Chaos vs Aeldari, tournament, 10.03.2018

Mission: Eternal War - Frontline Warfare; Maelstrom of War - Contact Lost

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+ PLAYER : Vlad Velica

+ ARMY FACTION: Aeldari

+ TOTAL COMMAND POINTS: 8

+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1997pts

+ ARMY FACTIONS USED: Ynnari, Asuryani

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==OUTRIDER DETACHMENT== [863p]– Ynnari – +1CP

HQ 1 Yvraine (Ancestor's grace, Word of Phoenix) <Ynnari> [132p] Warlord (Inspiring Leader)

HQ 2 Spiritseer (Quicken/Restrain) <Biel‐Tan, Ynnari> [45p]

FA1 8x Shining spears(144), Shining Spears Exarch (18) 9x twin shuriken catapult(45), 8x Laser Lance (64), Star

lance on exarch (10) <Biel‐Tan, Ynnari> [281p]

FA2 4x Swooping Hawks (24), Swooping Hawks Exarch (6), 5x Lasblaster (35) ) <Biel‐Tan, Ynnari> [65p]

FA3 4x Swooping Hawks (24), Swooping Hawks Exarch (6), 5x Lasblaster (35) ) <Alaitoc, Ynnari> [65p]

HS 1 9 Dark Reapers (45), 1 Dark Reaper Exarch (5), 9x Reaper Launcher (198), Tempest Launcher (Exarch, 27)

<Alaitoc> Ynnari ‐ [275pts]

==BATTALION DETACHMENT== [504p] – Asuriani, Alaitoc – +3CP

HQ 3 Farseer (Guide, Fortune), Witchblade (0) <Alaitoc> [100p]

HQ 4 Spiritseer (Conceal/Reveal) <Alaitoc> [45p]

HQ 5 Spiritseer (Protect/Jinx) <Alaitoc> [45p]

Troop 1 (5)Rangers <Alaitoc> [60p]

Troop 2 (5)Rangers <Alaitoc> [60p]

Troop 3 (5)Rangers <Alaitoc> [60p]

DT 1 Wave serpent (107), Shuriken cannon(10), twin shuriken cannon(17), <Alaitoc> [134p]

== Air Wing Detachment == [630p] – Asuriani, Alaitoc – +1CP

Flyer 1 Hemlock Wrightfighter, spirit stones (10) (Jinx) <Alaitoc> [210p]

Flyer 2 Hemlock Wrightfighter, spirit stones (10) (Jinx) <Alaitoc> [210p]

Flyer 3 Hemlock Wrightfighter, spirit stones (10) (Jinx) <Alaitoc> [210p]

Local Warhammer 40k tournament

A more competitive tournament setting, using the ETC singles event rules. Unfortunately, interest lagged, and there were only 4 participants, so everybody got to play everybody. The event was managed using the T3 website, link here.

My list

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+ ARMY FACTION: Chaos
+ TOTAL COMMAND POINTS: 15
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1997pts
+ ARMY FACTIONS USED: Chaos Daemons, Heretic Astartes
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++ Brigade Detachment +9CP (Chaos) [35 PL, 515pts] ++

• Changecaster [4 PL, 83pts]: Gaze of Fate, Infernal Gateway, Staff of Change
• Changecaster [4 PL, 78pts]: Gaze of Fate, Treason of Tzeentch
• Chaos Lord with Jump Pack [6 PL, 93pts]: Bolt pistol, Chainsword, No Chaos Mark
• Horrors [4 PL, 30pts]: 10x Pair of Brimstone Horrors
• Horrors [4 PL, 30pts]: 10x Pair of Brimstone Horrors
• Horrors [4 PL, 30pts]: 10x Pair of Brimstone Horrors
• Nurglings [3 PL, 54pts]: 3x Nurgling Swarms
• Nurglings [3 PL, 54pts]: 3x Nurgling Swarms
• Nurglings [3 PL, 54pts]: 3x Nurgling Swarms
• Beasts of Nurgle [2 PL, 34pts]: Beast of Nurgle
• Beasts of Nurgle [2 PL, 34pts]: Beast of Nurgle
• Beasts of Nurgle [2 PL, 34pts]: Beast of Nurgle
• Chaos Spawn [2 PL, 33pts]: Chaos Spawn, No Chaos Mark
• Chaos Spawn [2 PL, 33pts]: Chaos Spawn, No Chaos Mark
• Chaos Spawn [2 PL, 33pts]: Chaos Spawn, No Chaos Mark
• Obliterators [10 PL, 195pts]: Mark of Nurgle, 3x Obliterator
• Obliterators [10 PL, 195pts]: Mark of Nurgle, 3x Obliterator
• Obliterators [10 PL, 195pts]: Mark of Nurgle, 3x Obliterator

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Chaos ‐ Daemons) [36 PL, 705pts] ++ Chaos Allegiance: Khorne

• Bloodmaster [3 PL, 56pts]: Rage Incarnate, The Crimson Crown, Warlord
• Skulltaker [5 PL, 84pts]
• Bloodletters [12 PL, 235pts]: 29x Bloodletter, Bloodreaper, Daemonic Icon, Instrument of Chaos
• Bloodletters [8 PL, 165pts]: 19x Bloodletter, Bloodreaper, Daemonic Icon, Instrument of Chaos
• Bloodletters [8 PL, 165pts]: 19x Bloodletter, Bloodreaper, Daemonic Icon, Instrument of Chaos

Yes, I had to borrow a lot of models.
Yes, the list was flawed (although I obviously did not know that beforehand). Had I actually had a chance to test it, I would have realized that I was handing out killpoints left and right (which are actually a thing at the ETC). Unfortunately, I had a very busy month leading up to the tournament, and the week before I was blessed by Nurgle and didn't leave the house.

Anyway, the list is supposed to work like this: Obliterators and Lord go in reserve. So does the entire Khorne battalion, all taking Banners of Blood, leaving me at 6 CPs. Everything else is chaff and does board control and deep strike deny.

My games

• vs Aeldari
• vs T'au
• vs Imperium

My result

3 losses and 4th place is what I deserve for playing an untested list.
Of course, I learned a lot and will probably build a better list for next time.
But I'm still bummed out by the Aeldari list. No answer for that. I've got nothing.

Storm King's part 3 - Adventures in The Flying Castle

We decide that it will be better to have a "journey plan", so we decide to start helping towns starting from North to South. Our first destination is Bryn Shander, a wonderfully cold town, as we were to find out, as far North as possible. Even riding a Flying Castle, the journey will take a few weeks (would have taken months by foot).

Weapon rack for magnetized arms

I decided to create this weapon rack for all the spare arm options my Terminators will have in the future (and also for better storage for the arms while I painted them for the competition).

Terminator Chaos Lord conversion

Introduction

Before painting, I had to prepare the Chaos Lord. I knew that I dropped him some time ago, but I thought I gathered all the pieces. Unfortunately, this wasn't so - he was missing his right leg. (Don't worry about the arms - they are magnetized.)

Testing the paint scheme for the painting competition: battle damaged armor

Introduction

Before jumping on the Chaos Lord, I decided to test the paint scheme on two regular Terminators.

Painting competition

My favorite shopkeeper at our FLGS organized a miniature painting competition. While he had done this before, this time he really stepped up his game, with sponsors and prizes announced ahead of time, two categories (beginner and advanced) and 17 participants total.

I signed up for the advanced category with a Chaos Lord in Terminator armor. The reasons for choosing the mini were twofold. First of all, it was cold outside and my spray primer did not want to work properly... and I had had this miniature primed and ready to paint (for at least a year or so). Second, I always wanted an avatar on the table: a miniature that represents me. It's pretty hard to do that with a daemon, but a post-human Chaos Marine is perfect.

The project took more than two weeks, and I had been painting up to the day of the competition. I'll document my progress here.

• Testing the color scheme
• Terminator Chaos Lord conversion
• Painting the magnetized arms for the Chaos Terminators
• Painting the trophy rack
• Painting the body of the Chaos Lord
• Lava base for the Chaos Lord
• The painting competition