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  • I always liked the Lost and the Damned army from the old Eye of Terror campaign book, and really like the different Chaos cults and various renegades that show up in the background.  After redoing my loyalist Imperial Guard into a very straightforward force, I knew that I wanted to...

    Sons of Taurus: Army Profile – The Scythiak Usurpation

    Posted on July 22, 2011 | No Comments
    I always liked the Lost and the Damned army from the old Eye of Terror campaign book, and really like the different Chaos cults and various renegades that show up in the background.  After redoing my loyalist Imperial Guard into a very straightforward force, I knew that I wanted to...

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  • I originally started planning out my Word Bearers under the 3.5 edition era codex, and painted their leader, the Daemon Prince Garm but the rest got sidelined until after the 4th edition CSM codex came out.  The army was planned to have a couple of main themes:  the “Hell Hound”...

    Sons of Taurus: Army Profile – Hell Hounds Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines

    Posted on July 22, 2011 | No Comments
    I originally started planning out my Word Bearers under the 3.5 edition era codex, and painted their leader, the Daemon Prince Garm but the rest got sidelined until after the 4th edition CSM codex came out.  The army was planned to have a couple of main themes:  the “Hell Hound”...

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  • My Orks are another army re-done from its 3rd ed. roots.  When I first made an Ork army, it was a Bad Moons force, with a bunch of Stikkbommerz, Dreads, big grot mobs and a hugely expensive (like 6-700pts) Meganob unit with all the bells and whistles.  With the release...

    Sons of Taurus: Army Profile – Kommissar Krumpa’s Blood Axes

    Posted on July 19, 2011 | No Comments
    My Orks are another army re-done from its 3rd ed. roots.  When I first made an Ork army, it was a Bad Moons force, with a bunch of Stikkbommerz, Dreads, big grot mobs and a hugely expensive (like 6-700pts) Meganob unit with all the bells and whistles.  With the release...

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  • Ever since I got back into 40K I’ve loved the Steel Legion figures.  When I first started building my Imperial Guard in 3rd ed, it had to feature them.  However, being metal figures at the time I could only afford a few squads, and the rest of the army evolved...

    Sons of Taurus: Army Profile – Merkan 76th Imperial Guard

    Posted on July 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Ever since I got back into 40K I’ve loved the Steel Legion figures.  When I first started building my Imperial Guard in 3rd ed, it had to feature them.  However, being metal figures at the time I could only afford a few squads, and the rest of the army evolved...

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  • <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XOyXIxS9nJk/TgXmcncagSI/AAAAAAAAAiE/ula8ip2Joew/s1600/raucd163.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XOyXIxS9nJk/TgXmcncagSI/AAAAAAAAAiE/ula8ip2Joew/s1600/raucd163.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td>From Raucous Records</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> There were a few votes for other options, but the bulk went for the Space Sharks.  So be it!  I've started sorting out bits and organizing to start construction soon. <br /> <br /> Here's what I'm working on at building at the moment.  Mostly it's a conglomeration of stuff I think is cool (dread, pods, bikes, jump packs, speeder, whirlwind) first, with effectiveness considerations secondary.  I don't expect it to be a super list, but if I'm missing some obvious tricks, I'd be happy to hear advice on that front.  While I plan on using Codex: Space Marines, I also for grins converted that list into Blood Angels and Space Wolves to see what it would look like.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a>Codex: Space Marines Space Sharks 1850pts<br /> <br /> HQ: Captain, Bike, artificer armor, combi-melta, lightning claw, meltabombs (180)<br /> <i>On bike partly to have him mobile, partly to make the bike squad Troops.  Put the combi-melta on him as opposed to one of the sgts as figured even better w/BS5.</i><br /> <br /> (HQ): Command Squad - Apothecary + 4 vets - bikes, company champion, 2xmelta, lightning claw, meltabombs. (275)<br /> <i>Run with Captain, goal to mess stuff up in CC.  Meltas to pop transports at close range then assault the passengers.</i><br /> <br /> Troops: 10xTactical Marines, Meltagun, Multimelta, sgt power fist, drop pod (235)<br /> <i>Drop pod fun.</i><br /> <br /> Troops: 10xTactical Marines, Flamer, Missile Launcher, sgt power fist, Rhino w/dozer blade (235)<br /> <i>Dudes in a box, some minor fire support.  Mostly to score and draw out enemy stuff trying to kill them.</i><br /> <i>  </i><br /> Troops: 8xBikes 2xplasma gun, sgt power fist + attack bike w/multimelta<i> </i><i></i>(320)<br /> <i>With FNP plasma would be safer on the command squad, but the 24" range IMO would work well either paired with the MM or just keeping out of retaliation range.  With combat squads lots of ways can split - plasma+pf inf hunters / mm, shooty / pf plus plain, plasma, mm</i> <i>+ pf vehicle hunting, etc. </i><br /> <br /> Elite: Ironclad Dreadnought, meltagun/heavy flamer, chainfist, drop pod (180)<br /> <i>Draw attention and look scary.  Will likely magnetize the chainfist to allow swaps for seismic hammer for more competitive events if the consensus runs that the CF strikes last on a dread.  The CF looks cooler though and I want lots of chain weapons in the force, so will likely default to the CF.</i><br /> <br /> Fast Attack: 10xAssault Marines, 2xFlamers, power fist (235)<br /> <i>Jump on stuff that spills out of cans other units open up.</i><br /> <br /> Fast Attack: Land Speeder Typhoon - multimelta, typhoon missile launcher (100)<br /> <i>Shoot stuff. </i><i></i><br /> <br /> Heavy Support: Whirlwind, dozer blade (90)<br /> <i>Blast stuff, blast hidey stuff, or if facing boxed army run up front doing blocking or giving cover to the Rhino, or combining with the Rhino to give cover to other stuff.</i><br /> <br /> <i>1850 total</i><br /> <i> </i><br /> <i>For 2000 likely add a squadron of 3 Attack Bikes with multimeltas.</i><br /> <i> </i><br /> <i> </i>Now, how can the same models fit into a Blood Angels list?<br /> <br /> Codex: Blood Angels Space Sharks (1850) <br /> <br /> HQ: Captain, bike, combi-melta, lightning claw, meltabombs (165)<br /> <i>A bit cheaper due to no option for artificer armor.</i><br /> <br /> Troops:<i> </i>10xTacticals, melta, multimelta, power fist, drop pod (235)<br /> <br /> Troops: 10xTacticals, flamer, missile launcher, power fist, Rhino w/dozer, searchlight (251)<br /> <br /> Troops: 10xAssault Marines, 2xflamer, power fist (225)<br /> <i>Cheaper than vanilla, and Troops.  Fill the fast Troops role now that Bikers can't.</i><br /> <br /> Elite: Furioso Dread, heavy flamer, extra armor, searchlight, pod (186)<br /> <i>Stand in for the Ironclad.</i><br /> <br /> Elite: Sanguinary Priest, bike, meltabombs (90)<br /> <i>Apothecary from command squad out on his own...though likely joining bikers.</i><br /> <br /> Fast Attack: 8xbikers, 2xplasma, power fist, mm attack bike (320)<br /> <i> </i><i></i><br /> Fast Attack: 3xbikers, 2xmelta, sgt pw/meltabombs, mm attack bike (180)<br /> <i>Command squad dudes repurposed - sgt is company champion, add extra attack bike.</i><br /> <br /> Fast Attack: Speeder with mm/missile launcher (100)<br /> <i> </i><br /> Heavy Support: Whirlwind with dozer blade (95)<br /> <br /> Total: 1847pts<br /> <i>Arguably better than the vanilla list.  Don't have the same CC punch without the command squad, but a FNP bubble could make the fast elements more survivable, and chance for Furious Charge/Fearless instead of Combat Tactics.</i><br /> <br /> How about Space Wolves?  Some things don't translate well, need to drop guys from squads due to wanting pf to be wolf guard instead of 1 attack normal, so only 1 special weapon for the GH.  With that and loosing some bikers due to squad and slot restrictions, comes out to a 1500 (1496) list instead of 1850.<br /> <br /> Codex: Space Wolves Space Sharks (1500)<br /> <br /> HQ: Chaos Lord, combi-melta, wolf claw, runic armor, bike, meltabombs, belt of russ (215)<br /> <br /> HQ: Wolf Guard battle leader, bike, frost blade, storm shield, saga of the beastslayer, meltabombs (175)<br /> <i>Company champion in different role.</i><br /> <br /> Elite: Dreadnought, assault cannon/heavy flamer, drop pod (150)<br /> <i>Would need to paint assault cannon arm to swap out.</i><br /> <br /> Elite: Wolf guard - 2xw/power fist, 1x with wolf claw&bike (attach to GH squads and Swiftclaws, respectively) (144)<i> </i><i></i><br /> <br /> Troops: 8xGrey Hunters, meltagun, drop pod (160)<br /> <br /> Troops: 8xGrey Hunters, flamer, rhino (155)<br /> <br /> Fast Attack: 6xSwiftclaw Bikers, plasma gun, mm attack bike (205)<br /> <br /> Fast Attack: Land speeder mm/missile launcher (100)<br /> <br /> Fast Attack: 9xSkyclaws (jump packs), flamer, power fist (192)<br /> <br /> Heavy Support: Whirlwind, Dozer blade (90) <br /> <br /> Total: 1496pts<br /> <br /> <br /> <div><img width="1" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2212131361856908484-1579643775438657618?l=sonsoftaurus.blogspot.com" alt="" /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WGL6lMOKLPDASCRplL2T_zzXIAY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WGL6lMOKLPDASCRplL2T_zzXIAY/0/di" border="0"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WGL6lMOKLPDASCRplL2T_zzXIAY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WGL6lMOKLPDASCRplL2T_zzXIAY/1/di" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonsOfTaurus/~4/a6MJAb1ivE8" height="1" width="1" />

    Sons of Taurus: Sharks it shall be!

    Posted on June 26, 2011 | No Comments
    From Raucous Records

    There were a few votes for other options, but the bulk went for the Space Sharks.  So be it!  I've started sorting out bits and organizing to start construction soon. 

    Here's what I'm working on at building at the moment.  Mostly it's a conglomeration of stuff I think is cool (dread, pods, bikes, jump packs, speeder, whirlwind) first, with effectiveness considerations secondary.  I don't expect it to be a super list, but if I'm missing some obvious tricks, I'd be happy to hear advice on that front.  While I plan on using Codex: Space Marines, I also for grins converted that list into Blood Angels and Space Wolves to see what it would look like.



    Codex: Space Marines Space Sharks 1850pts

    HQ: Captain, Bike, artificer armor, combi-melta, lightning claw, meltabombs (180)
    On bike partly to have him mobile, partly to make the bike squad Troops.  Put the combi-melta on him as opposed to one of the sgts as figured even better w/BS5.

    (HQ): Command Squad - Apothecary + 4 vets - bikes, company champion, 2xmelta, lightning claw, meltabombs. (275)
    Run with Captain, goal to mess stuff up in CC.  Meltas to pop transports at close range then assault the passengers.

    Troops: 10xTactical Marines, Meltagun, Multimelta, sgt power fist, drop pod (235)
    Drop pod fun.

    Troops: 10xTactical Marines, Flamer, Missile Launcher, sgt power fist, Rhino w/dozer blade (235)
    Dudes in a box, some minor fire support.  Mostly to score and draw out enemy stuff trying to kill them.
     
    Troops: 8xBikes 2xplasma gun, sgt power fist + attack bike w/multimelta (320)
    With FNP plasma would be safer on the command squad, but the 24" range IMO would work well either paired with the MM or just keeping out of retaliation range.  With combat squads lots of ways can split - plasma+pf inf hunters / mm, shooty / pf plus plain, plasma, mm + pf vehicle hunting, etc.

    Elite: Ironclad Dreadnought, meltagun/heavy flamer, chainfist, drop pod (180)
    Draw attention and look scary.  Will likely magnetize the chainfist to allow swaps for seismic hammer for more competitive events if the consensus runs that the CF strikes last on a dread.  The CF looks cooler though and I want lots of chain weapons in the force, so will likely default to the CF.

    Fast Attack: 10xAssault Marines, 2xFlamers, power fist (235)
    Jump on stuff that spills out of cans other units open up.

    Fast Attack: Land Speeder Typhoon - multimelta, typhoon missile launcher (100)
    Shoot stuff.

    Heavy Support: Whirlwind, dozer blade (90)
    Blast stuff, blast hidey stuff, or if facing boxed army run up front doing blocking or giving cover to the Rhino, or combining with the Rhino to give cover to other stuff.

    1850 total

    For 2000 likely add a squadron of 3 Attack Bikes with multimeltas.

    Now, how can the same models fit into a Blood Angels list?

    Codex: Blood Angels Space Sharks (1850)

    HQ: Captain, bike, combi-melta, lightning claw, meltabombs (165)
    A bit cheaper due to no option for artificer armor.

    Troops: 10xTacticals, melta, multimelta, power fist, drop pod (235)

    Troops: 10xTacticals, flamer, missile launcher, power fist, Rhino w/dozer, searchlight (251)

    Troops: 10xAssault Marines, 2xflamer, power fist (225)
    Cheaper than vanilla, and Troops.  Fill the fast Troops role now that Bikers can't.

    Elite: Furioso Dread, heavy flamer, extra armor, searchlight, pod (186)
    Stand in for the Ironclad.

    Elite: Sanguinary Priest, bike, meltabombs (90)
    Apothecary from command squad out on his own...though likely joining bikers.

    Fast Attack: 8xbikers, 2xplasma, power fist, mm attack bike (320)

    Fast Attack: 3xbikers, 2xmelta, sgt pw/meltabombs, mm attack bike (180)
    Command squad dudes repurposed - sgt is company champion, add extra attack bike.

    Fast Attack: Speeder with mm/missile launcher (100)

    Heavy Support: Whirlwind with dozer blade (95)

    Total: 1847pts
    Arguably better than the vanilla list.  Don't have the same CC punch without the command squad, but a FNP bubble could make the fast elements more survivable, and chance for Furious Charge/Fearless instead of Combat Tactics.

    How about Space Wolves?  Some things don't translate well, need to drop guys from squads due to wanting pf to be wolf guard instead of 1 attack normal, so only 1 special weapon for the GH.  With that and loosing some bikers due to squad and slot restrictions, comes out to a 1500 (1496) list instead of 1850.

    Codex: Space Wolves Space Sharks (1500)

    HQ: Chaos Lord, combi-melta, wolf claw, runic armor, bike, meltabombs, belt of russ (215)

    HQ: Wolf Guard battle leader, bike, frost blade, storm shield, saga of the beastslayer, meltabombs (175)
    Company champion in different role.

    Elite: Dreadnought, assault cannon/heavy flamer, drop pod (150)
    Would need to paint assault cannon arm to swap out.

    Elite: Wolf guard - 2xw/power fist, 1x with wolf claw&bike (attach to GH squads and Swiftclaws, respectively) (144)

    Troops: 8xGrey Hunters, meltagun, drop pod (160)

    Troops: 8xGrey Hunters, flamer, rhino (155)

    Fast Attack: 6xSwiftclaw Bikers, plasma gun, mm attack bike (205)

    Fast Attack: Land speeder mm/missile launcher (100)

    Fast Attack: 9xSkyclaws (jump packs), flamer, power fist (192)

    Heavy Support: Whirlwind, Dozer blade (90)

    Total: 1496pts



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