One of the nice things about being a Fly Lord is being able to prepare your army for the campaigns long before anyone else has a look at the book. The Arch-Maniac of Calvera is one such example. In the Macharian crusade, some of the armies will pass through ork space controlled by a giant ork warboss known as the Arch-Maniac of Calvera.
For the model, I started with a Lord of the Rings: Buhrdûr, Hill Troll Chieftain. I had to file off all the ogre warts on his legs and smooth out his two-toed feet to make them look like boots. He also needed a good amount of greenstuffing around the arm joints. I replaced his weapon with a big shoota and choppa. His head came from the burna sprue as well has his grot backpack. To beef up his chest area, I took several of the straps off the burna sprue and made a harness for the little guy. Small round beads were used to make the Calvera Kocktails.
His stats aren't finalized yet, but he is going to be a beast in combat. Oh, and the Calvera Bomma trukks are going to be a hoot as well.
Andy's original army list was a gem and it was a great pleasure updating it. Due to the nature of the army list, we extended our normal playtest period so we could make the list as balanced as possible for normal games (thanks again to our extremely talented and crafty test servitors!). I hope you'll be impressed by the results!
Although designed for campaigns and special events, this army list is a must have for every Sisters player. With a few small additions, you can experience your existing army in a completely new and fun way.
!DOWNLOAD THE ORDO HERETICUS STRIKE FORCE MINI-DEX HERE!
~ Although I'm glad to finally share this mini-dex with you, I'm sad to see the playtesting end; it was a lot of fun. But I'm jazzed to move on to something new for you guys (maybe some overdue tacticas or updating Gav's classic "Army of Death" list...). In any case, Enjoy! And, as usual, we love the comments and feedback!
The horde gathers
'Fex Bane' takes aim
The Storm Troopers find their quarry
The Lictor ambushes 'Pot Shot'
The Tyranids advance
The Hormagaunts get dug in
The Guardsmen precariously hold their position
The Tyranids consolidate their territory
This award is going to be split between the Hive Tyrant who single-handedly killed over thirty Guardsmen while having only one wound from turn three on, and the rocks on the board, which allowed me to pass a ridiculously large number of cover saves.
~Its Coming,
As some of our loyal readers may remember, I got a Necron army at last year's 'Ard Boys regionals. Now that the newness of the ork codex is starting to wear off, I decided to put some effort into the Necrons and I stumbled upon a bit of a discovery. This may be obvious to some of you, but Necrons are extremely easy to paint!
Step 2a) Go to Home Depot and pick up some silver spray-paint. There are many different types out there. Rust-oleum even makes three different ones. I use the Rust-oleum Specialty Metallic; it adheres better to the plastic, it gives a stronger coat, and the silver is a few shades lighter than the others. The down side is that it takes a longer to dry.
Step 3a) Mix up a batch of "Magic Wash": 1 part water, 1 part Future brand floor Polish (not floor wax) and stir in some black paint.
Step 4) Optional: Choose an accent color (red, blue, green, whatever) and paint the shoulder pads. You certainly don't need to do this step, but it does make them look better. I found that not all paints stick well to the silver or washed surface. You may have to brush on a base coat before the colors go on.
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