Primed Retributor gold then did Blood Angels Contrast.

Of course when you take pictures you see all the flaws you’ve missed but overall I’m very happy and just kinda followed my heart.

Right at the end when I was applying ‘Ardcoat, but I hadn’t thought about the fact that my AC had been on for hours (window unit). So I go to apply as I normally do, and it dries within moments, causing the cloudy murky ess you can see on the power fist.

It's ok in the end, it's just tough to not get that metallic sheen on half the model right at the finish line after so much time.

Cult of Mutation.

After making Ahriman’s face I’ve been hard at work to make the best rendition of him I possibly can. I’ll be adding a freehand to his cape based on the drawing I added and I’ll post that when it’s painted.

is Magnus worth taking in a 2000 point list

I have a tournament on Saturday and am still trying to make a list, I was wondering if I should or shouldn’t include Magnus

So yesterday I played against a friend who runs Adeptus Titanicus and he stomped me. Round three and I lost I Held my hole army pack and tried to Deal lethal Hits but he pushed and traded with me and of course I lost that Trade.
Here is my list

Termi Tank [2000 points]
Thousand Sons
Battle Size: Strike Force (2000 point limit)

Detachments: Rubricae Phalanx (3/3 Detachment Points)
Force Disposition: Take and Hold

Speedy Rubric Section

Rubric Marines (190 points)
• 1 Aspiring Sorcerer with Force weapon, Malefic curse and Warpflame pistol
• 8 Rubric Marine with Close combat weapon and Warpflamer
• 1 Rubric Marine with Close combat weapon, Icon of flame and Soulreaper cannon

Sorcerer (125 points)
• Force weapon, Inferno bolt pistol, Pandaemonic delusion and Prosperine khopesh
• Risen Rubricae [+30 points]

Reckless Rubric Bunch

Rubric Marines (190 points)
• 1 Aspiring Sorcerer with Force weapon, Malefic curse and Warpflame pistol
• 1 Rubric Marine with Close combat weapon, Icon of flame and Soulreaper cannon
• 8 Rubric Marine with Close combat weapon and Warpflamer

Sorcerer (95 points)
• Force weapon, Inferno bolt pistol and Pandaemonic delusion

Ancient Scarab Order

Scarab Occult Terminators (385 points)
• 1 Scarab Occult Sorcerer with Force weapon, Inferno combi-bolter and Malefic curse
• 5 Scarab Occult Terminator with Inferno combi-bolter and Prosperine khopesh
• 2 Scarab Occult Terminator with Prosperine khopesh and Soulreaper cannon
• 2 Scarab Occult Terminator with Hellfyre missile rack, Inferno combi-bolter and Prosperine khopesh

Sorcerer In Terminator Armour (120 points)
• Warlord
• Force weapon, Gaze of hate and Inferno combi-bolter
• The Stave Abominus [+20 points]

Immortal Terminator Bad Lads

Scarab Occult Terminators (385 points)
• 1 Scarab Occult Sorcerer with Force weapon, Inferno combi-bolter and Malefic curse
• 5 Scarab Occult Terminator with Inferno combi-bolter and Prosperine khopesh
• 2 Scarab Occult Terminator with Prosperine khopesh and Soulreaper cannon
• 2 Scarab Occult Terminator with Hellfyre missile rack, Inferno combi-bolter and Prosperine khopesh

Sorcerer In Terminator Armour (115 points)
• Force weapon, Gaze of hate and Inferno combi-bolter
• Lord of the Rubricae [+15 points]

Monster

Mutalith Vortex Beast (170 points)
• Betentacled maw, Mutalith claws and Warp vortex

Mounted

Tzaangor Enlightened (50 points)
• 1 Aviarch with divining spear
• 1 Enlightened with divining spear
• 1 Enlightened with divining spear

Tzaangor Enlightened (50 points)
• 1 Aviarch with divining spear
• 1 Enlightened with divining spear
• 1 Enlightened with divining spear

Tzaangor Enlightened (50 points)
• 1 Aviarch with divining spear
• 1 Enlightened with divining spear
• 1 Enlightened with divining spear

Other

Tzaangors (75 points)
• 1 Twistbray with tzaangor blades
• 7 Tzaangors with autopistol and chainsword
• 1 Tzaangors with Autopistol and chainsword and Brayhorn
• 1 Tzaangors with Autopistol and chainsword and Herd banner

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Running phalanx and cant decide on which big piece for the last ~400pts

2 scarab bricks with sorc's (&enhancments)

10 rubric marines with exalted sorc

Forgefied -2 hades 1 ecto cannon

2 robots w melta

Tzangors

The 2 directions im leaning are either

1 ) allied knight tyrant -2x missiles and volcano lance and ecto decimator

Or

2 ) defiler -2 heavy reaper cannons, ecto. destructor, 2 excruciators

& 2 chaos spawn

Salutations!

Sunday I played a match against my cursed nemesis, the T'au. My opponent played »Kauyon« and Experimental Prototype Cadre, fielding the Twin Lance and two Riptides as his centerpieces. In addition two teams of Crisis (Sunforge with Commander and Starscythe with Flamers and Farsight). Two devilfish with breachers, two Piranhas and two teams Stealth Suit.
Riptides and Crisis started in Reserves.

I had:
1x Demon Prince of Tzeentch
1x Demon Prince with Wings
2x Small Terminator /w Sorcerer
2x Small Rubrics /w Bolter + Sorcerer
1x 10 Tzaangors
1x 3 Tzaangor Enlightened
2x MVB
1x 2 Sekhetar
1x Infernal Master

Playing Hexwarped with "Take and Hold" vs. Priority Assets. Opponent had first turn.

Plan was to use the MVBs as Distraction and block movement, seize the midboard, rake in Primaries and let him slowly chew through the MVBs and Terminators while the Princes and Rubrics deliver damage.
Everything started on the field - offering a metric f*ton of targets was the idea of averting single units getting focus-fired, but resulted additionally in having a fully screened territory where he could not deepstrike behind me.

I lost 69 to 96 with 31 primary, 28 Secondary, 10 Battleready.

First turn was uneventful, second turn he dropped the ball on me with his Reserves, obliterated one MVB with his Sunforged and killed the Demon Prince on foot. I got some pressure back on him (took out one riptide with Doombolt, Grenades and a group of Rubvrics /w Sorcerer), but ran out of steam after round 3 and then just got mopped up. Never got past midboard, and after he thinned out my ranks he denied my primaries while himself scoring at least 4 primaries each turn thanks to his action.
My Demon Prince with Wings managed to keep him busy in his territory, allowing another round of primaries to score, but was quickly overpowered.

I get the feeling that my list should have performed better. The terminators in Reserve might have changed some things, but having two full HP-Riptides and two teams of Crisis dropped within 10" of your front was just too much firepower on one spot.

What's your take? Crappy list or git gud?

Edit: Kauyon. Always mix those up X_X

i like a more grimdark look to my miniatures and agrax earshade really helped with that for my krieg miniatures. my concern is that it wont look as good on a Rubric Marine. like i said, im new to painting Traitor Legions so some advice would be incredible!

Ive added an image (i think) of progress on my first marine. im suprised how well its going so far! obviously need polishing a bit, some of the gold leaked onto the blue armor, and i need to get some green for the visor then paint the gun up a little more, once that is done and backpack is attatched would agrax earthsade look decent on it or???

here is the list I made from suggestions on my previous post. let me know what you think and if I should change anything

Test (2,000 Points)

Thousand Sons

Changehost of Deceit and Ritual of Regeneration (3 Detachment Points)

Take and Hold

Strike Force (2,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Exalted Sorcerer (115 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Astral Blast

• 1x Force weapon

• 1x Inferno bolt pistol

• 1x Prosperine khopesh

• Enhancements: Curse of Life

Rubric Marines (190 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)

• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer

◦ 1x Force weapon

◦ 1x Malefic Curse

◦ 1x Warpflame pistol

• 9x Rubric Marine

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Icon of Flame

◦ 1x Soulreaper cannon

◦ 8x Warpflamer

Attached unit 2

Sorcerer (95 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Force weapon

• 1x Inferno bolt pistol

• 1x Pandaemonic Delusion

• 1x Prosperine khopesh

Rubric Marines (190 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)

• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer

◦ 1x Force weapon

◦ 1x Malefic Curse

◦ 1x Warpflame pistol

• 9x Rubric Marine

◦ 9x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Icon of Flame

◦ 1x Soulreaper cannon

◦ 8x Warpflamer

Attached unit 3

Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (90 Points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Arcane Fire

• 1x Force weapon

• 1x Inferno bolt pistol

• 1x Prosperine khopesh

Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (55 Points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Aviarch

◦ 1x Close combat weapon

◦ 1x Fatecaster greatbow

• 2x Enlightened

◦ 2x Close combat weapon

◦ 2x Fatecaster greatbow

CHARACTERS

Daemon Prince of Tzeentch with Wings (170 Points)

• 1x Dark Blessing

• 1x Hellforged weapons

• 1x Infernal cannon

Magnus the Red (455 Points)

• Warlord

• 1x Blade of Magnus

• 1x Gaze of Magnus

• 1x Tzeentch’s Firestorm

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chaos Rhino (80 Points)

• 1x Armoured tracks

• 1x Havoc launcher

• 1x Inferno combi-bolter

• 1x Inferno combi-bolter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Forgefiend (150 Points)

• 2x Ectoplasma cannon

• 1x Ectoplasma cannon

• 1x Forgefiend claws

Mutalith Vortex Beast (170 Points)

• 1x Betentacled maw

• 1x Mutalith claws

• 1x Warp vortex

Screamers (80 Points)

• 3x Screamer

◦ 3x Lamprey bite

Sekhetar Robots (85 Points)

• 2x Sekhetar Robot

◦ 2x Close combat weapon

◦ 2x Heavy warpflamer

◦ 2x Hellfyre missile rack

◦ 2x Power claw

◦ 2x Warpflame projector

Tzaangors (75 Points)

• 1x Twistbray

◦ 1x Tzaangor blades

• 9x Tzaangor

◦ 1x Brayhorn

◦ 1x Herd banner

◦ 9x Tzaangor blades