I am very excited about the upcoming Blood Angels Codex. I am working on Flesh Tearers (BA successor chapter). This will be the first army that I am actually working on that at the time is getting a new codex. I will need to have at least 16 assault marines (or 14 w/ 2 characters). I saw a sample list w/ tac squads in drop pods w/ the 2 storm assault squads for their locator beacons. I will probably have 2 death company dreads thrown in there somewhere and maybe a few bikes or speeders.

Looks like I need more assault marines for my Flesh Tearers........good thing I have lots of them

So the crazed fever pitched rumors are working overtime. The latest Codex: Blood Angels chatter points to the appearance of the "Storm Harbinger". This is the reported correct name for the flying transport used by the Sons of Sanguinius. Here's the latest we hear:

Storm Harbinger
Skimmer, Fast, Deep Strike, 1 Access point (front)
Front:13 Side:11 Rear:10 BS:4
Tantalus Assault Cannon System (R:18" S:6 AP:4 Heavy:8, Rending, Pinning, Linked )
Transport Capacity:
16 models (Terminators/Jump pack troops/Servitors count double)
OR
5 bikes (attack bikes count double)
OR
1 dreadnought
Weapon Options:
Linked-flamer, linked-melta, linked-plasma, 1-2 hunter killers

Jump Pack Insertion: Jump Infantry may assault the turn they disembark, even if the vehicle deepstruck.

First post, new blog

Well, here is my new blog. My other blog sorta petered out like the few before that. So, I am gonna try again. This will mostly focus on my favorite hobby, Warhammer 40K. I have been playing since the end of 2nd edition, so about 12 years or so. I have decided to name my blog "Ooh Squirrel" base on the Disney/Pixar movie Up. The dogs in the movie would get distracted by squirrels. I seem to have the same problem but with new armies (plastic crack, whatever).

So, this will be my new blog dedicated to all the various projects that I am working on:
1) Deathwing - almost done......mostly repainted and inked. Need to redo the dreads, drop pods and add another squad or 2 of termies (I learned a lesson from the Iron Man tournament. You need to be aggressive with the deepstriking termies. They can take a pounding and do well in close combat, but they need to get there quickly). I don't actually have pictures, so I should probably take them sometime. Also, I want to redo my Belial model. Found some inspiration online.

2) Ravenwing - have 1-6 man squad, attack bike and 2 speeders done. Have about 25 more bikes that need to be reprimed and painted. I will probably not use these are Ravenwing, since the rules for regular space marines w/ a bike captain are probably better. Again, no pictures.

3) Iron warriors - I actually have a 1850 pt list w/ all the models laid out. About 1/2 are painted and based, the rest are in various conditions, mostly partially painted. Need to paint the 2 rhinos, drop the defiler, add 3 more oblits or more termies......not sure which. Will add a daemon prince to get up to 2000 pts. No pictures of these either.

4) Vostroyan guard - I probably have 2000+ points all painted, just need to finish basing them. They are an all veteran army so I can upgrade them to carapace armor. I have never actually fielded them in a game and am looking forward to using them. I have 2 more chimeras that are partially painted and need to be finished up, plus a bunch more guardsmen sitting around and some converted rough riders. I actually have pictures:






As you can see the bases are just black right now....I tried drybrushing and inking a few. They turned out ok. I am thinking about adding snow to the bases also.