Brothers of Darkness

'Do you hear their cries? Can you taste their fear, their agony? Know this mortal; we are coming for you!' 

     - Salvaged Vox transmission from the dead colony of Nux Haven, Travonth VI

This weekend was spent building more Night Lords for Thirteenth Company, who underwent their first trials of fire this weekend. Facing off against the forces of the greater good, I played two 1000 point games, and suffered terrible luck, the first (Relic) was a complete white wash, while the second (The Scouring) I managed to pull a win by the skin of my teeth (5 Victory Points to 4, although we only had time to play to round 3 and if we have carried on, I would have undoubtedly have lost).

Anyway, I present to you the rank and file of 13th Company, starting with First Claw. When at full strength this unit is going to be armed with two Plasma Guns and a Combi-Plasma for the sergeant. The role of this squad is simple, to sit in the backfield and claim and objective, hopefully getting to shoot someone in the process (It was this squad that won me the game today).

Trying to decide whether I should name them...

Next up we have the first Havoc Team, designated Fifth Claw, these Marines join First Claw, laying down covering fire with their Autocannons and Rocket Launchers. This unit is also the army list's answer to flyers, with both Rocket Launchers upgraded to have Flakk Missiles, in time this unit with be duplicated with Sixth Claw, at which point I will quite possibly switch the Rocket Launchers to one Squad and the Autocannons to the other...

We've got the Big Guns, pointed at your heart...

I also built the start of Second Claw, who act as Nakara's Bodyguard. This squad will eventually be 8 strong and equipped with a flamer, while the sergeant boasts a Power Sword and a Combi-Flamer... However as it stands, there are only three...

Bringing the fight to you...

And now a couple of individual shots, the first one has to come with a shout out to Dan the Deamon on Bolter and Chainsword, for his fantastic Night Lords blog, which serves as much inspiration...

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/172506-night-lords-18th-battle-company/

When I saw Dan's Autocannon conversion I knew that I had to make my own, and here he is, sporting his Autocannon and a chain to support the weight, lots of work to still do on him, but it is a start.

Next we have Second Claw's Sergeant Marox built using a mixture of Chaos Warrior, Chaos Raptor and Chaos Marine parts while the Combi-Flamer comes from the Night Lords Champion model and...

Who doesn't like burning their enemies alive?

Lastly we have Sergeant Vaas of First Claw, armed with a Combi-Plasma and making use of Forge World's Bionic Legs, you can just tell that Vaas is all kinds of evil... Unfortunately I forgot to take an individual photo of him but here he his hanging out with his buddy Marox...

Who needs a god when you're this badass...

Bad Moon Rising

So I hope everybody had a good Christmas... As I opened my presents on Christmas Morning, I had a pleasant surprise, a rather large Square box with a distinctive rattle. My mum, the sly devil had remembered a conversation we had had a few months back about a particular Ork Forge World Kit, with some particularly quirky rules. Now, as you are probably aware my plan for my Ork Horde, is to have several army lists, based upon the different Klans, which I will be able to pool together for a Mighty Ork Waaagh for Apocalypse Games. With my new kit, I have started work on the third Ork Klan, The Bad Moons, whose army list will be based upon a specific piece of fluff from the current codex: 

898.M41 - The Mighty Mangler's Battle Wagon Brigade

The Mighty Mangler of Bork, a Warboss renowned for being particularly pig-headed launches his Waaagh! from the head of a vast brigade of battlewagons. Each vehicle is incredibly well-armoured, and the ground shakes when his brigade is on the move. To the dismay of the Imperial armies sent to intercept him, the Mighty Mangler lives up to his name. Waaagh! Bork collapses the defences of the Ghoul Stars and claims a great area of the galactic fringe. 

Now of course, the idea of a mass army of Battlewagons appealed greatly to me. I mean who wouldn't like the idea of five or more Battle Wagons crushing their way through their opponents army. As such, I decided  a little more research was needed, this was when I stumble upon some material on Lexicanum, originally from White Dwarf 349, in which, it was revealed that Bork was a planet and the Warboss was called Klawjaw... 

I'm sure you all have seen where this is going, I present to you a rough version of The Mighty Mangler's Battlewagon Brigade at 2000 pts

Warboss Klawjaw

-  Mega Armour, Attack Squig and Cybork Body

125 pts

Big Mek Gutsneak

-          Kustom Force Field, ‘Eavy Armour, Cybork Body

100 pts

Klawjaw’s Brutes(5 Mega Armoured Nobz)

200 pts

The Mighty Mangler (Battlewagon)

-          With 2 Big Shootas, Deff Rolla, Armour Plates and Grot Riggers

135 pts

Ork Boyz mob (20)

-          2 Big Shootas

-          Nob with Big Choppa, Boss Pole

150 pts

Ork Boyz mob (20)

-          2 Big Shootas

-          Nob with Big Choppa, Boss Pole

150 pts

Ork Boyz mob (20)

-          2 Big Shootas

-          Nob with Big Choppa, Boss Pole

150 pts

Battle Wagon

-          Zzap Gun, Deff Rolla, Armour Plates and Grot Riggers

140pts

Battle Wagon

-          Zzap Gun, Deff Rolla, Armour Plates and Grot Riggers

140pts

Battle Wagon

-          Zzap Gun, Deff Rolla, Armour Plates and Grot Riggers

140pts

Lifta Wagon

-          Grot Riggers and Armour Plates

240 pts

Battle Wagon

-          SupaKannon and Grot Riggers

165 pts

Battle Wagon

-          SupaKannon and Grot Riggers

165 pts

And now, for the first of the Battlewagon Brigade, the Lifta Wagon: 

I mean, who wouldn't want to use this thing to throw enemy tanks across the Battlefield?

This thing is huge, the Gun is so nice and detailed and for once, wasn't actually that bad to put together (except for the Mek at the back, who almost went flying across the room a couple of times)

This beast is so big, it requires two spotters...

Grot Rigger Anybody?

This 2000 point will undoubtedly not be where this army ends, I already want to add a couple of looted Baneblades... but we'll see

Even a Cyboar riding bad-ass needs mates right?

So, as promised, Post number Two

The Ork Waaagh continues to grow as work continues on the Snakebite Clan, the Boar Boyz, Spear Chucka and Grotz are all in different stages of assembly, while purchase for other clans have already started (naughty, naughty)

Now obviously, the Boar riders are easily the most iconic unit related to the Snakebite Clan and while they do not feature in the Ork Codex *grumble grumble* it is easy to represent them with Warbikers, and as any respectable Snakebite Waaagh, I plan on being able to field several units, with a unit of Cyboar Riding Nobs leading the charge in larger games

Anyway less talk, more photos right?

Boar Boyz - Because Even a Cyboar riding bad-ass needs mates right?

Here we see the first of Hruk Blacktoof's many Ork Boar Boyz, led by their nob with a Big Choppa (no prizes for guess which one that is)

 As the Boar Boyz are to be used as Warbikers, you can see they several are armed with Big Shootas (Dakkagun), each Boar Boy will eventually have a Big Shoota, which shall be equipped with a a sight (well an iron sight, cause anymore I feel would go against the Snakebite origins of the unit). This Unit is currently at five strong, but in time I will bring this unit up to full-strength.

Last week, I promised to show the Army List:

Hruk Blacktoof's Snakebite Clan

Hruk Blacktoof

      - Ork Warboss with Cyboar (Warbike and Cyboar Body), Big Choppa and Dave the Attack Squig

Weirdboy

      - Warphead

Huntas (10 Tankbustas)

      - 2 'Tankhammas'

Huntas (10 Tankbustas)

      - 2 'Tankhammas'

Ork Boyz (20)

      - Nob with Big Choppa, Bosspole

      - 2 Big Shootas

Ork Boyz (20)

      - Nob with Big Choppa, Bosspole

      - 2 Big Shootas

Ork Boyz (20)

      - Nob with Big Choppa, Bosspole

      - 2 Big Shootas

Grotz Mob (16)

Ork Boar Boyz (7 Warbikers)

      - Ork Nob with Big Choppa, Bosspole

Ork Boar Boyz (7 Warbikers)

      - Ork Nob with Big Choppa, Bosspole

Big Gunz Battery

      - Runtherd

      - 2 Kannons

Big Gunz Battery

      - Runtherd

      - 2 Kannons

Big Gunz Battery

      - Runtherd

      - 2 Lobbas

Now, this unfortunately has been done from memory, because I stupidly managed to loose the word document with the Snakebite Army Lists... Whoops, so the above list may not be 100% accurate

I need to come up with a decent name for the Weirdboy (suggestions welcome) and as you have probably noticed there are two units of Tankbustas in the list (how Unfluffy...) I may, or may not have something up my sleeve for them, but you'll just have to wait to see ;-)

Anyway, I'm gonna shut up now and go back to the Mek's Workshop, I will however leave you with this

This is my Axe, would you like to have a closer look?

Caio