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Cyel wrote:
Why is there so little discussion about Kill Team on Dakka?

Here in Poland it is extremely popular, far more than any other non-main GW game and on a similar level to AoS. But hardly anybody talks about it on Dakka.

Not many spaniards in dakkadakka. As far as I know, we have more KT tournaments than anywhere else in the world, and it's easily the most GW played game.

We have a lively scene in metropolitan Finland as well, but I'd say most of the chatter around the game is pretty local. Amusingly enough, I'd wager that is at least partially due to the nature of the game in comparison to the bigger beasts like 40k: it's pretty much all happening on the table rather than in pre-game armchairing, which drives a large chunk of the 40k discussions. There is a lot less after action analysis or detailed battle reports on the 40k side as well, while lore discussions are one and the same.

I have no idea about the Finnish KT21 scene (I only play with my group), but am constantly surprised about the lack of engagement on Dakka. Which is kind of weird cuz I have the feeling that KT21 can be played quite competitively and seems to have solid enough of a ruleset for tourney play

Yup, it's sad, this game desreves more attention IMO. Its quality when it comes to rules writing and engaging gameplay isn't something I normally expect from GW (so many interesting decisions, so few dice rolls! ).


Anyway, I've finished my second table built mostly of a half of one set of ITD walls (the other half of the set was used in the jungle one).

Cool looking board!

I have my first game coming up with my 'bashed Corsairs.. I really should finish them one of these days, but I'm such a slow painter..
Any tips from fellow Corsair players?

Oh, I would certainly try to change these Guardian helmets, they seem far too big for these lean Corsairs. But other than that, great looking team!

From my games against them, the countercharge ploy is certainly something that spoils my plans quite often (I should remember it by now!). Just don't forget to leave your operative in Engage if you plan to intercept your opponent like that.

Also, psyker's teleport trick is a nice way of getting your Engage model into out-of-LOS safety while putting a Conceal model into a forward position in cover.

Aim with Shuriken Catapults can wreck most non-space marines pretty good. Balanced and Rending is nice.

The Sticky Fingers Op can also help you flip an objective that your opponent might not be expecting you to grab.

Cyel wrote:

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That is great terrian and the minis look great.

tauist wrote:Cool looking board!

I have my first game coming up with my 'bashed Corsairs.. I really should finish them one of these days, but I'm such a slow painter..
Any tips from fellow Corsair players?

Those are nice minis. Looking forward to see them painted.

Cyel wrote:
Oh, I would certainly try to change these Guardian helmets, they seem far too big for these lean Corsairs. But other than that, great looking team!

From my games against them, the countercharge ploy is certainly something that spoils my plans quite often (I should remember it by now!). Just don't forget to leave your operative in Engage if you plan to intercept your opponent like that.

Also, psyker's teleport trick is a nice way of getting your Engage model into out-of-LOS safety while putting a Conceal model into a forward position in cover.

Dude, I literally spent weeks trying to locate those vintage plastic helmets! They only come 3 to a box in the old jetbikes kit from the 00's.. The idea with this team was specifically to go with the Rogue Trader "Eldar Pirates" aesthetic, and since I don't have access to a 3D printer, there isnt much I can do about the scale diffs. Plastic Eldari helmets used to be bigger thatn they are now, just a fact of life, in fact I'd say this trend for smaller heads overall can be seen in almost all modern GW resculpts. It's a PITA and makes kitbashing with vintage bitz an excercise in frustration.

Team tactics tips are appreciated though, especially the one where I swap an engaged operative with one on conceal

Catachan Jungle Fighters (Kasrkin) team slowly taking shape...

Cyel wrote:
Catachan Jungle Fighters (Kasrkin) team slowly taking shape...

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Nice! Where are those torsos from?

Not just torsos but full models are SpaceNam from Reptilian Overlords. Very nice quality, all big WH40K guard options (KT specialists required conversions, though), 20 models in the box, excellent value for money.

https://bolter.pl/pl/p/Reptilian-Overlords-SpaceNam/21674

Hi everybody I have decided to join this thread. I'm just starting KT, I have many question and a lot of content to share. I will start posting pictures after work tonight. Chat with all of you soon!

@Sherrypie: your models are inspirational!
I love them so much and I'm going to share them with my friend who doesn't play but is into the lore. The fact that you made techno barbarians makes you a legend!

@Tauist; I've been playing since 1993. I recognized those heads from my rogue trader days and was happy to see them. I'm glad you were able to find those old antiques.

 MeatShield wrote:
Hi everybody I have decided to join this thread. I'm just starting KT, I have many question and a lot of content to share. I will start posting pictures after work tonight. Chat with all of you soon!

@Sherrypie: your models are inspirational!
I love them so much and I'm going to share them with my friend who doesn't play but is into the lore. The fact that you made techno barbarians makes you a legend!

Welcome to Kill Team, MeatShield. See your work soon, which factions are you into?

And thanks! I've always loved the imagery of techno-barbarism and KT has been a great outlet to try out various aspects of that

I have 1 completed team and 2 on the way. The team I'm working right now are the commandos from the Octarius box The DKoK are already painted up. I would like to have them finished by December 3rd. I just finished priming them so here we are.


So far everything except one piece has turned out fine, but as you can see here the squigs lower jaw needs some putty.

I had the same issue with my squig. Nothing a minute with green stuff wouldn't solve, but good to see it wasn't just me being clumsy with assembly

Time to report in. They are not done but they are ready for some games.

And here, my Catachan Devils (Kasrkin rules) finished

I assembled a Hand of the Archon team and got them undercoated. Not sure if I will get them painted by the End of the Year.



My undercoat was Grey Seer primer, with a dark grey wash, and then dry-brushed with white. This undercoat works really good with Contrasts and Speed Paints.

@Cyel: nice Rambos! I like the blue plasma effect.

What size of bases do genestealers have in kill team?

 MeatShield wrote:
What size of bases do genestealers have in kill team?

https://wahapedia.ru/kill-team2/kill-teams/hive-fleet/#Genestealer-Fighter-

Don't know something about Kill Team? Always check Wahapedia first

Is there a good discord I should join to ask rules questions as I learn how to play Kill Team?

I used speed paint to nock out 10 genestealers today. I don't like the way the speed paints look in comparison, but hey that's a full kill team in one night and I still had enough time to attend a dinner party for 4 hours today so I can't complain.

I just finished this Lil guy and I love him.


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I will admit that I didn't do the greatest job putting the squig together so I needed to fix some things with some milliput and of course there is always some left over. What's easy to sculpt and always looks good on an orky base? that's right mushrooms! Here is a picture from my squigs only fans so you can see the mushroom I sculpted and painted.

Hi,

can you tell me how you interpret the new addition to the Kasrkin Elite dice manipulation rule from the last Balance Dataslate ?

I thought I got it right after reading it a few times...and then I saw how people on the internet say it's something quite different...

Elite ability: After adjusting your first dice, if you discard one
of your attack dice, you can spend Elite points to adjust an
additional dice, but only one of your remaining failed hits to
a normal hit.

No suggestions from me for now, just tell me what you think.

Cyel wrote:
Hi,

can you tell me how you interpret the new addition to the Kasrkin Elite dice manipulation rule from the last Balance Dataslate ?

I thought I got it right after reading it a few times...and then I saw how people on the internet say it's something quite different...

No suggestions from me for now, just tell me what you think.

My impression is this is good if you want to spend potentially a lot of points when a lot of dice miss. Here is a rundown using 4 Attack dice as standard:
- 3-4 hits: can't use this ability
- 1-2 hits: can modify 1 miss to normal hit + 1 other dice (hit or miss) to hit/crit
- 0 hits: can modify 2 miss to 1 hit and 1 hit/crit

For example shoot with 4 dice hitting on 4+ with results of 5,4,3,2. Discard the miss with result of 2. Spend 1 point to convert the 3 to 4. Then spend 1 point to convert 5 to 6 (crit). Now you spent 2 points and got 2 hits + 1 crit.

My buddy picked up the starter set and, after watching a How To Play video, I think I'll be swinging by Element games to pick it up today!

I'm going in for the Kommandos but might build and paint the DK anyway in the off chance I can convince my AoS mates to try it.

Cyel wrote:
And here, my Catachan Devils (Kasrkin rules) finished

So cool to see other catachans in kill team! I have a similar project, but if I had seen this before I would have been inspired to make some changes. And those bases are just perfect.

Here are mine, primarily veterans, but made enough to also proxy as the other cannon fodder teams with similar equipment: