From StuartL - Uncivil War - 270 Points

Hello all,

    Today sees me come to the end of, (well not 'the end', but the point where I take a long break) my Tyrant's Legion army project. Having painted up a commander and dreadnought early in this challenge and then a lot of auxiliary infantry last week, this week I have the main Space Marine contingent for the force all done and dusted.

    Above are the fast attack elements of the force, two units of 5 motorbikes, along with an attack bike with a multi-melta. In the Tyrant's Legion army list, there is a unique unit option called Iron Hunters. The Astral Claws chapter that forms the basis of the legion was known for it's skill at rapid encirclement and assault actions, often outflanking enemy forces and hitting them from an unexpected direction. The Iron Hunters are similar to regular marine bike squads, but they benefit from the Counter Attack special rule, meaning you can run them forward to hit targets early in the game and not worry too much about enemy assault troops wiping them out in melee.

    Next we have the second group of specialised troops, the Retaliators. This is an assault unit where every warrior is equipped with a combat shield. These give them an invulnerable saving throw (it can't be modified or removed by enemy weapons), making them that little bit more durable. They are led by a special character known as Carnac Commodus. (The fellow equipped with the flag). He isn't that great to be honest, being something of a weaker marine captain, but adds a bit of flavour to the army.

    All of the models have transfers, with the chapter symbol (Tiger's Head) and the Maelstrom Warders symbol (The black shape inside a white circle) coming from a website called 'The Mighty Brush'. Sadly these are now out of stock, but they do have a lot of 40K related decals if you are looking for some. The skull transfer (and the unit transfers on the right shoulders) are all GW stock.

    And here we have two tactical squads. I painted up 3 sergeants for the 2 squads, so I have some weapon options to select from. Being the special snowflake list that it is, the tactical squads are a little different from the standard Codex approved units. Rather than having 1 specialist weapon and 1 heavy weapon, the Tyrant's Legion can select 2 specialist or 2 heavy weapons in their units, avoiding the trap of tactical squads being a bit confused over their battlefield role.

    

    Finally, we have a shot of a tactical squad in a standard defensive formation along with the auxiliaries from last week. Any incoming fire should be stopped or slowed by the wall of bodies in front of the marines. Yes, this is legitimately how the army is meant to be played. In a game world where you have 4 Satan equivalent god-like entities, undead space robots, alien bugs that seek only to devour all life in the universe and more besides, these guys are quite possibly the worst.

    These models are all festooned with skulls (an average of about 4 per mini) and all count towards the Legion duel as well.

Points-wise there are:

31x 28mm infantry = 155 points

10x 28mm bikes = 100 points

1x 28mm bike with sidecar = 15 points

Total = 270 Points

For my side duels

Skulls (144) +167 = 311

Legions (350) +270 = 620

(In my last entry, Minion Millsy corrected my points score, so my Legions tally is 5 points higher than was previously stated) - You're welcome, the Score Gods abhor inaccuracy and we cannot risk their wrath!

From Millsy: Haha! I cannot believe you said "the end" out loud, even if you did qualify it afterwards. 

A sterling effort on these Stuart, especially the shields and the bikes. 40K bikes are one of the wilder ideas in a setting that is wild from start to finish and very thematic for it. It's good to see them getting some love and done so well to boot. 270 points for your tally!