Shadowsword

[Machine Gun Kelly]

Hi there.

I´m contemplenting a new hobby Project. I´ve actually managed to get a few games in the last year and discovered that I need something to deal with Titanic opponents. And having a model that can manage to handle Flyers would be nice too. So I decided to make a small "detachment" built around a Shadowsword. I decided on a few rules for myself.

1: This is a hobby Project, screw the rules and focus on having fun, and my love for modeling and painting. But each model should be made so it can be gamed with.
2: The "detachment" should have a strong feeling of "beliviability".
3: They will be modeled and painted in such a way that it easy to see they belong together.
4: No infantry: If they are needed they will be drafted from my quite large Infantry force.

My vision is that of a Shadowsword operating on a large battlefield ready to engage the enemie Titans. The other vehicles are part of the supporting force for the Shadowsword and are ready to defend it with their lives if necessary. They have already fought together for a while and are battlemarked but still in fighting condition.

Shadowsword "Fury of Doltmine". It will be the cornerstone of the force.

3 Scout Sentinels: Their role in the "detachment" is to scout ahead and search for target and enemies. At least one of them will have to get some kind of radar dish and extended comm-arrays. I am considering having them armed with Multilasers, but I already have 3 ML armed scouts so I am not sure. They will probably be the last models to be built and painted.

3 Armoured Sentinels: Their role is Close support of the Shadowsword. At least one of them will get a Missilelauncher, mainly because I love how they look.


1 Hydra: It´s role is to take care of flyers getting to Close to "Fury of Doltmine".


So anyone out there have any thoughts?

[RedsandRoyals]

A few thoughts...

- Are you trying to fit it into an actual FOC detachment or is this an aesthetic project? The best way to slot it into an FOC is a supreme command detachmen, which would involve taking a few HQs. I would recommend making one of them a Primaris psyker for the conversion potential and the gameplay buff it can give to the shadowsword. You could throw in a Lord Commissar and company commander too and have the three of them holding a command conference. You could even make a little sandbag command post for display purposes.

- What regiment are you running? It sort of matters for the units you'd pair with it from a fluff perspective, and from what would actually be useful to build.

- Scout sents are fantastic these days in terms of rules and offer an enormous amount of conversion potential- hanging packs, pots and pans, and all sorts of random gear off them, adding camo netting over the top of them, etc. Check out Anvil Industry's stuff for lots of good gear bits. You may also want to use the spade and diamond transfers from the cadian infantry decal sheet to for the armored and scout squadron vehicles, just to have a little tie-in element in their markings.

- I love the hydra model but you're probably better off never actually fielding it. I'd recommend cheating a bit. I made a Wyvren that could pass as a missle-armed Hydra if need be. If you really want to flex your hobby muscles try making a dual-use conversion like that.

[Machine Gun Kelly]

Thanks for the input Reds. One can always count on you.

This is a pure aesthetic project so a HQ won´t be necessary, and your suggestions however good they are would break rule nr 4. But if I choose to field it as a detachment I got a large Infantry force with a varied choice of HQs which will be drafted. I kind of like the Primaris psyker suggestion, since I don´t actually have one.
My regiment when I play against any Ork player is Salvath Planetary Defense Force - 5th regiment. If I play agains any other, it is Astra Militarium Salvath 5th regiment; Second founding. Supported by an unamed mechanised regiment to explain the LeMan Russes I field. I´ve tried to make the force as well rounded as possible, but my Collection of models lacks in challenging Titan and Flyer.
I also love the Hydra model, so my first thought was. For frags sake I put a Vanq on the table as often as possible I can go with a Hydra....but then I saw the Picture you linked. And I can go with that. Is it a Whirlwind turret on a Chimera chassis?

[teku18]

May 30, 2019 13:23:45 GMT -5 Machine Gun Kelly said:

Thanks for the input Reds. One can always count on you.

This is a pure aesthetic project so a HQ won´t be necessary, and your suggestions however good they are would break rule nr 4. But if I choose to field it as a detachment I got a large Infantry force with a varied choice of HQs which will be drafted. I kind of like the Primaris psyker suggestion, since I don´t actually have one.
My regiment when I play against any Ork player is Salvath Planetary Defense Force - 5th regiment. If I play agains any other, it is Astra Militarium Salvath 5th regiment; Second founding. Supported by an unamed mechanised regiment to explain the LeMan Russes I field. I´ve tried to make the force as well rounded as possible, but my Collection of models lacks in challenging Titan and Flyer.
I also love the Hydra model, so my first thought was. For frags sake I put a Vanq on the table as often as possible I can go with a Hydra....but then I saw the Picture you linked. And I can go with that. Is it a Whirlwind turret on a Chimera chassis?

I'm way late on this. I love the idea however I dont really think sentinels would fit as a scout unit with tanks. Maybe convert a chimera into a scout tank or even better yet, I know FW stopped making them, use a tauros or venator as a scout.

Aside from that I really dig the Navy scheme you have with the shadow sword as an aircraft carrier and the scouts as support ships ready to take the hit.