Phantom titan with rules on FW

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**DarthSpader**

the new phantom titan is available for advance order, along with its guns and the experimental rules here:
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/ELDAR-PHANTOM-TITAN-BODY.html

looks awsome! already put my order in.

edit:

heres some of the comparison pics for those at work
also, the link to the rules PDF
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/p/phantom.pdf

**Mr Nobody**

Great, all I have to do is give FW a leg and an arm.

**AgeOfEgos**

Phantom Distortion Cannon

My Reaver is sobbing.

**Noisy_Marine**

Wow that thing is a titan killer.

**Goddard**

People critisized the Dreadknight for looking like an action figure, but I think that looks even more like one. I dunno, I couldn't justify buying one.

**warpcrafter**

2500 points and how many hundreds of dollars for something that if you bump it with your elbow would fall on the floor and smash into a quadrizillion pieces? Damn.

**Goddard**

Damn indeed.

**Griever**

I hate how the Eldar titans look like giant Guardians. Looks incredibly stupid.

**Marrak**

I don't know... considering they have a pilot, and according to the fluff the Pilot is literally using it as his body, I think it makes an incredible amount of sense. Although I could see the desire to see them look more like Wraithguards/Wraithlords, the aesthetic doesn't bug me.

**RandyMcStab**

ZOMG

The Eldar has developed AV13! We're all doomed!!

**Popsicle**

I... want one. Makes me want to play Eldar!

If I win the lottery, I won't need to think twice before spending it on this thing.

Edit: Anyone got a measurement as to how tall it is? Can someone estimate it?

**Darkvoidof40k**

RandyMcStab wrote:ZOMG

The Eldar has developed AV13! We're all doomed!!

To my sig with this one!

**The Dreadnote**

Popsicle wrote:Edit: Anyone got a measurement as to how tall it is? Can someone estimate it?

I think somebody said it was 24" to the top of the "wings."

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Being a goodly chunk cheaper than the reaver, and bigger height wise to boot this would likely be a better purchase.

Do I save for a $1500 flight to go to adpticon next year or buy a titan (and other stuff)... not sure anymore.

**DarthSpader**

as a comparison, the revenant is about 12" tall, and the reaver comes in at 16". so i could imagine to the top of fins its about 24" maybe 20-22" to the top of head? price tag wise, its about 700$ canadian, with both weapons and free shipping. personally i ordered one up and ill be converting to the dark side, just like my revenant.

**Kirasu**

I wish the model looked a bit more different from the revenant I have is all

Rules are okay, as usual no titans match up to the power of their imperial counterparts. Warlord has 2 arm guns that are comparable to phantom but it also has 2 warhound guns on its chest.. so quite a bit weaker in terms of firepower

**Ratius**

The Phantom Pulsar, ye Gods!
Duck n cover peeps.

**DarthSpader**

um....STR d ignores cover.... so just invuns, or stay away from its range

**-Loki-**

warpcrafter wrote:2500 points and how many hundreds of dollars for something that if you bump it with your elbow would fall on the floor and smash into a quadrizillion pieces? Damn.

That's why you base it on something heavy, like a wooden trophy base made from heavy wood. The basics of basing top heavy models still apply to Forgeworld Titans.

**Reanimator**

I'm not entirely sure why, but the idea of an AA mount on a Titan tickles me somehow. Something about king kong swatting at biplanes....

**Flashman**

At cost per point, it's pretty good value for money.

e.g. Cost per point for a Rhino = £0.57, Cost per point for the Phantom Titan = £0.14

**Pyriel-**

Looks silly.

What is a better buy, an imperial titan or the eldar stick-man, talk about getting way more plastic/material/bulk with the imperial titan.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Heathens! I say to all those saying it looks goofy or wrong, it's almost a spot on replica of the Epic version from the early nineties.

Tis Awesome, it is.

Just no way I could afford one anytime soon, hell not sure I could ever justify the money, unless I got a substancial lotto win.

It is a great model though.

**ancientsociety**

Nice model but there's no way to justify spending $1000+

on something that will see more use inside a display case than the tabletop.

**MechaEmperor7000**

It looks even more simplified than the Reverant, couldnt someone just convert one from a 24 inch action figure?

**HiddenPower**

maybe its the color scheme that was used. Maybe darker colors, maybe sometype of clean weathering if there is such a thing. Like the imperial titans or the ork stompas, some of their color schemes actually make them look bigger. I have to agree though, it does look like a big guardian.

**Kirasu**

When they put it up beside the reaver titan it makes just just want to buy the reaver :( So much cooler looking and while I generally dont dislike how the phantom looks.. its difficult to spend that much money on it

My revenant is good for now.. maybe after I get a reaver or something that looks more badass Ill get this

**Phayse**

This puts me in a poor position., as I got a bunch of payments through this weekend!

*chews fist*

**Savnock**

Things that work:
-3 attacks;
-the AA missiles;
-nice number of structure points;
-the Spirit Stones making the thing survivable (run for it!) at the cost of offense.

Things that don't:
-Indeed a bit undergunned overall, since the secondary weapons aren't titan-class at all. But they -are- good enough for stripping off void shields, which is nice;
-I 3 is kind of weak: sure it's high for a titan, but if you're going to under-gun the thing yet give it decent CC attacks, then also give it a good Initiative so it can differ from Imperial titans by closing to fight in CC.

Actually, a Phantom with a close combat weapon should scare the crap out of other titans, especially if it had I 4. Combined with the spirit stones, you've got a titan that's an actual CC threat to other titans. Given it's invuln save as well. I'd put this sucker up against most other titans in a CC fight no problem. Maybe not an equivalent-points swarm of Ork stompas, though...

...Oooooh, that's a diorama waiting to happen! Now if only I had $4K to spend on such a thing.