Sunday 13 December 2015

Battle Bunnies 20 Legions of Xmas: Big Blue Bastards

On the Thirteenth day of Xmas The Emperor gave to me:


Big blue bastards
12 Butchers Nails
*Cough-er-ahem*
Ten Ma-chine addicts
9 Angels weeping
Psy-chos a' skin-in'
Seven breachers breaching
Russ-is-a-slaying
Sa-vage laugh-ing kill-ers!
Dirty ditch diggers
Per-fect-ion
+++Records Expunged+++
And a Legion full of mys-ter-y

Legion: XIII
Name: Ultramarines
Former Names: War-born (informal)
Primarch: Roboute Guilliman
First Captain at outbreak of Heresy: Marius Gage
Forge World Paint scheme:
None confirmed

Alternative Paint scheme: 
Blue armour
Spray black
Spray or base coat with Macragge blue
Airbrush with FW Clear (this creates a sheen for the next stage
Wash the model with Nuln Oil (which should now run straight into gaps because of the Clear
Layer with a 50/50 mix of Macragge Blue Air and Vallejo Game Air Ultramarine 72.722
Gold:
50/50 Warplock Bronze and Vallejo Old Gold

Typical 2500pt list:

Master of Signal: artificer armour 105
• Damocles Command Rhino 100

9 Tactical Space Marines: + 1 Tactical Sergeant (artificer armour) 160
9 Tactical Space Marines: chainswords; + 1 Tactical Sergeant (artificer armour; power fist) 195
4 Tactical Support Marines: + 1 Tactical Support Sergeant 100

5 Invictarus Suzerains: plasma pistol; thunder hammer 230
Contemptor Dreadnought Talon
• Contemptor Dreadnought: twin-linked lascannon 200

Xiphon Pattern Interceptor: ground-tracking auguries; chaff launcher; armoured cockpit 225
4 Loctarus: plasma pistol; hand flamer; + 1 Loctarus Strike Leader (power fist; melta bombs) 220

Predator Strike Squadron
• Predator: lascannon sponsons; armoured ceramite; Command Tank 170
4 Fulmentarus Terminators: 4× power fist; combi-bolters and cyclone missile launchers; + 1 Fulmentarus Decurion (power axe) 395

Roboute Guilliman 400

2,500 points


List Summary:
I chose these options to give the force a large amount of variety. The rite of war allows for a Master of Signal in the Damocles command tank which is kinda cool (Usually I stay clear of Orbital Bombardments because they are frustrating for opponents). Guilliman will be running across the battlefield with his Invictarii entourage - what a sight that will be! I have included diversity with both a normal tactical squad and a despoiler squad which I think will compliment each other nicely. These will be further supported by a flamer unit. As the most numerical legion, I believe a focus on tactical marines is fluffy.
To add a bit of speed I have included the Locutarus assault squad. Can't wait to see see these guys! I have also thrown in a speedy Xiphon for any air combat or I can give it tank hunter (through Guillimans rules) to take out any stubborn vehicles (I am looking at you Spartan with a flare shield and Armoured Ceramite -_-)
I have also thrown in some of the Fulmentarus Terminators for some heavy support. I have given them the cyclone missile launcher as, to me, this is what makes them a special unit (different to any other terminator squad except the Tyrant siege terminators). A predator and Contemptor round up the list with some heavy weapon support. It's a nice, mobile and hard hitting force which utilises the legion specific units. Plus it would look aces on the field!

I hope you have enjoyed my post 😊

Kaelo

7 comments:

  1. That bauble looks faantastic! The list sounds great, Suzerains are very nice models! Looking forward to see the other ultramarine specific models!

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  2. Very nice looking Bauble there! Great choice of transfer too.

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  3. Yey, the tree is coming along nicely and this is naturally the nicest of them all. The list seems very rounded which gets that balanced nature of the 13th spot on.

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  4. Is it Just me or is the tree split between loyalists on the top half and traitors on the bottom half (disregarding 2 and 11)?

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  5. I think I am going to use a few ideas from that paint scheme.

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  6. And forge world does have a confirmed colour schemes.

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  7. my least favourite legion, but I still love em really.

    Nice fluffy list. i always like a list with a flyer. Thumbs up!

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