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AlexCage wrote:Excuse me if this has been asked before, but is it possible to amoeba (Love this term) squads from DIFFERENT platoons? Or is it only the 2-5 infantry squads in each platoon?

Like could I take two minimum troop choices (1 pcs, 2 squads each), amoeba them all together for 40 guardsmen? Or maybe take two full platoons and pop a 100-man strong unit of guardsmen on the table?

I don't remember seeing clarification on that point. I assume not, but it's nice to know.

Same platoon.

A 300 man stubborn/fearless unit would be funny tho

H.B.M.C. wrote:Couple of random bits of info from the Codex, not rules, just impressions from skimming the pages.

1. Lots of new artwork, as you'd expect.

Indeed, like the Deathstrike.

So, if they are going to add back in the silly-scale ICBMs, will they at least add the tongue-in-cheek humor from 2nd edition as well?

I'm tired of there being three types of fluff:
Emo-Goth
Grim-Goth
Orks

here's the leaked pic. i think he looks most similar to the 3rd edition noncadian stormy but maybe that is due to the helmet. either way, i like the pick but i'm not sure if he deserves a 4+ armor save with that little armor.

I guess I read it wrong, I thought it meant you could amoebaify the whole platoon, HW squads and all. I'm planning to do my platoons as 1 hq squad, 2 inf squads and 1 hw squad.. so all I could do was make the infantry a big unit of 20? then it's worth 3 kp instead of 4?

Necros wrote:I guess I read it wrong, I thought it meant you could amoebaify the whole platoon, HW squads and all. I'm planning to do my platoons as 1 hq squad, 2 inf squads and 1 hw squad.. so all I could do was make the infantry a big unit of 20? then it's worth 3 kp instead of 4?

Yeah, basically.

HWS are easy KP no matter how you slice it.

But at least you can turn 5 infantry squads from one platoon, into a single KP.

And don't forget that your opponent will have to kill multiple AV14 tanks for a single KP

warboss wrote:here's the leaked pic. i think he looks most similar to the 3rd edition noncadian stormy but maybe that is due to the helmet. either way, i like the pick but i'm not sure if he deserves a 4+ armor save with that little armor.

Uhm. Anyone else think this guy is a dead ringer for the old stormtroopers? Like, near perfect?

Hell, it even looks like he's based on a specific mini, the one on the left:


Somewhat disappointed now.

Quite so.

So if I go down to my LGS they will have the codex? YAY!!!
Now I can just point out over-costed/useless units and sigh!!!

-A.

Disappointed? No, I like those old minis (and I'd like them even better in plastic).

They might nto look like so much crap that way, admittedly.

The old ST models were one of the models that got me into IG and into 40k The thought of having similar (same?) model in plastic, makes me a happy guardsman

AlexCage wrote:

warboss wrote:here's the leaked pic. i think he looks most similar to the 3rd edition noncadian stormy but maybe that is due to the helmet. either way, i like the pick but i'm not sure if he deserves a 4+ armor save with that little armor.

Uhm. Anyone else think this guy is a dead ringer for the old stormtroopers? Like, near perfect?

Hell, it even looks like he's based on a specific mini, the one on the left:


Somewhat disappointed now.

um, yeah. that's exactly what i said and you quoted me, lol!

Those older Stormtroopers are by far my favorite after the DKoK Grenadiers. I wouldn't be upset if they turned out in that style at all. I think they are awesome.

Wait, wait, what's wrong with those old stormtrooper models? I love those guys, I have two squads, they were one of the first things I bought as a budding new Guard player in 1999. One of my favorite models of all time is the stormtrooper sergeant with plasma pistol and the bolter slung across his chest.

Compared to other models of at the time, I think those old metals stand up quite well against a lot of the recent sculpts.

Oh I LIKE the old Stormtroopers, don't get me wrong.

But I'd very much like to see a brand new type of stormtrooper when they get the plastic treatment. Maybe something slightly reminiscent of the old STs and Kasrkin, but with new style.

Am I just being greedy?

But I'll take anything I can get in plastic, to be honest. Even if it's ugly, I'll actually be able to convert it without losing fingers/sanity.

warboss wrote:


um, yeah. that's exactly what i said and you quoted me, lol!

Uhm. Well I was really responding more the point of "They look similar to the old ST", in that they are EXACTLY like them. But more the point I was expecting the picture to stay in the quote for comparison purposes. Oh wheel.

tl, dr: QFT

Biophysic wrote:Wait, wait, what's wrong with those old stormtrooper models? I love those guys, I have two squads, they were one of the first things I bought as a budding new Guard player in 1999. One of my favorite models of all time is the stormtrooper sergeant with plasma pistol and the bolter slung across his chest.

Compared to other models of at the time, I think those old metals stand up quite well against a lot of the recent sculpts.

Agreed; I did the same in '99 as well when I started my guard army. All metal cadians with three squads of these guys.
Eventually added three squads of the Kasrkin as well when the last codex was released.

So now, I'm stuck with six squads of ST; guess I can run them as hardened vets with carapace now....or use some as IST's, but that may be a thing of the past soon.

I must say, I like the new codex art quite a bit. Especially the ones that aren't just portraits but instead tell a story. The one for Sly Marbo is a good example, and would make for a fine basis for a large diorama of epic proportion and coolness.

What would be cool is if we got plastic stormtroopers in the old style, and if the new "plastic stormtroopers with shotguns" were to be actually arbites.

What? Plastic Arbites? You, sir are a cruel tease to the six Witch Hunters players.

...(grumbles something about wanting plastic Arbites)

ThirdUltra wrote:

Biophysic wrote:Wait, wait, what's wrong with those old stormtrooper models? I love those guys, I have two squads, they were one of the first things I bought as a budding new Guard player in 1999. One of my favorite models of all time is the stormtrooper sergeant with plasma pistol and the bolter slung across his chest.

Compared to other models of at the time, I think those old metals stand up quite well against a lot of the recent sculpts.

Agreed; I did the same in '99 as well when I started my guard army. All metal cadians with three squads of these guys.
Eventually added three squads of the Kasrkin as well when the last codex was released.

So now, I'm stuck with six squads of ST; guess I can run them as hardened vets with carapace now....or use some as IST's, but that may be a thing of the past soon.

Ha the old metal cadians! I loved those models - still like them more than the current cadian plastics with the boxy helmets. I really wish they would come out with some plastics of those guys, maybe with better heavy weapons and lasrifle sculpts. But even before that we need steel legion figures back.

Yeah, checking again, the Colossus is a Bombard on a Chimera chassis, which is really odd. I wonder if Forge World will bother making that?

The current Bombard kit is a nice kit that fit with the Russ hull quite well. I don't see how it could work with a Chimera chassis.

Well, it's mounted further forward than the earthsaker cannon is. It almost looks front-heavy.

Take a look at the bombard. Most of that thing is just the gun. It's enormous. It's not mounted forward as much as it is the entire middle of the tank!!!

Biophysic wrote:Wait, wait, what's wrong with those old stormtrooper models? I love those guys, I have two squads, they were one of the first things I bought as a budding new Guard player in 1999. One of my favorite models of all time is the stormtrooper sergeant with plasma pistol and the bolter slung across his chest.

Compared to other models of at the time, I think those old metals stand up quite well against a lot of the recent sculpts.

I like them too but they are rather thin when viewed in profile (see picture). I hope the plastics are a bit more filled out though not to the same degree as the Catachans.

You are just used to seeing fat gamers :-p

I actually love those old stormtroopers. They are by far my favorites.

edit: and the planetstrike cover with it valhallan-esque long quotes gets the naive wishful thinker in me hoping for plastic long coats. yeah, yeah, I know, it has been said that it isn't coming, but, whatever.

I like the old stormtroopers a lot too, it'd be real cool if the new plastic ones were based on them. but, I also really like the bulky look of the Kaserkin models too.

I personally have 2 units of FW DK Grenadiers, the models are "thin" and even though the sculpts are great they just fell kinda wimpier when stacked up with my plasticadians.

And so the IG Codex Thread quietly dies...

We're all waiting on the pdf to be loaded up to 4chan.

58 pages, it had a good life.