Council of Rust I: The Reawakening!!!

  Sorry I am delayed in posting.  I got so thrilled about the new necrons it seems I threw my back out.  The good news is one doesn't need to walk in order to read the codex or paint scarabs.  So it's all good!

  The new codex is all I could hope for, honestly.  With change comes a change up of tactics.  While some things are not as ideal as they once were I feel what we have gained far outweighs my not being able to efficiently put a destroyer lord with a pack of bugs.  I mean there's so many more useful things I can do with them now that I have NO room to complain!

  I showed up at my local independent retailer, being a block and a half from my house (cause i am spoiled like that) and within the first 20 min. they were sold out of everything.  Books, crypteks, arks, monoliths, Triarch praetorian kits, deathmarks, flayed ones, and anything that's ever wanted to open fire on the Eldar.  It was beautiful and amazing!  So As promised we're going to help you tackle this large project!

The Council of Rust's first gathering!

Building an army of rusty rotten red robots!

Step 1:  Take inventory
  So after taking full stock of what this Necron Overlord has to do to 'reawaken' my troops I thought I'd take stock of all my troops that survived the deep slumber in all the spongy foam they were stored in.

My count:

58 necron warriors (primed.  17 without arms yet to be assembled)

10 warriors needing to be stripped of paint, but built

10 warriors unbuilt >.> ooooh the potential there...

10 Immortals, base painted & needing touch ups

10  scarabs - based & painted

10 scarabs - untouched

10 scarabs - unbuilt (might use as accessories)

3 Wraiths - unbuilt in need of conversion & paint & some love

1 tome spyder - painted

1 tomb spyder - unbuilt 

3 monoliths (in the box)

3 C'Tan Shards (1 Deceiver, 1 nightbringer, 1 conversion.  In pieces)

10 flayed ones (primed, with repairs needed and 1 conversion waiting)

1 destroyer lord - painted

1 Lord on foot - untouched

1 Cryptek - untouched

5 lychguard/praetorians - untouched

10 destroyers (9 built, 1 unbuilt)

  ..so we have a LONG way to go.  So at least step 1 is done.  We have assessed what NEEDS to be done.  It's a lot.  It might make  one's scarabs flip on their back and flail in surrender like a turtle.  This is not an option.  And this procedure can be used to tackle any project, so don't be afraid to follow along using Space Wolves, Tyrranids, Lizardmen, an army of mutant gummi bears, Goblins, whatever your fancy.




STEP 2:  Decide WHAT you want to do with your army!

  I recommend naming your force.  Figure out if you have any iconography or theme to build it around or a colour or two to help unite your army around a central theme.  So my little tomb fleet of the Ahn'kaysheel Dynasty will be centered around a wasp theme.  I'm going to be using a black and gold colour scheme.  Black bodies, yellow plating.  Wasps tear up the galaxy to build their empire, and I figure it would be a cool scheme for robots whom do the same.  So we have a name.  we have a theme.  Lets set up a paint scheme so we can do inventory on our hobby supplies to see what we need!

Ahn'kaysheel Dynasty paint scheme

Prime Layer: Chaos Black Primer

Bases:  Covered in 'scrap yard' pieces.  

      Base coat: picking separate pieces out of the junk on the base alternately base

                 Mechrite red

                 Boltgun Metal (some pieces + rim of base)

                 Vermin Brown  -> Drybrush of Boltgun metal  (for quick rust effect)

     Wash:  Devlan Mud

     Grass: Scorched grass where there are flat/bare spots

Body:  Necron bodies + underbelly of Scarabs/Spyders, Monolith accents (corners & spines)

     Base Coat:  Charadon Granite  

     Wash: Badab Black

Armour plating/Shell:  Includes shoulder armour, accent colour, & Spyder/destroyer/Scarab shells, & Monolith sides

     Base Coat: Iyandan Darksun foundation paint

     Wash: Gryphonne sepia wash

Eyes:

     Base: Mechrite Red

     Highlight: Blood Red

     Glaze: Gloss Varnish

Metal:

     Base: Boltgun Metal

     Wash: Badab Black / or Devlan Mud

     Highlight: Boltgun Metal

Step 3:  How to choose where to begin!

  The council of Rust challenge is simple.  After we have figured out the above just grab at what moves you to start with.  There are no rules for this part.  the important thing to remember is give yourself time, and don't burn yourself out.  The key to finishing your army is to stay inspired by it.

SO!  This is the protocol the Council of Rust is running by:  Every 2 weeks we declare what we are going to work on in reasonable chunks.

• 10 infantry (build/paint)
• 2 special models
• 1 vehicle
• 20 models (strictly building)

So for the first leg of the challenge declarations have been made:

Ahn'kaysheel:  Build/paint/base 10 Scarabs & 3  convert/paint Wraiths  (scarabs a small)

Apophas Dynasty (Mike): Build all Necron warriors & get them ready for priming.

No-H's yet declared empire:  Take inventory, get prepped for 1st deceleration

We'll check back in 11/18 on our progress!

Anyone wanting to join in remotely, there will be an award issued out for those that rise to the challenge of finishing their army and sharing their progress along with us!  :)

**Suspended due to RL things happening in people's lives.  Council of Rust will return with it's very pen page, we promise!**