Deathwing WIP Update: Part 1

So this is the first part of my Deathwing WIP for doing the entire army.

Right now I am about 80% through construction (sans arms - which I'll prob super glue this week so I can snap them off when I go to magnetise). My goal this weekend was to get 15 constructed and base coated - and get the bikes made up. I got about 18 made (bodies / faces) and all the CML's (x5) magnetised (which got easier as I went on). However I didnt get the final bikes made - I'll get the chasis's made up but I want to use "current" bolters instead of the old crappy bolters - and also pre-heresy melta guns for the bikers. I actually had much less time to do everything than I thought - but no issues.

Here's the Deathwing shot:

As you can see I've "Grey Knighted" up the terminator helms - the first 3 or 4 looked pretty trash - but I got my cutting down much better (with the help of an exacto blade swap) but these crap ones again I've superglued so I can just pop them out if I really dont like the finished product. Hopefully this makes them look a bit GK like but not completely departing from the DeathWing theme (the actual terminator bodies). I think also these will get a great effect when painted up - more so than the normal faces (I may run a single squad with normal faces though - the 5th squad for 1750/2k)

The APOC Arm:

Really this is my first go at converting in a LONG time - I've not even kit bashed except for the incredibly easy "librarian conversion" I did using Sang Guard (oooo I swapped an arm with a real Libby!). I am "vaguely" happy with this - though it will be swapped at some stage as I think the PF looks a bit silly - also I want the command squad to be the metal GK models - and this only fits in scale with the plastic terms.

The Storm Shield:

Since I used Sang Guard models for the Honor Guard I had a ton of wings left over, and I couldnt find my spare Shields (which turns out I didnt have enough anway) so I thought what the hell. In retrospect I should have used a bolter hand to do this - as its only the APOC that gets this shield and thus would fit on a bolter fist (may use the PW arms for a couple of TH in the squad).

I may run the commaand squad as plastics afterall - The APOC and x3 TH/SS all using these winged shields (very deathwing imo ... also to work for GK's - simply they are the wings of the Emperor's Eagle ... sort of). The Company Banner will actually be the TH / SS itself - I plan on converting the model so he's sort of "swinging" it - and have the shield strapped to his back in sort of "I'm a crazy mofo anyway" as I always maintain anyone that carries a banner is putting themselves at a hinderance anyway ...

 So thats the start of it.

I have my first proper game on Thurs vs Atriedies from Sons of Sang blog with his mech guard - I am running:

Belial - LC/LC

Command Squad - x5 TH/SS - CML - Apoc
Regular Squad - x5 TH/Ss - CML
Regular Squad - x5 TH/Ss - CML
Regular Squad - x5 TH/Ss - CML
Regular Squad - x5 TH/Ss - CML

Bike Squad - x3 Bikes x1 Attack Bike - MGx2 MMx1
Bike Squad - x3 Bikes x1 Attack Bike - MGx2 MMx1

Plan on using bikes for outflanking "scare the crap out of his deployment" (seriously Ravenwing CANT have a wrong side. Oh you castle up and I get wrong side, TURBO, good luck killing them and not firing at my 2+/3++ troops) - I get the side I want? Side/Rear armor + charge if need be. Meanwhile I have 10 S8 shots at 5 targets (want to slow his Plasma then Melta carriers down first).

I have 40 points left over - common sense would run WH/DH Inquistor (Fluffy as well ... ) with Hood but I might run Tarot - because I can lol. Or I add banner and MB's.

My other thought (read: stolen) was the crappy devs which supporting this list arent bad - same core but add a GK Hero w/ Psycannon and x2 squads w/ x4 ML's - 21 shots a turn - but actually the bikes get only a few less shots but at more targets and are all fearless.

Anyway, really looking forward to it.