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chaos0xomega wrote:

peebzguy wrote:

Ascalam wrote:3 scarabs to a base. 30 bases. i see no issue here.

He said a 90 scarab swarm, not 90 scarab swarms..

Thank you Ascalam. For those who don't get it - 3 scarabs per swarm base, up to 10 per swarm, that's 30 "scarabs" per swarm, times 3 swarms... = 90, amiright?

But everyone knows that scarabs come four to a base: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440257a&prodId=99120110001

You mean 2?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440259a&prodId=99060110003


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Praxiss wrote:

Kevin949 wrote:

yakface wrote:

• Heavy Destroyers are still 36" S9 shots.

I just want to point out that heavy destroyers are 48" in the current edition.

Only if you include their 12" movement. The Heavy Gauss Cannon is 36" S9 Ap2 Heavy1

Uh, in my current codex the heavy destroyers are 48" range. in this NEW codex, it's reduced to 36".

3rd edition Necrons don't have a single 48" gun, Kevin.

Aren't those the old OOP scarabs?

Praxiss wrote:

Kevin949 wrote:

yakface wrote:

• Heavy Destroyers are still 36" S9 shots.

I just want to point out that heavy destroyers are 48" in the current edition.

Only if you include their 12" movement. The Heavy Gauss Cannon is 36" S9 Ap2 Heavy1

Uh, in my current codex the heavy destroyers are 48" range. in this NEW codex, it's reduced to 36".

Praxiss wrote:Aren't those the old OOP scarabs?

Ya, but they still use that picture on the GW site.

Its defo 36", nothing in the current dex is 48".

Anyone know if Wraiths retain S6 I6?

MasterSlowPoke wrote:3rd edition Necrons don't have a single 48" gun, Kevin.

I think they changed it between printings, because I have a copy of the first printing on my phone and it does say 36" but I KNOW that in the second printing it is 48".

Just a thought; won't Necrons be too frail a model for finecast? When you think how thin the limbs on them are won't that make them super bendy/fragile/difficult not to damage/fix?

Slipstream wrote:Just a thought; won't Necrons be too frail a model for finecast? When you think how thin the limbs on them are won't that make them super bendy/fragile/difficult not to damage/fix?

Not really. Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Slipstream wrote:Just a thought; won't Necrons be too frail a model for finecast? When you think how thin the limbs on them are won't that make them super bendy/fragile/difficult not to damage/fix?

Not really. Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

Lt. Coldfire wrote:

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Slipstream wrote:Just a thought; won't Necrons be too frail a model for finecast? When you think how thin the limbs on them are won't that make them super bendy/fragile/difficult not to damage/fix?

Not really. Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

what? They turned out all right. I saw some amazing DE finecasts, that didn't have any flaws on them. And IRL too, owned by actual people. That I met.

Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

I've seen plenty of problems, exchanges and repairs done with filler on the DE Finecasts, especially the Wracks box set.

BrassScorpion wrote:

Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

I've seen plenty of problems, exchanges and repairs done with filler on the DE Finecasts, especially the Wracks box set.

+1. My brother said the weapons on his wracks snapped in his carrying case on the way home from a tournament.

BrassScorpion wrote:

Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

I've seen plenty of problems, exchanges and repairs done with filler on the DE Finecasts, especially the Wracks box set.

Really? Huh, never noticed. All the my opponents who play DE seem to have decent finecast models. But then again, I don't play against DE often.

Guess I'm wrong then. Derp.

blood reaper wrote:I've just found this strange video from BOW; http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

Beasts of War
An Old One to Brighten up a rainy (for us) Wed Night

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

And yes its a joke...

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote:

Dark Eldar are also pretty thin, and they did those in finecast with hardly any problems.

I've seen plenty of problems, exchanges and repairs done with filler on the DE Finecasts, especially the Wracks box set.

Really? Huh, never noticed. All the my opponents who play DE seem to have decent finecast models. But then again, I don't play against DE often.

Guess I'm wrong then. Derp.

Well, at least we now know you were serious! I've heard a lot of bad things about finecast which includes warping from heat, and I'm assuming thin parts are going to really get warped up if not sooner, then later.
I'm a failiure at green stuff touch ups, filing, etc, so personally I won't touch a finecast model. Stuff like that is a chore to me, and I expect to get paid for chores, not pay to do them.

This Finecast review pretty much mirrors what I see during my time in GW stores. I always open the few Finecast sets I buy at the store to resolve any problems while there. And though I've only bought a few, I have had exchanges while in store too.

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2011/09/might-makes-right-ironblaster-and.html

I have not had the best experience with finecast DE. Besides the gobs of flash to remove, and the crater filling, thin pieces regularly arrived in the box unattached or missing.

Wracks- lots of flash, chains missing
Lelith- Chin and stomach detail filled with craters
Archon- ok except for one head had that orange rubber in the eye (possible but difficult to remoce)
Haemi- fine
Succubus- Head missing.

I got replacements or my money back in most cases. But still, a bit perplexing as the cost is higher than metal or plastic.

I'm sure initially we will see the same issues with Necron finecast. But also have faith that the process is being finetuned and perhaps the finecast will be much cleaner next time around.

Did you guys see the crazy 325-ish points Mega Monolith that Beasts of War covered? Curious to know if its one solid piece or integrated into the table with the mechanism is below it.

Here's the link:

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

Avro wrote:Did you guys see the crazy 325-ish points Mega Monolith that Beasts of War covered? Curious to know if its one solid piece or integrated into the table with the mechanism is below it.

Here's the link:

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

nectarprime wrote:

Avro wrote:Did you guys see the crazy 325-ish points Mega Monolith that Beasts of War covered? Curious to know if its one solid piece or integrated into the table with the mechanism is below it.

Here's the link:

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

lol this thread is the gift that keeps on giving.

Avro wrote:Did you guys see the crazy 325-ish points Mega Monolith that Beasts of War covered? Curious to know if its one solid piece or integrated into the table with the mechanism is below it.

Here's the link:

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

Avro wrote:Did you guys see the crazy 325-ish points Mega Monolith that Beasts of War covered? Curious to know if its one solid piece or integrated into the table with the mechanism is below it.

Here's the link:

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

*sniff* *sniff*
I smell trolls...
But Yh this clip never gets old wish it was real
Mind you; megalith= and one packet of quavers.

lol facepalm of death.

BUT for cereals, it's the first mechanized product that GW has made. Quite cool


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No trolling, unless I was trolled when I read the posts?.............

Wait. The tomb stalker isn't in the codex? :< I thought it was a gorgeous model. Totally fits with the new fluff direction too.

Green sticks are basically gone then, eh? Guess we'll just have to paint them

No metals either. Has GW even put out a new metal model since finecast's been implemented? I'm scared D:

Does anyone remember the 6th edition rumors that suggested movement and close combat would resolve before shooting? That would make the scarab ability pretty nifty, as you would not actually have to kill the tank with scarabs, just drop the AV enough that any old gun could pop through. Multiunit charge a bunch of camping tranports with scarabs and then the weapon arrays on the arks to target individually each of the reduced AV tanks. Maybe this entropic ability is the necron melta?
Come to think of it, the rumored odd mechanics of the Deathmarks may change in value dramitically if the rumored sniper and overwatch rules come to pass.
There may be synergies planned for this codex that we will not be aware of until next summer, and early declarations of the value of units could shift dramatically.

No metals either. Has GW even put out a new metal model since finecast's been implemented?

Finecast replaced the metal pewter alloy for the models that were and would have been metal. All those new sculpts you see in Finecast would have been metal (e.g., Necron Overlords, Ogre Firebelly, Dark Eldar Wracks, etc.) before the change to Finecast, but GW is no longer producing new sculpts in pewter and all the old pewter range will eventually make the change as well. Indeed, much of it already has. How did anyone miss this news? (rhetorical)


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Avro wrote:Did you guys see the crazy 325-ish points Mega Monolith that Beasts of War covered? Curious to know if its one solid piece or integrated into the table with the mechanism is below it.

Here's the link: http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

Again on this page? One more time:

Beasts of War
An Old One to Brighten up a rainy (for us) Wed Night

http://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/new-necron-megalith-revealed/

And yes its a joke...

That joke originally was posted last April. Guess which day in April.

Peebzguy.....LOVE that sig!!!!

My Necrons = sold For a pretty penny too, I might add.

I guess I'll have to play something Imperial if I want any shot at GW remaining loyal to the existing fluff.

Zacharia why dont you wait and see what is in the codex before you shred it like that. Instead of the autowound/autoglance they have the autoglance on gauss and give you two extra wounds if you roll a 6 with a tesla weapon. Also as much as the arks are in fact troop carriers I think they are more for support, sitting one behind a couple groups of warriors as you advance while the flyer troop carrier is your aggressive carrier. Lots of people have discussed the fact that the ghost ark is fragile and I think in all fairness with the ability to regenerate d3 warriors in all the squads within something like 3" (I think), its way more versatile than a rhino or something. If you have been playing with the ancient codex, I'd be willing to bet that this one will be way better. As for the weakening of individual units, it points to the fact that units will have to work together in terms of shields and such.