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Absolutely LOVE the model (but I love the cestus assault ram) - and it is AMAZING for the points.


I hope it eventually comes to other marine lists, but in looking at the sprues, it looks like prolly not (lot of the wold icons are on the main parts of the model).

davethepak wrote:
Absolutely LOVE the model (but I love the cestus assault ram) - and it is AMAZING for the points.


I hope it eventually comes to other marine lists, but in looking at the sprues, it looks like prolly not (lot of the wold icons are on the main parts of the model).

also the flier would be largely redundant for most other Marine armies as every other army of Marines (except Dark angels, poor guys) has access to the storm raven, which pretty much fills the same niche.

Oh my beloved Dark Angels...
Just comparing these SW Flyers with the DA flyers makes my eyes tear up.
You cannot be serious...

For 40 points more you gain:
+ 1 armour all around
Ceramite Plating
Power of the Machine Spirit
Transport Capacity
A Helfrost Destructor instead of a TL LC
72" S8 Ap2 Concussive Missiles instead of 36" S7 Ap4 Missiles (albeit 4 less)
and the ability to take dif. loadouts to further increase the versality of this thing.
You do loose unrelenting hunter (worthless anyway) and strafing run.

Cheesus, my grate lord.. save my codex!

 Anpu42 wrote:

Poly Ranger wrote:
I just did create another thread. I did start talking about its rules. A big post. Nobody replied. I don't mind that, I realise people atm are more focused upon its looks since it is a new release. I just like discussing rules and uses in-game. I have created another thread to prevent a mix up of discussions on here as it looks like people are enjoying the aesthetics discussion.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Not meaning to 'thread steal' (is that a thing?), just thought it would be more convenient for everybody.

Got a link I cant seem to find it.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/607401.page

 Thairne wrote:
Oh my beloved Dark Angels...
Just comparing these SW Flyers with the DA flyers makes my eyes tear up.
You cannot be serious...

For 40 points more you gain:
+ 1 armour all around
Ceramite Plating
Power of the Machine Spirit
Transport Capacity
A Helfrost Destructor instead of a TL LC
72" S8 Ap2 Concussive Missiles instead of 36" S7 Ap4 Missiles (albeit 4 less)
and the ability to take dif. loadouts to further increase the versality of this thing.
You do loose unrelenting hunter (worthless anyway) and strafing run.

Cheesus, my grate lord.. save my codex!

yeah the dark angels fliers are priced up there with the high end fliers, but performance wise are closer to the stormtalon.
It's a shame really, aesteticly those are some of my favorite fliers for the imperium.

I will agree that it is not pretty, but in the same way an A-10 Warthog or F-4 Phantom is not pretty.
They are a pair of ugly brutal looking aircraft and they should be.
As far as it not being able to fly in an Fantasy/Sci-Fi Setting...
>The Millennium Falcon
>Tie Fighters
>Y-Wing
>Colonial Viper
>The Lander from Space 1999
>The STF-1
>Sharks [Yes that is a Sharknado Reference]
>Star Trek Shuttles
>Voltron
>The Cab from the 5th Element
>SAMAS Suits from Rift

So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

'

 Anpu42 wrote:
I will agree that it is not pretty, but in the same way an A-10 Warthog or F-4 Phantom is not pretty.
They are a pair of ugly brutal looking aircraft and they should be.
As far as it not being able to fly in an Fantasy/Sci-Fi Setting...
>The Millennium Falcon
>Tie Fighters
>Y-Wing
>Colonial Viper
>The Lander from Space 1999
>The STF-1
>Sharks [Yes that is a Sharknado Reference]
>Star Trek Shuttles
>Voltron
>The Cab from the 5th Element
>SAMAS Suits from Rift

So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

'

How can you say that the A10 and F4 are ugly?

 TheSilo wrote:

 Anpu42 wrote:
I will agree that it is not pretty, but in the same way an A-10 Warthog or F-4 Phantom is not pretty.
They are a pair of ugly brutal looking aircraft and they should be.
As far as it not being able to fly in an Fantasy/Sci-Fi Setting...
>The Millennium Falcon
>Tie Fighters
>Y-Wing
>Colonial Viper
>The Lander from Space 1999
>The STF-1
>Sharks [Yes that is a Sharknado Reference]
>Star Trek Shuttles
>Voltron
>The Cab from the 5th Element
>SAMAS Suits from Rift

So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

'

How can you say that the A10 and F4 are ugly?

They are, the A-10 was named Thunderbolt II, it was the pilot's who named it the Warthog
The F-4 is a flying Brick.

By the way I do love both of them, they are just not pretty.

 Anpu42 wrote:
I So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

I sure hope an Astra Militarium Colonel didn't buy that gravity technology from the Eldar to give to the Tau who then gave it back to us for a users fee... (showing my age a bit here; look up Iran-Contra scandal).

Like everyone else, it's ugly, but it's growing on me. Comparing it to an A-10 or F-4? Hmmm. Maybe an F-111 Aardvark would be a better analogy...

 Tamwulf wrote:

 Anpu42 wrote:
I So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

I sure hope an Astra Militarium Colonel didn't buy that gravity technology from the Eldar to give to the Tau who then gave it back to us for a users fee... (showing my age a bit here; look up Iran-Contra scandal).

Like everyone else, it's ugly, but it's growing on me. Comparing it to an A-10 or F-4? Hmmm. Maybe an F-111 Aardvark would be a better analogy...

I want one armed like this

 Anpu42 wrote:

 Tamwulf wrote:

 Anpu42 wrote:
I So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

I sure hope an Astra Militarium Colonel didn't buy that gravity technology from the Eldar to give to the Tau who then gave it back to us for a users fee... (showing my age a bit here; look up Iran-Contra scandal).

Like everyone else, it's ugly, but it's growing on me. Comparing it to an A-10 or F-4? Hmmm. Maybe an F-111 Aardvark would be a better analogy...

I want one armed like this

Are... Are my eyes decieving me? Are those four gatling gun pods under the wings? Did someone steal my letter to Santa and make it reality?

 Savageconvoy wrote:

 Anpu42 wrote:

 Tamwulf wrote:

 Anpu42 wrote:
I So have no issues with a "Flying" Cargo Container. It probably uses Contra-Grav to Hover and the engines give it thrust.

I sure hope an Astra Militarium Colonel didn't buy that gravity technology from the Eldar to give to the Tau who then gave it back to us for a users fee... (showing my age a bit here; look up Iran-Contra scandal).

Like everyone else, it's ugly, but it's growing on me. Comparing it to an A-10 or F-4? Hmmm. Maybe an F-111 Aardvark would be a better analogy...

I want one armed like this

Are... Are my eyes decieving me? Are those four gatling gun pods under the wings? Did someone steal my letter to Santa and make it reality?

Yeup!

Man, another thread that's gone the way of talking about the probability of a sci-fi vehicle flying in a sci-fi universe? Such productive discussion.

I love these things, the two coming into my FLGS already belong to me. Take a deep breath, get ready to see them on the field and be ready to find a counter because the Emperor's Executioners are going to do what they do best....now from the air.

Trying to convince me about the probability of this beast flying won't help you when it's maw opens into your ravaged front lines, so lets try to have fun with it!