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Buy to proxy, paint or collect,

don't expect them to produce a game system any time soon (though you never know we could be surprised), and even if they do produce one will it work ok

the good thing is none of this (and only the jet girl leader last time round) was KS exclusive so it will still be around to be picked up if they do come up with a game that you decide you want to play

Yeah, definitely count-as for me, but for the 1st TGG i picked Wave 1 & 3, so still no sign of my Imperial Guard "Squads" yet...

Some of the models i chose, like the lulus in TGG1 or some of the choices i might take in TGG2 will be only for painting / aesthetics.... As i doubt they'll have a place in 40K.

The game ought to be about 80% done by now, right?

Lulu's obviously are count-as Ratlings, why else would you give diminutive humanoids a.k.a. children sniper rifles?

Lmfao. So true they are Ratlings.

Has anyone compiled the different models/hero's and what they look to be proxies for for each race from KS1 and 2? That would be really helpful for all (especially me).

The images are great, but they cover so many pages (even on the KS) that it's so difficult to work through.

Just compare it to the Imperial Guard codex, easy-peasy.

Yeah the main characters all fit the command squad etc. it's what I'm probably going to use them for.

There's also one or two not-Harkers, not-Marbo's and the like.

But really, how often do you pay for your regimental standard, medic and full vox network? I used to be a big fan of modelling those, until I realized it wasn't quite worth it, aside from the fluffiness. Which is its own merit.

Fluff aside, they're overpriced and not as useful as they're made out to be. The vox network in particular took a massive kick in the balls two army books ago.

A well fluffed command squad's worth the effort for display I think.

Display, yes. Play, rarely. Unless there are specific objectives that would require them, a la Infinity.

Apocalypse formations sometimes require you to go all out as well.

Vox is not too shabby if you're running the IA 13 list, really helps with the random leadership problems, plus certain squads get quite large vox upgrades for free which makes them doubly tempting on those. They do of course fill an entirely different purpose though since the list doesn't use orders.

For me a vox is only worth taking when I'm playing 30k: deep-striking units don't scatter and barrage weapons can use the squad with vox for LOS purposes. Beats using the 40k equivalent that's pathetically short ranged it might as well be two cups connected with strings.

So it really is only FW making the vox a vaguely useful bit of kit.

Of course now I'm going to have to resist the temptation to go read about 30k guard, I never get my current models finished never mind having another army...

That's what you could use these TGG models for. Heresy guard. Plenty of back story reasons why they could all be girls.

F it, I think that's all the motivation I need whilst I wait for sisters and dark eldar over the next year (or 2).

vegeta365 wrote:
That's what you could use these TGG models for. Heresy guard. Plenty of back story reasons why they could all be girls.

F it, I think that's all the motivation I need whilst I wait for sisters and dark eldar over the next year (or 2).

Personally I have already made my own head canon where I can use them as a veteran body guard for my Captain Chenkov model. He's been removed as a character in the codex, and the reason I'm telling myself for that is because he had a loyal female bodyguard group, who he had *ahem* relations with. So now instead of being in charge of all the Valhallan troops, he's stuck with a mis matched platoon full of abhumans like Ogryn, Ratlings, and Squat.

I wanted to get at least one lasgun tercio made up of Kuranova troops, but with no actual sale date known to us I will instead put in an order for another two squads of Arcadians by Victoria Lamb. Sure, I'll need to convert my own standard bearers and vox operators, but a small price to pay for excellent minis that I can get right now.

Well, decided to be a chump and ordered a mini from their site. I thought I'd wait until more becomes available, but feth it. €20,85 for Irina Vega and shipping, ouch.

I am surprised by how few of TGG models are on the website. I know backers are only now getting their final bits but wave 1 and 2 have been in people's hands for a while haven't thwy so I was expecting all of these bits to be on sale.

Possibly concerned about the casting capacity of their casters until the last of the Wave 3 stuff is cast...

Got my Tannenberg colonel from Victoria Miniatures earlier today, I also got a shipping notice from RH that my Vega is on its way, soon I'll have my command squad.

vegeta365 wrote:
I am surprised by how few of TGG models are on the website. I know backers are only now getting their final bits but wave 1 and 2 have been in people's hands for a while haven't thwy so I was expecting all of these bits to be on sale.

Also because it seems quite a few backers only picked 1 Shipment Wave, and it would be unfair to release Wave 1 & 2 Items that they don't even have (Until Wave 3 is sent).

I got 2: Wave 1 & 3, so i'm actually still waiting on the Squads.... and would not be too happy about those going for general sale (although i got them cheaper, so meh...)

 BlackTalos wrote:

vegeta365 wrote:
I am surprised by how few of TGG models are on the website. I know backers are only now getting their final bits but wave 1 and 2 have been in people's hands for a while haven't thwy so I was expecting all of these bits to be on sale.

Also because it seems quite a few backers only picked 1 Shipment Wave, and it would be unfair to release Wave 1 & 2 Items that they don't even have (Until Wave 3 is sent).

I got 2: Wave 1 & 3, so i'm actually still waiting on the Squads.... and would not be too happy about those going for general sale (although i got them cheaper, so meh...)

So is wave 3 now getting to the final few people?

vegeta365 wrote:


So is wave 3 now getting to the final few people?

Some of it is. Got notification of freebies and another shipment going to my drop ship location, but there is still ordered stuff that is still in the casting queue.

http://www.tggks.com/what-is-in-each-wave/

Stuff in white is sculpted, but still in the casting queue.

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Looks like it's just the cyber-zombies holding me up.

Everything is holding me up.

I'm waiting on wave 3 with no sign of any shipment yet. I didnt get any of the vehicles, just waiting on the troop squads and the artillery/support weapons.

I got my Wave 3 stuff today. I was thinking of the bittersweet post I was going to write to sign out of this one... but they screwed up my shipment. Got a squad of Jailbirds instead of Iron Empire, and I am still out Drusilla.

Weirder and weirder. Nepharya is a beautiful sculpt. But anyone deluded about her standing on a regular 25mm base is on very good drugs...or out of them. If she's available in resin soon, I might end up purchasing her, since they have to send stuff my way anyway. Even at full retail.