Page 1 of 18

[ 270 posts ]

Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 18  Next

Ordinatus!
FarSeerElandrieth	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 3:54 am
Brood Brother Joined: Mon May 19, 2003 5:52 pm Posts: 156 Location: Yarmouth, ME ?USA	Greetings all - I have prolly 20+ of the Imperial robots (Conquerer and Colossus) from the old IG and SM sprues and am pondering how to base them for use in EA (for scenario-based games, of course! I've considered putting 4 of them on a 'strip' base with a Tech-Marine in the center. I'm not sure if I should keep the two robot-types seperated or mix them. Suggestions? By the 'ancient fluff' (circa WD 102 or so - I could dig it up for specifics if folks ask), each robot would carry quite a bit of hardware - the Conquerer carries a powerfist (Assault MW), Autocannon and Hvy Bolter (take a peek at a 40k-scale one here: ) Each Colossus has a Seige Hammer (Assault MW?), Hvy Flamer and Bolter (small arms) - you can see one in 40k scale here: Thanks for any suggestions! Larry _________________ "Going into hyperdrive ...is unpleasantly like being drunk" "Well, what's so unpleasant about being drunk?" "Ask a glass of water"   - HHGG
Top

dafrca	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 3:57 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 6:02 pm Posts: 10956 Location: Burbank, CA, USA	I think this would change with how you use them. If you are going to create house rules for them then base them to match. If you are going to use them as they are in the "use as" list then they are just "ogryn" and I would base then in three or four to a stand. Just my thoughts. dafrca _________________ "Every Man is a But Spark in the Darkness"               - Cities of Death, page 59 Come fight me, if you dare...... http://dd-janks.mybrute.com
Top

Legion 4	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:25 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm Posts: 36947 Location: Ohio - USA	We base them separately, as in SM1 & SM2, like Dreadnoughts. ? I have all those models in detachment strength. SM1 had separate stats for each Robot, now I feel that was too cumbersome. Fire Power Issue 1 has rules for E40K, - Speed 15cm; Range 45cm; Fire Power 1; Assault 2; Armor 6+; Rapid Fire. ? Or just use Dreadnought stats. We have 5 Robots per detachment and they're sorted by type mostly, but I have some mixed dets. too., and even complete Robot Companies. I think basing 4 on a stand is not the way to go, and they should be move as individual models, like Dreads. But I'm very "old School" ... _________________ Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
Top

Tas	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:48 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 10:01 am Posts: 7823 Location: Sydney, NSW	I concur with L4 I think of them as umanned Dreadies.  Thus, mine are all based individually on 1 cent coins.  If you want to use them in groups, you still can.  It allows maximum flexibility with your minis _________________ Tas My General blog: http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/ My VSF Blog: http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/ My ECW Blog: http://declaresir.blogspot.com/
Top

Jimbo	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:13 am
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 11:01 pm Posts: 3495 Location: Wessex	I base them individually using 20mm plastic square bases (though at the moment I am using the Dreads from the plastic Stompers box set as robots). As they are "different" to the current model they make ideal robots. Imperial Robots Page For rules, there are rules for robots in one of the Firepower magazines. _________________ Jimbo Felix's Gaming Pages Felix's Gaming Pages Blog Almost Always Right...
Top

the_fifth_horseman	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:24 am
Brood Brother Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2003 12:35 pm Posts: 1259	I'd say that you base them 1 to stand, so that in other circumstances (Tournaments, etc) you can use them also as Dreadnoughts. And the smaller the base, the more flexible the squad is. _________________ The Fifth Horseman. Quality over quantity. Realm of the Horseman ? ?The mirror site.
Top

MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 6:14 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Way back in the days of AT-1 / SM-1, I based my metal robots / Dreadnoughts / Eldar walkers on what I think were quarter inch (maybe 1/2 inch?) metal squares and it was mainly for stability. By SM-2 / TL, I based them on the round slotta bases they came with and in the case of the plastic robots, I mounted them on 20mmx20mm Epic plastic square bases. I tried mounting them as singles, but they looked lonely so I added four SMs around them. I like the look of a robot with an accompanying infantry screen. By Epic-40k, I mounted all the good metal Dreadnoughts, Robots, etc. on pennies. All of my E-A builds are mounted on pennies. I like pennies the best of all the mounting types. I also use pennies to base power armor for Dirtside II. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
Top

nealhunt	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 7:10 pm
Purestrain Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:52 pm Posts: 9617 Location: Nashville, TN, USA	If you live in the US, talk to someone who deals with vending machines for lots of free bases.  They get all sorts of tokens and slugs that people put in machines to try to get stuff for free.  I probably still have 50 roughly quarter-sized tokens that people pulled out of the paper machines.  I use them for things like dreads or Warmaster characters.  I'm sure they would work fine for robots or IG Hvy wpns squads (per the other thread). _________________ Neal
Top

Tas	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:37 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 10:01 am Posts: 7823 Location: Sydney, NSW	Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 03 2003 June,03:14) I tried mounting them as singles, but they looked lonely so I added four SMs around them. I like the look of a robot with an accompanying infantry screen. Nice idea!  I'd like to see some pics if you have any handy _________________ Tas My General blog: http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/ My VSF Blog: http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/ My ECW Blog: http://declaresir.blogspot.com/
Top

MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:24 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Tas, (MaksimSmelchak @ 03 2003 June,03:14) I tried mounting them as singles, but they looked lonely so I added four SMs around them. I like the look of a robot with an accompanying infantry screen. - Maksim Nice idea! I'd like to see some photos if you have any handy. -Tas I don't have any photos of the robots mounted with infantry, but I'll take some next time I get around to it. I don't know about you, but I have more spare SMs than I'll ever use so adding four to a square base with a robot in the center was one more way to try and diminsih the pile. That makes me wonder how they'd look on a long rectangular base. I imagine that they'd look better than my old square base guys. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/

Top

dafrca	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:58 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 6:02 pm Posts: 10956 Location: Burbank, CA, USA	I was thinking that my Robots might be part of what I enter into the painting contest. ? Dafrca _________________ "Every Man is a But Spark in the Darkness"               - Cities of Death, page 59 Come fight me, if you dare...... http://dd-janks.mybrute.com
Top

Gandalf the Grey	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:25 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2003 4:23 pm Posts: 789 Location: Tampa, Florida	Anyone notice 'Epic_moderator' whom I think is Pixelgeek blowing a gasket over the kinds of posts in the forum? I think it is all rather funny. I don't think anyone is paying attention. _________________ Please check out my website: http://www.system17.com
Top

primarch	Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 11:55 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am Posts: 27069 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA	Hi! Yes, I've noticed. I sometimes wonder about you Gandalf. You know you are "talking to the wind" on that forum. I've seen your post and agree with most if not all the points (I like that "Swords" fellow too, very insightful), but WHY BOTHER? You know that: - a. No one with any power to change things cares what you say. - b. All you get is flak from the fanboys and the "yes-men"... Mind you, I find some of the exchanges on those boards hilarious and entertaining and from that point I would frankly encourage you to keep feeding the Trolls there for my own amusement, but don't you get tired? Why not stay here with us on this forum? There are obviously more people here attuned to your opinions than on that list. Now do you understand WHY I don't bother with that list? Take it from someone who has run a project that has lasted longer than this so-called playtest, it takes an expert juggler to manage such wide-ranging people and opinions. Not everyone has the tact to do it right. If you ever wonder what I actually "DO" on the NetEpic list, this paragraph gives you the answer: Crowd control. I keep members egos, opinions and attitudes in check without hurting anyones feeling in the process. Not as easy as it sounds. But in 6 years we have only had 1-2 incidents that could qualify as flame wars on our list and none are of the magnitude of some I have seen on the "playtest" forums. So dude, dont beat your head against the wall. It's not worth it. The die is cast with the new game. Sit back and watch the fireworks..... Primarch. _________________ Primarch The Primarchload Magnetized Titans Tutorial Net Epic Gold Heresy Rules
Top

Gandalf the Grey

Post subject: Ordinatus! Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 1:16 am

Brood Brother Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2003 4:23 pm Posts: 789 Location: Tampa, Florida

I sometimes wonder about you Gandalf. You know you are "talking to the wind" on that forum. I've seen your post and agree with most if not all the points (I like that "swords" fellow to, very insightful), but WHY BOTHER? LOL. Well, I guess I like to fight. I have a high tolerance. I am really convinced that I am right, so the fact I am taking on seven or so at once doesn't bother me. The fact guys like Swords and even Legion in here, hey, could they be the same guy? Anyway, Swords has been pretty impressive and I am glad he seems to agree to many of my points cause I would rather be seen agreeing with him in the minority than with the "yes- men" who go along with whatever and not really know why. Besides, sometimes I get bored at work. ? You know that: - a. No one with any power to change things cares what you say. - b. All you get is flak from the fanboys and the yes men...

Ultimately I'd have to really care how any of them feel about me, I guess. I guess that when I argue for something and all I hear is "Jervis wants it this way" or "I'm sick of hearing about this" then I think it is a cop-out and whether it is an issue that would improve the game. I know Jervis is stuck on his issues, so I guess I am as well.

I didn't think things have really gotten all that funny. I was even showing restraint arguing with the Geek.

BTW way, I got banned from the Warhammer Society Forum as Gandalf the Grey and came back as Gandalf the White. ?Someone asked, "Didn't you get banned?" and I replied "yes and now I am even stronger." Hahaha. If I am banned again, I'm coming back as Dracula.

I'll agree with you though, the Epic Playtesting Forum has to be one of the worst forums I know. I don't know why people are more easy going else where, and besides a couple of lamos at the WS, they are pretty cool there as well.

Mind you I find some of the exchanges on those boards hilarious and entertaining and from that point I would frankly encourage you to keep feeding the Trolls there for my own amusement.

Deal! ?