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AUD$500?


BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
AUD$500?


BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!

It's £300 which is apparently AUD$518 so you're getting a bargain

It's pretty massive.

That thing is so ugly. Whew. It's like the already ugly Taurox let itself go. It looks like one of those stereotypical US citizens who needs a lift to get them around. The teal paint job is not helping matters looks like homers robe when he is super fat. It's a very assy tank in a bad way so to speak.

What a beast!

Such a shame the melta is a Blast weapon, with 12" range I can very easily see people meltering themselves.

 Gamgee wrote:
That thing is so ugly. Whew. It's like the already ugly Taurox let itself go. It looks like one of those stereotypical US citizens who needs a lift to get them around. The teal paint job is not helping matters looks like homers robe when he is super fat. It's a very assy tank in a bad way so to speak.

You just wish your filthy xenos Tau had one :-P

It's not meant to look pretty like an Eldar or Tau vehicle.

Red Scorpions get their transfers now... wtf FW. Killing me!

Kinda wish FW would tap into the Deathwatch release and put out a set of 30 shoulder pads from all different Chapters, including some of the ones they've done themselves - Minotaurs, Red Scorps, Space Sharks, even the Astral Claws.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Kinda wish FW would tap into the Deathwatch release and put out a set of 30 shoulder pads from all different Chapters, including some of the ones they've done themselves - Minotaurs, Red Scorps, Space Sharks, even the Astral Claws.

I am not a fan of sculpted shoulderpads, personally. I am with you though - they should have lined up at least something, right? Promote Solomon Lok? Throw in a new Inquisitor just for DW? Something... but that 30k train is UNSTOPPABLE.

No one gets off Mr. Horus' wild ride!

I have held this model in my hands, opened it's doors, and made pew pew noises with it's guns at GenCon.

I did not feel like I was holding a £300 British Pound Moneys model.

:-(

More Red Scorpions transfers? Where is the love for Charcardorons?

 Lord Blackscale wrote:
More Red Scorpions transfers? Where is the love for Charcardorons?

No one cares about the Badab War. There is only HORUS HERESY!

Sigh.

Also I notice that Chaos Marines, AKA the ones who were alive to see these roll out on the battlefield, are left out of the armies that can take one.

...Yeah. What is up with that?

 Ashiraya wrote:
...Yeah. What is up with that?

Logistics? Maybe they don't have that STC, but have the others?

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
...Yeah. What is up with that?

Logistics? Maybe they don't have that STC, but have the others?

Nope, same problem with lots of other SM vehicles. GW is a bit confused on CSM vs Heresy Chaos Marines. You're telling me the Vengeful Spirit (Abaddon's flagship) has NO drop pods?

 Ashiraya wrote:
...Yeah. What is up with that?

Joining Chaos is kind of a 'trade in' deal. You get a bunch of bonuses, but you have to swear never to use Land Speeders, Razorbacks, Whirlwinds, variant Land Raiders, Assault Cannons, Cyclones or Grav Guns ever again. In return you get a lot of Autocannons, and your Assault Marines get to have Meltaguns.

 Kirasu wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
...Yeah. What is up with that?

Logistics? Maybe they don't have that STC, but have the others?

Nope, same problem with lots of other SM vehicles. GW is a bit confused on CSM vs Heresy Chaos Marines. You're telling me the Vengeful Spirit (Abaddon's flagship) has NO drop pods?

It did once... but after 10,000 years, it ran out?

Come on.. yet all their armor, land raiders, predators and bikes are operational? Or it's just a massive and dumb oversight.

 kronk wrote:
I have held this model in my hands, opened it's doors, and made pew pew noises with it's guns at GenCon.

I did not feel like I was holding a £300 British Pound Moneys model.

:-(

To be honest, there are a few models like that. The real problem with this is the same problem with all FW's large models. Resin shrinkage during the cooling process makes these models a horror to put together.

Wow. WANT!
And only 300 quid seems way more attainable now than before Brexit. Come on unexpected prize winnings, come on...

 Ashiraya wrote:
...Yeah. What is up with that?

All of the Chaos Mastodons ate all of their passengers and went around hunting for more, so they were all corralled and left stranded on one planet. If you go visit it, beware the free range Chaos Mastodons.

I want to like this but I feel the 40 troop capacity is underwhelming for such a beast when the smaller and cheaper (in more ways than one) Stormlord tank can match it and I personally think it is also better armed for most occasions... That being said I still want one but it is not top of my list of highend FW items that I can not afford. :(

Tank_Dweller wrote:
I want to like this but I feel the 40 troop capacity is underwhelming for such a beast when the smaller and cheaper (in more ways than one) Stormlord tank can match it and I personally think it is also better armed for most occasions... That being said I still want one but it is not top of my list of highend FW items that I can not afford. :(

Stormlord doesn't have Void Shields.

That being said, I wish the Mastodon had a Flare Shield. :(

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

Tank_Dweller wrote:
I want to like this but I feel the 40 troop capacity is underwhelming for such a beast when the smaller and cheaper (in more ways than one) Stormlord tank can match it and I personally think it is also better armed for most occasions... That being said I still want one but it is not top of my list of highend FW items that I can not afford. :(

Stormlord doesn't have Void Shields.

That being said, I wish the Mastodon had a Flare Shield. :(

True but I feel that the Stormlords smaller profile is more attractive than 2 AV12 void shields. Yes Flare shield would be most welcome to.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
AUD$500?


BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!

It's £300 which is apparently AUD$518 so you're getting a bargain

It's pretty massive.

All that massive armour plating , transport capability, and short ranged firepower, and they leave the front tracks (you know, the side of the tank that will be pointed at the enemy) completely exposed.....

 ClassicCarraway wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
AUD$500?


BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!

It's £300 which is apparently AUD$518 so you're getting a bargain

It's pretty massive.

All that massive armour plating , transport capability, and short ranged firepower, and they leave the front tracks (you know, the side of the tank that will be pointed at the enemy) completely exposed.....

Sir, don't you dare attempt to inject reality into this discussion!

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 ClassicCarraway wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
AUD$500?


BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!

It's £300 which is apparently AUD$518 so you're getting a bargain

It's pretty massive.

All that massive armour plating , transport capability, and short ranged firepower, and they leave the front tracks (you know, the side of the tank that will be pointed at the enemy) completely exposed.....

Sir, don't you dare attempt to inject reality into this discussion!

They are for taunting the enemy....

What's the command tank upgrade do?