Updates and Old Bear.

I know it has been some time since I last posted but that's what happens when you have a family and a full time job.  Some progress has been made in my projects though and my wife and I are now looking for our first house so here is hoping for a permanent and accessible hobby corner that is not hidden away in a dark corner.  Last month I played in a local tournament my first in about a year or longer and it was my first experience with 7th edition.  So I pushed myself to bring more of my miniatures up to tabletop level. The centerpiece of the army was my Imperial Knight Old Bear.

 

 

My first thoughts regarding my first Imperial Knight, which was a father's day gift from my wife and daughters last year, was to do a northwest native American theme. I had originally painted him black then attempted to paint a stylized face of a bear across his back. It didn't work out so well. So he sat on my desk.  Then I read Paul of Dune and I was inspired by the Atreides house colors of green and white as they were also colors of the Dark Angels I set to work again.  I did want to keep a little Native American to the design, so I added a stylized bear paw to the right hand shoulder plate.  To put a little of me in there I added elements of my own family crest to the left hand shoulder pad.  I added the dark angel to his shield and used a blue glaze over metallic silver to get the metallic blue helmet. I also delved into my first use of dry pigments on both the exhausts and muzzle of the thermal cannon. I'm still working on his banner so as to reflect the long history of Old Bear.

Old Bear first came into the service of the Dark Angels on the cusp of M34 and M35 during their campaign against the Ur-counsel of Terra Nova there he comes across one that the Dark Angels seek.  The original knight's dedication to duty and offer of service impressed the grand masters and was inducted as an honorary Dark Angel.  In mid M36 a new successor to the Dark Angels is founded the Tempest Angels. Old Bear is assigned to the new chapter.  Now it is the end of M41 and Old Bear has served for nearly 6 millennia. Of course the original knight is long dead but his descendants bore from his union with a chapter serf has in a way founded a new knightly house one born within The Rock and now based upon Tempest the fortress home of the Tempest Angels.  The throne mechanicum passing from one generation to the next.

I'm still working on the story and I soon hope to have stories for all my miniatures. I enjoy making stories in my head it helps me paint as I feel that I am in a way bringing the figure to life.  Well I guess that's enough for tonight. As always comments and constructive criticism is welcome and goodnight all.


Will

Dark Angels Tournament List

Evening everyone sorry for the delay in a new post work and home has kept me busy.  But that's not why your here so sit down grab your drink of choice and lets get to it.

After my last tournament the owner of the shop announced the criteria for the next month's tournament.  They are as follows 1750pts, single codex (no allies) the one exception being the new imperial knights. So I have gone back to my codex and really started thinking.  Normally I have brought a deathwing/greenwing combination, but I am finding that in this edition I simply don't have the numbers or mobility to deal with what I am seeing across the table. I have ideas regarding that but that is for another post.  As fate would have it my amazing wife bought the ravenwing battle force for me this last Christmas and so my options have opened and this is what I have come up with.

HQ                 WS   BS   S   T   W   I   A   Ld   Sv
Azrael               6      5    4   4    4    5   4    10    2+ (4+)
         Wargear:  Lion's Wrath, Protector, Sword of Secrets, and Lion Helm

215pts

Troops            WS   BS   S   T   W   I   A   Ld   Sv

Deathwing#1    4      4     4   4    1    4   2    9     2+ (5+)
         Wargear:  Storm Bolter, Power Fist, Power Sword, Assault Cannon

240pts

 

Deathwing#2    Same as the above entry

 

240pts

 

                         WS   BS   S   T   W   I   A   Ld   Sv

Ravenwing#1     4      4    4    5    1    4   1    8     3+

           Wargear:   Twin-linked Bolters, Plasma Gun, Power Mace and Melta Bomb

           Upgrade:   Veteran Sgt.

206pts

 

Ravenwing#2     4     4     4    5    1    4   1    8    3+

            Wargear:    Twin-linked Bolters, Melta Gun, Combi Flamer and Melta Bomb

            Upgrade:    Veteran Sgt.

196pts

 

Ravenwing#3     4     4     4   5    1    4    1    8    3+

             Wargear:    Twin-linked Bolters, Plasma Gun and Melta Bomb

100pts

 

Attack Bike#1    4    4     4    5    2    4    2    8    3+

             Wargear:     Twin-linked Bolter and Multi Melta

55pts

 

Attack Bike#2      Same as the above entry

55pts

 

Tactical Squad     4    4    4    4    1    4    1    8    3+

              Wargear:      Bolters, Plasma Pistol, Plasma Gun, and Plasma Cannon

185pts

 



Fast Attack

 

Ravenwing Support Squadron    BS: 4  Armour Front:10 Side:10  Rear:10  HP:2

 

          Typhoon: Multi Melta and Typhoon Missile Launcher

85pts

 

          Tornado#1:  Heavy Bolter and Assault Cannon

80pts

 

          Tornado#2:   Multi Melta and Assault Cannon

90pts

 

 

So there you have it my list as it stands is 1747pts. I am facing an unknown local meta but cover on the table has been sparce the subburbs as I would call it. Please look it over and feel free to comment I am open to other options I may have missed models providing :). Constructive criticism is welcome.  I should point out my youngest helped me with the list it was very satisfying as a dad to have my one year old flipping through my codex and pointing out her ideas.

 

until next time

 

 

 

Will

 

 





Where it all Began

I believe that to see how far one has come you need to know where you or they started. For myself I was introduced to the grim dark world of 40K back in 1999 with Battlefleet Gothic. It was on a band trip to Victoria, Canada. By random chance I walked into a game store and there were tables set up. I ended up playing a small game thinking it was a lot of fun but as an eighth grade student I didn't have the money. So I walked out with a Games Workshop pamphlet in hand remembering the fun I had. Sadly there were no game stores where I lived and I had no idea how or where to find one. Fast forward four years to 2003 and college. It was winter term and I was walking around town and bam there I found a game store and within all the goodies that make up Warhammer 40K. After talking with the owner I settled on the Space Marines as I was told they were a good starter army and I thought what could be cooler than genetically altered super soldiers. So I made my first 40K purchase the old metal Space Marine Captain.

As you will see in later posts my skills have definitely improved from 11 years ago. I could have stripped him down and repainted him as I have done to most others in my collection from that time but I have resisted. As I said at the beginning I believe that you must know where you started to know how far you have come and he is my reminder of where I started and how far I have come.

Will

A New Begining

Welcome all to the Angels of the Tempest my Warhammer 40K blog.  This is my first attempt at blogging so bear with me. After following a series of blogs over the course of a year I thought that now maybe a good time to get out there connect with others in the hobby. I hope to bring topics of discussion both on and off the tabletop. As well as showcasing my collection as it continues to grow I plan on sharing what I have learned along the way from others and my own experience to hopefully help others build their skills. As this hobby is multidimensional this blog will be too, with posting about the aforementioned tabletop and model facets to the occasional book review and news discussion. I hope that you will join me in this new adventure, I cant say where we will end up but the journey should be fun.



Will