Kyriakin
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5 hours ago, martinwolf said:
Popping Shadow Warrioirs into Wyldwoods is cool, I was thinking about trying that out recently, too. But I guess it’s only viable with 10 man squads and the old Wyldwoods so that you can position the models along the edge so that they can see out of the woods. Otherwise most of the unit can’s shoot because of line of sight. As soon as a model is more than an inch into the wood you can’t see out of it, unless the target you are shooting at is flying.
But generally I think that’s a very cool thematic list and I’d like to see it on the table, especially because you want to use all the Wanderers models!
Now that I think about it, I’m 99.99% sure you can only drop one free Wyldwood per game, even if you have two Treelord Ancients. Have a close look at the wording.
To be honest, I was considering dropping the second TLA anyway, and just dumping the second unit of Shadow Blades onto an objective, or something.
That would free-up points for upgrading the Frost Phoenix, and still leave 160 points for infantry upgrades or an addition unit (e.g. a foot Sorceress).
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The Treelord model - which looks like a bad guy from Halo - always put me off, but Treebeard (with a staff added) has potentally increased my enthusiasm for having some big trees.
I was looking to build a gimmick around Treelord Ancients popping off Wildwoods, then dumping maximum-sized blocks of Shadow Warriors in each to shoot (terrain=2+/3+) and obviously then using the Shoot and Melt Away for 3-inch charges against a severly softened target.
A Nomad Prince with a Deepmire Cloak would be well-served in a WIldwood too, and the two Treelord Ancients could subsequently bounce between the two woods, where needed for their toughening/healing spells.
* Removed, as it doesn't work *
(PS: Yes, I know about the non-hero Frostheart Phoenix being very non-optimal, but I'm running a winter theme, and he's an easy paint job too, lol.)
(PS: Glade Guard for Darkshards, head-swapped Eternal Guard for Dreadspears and Mirkwood Rangers on treestumps for Shadow Warriors should eliminate the need for any stupid High/Dark elves or old metal/Finecast models).
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7 hours ago, Popisdead said:
I actually wonder about disappearance of Wanderers as well once Kurnothi show up. Still bitter about Wardancers being gone so holding onto my little ball of bitter even though I try to spend so much time positive and happy to be moving forward.
I can't see them discontinuing the Eternal Guard and Wild Riders kit. They are pretty modern-looking kits. Also, on the former, many people like disciplined, cloaked elves, and half-naked ferral elves don't neccessarily scratch the same itch (kinda like, say, Witch Elves vs. Black Guard, or whatever).
Getting rid of the old faithful Glade Guard kit was harsh, but - despte it being an iconic box - you could see the age and having 16-per-box was awkward. They do prove that being white-boxed doesn't mean you are safe, though (see also: Start Collecting Greenskins, Spire of Dawn, etc.).
Finally, CoS (especially Living City) is super popular. Discontinuing a load of models (and therefore warscrolls) would cause a huge ruckus.
In general, if it is plastic, has a sprue that contains the correct number of models and holds up by modern aesthetic standards, it should never be squatted IMHO. Having the logistically accomodate a few more kits is never worse than the initial fallout of those customers the squatting hits and the spooking of those who were not hit (yet). At worse, make them webstore-only.
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On 6/9/2019 at 4:15 AM, SigvaldtheMagnificent said:
Thanks
Depraved drove is working out pretty well for me so far. Fought Archaon today in a Tzeentch list with a LoC
What is your recipe for the purple cloaks?
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50 minutes ago, Thiagoma said:
But it drives me insane to listen from the "spiritual sucessor " and the "embrace the new" crowd while they play with their confortable modern take of stuff they enjoy.
Tomb Kings players know this feeling (re: OBR).
Ever considered running Phoenicium, with the WHFB kits (and maybe a sprinking of LRL counts-as)?
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10 minutes ago, novakai said:
well i agree with everything here except for the Slaughterbrute (sorry Teclis you where just too awkward as a model in the end)
Yea, I tried to concentrate on models that are just completely dated, rather than recent sculpts that many people didn't think hit the mark.
However, to my eye, Teclis was just too bad to not include. Also, I guess the Slaghterbrute and Razorgor are just about recent enough to sort of fit into that category for me, too.
FWIW, I don't hate the current Blood Knights, but everyone else seems to (or is it just the price?)
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5 hours ago, Aeryenn said:
I'm sorry to say this but deamonettes to me are probably the most ugly models in whole aos range. The first thing Slaanesh needs is a new battleline. Slaangors are a good way to go. Not a new elite unit presented today. Although their armor is cool.
Not a huge fan of Daemonettes myself (they are too static, IMHO), but...
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5 hours ago, Still-young said:
Step 9 - 10 is a bit like
Amazingly, when I saw Step 9 to Step 10, I pictured the exact same owl meme in my head.
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21 hours ago, novakai said:
i am guessing the Bonereaper release didn't quell the Tomb King need, even though they where clearly spiritual successors to them.
No Mummies. No deserts. No chariots.
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Anyone know the size of the new Treebeard?
Remove the hobbits, and he's a cool model...
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I'll be coming back to the UK from China next month, and the skulls will arrive shortly after me (I posted all my Warhammer stuff by surface delivery last week)
Maybe I can trade them for a sprue or partial-sprue of skulls? You'd be up around fifty skulls, lol
I really need to find someone who is buying loads of skull packs, in order to cover some kind of base/terrain in thousands of skulls.
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Hi. I need more than twenty-two of these two skulls (i.e. eleven of each), but don't feel like spending $330 on Citadel Skulls boxes in order to obtain them.
Does anyone have any spare? I can pay or trade (e.g. if someone needs piles of skulls for a project - but not those two - we can split on one-or-more boxes).
Or, failing that, are there any other companies that sell hollow skulls of this exact size (i.e. that fit snugly over the head of a Crypt Horror, after its ears have been removed)
Cheers, Si
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I am considering buying and painting 140 Black Ark Corsairs (having abandoned my Scourge Privateers four years ago), and this thread scares me.
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16 minutes ago, TheArborealWalrus said:
2 things
1: I was wondering if anyone here has references for an araby or otherwise desert themed cities army? I was building some in conjunction with Sons of behemat. Desert giants extorting protection loot from a desert city when the mess in anvilgard happens and they actually "have" to protect them. I wanted to include some cities units with the army. Enter the rough rider mercenaries. I also plan to put guys "riding" the bigger giants on scaffolding or ropes/nets. Sorry, not super relevant, but I'm excited about the project. I see the city as a sort of "truly" free city. Like you have chaos marauder tribes in the markets with aelfs and sigmar fearing folk. Anybody with things to trade are welcome. A beautiful, chaotic mess. Probably rather corrupt too. The Kharadron would probably love them. I picture it in the realm of fire if that matters. Clichéd, I know.
The desert biome has been conspicuous by its absense since the end of the Tomb Kings
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Is this city in the Realm of Fire, as that is what Anvilgard was?
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I am just glad that the dark, misty, mysterilus dark elf pirate port city is not longer in the realm of... fire (?!?)
The name even fits the theme now.
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Are Screamers still ******, beyond a late game whizz over to an objective?
I didn't follow the new Tzeentch book much, but still never see them in any armies.
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Removing Anvilgard would be a stupid decision, and that's why I trust the current GW not to do it (although the Mercenaries thing was iffy).
It would literally spook every player of a faction made up of models pre-2015 and kill much of the interest in CoS in general, as a "Who's next?" feeling would hang over the faction. A CoS army is often a huge commitment in terms of sourcing, converting and painting, and nobody wants that under such circumstances.
Anyway, Anvilgard seems potentially quite popular in terms of concept, with the rules generally putting people off. Conversely, The Phonicium thread on this forum is on Page 3, lol (although, I wouldn't want that city to get squatted either, for the reasons outlined above).
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36 minutes ago, Ogregut said:
Difference there is, how Halloween is celebrated today is very much a western thing.
A British company taking a Chinese tradition to sell some rat models is a different thing entirely.
I live in China, and you can barely move for Halloween-related promotions here. Black and orange everywhere, from bakeries to supermarkets, from toy shops to bars.
Neither is offensive, IMHO, unless someone would find a Chinese manufactuer/business selling stuff using, say, Christmas as offensive., and I am fairly certain that 90% of Western people would not (and those that do probably dislike the commercialisation of a religious holiday in the West too - so it happening in China wouldn't even be a factor anyway).
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A Dreadwood army?!?
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This is Forgeworld we are talking about.
A company that had loads of existing cool monsters, didn't spend 20 minutes updating the PDFs with KEYWORDS to make them playable and then retired them all citing low sales.
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Warhammer Weekly had the best idea, IMHO...
An Orruk-style book (i.e. two separate armies in one book)...
(1) A Neferata-led army of decadent vampires that would be the successor of Soulblight and Legion of Blood. Of course, as with Slaves to Darkness, a Start Collecting box with new Blood Knights would be a no brainer here.
(2) A Mannfred-led army of all the remaining LON detritus (i.e. zombies, basic skellies, wolves, bats, etc.), which would replace Legion of Night.
Of course Legion of the Sacrament lost its raison d'etre with the release of OBR.
AoS 2 - Living City Discussion
in Cities of Sigmar
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Has anyone tried any of these kits as Shadow Warriors? Mirkwood look like the best models, but Middle Earth Rangers are an easier paint. All are plastic and very cheap.
As a scout-type unit, the small size might actually work. Especially if they are on tree stumps (or whatever), so the difference in height is less noticeable.