Necron Cryptek conversions

Just another quick update to show you guys what I've been doing this week. So, I needed four Crypteks for my new army list and I didn't want to spend tons of monies for the single pose guy. Looking around on the intrawebs and stealing ideals from other blogs/forums this is what I did.

Necron Tesla Destructors and Invasion Beams painted

Just a quick update to show you guys what I've been painting this week. Apparently there isn't a single can of GW chaos black spray left in Greece so I couldn't do any progress on the Night Scythes. At least I had enough colour to undercoat these bad boys and do some work. I did everything together to save some times so now they have to wait patiently until I paint the rest of the vehicles. Oh, and I finally found a use for toothpicks!

Necron Night Scythe WIP

Hey guys!

Just a quick post today to let you know I am still alive and well.

Haven't done much 40k-wise these last couples of months but tournament season is upon us so I am getting ready for another fall/winter full of gaming.

This season is going to be Necrons for me! My good friend Manos will let me use his models for games/tournamets etc. but I will have to get them painted first. 

This is what I've done so far with my first Night Scythe. It's only basecoats and washes so nothing fancy there but I think the end result is pretty decent. I will paint the pilot and guns separately for easiness. In hindsight, the models would have been much much easier to paint if I hadn't glue it together but never mind. 

Cryptek with Eldritch Lance Ideas

Photoshop job by Leah Kim

Obviously, a lot of people will want Crypteks with Eldritch Lances. I think this is the easier way to convert them. Just chop up a dark lance (so many of them around these days with the plethora of Dark Eldar players) and stick it on the end of his staff.

However these guys are expensive to buy. Four of them will set you back almost 40 pounds and that's a lot of money for a few models. I think that the best way to kitbash them is from the Immortal kit. Just use the Deathmark head and a combination of the two spines. The little "hat" can be made very easily with a little plastic card (same with his "skirt") and the arms look like they can be repositioned very easily with a bit of chopping. Then used a plastic rod and the Dark Lance as the example above. I think I will give it a go?

So what ideas do you guys have for cheaper Crypteks? You think that convertion will work? Let me know what you think.

What Does Your Army Say About You?

I was walking to my local net cafe today , thinking about the short story of Dark Angels i read in the Imperial Armor 5 book, siege of Vraks. When it struck me that, the army that i play and love (Dark Angels) actualy in a way represents me. So i found some time to make a compilation of what each army may say about its owner, from a fluff point of view!

Necron Wraithstar

It's true, Necrons lack a close combat monster unit, a true Deathstar. You won't find any TH/SS, Nob Bikers or Paladins here. Sure, Lychguards can be very expensive but could they go toe to toe with any of the aforementioned units? You can do the maths for me, be my guest.

However, there is a unit in the codex that doesn't have all the crippling weaknesses the other Necron close combat units have. The Wraiths! They might not be as powerful as some units from other books but they can still be quite effective. Let's make them into a Deathstar, shall we?

Footcron Fun

Since I don't have any relevant pictures to post, here are some from my weekend 's expedition because...why not?

The list I posted recently was more of a mechanised affair. I was wondering how Necrons would look on the other side of the spectrum. A pure Infantry list AKA Footcrons. Let's take a look of what I figured out:

Adressing some of the comments concerning Necrons

I got a plethora (Greek word, look it up) of comments regarding my last few posts regarding my thoughts on the new Necrons, especially my initial list. They will require some extensive answers so I'd better do a new post and try to answer them. Here it goes then:

Necrons and Night Fight

Curses, foiled again! I was going to write about Solar Pulses, Night Fight and Imotekh today but I got ninjaed by Kirby.Go read his article over here. It's very good as always and I share all his views (albeit a bit more strongly). I wanted to say this since I first read the codex (I call Leonidas for a witness) and I guess it doesn't really matter sincer anyone with half a brain would come to the same conclusion.Stay here for mine now, my comical broken English are much more fun to read anyway (read in a voice somewhere between Super Mario and Christopher Walken in "The Continental").

Necron List

This is the list I am thinking for 1750 points:


Overlord, Warscythe...100

Overlord, Warscythe...100

Cryptek, HoD, Solar Pulse...55

Catacomb Command Barge...80

Catacomb Command Barge...80

Triarch Stalker...150

Triarch Stalker...150

Triarch Stalker...150

5 Necron Warriors, Night Scythe...165

5 Necron Warriors, Night Scythe...165

5 Necron Warriors, Night Scythe...165

4 Scarab Swarms...60

4 Scarab Swarms...60

Annihilation Barge...90

Annihilation Barge...90

Annihilation Barge...90

This is generally the kind of lists I am comfortable playing with. A lot of redundancy, no deathstars (they make me nervous) and symmetry. The list includes:

My initial thoughts on the new Necrons

Great, I hear you saying, another guy eager to give his opinion on the new Necrons. Well, opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one I guess (except from Adam and Eve maybe) and I think there might be a couple of people out there that would like to hear mine. I've been waiting for this release for far too long not to be excited anyway. 

Breaking News: My Necrons on the GW website

I think I am running out of ways to say "Necrons", "GW" and "website" on a post title but I had to share it with you guys. I am really excited to say that GW put up some pictures of my Necrons on their main website (and few days before linked my Sanguinary Guard gallery on Flickr on their Facebook page). I am chuffed to be honest. This is exactly the same pictures that I posted on Friday by the way. Take a closer look though:

New Necron Stuff on the GW website

I know it's way past my bedtime but I had to share this with everyone. I thought we wouldn't see the preorders before Saturday afternoon but here they are already in the Games Workshop website. Models looks very very sweet, I just need to find a large amount of money now!

Necrons Showcase

My Necron (Over)lord, had so much fun with this guy and his veil of darkness.

All this talk about the new Necrons got me really really excited. Can't wait to see some proper pictures of the new units with the preorders tomorrow. I've been playing with 'crons for quite a  long time now you see (2003) and I've been waiting for a new codex for years. Here is a little showcase of the Necron models I've already fully painted.