Here is the list that I want, the army I would like to own and play. This is in reference to the "BTP Dream Painted Army" vid I put out this week.
It is a mixed list with a lot of flexibility-- trouble-shooters and trouble-makers, with plenty of scoring ability (six Troops plus more from Tervigons). Punching power and synergy all around. It makes me happy just to look at it.
Color scheme forthcoming. I'm thinking a mineral blue for the flesh with a pale earthy blue drybrush (very pale bluish skin) with a brick-red carapace with a tinge of orange. Accent color: venomous pale green (lime green).
3000 Pts - Tyranids Roster
HQ: Hive Tyrant (1#, 255 pts)
1 Hive Tyrant, 255 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Bonded Exoskeleton; Synapse Creature; Psyker; Shadow in the Warp; Scything Talons; Old Adversary; Wings; Leech Essence; Paroxysm)
HQ: Hive Tyrant (1#, 270 pts)
1 Hive Tyrant, 270 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Bonded Exoskeleton; Synapse Creature; Psyker; Shadow in the Warp; Scything Talons; Old Adversary; Acid Blood; Wings; Leech Essence; Paroxysm)
Elite: The Doom of Malan'tai (2#, 130 pts)
1 The Doom of Malan'tai, 130 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Claws & Teeth; Reinforced Chitin; Instinctive Behaviour - Feed; Absorb Life; Fearless; Psychic Strength; Psyker; Shadow in the Warp; Spirit Leech; Warp Field; Cataclysm)
1 Mycetic Spore (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Hardened Carapace; Lash Whip; Ripper Tentacles; Deep Strike; Fearless; Immobile Pod; Limited Sentience; Transport Spore)
Elite: Zoanthrope Brood (4#, 220 pts)
3 Zoanthrope Brood, 220 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Claws & Teeth; Reinforced Chitin; Synapse Creature; Psyker; Shadow in the Warp; Warp Field; Warp Blast; Warp Lance)
1 Mycetic Spore (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Hardened Carapace; Lash Whip; Ripper Tentacles; Deep Strike; Fearless; Immobile Pod; Limited Sentience; Transport Spore)
Elite: Hive Guard Brood (3#, 150 pts)
3 Hive Guard Brood, 150 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Claws & Teeth; Hardened Carapace; Impaler Cannon; Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk)
Troops: Genestealer Brood (12#, 231 pts)
11 Genestealer Brood, 231 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Reinforced Chitin; Rending Claws; Brood Telepathy; Fleet; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover)
1 Broodlord (Unit Type: Infantry; Hardened Carapace; Rending Claws; Brood Telepathy; Fleet; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover; Psyker; Implant Attack; Scything Talons; Aura of Despair; Hypnotic Gaze)
Troops: Genestealer Brood (12#, 231 pts)
11 Genestealer Brood, 231 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Reinforced Chitin; Rending Claws; Brood Telepathy; Fleet; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover)
1 Broodlord (Unit Type: Infantry; Hardened Carapace; Rending Claws; Brood Telepathy; Fleet; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover; Psyker; Implant Attack; Scything Talons; Aura of Despair; Hypnotic Gaze)
Troops: Termagant Brood (10#, 50 pts)
10 Termagant Brood, 50 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Chitin; Claws & Teeth; Fleshborer; Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk; Move Through Cover)
Troops: Termagant Brood (10#, 50 pts)
10 Termagant Brood, 50 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Chitin; Claws & Teeth; Fleshborer; Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk; Move Through Cover)
Troops: Tervigon (1#, 175 pts)
1 Tervigon, 175 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Bonded Exoskeleton; Claws & Teeth; Synapse Creature; Brood Progenitor; Psyker; Shadow in the Warp; Spawn Termagants; Cluster Spines; Dominion; Catalyst)
Troops: Tervigon (1#, 175 pts)
1 Tervigon, 175 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Bonded Exoskeleton; Claws & Teeth; Synapse Creature; Brood Progenitor; Psyker; Shadow in the Warp; Spawn Termagants; Cluster Spines; Dominion; Catalyst)
Fast Attack: Tyranid Shrike Brood (3#, 150 pts)
3 Tyranid Shrike Brood, 150 pts (Unit Type: Jump Infantry; Reinforced Chitin; Scything Talons; Wings; Synapse Creature; Shadow in the Warp; Lash Whip & Bonesword)
Fast Attack: Tyranid Shrike Brood (3#, 150 pts)
3 Tyranid Shrike Brood, 150 pts (Unit Type: Jump Infantry; Reinforced Chitin; Scything Talons; Wings; Synapse Creature; Shadow in the Warp; Lash Whip & Bonesword)
Fast Attack: Gargoyle Brood (10#, 60 pts)
10 Gargoyle Brood, 60 pts (Unit Type: Jump Infantry; Blinding Venom; Chitin; Claws & Teeth; Fleshborer; Wings; Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk)
Heavy Support: Mawloc (1#, 170 pts)
1 Mawloc, 170 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Bonded Exoskeleton; Claws & Teeth; Instinctive Behaviour - Feed; Burrow; Deep Strike; Fearless; Hit & Run; Terror from the Deep)
Heavy Support: Tyrannofex (1#, 265 pts)
1 Tyrannofex, 265 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Armoured Shell; Claws & Teeth; Stinger Salvo; Thorax Swarm (grubs); Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk; Fearless; Rupture Cannon)
Heavy Support: Tyrannofex (1#, 265 pts)
1 Tyrannofex, 265 pts (Unit Type: Monstrous Creature; Armoured Shell; Claws & Teeth; Stinger Salvo; Thorax Swarm (grubs); Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk; Fearless; Rupture Cannon)
Validation Report:
c-1. File Version: 1.44 For Bug Reports/www.ab40k.org; b-1. Roster Options: Imperial Armour, Named or Special Characters; a-1. Scenario: Normal Mission; Hive Selection: Standard Roster
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules
Composition Report:
HQ: 2 (1 - 2)
Elite: 3 (0 - 3)
Troops: 6 (2 - 6)
Fast: 3 (0 - 3)
Heavy: 3 (0 - 3)
Total Roster Cost: 2997
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Shawn's Dream Painted Army- Bright Tyranids
Hello Again
I haven't written for quite a while. I appreciate all those who have frequented this page. I believe many have been encouraged by my words. That's really neato.
At this particular moment I am in my downstairs study. It's a room where I keep it nice and neat. I have a gallon pitcher of water and my special cup. I drink a lot of water. It's quiet and peaceful. My three-year old darling daughter is here with me quietly watching Dora the Explorah. I'm listening to this:
My wife baked a peach pie this afternoon. She just now came down and served me a slice.. It was good, but didn't turn out like she wanted as our stove is unreliable. We need a new stove. It would give me great happiness to give her a new stove. I want that so much. Plan and work.
Jenn Air Stove
Wolf Stove
Those are like "dream stoves" Holy cow. Like five grand each. But that lady deserves the best. She's stuck through the lean times.
Regular Stove More like what we're used to.
For my wife's birthday recently I bought her some new dishes. That's quite a story. It starts with a book "You were Born Rich" which I picked off the shelf of Sarah's. It's old stuff just re-hashed like it has been a zillion times. In short: your reality is perceived into existence. A bit of quantum physics in there. Anyway, that taught me the concept of a "vacuum". Get rid of your old stuff on faith, then create a clear picture of the new thing you want to move in. Vacuum creation is first. So, I suggested this to her and it bored into her mind. She admitted that she didn't like the dishes she had: crowded hand-me-downs all chipped up and mismatched. She veritably had a nervous breakdown just getting them out of the house.
Anyway, the new dishes are here. They are just what she wanted after looking at hundreds of sets. They are bright, blue, yellow and green. Mediterranean style or something.
Also, we went to see Arsenic and Old Lace at a local playhouse. That was last night. The Hale Theater. For me it did drag on a bit, but my wife loved it and that sort of thing is important to her so I'm re-programming my mind to like it.
I haven't written too much because I've been undergoing some strange, wonderful and mighty changes the last six months. I published like two hours of ramble on religion on my gatelymusings youtube channel, but privatized them again as I don't think people get it. As a lifelong Mormon there's too much context to spell out to make it make sense to anyone but me. Long story short: I am a Mormon only as a member of a community and because it is important to Tamie. I believe something different. Not entirely incompatible, but notably different. And for me much deeper, that makes sense of past and present. Sigh. I can't really explain it. Suffice it to say I feel more energetic, more at peace, and more hopeful than I've ever been my entire life. I feel so good. That said, I don't know right now if there are others out there like me. I'm a one-man church right now.
At the studio we have an ambitious vision. It is clearly spelled out and I am keeping it present in my mind. Quite simply we are headed towards 10x growth by the end of 2013. This will represent a meager 10% market share. In order to achieve that we are making strident improvements. Notably moving the artists into pods of four who work in tandem to complete projects better on all levels. That mainly will mean a better turnaround.
We will be going to a lot more conventions and in a LOT more organized fashion. Recently Rob (our marketing guy) and I went to Gen Con and really beat the street to make connections. My feet are bruised and blistered even two days later. We worked so hard and overcame adversity. Like Questing Knights going through the dark forest.
Hear me well: BTP is getting stronger by the day. Even now we're effectively a new and better company. It's hard to get better. My brain hurts sometimes. And when a company grows and changes people tend to leave, which is tough for me. But new people come in and that's exciting.
And now the week in pictures:
Underneath it All
Inside every atom is a hyper-compression of sub-sub-atomic particles. As a full-grown man is to a strand of DNA that contains his entire blueprint.
In every atom in the universe is a blueprint for the universe. In you is the seed of every form of life that was, is and ever could be. Every idea on every world past, present and future.
Worlds without end. Time is One.
The universe is a solid chunk. Life is everywhere. But only man can choose.
The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. It is unfolded step by step until you are ready. You are taken out of this dimension to the blank slate of infinity. A single point smaller than a grain of sand floats out from you and...
BANG!
Week in Pictures Early August 2012
Infinity Beta Special
Over the weekend and Monday of August 9th to 13th 2012 we are running a special for Infinity.
UPDATE: Now extended to Monday August 20th. Time limit extended to four weeks.
You pay $325 for a 200 point Infinity army. That's a regular sized game, usually 8-12 models.
Purchasing info and site.
1) We pick the models. However, we are working with Corvus Belli, the makers of Infinity and other experts to ensure a competitive and fun build. We will also take requests and follow them where possible.
2) From the date of payment you are guaranteed a maximum three week turnaround. We will have pics up for your perusal within four weeks. If not, you get a $100 credit with BTP.
3) The models are painted L4, to a higher standard.
4) You get a Battlefoam Infinity Beta case to carry your new army that you love around in. This is no extra charge, it's part of the special for ordering your Infinity army during the dates of this special.
Antelope in the Street
Just put "Antelope in the Street" on my vision board. Will take a pic when it happens.
Thrudball?
I'm forwarding this to you from a Portuguese friend of mine.
Reinforcements Special
I have a vision. I want to sell you BTP fans four armies by Monday August 8 2012 at 10am mountain time. I am willing to provide the following service in exchange for this happening.
When you purchase a 40K army of $850 or higher from our webstore during that time you will get one unit as a bonus. Choose one:
1) an additional HQ of your choosing (painted to L5)
2) an additional unit of your choosing (ten infantry OR the equivalent painted at L3)
3) an additional vehicle of your choosing (up to a land raider-size painted at L3)
The additional item can be shipped with the army when it is completed or (if you are in the continental US) shipped separately (the main army is shipped right away). There are some reasonable limitations. For example you couldn't pick a Forge World vehicle. I reserve the right to review and approve the reinforcement unit. You are of course welcome to ask me up front if the reinforcement unit you have in mind is OK.
Here is a listing of the armies we have available.
Note that this special does apply to commissioned army types from the webstore.
Additionally you will have my goodwill. I will be grateful.
Ork Mega Army could be and should be Yours!
Pick up studio Ork mega army for $2250. This is the next twelve hours. Details on the army here. Put in coupon code "orktastic" when checking out for $1000 off! Don't let it pass you by, you'll be sad...
Also, had a client back out of a HOTI. Would you like it? Probably won't do more than one this month.
I've been thinking recently of re-doing this army, that I converted up many years ago.
http://www.bluetablepainting.com/view_gallery.php?galleryID=3168
http://www.bluetablepainting.com/view_gallery.php?galleryID=3160
http://www.bluetablepainting.com/view_gallery.php?galleryID=3101
Just a single thought.
