We Have Come For You!

Honestly, I think the people crying about Counts As armies need to butch up and get over it. Since the days of Rogue Trader, Counts As has been an acceptable part of the army. If the guy cares about an army enough to personally convert so that What You See Is What You Get, and converts the models with enough care so that the personal touches are in the army instead of 'These Raptors, they are Assault Marines' (Since you admit from the start with Counts As you are doing it for the fluff firstly), then I'd never have/and never had have, a problem playing against them on the table-top.

And the Night Lords are my favorite Spaaace Meh-Reeen Legion out there. I was hooked into learning more with two of Kurze's quotes, 'I am what I am. Someone had to be'. and 'I hate this legion, it's why I had to kill [our home planet]'. Some might claim that's emo-Vorhees, but I found it fascinating with every other Legion being 'Our Primarch was the most awesomest of awesomest, and he'll be back to save us one day!'.

I'll check out those pictures right now, but tell me, has anyone complained about Counts As on the tabletop? I doubt they have, it seems to honestly be an internet phenomenon from what I've seen.

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Roland Durendal · 735 weeks ago

Those are some epic quotes. Where did you find them?

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The 'I am' has been floating around all the books for years, especially the Chaos Codex's iirc. The 'I hate this Legion' was part of Soul Hunter. It was a great quote because Kurze finishes it off with 'Do you honestly think I care what happens to any of you once I'm gone?

I'll have to dig out my 2E Chaos Codex, because I know it had some amazing quotes in there. I'm pretty sure that's where I got the 'I Am' from originally. I do know it had an amazing one that made me want to buy and paint some Night Lords just for the hell of it, even if I wasn't going to play a power armor army.

"...These were not the brave and honorable heroes like the veterans of the loyal Imperial Chapters. The Night Lords had no qualms about gunning down innocents or those weaker than themselves.

They had their own set of values."

Atreides · 735 weeks ago

they look really great! a few of the conversions are a bit OTT for my personal taste, but they look fantastic as an army, and i would take nothing but joy in playing against them. anyone who has an issue with a counts as army that looks this good that isnt worth your time anyway.

Gx1080 · 735 weeks ago

Awesome stuff.

SneakyDan · 735 weeks ago

looks great Vince, looking forward to playing it.

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Kirby 118p · 730 weeks ago

And tabling it :P.

Vins, I looked at the pictures and that is one awesome army. I love the bat wings instead of the angelic feathers on the guard, but I just can't get over my hatred of the bat ears on the models; That's more on me than it is you though.

Look forward to seeing these guys in a battle report.

@SackOfOwls · 735 weeks ago

Damn! You are making my Night Lord BAs cry with envy!

I'll have to get some more of mine up here.

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Grovel 61p · 675 weeks ago

Did you ever get pics hosted?

Jason · 735 weeks ago

Awesome army.

Keith · 735 weeks ago

Cool minis! How do you make the snow on the bases? This stuff? http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/I...

Grovel 61p · 735 weeks ago

Can someone tell me where are the wings on the chosen jet packs from?

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Grovel, those are Harpy wings I believe.

Grovel 61p · 675 weeks ago

Definitely not plastic harpy wings. Did you mean the old metal ones?

Vinsanity · 675 weeks ago

Hey mate. Only 1 year late reply hehe. The wings are the metal Dark Elf harpy open ones. Not sure if they're still available... Tbh I think if you wanted to do something similar, trying to get the possessed CSM winged backpack from bits stores would look 50 times better than what I did haha...

Grovel 61p · 675 weeks ago

That's better than 2 years, at least!

I've actually recently started up a 'not Night Lords' army using the plastic Gargoyle wings, so far so good - damn expensive, though.

@Hannoveraner · 735 weeks ago

I dont really like it, sure night lords deserve jumppack madness, but for instance the Apos just look like normal Veterans, but count as Apos. Thats a bit poor.

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willydstyle · 735 weeks ago

Not quite. They have big hats! In my Chaos-counts-as-BA I used Icon Bearers for my Sanguinary Priests, under the idea that the icon motivates nearby troops to spill blood for Khorne.

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Antebellum · 735 weeks ago

That is the only thing that I am not fond of ... the Sanguinary Priests. Don't get me wrong, I think overall the army is excellently painted and converted. I just think that the SP's should stick out a bit more than just the modified gun. I like the idea of icon bearers.

Great army though!

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Kirby 118p · 735 weeks ago

I too like the idea of Icon Bearers. Vince. Get back to work.

@SackOfOwls · 735 weeks ago

Or just use a nathecium Space Marine arm. That is what I did.

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Vinsanity · 735 weeks ago

Aye, I converted up the nathecium arms, I don't think the Night Lords would have Icon Bearers as the SPs, they aren't all about worshipping Chaos Gods...