Hello all,
I have content and time to post it. Go figure. So lets jump right into it.
First off, I got my first game in the Ordo Fanaticus 40K Crusade. I went with my knights and fielded three Armiger Warglaives, each with melta guns. I did upgrade one with the Armor of Sainted Ion, and the Ion Bulwark warlord trait. I ended up facing off against a Primaris Salamander force. It had assault intercessors, bladeguard, the meltagun guys, and a captain with big honking shield. The game was really quick. I think it lasted all of three rounds. I was able to get the first turn and shot/charged the melta-marines and wiped them out.
He counter charged into the lead knight with everything else, which allowed my warlord to Heroic into the melee. His bladeguard cut down the knight, but left his warlord and other squad stranded. I think killed a bladeguard with the warlord. Those guys are tough. My third knight which was holding the back objective ran forward to help my warlord out.
In the shooting phase, I took out the rest of the intercessors, and took down another bladeguard. The knight then charged in to help with the bladeguard. I took down another bladeguard, leaving one, but taking some wounds on my warlord.
His turn, he charged in with his captain and put some wounds on the fresh knight. I choose to then select my warlord to finish off the last bladeguard. With that gone, my final knight was able to kill his captain.
Getting the first turn, and getting off the charge vs the meltagun guys really paid off. It eliminated the shooting threat from his army. That being said, his stratagem use killed off a knight with his vicious bladeguard. I'll have to prioritize them next time too.
Next week is another 500pt game. Luckily my destroyed knight did not gain a scar and my warlord was actually able to gain a rank. I have to say, there is so much to keep track of in 40k now...it really is bloated. I had to keep track of primary objectives, secondary objectives, agendas, honor & oaths, and quests, which included keeping track of kills and where those kills occurred. It really is quite silly.
Looking ahead at 750pts, that one is going to be an odd one for me. We get to add 250pts to our rosters for free (will not cost RP). We'll see how that goes.
I have been working on adding a Helverin to my force. Now the three warglaives are magnetized already, but as I have two unassembled ones, I decided to build it.
I took my ques from the warglaive so that the weapons were magnetized in the same way, so I could swap weapons around with any of them. I primed with leadbelcher and then eventually went over it with a valejo black dip wash. It really grimed up the model and brought out a ton of detail. Next up is drybrush with gunmetal over the parts I want a bit cleaner, and then paint the armor panels and such. Then it will be down to a little detailing. I've been thinking of doing the new ones in averland yellow instead of the blue the painted ones are in.
If all goes well, I should be mostly done before Thursday. I have to say, I'm really happy right now. I played a game, and then built a model and intelligently designed and primed it for once.
Well that is it for now. See you guys next time.
