Spiky Norman Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I pre-ordered one too. It's going to be the foundation of my 2017 Mixed Destruction project. I hope that the battalion will get points, but until then Ironfist will do :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N_Watson Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Doesn't seem good enough to drop the ironfist, so I'm not overly fussed about this. Still hope it gets points as it would at least set a precedent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangfroid Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 It already has points 0pts because that is all it's worth, it's not even worth taking it just to be able to get a gargant in your army. I can only hope now that the gargant gets a keyword change, else he will only get a run out if I ever play mixed destruction again (only do this normally when an event allows two lists) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Urghh...that's really, really underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohojoe Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I guess this means that the Gargant kit is gonna end up flooding into ebay as people wont care about them... *Rubs hands with glee* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I still hope that it gets points. I gather that the Gargant Inherits the Ironjawz keyword from the Battalion itself (so you can keep the pure Ironjawz allegiance). If it's cheap I can still see some use for it - extra artefact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, Nico said: I gather that the Gargant Inherits the Ironjawz keyword from the Battalion itself (so you can keep the pure Ironjawz allegiance). Yup...this why I don't think we will see a change to the Gargant scroll. But yeh, you're right; there are points in a 2k army to fit the contents of this plus an Ironfist. But it means your 2 units of Brutes from this Battalion are pretty slow and as you'll need some Ardboys, they'll end up in the Ironfist. Kinda backwards to how I'd want it. I don't want to get too engrossed in conversation until we've seen whether it's pointed as if it's not unfortunately it has no use to me personally...which would be a shame as I do like the idea of modelling and painting a Gargant for Da Black Sunz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LortOlle Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 It would be decent if it had the ironjawz keyword so you could give it +1 'eadbut an mighty kick attacks and give it +1 to hit with a warchanter. 2 3+/3+ attacks with D6 damage and 2 2+/3+ with d3 damage with stupid rend is a decent armor cracker. Giving the club +1 to hit and an extra attack is a good bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboss Gorbolg Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I would like a way to run more than 1 gargants within Ironjawz, so am feeling a big let down right now. A requirement of 1-3 gargants or 1-2 would have been thoughtful. I'm not so worried about the ability as long as it is costed and costed fairly. The whole thing just seems overly limiting for the gamer, accomplishing the opposite of what GW wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboss Gorbolg Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 3 hours ago, Chris Tomlin said: But yeh, you're right; there are points in a 2k army to fit the contents of this plus an Ironfist. But it means your 2 units of Brutes from this Battalion are pretty slow and as you'll need some Ardboys, they'll end up in the Ironfist. Kinda backwards to how I'd want it. At least it's kind of fluffy with the Ardboys charging forward first to prove themselves to the Ironjawz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBeerBear Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Anyone with comp experience, how do you think a thunderfist would perform in the adepticon 1k vanguard tournament? Still yet to pick up a weirdnob or gargant so haven't gotten to test them in practiceSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Aannnnd it's sold out everywhere. Looks like Im not getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Biscuit Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 On 08/12/2016 at 3:03 PM, Warboss Gorbolg said: At least it's kind of fluffy with the Ardboys charging forward first to prove themselves to the Ironjawz! Kind of like one big disfunctional family. We got the 'ardboys wizzing around like toddlers, getting injuried by everything, the fathers (brutes) taking up the rear, but ultimately botch up the DIY job, and the megaboss granddad taking up the rear, trying to look away from that uncletwiceremoved giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohojoe Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 15 hours ago, Soulsmith said: Aannnnd it's sold out everywhere. Looks like Im not getting one. Be quick buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Nice of you, but realistically I can't budget for it until post christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohojoe Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Soulsmith said: Nice of you, but realistically I can't budget for it until post christmas. Likewise, I am a bit shocked really that they sold out so quick, I was expecting them as at least a constant throughout January, unless they are just a trial run? But yeah, no worries, just saw it and remembered your previous post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Biscuit Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 That being said, I think the thunderfist would have been a little cooler if it had been "select one model in this batalion, make all it's attacks/one weapon attack". So you got the obvious giant in the room (hahahaha) but otherwise it could be used as a utility weapon for clearing off straggler units during the heroic phase. Such as weakened units that are otherwise pinning a force in place or just letting really good models "double turn" instead of the shooting that we give up. That would have been pretty cool, since I imagine our biggest problem is getting tried up in chump blocks that we can't move through quickly enough. I actually think that should have been the Brute fist option, having two opportunities to charge is interesting, but really difficult to set up and I feel Ironjaws is about two key things, very powerful individual models and propa kunning slaughters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Likewise, I am a bit shocked really that they sold out so quick, I was expecting them as at least a constant throughout January, unless they are just a trial run? But yeah, no worries, just saw it and remembered your previous post [emoji4]Agreed, my hope really is my local gw hangs onto a box until January. Though I would have liked to get one online, percentages are big at £100 [emoji12] agree on the ability though, would be nice if the giants presence could inspire others or something.Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fungrim Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Not sure if this has already been posted on here or not, but confirmed photo of insert from inside the box. As far as I can tell there is no document referencing pointage, nor how it works with the gargant (only had a quick look) The insert with the gargant info on only lists rules for the Aleguzzler and Chaos variants. Here's hoping pointage is posted online by GW in the near future or in the next White Dwarf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I don't think the battalion is great, but it is a shame we did not receive points for it regardless. Hopefully the GH2017 will look at pointing some of these, would be really good...who doesn't want to see a Gargant stomping around with Ironjawz? I for one had some plans around a conversion that I just don't think I'll do now Perhaps when I branch out into mixed Destruction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiky Norman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 9 hours ago, Chris Tomlin said: I don't think the battalion is great, but it is a shame we did not receive points for it regardless. Hopefully the GH2017 will look at pointing some of these, would be really good...who doesn't want to see a Gargant stomping around with Ironjawz? I for one had some plans around a conversion that I just don't think I'll do now Perhaps when I branch out into mixed Destruction... Well, share your conversion ideas anyways - I just got the Battleforce today and am looking for ideas on how to make the Gargant a bit more orrruk-y :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBeerBear Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Yeah I just got a bunch of various armor and shield bits off eBay. I plan to make an "iron gargant" that equipped himself from the scrap from a battlefield. Just lashing on an assortment of shields and other bits from the dead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohojoe Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I had intended to make mine an oversized Ironjaw brute with battered armour and such. I have two projects on the go at the moment and I dont think I can manage to strong arm a giant into either, even though I am desperate to haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uprising Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Well, I just got mine for my birthday. Really happy overall with the box set. I just don't know if i need a fourth giant.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 15/12/2016 at 8:32 PM, Spiky Norman said: Well, share your conversion ideas anyways - I just got the Battleforce today and am looking for ideas on how to make the Gargant a bit more orrruk-y :-) Mine wouldn't be based of the Gargant kit, it would be a mechanical creation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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