult and Adeptus Mechanicus kill team sets.

These are the Ryza-Pattern ruins for 40k and you can buy these in individual kits and also as part of a large set for 40K.  The Sector Fronteris set actually contains a fully intact Ryza-Pattern building and I don't think you can get this anywhere else.

Gamma-Zhul-881

My first Finish it February project is done.  This is the Gamma-Zhul-881 kill team from the orginal 2018 Kill Team box set.  I build and painted these to match the pre-configured kill team from the set.  This will form the core of my Adeptus Mechanicus Kill Team.

Gamma-Zhul-881

Skitarii Vanguard

Skitarii Rangers

The team is comprised of 5 Skitarii Vanguard and 5 Skitarii Rangers.  The models are all existing models from the current 40K Skitarii box.  These are the first Admec models I have built and I really like them.  There is a ton of parts in the kit.

Dorox-0.4343 Vanguard Alpha - Kill Team Leader

Actus-1111 Skitarii Vanguard with radium rifle

Ar-99 Skitarii Vanguard Scout Specialist with radium carbine

Mu-575 Skitarii Vanguard with radium carbine

Sek-XXVII Skitarii Vanguard Gunner

Xixos-2918 Skitarii Ranger with galvanic rifle

Kappic-Schoelendt-18.1 Skitarii Ranger Comms Specialist

Tov-66.75/mk98 Skitarii Ranger Gunner with arc rifle

Decima-110 Skitarii Ranger with galvanic rifle

Gryphonne-Reductus-089 Skitarii Ranger with galvanic rifle

In game terms I prefer the Skitarii Ranger over the Vanguard.  The galvanic rifle seems to be a superior weapon but I have only limited experience and I may change my mind.  I am sure I will be getting another box of these as there are a few weapon options I would like to add to the kill team.

Nurgle Chaos Space Marine Kill Team

I painted these guys a few weeks back just after the Shadow War Armageddon game box was released.  This is the first Kill Team I have specifically painted for this game.  I chose Nurgle as it is a mark of chaos I have never modeled for 40K so I thought it would be an interesting change.  I made this choice before I even knew 8th edition was being released and well before I knew the new box would feature Death Guard.

Chaos Marine Aspiring Champion with plasma pistol.  This is the boss.

Chaos Space Marine gunner with an auto-cannon.  This guy is pretty cool but has yet to prove his worth in battle.

Chaos Space Marine with bolt pistol and chainsword.  Just your standard run of the mill close combat marine.

Another Chaos Space Marine with bolt pistol and chainsword.  For a campaign one of these guys would likely start as a gunner so that later on he can have a weapon upgrade.  Chaos Marines are too expensive to add during a campaign in my opinion.

Chaos Cultist.  This guy is armed only with a knife even though he has some impressive mutations.  Basic cannon fodder.  I am getting the feeling that cultists are a liability rather than a benefit.

Chaos Cultist 2.  Even though this guy looks totally different in game terms he is just like the other guy.  Both these models were built by rummaging through the bits box and sticking stuff together in interesting ways.

These models are just some random stuff I pulled out of the dead lead pile.  I actually have quite a bit of Chaos stuff.  I swear this stuff breeds in the dark.  I have enough additional models for weapon options as well as Specialists so I am sure there will be more items added to this collection.

In game terms this Kill Team is really not very good.  The cultists make the force fragile.  The lack of ranged weapons other than the auto-cannon means lots of movement.  I need to paint a few models and try some different options to get a feel for this force.

Space Marine Scout Additions

With the pending release of Warhammer 40,000 8th edition and the already released Shadow War Armageddon I have been inspired to paint more of my collection of Space Marine models.

I have tried the Space Marine Scouts in SW:A a couple of times and found my configuration to be lacking.  I have been using the 5 close combat scouts that I painted up over 8 years ago as the basis.  With the additional points I added a scout with a sniper rifle.

The sniper rifle has not really impressed me so I decided to paint up my scout heavy bolter to add some punch.

As well as the heavy bolter I also painted up a couple of scout with boltguns.  The bolt pistol option is nice but you have to allow enemies to get very close before you can shoot and as fast as some of these armies move you need some balance on the ranged weapons.  The boltguns will do that.

Now I have 9 painted scouts to mix and match for my SW:A force.  I really can't wait to try these new options out and see which ones work best.

These models have all been painted in the colors for my Knights of Eden Space Marine Chapter I have been working on for more than 10 years.  These are the first additions to this collection in about 5 years.  I still have lots of models waiting to be painted for this army and this latest work has inspired me to work on more of it.  This is another area of saving money by painting what I already have.  Novel concept for a gamer but so far it is really paying off.  Sometimes less is more.

Shadow War Armageddon

The Easter Bunny brought me a new game over the weekend - Shadow War Armageddon.  I feel VERY lucky to have obtained a copy as this thing flew off the shelves.  As soon as I heard this game was to be released and was going to be heavily based on the Necromunda game, my all-time favorite games, I knew I would have to have it and play it.

With barely any reading of the rules Tim and I decided we had to get this on the table.  I created an Ork kill team and Tim took Chaos Space Marines proxying his old Chaos Cult Necromunda gang.  I dug out all my old Necromunda and 40K card terrain and we went to fighting.

This 'new' game is really about 90% Necromunda and probably 95% Necromunda Underhive.  It is so close, in fact, we actually picked up the rules very quickly and then ended up playing Necromunda as we missed most of the very subtitle changes.  Most of the changes are around the teams you can take and how the campaign system works.

The game was a blast and honestly it could not have been anything else.  They started with one of the best designed games of all time and really resisted making major changes.  In our first game I pulled out the win.  I have noticed much commentary about how allowing power armor and such is unbalancing to the system but In out game the Ork firepower, such as it is, was more than up to the task of taking out power armored troops so I think these fears are over stated.

I have a feeling this game is going to get lots of play this summer.  I am trying to get a group together for a campaign so we will get a much better idea on the biggest changes to the system.  I currently have all the Necromunda gangs, which seem to be pointed exactly the same as the new kill teams, as well as Orks, Space Marine Scouts and Catachans.  I pulled out some Chaos Space Marines to paint up and I will be expanding my collection with other factions.

Game's Workshop finally released a game that is guaranteed to suck me back into the GW hobby.