About Me

So I guess this is my personal space at Dakka Dakka?

This page, like my current army, is of course a work in progress. So here is a little bit of rambling about how I got in to 40K and myself (i apologize for the poor formatting. I know some basic HTML but don't know much about the WIKI code):

I just started 40K this year, after a brief foray in to GW's LotR SBG which I fooled around with around two years ago. I thought the (LotR SBG) rulest was fairly weak with regard to how combat was resolved, but it did have some things I enjoyed. After coming to 40K I can say that I very much like the bigger figures. For me, they are much easier to paint. Anyway, I'm really liking 5th edition. The emphasis on troops is great. I favor tactical games in which you field multiple generic troops as opposed to small numbers of super powerful unique characters.

Aside from that I play a lot of boardgames in addition to videogames. I love all sorts of boardgames, my current favorite being: Railroad Tycoon. Other notable titles: Combat Commander: Europe, Descent: Journeys in the Dark (plus all the expansions!). http://www.boardgamegeek is a great place to start if you are unfamiliar with hobby boardgaming.

Orks

Right now, i'm working on my first army which is Orkz.

The name of my Army is Lagduf's Ladz - It mostly revolves around Mobs of Boyz, but I wanted to throw in some toys too.

• HQ - Warboss - w/ PK, 'eavy armor, Cybork Body, + bosspole
• HQ - Big Mek - w/ KFF
• Troops - Shoota Mob (20) - w/ PK Nob, Rokkit Boy + Big Shoota Boy
• Troops - Shoota Mob (20) - w/ PK Nob, Rokkit Boy + Big Shoota Boy
• Troops - Slugga Mob (12) - w/ PK, Bosspole Nob + Rokkit Boy (w/ Trukk + red paint job)
• Troops - Slugga Mob (12) - w/ PK, Bosspole Nob + Rokkit Boy (w/ Trukk + red paint job)
• Fast Attack - Warbikerz (6) - w/ PK Nob + Bosspole
• Elites - Nobz Mob (8) w/ 1 Powerklaw, Waagh! Banner, Painboy + Grot Orderly
• Elites - Lootas (8)
• Heavy Support - Deff Dread w/ Kustom Mega Blasta + Big Shoota

1494 Points

Anyway, It's not perfect yet, some selections are there simply because I have the models and am trying to fill points. I wanted the core of the Army to revolve around the four boyz mobz. I figured I'd use the bikerz since I had the models, maybe have them tag along with the Trukks or strike vulnerable spots. I just wanted some mobility + firepower. Not sure If I should do one mob of 6 or two mobz of 3. I like the mad shooty dakka the Lootas bring to the table (plus they're awesome models), hopefully they should do well as some heavy support of sorts. The Deff Dread is there because I like the model.

I sort of went at building this army haphazrdly. Now that I know what i'm doing I would have taken a somewhat different approach, but hey, we were all brand new to the hobby once.

I added the Nobz because I wanted something that could hit hard, and I didn't want to paint another Boyz mob just yet. It can get tedious, and I figured I could spend some extra time on the Nobz to make them look good (well good for me that is).

Anyway, Eventually i'd like to remove the dread from the list and replace it with something else (More Boyz!). Until I get another Dread at least, and some Kans. I like the idea of the Dread/Kan list. But thats further down the road. The Nobz definitely need a transport. I'll have to at least get another trukk. I'm sort of waiting for the the GW Battlewagon to come out.

I think I might build some Stormboyz next, but i'd like to make a mob of Snakebite Boyz using the WFB Orcs. I'll give them all shootas from my bitz box.

Space Marines

I'm starting a Salamanders Space Marine army with the marines from the Assault on Black Reach starter set. I really liked the Salamanders backstory, particularly how Vulcan came to be the primarch of the Salamanders. I liked that the Salamanders actually lived on Nocturne and I thought their actions during the Battle for Armageddon (rear guard, helping refugees) was also great. Just seemed like a friendly bunch of Space Marines who actually gave a damn about the people of the Imperium. Plus I really liked their iconography - hammers and flame. I'm totally getting a John Henry feel from all that. Probably have to name someone after him.

So far I have:

• 1 Space Marine Captain
• 1 ten man tactical squad w/ bolt pistol/ccw sergeant, 1 flamer marine, 1 missile launcher marine
• 1 five man Terminator squad w/ powerfists/storm bolters + storm bolter/power sword sergeant.
• 1 Dreadnought with CCW/Storm Bolter and Multi Melta

All from the Assault on Black Reach (AoBR) starter set.

Next i'll add another squad of Tactical marines, and mix the AoBR marines evenly in with the full sprue marines so that my two troops squads contain 50% full sprue marines and 50% AoBR marines. That will keep me from having one squad comprised only of the AoBR marines who are admittedly a little boring in their poses.

I think a second tactical squad will come near 750 points, but we'll see when the new Marine Codex arrives in October.