More Scorpions.

Hi all,

At the risk of being a bit of a show off I'm going to show a few more of my Scorps collection before I move on to write about some other stuff. It's just going to be few random bits so here goes.

When the current marine codex hit the shelves I was instantly drawn to the formations. Formations were a new thing back then and even though there are dozens more now, for all factions, I think the marine options are still pretty cool and effective. My particular favourites are;

The Librarius Conclave.

In today's somewhat psychic heavy environment the conclave is an amazing way of getting more psychic offence/defence in your army. They don't have to be gathered together if you don't want them to in order to spread the powers around but the ability to manifest powers on a 2+ means your dice pool goes much further.

I'm also a big fan of fliers and in my opinion the Stormwing is quite awesome. OK, you're at the vagaries of dice for when they arrive but when the do they all arrive together, bringing some heavy firepower to the table.

Stormraven Nemesis. The unmodified GW kit is a truly awful model. Fortunately the now defunct Chapterhouse produced a conversion kit that elevated it to a remarkable looking model. I always thought a servitor crewed turret was entirely the wrong choice for the upper weapons system so with a bit of filing, in went a Forge World razorback turret which fits the more hi-tech marine aesthetic for me.

The main man in most of my force selections, Severin Loth. I feel justified in taking him as I have an actual Red Scorpions collection rather than fitting him in with 2 minimum scout squads because of his abilities. Choosing powers rather than rolling randomly means you're guaranteed that most desirable of powers, invisibility. The fact that his powers must all come from the same discipline isn't so bad when you consider psychic shriek is the telepathy primaris, or that you can turn him into a pretty decent combat character with biomancy. A 2+ invulnerable is just icing on the cake.

Being a FW chapter, Loth is one of FWs characters. As such, when first introduced he was allowed his own honour guard squad, being the Scorps Chief Librarian. FW released a conversion kit consisting of heads, weapons and torsos but no legs. At the time there was no kit with sufficiently ornate legs befitting honour guard but then along came the new Sternguard kit. 5 men with relic blades and a chapter banner is 200 points on the nose. Led by chaplain Tedan and assaulting out of Nemesis they pretty much annihilate anything 3+ armour or worse. I like 'em.

I hope you like my modest selection. Next time we'll talk about something different.

Chaos Biker Lord - The Colours of Chaos

To the Eldar of Saim Hann, he is known as Soulreaper, the Imperial Fists, Black Templars and Crimson Fists know him as Dorn's Bane; to the rest of the Imperium he is known as the Traitor, the Heretic or the Scourge of Slaanesh; roughly translated from the Dark Eldar tongue he is known as the 'Unquenchable Thirst'; to the six Lords of Slaanesh he is known as the Chosen of Slaanesh; to the Castigators he is known as Lustheart and is their Chapter Master.

Throughout the galaxy he is known by many names......but all of them know him as Nestor!

Red Scorpions 4th Battle Company

Hi all,

I thought all week about what my first proper post should be and despite a lot of to-ing and fro-ing I couldn't shake the notion that I should introduce my first and main love in 40k. So, without further ado, here's some Red Scorpions.......

A new author - me!

Hi all.

In the real world I'm Iain Miller but some of you may know me as either daddy troll (Warhammer forum) or old git (B&C). I've known Gaz for quite a few years now, he and I share a similar view of what 40k should be about and so he asked me to pen an article or two to, I hope, complement his own. This is all new to me so I'm not sure where this will take me. Maybe a bit of background will help you understand where I come from, in hobby terms.

I was dragged into the war gaming hobby in the late 80s by 3rd ed Fantasy. 40k soon piqued my interest and gradually took over my hobby time and effort to the point where I stopped fantasy altogether in its 6th edition. Other games came and went - Bloodbowl, Flames of War etc but 40k was, and still is my main interest, some might say obsession.

I know Gary's blog is all about chaos, and I do have a large-ish khorneate force (The Red Tide) but at heart I'm what Gary would call an imperial lapdog. My primary collection is around 10k points worth of Red Scorpions and I'm currently building, amongst other lesser projects, a drop pod based Minotaurs force.

Enough for now. Once I set myself up properly with ideas and pics I'll show some of my stuff and amaze you all with my ramblings. See you soon.

Iain.

The Cold Steel Mercs Invitational 2017 - Call of the Dragon

Placing the lash on the table and picking up the glass of wine, Nestor stepped back to admire his handiwork.
The angry crimson pattern scored into the flesh contrasted beautifully with his victim’s white alabaster skin.
Quenching his thirst he picked up the lash again, holding it to his mouth he bit into the leather, working in the wine to soften the leather even further. Sweat, wine and blood mingled on his tongue, his Omophagea quickly absorbed the blood-encoded sensations of fear and torment making the Slaanesh Lord sigh with pleasure.
The piercing screams had subsided now to a soft, low moan; lending an almost rhythmic bass to the music that filled the room.
For the briefest of moments the smell of blood, sweat and wine mixed with the perfumed oils threatening to overwhelm his senses, but as quickly as he welcomed the sensation, it had already begun to fade.
Nestor’s vox crackled into life, dispelling the last traces of the experience and leaving his jaded soul empty once again.

A shudder ran down Nestor’s spine as he listened to his Sorcerer’s message…..”The Dragon summons you.”

WIP Chaos Biker Lord

Work continues on Nestor's new ride, not quite at the pace I was hoping for but the build is almost complete. One or two people have been asking how it's going (so many impatient readers on here!), so I thought I'd show the progress I've made......

The Fall of Terra

Greetings Sinners!
Bolter & Chainsword have a great little event going in the Chaos Space Marine Forum called The Fall of Terra. It's a project designed to encourage Chaos Warlords to start or add to their Warband and give each other a (much needed, in my case) incentive to complete our forces.
I jumped at the chance to participate, so I decided to start off with a small manageable project so as not to over-face me. Unfortunately, the best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley!