Post by Nick P on Dec 12, 2013 13:59:31 GMT -6
Hey all!
After a rousing conversation with Chris Standing over a few beers last friday, we got to talking about his full 13,000 points of Ultramarines and how much fun it is being able to keep adding to one giant army and use it to its fullest potential in Apocalypse games. His only sadness is that he doesn't really get to take it all out of the cabinet often, as people with that large of armies are few and far between.
Enter Nick's insane project for 2014.
With my Dark Eldar, Warrios of Chaos, and Lizardmen armies essentially finished (modelwise...not painting wise), and with nothing in their books that I don't either already have or really have an interest in fielding, I have decided to build up a 13,000 point hive fleet throughout the course of 2014, so that in December of next year Chris and I can have a full-fledged, Battle for Macgragge style 1-on-1 apocalypse battle of...well...apocalyptic proportions.
My tyranid boner is firm as ever, and with the new codex on the horizon and a host of new models and ways to play the army at hand, I plan to build up a steady list of units each month, painting as I go (the toughest part), documenting my progress with pictures, video feeds, battle reports, etc.
I plan on making a finalized list for each month of the year, with specific models and units that I will stick to building and painting, including several forge world models to use as milestones in the project. Right now, while I wait for the book to be released, I will just list the points values I aim to hit each month as a place holder.
January: 1850 points (my standard "general use" army list)
February: 1000 points
March: 1000 points
April: Forge World Barbed Heirodule - 700 points; Other models - 300 points; Total - 1000 points
May: 1000 points
June: 1000 points
July: 1000 points
August: Forge World Heirophant Titan - 1250 points
September: 1000 points
October: 1000 points
November: 1000 points
December: Forge World Barbed Heirodule - 700 points; Other models - 200 points; Total - 900 points
Total: 13,000 points
The galaxy hungers...and as the mortal races wage war amongst themselves, the tendrils of Hive Fleet Tempestus approach...
After a rousing conversation with Chris Standing over a few beers last friday, we got to talking about his full 13,000 points of Ultramarines and how much fun it is being able to keep adding to one giant army and use it to its fullest potential in Apocalypse games. His only sadness is that he doesn't really get to take it all out of the cabinet often, as people with that large of armies are few and far between.
Enter Nick's insane project for 2014.
With my Dark Eldar, Warrios of Chaos, and Lizardmen armies essentially finished (modelwise...not painting wise), and with nothing in their books that I don't either already have or really have an interest in fielding, I have decided to build up a 13,000 point hive fleet throughout the course of 2014, so that in December of next year Chris and I can have a full-fledged, Battle for Macgragge style 1-on-1 apocalypse battle of...well...apocalyptic proportions.
My tyranid boner is firm as ever, and with the new codex on the horizon and a host of new models and ways to play the army at hand, I plan to build up a steady list of units each month, painting as I go (the toughest part), documenting my progress with pictures, video feeds, battle reports, etc.
I plan on making a finalized list for each month of the year, with specific models and units that I will stick to building and painting, including several forge world models to use as milestones in the project. Right now, while I wait for the book to be released, I will just list the points values I aim to hit each month as a place holder.
January: 1850 points (my standard "general use" army list)
February: 1000 points
March: 1000 points
April: Forge World Barbed Heirodule - 700 points; Other models - 300 points; Total - 1000 points
May: 1000 points
June: 1000 points
July: 1000 points
August: Forge World Heirophant Titan - 1250 points
September: 1000 points
October: 1000 points
November: 1000 points
December: Forge World Barbed Heirodule - 700 points; Other models - 200 points; Total - 900 points
Total: 13,000 points
The galaxy hungers...and as the mortal races wage war amongst themselves, the tendrils of Hive Fleet Tempestus approach...
