One day before the big battle? Nothing like a bit of brinkmanship to lend wings to your paintbrush.
Let's poke the bear!
Despite the Space Wolves range being a wonderful rogue's gallery of characters, I've avoided the special characters so far, since they don't fit the primaris-only theme.
(come on Ragnar Blackmane, I know you want to cross the Rubicon...)
But if there's an exception to be made - especially when The Rout are about to face-off against Ahriman - it's Bjorn the Fell-Handed!
In terms of build, this is the Venerable Dreadnought kit (than can vary as Murderfang or a regular Venerable Dread), so it's fairly versatile.
I didn't know what weapon loadout were best for Bjorn (I suspect lacannons might be a winner), so I went with what I remember from the classic sculpt: Trueclaw, heavy flamer and a big red assault cannon.
I don't really want this guy hanging around the back with the artillery when he could be running forward to tear heretics apart.
Although, as a character, Bjorn can't be targeted. This may seem strange, but then compare him with the latest breed of dreadnought and it explains how he might blend into the crowd.
Painting him was fairly straightforward - same 'prime,wash, drybrush' technique as the rest of my Space Wolves. There was some small gold detail to add, but that's not going to trouble a veteran of Rubric armour.
The only interesting part was his left-shoulder: in a nice nod to the original model's back banner (and the character's own history), it shows a Blood-Claw Bjorn slaying a great serpent. I painted this like the rest of the armour, then coloured it with washes, and lightly drybrushed over the top - I was going for that 'faced tapestry' feel.
But that's the Vlka Fenrika all ready for this evening's showdown with the Thousand Sons.
Don't forget there is still a prize to be won if you back #TeamStylus or #TeamKraken - and to give you a hint, here are the lists we shall be taking to battle.
Points: 2000 | Level: 123 | Battle-forged + Battalion + Battalion + Vanguard : 14 CPs
Let's poke the bear!
Despite the Space Wolves range being a wonderful rogue's gallery of characters, I've avoided the special characters so far, since they don't fit the primaris-only theme.
(come on Ragnar Blackmane, I know you want to cross the Rubicon...)
But if there's an exception to be made - especially when The Rout are about to face-off against Ahriman - it's Bjorn the Fell-Handed!
In terms of build, this is the Venerable Dreadnought kit (than can vary as Murderfang or a regular Venerable Dread), so it's fairly versatile.
I didn't know what weapon loadout were best for Bjorn (I suspect lacannons might be a winner), so I went with what I remember from the classic sculpt: Trueclaw, heavy flamer and a big red assault cannon.
I don't really want this guy hanging around the back with the artillery when he could be running forward to tear heretics apart.
Although, as a character, Bjorn can't be targeted. This may seem strange, but then compare him with the latest breed of dreadnought and it explains how he might blend into the crowd.
Painting him was fairly straightforward - same 'prime,wash, drybrush' technique as the rest of my Space Wolves. There was some small gold detail to add, but that's not going to trouble a veteran of Rubric armour.
The only interesting part was his left-shoulder: in a nice nod to the original model's back banner (and the character's own history), it shows a Blood-Claw Bjorn slaying a great serpent. I painted this like the rest of the armour, then coloured it with washes, and lightly drybrushed over the top - I was going for that 'faced tapestry' feel.
But that's the Vlka Fenrika all ready for this evening's showdown with the Thousand Sons.
Don't forget there is still a prize to be won if you back #TeamStylus or #TeamKraken - and to give you a hint, here are the lists we shall be taking to battle.
#TeamKraken
- Ahriman (HQ)
Black Staff of Ahriman, Inferno Bolt Pistol
Warlord: Otherworldy Prescience
Psychic powers: Death Hex, Doombolt, Warptime - Daemon Prince with wings (HQ)
2 x Malefic talons,
Psychic powers: Diabolic Strength, Temporal Manipulation
Relic: Dark Matter Crystal - Exalted Sorcerer on Disc (HQ)
Force Stave, Warpflame Pistol
Psychic powers: Prescience, Warptime - Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (HQ)
Force Stave, Inferno combi-bolter, Frag & Krak Grenades,
Glamour of Tzeentch, Weaver of Fates - Sorcerer (HQ)
Force Stave, Inferno Bolt Pistol, Frag & Krak Grenades,
Infernal Gaze, Temporal Manipulation - 10 x Rubric Marines (Troop)
Force Stave, Inferno bolt pistol, 8 x Inferno Boltgun, 1 Soulreaper Cannon
Psychic power: Tzeentch's Firestorm - 5 x Rubric Marines (Troop)
Force Stave, Inferno bolt pistol, 2 x Inferno Boltgun, 2 x Warpflamer
Psychic power: Tzeentch's Firestorm - 12 x Tzaangor (Troop)
Brayhorn, Tzaangor blades - 12 x Tzaangor (Troop)
Brayhorn, Tzaangor blades - 10 x Chaos Cultists (Troop)
9 x Autoguns, Heavy Stubber - 10 x Chaos Cultists (Troop)
Autoguns - 5 x Scarab Occult Terminators (Elite)
Force Stave, 4 x Inferno Combi-Bolter, 4 x Power Sword, 1 x Soulreaper Cannon, 1 x Hellfyre Missile Rack
Glamour of Tzeentch - Helbrute (Elite)
Twin Lascannon, Missile Launcher - Tzaangor Shaman (Elite)
Force Stave
Tzeentch's Firestorm - Defiler (Heavy)
Battle cannon, Reaper Autocannon, Twin heavy flamer, Defiler claws - Mutalith Vortex Beast (Heavy)
Enormous Claws, Betentacled Maw
Points: 2000 | Level: 123 | Battle-forged + Battalion + Battalion + Vanguard : 14 CPs
#TeamStylus
- Primaris Wolf Lord in Gravis Armour (HQ)
Boltstorm Gauntlet, Master-Crafted Power Sword
Warlord Trait: Saga of the Bear
Relic: The Wulfen Stone - Bjorn the Fell-Handed (HQ)
Assault cannon, Heavy Flamer, Trueclaw - Primaris Battle Leader (HQ)
Power axe and bolt carbine - Primaris Rune Priest (HQ)
Psychic hood, Runic sword, Bolt Pistol
Powers: Tempest's Wrath, Storm Caller - Primaris Wolf Priest (HQ)
Absolver Bolt Pistol, Crozius Arcanum - 5 x Intercessor Squad (Troops)
Auxiliary Grenade Launcher, Bolt rifle. Intercessor Pack Leader, Power fist - 5 x Intercessor Squad (Troops)
Auxiliary Grenade Launcher, Bolt rifle. Intercessor Pack Leader, Power fist - 5 x Intercessor Squad (Troops)
Stalker Bolt rifle. Intercessor Pack Leader, Chainsword - Redemptor Dreadnought (Elite)
Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Icarus Rocket Pod, 2 x Storm Bolters - 5 x Aggressors (Elite)
Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher - 5 x Aggressors (Elite)
Flamestorm Gauntlets - 5 x Inceptor Squad (Fast)
Assault Bolters - 6 x Fenrisian Wolves (Fast)
Teeth and claws - 10 x Hellblaster Squad (Heavy)
Plasma Incinerator
I'm going on a bear hunt.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to catch a big one.
Uh-oh, boltguns!
DeleteBoomy-bangy boltguns.
We can't go over them, we can't go under them...
Fire all of your guns at once and
ReplyDeleteExplode into spaaace!
Looks great there, even if pretty dwarfed by that Redemptor. Damn. I even have one and I keep forgetting just how huge they are. Love the old school touch with the red Assault Cannon.
The Twin Lascannon is, mathematically, the best option for him, but I prefer the Assault Cannon or Helfrost Cannon, just because rule of cool.