GRRRR......

I'm still "patiently"waiting for Space Marine to come out... ok maybe no patiently, but I am very excited for it.  I'm still debating on which console to pick the game up for.  Where I am a HUGE fan of the Blood Ravens, having played every single DoW game in existence, I am not entirely convinced of the controls.  I've always felt it easier to play games with that amount of commotion on consoles where the button layouts our determined by analog sticks and not a mouse.  I've also felt that it flows better.  One example would be Arkham Asylum.  The combat system in that game was in my opinion very fine tuned.  I used the analog sticks to switch between opponents and changing out weapons was as difficult as pushing a button.  Same with all 4 DMC's.  I'm not too worried about the graphics on the game since that has always played a VERY small part in how much I appreciate a game so if I do get a console version it will most likely be 360 so that I can play with some friends.  Luckily I still have 2 months to decide which one to get.

Now my Grey Knights army is as always in flux.  Though I love the Terminator models I have and would love nothing more then to toss them on the field I feel that they are too expensive for my current point allotment.  There isn't very much you can do with 1000 points.  In fact other then a few squads or pretty much limited to a few squads and maybe some transports.  Playing a Grey Knights army limits me even more due to the their large point costs.  I know for sure that I am including at least one full squad (possibly two) of PA Grey Knights (2 Psycannons, 1 Daemonhammer) + rhino and a Psyflemen Dreadnought.  This gives me some flexibility with my units in what I would like them to do.  What I'm not entirely sure about is where to go from there.  Though I would love to stick to a more "fluff" army (yes yes i know the dreadnought kinda throws fluff out the window) I feel that adding another strike squad makes my army lack focus.  It's flexible but flexibility doesn't always win.  With that being said I've been giving some serious thought to a list such as this one.

HQ
Ordo Xenos Power Armor, Power Sword - 48
or
Ordo Malleus Power Armor, Daemon Hammer - 50

Elite
3 Warrior Acolytes Meltaguns, Chimera -97
5 Purifiers 4 Halberds, Daemon Hammer, Psyback -  183

Troops
10 Grey Knight Strike Squad 2 Psycannons, Daemon Hammer, Rhino - 270
10 Grey Knight Strike Squad 2 Psycannons, Daemon Hammer, Rhino - 270

Heavy Support
Psyfleman - 135

Total: 998 or 1000

My other idea was to drop the Purifiers for 5 man Strike Squad in a psyback but I'm not over convinced on their potential.  My main plan is to use the Strike Squads to whither my opponents down with fighting and then using the Purifiers as mop up.  I'd toss the Inquisitor into the Psyback with them and they'd take out the rest of a squad using melee.  I'd then use the Acolytes in the Chimera to protect the Purifiers and block LOS when possible.  Ugh i really need to just build the army and start trying out lists.

Progress on my Grey Knights

Here is a quick update on my Grey Knights.  I've done some tweaking to the above list, but I'm still not sure about it.  I probably need to finish building the army and see what happens from there.

HQ

Terminator Inquisitor - 65

Elite

3 Warrior Acolytes, 3 Meltaguns, Chimera - 92

Troops

10 Grey Knight Strike Squad, 2 psycannons, 1 Hammer, 1 Rhino - 270

10 Grey Knight Strike Squad, 2 psycannons, 1 Hammer, 1 Rhino - 270

5 Grey Knights Strike Squad, 1 psycannon, 1 Hammer, 1 Razorback - 165

Heavy Support

Dreadnought, Psybolts, TWAC - 135

Total: 997

 

I'd be using the Dreadnought to pop tanks, and the Inquisitor + Henchmen to zoom around and popping tanks as well.  The Strike Squads would be used to take out troops with the 5 man squad used as mop up.  I'll definately have to give this a shot once the army is built.  As far as that goes I have one squad done and am about to start on a squad of terminators I picked up just for fun.  Hopefully pics but the quality is terrible with my phone.

Back into 40k

With how bored I've been the last few weeks I've decided to once again get back into playing 40k more specifically Grey Knights.  What better time to do so then with the release of a brand new codex.  I browsed it for sometime before I actually went out and bought the book but from what I was reading it sounded like a pretty neat army.  I've played both Space and Chaos Marines, but I really wanted to try something new.  So late last week I went out and bought 2 boxes of Grey Knight Strike Squads, and the Grey Knight Codex.  They're already assembled and I've begun painting them so hopefully by the end of today I can post some pics.  Until then here is a rough overview of what my army is going to be like.  I'll be starting off small this time (1000 points) because last few armies I built I ended up fielding a whole army of grey models.  This time I plan to buy and paint one squad at a time.

HQ: Ordo Malleus Inquisitor, Terminator Armor

Troops:
X5 Terminator Squad, Psycannon
X10 Grey Knight Strike Squad, Daemon Hammer, 2 Psycannon, Rhino
X10 Grey Knight Strike Squad, Daemon Hammer, 2 Psycannon, Rhino

Heavy
Dreadnought, 2 TL-Autocannons, Psybolt Ammo


That's what I plan on starting with.  I'm not entirely sure about the Terminators or the HQ.  I might drop the Terminators for 5 Purifiers in a Razorback.  My main thing is that I'm trying to keep my army somewhat Fluffy.  That means I will probably limit my special character use.  We'll see how things work out.