@Cav- Thanks bud, really does mean a lot coming from you! I really enjoyed the podcast, agreed with a lot of the points that you guys made about the Ynarri. Just gutted that I am working on Sunday otherwise I'd be all over the Google Hangout!
@Looshkin- Cheers Loosh! To be honest I work shift work and have a tendency of really sitting down and spending hours painting at one time. I've just done a set of Night shifts (7 Night on, 7 Days off) so I managed to get a bit done during the week of nights and have been able to get loads done over the last couple of days! I've probably spent a good 12 hours a day building and painting over the last 3 days.
I will try and get a better picture on a lighter background at some point but sadly I am limited to a black sheet that I use as a photography background at the moment.
@Ynnead- Yeah it definitely looks like a cross between a Stealth Fighter and an A-10 Warhog! (With the nose mounted cannons)
Thanks for the comments on the photos, with me being limited to the dark Background I thought I better make the most of it!
@Alienscar- Haha it's easily missed! The only conversion on those Stormtalons is a missile launcher from the Landspeeders on the nose instead of the Lascannons/Avenger and Assault Cannons placed where the Lights would normally be. Otherwise I'd just filed off the Dark Angels markings on it.
Yeah sadly the Techmarine is a Finecast one and does suffer from bendy weapon syndrome!
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So I got in my game tonight, I'm not going to provide a battle report though as I really had to concentrate during the game due to my opponent pulling some shenanigans with his psychic powers (Sorcerors mysteriously gaining powers and gifts halfway through the battle and Warp charge dice suddenly falling back into the pool....).
I got a couple of pictures though and I'll give a little write up.
He used:
Ahriman's exiles- Ahriman and 3 Exalted Sorcerors all on Disks
War Cabal- 5 Terminators with Exalted Sorceror (Though claimed benefits from the exiles formation)
10 Rubrics in a Rhino
2 Predators
I used my list printed above.
The mission was Deadlock and I won the first turn.
My Skyhammer deep struck in and between the Multi Meltas and Assault Marines destroyed both predators. The Grav hit the Sorcerors on discs and killed one and did two wounds to Ahriman (he rolled a lot of invulnerable saves!)
Sicaran wrecked the Rhino and the the Storm Talons coming in on the following turn shredded the Rubrics that came out of it.
For the next 4 Turns I tried to take down the Terminators and Ahrimans unit but in the process of dealing with the Skyhammer he managed to heal almost all of the wounds that I did (With Life Leech) and shrugged off most of my firepower with 3+ Invulnerables and Feel No Pains. (I have some concerns over his rolling for powers as he had basically everything he needed, he did the rolling for them away from my vision)
Eventually thanks to the Culexus assassin and massed firepower I managed to kill off the Terminators but Ahriman and his two remaining Sorcerors shrugged off near enough everything thrown at them.
He conceded at the end of Turn 5 as I was 11 points to 7 up on the Maelstrom and still had all three Flyers, My Sicaran, Techmarine, Warlord, 1 Tactical Squad and 3 Drop Pods alive and spread out round the board. He only had Ahriman's unit and a single spawn.
It was a fairly close game but it was very frustrating as the units were shrugging off a huge amount of firepower.
I am going to try and arrange another game soon against a different opponent but using the same list as the Fireraptor and Sicaran didn't really do much in the way of damage, I'd like to get a proper look at them again.
I enjoyed the game but definitely had to be on my toes and to be honest for such a small model count army with the right powers the Thousand Sons are so resilient.
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....... Next time I need strength D!