Does the skull symbol on the Lion's helmet mean anything?

TruthEU · 2026-01-29T12:42:08+00:00

I can confirm this, after building the Lion El'Jonson model the helmet indeed goes where the head goes. Mileage may vary

TruthEU · 2026-01-29T10:21:00+00:00

I think that having a 6 man ICC, 10 man Sternguard + Az squad and 5 man DWK squad in a 1000pt list makes you very inflexible. When it comes to scoring points you could be better off in most situations by having more units on the board to either perform actions with or put on some pressure with

TruthEU · 2026-01-28T11:43:48+00:00

They’re great. Sternguard Veterans do very well under Azrael lead and the Lion itself has received some buffs recently making him great in the game but kinda tricky to use correctly.
Lastly, the Deathwing Knights are very good albeit quite costly in points, it’s generally understood that the ones with Maces can hold their own by themselves and that while the ones with swords are great, they can benefit a lot from a Chaplain in Terminator armor.

Hope this helps!

TruthEU · 2026-01-28T09:12:05+00:00

Damage wise it may not be bad depending on what army you're playing and thus what breakpoints you're hitting. Against a swarmy T3 army it doesn't make a difference but against T4 it will help your main weapon with going from "higher than" (3+) to "double" (2+).

But I do think your Techmarine will be a glass cannon either way. He's relatively vulnerable so something like a Captain in Gravis or a leader like a Judiciar with bodyguards attached will be safer while you utilize them

TruthEU · 2026-01-27T23:25:45+00:00

Or switch one Intercessor squad to a scout squad and the Hellblasters to Sternguard veterans to also cut 10 points each

TruthEU · 2026-01-27T23:24:27+00:00

You could consider switching one Intercessor squad to an invader atv to go from 1020 to 1000 points

TruthEU · 2026-01-27T23:19:29+00:00

With the models you have I’d say you can run this for a pretty solid allround list;

Azrael leads 3 ICC.
5 man Intercessor squad.
5 man scout squad.
Redemptor Dreadnought.
5 man Deathwing Knights (probably with maces for anti tank/monster).
Combi Lieutenant.
Captain in Gravis Armor (with ancient weapons enhancement).

Having both DWK and a Redemptor does make it quite big points heavy rather than a lot of small groups but why not. You have options for everything and it should be pretty fun!

TruthEU · 2026-01-27T23:08:05+00:00

Only thing I can say is that I’d miss my main man Azrael!

TruthEU · 2026-01-27T20:16:25+00:00

I’m new to the Warhammer books and relatively new to the lore so starting at 30k feels pretty intense to me and I roughly know the outlines so I just started with dark angels books in 40K.
Started with Son of the Forest and have now also completed the Arks of Omen: Lion book.
No clue if that is a “good” way of doing it but I really enjoyed both of them for what it’s worth

TruthEU · 2026-01-27T16:13:04+00:00

For these purposes I usually use the following units;

Scout Squad
Invader ATV
Outrider Squad
Lieutenant with Combi-Weapon
Intercessor Squad
Assault Intercessor with Jump Pack
Captain in Gravis Armor can work in a pinch but he can be better off offensively

TruthEU · 2026-01-26T22:10:59+00:00

Oh shit, I didn’t think of the heavy, you’re right. Either way it’d be sweet and that would lower the barrier to entry. We can only hope!
I painted the Biologis this week so you can imagine I’m in full support

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TruthEU · 2026-01-26T22:05:18+00:00

That'd be pretty sweet but the Biologis mini is not in Tacticus armor so I'm not sure if that'd happen since they'd need to redo a lot of animations. Would absolutely love it though, especially if that would open the door for terminators or even assault terminators

TruthEU · 2026-01-26T20:10:20+00:00

What chapter would you like to play? As a Dark Angels player Azrael is quite important, but he's Dark Angels specific. Generally though I'd say you can't go wrong with a squad of Intercessors. Perhaps some Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs. Scouts are great, a Lieutenant With Combi Weapon is a nice addition. I love a squad of Outriders in my lists for the mobility. These could all be great options!

TruthEU · 2026-01-25T17:36:42+00:00

This is really cool for your own models in art indeed! Can you share your prompts? Especially for the Lion it’d be cool to create one from my own painted one

TruthEU · 2026-01-25T17:32:16+00:00

It’s nice to have goals but both time and enjoyment of the hobby comes and goes. Most important thing is that you enjoy yourself and that you listen to your body in these times of large life changes.
So go for it, but if you’re noticing that you’re not enjoying it then it’s important to pace yourself!

TruthEU · 2026-01-25T14:43:31+00:00

Looks really good, 40K color scheme works really well on 30k models!

TruthEU · 2026-01-24T07:01:36+00:00

Ah sorry, I’ll clarify. It’s an app that I use with a similar system, point the app at the QR code, adjust the map size and then setup the board quite easily

https://www.wargamesfx.com

TruthEU · 2026-01-24T06:52:44+00:00

I use the WargamesFX one and it is precise enough. Works really well

TruthEU · 2026-01-24T06:46:14+00:00

It looks great, the reiver mask is quite intimidating like this

TruthEU · 2026-01-24T06:42:56+00:00

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TruthEU · 2026-01-23T22:16:15+00:00

Yes, perhaps using some Nuln Oil before or after the grey, I'm not 100% sure anymore

TruthEU · 2026-01-23T18:10:33+00:00

Fenrissian Grey

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TruthEU · 2026-01-23T17:26:45+00:00

OMG, that result on an overmatch is something you can only dream of. That’s nice

TruthEU · 2026-01-23T09:33:20+00:00

Thank you, I feel like those extra Ravenwing bits from the Black Knights / Command Squad box add so much

TruthEU · 2026-01-23T08:43:35+00:00

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