Realspace Raid 2 - 1500pts Vs Chaos Marines.

So today I have my 2nd realspace raid. 1500 pts VS Chaos Marines. I'm still trying things out so I'll be running with....

Test mini complete.

So heres my first Dark Eldar Warrior. With my own colour scheme.

So thoughts? The highlights dont look that good in natural light, the flash has done a good job picking out the different colours on that armour. Heres the minature in natural light

So thoughts guys? Does it need a nother, more extreeme highlight?
Please be realy criticle and give some feedback. Anything will do. I want this whole army to look amazing.

Prepping for the next Raid

GW's Lelith, and awesome model and damn fine on the table too.

Got a game tomorrow night Vs my old driving teacher. A very good player, and plays WAAC. Hes got a sisters force and a chaos one. Ive no clue what hes taking. All I know his very good with his sisters and Rhino wall.

So heres a rework.

HQ
[145]Archon
Combatdrugs
Huskblade
Shadow Field
Soul trap
Hes been given armour, well... by armour I mean a chance of living with the Shadowfield. Huskblade is a PW that causes ID, and with the soultrap possibly kicking me up to STr 6+, should be a winner.

[175]Lelith Hesperax
She's amazing, by far the best character in the book imo

Elite
[110]5 Incubi
[80]Raider
Flickerfield
Nightshield
Dropped the champ upgrade as the Archon will be with them. Why pay for something you can get somewhere else.


Troops
[255]20 Warriors
Sybarite - Champ
Blaster - 18" Str 8 Ap2 Assault 1 Lance
Dark Lance x2
Melded them into 1 base camping objective holding unit. More Darklances as I think im short on anti tank.

[145]9 Wyches
Hexatrix - Champ
Agoniser - Power weapon wounds on a 4+
Blast Pistol - 6" Str 8 Ap2 lance
Hydra Gauntlets - C/A 2 CCW. +D6 attacks instead of +1
[80]Raider
Flickerfield - 5++
Nightshield - minus 6" off of shots aimed at it
Given a raider this time, just to try it out. Droped Haywires after rereading the grenade rules.

Fast
[206]6 Reaver Jetbikes
Champion
Heatlance x2
Caltrops x2
Loved em before, will come on from reserves.

Heavy
[125]Ravager
Darklance x3
Nightshield
Flickerfield
Poroxing a raider for this. Should be potent enough. Can move 12 and fire all 3 lances.

[175]Razorwing Jetfighter
Nightshield
Flickerfield
Gunna poroxy one of my Eldar Falcons for this, just to try it out. Comes armed with TL splinter rifels, 2 dark lances and 4, Str 6, AP5, large blast, one shot missiles. Can move flat out at 36 and move 12 and fire everything! Deepstrikes too, and as deepstriking is counted as moving 12... deepstrike and BOOM! Unload everything onto one poor unit.

Total 1496.

Thoughts?

Realspace Raid - First Encounter

So I took the Kabal out for there first raid. There oppoents, a small Ork force. I took with me:-

HQ
[160]Archon - Clonefield, Agoniser, Combatdrugs, ,Blast pistol, Webway portal 
[175]Lelith Hesperax

Elite
[172]6 Harlequins - 5 Harlequin Kisses 2 Fusion Pistols
Troop master ~ Power weapon

[125]5 Incubi
[80]Raider - Flickerfield, Nightshield

Troops

[125]10 Warriors- Blaster, Splinter Cannon
[90]Raider - Flickerfield, Nightshield, Splinter rack

[125]10 Warriors- Blaster, Splinter Cannon
[90]Raider - Flickerfield, Nightshield, Splinter rack

[175]10 Wyches - Hydra Gauntlets, Haywire Grenades
Hexatrix - Agoniser, Blast Pistol,

Fast
[206]6 Reaver Jetbikes - Heatlance x2, Caltrops x2
Champion

Total 1499 

We rolled for mission and got Capture and Control, Pitched Battle. Objecties placed top left and bottom right. The Orks gainin the first turn.
Unfortunatly, due to a technical glitch, the actual notes of what happend and the photos are lost to the warp.

So heres a summary. 


Lelith is awesome, as are whyches in general. The number of attacks they kick out is insane. Wounding most things on 5's isnt too great though. I did however get the reroll to wound combat drug, which helps. I also gave the squad Haywire Grenades... which appear masivly overpowered.
Against a walker or Tank how many hits do you get? Haywires say for ever hit I can roll on the Haywire chart for a result. 1= nothing, 2-5 glance, 6 pen. With 3 attacks on the charge thats a shit ton of damage for 20 points. That 1 unit killed a dred, battle waggon a unit of 10 nobs and a big mek.

Flickerfields held up well for the raiders, I did about 6 5++ saves on them. Nightshields rocked too, putting his entire arsenal out of range on the first turn. Spliterracks are nice too, making the 20 splinter rifels shots a turn hurt.

LOVED the bikes! Bladevains are so much fun. I did however run out of units to hurt with them by the last turn.

The incubi lost the raider first turn and spent the whole game running about.


Sorry there isnt more, I promise next time to just use a good old fashioned pen and paper.

So its  1 win to the Dark Eldar.

The first Dark Eldar list.

Ok first game tomorrow I hope. Against a very good 1500 point ork list. Usualy with an army I know what Im doing with, I would be in trouble against this guy. He like a mate of mine always fields the same force and knows it inside out. Like I said, Im in trouble.....
So out of the stuff Ive bought / recieved as gifts I need to make an army.

HQ
[160]Archon - Clonefield, Agoniser, Combatdrugs, ,Blast pistol, Webway portal 
[175]Lelith Hesperax

Elite
[172]6 Harlequins - 5 Harlequin Kisses 2 Fusion Pistols
Troop master ~ Power weapon

[155]5 Incubi
Klaivex ~ Demiklave
[80]Raider - Flickerfield, Nightshield

Troops

[125]10 Warriors- Blaster, Splinter Cannon
[90]Raider - Flickerfield, Nightshield, Splinter rack

[125]10 Warriors- Blaster, Splinter Cannon
[90]Raider - Flickerfield, Nightshield, Splinter rack

[155]10 Wyches - Hydra Gauntlets 
Hexatrix - Agoniser, Blast Pistol,

Fast
[206]6 Reaver Jetbikes - Heatlance x2, Caltrops x2
Champion

Total 1499

Everything is reserved except the Raiders and there contents. The Archon is with the Incubi, his main roll. Get that webway portal down first turn as far into the board as possible! Im hoping that unit takes alot of fire, they have a decent saves and it protects the squishy warriors.
The Jetbikes Im not too sure of, I may start them on the board or reserve them. Depends if I get first turn realy.
Harles and the Wyches along with Lelith come out of the WWP. Only reason its there to be honest, as I dont have that many Raiders. Getting them into combat from the bat I hope.  Fingers crossed! I'll need all the luck I can get.

Work begins

Started the build. Heres my first Raider, a total cock up tbh! Ive ballsed up the darklance while trying to magnetise it. I found out it cant be done, you just dont get drills that small. Ive also glued everything on it. As you can see. Well except the crew.

Its only now I actualy thought about storage.... take those poles off. Wich btw I think could be a wargear item, grisley tropheys (rerolls failed LD tests within 6"). The sail could easly clip in too, making it far more manageable. I also think the spikes and chains are all wargear upgrades, breaking WYSIWYG. Ah well, its a model to test paint schemes on eh.

The sucess of the night are the jet bikers.

All with fully interchangeable weapons and upgrades. Score! :)  Pity the unit looks to be a more 'friendly game' one. Anyhow I get the base coats on tonight, got all day to choose some colours.

So Ive decided...

Ive had some insightful conversations with friends recently, about my facination with 'themed' forces. All of them ended pretty much with the point of fact that I must actualy be unhappy with the army, becasue Im trying to turn it into something else. Something its not.... Tyranids are not a fast hitting force by nature, there a swarm. If I want fast play Blood Angles or Eldar. Same with the Harlequin theme, Eldar are not good at assaults in general, also having something thats T3 with a 5+ save running about is asking for a  massive casuality rate.

Anyhow to cut it short, Im esential brushing my other 40K projects to one side, and hopping on the Dark Eldar bandwaggon. There fast, assaulty and best of all, shiney!

Stay tuned for more over the comming weeks.