#aximillion

[skitsmixcommissions]

Rogue Trader Elucia Vhane and goodest boi Aximillion. Personal work, completed July 2024.

[brainscrewz]

in fourth grade i started a rumor about myself that i was an alien and made sure i was frequently seen behaving weirdly and whenever anyone asked about it i was like "are you crazy? i am a human! i have skin, see, i made it and it's mine so clearly you are insane"

[nightbringer24]

So I built up the new model for Aximillion I got today and I just realised: in 40k, it is wholly possible that new breeds of dog have been created and evolved on the various planets in the Imperium. Like, a part of the little blurp in the Kill Team: Rogue Trader book for the Elucidian Starstriders describes Aximillion, and the situation for dogs in the 41st Millennium as:

“Many ancient Terran species still survive on planets settled during the Age of Technology and only recently rediscovered. On one such world, Elucia Vhane found a creature belonging to a domesticated species from the past - a canid.”

Now, my problem: Aximillion is clearly based on a Dobermann.

But I’m painting the model up from a white undercoat, and I really don’t want to go with the basic Dobermann colours. But I have no idea what colours I should go for. I don’t want something needlessly outlandish (so no bright colours, and nothing like shit like neon greens, pinks, blues, etc).

[mxmastermikah]

Today I started on my #50minis challenge. My goal is to have as many done by the end of this month as possible. Today I painted #aximillion from the #elucidianstarstriders kill team list!

[calaveraminis]

I keep taking fancy pics then finding mistakes and tweaking them. It’s frustrating but I also feel like I’m improving a lot so ultimately I guess it’s a good thing. Here’s where I’m currently at with this guy anyway. I gave him a ball because I saw that @wrongwaygoback had done that with theirs and it just seemed like the perfect detail. #roguetraders #elucidianstarstriders #warhammer #warhammer40k #miniatures #miniaturegaming #tabletopgaming #paintingwarhammer #gamesworkshop #killteam #aximillion (at Fort Wayne, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqLO5POH8ci/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hdrzf3xi5c33

[nemossubmarine]

Kill Team Campaign Missions 11 & 12

Take Prisoners - Adeptus Mechanicus vs. The Deathpack

Uffe’s idea had been good. If they could only snatch up a Mechanicus or two and get them to talk (which, if Uffe was to be believed, was incredibly easy), the intel they’d gain would mean easier battles and a better idea if there was a logic in the Mechanicus’ erratic behavior.

The Pack didn’t want to go face to face with the Sicarians. The long-legged things were built on close quarter combat, and it would be too big a risk to send someone to just snatch a Skitarii up from among them. They needed to be softened up first, and then, once there was only few left, they could be easily picked apart.

The first part of the plan worked fantastically. Ivar and Snorri took down cyborgs like they were born to do just that. The Mechanicus were clearly taken by surprise, scattering, trying to approach and then backing away from the bullet fire. At least two of the Sicarians received blows hard enough to kill.

There was only few remaining as the Pack started their advancement. There was a Skitarii Ranger, still standing, clutching a rifle in their hands. Rolf ordered the capture. But before the Pack could reach them, the Mechanicus vanished, fleeing through underground paths beneath the ruins, making it impossible for them to follow, leaving the Pack empty-handed.

Winner: Adeptus Mechanicus(?)

Recover and Rescue - Gellerpox Infected vs. Elucidian Starstriders

The ruined temple had been secured from the Mechanicus. It would be a good place to move base for the moment, Elucia had figured, to be closer to the Mechanicus, as the Truehawk was in no flight condition and she would not hitch a ride on the scrap-heap of the Deathpack.

Larsen and Doran had been left behind to see how easily a conversion could be done, when with sudden horror the two realized that they were not alone in the temple. A huge figure stalked the corridors, the echoes of its heavy breath and the thud of its footfall the only ways the two could locate and keep clear of it.

They hid in one of the side rooms and Larsen radioed for backup. They could hear Leon Hartman shuffling in the ruins just outside the room. Then there was silence, and then a cacophony of frustrated noises. Doran dared to sneak a peek outside the room. Laughing, he returned, telling that the creature had managed to lock itself inside one of the old pods littering the ruins.

The Starstriders appeared, Elucia though would be a bit late. Before they could decide what to do with Hartman, the rest of the Infected appeared, apparently keen on releasing their leader.

A fierce battle ensued. The Starstriders knew they’d have to just hold on, and make sure none of the Infected could reach the pod with Hartman inside, even if it meant having to face the Infected in close quarters.

Luckily, even though Knosso wasn’t there, Randall was back on his feet and he charged in to assist his friends. Or he tried, but what faced him behind the corridor froze him to his feet. There, twisted near, but not quite beyond recognition, in his overalls, with the name tag and head lolling on one shoulder with a clearly broken neck, familiar eyes staring right through him, was a friend, Herman. Randall gritted his teeth, raised his weapons with hesitation, but before he could make the decision to strike, a shot from Angus had brought the creature down.

Randall unfortunately didn’t fare too well coming face to face with the former cook of the ship, who he couldn’t hold back in one-on-one. Poor Larsen, fared not much better either, as the Cook’s rancid vomit brought him down. A sure shot from Doran finally brought the cook to its knees and a silence to that end of the temple.

On the other side, Sanistasia, Gaelle and Aximillion were being bothered by a lot of the smaller creatures, the daemons and the insects. One of the former crew member’s impaled Aximillion with a hook on its hand, but Elucia’s arrival at the last moment brought it down.

In the end, the Starstriders managed to keep the Infected at bay. Perhaps the thought of using this place as the new base would have to be reconsidered. They wouldn’t want to waste time fighting the creatures for living space, when they still had Mechanicus to catch.

Winner: Elucidian Starstriders

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[copperforge]

Lore wise I’ve heard that, since they are the interns, they have to proof that they can inspire their Brothers with deeds of martial prowess alone. That’s why they have to shut it until proven, and then are allowed to shout as well...

Also, I’ll need an Aximillion for reasons. 🙃

So now that you’ve got your hands on an Indomitus box...what does a judicar even DO?

Lore-wise, they’re basically junior chaplains who somehow ‘inspire’ their fellows despite literally never speaking in combat. Idk how that’s supposed to work, but there’s not a whole lot of lore about them specifically in the little booklet. I expect we’ll get more in the new Marine codex once that comes along.

Rules-wise, they’re primaris chapter champions, more or less- WS 2+ and a S 7 AP -3 D 2 sword that does an extra mortal wound on a 6+. They have a 4++ in melee only, not range- not zealous enough to warrant a Rosarius, I guess -because they’re parrying attacks. So again, duelists basically, character killers, loyalist Masters of Executions. They also have a neat rule where they can select one enemy unit per Fight phase (theirs and their opponent’s) within 6″ and say “you fight last.” Making sure that the opposing Nobz with powaklawz or Wulfen or Abaddon or whoever gets whomped on and maybe killed before they get to go. Or at least make the other player burn a command point to say ‘nuh-uh!’ and use a stratagem that lets one of their units go next.

[ecclesiarch-tato]

This is inaccurate. The death of Aximillion causes your whole army to break, actually.

[nightbringer24]

Doing an 8 AM start with a 4 PM finish is nice to do again. It feels like a normal shift than doing an 8 AM start with a 5/6 PM finish.

Also, my Vellejo mecha rust paint and pair of paint palettes, along with my eBay bought model of Aximillion, came today. Just waiting on my dad’s birthday present and the Space Marines Heroes Series 2 captain model.

[nightbringer24]

I.. I think the models of the dog from the Kill Team: Rogue Trade kits, Aximillion, somehow ended up in the big and has been shipped to the dump.

FUCK.

Some consolation to myself that he wasn’t painted.

[nemossubmarine]

Kill Team Campaign - Introductions to the teams

Elucidian Starstriders (played by @raddigested) Elucidian Starstriders are a rogue trader group comprised from all sorts of folks all over the Empire. That’s what the Starstriders’ commander Elucia Vhane had always prided herself with, surrounding herself with the best people she could, who also wanted the same as she. There was no glory to be found in this universe at war, but money, money was always to be made. Members: 1. Larsen van der Grauss (Comms) 2. Elucia Vhane (Commander, Strategist) 3. Voidsman Gunner (Heavy) 4. Voidsman (Demolitions) 5. Sanistasia Minst (Medic) 6. Voidsman (Veteran) 7. Aximillion 8. Voidsman 9. Knosso Prond (Combat) (miniature subject to change) 10. Voidsman Nitsch (Leader)

The Deathpack (played by @raddigested) The Deathpack consists of Space Wolves, who all have, at one point in their lives, served as part of Deathwatch. After returning to their home chapter, the members had been recruited to the Deathpack, Ragnar Blackmane’s Great Company’s special order of Deathwatch veterans. With special arms and ammunition, mementos from Deathwatch service, these men, led by Brother-Sergeant Rolf take on tasks few else would dare to take. Members: 1. Brother-Sergeant Rolf (Leader) 2. Brother Ivar 3. Brother Hjalmar 4. Brother Snorri (Comms) 5. Brother Uffe (Combat) 6. Brother Bear (Zealot)

Gellerpox Infected (played by @nemossubmarine) Once part of the Starstrider crew, these people working under deck became suddenly infected with chaos. Mutated beyond recognition, they are led by their commander, a former head engineer Leon Hartmann and his two assistants fused together, the creature known only as “Lämmin masu”. They are on a strange planet, and don’t recognize their former comrades anymore, but there’s a smell in the air; something familiar, something just like them that draws them near. Members: 1. Lämmin masu (Commander, Combat) 2. Tim Cook (Leader) 3. Huge Hefner (Zealot) 4. Ben Ten the Amazing Alien Man 5. Smoothie 6. Manbat, the Man who is a Bat 7. Merituuli 8. Luigi the Jumping Man 9. Twinsitters 10. The Fly Boys 11. Gummy (Demolitions) 12. Hörgi (Veteran)

Adeptus Mechanicus (played by @nemossubmarine) Kill Team XZ / 370 was a team made up of experimental Mechanicus, sporting add-ons no standard Mechanicus could claim to have. They were tasked with retrieval of lost relics, a task they performed outstandingly, until a mission to a far off planet ended with their mechanical parts to gain feelings and sensations they hadn’t had before. XZ / 370 was unsure what caused the change; was it radiation or something worse? Their leader, now known as Eden, ordered them to continue on their missions. Perhaps they could avoid having this change detected and flee to the vastness of space, before anyone noticed and wanted them fixed? Members: 1. TI-84 or Tora 2. P://1319 or Persilja 3. 8.4_KL or Bonnie (Zealot) 4. #583 or Vivek Baak (Sniper) 5. E-E \\ 821 or Eden (Leader) 6. 1146 x 784 or Iiris 7. 74_785 or Zeki Maris 8. IX c4I or Xia 9. Rn:d (5:1, 3):12 or Demir (Combat) 10. K303 2:82 or Melchor Mendoza or Kuru 11. AAA/9 or Agda Maris 12. Mk. III or Max

Setup:

This story starts with the Starstriders, rogue traders ready to take just about any job that would pay enough, led by the gorgeous Elucia Vhane receiving a rather lucrative offer. A kill team of Adeptus Mechanicus had apparently broken down. They had still continued on their mission to a distant moon of Plilia C-550 by the name of Iethea, and it was now crucial they would not complete this mission, or there would be no knowing who would be getting their hands on the precious artefacts they were hunting. An easy enough job, right? Elucia barely glanced at the missive before accepting; there was no way this would ever go bad.

It was Elucia’s communications officer, Larsen van der Grauss, an AdMech himself, who read through the missive. A name jumped out among the list of the broken down kill team’s members; K303 2:82, or as Larsen had once known him, Melchor Mendoza. Mendoza had never been a pleasant man, and there had always been something off about him. He had been a brutal, ruthless murderer. If there was even a slim chance the rest of the Mechanicus had became like him, Larsen wouldn’t want to face them alone. He brought this to Elucia’s attention, who rolled her eyes but took his advice to heart.

A kill team called the Deathpack made of Space Wolves who had returned from Deathwatch, was in the vicinity, so Elucia asked them to join in this mission. Perhaps the dirty work of actually dealing with the malfunctioning bots could be left for them, and Elucia could still get most of the reward, and the artefacts.

They hadn’t even gotten to Iethea before things started to go bad. It had started with strange noises at the engine rooms of the Starstriders’ ship. What emerged from the depths of the ships were no longer human, but infected mashes of metal and flesh, accompanied by chittering, maddening daemons of the Void. The Starstriders had to make a rather hasty landing. 

Maybe this wasn’t going to be as easy as they thought. But there was no way the Gellerpox infestation on the ship and the broken Mechanicus could be related... Right?

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[nemossubmarine]

Kill Team Campaign - Post-Mission Log 13

Doran woke up aching. The last thing he remembered was standing next to Zhenya aiming at one of the strange daemonic creatures that traveled with the Infected. Then there had been a huge shadow looming over him. And then fire. And then, nothing.

Not the first time he had blacked out, probably not the last either. At least he felt soft bed beneath his back. Better than waking on the cold ground. There was a familiar warm weight curled next to him. Aximillion, Doran’s dog companion was asleep on the same bed. Doran could feel his chest fall and raise.

Doran slowly cracked open an eye. He didn’t want to wake Aximillion up yet, he’d get fussy, so he tried to stay still. The glare of the white lights blinded him for a moment, but soon he noticed that he wasn’t alone in the room. There was a figure leaning over the bed next to Doran’s. It couldn’t have been Sanistasia’s as the figure’s shoulders were way too wide to be her. Doran squinted until his vision cleared.

It wasn’t Sanistasia, wasn’t any of the Starstriders in fact. It was one of the Wolves, Bear leaning over the bed, planting a kiss on the lips of whoever was laying on the bed. They parted and Doran could see the leader of the Deathpack, Rolf, smiling sleepily up at the other man.

Doran turned away quickly. he didn’t want the Wolves to notice that he had noticed. Unfortunately his aching lungs then decided to act up. Unable to stop it Doran had to cough.

Aximillion immediately perked up at the sudden sound. He let out a low whine, pushing his snout to Doran’s face and licking his cheek. Doran sat up so he wouldn’t choke pushing Aximillion aside as gently as he could. The coughing finally subsided. Doran put his hand on Aximillion’s head and ruffled his fur.

“It’s okay, boy,” he said, his voice hoarse. “I’m alright.”

Bear had left Rolf’s side and during the coughing fit had appeared next to Doran’s bed with a glass of water, which he now offered.

“Thanks,” Doran mumbled, taking the glass.

Bear offered his hand for Aximillion to sniff, which he did with keen interest.

“Aximillion won’t bite,” Doran said. “Not unless I tell him to.”

Bear scratched Aximillion behind the ear, which the dog clearly enjoyed immensely, leaning into the touch and closing his eyes in joy.

“He’s very small,” Bear said.

“Is he?” Doran asked. “I guess.”

“We don’t have many dogs on Fenris,” Rolf said. He had sat up on his bed as well. “Our comparisons might be skewed.”

Aximillion took notice of Rolf now. He walked away from Bear’s touch to the edge of the bed. Rolf smiled at him and before Doran could stop him, Aximillion had leapt onto the other bed.

“Aximillion! My apologies, he gets curious,” Doran said, absolutely mortified, as Aximillion climbed onto Rolf’s lap, sniffing his face, his tail wagging so hard that his whole butt was shaking.

“Quite alright,” Rolf said, grinning as he tried to get Aximillion to sit down. “What was your name again?”

“Doran, sir.”

“I think the sir is unnecessary here,” Rolf said. “This is Doctor Minst’s domain after all, I’ve no say here.”

“Yes s... Of course. Are you alright?”

“Unlucky shot from a Mechanicus plasma caliver,” Rolf answered. “I’ll survive. And you?”

“Face-full of fire. Could have been worse.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Aximillion had just settled down on Rolf’s lap, when Bear returned back to his side, so Aximillion got up again, overwhelmed with the attention.

The door to the sickbay opened and Sanistasia stepped in. She stopped at the doorway as she noticed Aximillion and the two Wolves showering him with love. She looked at Doran with amusement who gave her an apologetic shrug.

“Doran, I told you if the dog can’t behave, he’ll have to leave. This is an infirmary, not a play-pen”

“Now, now doctor Minst,” Rolf said, smiling. “ There’s no need for that. He is being a very good boy.”

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[nemossubmarine]

Kill Team Campaign - Missions 5 & 6

Sweep and Clear - Gellerpox Infected vs. The Starstriders The Starstriders were prepared for the Gellerpox attack. They had had a warning, and Elucia managed to join her troops, before the Infected lurched into view. It was a tight-knit formation, they would not be broken.

But, for some reason the Infected were barely interested. There was no recognition, no hatred, they almost walked past the Starstriders, only bothering them when bothered. They finally turned back after some gun-fire. There was very little blood shed, though Aximillion, bravely guarding his masters, got a snout-full of belly-flames, and Knosso was knocked down by two Nightmare Hulks. The Starstriders managed to advance, forcing the Infected back, until they turned and went away. A relief, really, but that left a big question: If not the Starstriders, what were the Infected really after?

Winner: The Starstriders

Heist - Adeptus Mechanicus vs. The Deathpack They didn’t expect the ship to be swarming with Mechanicus. It had appeared quite abandoned when they had spotted it. Just their luck to end up there at the same time as the Mechanicus team.

It was very clear that the Mechanicus were evacuating, so this was the Deathpack’s only chance to get their hands on some probably very important stuff. It had to be important, if the Mechanicus risked their flight by coming back to get it. 

They were outnumbered and in a strange environment, not a very great start to a fight. Snorri and Ivar managed to secure a supply chest, hole up in a room and Snorri even managed to down one of the Skitarii. Unfortunately, the eagle-eyed Mechanicus sniper brought Snorri down, and Ivar had no other hope than to hold on and watch as the Mechanicus gathered all their things amidst exchanging bullets with him.

The others were not much luckier, running into the Mechanicus’ leader and two Sicarians in a rather tight corridor. Only Bear managed to survive that onslaught, though badly wounded. It was time to retreat, and let the Mechanicus clear out.

Winner: Adeptus Mechanicus

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