Arhurt's Conversion corner - Necrons, Chaos and some Infinity

Hi All!

I had a thread on Warseer a long time ago about my original Necron Army. I'm at it again a couple years later and would like to share some of what I'm building.

My goal is to have a unique force, a one of a kind that can get people's attention. The core of that will be done by my vehicle conversions even though I do some minor modifications to my infantry and characters as well.

The backstory of my Dynasty is that one necron Lord, Harut, was tasked with staying awake during the long sleep. He was a master of canoptek engineering and he made modifications to the war protocol of the Dakhma.

Unknow to all, however, madness has overcome Harut as he has fallen slave to another entity. He changed and tampered with the reawakening protocols of his Nemesor and Lords and Harut and his mysterious master have basically seized control of the Dynasty.

With no further delays, lets start with something Juicy.

Dakhma Tomb Blades
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Reworked by the Canoptek Lord Harut, the eternal watcher, these Tomb Blades rely more on the skills of the rider than on the computational algorithims of the bike.

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You can find Work in Progress pictures at my blog, under the Tomb Blades tag, [URL="http://wargamingrebel.blogspot.com.br/search/label/Tomb%20Blades"]here[/URL].

Also, a few of my characters so far:

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Nemesor Mahvan'erel, deathbringer of Dakhma

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Harut, the eternal watcher, canoptek lord of Dakhma

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Autharok, Dakhma warmaster

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Cryptek Havit’yun, harbringer of eternity, master artificer of Dakhma

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Voch’ats’um, harbringer of destruction

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Dakhma Warriors
I always try to change the pose of every third or so model so I can break the monotony of the units. The reason behind this is that the Dakhma dynasty has been better maintaned during the great sleep, given that their canoptek Lord was kept awake during it and could tend himself to the stasis protocols. This means that even their warriors have more advanced will and endurance during a fight, though at a risky cost to the entire Dynasty and perhaps, the galaxy itself...

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Dakhma Immortals
I have magnetized my Immortals weapons. I have 10 assembled and painted so far, but only have pictures of the first 5 of the unit with their Tesla Carbines.

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Tak'ard the deathmark
Just as Harut improved every warmachine in the Dakhma arsenal, also did he better equip his assassins. Each Dakhma Deathmark is an independant threat, capable of bringing the power of an entire squad with their enhanced kraken morphology. They connect to a series of Sniper drones that enhance the capabilities of the assassin.

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In the works:

Reclamation oculus
Instead of deploying Ghost Arks that are capable of repairing necron warriors mid-field, Harut discovered it was much more efficient to phase damaged units back to the closest tombworld for repairs while, at the same time, maintaining an open portal between these endless vault-crypts and the battlefield.

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These hovering portals bring forth an endless stream of deadly Necron infantry, pouring forth Gauss flayer fire in a constant barrage of death.


Scarab Swarms:
I really wanted mine to be actual swarms!
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Canoptek Tentilla
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The Dakhma Dynasty deploys these instead of monoliths, a single colossal squid-like warmachine that drops from orbit and burrows inside of the earth itself.

Canoptek Tentilla: Doomsday Cannon counts as Doomsday Ark
One of the tentilla appendages ends up in massive doomsday cannons. Burrowing and emerging from the ground from angles that make any formation by the enemy easily countered by simple redeploying heavy weapons from a different angle.
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Canoptek Tentilla: Tesla Destructor counts as Annihilation Barge
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Dakhma Wraiths
i'm still toying with this idea of making my Wraiths more squid-like to follow with the "tentacled menace" theme of the army.

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Overlord Reaper Raiment counts-as Catacomb Command Barge
Harut has also designed these raiments to spec from the influences of the mysterious master of Dakhma. They are meant to be used to harvest their victims, more of a ceremonial garb than a warmachine.

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That's all for now, feel free to check some more WiP pictures on my blog: [url=http://wargamingrebel.blogspot.com.br/]Wargaming Rebel[/url]

I just finished three more units for the army, two Rodoks and a spec-ops.

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I also managed to finish another Necron Lord for my army. I do love characters...

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Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoy it.

Ive put more work on two more Infinity miniatures. They are a fun break from 40K's bulky models for sure!

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I'm taking a break from my Necrons to finish my Infinity Morat so I can play that system as well, I only need 7 more Infinity miniatures and I'll come back to my crons!

I've been very busy with work, but I managed to do a few hobby sessions early in the morning and get these two guys finally done.


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That marks my first two miniatures of the year!

I did not have much time to work on the past few weeks, but I managed to get some better photos of the army:

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And my infinity Morats

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So I have a tournament coming up in three months time. So much to do!

Here's the list of what I need to finish for it:
5x Warscythe Lychguard
1x Night Scythe
10x Scarab Swarms
6x Wraiths
2x Tomb Spiders
3x Tomb blades

Luckly, I have previously assembled the tomb blades and half the scarabs, but all else must be done from the start.

Só today I spent a good amount of time planning and got a few units assembled.

Here are my Wraiths. I dislike the perching position of the official miniatures. I also think they are a tad too big, so I slimmed them down a bit and made them more like a scorpion. My thought is that they impale their victims with the tail and dismember them with their claws.

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My first five lychguard. I thought about magnetized weapons, but I lack the time and correct magnets for the job.

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Finally, I started assembling my version of the tomb spider. I love the official model but I'm short on cash, so I'll just use my original kitbashed idea.

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The tomb spider prototype is ready. It ends up using lots of different kits and parts, but I'm quite happy with the results.

Its gonna be a pain to paint with all these appendages.

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I finally have the minnimum requirements to run a Canoptek Harvest!


My first three wraiths

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And the Tomb Spider!

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Add them to my previous batch of Scarab Swarms and you got a happy little canoptek family!

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I also started working on the last of my five Lychguard. This one adds a little dynamism to the bunch as he finishes off a fallen opponent with a Warscythe stab on the chest!

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I love the pose of that Lychguard

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I love the pose of that Lychguard

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Thanks! It was really fun to do that. I always try to change the pose of 3 out 10 of my infantry to keep the force looking vivd and in action.

I spent a good part of my Sunday assembling and converting this beast!


I haven't done all weapon options yet since I'm dead focused on finishing my tournament list!


I really liked the way it came out. As usual, my vehicles lack a pilot and are all automatons.


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I have finally finished these guys! I especially liked the Destroyer death mask and the multi colored staff heads. I still need to improve my airbrushing, but it's getting the job done!

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Right now the praetorian forge is hot as ever cranking out the second unit.

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I'm also finishing more scarabs, a necron Destroyer Lord and Heavy Destroyer and the Triarch Stalker. I'm getting everyone to the pre-wash status as I'm running out of the Blue Shade from Vallejo and have to both maximize its use and make sure I get the most impacted miniatures washed first. That means the Stalker may sit unfinished for a while as I think it's more important to have a consistent look throughout my infantry line.

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I'm finally finished with the Army and have had a few games already. I feel happy about the list and though it's not an ace tier list it should do well in the tournament if I don't make any huge mistakes.

First off, let me share a few pictures of the massed forces for this 1850pts list.

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The Destroyer lord leads the Canoptek Wraith unit across the battlefield.

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My Zealous Tomb Spider bursts forth from the Ground with repair sub-routines. In the background, the Canoptek Tentilla heavy artillery piece.

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The Dakhma Judicators, a caste of warrior-crypteks that wield the fearsome Rod of the Covenants and oversee that the Canoptek constructs oft he Dynasty are performing as intended on the battlefield.

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Dakhma Immortals are the elite infantry of the army.

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Autharok on his Reaper Raiment commands the forces of Dakhma at the very front of the battle.

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The Dakhma Stalker and Heavy Destroyers secure the backline and provide supporting fire for the foot infantry in the mid-field.

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Dakhma Canoptek Scarabs show the progress and experiments of the Dakhma Crypteks in their search of the perfect killing machine.

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Nasayan, the reaper is the fearsome leader of the Destroyer Cult of Dakhma.

I had the privilege to play at the Rumble in the Jungle III 40k event organized by the [URL="https://paintingfrog.wordpress.com/"]Painting Frog[/URL] here in Brazil.

It was a farewell event to 7th edition. My list was as follows:
Decurion
Reclamation Legion
- Overlord on CCB (WS/PS)
- 5 Gauss Immortals
- 10 Warriors
- 10 Warriors
- 3 Tesla Tomb Blades (SL/SV)
- 3 Tesla Tomb Blades (SL/SV)
Canoptek Harvest
- Canoptek Spyder
- 3 Canoptek Wraiths (TB)
- 4 Canoptek Scarabs
Combined Arms Detachment
- Destroyer Lord (PS/Mastercrafted WS)
- Sentry Pylon (FDR)
- Sentry Pylon (FDR)
- Sentry Pylon (FDR)
- 5 Tesla Immortals
- 5 Gauss Immortals
- Void Shield Generator (3x void shields)

Some extra pictures at my blog [URL="https://wargamingrebel.blogspot.com.br/2017/08/40k-necron-army-showcase-dakhma-dynasty.html"]Wargaming Rebel[/URL].


I was able to secure 2nd place as best general, 1st place as most impressive army and that net me the General Champion of the event trophy!

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Round 1 vs Blood Angels
MVP: Pylons, eating away the entirey of his armor and the contents within.
Memorable moment: Immortals glancing down the Dread.
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Result: Total Victory

Round 2 vs Innari
MVP: Scarabs tying up his deathstar for most of the game.
Second MVP: A Tyranid spire that funneled his Deathstar into scarab wall!
Memorable Moment: Splitting his forces across the table to deny Soulburst actions and my opponent complaining that I hadn't killed any of his units at key points to deny that as well!
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Result: Total Victory

Round 3 vs Space Marines
MVP: Autharok on his Reaper Raiment, charging again and again to try and keep some slim chance of victory after losing all three artillery pieces on round 1.
Memorable moment: That initial bike engagement. It caught me by surprize and cost me the game. Well played Khan!
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Result: Total Defeat

Round 4 vs Black Templars
MVP: Sentry Pylons, eating all his soft armor support (land raiders are tough) and clearing away every last one of the Black Templar assault mob.
Memorable Moment: Nassayan Charge on assault Terminators, cutting them down to the last man in a single round of combat.
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Result: Total Victory

Round 5 vs T'au
MVP: Void Shield Generator for eating the entirety of his first round of shooting and forcing Farsight and his Killsquad to deal with it on Turn 2.
Memorable moment: Turn 2 Necron Assault Phase when every warrior available multi-charged several Tau Suits, negating their threat, at the same time the two Tomb Blade units across the field charged even more T'au suits. We remaigned locked in combat to the very end.
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Result: Total Victory

Some pictures of the army itself!

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Leading the army is my "objective 1", a cute baby wraith.

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My scarab swarms are meant to be real swarms!

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The Destroyer lord Nassayan leads the force, eager to prove his value to Autharok.

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Autharok is here to report back to his Nemesor how his new weapons fare in battle. He oversees all from atop his reaper raiment.

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The three Canoptek Tentilla (counts as Sentry Pylons) will see real battle for the first time. They are simply the tentacles of something gar sinister lurking underground...

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I've been hit by a sudden inspiration and assembled and painted my old Deceiver model.

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Long time since my last post. Things have been moving.

I've had time to put some more color in more demons for my wife's army:

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I also got some Gauss Pylon Counts-as from TTCombat finished for my crons:
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As well as finishing a set of hills and cliffs so we can play at home when we don't feel like going over to the club.

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More pics of the table, as well as its building process, here: [url]https://wargamingrebel.blogspot.com.br/2017/10/hobby-desert-table-finished.html[/url]

This model was exciting to assemble and paint. It's a deviation of the standard heroic scale from GW with delicate hands and thin arms more akin to infinity models.

I hope you like it. If you are a chaos player, definitely give it a go.

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I've also written a [URL=http://wargamingrebel.blogspot.com.br/2017/11/batretp-40k-8th-space-wolfs-vs-tzeentch.html?]battle report[/URL] for a narrative campaign I'm playing with a friend.

It puts a small space wolf recon team being ambushed by chaos demons. I've tried to write it in the old White Dwarf style with lots of flavor and lots of pictures, let me know what you think!

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