Chaos Predator Destructor/Annihilator for the Shattered Shields.
I honestly love how this kitbash turned out, I think it looks great. It’s also super convenient that the Leman Russ kit comes with two turrets to easily swap out which Predator I can use. Though, I do like the Destructor turret a bit more, so I’ll probably use that one more often.
Once I’m done with CSM, I might wind up starting a Traitor Guard army.
I’m getting a Leman Russ in the mail this weekend that I plan on kitbashing into a Predator, I’m just torn on which one. On one hand, the Annihilator has pretty good anti-tank, and I love me a lascannon. On the other hand, I really like the anti-infantry capabilities of the Destructor. I know I could always just make it however I want and run whatever I need for my list, but I’d still like to know how the forces of the Ruinous Powers feel about it.
Let me preface by saying I know this is the mod's fault, not the update's fault.
So, when the Khar-Tib update dropped, I decided to make a new Crystal Hunt save to try to get every achievement, and I had a few mods installed. One of which was Baron's Bounties. Today (after installing 1.3.1) I booted up the game to do some dungeons so I could unlock every skill for an achievement, and when I went to the Baron's to sell all my loot, the loading screen threw up an error code (which I unfortunately didn't get a screenshot of) which prompted me to restart my game. When I loaded back into my home, however, everything I owned that wasn't on my person- including the Sword of Naa- had been deleted. All I had left was whatever I had on me before I restarted my game.
After some troubleshooting, I found that the culprit was Baron's Bounties. However, after uninstalling it, all my stuff remained deleted, leaving me pretty pissed.
So, is there a way to reload a previous version of a save? Or is all of my stuff just permanently gone?
Now instead of choosing between rerolling 1s to hit or rerolling 1s to save, you can now choose between +1 S (which I’m assuming stacks with Synapse) or +1 T.
Honestly, this is a pretty good change, making your Melee warriors either S7 (again, assuming it stacks with Synapse) or T6.
Other changes include Venomthropes’ Foul Spores no longer excludes Monsters, but and Tyrannocyte’s Aerial Seeding is now 8” away from all enemy units rather than 9”. Also, idk if I read it wrong, but the Venomthropes’ ability may no longer grant BoC.
I am very proud of how this little guy turned out. I wound up trying a new demon flesh recipe after my Forgefiend the other day, and I gotta say, I like it a LOT.
I genuinely think this is my best work yet. Little bro looks incredible imo.
This Forgefiend is my first large CSM model, and I’m pretty proud of how it turned out. I’ve painted plenty of big models before (Tyranid monsters, Necron vehicles and C’tan) but being able to try out my custom color scheme on something this big was really nice.
I also got a Sorcerer along with it, which I also think turned out pretty well. It’s my first time painting a human face, and while it maybe doesn’t look exactly how I wanted, it still looks nice.
I’ve got a Helbrute coming in the mail tomorrow (which I may or may not share, depending on how it comes out). So far, I’m really liking how this army is coming along!
I just got myself a Forgefiend, but while I was putting it together, I noticed that the sprue seemed to be mislabeled. There was no piece #9 OR #39. They weren’t even listed in the instructions. It didn’t mess up the build or anything, so I’m assuming stuff was just mislabeled.
Was anybody else’s kit like this? I haven’t seen anybody else mention it. It can’t just be mine, right?
EDIT: I meant #39, not 49
I’ve got 5 Chosen, 5 Terminators, 5 Havocs, 10 Legionaries (split into squads of 5), a Warpsmith, and a Chaos Lord.
I plan on expanding my list with a Helbrute, a Defiler, a Venomcrawler, Obliterators, Mutilators, and maybe some Chaos Bikes. I also plan on getting some Traitor Guardsmen, though I’m not sure if I wanna get the actual kit or kitbash some Cadians or Krieg for them. I was also planning on maybe kitbashing a Leman Russ to proxy as a Chaos Predator, though I’m not sure if that would work, as they’re different sizes.
In any case, I’m pretty proud of what I’m done so far and look forward to serving the Ruinous Powers!
Here’s the link to check it out yourself: https://mfm.warhammer-community.com/en/tyranids
Biovore is up 10pts (kinda not surprised, still hate to see it)
Every 3rd Exocrine is up 10pts
Gargoyles are down 5pts per 10
Every 3rd unit of Genestealers is up 10pts per 5
Harpy is down 30pts (still a bit too expensive imo)
Every 2nd+ Harridan is up 50pts
Every 3rd Haruspex is up 10pts
Every 2nd+ Hierophant is up 100pts
Hive Crone is down 30pts
Hive Guard are down 10pts per 3, but every 3rd is up 10pts per 3 (net 0)
Hormagaunts are up 5pts for 10 but down 10pts for 20
Every 3rd unit of HA Raveners is up 10pts
Maleceptor is up 10pts, and every 3rd Maleceptor is up 10pts (net 20 up)
Neurolictor is up 10pts, and every 3rd Neurolictor is up another 10pts (net 20 up)
Neurotyrant is up 10pts
Norn Assimilator is down 25pts, but every 2nd+ is up 20pts from that (net 5 down)
Norn Emissary is down 10pts, but every 2nd+ is up 20pts from that (net 10 up, and now both Norns cost the same)
OOE is down 10pts
Parasite of Mortrex is down 10pts
One Pyrovore is up 5 pts, a unit of 2 is down 5pts and a unit of 3 is down 10pts, and every 3rd unit is up 10pts per model
Every 3rd unit of Raveners is up 10pts
Ripper Swarm is up 5pts, +10pts per model
Every 3rd Screamer-Killer is up 10pts
Termagants are down 10pts for a unit of 20 (still the same for a unit of 10)
Swarmlord is down 10pts
Toxicrene is down 15pts
Lash Whip Prime is up 10pts
Ranged Warriors are down 5pts per 3
Tyrannocyte is down 15pts
Tyrannofex is down 20pts, BUT Acid Spray costs 10pts and Rupture Cannon costs 20pts (net 0 change for Rupture-Fex enjoyers)
Venomthropes are down 15pts
Von Ryan’s Leapers are down 10pts
Winged Hive Tyrant is up 15pts
So ends the points changes for 11th edition. Whether these are good changes remains to be seen. I like a lot of these points drops, and I’m not super mad about most of these points increases. I will say, though, I would’ve liked to see the Harpy and Hive Crone drop a little more.
Edit: fixed the changes for Hive Guard, Neurolictor, Maleceptor, and Ranged Warriors that I’d missed
Before the Shattered Shields fell to chaos, Velorius Krass was Captain of the 2nd company. He is the loyal attack dog of his Chapter Master, Tallis Shieldbreaker, often heading sieges as a vanguard, preparing the battlefield for his master’s arrival. He wields a unique weapon called Nekrobane, made from salvaged Necron technology after the Shattered Shields took a Tomb World in the name of the ruinous powers. Only one other weapon of its kind exists, held by none other than the Shieldbreaker himself.
I’m fairly new to kitbashing (and I need to get better at taking photos) but I think he looks pretty damn cool. Even though the only kitbashed part of him is his weapon. After a while, I’ll be kitbashing Abaddon into the Shattered Shields’ Chapter Master, but I wanna get more bits to kitbash with first.
While most of the other factions have a pretty steady mix of dispositions for their detachments, it seems like we mostly just have Take and Hold, and Disruption, while the other three dispositions get one detachment each, and they’re all 2DP.
It seems like our playstyle might be a bit limited this edition. If you wanna do Purge the Foe objectives, you *have* to play Crusher Stampede. If you wanna do Priority Assets, you *have* to do Assimilation Swarm. If you wanna do Reconnaissance, you *have* to do Vanguard Onslaught. Meanwhile, Take and Hold gets Norn Queen, Warrior Bioform Onslaught, Invasion Fleet, and Unending Swarm, while Disruption gets Ambush Predators, SubAss, and Synaptic Nexus.
Now, I don’t think any of those three detachments are bad (Crusher Stampede could use a change imo) but I think most people are gonna be going with either Invasion Fleet or SubAss.
Since the new mission rules haven’t been released yet (as far as I’ve seen) it’s gonna be hard to say if this is a nerf for Tyranids or not. I don’t think it will be, as Take and Hold or Disruption seem like things Tyranids won’t be terrible at, but it will make it easier for an opponent to guess our disposition and plan their list accordingly. It may not give them much of an advantage, that remains to be seen.
What’s the vibe? Am I overthinking this?
My homebrew Warband, the Shattered Shields!
These are my very first CSM models and I’m incredibly proud of how they turned out.
The Shattered Shields (formerly the Praetorian Shields) are an Imperial Fists successor who had sworn an oath to protect a Hive World called Lucerne, which was situated near the Eye of Terror. After the Fall of Cadia, Chapter Master Gregor Tallis decided that their oath to Lucerne was more important than their oath to the Imperium. So, he made a deal with the ruinous powers. So long as the Shields fought in the name of Chaos, Lucerne would be safe. This came with a caveat, however. Once the deal was struck and the Shields left the world (taking some of the local guardsmen with them) the entire planet disappeared. Where Lurcerne once was, now only empty space could be found. Not even their moons remained. Their world would forever be safe, but they would never return.
Soon enough, I’ll be able to build up and paint their Chapter Master, Tallis Shieldbreaker (kitbashed Abbadon ofc).
With this, I’ve rounded out 4000pts of Necrons. From here, I’ll be moving on to Chaos Space Marines. At some point within the next few months…