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Freshmetal

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:31 pm

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Hi,

I've been looking at the Speed Freeks army list in White Dwarf (UK version, sorry) and have been trying to construct a 2700 point list without aircraft and spacecraft (a bit un-speed freek IMO even if they travel through space at a squillion mph!) and I've come up with a preliminary list that seems ok from a fluff point of view (which is more important to me than tournament-winning potential). Was wondering what people's opinions on this list are...

Speed Freeks Army

Big Speed Freek Warband - (350)
+Mekboy Bad Ork Bikeboy

Big Speed Freek Warband - (350)

Big Kult of Speed - (400)
+Mekboy Speedsta

Warbike Outriders - (150)

Warbike Outriders - (150)

Big Blitz Brigade - (385)
+Gunfortress

Fortress Mob (2 Battlefortresses) - (660)
+1 Nob and 14 Boyz

Big Blitz Brigade (8 Deth Koptas) - (250)

Total Points: 2695 points

Not completely sure on the divide between buggies, warbikes and skorchas in some of the mobz yet, but this would probably be governed by what I would receive in the multiple blisters this would require.

I'm also planning on making my Mekboy Bad Ork Bikeboy's "bike" similar to the monowheel on p.104 of the rulebook, but I am having trouble gathering potential parts, so if anyone can think of parts which would suit it, any tips would be greatly appreciated. I've looked at the 40k bike wheels, but they are a bit too large to use.

Thanks

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nealhunt

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:24 pm

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I think it looks pretty good. The Outriders are probably too fragile, but other than that it's fine.

For my taste, I would drop the fortress mob and replace it with some armor. I can understand that it's the closest to an actual infantry mob you can get, but it's really pricey. Besides, you already have some big, assault-oriented formations.

For about the same price, you could get a Big BB with 2 gunfortresses or Speestas. Better yet, combine the outriders into one Big formation and use the points saved plus the cost of the fortress mob to get 2 basic BBs with gun fortress and speesta.

But as I said, that's just my personal preference.

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nealhunt

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:58 pm

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I just checked out some Q&A on the SF list in the playtest forum.

Apparently, the outriders went from 4/mob in the vault list to 5/mob in the WD article. I think that's too cheap, and a bit unbalanced. It's bikes with Scout ability for less than the price of a normal bike.

Also, if you upgrade a nob to a nob warbike, you do lose the trukk he would normally come with.

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Robilus

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:11 pm

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I received my Imperial Guard Character packs from MO this morning.

These are very nice models. ?Nothing miscast in any of the blisters, which is good.

The contents are:

2 Commissar Yarricks

3 Commissars

9 Officers (5 differing models)

3 Standard Bearers (2 differing models)

5 Sanctioned Psykers (2 differing models)

1 Ogryn

3 Vox-operators

3 Guardsmen (a funny looking model this one, has an open great coat a large hat and a lasgun, I guess you could use it as an officer if you wanted)

You get these on 6 sprues in the blister, in this way.

Sprue 1 (one per blister):

Ogryn, Standard Bearer, Officer, Officer (both officers on this sprue are quite fancy looking, I think they are meant to be Supreme Commanders)

Sprue 2 (three per blister):

Officer, Vox-operator, Psyker, Guardsman, Commissar

Sprue 3 (two per blister):

Officer, Standard Bearer, Psyker, Officer, Yarrick

This pack is great, I really like the variation of the officers, and nearly all of the models are very well done. ?

My favourite model has to be the regular Commissar. ?He has a Powerfist and Bolter, and the extra detail that has been sculpted on him (its based on the old plastic commissar) is great.

Rob

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Cuban Commissar

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:19 pm

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Are all the characters modeled with the steel legion breather mask?

By looking at the picture it would appear they are, can you confirm this?

Thanks for the report.

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Robilus

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:29 pm

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Quote (Cuban Commissar @ 02 2004 Dec.,21:19)

Are all the characters modeled with the steel legion breather mask?

By looking at the picture it would appear they are, can you confirm this?

Thanks for the report.

Most of them have a mask. The only ones that don't are Yarrick and the Sanctioned Psykers.

Rob

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primarch

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:28 am

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Hi!

Wasnt aware this had come out. Thanks for posting it, I just placed my order.

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dafrca

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:33 am

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Thanks for the heads up!

dafrca

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Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:54 am

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Appreciate that. Looks like these character packs are turning out to be pretty high quality.

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Legion 4

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:44 am

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Thanks ! Can't wait to get a pack !

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Justiniel

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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:10 am

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Oh boy, here we go again

, thanks for the heads up, I'd looked a couple of days ago with no sign of them, so now it's over to MO for some shopping

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Tas

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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:05 pm

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Cool!
Now to think of all that time I erroneously spent scultping a Powerfist onto my Commissar last year...

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Legion 4

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:38 pm

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W/D lists some of those figs as Lieutenants and Imp. Preachers. So one of those Psykers and some of those Officers may be of what they speak ! :;):

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CyberShadow

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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:52 pm

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Damn. I will have to get some of those... they would make great Fourth Generation Genestealers and Hybrids!

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Legion 4

Post subject: New Imperial Guard Character pack

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:39 pm

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Just got Fanatic #6 and it shows who and what you get in the SM, IG and Ork C-packs. And how to mount them if you need guidance. I know you Europeans, have already got this issue, but over here in the "colonies of the new world", we "rustics" are about a month behind, if not more !

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