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

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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