Time is fickle bitch....

So, with only a few weeks until TSHFT, it's looking unlikely that I'll be able to finish my army in time. Now, I am going to give it the ol' college try, but that might be the problem right there: college. I've been a student for way too long and am looking to finally finish up my studies and get on with my life. Problem with that is that I've had a bitch of a quarter so far and things aren't looking to get any easier. This has put a huge strain on my time and resources to the point where I just don't have enough me to spread around. As many others have done before me, I've decided that hobbies will have to take one for the team this time around as I get the rest of my life all sorted.

Who would've guessed that school and life would get in the way of starting and finishing a new army for a game I haven't played in years? Everyone? Well, what if I told you I gave myself three whole months. Worse, you say? Bah.

In non rant related news, I think I've finalized the list I'll be taking to TSHFT. The changes are minor and were made mainly as I've found the Lone Wolf to be a difficult piece to place in a lot of my games while a Dakka pred is pretty self explanatory.

Space Wolves:

HQ:

Njal Stormcaller in termie armor

Elites:

Wolf Scoutsx5
-Meltagun

Iron Priest:
-Thunderwolf Mount, Wolf Tooth Necklace
-4xCyberwolves

Troops:

Grey Huntersx8
-Wolf Guard w/ Combi-melta and Power Fist
-Meltagun, MotW, Power Fist, Standard
-Drop Pod

Grey Huntersx10
-Wolf Guard w/ Combi-melta and Power Fist
-Meltagun, MotW, Power Fist, Standard
-Rhino

Grey Huntersx10
-Wolf Guard w/Bolter Power Fist
-Meltagun, MotW, Power Fist, Standard
-Rhino

Fast Attack:

Swiftclaw Bike Squadx7
-Wolf Guard w/ Bike, 2xWolf Claws
-Meltagun, Power Weapon
-Attack Bike w/ Multi-melta

Heavy Support:

Long Fangsx7
-Wolf Guard w/ Terminator Armor and Cyclone Missile Launcher
-5xMissile Launcher

Predator
-Side sponsoned Heavy Bolters

Total: 1850

And there you have it. CC are welcome.

Batreps

So, here are a few Batreps from just fucking around at my LGS. In video two against the Orks, I forgot to record turn three I believe. You'll just have to live without!

In other news, the tournament draws ever closer and my paint nights are looking fewer and fewer as midterms and my mother's constant business visits leaving me without a night to paint through! Well, I guess I'll just have to start using more of my down time painting alone at home in hopes of getting a usable force up and running.

Here are the vids:

Time Management

So, it's 6am on V-day and, while I told my girlfriend I'd get a good night's sleep last night for our plans today, I instead painted one of my SW squads. This seems to be a problem that I commonly have where the pleasures of the now dominate my time expenditures. My friends say I need a PA, but I think that maybe one of those shock collars they use on dogs would be better.

Anyway, the unit turned out to a decent table top which is fine by me. When I get more time I might come back and just play with them a little to tighten things up. Seems like that will be a common sentiment through out my entire SW army as I finish it up. Still, it feels good to be painting my own models again and producing work that I don't mind showing.

Where's Jean?

I promise to post more pictures in the future, but for now you'll have to deal with video as it's easier to post up. Changed my scheme to the Scott scheme and thoroughly enjoy it.

Where

FINISH IT!

So, I started painting the Legion tonight, but all did not go well. I do not like how the test model is turning out and might drastically alter the scheme before I'm through. I had forgotten how much I hate highlighting shoulder pads in an expedient manner.

Paint Night

So, out of my little group of gaming buddies, I am the only one who essentially lives alone and I'm also one of the frequent tournament players. What this means is that my place has become the place we go for quiet, but frantic painting before tournaments. Now, these paint nights have actually been rather fun when I've hosted them in the past so I decided with the new year that I'd make it a regular thing. Join us as I video tape some of these nights.

Note: In the future, I'll try to actually tape some of the "action" aka, when I actually show people how to paint instead of talking about Street Sharks. Today, unfortunately, you only get to listen to Street Sharks.

Footage of the army making

Here you go, footage of the actual army. Hope you like it!

The List

Since my last post covered my thoughts on a part of the list I'm currently building, I thought it might be pertinent to actually post said list. Feel free to post comments/criticism if you wish.

HQ:

Njal Stormcaller in Terminator Armor: 270

Elites:

Wolf Scoutsx5: 85
-Meltagun

Lone Wolf: 55
-Mark of the Wolfen
-2xFenrisian Wolves

Iron Priest: 165
-Thunderwolf Mount
-Wolf Tooth Necklace
-4xCyberwolves

Troops:

Grey Huntersx8: 238
-Wolf Guard w/ Combi-melta and Power Fist
-Meltagun, Power Fist, Wolf Standard, Mark of the Wolfen
-Drop Pod

Grey Huntersx10: 273
-Wolf Guard w/ Combi-melta and Power Fist
-Meltagun, Power Fist, Wolf Standard, Mark of the Wolfen
-Rhino w/ Dozer Blades

Grey Huntersx10: 273
-Wolf Guard w/ Combi-melta and Power Fist
-Meltagun, Power Fist, Wolf Standard, Mark of the Wolfen
-Rhino w/ Dozer Blades

Fast Attack:

Swiftclaw Bikersx7: 283
-Wolf Guard w/ Bike and 2xWolf Claws
-Power Fist, Meltagun
-Attack Bike w/ Multi-melta

Heavy Support:

Long Fangsx7: 203
-Wolf Guard w/ Terminator Armor and Cyclone Missile Launcher
-5xMissile Launcher

1840

Note: While looking at my list on my AB roster, I see that I included one more guy than I've been fielding in my Drop Pod squad (as Star Puppies' pods only hold 10 and Njal joins them). I swapped out 10 points to give my Swiftclaws a Power Fist, but can't think of a place for the last five points except for maybe a meltabomb somewhere. If I take off the Dozer Blades from the Rhinos and the Swiftclaw's Power Fist, I'm left with 25 pts which is enough for another biker. Decisions, Decisions.

The Codex Astartes calls this maneuver "Steel Rain"

Now that the introductions are out of the way, I can begin telling you about the wonderful world of creating a Space Wolves army in 5th ED. Alternatively, I could call this how I've learned that 5th ED is absolutely nothing like 3rd ED.

When I started playing, Rhino rushing was the order of the day. By chance, I bought Blood Angels as my first WH40k book (red robots looked cooler than blue ones) so I'm no stranger to the power that was metal boxes in 3rd. Now, this isn't going to turn into me wondering where the days of slamming a whole bunch of sardine cans filled with rape down my opponent's throat went. No, I played a little in 4th (in fact, I placed 4th in the last official Seattle GT with my Daemonhunters) and have fully realized the depths that Rhinos sunk to in that edition. Instead, let's talk about the magic of transports in 5th ED.

Cruising the internets for advice on how to run my Star Puppies, I've come across quite a few people telling me that I need to emphasize foot slogging or GTFO. These people, mainly followers of a fellow named Stelek I hear, postulate that "mech'ing" up with Space Wolves is a mistake because Space Marines do it better. Personally, I find this to be hog wash. After all, Wave Serpents and Devilfish make Rhinos/Drop Pods/Razorbacks look like steaming piles of mistake by comparison, but that doesn't stop the boys in blue from riding in them. Hell, even IG can get more from their Chimeras than the smurfs can on paper. Why does one army's boon make it another's bane?

Granted, I do think Stelek is correct in his assertion that Space Wolves should not try to OUT mech regular Space Marines. They simply have access to more (and better) transports than we do. That is fact, but it doesn't mean that I still don't want a few metal boxes screaming down the field to disgorge my hot load of grey death down some xenos throat.

Thoughts?

Preamble

So, here I am again trying to start a blog to help me both keep track of my Space Wolves army and simply to practice my writing on a more regular schedule.

To begin, my name is Kremmet and I am a student at the University of Washington (some might say a permanent student...). My first proper exposure to wargaming was back in 1995 with some historical WWII game that I no longer remember the name of, but it wasn't until '96 that I was introduced to WH40k. This was love at first sight as there was history, there were terrible xenos scum, and most of all there was the Imperial Guard.

Wait, IG? Yes, when I first started playing, I was in love with the IG models. I believe the Catachans had just come out or maybe they were just hot on the trail of when I started, but I loved those steroid using bastards. This was, however, a forelorn hope as my gaing group at the time consisted of my two friends who not only got me into the hobby, but played IG exclusively. This left me looking for a new force and, like many new players, lead me straight to the genetically enhanced super soldiers in the game. That's right, it lead me to the Space Marines.

Now, 14 years later, I have had my falling outs and reinvigorations with the game that started me on this collosal debt accrued through buying glorious amounts of plastic and pewter, but I'm back. Will I stay back? Who knows, but I can tell you that I have a Space Wolves army in the mix and that's the whole point of this blog here.