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Ohhh, Iron Warrior dice!!!! Sold!! Just sad I'm paying FW shipping for them....

 Hulksmash wrote:
Ohhh, Iron Warrior dice!!!! Sold!! Just sad I'm paying FW shipping for them....

Yeah, I would have been so all over them if the shipping hadn't been so expensive.



I am way too excited for the power spears though. Been thinking of maybe starting up a 30k/40k Emperor's Children force ever since I got my hands on one of those awesome sonic dreadnoughts. Sonic weapons are just an awesome idea. And spears. I just looove spears. And the Eidolon miniature is also totally amazing. Okay. I just convinced myself. Definitely starting Emperor's Children now.

So if they reprinted IA4, does that mean updated rules?

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
So if they reprinted IA4, does that mean updated rules?

Doubtful, however it appears it's been reprinted as a softback:

Imperial Armour - The Anphelion Project is a 164 page, full colour softback book that contains rules and unit profiles for the entire range of Forge World’s Tyranid models, allowing you to use them in games of Warhammer 40,000. The book also featuresextensive background information on the gruesome array of monstrosities spawned by the Hive Mind in its war to consume the Imperium, making it an essential resource for players seeking to unleash the true horror of the Tyranid menace upon their foes.

Really looking forward to the day that dice for all legions are out. The GW Ultramarines dice just don't do it for me, and those Forgeworld ones look lovely.

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
So if they reprinted IA4, does that mean updated rules?

Wasn't IA4 already updated? This is a second edition.

 Brother SRM wrote:
The GW Ultramarines dice just don't do it for me, and those Forgeworld ones look lovely.

Not to mention that the special symbols are on the 6. Y'know, where they fething should be.

 Iron_Captain wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
Ohhh, Iron Warrior dice!!!! Sold!! Just sad I'm paying FW shipping for them....

Yeah, I would have been so all over them if the shipping hadn't been so expensive.

Isn't it just 15% of your order total? Doesn't seem too bad. Although I guess if you're ordering multiple sets, the math changes.

I'll be ordering the WE dice for sure. But just one set. I'll stick with my existing 12mm dice for when I'm making 80 chainaxe attacks.

The Forge World dice are superior to the GW 16mm dice in many ways.

1. Forge World dice are a "true" 16mm, while the GW dice are about 15mm.

2. FW dice have the symbol on the six, something that is just like a "standard" in every game I've ever seen. Think about this: When I blow a die roll, (roll a 1), do I really want to see the symbol of my chapter? No, because my chapter just failed. Far better to have it on a six, where the power of my chapter (Legion) can be fully felt when I roll well. I have no idea why GW wants players to associate failure with their chapter symbol. Now, if you wanted to roll 1's all the time, then I could see it.

3. The GW dice feel like they are a different kind of material over the FW dice. They are lighter too. Makes me suspect the balance of the GW dice.

4. Funny enough, the 12mm dice GW makes are actually very nice. The symbol is on the one face, the dice are "true" 12mm, they feel like real dice. Still too expensive if you ask me- Chessex sells 36 12mm dice blocks for about US$6. You only get 20 dice for US$8 from GW.

I wonder if the IA rerelease is to help generate interest in the Red Scorpions before the new IA book featuring them comes later?

For me, the symbol should be on the one from an aesthetic perspective, not a semantic one- I don't care about the symbolism of rolling your preferred symbol for a one (which is a good roll when your unit is doing something courageous anyway). I do care that the symbol is visually similar to a pip for a one, and not like 6 pips, I personally feel that the dice looks wrong when there are two sides with a single design on.

 Tamwulf wrote:
The Forge World dice are superior to the GW 16mm dice in many ways.

1. Forge World dice are a "true" 16mm, while the GW dice are about 15mm.

2. FW dice have the symbol on the six, something that is just like a "standard" in every game I've ever seen. Think about this: When I blow a die roll, (roll a 1), do I really want to see the symbol of my chapter? No, because my chapter just failed. Far better to have it on a six, where the power of my chapter (Legion) can be fully felt when I roll well. I have no idea why GW wants players to associate failure with their chapter symbol. Now, if you wanted to roll 1's all the time, then I could see it.

3. The GW dice feel like they are a different kind of material over the FW dice. They are lighter too. Makes me suspect the balance of the GW dice.

4. Funny enough, the 12mm dice GW makes are actually very nice. The symbol is on the one face, the dice are "true" 12mm, they feel like real dice. Still too expensive if you ask me- Chessex sells 36 12mm dice blocks for about US$6. You only get 20 dice for US$8 from GW.

The lack of communication between FW and GW is pretty astounding. I wll never buy GW symbol dice, because as you said seeing your symbol on the one is total crap. Yet forgeworld knows this and puts it on the 6. Very mindless and simple to do...

There was a cool video on youtube showing how to check your dice balance quick and easy. Water and salt.

 gorgon wrote:

 Iron_Captain wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
Ohhh, Iron Warrior dice!!!! Sold!! Just sad I'm paying FW shipping for them....

Yeah, I would have been so all over them if the shipping hadn't been so expensive.

I'll be ordering the WE dice for sure. But just one set. I'll stick with my existing 12mm dice for when I'm making 80 chainaxe attacks.

Any news on when the custodes stuff actually comes out? I'm going to have 2 spare plastic custodes and I want to build commanders out of them

NivlacSupreme wrote:
Any news on when the custodes stuff actually comes out? I'm going to have 2 spare plastic custodes and I want to build commanders out of them

When Book 7 is out.

Ok then. Several months of trying to resist assemble miniatures. Yay!

I don't know how long the Leman Russ has been out but I only just saw it, and, am I the only one who noticed the resemblance?

Mike Smash / Leman Russ

 Gogsnik wrote:
I don't know how long the Leman Russ has been out but I only just saw it, and, am I the only one who noticed the resemblance?

Mike Smash / Leman Russ

I am sat here painting this chap and now I can't unsee it!!! Fab mate!

you git!

 Gogsnik wrote:
I don't know how long the Leman Russ has been out but I only just saw it, and, am I the only one who noticed the resemblance?

Mike Smash / Leman Russ

Please post that on the GW Facebook page.

Looked through the last couple of pages and couldn't see any mention of this.

Mechanicum Vultarax Stratos-Automata



And the rules.

Those rules aren't too shabby. Kinda expensive but a pair of them are pretty good at taking out transports and smaller infantry. However, is more of that needed?

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
Those rules aren't too shabby. Kinda expensive but a pair of them are pretty good at taking out transports and smaller infantry. However, is more of that needed?

Yeah expensive and there is more then enough things out there that kill transports dead fast.

Sweet looking model tho.

 FabricatorGeneralMike wrote:

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
Those rules aren't too shabby. Kinda expensive but a pair of them are pretty good at taking out transports and smaller infantry. However, is more of that needed?

Yeah expensive and there is more then enough things out there that kill transports dead fast.

Sweet looking model tho.

It's a Flying Monstrous Creature, so it'll be good for dealing with enemy flyers like Fire Raptors. Anti-air was defintiely something that the Legio Cybernetica was a bit short on before without resorting to Primaris Lightnings or dedicating your Thallax to AA (probably not the best of ideas since only Troops score in 30K).

It's good for Legio Cybernetica players - it's a second cyernetica-cortex unit choice for the FA slot that can fulfill the stipulation about having to take a cybernetica-cortex unit before being able to take a non-cortex unit.

I'm considering one; might use one to get up the postage limit when the macrocarid explorator becomes available.

Just ordered myself some World Eaters dice to go with my Workd Eaters templates. Been waiting for them for months.

Has anybody had an email from Forge World about early access to Heresy Weekender Tickets?

They have done this in the previous years but I've not heard a peep this year.

Looked through the last couple of pages and couldn't see any mention of this.

Mechanicum Vultarax Stratos-Automata



And the rules.

Jack of all trades, master of none imo. Very mixed rules. Although, you cant really scoff at a t7, 4w, 3+, FMC (tougher than all Nid MCs? Poor nids ).

Awesome, it has a flare shield but non-vehicle models don't have front arcs.

That would simply mean that no matter what direction it faces, -1 / -2 S to incoming fire, neato!

Where are all the Legion specific BoP bundles?