Astramalleus Inventory!

So, the inventory has started!  After having taken all the pictures, I realize that my estimates of what I have painted have been a little inflated.  I've managed to add in things that I either haven't started or haven't completed yet.  That having been said, I believe my estimate of 13-15K is still pretty close.  At some point, I'll write it all down, and run the numbers.  But not right now.  Here they all are...

Good old tanks.  Pred x3, Vinddicator x3, Whirlwind x4.  Two of those Whirlwinds are actually Rhinobacks so good on them.

 More tanks.  Land Raider x2, Land Raider Crusader, Speeder x5.  A couple of notes: if you look really closely, you'll see that two of the speeders have assault cannons mounted on the sides.  I like the idea of the AC-130H Spectre; how it turns around the target, firing the Vulcan cannon out the side so it can maintain fire on a target longer than most air support can.  This seems like the kind of thing sited to the speed of Speeders.  My other note is about the Land Raider in the center.  The entire thing is made of plasticard and masking tape.  I bought that from a guy when I started playing 3rd Ed., back when there were no new Land Raiders and old Rogue Trader ones were going for $200 or more on the wild west that EBay.  I've only fielded it thrice, twice it died first turn, once it died to a deviation from that older Vindicator in the previous picture.
 

Dred x8.  Half are plastic, half are old school metal.  Note my now patented ghetto assault cannons on the lead Dred, as well as the converted Chaos hammer arm.

Assault Bike x5.  I've got a couple more in pieces.  I'll get around to them eventually.

Terminators x66, Termie Commander, Termie Chaplain, Termie Librarian.  I have many, many more waiting to be completed.  And one of these is a cheat because he's missing an arm, but it was one of my first Termies and, even though I have a replacement arm now, the army isn't complete without him.  The First Squad is the "Star Hammers" themselves.  I had a full 10 man Thunderhammer squad before they were cool.

Veterans x49.  Some of them are Vanguard.  Most are Sternguard.  As you have no doubt noticed, I can field an entire First Company if I want.  However, in my fluff, my battle companies' first squads are Veteran Squads so I better get some more Termies done because some of these guys shouldn't be there.  The "Sergeant" of that first squad is actually my Chapter Champion and the squad are his White Swords.  His (and therefore their) job is to guard the Company and Chapter Standards at home and away.  They are rarely together like this and they have their own personal Rhino a little further down.

These guys are special.  My best friend, who is twice the painter I'll ever be, painted these guys for me as a Christmas gift.  I've only fielded them once, but they're so much better than anything I've ever done.  However, to balance out his ability, I'm ten times more productive than he is.  So there.

Ahhhh, the Second Battle Company of the Astramalleus, the "Red Legs".  Tac x6, Dev x2, Assault x2.  Commander, Chaplain, Librarian.  The company is named after the 7th Devastator squad.  I've been fielding those guys for a long time and won more than a few battles because of them.  Actually, as mentioned before, the first squad should be Vets, but I'm not going to quibble about that right now.  And that Librarian was the first HQ I ever had.

 A Demi-Company composed from the Seventh Reserve Company.  Tac x4, Assault, Jump Commander, Jump Chaplain.  I've got more than Tac and Dev squads to fill this up once I actually assemble them.  Can't remember if I have another Assault squad to finish out this company.

Bike x10, Bike Commander, Bike Chaplain.  The black bikes are the Black Lancers, a Veteran Bike Squad.  In reality, I bought them from a friend who did Dark Angels, changed a few details, and called it a day.  I do actually have brass lances for them and one of these days I'll get around to touching the bikes up and attaching them, but not this week...  

Scout x5, Commander x5, Techmarine, Apothecary, Standard Bearer, Marines x2.  The rest of the dudes.  When I was pulling them all out for pictures, I forgot that the central commander up front is the designated Commander of the Red Legs, my long running, named badass Commander.  I'm not going to retake the pictures or invoke Photoshop, though.  There's also a reason the Chapter Standard is more like an IG standard than a Marine one but that may or may not change in the semi-near future.  And one more thing: I can't stand Scouts.  I dislike them so much I came up with fluff reasons why I never field them.  I picked these up somewhere.  I used to have Scout Bikers, but I think I used their bikes for the Commander and other things.

Transports!  Rhino x12, Razorback x3.  The black ones are designated for Veteran Squads.  A couple of these are Rhinobacks so god on them.  The three Rhinos in the back on the left are the ones that get me the most attention.  They're actually made of wood with Rhino parts glued on.  I can't count the number of time someone has been watching one and trying to figure out what's not quite right about it.  I have a fourth one somewhere, but it seems to have been AWOL for this.  That worries me a little but I'll live for now.

  

My buddy who got out of the game and gave me his stuff several posts (and over a month) ago?  Well, these are his and now my Black Templars.  I'll never get around to repainting them so they will be my eternal allied Contingent.  Besides, since Templars aren't getting any love from GW, they're just fine as generic other Chapter.  Tac Squad x3, Assault Marines x5, Scouts x10, Commander x2, Emperor's Champion.

And lastly, the Templar Rides.  Land Raider Crusader, Rhino, Razorback, Predator.

And those are the current battle ready roster of the Astramalleus, Hammer of the Stars, Lords of Besradine, Keepers of the Yada Yada Yada Blah Blah Blah.  As mentioned last post, I hope, in the next couple of weeks, to go through all the stuff I haven't assembled or completed yet.  That's going to be a much rougher task.  But after this, it's time to kick back and relax a bit...