Hobby Project 2012/2013 – Black Templars

Now that the Independent Characters' 2011/2012 Hobby Challenge is over, it's time to look towards my project for 2012/2013. It's looking like they won't be doing another army project for this year - which makes sense, as expecting listeners to crank out a new army every year would be a bit much - but I have another army waiting in the wings for such a project. Since I'm ready to go now, in May I'll be kicking off my Black Templar army. My goal - a 2000-point army completed by March 31, 2013. I have pretty much everything purchased and ready to start assembling, so I'll be spending the next two weeks making sure my hobby space is stocked and ready, and then I'll be off to the races!

Here's the list that I'm looking at right now:

HQ: Marshal (136 pts)
1 Marshal (Terminator Honors; Frag Grenades; Lightning Claw x1; Storm Shield x1)

HQ: Master of Sanctity (127 pts)
1 Master of Sanctity (Terminator Honors; Frag Grenades; Crozius Arcanum; Bolt Pistol x1)

HQ: Emperor's Champion (140 pts)
1 Emperor's Champion (Accept Any Challenge, No Matter the Odds)

Elite: Venerable Dreadnought (166 pts)
1 Venerable Dreadnought (Searchlight; Venerable; Skill: Tank Hunter; Twin-Linked Lascannon; Missile Launcher)

Elite: Dreadnought (148 pts)
1 Dreadnought (Smoke Launchers; Multi-melta)
1 Drop Pod

Elite: Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad (523 pts)
1 Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad (Furious Charge)
3 Terminator with Lightning Claws
3 Terminator with Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield
1 Land Raider Crusader

Troops: Crusader Squad (213 pts)
1 Crusader Squad (Squad with Frag Grenades)
4 Initiate with Bolt Pistol and CCW
1 Initiate with Meltagun
1 Initiate with Bolt Pistol & Power Fist
3 Neophyte with Bolt Pistol & CCW
1 Rhino (Smoke Launchers)

Troops: Crusader Squad 213 pts)
1 Crusader Squad (Squad with Frag Grenades)
4 Initiate with Bolt Pistol and CCW
1 Initiate with Meltagun
1 Initiate with Bolt Pistol & Power Fist
3 Neophyte with Bolt Pistol & CCW
1 Rhino (Smoke Launchers)

Troops: Crusader Squad (194 pts)
1 Crusader Squad
3 Initiate with Bolter
1 Initiate with Plasmagun
1 Initiate with Lascannon
1 Razorback (Smoke Launchers; Twin-Linked Lascannon)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (70 pts)
1 Land Speeder Typhoon (Typhoon Missile Launcher)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (70 pts)
1 Land Speeder Typhoon (Typhoon Missile Launcher)

I'm going to be joined in the challenge by my podcasting co-hosts Dennis, who will be painting his Dark Eldar, and Richard, who will be painting Tyranids. They already have all their models assembled, and Dennis's are primed as well, so I'm starting a bit on the back foot. Of course, my army's primer is going to be their main color, so that gives me a slight advantage on painting speed - not that it's necessarily a race. I do have a few models already assembled, though - I went ahead and got my Assault Terminators and Emperor's Champ ready.

This will be my first Imperial army, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. It'll be nice to work with power armor that isn't covered in spikes...