Painted a little more on the bunkers

As promised...some more pics of the wooden box bunkers.

Got the Sandbags on all of them, and the "concrete" part painted.

Here is one with a typical 95th Veteran squad.


Did I mention the top comes off? Glued 4 wooden dowels into the corners. Figure when the bunker is destroyed, I can take out the lower portion and just leave the top as ruins.


And they are big enough to fit a good sized squad.


You can take 6 bunkers if you take the "Bunker" card in Apoc...so I made 6.


There are firing slits on the sides and the whole length of the back (front?) of the bunkers. Next up is to paint the doors and those vision slits a metallic color, and patch up the sandbags that I dropped getting ready to take this shot. :)

That's all for now.

Planetstrike and Apoc terrain...on the cheap

So looking at the core of my guard force, veterans with their old 5+ armor save I thought about building them some terrain.

In both Apoc and Planetstrike there is the ability to have Bunkers and or bastions.

I really like the idea of putting my guys in an armor 14 fire base. The downside is ability to give orders takes a hit as you can't order guys set up in buildings...unless you are in the building. Anyway here are some of the buildings I'm working on...(Ignore the Space Marines, these are older pics I'm just getting to post now.)

First a building...


Next up...a Bastion. Used a "Mega-Jug" from KFC as the tower. A tile, 4 cardboard tubes, and 4 1" cubes to the top. Door way is made from some broken keychain flashlights.


But having played a game with just one bastion...I decided to make a few more.


Finally, a bunker. First I found this wooden box at Micheals for $3.00.


Remove the latches, add some wooden coffee stirrers, and blocks.


I'll round out the top by adding sandbags made from super scuplty.

the new Fortifications...


More images to come...I got the sand bags done for the bunkers and painted them up this weekend.

Ard Boyz list...maybe

So I've been giving some thought to running my guard in Ard Boys rather than my Eldar. With my Eldar, I know how they play, their strengths and weaknesses. I haven't played the guard that much. Mostly in Apoc games, where the Baneblade does most of the damage.

The 95th is a themed army, with priority given to having BS4, sniper rifles and lascannons. Not the best build for Ard Boys, where cheese is on the table. But it would be fun and a challenge. Our FLGS usually has a poor showing for Ard Boys...maybe 8 people, so if the dice are with me...

I missed last years Ard Boyz with family stuff. I brought my Eldar two years back and built an Anti-Marine force. There were 8 players that year, 3 marine, 1 chaos marine, 2 Ork, and a dark eldar. Course I get Ork, DE, and Ork for my draws. Finished in 4th, losing the 1st game and winning the next two. anyway back to the 95th...

I had been using just a generic commander for Sharpe, but looking closer I think Straken fits him well. Tough to kill, a beast with a sword, and always charging into combat with riflemen.

For 65 points how can you go wrong with Marbo? I added him or let me say her. I'll be using an old Escher figure and calling her Miss Teresa. Spanish resistance leader who was nicknamed "The Needle" who harassed the French behind enemy lines.

You have already seen my Harker / Harper comments from 9 months ago...I got to check in more often, sorry folks.

I added Pask (Hornblower) to one of the Russes. The added BS fits the army theme. For guard heavy support I only own 3 basic LRBT and one Exterminator...which one would you leave home?

any way I'm rambling...here is the list...

2500 Pts - 5th Edition Roster - Mordian 95th Rifles, Ard Boyz

HQ: Company Command Squad @ 255 pts (Flak Armour; Close Combat Weapon x2; Lasgun x1; Sniper Rifle x1; Heavy Weapons Team; Colonel 'Iron Hand' Straken; Master of Ordnance; Chimera)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1; Lascannon)
1 Colonel 'Iron Hand' Straken (Flak Armour; Refractor Field; Close Combat Weapon; Plasma Pistol; Shotgun; Cold Steel and Courage; Gung-ho; Man of Adamantium; Senior Officer)
1 Master of Ordnance (Flak Armour; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol; Artillery Bombardment)
1 Chimera (Heavy Bolter; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser)

HQ: Company Command Squad @ 95 pts (Flak Armour; Close Combat Weapon x2; Lasgun x2; Regimental Standard; Heavy Weapons Team)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1; Lascannon)
1 Company Commander (Flak Armour; Refractor Field; Close Combat Weapon; Plasma Pistol; Senior Officer)

Elite: Guardsman Marbo (1#, 65 pts)
1 Guardsman Marbo @ 65 pts (Demolition Charge; Envenomed Blade; Flak Armour; Melta Bombs; Ripper Pistol; Fearless; Fleet; Hit & Run; Move Through Cover; Stealth)

Elite: Storm Trooper Squad (10#, 215 pts)
9 Storm Trooper Squad @ 215 pts (Carapace Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Hot-shot Lasgun x7; Hot-shot Laspistol x9; Plasmagun x2; Special Operations)
1 Storm Trooper Sergeant (Carapace Armour; Close Combat Weapon; Krak Grenades; Plasma Pistol; Power Weapon)

Elite: Ogryn Squad (6#, 265 pts)
4 Ogryn Squad @ 265 pts (Flak Armour; Ripper Gun; Chimera; Furious Charge; Stubborn)
1 Ogryn Bone 'ead (Flak Armour; Ripper Gun; Furious Charge; Stubborn)
1 Chimera (Heavy Bolter; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser)

Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 105 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 105 pts (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Lasgun x4; Sniper Rifle x3; Veteran Weapons Team)
1 Veteran Weapons Team (Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1; Krak Grenades; Lascannon)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)

Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 105 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 105 pts (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Lasgun x4; Sniper Rifle x3; Veteran Weapons Team)
1 Veteran Weapons Team (Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1; Krak Grenades; Lascannon)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)

Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 105 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 105 pts (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Lasgun x4; Sniper Rifle x3; Veteran Weapons Team)
1 Veteran Weapons Team (Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1; Krak Grenades; Lascannon)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)

Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 125 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 125 pts (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Lasgun x4; Demolition Charge; Melta Bombs; Grenade Launcher x3; Veteran Weapons Team; Demolitions)
1 Veteran Weapons Team (Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1; Melta Bombs; Krak Grenades; Heavy Bolter)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon; Melta Bombs)

Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 170 pts)
9 Veteran Squad @ 170 pts (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Demolition Charge; Melta Bombs; Grenade Launcher x3; Gunnery Sergeant Harker; Demolitions)
1 Gunnery Sergeant Harker ('Payback' (Heavy Bolter); Close Combat Weapon; Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Melta Bombs; Catachan Devils; Feel No Pain; Relentless)

Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 245 pts)
9 Veteran Squad @ 245 pts (Flak Armour; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Demolition Charge; Melta Bombs; Meltagun x3; Sergeant Bastonne; Chimera; Demolitions)
1 Sergeant Bastonne (Carapace Armour; Hot-shot Laspistol; Krak Grenades; Power Sword; Melta Bombs; It's Up to Us, Lads; Never Give Up, Never Surrender!)
1 Chimera (Heavy Bolter; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser)

Fast Attack: Valkyrie Assault Carrier Squadron (1#, 145 pts)
1 Valkyrie (Extra Armor; Searchlight; Lascannon; Multiple Rocket Pods x2)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 235 pts)
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Battle Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2; Knight Commander Pask)
1 Knight Commander Pask

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 185 pts)
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Battle Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 185 pts)
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Battle Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2)

Validation Report:
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules

Total Roster Cost: 2500

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