1st Step in Starting a New Army: Getting the Models
The first thing for a new army is buying the models. I got all my new Necrons over Black Friday
weekend because of all the sales online.
Some people prefer to buy the models as they go other people like me buy everything at once.
However before you start your new army you have to choose
what army you want to do. One of the
best ways to figure out what army to choose is to read the army books for the
armies you are thinking about doing so you can get to know all about the different
armies. I was debating between a couple
of different armies but I ended up choosing Necrons. I choose Necrons for a couple of
reasons. The first is I want build and
paint most of my army during winter break and Necrons are one of the fastest armies to
do. The second is they a recent codex so
they will not be getting an overhaul any time.
The third reason is I think Necrons are cool and are different then my
last 2 armies which were Space Marines and Space Wolves. The last reason is Necrons are a competitive
army and I really enjoy playing in tournaments.
The most important thing however when choosing an army is to make sure that you like the models
because nothing is worse than painting an army that you hate.
After you choose your army you need to figure out what to
buy. The first step if you are like me
and buy everything at once is to read blogs and forums on the internet to
figure out what are the good and bad units in the codex. Because you don’t want to buy your models
then assemble and paint them only to find out a unit sucks and you should have
bought another unit instead. The next thing
you should do is look at army lists people post online and get a feel for what
a general army looks like. After that it’s
usually a good idea to make a couple of lists on your own to figure out what
exactly you want in your army. After you make a couple of you own army lists you
should post your list ideas online to see what other people think as well
but remember its your army so you can use any models that you want in it as
long as it follows the FOC.
So after I did all my research I started to order my
models. For troops I wanted mainly
Immortals instead of Warriors because I think they are cooler but I still
ordered some warriors as well in case I ever wanted some. So I got 40 Immortals total that’s 8 boxes
and I also ordered a battle force so I had a full unit of warriors and a
transport as well as some extra Immortals.
When It comes to troops I am a firm believer in trying to have 1 unit
for every 500 points especially in 6th edition where a lot of the
missions involve objectives. So that
took care of my troops next I looked at HQ choices I ordered 2 Command Barges
because I think their awesome and most people recommend you run them in pairs
in 6th edition to get the most out of them. Next I ordered a finecast Over Lord because I
like the model and started to think about my Royal Court for my Overlords. For my Royal Court I got 3 Crypteks and 1 Lord
with a res orb if I decide I need any more I plan on converting them from the
bits I have left over. I also ordered a Destroyer Lord because I want a HQ
choice that can go with Wraith or Triarch Praetorians because none of the other
HQ choices are jump infantry. So that
took care of My troops and HQ I only ordered 2 special characters Anrakyr the
Traveler and Vanguard Obyron because I liked the models but will probally not
to use them because where I live we have a no special character rule at are local
club.
So next I looked at Fast Attack section which is supposed to
be the best section in our book. From
everything I have read online Wraiths are one of the best units in are book. So I decided I wanted Wraiths and not just 1
squad but 2 so I ordered 4 boxes so I have 12 total. The
store ordered from sells bits so I got 5 scarab bases so I would have a full
squad along with the ones from the battle force. I also wanted a fun unit so I ordered 2 boxes
of Tomb Blades to make a full unit. After I got models for the fast attack Section
I looked at Elites now Elites are not the best section of are codex but I
really like the models and rules for some of them. So I ordered Triarch Praetorians/ Lynchguards
which really look cool so I got 3 boxes of them and I plan to make an 8 man squad
of Triarch Praetorians to go with my Destroyer Lord and a 7 man Lynchguard
squad. I also ordered a Triarch Stalker
cause they look sick and shouldl be fun to play with.
The Last Section left was Heavy Support which is another of
the good sections in our codex. I
started with 3 Annihilation Barges because for the price you can’t bet em. After that I ordered 2 Doom/ Night Scythes because
right now from what I hear flyers are amazing.
I plan to make the Doom/ Night Sythes so I can switch between the 2 so
then I can make them into whatever I need for my current list. The last thing I ordered was another Ghost/
Doomsday ark but I’m not sure which 1 I will make it into. The only thing I didn’t order that I was
thinking about was a Monolith but from
what I hear they are nowhere as good as they use to be but I can always get one
I the Future.
So Heres the total list of what I ordered: 5 Command/
Annihilation Barge boxes, 1 Battle Force, 5 Scarabs, 8 Immortal/ Deathmark
Boxes, 4 Canoptek Wraith Boxes, 2 Tomb Blade Boxes, 2 Doom/ Night Scythes, 1
Ghost/ Doomsday Ark, 3 Triarch Praetorians/
Lynchguard boxes, 1 Triarch Stalker, 1 Overlord, 1 Lord w/ res orb, 3 Crypteks,
2 Special Characters
I have everything I need now to start to make my army. Now the Next Step is deciding on a color
scheme which I will post about. After
that Its time to assemble and paint everything.
Thanks for reading if you have any recommendations for
future posts plez let me know or if there is something I can do different. This is my first blog so I ma new at this and
would appreciate any comments or recommendations to make this blog better.
Happy Holidays Everyone, Grizwald
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