An Epic Endeavour - Part 2

Work continues on the 6mm front; I've assembled and painted nearly 2000 points of Sisters of Battle (Adeptus Ministorum if you want to get fancy). I say nearly because I've yet to purchase some Whirlwinds to stand in for Exorcist tanks. I've yet to learn the game yet, so it's likely I'd jump in at 1500 points to start with anyway. Here's the 2000 list, assembled from the Epic Hive - Adeptus Ministorum army list:

(Almost) 2000 Points

Adepta Sororitas Detachments:

Battle Sisters - Onslaught Miniatures

Mission - 8 Sisters of Battle Units
    - Rhinos (4)
    - Exorcists (2)
    - Palatine 
  

Rhinos - Games Workshop (eBay)

  Mission - 8 Sisters of Battle Units     

    - Rhinos (4)
    - Exorcists (2) 

Repentia - Onslaught Miniatures

 Repentance - 6 Repentia Units 

Seraphim - Onslaught Miniatures

Choir - 6 Seraphim Units
 Choir - 6 Seraphim Units 

Ecclesiastic Detachments:

Fraternis Milita (Imperial Guard) - Defeat in Detail

Militia - 12 Fraternis Militia Units 

Sentinel Squadron - Defeat in Detail

Scout - 4 Militia Sentinel Units 

Imperial Navy Allies:

Avenger Strike Fighters - Defeat in Detail

Avengers - 2 Avenger Strike Fighter Unit

Assembling an army for Epic is a lot like assembling a classic car or other antique contraption; you either have to trawl the second-hand market or find someone who makes compatible components. This translates to spending an inordinate quantity of time browsing eBay (in the hope that those Space Marine Whirlwind tanks will show up, both fairly priced and in reasonable condition) or searching for unofficial 'counts as' proxies from among the manufacturers of 6mm miniatures (sources of which I've used can be found in the picture captions).

Frankly there is nothing 'official' when it comes to playing Epic anymore, either with respect to rules or miniatures, barring the 8mm Adeptus Titanicus reboot from Forge World on the horizon. Intrepid Epic players such as myself must decide from amongst the plethora of variations of the rules which one to play. Do you play Adeptus Titanicus (1st edition, 1988), Space Marine (2nd edition, 1989), Epic 40,000 (3rd edition, 1997) or Epic Armageddon (4th edition, 2003)?*

Thankfully the chaps over at http://www.net-armageddon.org/ have provided the answer: NetEpic Armageddon (NetEA). NetEA is a fan-made update to the Epic Armageddon rules, play tested to tournament worthy levels with all sorts of lovely army lists. Regular updates are still occurring and, best of all, all the documentation is absolutely free.

So what's next on the Epic front? One of two things: Richard gets an army built and painted first, or I get a second army built and painted first. Either way the idea is to eventually play a game of NetEA and ideally produce a battle report.

My choice for a second army? A horde of Lost and The Damned sounds fun.

*Richard is quite capable of breaking out into extended oratory regarding the merits, faults and history of each edition. The phrase 'When I we're a lad...' often precedes these lectures.