Feast of Blades Open Surprises Me

So I took a list to the Feast of Blades open this past weekend that had a lot of things in it I considered sub-optimal, even silly.  I had three maulerfiends.  I had a chosen squad full of plasma guns in my Elite slot.  And I had a Skull Cannon, which nobody seems to like over the Soul Grinder and I don't understand why.  And I ended up placing third by some miracle.  I'll be the first to admit I had lucky dice rolls in my last game against a wave-serpent spam Eldar list, but at the same time my opponent made a tactical error in his first turn that I think cost him the game.  

Anyway, I also want to take this moment to show off some new additions to my army.  My new list demanded the addition of a fourth Rhino, and I decided to finally give those metal boxes some love in the modelling department.  I sprung for some FW doors for the Chosen's plasma-bus, and I decided to give one of my squads a commemorative hood ornament, honoring the reason my army exists in the first place, the Know No Fear HH book.

I also have a third maulerfiend now, who has been unofficially dubbed "Tuskfiend."  Tuskfiend joins the honored ranks of Ballfiend and Clawfiend as my triad of stompy-smashy death.

 Lastly, my tried-and-true Juggernaut Lord of Khorne was joined this time by four Chaos Spawn.  One of them was even the official model!  The others were a hodgepodge of things I had on hand, and I look forward to finishing their paintjobs.

  

Overall, I couldn't be happier.  I think I'll probably start switching things up to Daemons primary and allying in my good ol' Juggernaut Lord, just for the sake of variety.  I've already got a pair of Tzeentch Heralds that I've been working on, to trot around with Pink Horrors and shoot things.  For the record, here's what I was running at the Open, followed by the rest of the army shots.

HQ

Chaos Lord - Mark of Khorne, Juggernaut, Sigil of Corruption, Axe of Blind Fury, Veterans (175 points) 

Troops

5-man Chaos Space Marine Squad - 1x Meltagun, 1x Combi-bolter, Chaos Rhino with Havoc Launcher (135 points)

5-man Chaos Space Marine Squad - 1x Meltagun, Chaos Rhino with Havoc Launcher (132 points)

5-man Chaos Space Marine Squad - 1x Meltagun, Chaos Rhino with Havoc Launcher (132 points)

Elites

5-man Chosen Squad - 4 Plasma Guns, Chaos Rhino with Dozer Blade (190 points)

Fast Attack

Heldrake - Baleflamer (170 points)

4 Chaos Spawn (120 points)

Heavy Support

Maulerfiend - Magma Cutters (125 points)

Maulerfiend - Lasher Tendrils (135 points)

Maulerfiend - Lasher Tendrils (135 points)

Allied Detachment - Chaos Daemons

HQ

Daemon Prince of Nurgle - Mastery Level 3, 2 Greater Rewards, Daemonic Flight, Warp-forged Armor (335 points)

Troops

10-man Plaguebearers Squad (90 points)

Heavy Support

Skull Cannon of Khorne (125 points)