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Even before fortifications rules, me and my brother have always played it the same way: In order to move onto the platform, you must use one of the 4 access points on the model.

RAW: "Access Points & Fire Points: AS PER MODEL"

This is the same rule for imperial bastions (which has a door on the front) and FOR.

For ye who are still thick headed:
1: Take melts bombs
2: "Hey, this is the same material as a Bastion," *charge a leg.
3: Hope for Detonation or Total Collapse

Congratulations, it is now a ruin. Assault away on the person who refuses to accept a quasi ruin assault adaptation.

If you still don't like this interpretation. Don't allow a sky shield without an agreement on which rule to use. I would check out page 95 about battlements if you still dislike the access points that are on the model.

You would be better off assaulting from underneath where you can't get hit by enemy fire before you can get in charge range.

 Crablezworth wrote:

You need line of sight to charge.

Well, I mean move up from underneath, then launch assault.
Common sense still works best unless GW has a rule saying it doesn't.

Just use the access points if your opponents say you can't levi-charge them like ruins. They are in the RAW at least. I'm not even sure I would allow a floating move up to the top since it has access points. Only jet packs or skimmers could get off the edge or else I'd make you take a Leaping Down (p95) test.

 insaniak wrote:

That was changed in the Rulebook errata about 3 and a half minutes after the Rulebook was released. The skyshield has no access or firepoints. You just move onto it from anywhere you want with a difficult terrain test.

Well that really mucks it up. The rule was fine as written... /break game