Uprising Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Hello everyone. I am a new destruction player, and plan to paint up my Ironjawz force. i usually ply 2000 pts, somewhat competitive. I have the following: Heros 1 Gordrakk 1 Grimgoir Ironhide 2 shamans(old metal ones) 4 black orruks heros battlelines 30 ardboyz 3 Giants 10 Brutes I am planning on buying a getting started box and battleforce thunderfist, to finish up the force(I might get 2 more maw crusha laters). My question are as follow. 1. Is 40 ardboyz enough? 2. I am not impress with the gore gruntas. I will ave 6, should I just resell them. They just seem so underwhelming. 3. I will be doing using the classic black armor scheme, but what should the bases be? Thoughts? Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Hey @Uprising, Welcome to Ironjawz! Couple of threads worth checking out that may answer some of your questions. The "Competitive Ironjawz" thread is quite extensive now (even I have a couple of pages to catch up on!) and is full of super useful info. Spend 30 mins having a go through this mate; Also my personal blog/thread thing might be worth a quick look as I have painted my Ironjawz with black armour so you can get an idea on basing; If you are planning on going pure Ironjawz, then some of the bits you have listed there will not be able to be used in matched play. Gore-gruntas are pretty underwhelming to be honest, but offer some variety in our lists which are otherwise pretty infantry based. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uprising Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 I thank you for the advice. I have a lot to read. Here a sneak peak of my first Ironjaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 @Uprising - Good work man, he looks really cool. I like the colour scheme a lot and the basing contrasts well as to compliment this. Nice choices. I look forward to seeing you implement this on some of the newer models. If you're sick of reading up on Ironjawz, you could try listening? *shameless plug number 2 incoming* My latest podcast this week spends some time going through the Ironjawz warscrolls, so as a new player it may be of use to you. Also the benefit of a podcast over reading is that you can be painting your Ironjawz at the same time!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uprising Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 @Chris TomlinI Thank you. I learn a lot, and took a lot of notes(listen to it twice). I feel like we are going to be the opposite, I take a lot of ardboyz, you have brutes. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riavan Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 On 12/24/2016 at 1:41 PM, Uprising said: @Chris TomlinI Thank you. I learn a lot, and took a lot of notes(listen to it twice). I feel like we are going to be the opposite, I take a lot of ardboyz, you have brutes. We will see. Everyone seems to take a lot of brutes. I'm wondering if going ardboy heavy would allow you to take objectives easier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Biscuit Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 'ardboys are a more stable battleline, so with the proper warchanter support they can be just as if not more killy (well, maybe not more killy.), they also get larger boosts from Megaboss Wharrrg because there are more of them and they can be trusted to grind down combat, while brutes kind of want monitoring/snappy combats since they don't really hang around when the going gets tough (because they get going). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dez Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I've taken Ardboyz in units of 20 and found them decidedly not killy :). I've them armed with Uge Choppas, maybe 2 weapons is the way to go though the math seems close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strykehammer Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I'm hoping to get my first game with my Ironjawz in today but I'm going with an even spread of 'Ardboyz and Brutes. From what I've seen objectives are just as important as being Killy. The 'Ardboyz have the brutes beat in few key areas, more wounds, slightly quicker and better bravery in combat. I feel like having both with give a better tactical advantage. Though theory never pans out and I guess I'll find out later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 24/12/2016 at 3:41 AM, Uprising said: @Chris TomlinI Thank you. I learn a lot, and took a lot of notes(listen to it twice). I feel like we are going to be the opposite, I take a lot of ardboyz, you have brutes. We will see. Hey, that's great. Glad it was of use to you. Check out this weeks one as there is yet more Ironjawz chat (I'm somewhat biased!). Tbh I predominately have a lot of Brutes as I love the models. When I can face more Ardboys (or get around to converting Bloodbowl Orcs into them) I will definitely include more. I am firmly of the opinion that multiple Ardboys units are key to the "strongest" Ironjawz lists. On 26/12/2016 at 8:54 AM, Riavan said: Everyone seems to take a lot of brutes. I'm wondering if going ardboy heavy would allow you to take objectives easier.. 100% it would. They are our cheapest wounds to point ratio and still have a decent save. It's easy to overlook them simply due to them being inferior models! They really are key though. I need to get motivated to paint more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uprising Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 So where do I post a wip log for the army on the site? Also two more ard boyz done. Sec. Got my second game with the jawz. Sadly a lost. 100 zombies at a 1000 point match is nasty... So the boyz are 1/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysandestolpe Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 12/15/2016 at 9:17 AM, Uprising said: (I might get 2 more maw crusha laters). I have a NIB Maw Crusha I would love to sell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 52 minutes ago, Lysandestolpe said: I have a NIB Maw Crusha I would love to sell you What price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysandestolpe Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 $70 + shipping. @Soulsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Lysandestolpe said: $70 + shipping. @Soulsmith That would be more expensive than buying it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysandestolpe Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 where are you buying your ****** and how can I get in on dat action, @Soulsmith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Being British helps Its £65 from GW, but online I can get it 25% off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysandestolpe Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, Soulsmith said: Being British helps Its £65 from GW, but online I can get it 25% off. Disregarding Trump, this is how I feel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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