Titan Knights so what else?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ben Jackson

I hope you will forgive the title of this post (and the picture) Don’t get me wrong if there are Titan Knights coming in March 2014, it’s a big deal. Given “the rat” says they are on the way, I’m inclined to believe they are. I also think Games Workshop are mad not to have release these about 4 years ago. Given they can be used in Imperial and Chaos armies, and as allies and in Apocalypse. If they look as good as the Eldar Wraith Knight, they are going to sell like hot coffee. If they look anything like The Lord of Skulls they will sell like Dreadfleet.
But back to the title so what else is going to be released in March? Am I the only person who thinks one plastic Knight kit even if it is going to cost as much as the other super heavies is a bit thin for a release window? In the Apocalypse release window we had 2 super heavy kits, 4 Space Marine Captains and a table’s worth of fortifications. I can’t help but wonder what else they have in store for us this time. Could there be another uber hyper heavy on the way? If so what army is it for? The only armies that don’t have a really big plastic kit are, Space Marines (but they can use the Knight) Sisters of Battle or what ever their name is (ditto), Tau (rip tide is not far of this size), Tyranids (didn’t someone say a new big bug would be released?) and Dark Eldar (a Dark Knight could be cool). Of the above I would think the Tyranids stand the best chance, I’d love to see a small plastic Bio Titan or Norn Queen. However I think a separate Chaos knight kit which uses an alternative sprue to maximise for the Chaos components would maximise the return on GWs design investment and is therefore even more likely (darn it Chaos why do you sell so well).
If GW do put out some more terrain might we finally see battle fields not covered in Imperial eagles and skulls. I get a few visitors to Chaptermasters each month looking for Eldar terrain.

So is March the month of the Titan Knight or the month of Titan Knights? Given the tightening of GW leaks I guess it will be at least two more weeks before we find out.

Ben

Ben Komets’ Gold Deamon winning diorama

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ben Jackson

Gold – Slayer Sword Winner in from Poland Golden Deamon 2008

Full of cool factor and some skilled painting as well. Still looks great 5 years later

Phantom Titan Battle Part 3 and 4

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Ben Jackson

Fog of war has started to take stead now. These are scattered accounts from remembrances for this hard fought battle.
After the conflict had begun the combined forces of the Ultramarines and Tau tried to bring their fire power on the Eldar. However the Eldar proved evasive to taking heavy casualties. Interference from the Eldar delayed the arrival of air support. As a result lots of Ultramarines and Tau died, including most of the heavy support and the Ultramarines commanding Librarian, leaving the allied forces with no real hope of destroying the source of the Phantom shaped silhouette above the field of battle.

Ultramarines advance

The Dark Reapers Survey what their next target might be

The Tau stealth suits try to blend in with the Energy reactors

The Eldar Guardians feeling confident in the shadow of their Phantom.

The Ultramarines bail from their wrecked Rhino.

The Ultramarines Advance under the watchful eye of the Tau Commander

The Stealth suits continue to lie in wait ready to make their attack.

The dark reapers have certainly picked a good deployment.

The air support arrives for the tau and Ultramarine alliance

The Ultramarines are holding down the cover from the Phantom

The storm eagle swoops into support

The Reapers still holding out in the Fortification

The phantom still remains untouched

Another view of the aerial support arriving.

the battle still goes on

The Ultra marines retreat

The Rhino immobilises itself in the swamp.

The Tau Riptide and crisis suit deep strike into the Eldar deployment.

The wave serpent try s to counter the Crisis team.

The Barracuda swoops in.

The Phantom Titan battle part 2

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Ben Jackson

Just a few more pictures from the battle I had against a Phantom Titan and a few token Eldar. Phil Kelly came to admire the Titan and observed how we didn’t stand a chance of killing it. I totally agreed with him, but pointed out the battle was not a for gone conclusion.

Let’s watch the little blue men evaporate as they shoot at big holograms!

The phantom cannot be defeated Battle Report

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Ben Jackson

I recently played a game of apocalypse at warhammer world with a couple of friends. Knowing I would be facing a phantom Titan. I put together a force which comprised of units that could both hurt the Titan, but that didn’t have any one unit that poses a mayjor threat to it. So lots if tactical squads with melta and missile luncher, razor backs with las, 10 man devastator squads with las. Single turret predators, a storm eagle Sternguard with combi bolters and tigiuris. Ok the last three are probably big targets. I’d say the results were positive but I’ll save the outcome for a later post.

Forces deployed.