Army list version two...

A new list is born….

Company Command 190
4 plasma guns, officer of the fleet, chimera (H Flamer)

Infantry Platoon 435
Platoon Command + 4 flamers, Chimera (HF)
3 squads G Launcher, Las Cannons (1 x Commissar)
Heavy Weapons Squad (3 x Hvy Bolter)
Vet Squad (3 meltas, Chimera) 155
Vet Squad (3 meltas) (Vendetta riders) 100
Vendetta Gunship 130
Griffon Hvy Flamer 75
LR Executioner (Plasma Sponsons, Lascannon) 245
Leman Russ (lascannon) 165
TOTAL: 1495

And why these changes? First up, I don't have the models to provide the Special weapons squad (hence the Hvy Bolter squad). Second, I wanted at least one commissar in there (the infantry unit he's with may be joined to another one to make his abilities better). Third, I didn't like the idea of ratlings, they're a bit too daft (an I don't own any)...

Jobs to do:

Buy:

3 Chimeras, 1 Leman Russ, 1 plasma gun, 1 melta gun, 3 Hvy Wpns bases, Officer of the fleet, mortar firer, 6 plastic laspistols.

Build/base infantry.

Build 4 tanks

Convert 1 x plasma gunner, 2 x melta gunners, 6 officers to carry laspistols.

Paint it all..... Mwahahahahahah.....

I've written a list of jobs that I need to do week by week as we lead up to the show down. it's quite an ambitious plan and includes:
By 12th March: have all hormagaunts & termagaunts built and undercoated.
19th March: All gene steallers and trygon built and undercoated - start painting trygon
26th March: Finalise army list and ensure that everything is built and undercoated - continue painting trygon
2nd April: Trygon completed. Base colours on all gaunts
9th April: Base colours on all beasties.

Obvously I'm not sure of the date that we are going to play on, but I'm guessing I'm getting close to D day at htis point. Hopefully you will face a tyranid force with a nicely painted centre piece model and lots of table top standard models which I can trhen complete at a more liesurely pace (I may well be sick of the sight of the blighters by the time we start throwing any dice). Anyway, let me know your plan of action!

Departmento Munitorum

'The Departmento Munitorum is a department of the Administratum devoted to the general administration, supply and command of the Imperial Guard, however despite its neccesity it is often viewed by Imperial Guard as ineffective. The Munitorum has ultimate responsibility for the raising of new regiments, training of troops, provision of equipment and supplies, and transportation of troops and equipment to and from theatres of war. It is primarily a logistical organisation, like the Administratum, but while the Administratum deals with civilian logistics, the Munitorum deals with the logistics of war.' (Lexicanium)

With reports of the inbound Hivefleet mounting, the Departmento Munitorum is gearing up for war, finally relenting to Chenkov’s desperate calls for men and materiel… Requisition orders are drafted and ready:

The Wayland Forgeworld:

3 x Chimeras - £49.20

1 x Leman Russ Battle Tank - £24.60

The Forgeworld Forgeworld:

1 x Vendetta upgrade kit - £14.30

BitzBox Forgeworld:

4 x Catachan command laspistols - £1.20

2 x plasma guns - £2.00

2 x Cadian Command chainsword - £0.80

1 x Leman Russ lascannon - £1.50

Forgeworld Ebay:

More Valhallans… £??

Forgeworld GW Mail Order:

Imperial Guard Lord Commissar - £8.20

Imperial Guard Commissar with Powersword - £8.20

6 x 60mm round bases - £5.10

Wow, that's a lot of artillary that the nids are going to come up against. I will need to think of something clever to avoid having the poop shot out of my devouring swarm... Not setting up a room length apart will of course help.

I have been toying with buying some venomthropes. They're the ones that look a bit like an octopus and I quite like them. The only problem is that I am starting to want most things in my army now and need to stay a little more focussed.

Tonight I have glued together 4 little gaunts. Every little helps!

Mustering the Valhallans

In preparation for the inevitable shopping trip, here's a list of what I've got so far.

TROOPS:
Commander Chenkov
Platoon Leader
4 sergeants
29 lasgun dudes
3 meltagunners
3 grenade launchers
9 flamers
3 radio men
4 lascannons
3 hvy bolters
3 missile launchers

VEHICLES:
Griffon
Leman Russ Executioner

MISC:
1 tank driver
4 tank riders
5 spare radios
3 plastic plasma guns
1 plastic meltagun