Necrons were my largest army when I stopped collecting back in 2005 (ish). The undead of the 41st millennium were the great threat to my Imperial forces. Their basic troop was as good as a space marine and employed in mass their gunfire could bring down any vehicle or character. With a Monolith at their centre you couldn't destroy a unit by attrition as they would phase back to the monolith and return at full strength.
Needless to say that rule has been nerfed somewhat by now.
I painted my force in an easy paint scheme of a black undercoat and bolt gun metal (leadblecher silver) heavy dry brush. Of course the eyes had to glow red. I wanted them to look weathered by time so I had a watered down tin blitz (warlock bronze) wash over the larger areas
I had a large force (for me) of 50 warriors with their scrabs, 2 Lords, 1 Destroyer Lord, 10 Immortals, 10 pariah, 10 flayed ones, 4 destroyers 3 heavy destroyers, 3 wraiths, 2 Spyders and a Monolith. Leading them was the Deciever.
The Deciever is my top model from back in the day although its now just a "shard" it'll still ruin someone's day.
Leading the tomb worlds raiding forces are now my Lords. Armed with staffs of light one carries a orb of resurrection.
There used to be 3 but one fell victim to the Destroyer virusHe used to lead in the close combat element of the old army. The Pariahs.The Pariah are a discontinued line. I can use them as Lychguard with warsycthes but not the most competitive choice.
The 10 old Immortals are stuck with Guass blasters so new ones can go for tesla when I can get some more.
The Wraiths are also a old discontinued design. With the new codex they could become ophydian destroyers see below (image from Games Workshop)
They look a bit similar.The spyders are also old models so look a bit dated but should do just fine. For now.
Flayed ones are flayed ones
Destroyers are now Lohkust Destroyers.
The heavy destroyers have received an update in the latest edition and are now Heavy Lohkust destroyers with Guass destructor for a single S10 3d3 damage bad day for someone. With the changes to the Monolith making it very costly this is my main anti-tank.
My monolith came out of stasis (the garage loft) with some parts missing unfortunately. I hope they are in the attic somewhere but I fear they have been lost. The core is still there but I would hate to put it down on the table with someone else. Maybe I can replace the parts of I get one of the other vaults and there are spare bits but I doubt it. I'll have to keep an eye out for broken ones on ebay.
Narrative reason for campaign. Following the orders of the Pharon Trazyn the Infinite. The resources of a necron tomb world have been sent to find an ancient artefact the Pharon desires for his collection. The rumours of its location on an imperial world have led the Necrons to dispatch forces to search the surface for its hidden location. Any who oppose their presence or attempt to steal the artefact are destroyed.