2015 NoVA Open Charity Auction

Hey Guys,
Please support The NoVa Open Charity Auction if you can spare a buck or two. It features the work of many fantastic painters like Celso Méndez J, Dave Taylor, Justin McCoy and John Stiening. It is also your chance to win a model painted by me, so now is your chance Dad!

Tickets can be found here: http://novaopenfoundation.org/?tcp_product_category=raffle

Blog posts featuring each of the units in the armies can be found here:
http://novacf.blogspot.com

Pre Heresy Alpha Legion Mor Deythan Strike Squad

I purchased Horus Heresy Book III at Adepticon last April and quickly discovered how much fun I could have with the Coils of the Hydra Rite of War and my Alpha Legion army. When I went on to read about the Raven Guard Mor Deythan Strike Squad, I knew what my first "coiled" unit would be. They have tons of options, are reasonably cost effective (even though they aren't cheap) and are totally themey with my Alpha goons. While the Alpha Legion is known to have infiltrated every other Legion, they were supposedly all up in the Raven Guard's grill in particular. Stealthy, infitrating dudes with BS5 also just scream Alpha Legion. I could even used them to represent the mysterious Stealth Squad spoken of in the Legion novel. The next morning, I went back down to the Forgeworld booth and handed another big pile of cash over to Paul Rudge and picked up ten Recon Marines to use as the starting point for these guys.

I gave the all mk. VI "beakie" helmets as a nod/middle finger to the Raven Guard and also puttied up some of the legs to be mk. VI style. I magnetized the weapons and have everything I need to do just about every weapon configuration possible. All those tiny magnets were a pain in the ass, but it will allow me to have some fun in games. Some combos I want to try out are:

Super Snipers: 3 Missile Launchers and 7 Sniper Rifles
Buttload of Plasma: 3 Plasma Guns and 7 Combi-Plasma Guns
Wait, Those Flamers are Rending this Turn!?: 3 Flamers, 3 Combi Flamers, 4 Shotguns

Pre Heresy Alpha Legion Librarian and Moritat

Here are two more HQ choices for my army. These bring me up to about 4,000 points!

Pre Heresy Alpha Legion Forge Lord

I made this guy out of the Iron Hands Forge Father, bleeding fingers and broken guitar strings. He is kitted out with A Sero Arm, Chainfist, Combi-Melta, Rad Grenades, Cyber Familiar and Cataphracci Terminator armor. That gives him a 2+ save, 3+ inv. Save, 4 S8 Ap2 attacks and he reduces his opponents Tougness by one in close combat! He will make an excellent Dreadnought and Automata hunter!

Pre Heresy Alpha Legion Rapiers with Heavy Bolters

You don't see many Heavy Bolter Rapiers getting used but I think they look cool and will be handy for killing Dave Taylor's Thallax. They are Hardly an über-unit but I think they are pound for pound better than a tactical marine, aside from not being able to secure objectives. They are a MUCH better buy than Heavy Support Squads with Heavy Bolters, that is for sure.

Thunderfire Cannons Finished!

Here are my completed models for the NoVa Open Defense of Macragge Charity Auction.

Please check out the raffle and buy some tickets. All proceeds will go to Doctors without Borders.

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NoVa Open Defense of Macragge Charity Auction

I've been working on a pair of Thunderfire Cannons for the upcoming NoVa Open Charity Auction. The guns are almost complete. Techmarines are base-coated. Here is a quick progress shot from the workbench. More photos to come soon!
 

They have a number of awesome armies up for auction plus other goodies. Please check it out and buy some tickets. All proceeds will go to Doctors without Borders.

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BLOG:  novacf.blogspot.com