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I'm considering picking up some FW crisis suits, and want to use the xv9 for my suits.

What I'm wondering: how big are they compared to to normal. Xv8 suits? Does anyone have pictures of the 2 side by side?

Also, I'm wondering how hard it would be to swap out the weapons, for say the standard tau fusion, plasma, etc., and the posability of the suit in general. so shots of the un assembled kit would be awesome.

Thanks a ton

Size comparison shot

 DarthSpader wrote:
Also, I'm wondering how hard it would be to swap out the weapons, for say the standard tau fusion, plasma, etc., and the posability of the suit in general. so shots of the un assembled kit would be awesome.

Probably not very easy. The hand and lower arm on the XV9 is part of the gun, so you'd have to do some conversion work to make the standard guns fit.

Hmmm... Looks like the base size is larger . Are the legs posable so it can fit on a normal crisis base? Since I don't really like the default xv8 (crappy legs) I would use te xv9 as a counts as replacement for them. But would want to stay legal, so base size Matters here I think. My fall back option of course would be the FW xv88 ... But I prefer the xv9. Just looks cooler

It's an illusion, they're on the same size base.

Also, I don't believe it would be that hard to convert the XV-9 to use XV-8 weapons - rather than messing around with attaching the standard weapons to the XV-9 arms, just chop the XV-8 arms off at the elbow and graft them on that way.

 DarthSpader wrote:
Are the legs posable so it can fit on a normal crisis base?

No. But not even normal crisis suits fit on a "normal" crisis suit base. They look absolutely stupid on the default 40mm bases and really need a 60mm base (like the XV9 and FW variants) to have a decent pose.



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 Furyou Miko wrote:
It's an illusion, they're on the same size base.

No it isn't. The plastic crisis suits have a 40mm base, all of the FW suits (XV9s, Broadsides, XV8 variants) have 60mm bases.

Edit: totally misread the original post.

The XV9s are significantly bigger than XV8s - we are talking an inch taller and an inch wider. Your opponents might be fine with this, but generally it will look slight off.

This picture might help alot: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jAmrRF-eruo/UXXCj2KzzII/AAAAAAAACcc/Ga2eENBudXE/s1600/IMG_20130421_120639.jpg

It shows a XV9 on a 40mm base with one arm wielding standard XV8 weaponry.

so then the question would be:

if im using the xv9, on the 60mm base, would that be modelling for advantage? if i took it to a tourney for example, would i be told no dice, its not proper base, too big etc?

i mean the size wise, it does look bigger and more bulky, by a bit, wich would obviously give TLOS an advantage both ways, (easier to see over stuff and harder to hide) and the base might be a factor in units, with spacing and avoiding blasts etc (would be harder to i believe)

so:

would you guys have a problem if a tau player showed up running an enclave list, and featuring 10-12 of the xv9 suits, on 60mm bases, standing in for xv8s (broadsides would still be the default GW) otherwise weapons would be wysiwyg and i would do my best to also do that for support/sig systems. everything painted, and based of course.

It would not be considered modelling for advantage because it would be difficult for all your XV9s to be concealed within cover. You would also be much easier to assault as more enemy units would be able to get into base contact with larger bases.

It would be interesting to see a "farsight enclaves" comprised of all XV9 suits, but the fluff bunny in me would die a little.

What you are proposing is similar to spacemarines using terminator models for all their members of a tactical squad. I'd still play you, but it would be a little weird to see our farsight enclaves clash.

 gossipmeng wrote:
the fluff bunny in me would die a little. .

Be glad. I ran a Eldar/Dark Eldar army. Had Karandras running around with Drazhar and Incubi.

One of my friends has done this with his Tau army and i have to say it looks amazing, and for the price he had to pay to convert them all it should!

He went for the XV9 with phased ion guns as the base then bought a XV8 from GW for the arms and weapons and magnetized them all.

As far as modeling for advantage, i guess it depends on the person your playing, although 9 times out of ten i think the "Rule of cool" would definitely apply

Never heard of someone complaining a model is bigger than its suppose to be lol. It hurts you more than it helps because yes you might be able to look over a wall better, but that means they can see you better too. Make them too big and some things might not give you cover at all anymore.

 DarthSpader wrote:
if im using the xv9, on the 60mm base, would that be modelling for advantage?

Most people probably wouldn't object, especially if you're willing to count the model as being the standard XV8 on a 40mm base if there's any dispute.

if i took it to a tourney for example, would i be told no dice, its not proper base, too big etc?

Depends on the tournament. Every TO has their own policies about what "counts as" and converted models are legal, and the only way to find out whether a given model will be allowed is to ask the person running the specific event you're interested in.