So again, the point of this blog is to track my progress toward not only a 1850pt Space Marine army, but as part of that to show my progress with the controlled buy goal my friend and I have developed.
What I am allowed to spend is $150 by Jan 31st, with $50 budget per month after that, unspent money can roll forward. This is for models only and does not cover paints, basing materials, storage/carrying, codex, etc. All purchases will be through our FLGS. Additionally, our FLGS gives a $10 credit for every $100 spent (you get 1 "punch" for every $10 spent, 10 punches = $10 credit), that does not count against budgets. I start the contest with 6 punches.
January -
Space Marine Battlebox $110
Chaplain on Bike $29.75
(random stuff with Chaplain so total ticket is $140+ so I get another $10 credit)
$10 moving forward, $20 credit moving forward
February -
Librarian in Terminator Armor FREE ($20 credit and pocket change)
$60 moving forward
March -
Space Marine Battlebox $110
$10 credit moving forward
April -
Dreadnought $44.50
(paints to bring total ticket to $50, bringing me to 6 punches toward next $10 credit)
$5 moving forward, $10 credit moving forward
May -
Terminator Assault Squad $50
$5 moving forward, $20 credit moving forward
June -
Vindicator $49.50
(random junk to get to $50 ticket for 5 more punches)
$5 moving forward, $20 credit moving forward
July -
Devastators $35
(paints/etc to get 4 more punches)
$15 moving forward, $30 credit moving forward
August -
No planned purchases
$65 moving forward, $30 credit moving forward
September -
Ravenwing Battlebox $10 ($105 - $65 cash - $30 credit)
This should give me the time to get everything painted and ready for Da Boyz 2012 (in October). If my friend finishes his 1850 list first, I will likely just spend the extra $10 in August and move the purchase of the RW Battlebox up a month. Also, for clarification, 5 Space Marine Bikes is $75 MSRP, the Ravenwing Battlebox MSRP is $105 and comes with 6 Space Marine Bikes, an Attack Bike, and a Land Speeder. Well worth the $30 upgrade (especially since I am not paying for it, my credits are!).
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Look!
So I have mostly finalized the look, and while Blood Raven reminiscent, the chapter has nothing to do with the Blood Ravens. To be clear, I am a terrible painter (I am hoping to improve through this project), and this shot is from the camera on my phone, I will update later with a better picture.
With flash on
Without flash
I did not clean the moldlines, that is something I intend to do moving forward, however this was a color test only, and I was playing with a lot of marines, trying out different schemes.
The List!
So here is my intended list:
The end result here is to enter Da Boyz GT 2012. With that in mind, I have created the list with their specific rules in mind (can be found here). This list uses 0 of the 50 allowable composition points.
HQ
Chaplain on a Bike with Powerfist (attached to Bike Squad)
Librarian in Terminator Armor with Storm Shield (teleports in with Terminator Assault Squad)
Troops
10 Tactical Space Marines, Melta, Combi-Melta, Multi-Melta in Rhino
10 Tactical Space Marines, Melta, Combi-Melta, Multi-Melta in Rhino
5 Scouts, Missile Launcher, Combi-Melta, Camo Cloaks, Melta-Bomb
Elite
1 Dreadnought TL Autocannon x2
5 Assault Terminators, Thunderhammers & Storm Shields.
Fast
10 Assault Marines, 2 Flamers, Power Fist
5 Bikes, 2 Meltas
Heavy
5 Devastators, 4 Missile Launchers
Vindicator, Dozer Blade, Extra Armor
Total: 1850 Points
Da Boyz Comp Points Remaining: 80
The end result here is to enter Da Boyz GT 2012. With that in mind, I have created the list with their specific rules in mind (can be found here). This list uses 0 of the 50 allowable composition points.
HQ
Chaplain on a Bike with Powerfist (attached to Bike Squad)
Librarian in Terminator Armor with Storm Shield (teleports in with Terminator Assault Squad)
Troops
10 Tactical Space Marines, Melta, Combi-Melta, Multi-Melta in Rhino
10 Tactical Space Marines, Melta, Combi-Melta, Multi-Melta in Rhino
5 Scouts, Missile Launcher, Combi-Melta, Camo Cloaks, Melta-Bomb
Elite
1 Dreadnought TL Autocannon x2
5 Assault Terminators, Thunderhammers & Storm Shields.
Fast
10 Assault Marines, 2 Flamers, Power Fist
5 Bikes, 2 Meltas
Heavy
5 Devastators, 4 Missile Launchers
Vindicator, Dozer Blade, Extra Armor
Total: 1850 Points
Da Boyz Comp Points Remaining: 80
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Introduction
Introduction
Shadow Guard is a blog that will showcase my steps toward creating a DIY Marine Chapter named, surprisingly, "The Shadow Guard". While creating my own Marine Chapter is my primary motivation, this is also part of a goal between a friend of mine and myself to get a new 1850pt 40k army up and running for Da Boyz 2012.
All of my 40k experience has been with Tau, and while I do enjoy my Tau army, I purchased the army from another player, and despite there being close to 3000pts of models there, I didn't get to go through that "new player" phase of slowly building an army.
The secondary issue there is that because I got so many models at one time, it was hard to keep myself motivated about painting, hence the shared goal with my friend. The plan is a $150-$200 buy-in by December/January, and then a $50 increase per month. We decided to base our grow on finances rather than points as neither of us is exactly rolling in expendable income, so budgets were important.
What are the Shadow Guard?
The Shadow Guard are a Codex: Space Marine army, that are not an established chapter, but rather one of my own design. I have not yet decided which chapter they were founded by, however it is likely to be Ultramarines.
The idea behind Shadow Guard started with the knowledge that the new Codex: Necrons will be dropping this weekend, and it is possible we will be seeing a lot more Necron armies. Originally I was going to make "Anti-Necron Marines" from a stat line point of view, but I decided rather to focus on a balanced force that is "Anti-Necron" from a fluff perspective rather than a composition one.
I decided on the name Shadow Guard (after a few other not so Marine-y) type names to represent their purpose, defending against the darkness the Necrons bring.
What will we see here?
Anything related to the Shadow Guard; this is an army creation log, so it will contain fluff, lists, and painting. However it will also serve as "Shadow Guard Central" for me, so expect to see battle reports and the like as well.
Shadow Guard is a blog that will showcase my steps toward creating a DIY Marine Chapter named, surprisingly, "The Shadow Guard". While creating my own Marine Chapter is my primary motivation, this is also part of a goal between a friend of mine and myself to get a new 1850pt 40k army up and running for Da Boyz 2012.
All of my 40k experience has been with Tau, and while I do enjoy my Tau army, I purchased the army from another player, and despite there being close to 3000pts of models there, I didn't get to go through that "new player" phase of slowly building an army.
The secondary issue there is that because I got so many models at one time, it was hard to keep myself motivated about painting, hence the shared goal with my friend. The plan is a $150-$200 buy-in by December/January, and then a $50 increase per month. We decided to base our grow on finances rather than points as neither of us is exactly rolling in expendable income, so budgets were important.
What are the Shadow Guard?
The Shadow Guard are a Codex: Space Marine army, that are not an established chapter, but rather one of my own design. I have not yet decided which chapter they were founded by, however it is likely to be Ultramarines.
The idea behind Shadow Guard started with the knowledge that the new Codex: Necrons will be dropping this weekend, and it is possible we will be seeing a lot more Necron armies. Originally I was going to make "Anti-Necron Marines" from a stat line point of view, but I decided rather to focus on a balanced force that is "Anti-Necron" from a fluff perspective rather than a composition one.
I decided on the name Shadow Guard (after a few other not so Marine-y) type names to represent their purpose, defending against the darkness the Necrons bring.
What will we see here?
Anything related to the Shadow Guard; this is an army creation log, so it will contain fluff, lists, and painting. However it will also serve as "Shadow Guard Central" for me, so expect to see battle reports and the like as well.
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