Now Time to Paint

After completing the two Deathwheels and 3 defilers, I moved on to Obliterators last night. I agonized how to make them, toying with the idea of terminators, greenstuff, and plastic but eventually decided to play to my strengths.

Since I know GW is making obliterators in late 2005/2006, I figured I only need something to hold the fort until then. So I used the metal terminators but with no conversion. To differentiate them I put three of them on a 20mmX20mm base instead of a 40mmX10mm. I know some people would cringe but I don't mind.

I'll paint them differently and when I get real obliterators next real I can take them off the base and strip the paint to make them real terminators.

So I created four stands of obliterators last night for this project and played with possible army lists. Here's what I came up with:

Infantry Detachment
8 Marines including Chaos Lord and Icon
3 Defilers
2 Obliterators
= 705 pts

Infantry Detachment
8 Marines including Chaos Lord and Icon
4 Rhinos
1 Landraider
= 455 pts

Infantry Detachment
8 Marines including Chaos Lord and Icon
4 Rhinos
= 370 pts

Deathwheel
= 275 pts

2 Helltalons
= 250 pts

Chosen Detachment
6 Terminators including Chaos Warmaster
2 Obliterators
= 540 pts

Armoured Detachment
8 Predators
= 400 pts

== 2985 pts

I know its only 7 formations but last time I used two formations of 4 predators, I found them to be too vulnerable to breaking. Also, I found myself keeping the initiative a lot in order to bring my firepower to bear quickly anyways.

Alternate List:

Infantry Detachment 
10 Marines including Chaos Lord and Icon
2 Obliterators
= 550 pts

Infantry Detachment 
12 Marines including Chaos Lord and Icon
6 Rhinos
= 530 pts

Decimator
3 Defilers
= 450 pts

Deathwheel
= 275 pts

2 Helltalons
= 250 pts

Chosen Detachment
6 Terminators including Chaos Warmaster
2 Obliterators
= 540 pts

Armoured Detachment
8 Predators
= 400 pts

== 2995 pts