Epic 30k Iron Warriors - 3000 Points

A short update on my Epic 30k Iron Warriors. After the addition of a couple more detachments, my Iron warriors are now at a healthy 3000 points; enough for an average sized game. A whole three quarters of the additional 1000 points belong to a squadron of Fellblade super heavy tanks.

Legion Fellblade Squadron - Vanguard Miniatures (Novan Elites Challenger Super Heavy Tanks)

The Iron Warriors (as part of their legion army list) have access to squadrons of three Fellblades, as opposed to the usual single tank choice, at a slight discount compared to paying for three individual tanks. I figured it made sense to try and use the Iron Warriors army list's unique options, so here I am dumping lots of points into three giant tanks. The models are Vanguard miniatures Novan Elites Challenger tanks, which work excellently as Fellblades.

Legion Tactical Detachment

The remaining points were just enough to add a single Legion Tactical Detachment. Whilst not particularly exciting, this detachment will provide some generic infantry to bulk out the force and fulfil some roles the other units are not suited to (like garrison duty).

With the army now standing at 3000 points,  I look forward to getting in some more substantial games. I would like to try and produce a battle report in the near future - the system is very enjoyable and provides a good spectacle on the tabletop.

So what to add to the army next?

I think we need a Titan...

Salute 2017

Another year, another Salute. I must be getting old, it doesn't seem so long ago that I was at last year's one! I must in all honesty say that this year's event wasn't as exciting as last year's; nothing in particular stood out and caught my attention this time; a number of the displays and demos seemed to have repeated from 2016. 

Mark looking decidedly happy.

There we're a number of new games and companies I hadn't seen before, but none of these managed to drum up enough enthusiasm in me to spend my money - I only parted ways with £30 this year for a copy of the Sharp Practice rulebook (way less than usual, something my bank account is happy about at least).

Still, it was a good day out. I took my camera with me and got shots of the displays that caught my eye, which you can see below.

Nick the Tsar II - Ad Hoc Gaming Group

Doctor Who Time Vortex - Warlord Games

Batman Miniatures Game

 

Sharp Practice - Too Fat Lardies

 

 

 

 

 Frostgrave - Chesterfield Open Gaming Sociey

 

 

Darklands - Mierce Miniatures

 

 

Infinity: Operation Free Nippon - Red Knight Wargames

 

Fabled Realms - 4Ground Limited

 

 

 

 

 

Warpath - Mantic Games (4Ground)

 

 

 

Frostgrave - Osprey Games (4Ground)

 

 

 

Battle for Neustadt - 6mm Cold War

 

The Drowned Earth

 

Sword Beach, 1944 - Herts Volunteers

 

 

Witch Racing - Rapier Miniatures

Shiro O Kogeki (Attack the Castle) - Oshiro Model Terrain

 

Thanks once again for all the clubs and companies for putting on display games, your hard work is appreciated!

IVth Legion - Epic 30K Iron Warriors

In my continuing quest to assemble armies for games I have yet to actually play, we find ourselves looking at the fan produced spin off to Epic 40K, the appropriately named Epic 30K. Set during the events of the Horus Heresy (some 10,000 years before the 41st millennium) Epic 30K depicts the battles between loyalist and traitor space marine legions in glorious 6mm scale.

The Horus Heresy Supplement produced by the people over at epicAU.com details army lists for the Legion Astartes, alongside lists for Imperial Militia, Adeptus Mechanicus and of course, Titan Legions for use with the NetEpic Armageddon rules set. Special rules for each of the twenty space marine legions are outlined allowing players to build a force themed to a specific legion, and a system of allies allows the mixing of different army lists.

I have put together an initial 2000 points of Iron Warriors. Using a mix of third party and first party miniatures it is possible to put together an adequate looking force without too much effort. I have used miniatures from Games Workshop's 1989 6mm 'Space Marine' range (which are older than I am) alongside newer sculpts from Vanguard miniature's Defeat in Detail range that adequately resemble units specific to the 30K period that were never produced officially.

Epic 30k Iron Warriors 2000 Points (1985)

Line Detachments:

Legion Terminator detachment (4 units) - 300

  - Lieutenant Commander - 50

  - Land Raider Proteus (4) - 300

Legion Terminator detachment (4 units) - 300

  - Land Raider Proteus (4) - 300

Support Detachments:

Legion Contemptor Dreadnought Talon (6) - 360

Legion Sicaran Battle Squadron (5) - 375

My opponent to be is currently in the process of assembling a rival 2000 point loyalist army. Once he's ready I will be sure to present a battle report here on the blog covering one of our initial games.  

We will of course need some appropriate 6mm scale terrain, something that I am looking forward to researching and assembling. Varied terrain will really help to push the spectacle of the scale, and luckily due to its small scale shouldn't hurt the bank too much.

Looking forward to expanding the list to 3000 points, I am almost certainly adding a Reaver Titan alongside a couple more infantry units. Titans are the showpieces of Epic, the opportunity to duel these vast war machines is too good to miss.

I shall leave you with a gallery of some individual units and their sources.

Legion Terminators - Vanguard Miniatures (Novan Elites Heavy Siege Armour)

Legion Sicaran Battle Squadron

Legion Contemptor Dreadnought Talon - Vanguard Miniatures (Novan Elites Gladiator)

Sicaran Venator - Vanguard Miniatures (Novan Elites Sniper Tank Hunter)

Sicaran Battle Tank - Vanguard Miniatures (Novan Elites Guardian Main Battle Tank)

Land Raider Proteus - Games Workshop