CaptainA Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 So its been a while since something struck my fancy to build and I've been wanting to build a skaven themed army for a bit now. Was previously going to do Deldar/Corsairs, but screw those guys. Going GSC baby! Army will be pretty much all core GSC Insurrection. Plan on using Magus - Skaven Arch-Warlock Primus - Skaven Warlord Acolyte Hybrids - Mantic Veer-Myn Nightcrawlers Neophyte Hybrids - Stormvermin with Pleasure Knight heads from Spellcrow and lasgun cadian arms. Hybrid Metamorph - Plague Monks with tyranid bits and greenstuff tentacles. Genestealers - Plan to use regular genestealers with heads from storm vermin or suitable head and green stuff fur. Icon - Plague Priest Just went on a spending spree and got everything. Be here soon and building starts! Tentative List - Competitive 1850 ITC Core Brood Cycle 3 x 6 Acolyte Hybrids with 1 Hand Flamer 6 Hybrid Metamorph with claws 2 x 10 Neophyte Hybrids with Seismic Cannons 10 Genestealers Command Lords of the Cult Magus - lvl 2, Crouchling, 2 familiars First Curse Patriarch - lvl 2 2 familiars 20 Genestealers Auxiliary Subterranean Uprising 4 x 10 Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamer 3 x 10 Hybrid Metamorph with claws Primus 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I love good counts as! Pictures better be coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I love good counts as! Pictures better be coming... Soon...soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_DUB Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Please tell me you are painting your Skaven Purple...if you need a good painter I know of one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Sweet! This makes me want to get going again on my Skaven!Renegades & Heretics Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Please tell me you are painting your Skaven Purple...if you need a good painter I know of one... Yeah, me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Costs Thus Far Veery-Myn Nightcrawlers - $68.97 Tyranid Bits - $22 Genestealers - $Stolen from my Shawp - don't tell my wife. 2 Plague Monks - $56 1 Stormvermin - $44.50 Skaven Warlord - $13.5 1 Skaven Plague Priest - $10.60 Skaven Screaming Bell Priest - $15 Pleasure Knights Heads - $20.83 Total Thus Far - $251.40 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Veermyn are pretty affordable. If I knew you were looking and we had some notice, I could have even gotten them cheaper through pledge manager. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Updated Totals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Work son 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Lookin' nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 The swarm approaches...from within! Getting a game in with them today! Gonna hafta proxy the Metaporphs though... Anybody got any stormfiends or rat ogre heads? Hit me up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 First game with the Ratsurrection went well. Played a Chimera IG Spam CAD which actually proved challenging. Lots of fun and I really enjoyed my stuff splattering around the table in my head. Hoping to do a longer FG article about it soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted November 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Here is my article that will go up on Frontline: Ratsurrection – The Path of the Genestealer Cult Acolyte The Foreground Far upon a distant hive planet a seed was planted generations ago. I hideous seed that was meant to circumvent the genetics of the population and start a beacon that would pulse and thrive, eventually to burst and call back the dark lords hungry for the planets soul. This hive planet was old and its inhabitants older still. The purestrain that seeked to overthrow the planet was unleashed a dark and dormant strain of DNA that was put there not just generations, but eons ago. This strain mingled and overthrew the purestrain of the genestealer and molded it to itslef, birthing a new form of cult in the form of the rat. Now, the Ratsurrection is ready to reveal itself and take its place in the galaxy as the new dark lords, ready to devour worlds and remake the planets in their image. Behold your new masters, the Ratsurrection is at hand! “They come from below! From beneath our very feet! We are undone!” - Shopkeeper Jon Madrigas of Hive Planet 68935091872654. The Ratsurrection For some time now I have really wanted to do a Skaven themed 40k army. I remember seeing 10 Inch Templates Skaven Dark Eldar and that really struck my fancy as something that would be fun to build and run on the tabletop. I had been trying to put together a Skaven Dark Eldar/Eldar/Corsairs list and while I had some ideas, it just didn't pop for me. Lately though, with the release of the Genestealer Cult book, I saw a chance to put together a Skaven themed force that would very much fit the fluff of the original army but also be able to take on a life of its own. I started to look at what models could satisfy a similar look and armament to the current Genestealer book and new I basically needed lasgun type models for the Neophytes, pistol and melee models for the Acolytes, and claw wielding models for my Metamorphs. I settled upon Mantic Veer-Myn Nightcrawlers to be my Acolytes as they already had pistol and melee weapons. For my Neophytes I went with Stormvermin bodies with Devourer to be the lasguns and Spellcrow Pleasure Knight heads. And finally for my Metamorphs I'm going with Plague Monk models with Tyranid arms to be their Claws. For my Genestealers I'm using Genesteaers with Skaven heads and green stuff fur added in. All told I'm pleased with the progress I've made and have assembled 60 Acolytes, 20 Genestealers, and 20 Neophytes. With my Plague Monks on the way my main force will soon be set and ready for battle. The List Cult Insurrection Core – Brood Cycle 6 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 6 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 6 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 6 Metamorphs – Metamorph Claws 10 Genestealers 10 Neophytes – Seismic Cannon 10 Neophytes – Seismic Cannon Command Lords of the Cult Magus – Lvl 2, 2 Familiars, The Crouchling The First Curse Patriarch – Lvl 2, 2 Familiears 20 Genestealers Auxiliary Subterranean Uprising 10 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 10 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 10 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 10 Acolytes – Hand Flamer 10 Metamorphs - Claws 10 Metamorphs – Claws 10 Metamorphs – Claws Primus First Blood I got to play a game for our local league against a swell guy who was running Chimera Spam list based on the regiment he is employed with. It was an interesting list that worked very much like a Battle Company. There was like 10 Chimeras, 2 squads of 2 Vanquishers and 1 Wyvern. All mechanised against all foot. The Game We were playing The Relic, ITC mission 2, Hammer and Anvil. He got first turn and decided to go first which put me in a predicament. I would be unable to infiltrate and go for the alpha strike so I decided to reserve most of my army and put 10 Neophytes and 6 Acolytes on the table in hiding. Turn 1 The first turn saw him positioning his forces and taking pot shots at my Neophyte squad. He as actually able to take me off of my objective and so the maelstrom had him up 1-0. I hunkered down and stayed put. Turn 2 His turn was pretty much the same, taking shots at my forces as much as he could. My turn however saw my army arrive from reserve in force and go for the Cult Ambush. I had all but one 10 man Acolyte squad come in and in rolling everything I only got one 6 for a 10 man Acolyte. The rest rolled mostly 3-5's. Sadness set in though as 10 Neophytes, 6 Metamorphs, and The First Curse all rolling 1's and being sidelined. I decided to push hard on his left flank in force and use my one 6 to go after his Wyvern. He left me a hole to put them in and they made short work of the Wyvern, which was a huge concern for me. The rest hunkered down to see if we could withstand the fire and charge in next turn. Turn 3 The IG plowed into my forces, taking three units to the ground, but was unable to completely wipe me out. He had a hard presence in the middle near the relic and in his own deployment zone. Neither of us were rolling very well on the Maelstrom table and at this point we were 3-2, his favor. This turn saw my forces rush into his lines and took three Chimeras out, pinning one squad in the wreckage. I pulled off four units to Return to the Shadows and hopefully come in again next turn. Turn 4 He continued to pile one the pressure, but his shooting was fairly lackluster this turn, and enabled my forces to pounce on his crewmen now out in the open and was able to pop his Warlords transport, leaving him vulnerable. The First Curse also came back on, albeit with a outflank roll of a 2 and prepared for their charge next turn. Turn 5 Again, he poured on the firepower, but as he was losing Chimeras and squads, was unable to really crush my many units. My turn saw me charge and beat his warlords unit, 2 Vanquishers, and another platoon squad. I had the relic in my control, but as I had no obsec, was vulnerable to tank shocking Obsec Chimeras. Turn 6 The game went on and he pushed an obsec Chimera with a squad onto the relic. With time running out. The First Curse went after the other Vanquisher squad and position myself to pick up Table Quarters. The game ended and The Ratsurrection ended up victorious 6-4. Neither of us had First Strike. I had the Maesltrom, he had the Primary, and I had Warlord and Table Quarters. It was a fun game and I enjoyed playing a neat narrative of my rats bursting to gunfire, but surging forward to rip open transports and feast upon the squads inside. Lessons Learned My pure Cult Insurrection force has some great strengths, being able to pull squads off to reinforce and return them near full strength to charge in again was very fun. Trouble is needing to roll 6's to get the good juice and mow forward was difficult at times and I only rolled 3-4 6's all game to get the charges off. I also saw how difficult mechanized lists can be since I had to pop them in the assault phase and had little I could do in the shooting phase as most of my weapons were only strength 3. Once I got into assualt though, things really got pulverized with rending and ap5 claws. Another difficult issue was in not being able to fully use my Icon and Brood Cycle benefits fully. I wonder if my Subterranean Uprising force is too much maxed out and I should have more forces in my Brood Cycle to make them more substantial. Remembering all the cross benefits was difficult at times and I needed to work on remembering who got what. I had a concern with time as moving 130 models is difficult, but we got done in 3 hours, which I felt was pretty good for a first outing. Conclusion The Genestealer Cult is very fun and different, and army that can be very surprising if I get the right rolls. It was a blast to play and I look forward to seeing what it can do. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 So work on the Cult has stalled, cuz I needed to get my hobby space back. I want my hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back I want my hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back I want my hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back hobby back Hoooobbbbbbyyyyyyyy Hobbbby Space Baaaack. Barbeque Sauce. So we've turned our garage into my Bidness space over here in the Idaho and while that part is going good and is pretty organized, we just piled all my hobby stuff into a corner and it was a mess. Couldn't prime or airbrush or find anything. Very sad. I should have taken a picture of the before, but oh well. I posted these on the Facebawk but I'll do it here too. Here is the space cleared out with new shelving installed. Here it is with stuffs. Got a new airbrush compressor and self healing matt and stuff, while a bit chaotic, is much more organized and accessible. Also put up a priming booth next to the table on the right. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 So it begins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 So question: If you have an airbrush, why are you priming with Citadel Primer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 So question: If you have an airbrush, why are you priming with Citadel Primer? Habits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Make the switch. You can get airbrush primer pretty cheap and it is soooo much better and cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Its not as fast. With 150 models to get to 3 colors for Tshft I'm going fast and quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 I dunno, I prime a lot faster because you don't have to wait for each coat to dry as long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Don't change me! My momma likes the way I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 5 days, 149 models with 3+ colors on them, and bases. Yikes! Took a long time, but it was one of the big things I wanted to get done this winter break, along with fixing my hobby space, taking care of VP, and more work on the garage. I gots pretty much all of my things done! Except listing a ton of stuff in my ebay store. Oh well, can't win them all. Here are pics. Note they are not done and aren't as pertty as Im sure Bacon B's will be, but they are pretty much tournament ready, except for 2 big gun neophytes and 3 characters. Did some work to make it easier to tell units apart. Put hazard stripes on the 3 units of acolytes for the Brood Cycle, put a different robe color on the Metamorphs from the Brood Cycle, and will probably do hazard markings of a different color on the subterranean uprising squads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Damn! Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_bryan Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Nice job, and know that you will have months of playing with as mine languish in a box waiting on paint. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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