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Ottawa Ontario Canada

Draft of Engine War 4.0 Scenario.

Breakdown for what's new here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/420/787202.page#11374965


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Southeastern PA, USA

Started working on my Dire Wolves. The legs definitely aren't difficult to re-pose. The rear pistons can be a little finicky, but it's an easy job overall.


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 gorgon wrote:
Started working on my Dire Wolves. The legs definitely aren't difficult to re-pose. The rear pistons can be a little finicky, but it's an easy job overall.



They look a lot better without the shoulder armour weirdly enough.



First test game trying out engine war 4.0, it was a total blast! Insanely close game, all our the reserves came in turn two except for my armigers. It made things super interesting, my lancers arrived on my left flank and ran up to an enemy warhound, my acastus got lucky on it's flank roll and came on from my own edge to take up position next to my vital objective. Enemy armigers rolled in on my left flank, questoris and lancers rolled into my right flank. The games insanely close, my sole remaining unit, my dire wolf which was badly damaged, full strided 22 inches to take the enemies vital objective, it somehow survived a wicked thrashing from the enemy acastus, literally on deaths door and immobilized it fired its neutron laser at a closing warhound and managed to shut it down! I had rolled to see if the game would end on turn 5 and it did. Final score was 6vp to 2vp, we both had 2vp for killing each others princeps seniores, and I was the only one with a unit on an objective and because it was vital it was worth 4vp. Crazy game, total blast, an enemy warhound went nuclear turn 5, so end game there was only 3 units left on the board, my dire wolf, his acastus and his shutdown warhound. I feel like we're really on to something here. Armigers are awesome



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Spent more time working on an ongoing scout campaign, for solo play.

Today's mission involved a damaged hound holding out against spawning questoris(as individuals) until a second hound arrives to defend it, allowing it to complete its repairs. A very rough playthrough but it was fun as the first hound makes a mad-dash to the opposite corner of the board to fire a high-powered cannon, like a flare, to signal the arrival of the second hound.

Its the most successful attempt at a solo mission so far as it left a bit of room for a second player, without leaving a single player feeling overwhelmed having to also roll for the individual, hostile knights. The abscence of the second hound kept things balanced just long enough to build up the hostile presence on the board, but not leaving a second player out of the action for too long. Even still, it would be nice for a second player to have something to field in that meantime.

Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.

 
   
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Southeastern PA, USA

So here’s my attempt at a (slight) Dire Wolf mod (minus the shoulder plates, which will come). I created new, longer gun barrels for the arm weapons. I think it did the trick to provide more symmetry and rein in the “chicken arms” factor. Note that the model is just blu-tacked at this point, so some of the fits and positionings will be better in the final build.







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Thats much better, Gorgon, as it now looks a bit like a Warbringer but with a much cooler head. Its surprising how a single detail can make all the difference.

Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.

 
   
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The Netherlands

 gorgon wrote:
So here’s my attempt at a (slight) Dire Wolf mod (minus the shoulder plates, which will come). I created new, longer gun barrels for the arm weapons. I think it did the trick to provide more symmetry and rein in the “chicken arms” factor. Note that the model is just blu-tacked at this point, so some of the fits and positionings will be better in the final build.









Looking good!

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Thanks! I know a lot of folks in the community have really gone to town on the Dire Wolf, either converting it heavily or coming up with their own builds. But personally, I'm about making small adjustments, and this was the one I thought would make the most impact on what *I* want from the kit.

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Ottawa Ontario Canada

 gorgon wrote:
Thanks! I know a lot of folks in the community have really gone to town on the Dire Wolf, either converting it heavily or coming up with their own builds. But personally, I'm about making small adjustments, and this was the one I thought would make the most impact on what *I* want from the kit.


It looks way better without the shoulder armour almost universally from all the pics I've seen of it painted without it.

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i finished my warlord titan from the original box finally..
Not great, but enough to throw onto the table and not look weird.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-px27tzAtVwZpZ4ljopV2w "ashtrays and teacups do not count as cover"
"jack of all trades, master of none; certainly better than a master of one"
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A respectable job, SirDonald.

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Ottawa Ontario Canada

What you thinkin of doin for basing?

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 Crablezworth wrote:
What you thinkin of doin for basing?


Paint it black and hope nobody asks why i can't do bases


edit: thanks SamusDrake, maybe you could share how you did the awesome beach base on your cornwall porphyrion please?

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-px27tzAtVwZpZ4ljopV2w "ashtrays and teacups do not count as cover"
"jack of all trades, master of none; certainly better than a master of one"
The Ordo Reductor - the guy's who make wonderful things like the Landraider Achillies, but can't use them in battle..  
   
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Ottawa Ontario Canada

 SirDonlad wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
What you thinkin of doin for basing?


Paint it black and hope nobody asks why i can't do bases




GW Astrogranite debris is super easy, you just apply it like paint and let it dry.

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 SirDonlad wrote:
 Crablezworth wrote:
What you thinkin of doin for basing?


Paint it black and hope nobody asks why i can't do bases


edit: thanks SamusDrake, maybe you could share how you did the awesome beach base on your cornwall porphyrion please?


Oh, that little ol'thing! You're much too kind...

The back part, for the beach, is just pva glue and then sand. The front half was first a complete layer of light blue, then I applied successive layers of darker aqua-like colours, each one gradually moving away from the beach. Because I had a whole Household army to get through, I didn't have time to blend each layer so sometimes I would make a very watered-down layer of light blue covering the surface.

The bases - unpainted aren't smooth so the next trick to apply watered-down pva glue layers on top. Finally, a layer or two of clear varnish will add to the reflective effect of the water's surface.

I would definitely experiement with a spare base before trying this on your final model. Also, find as many reference images on google for oceans, coastal waters, and tropical islands as preparation. Lastly, you might want to go with a finer grain of sand that what I used. Bicarbonate soda could be an alternative...

Good luck, SirDonald!

Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.

 
   
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Bit more blue paint on the carapaces of the House Galatea homies, but omg painting can be such a chore at times. They're looking much better now but it feels like I'll never get them finished...and that traitor legio, undercoated in black, is giving me the evils.

Finally got around to digitally editing the Acastus terminal, so its up to date with the errata and have removed the Asterius weapons. I had tinkered around with the weapon profiles but felt it was digging oneself into a hole. Swapped the blast trait for ordnance, added carapace for the missile rack. Left it at that.

I've sent a request to the AT team, at GW, to consider amending knight lances where basically the third banner is optional, for which that banner can be of a different type from the first two identical banners. I try not to house-rule this game but I honestly feel that two banners are enough for a basic lance. Our games have been a lot more enjoyable since we started trying that out, and it hasn't given the knights any unfair advantage that we know of.

Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.

 
   
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Been a while since I posted, so may as well show a dodgy photo of my Battlegroup so far:



Currently got 3 Warhounds, 1 Warlord, 1 Warmaster and a pile of Knights on my painting table
   
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Looks like you're having a nice game of Aeronautica vs Titanicus!

I think I may have asked this before, but which House do the knights represent? Was it a household of your own?

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SamusDrake wrote:
Looks like you're having a nice game of Aeronautica vs Titanicus!

I think I may have asked this before, but which House do the knights represent? Was it a household of your own?


They get used during the strafing run stratagem

They're House Makabius. They've not had a full rules release yet even though they appear in the main rulebook

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The strafing run strategem...

...OF COURSE!!!

The Makabius scheme looks very striking. According to the 40k wiki they've also been mentioned in Titandeath, which could be a good sign that they'll get their rules at some point.

Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.

 
   
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Through the valley of death!

Had a nice four player bash of Titanicus for demonstration purposes. In the dead of night, amidst a fierce battle between Iron Warriors and Death Guard legions, the titans strode to duke it out properly. After the firestorms, mushroom clouds and orbital death-beams abated, the minty fresh God-Breakers were but a smouldering memory under the victorious tread of the Ashen Gods.

The most unlucky fellows on the field had to be the crew of the lone Stormhammer: imagine driving your slow juggernaut of a tank days on end to have a titan smash through the highway ramp right in front of your nose, have your treads fuse together with the asphalt as the Warlord next to you goes nuclear and end up buried under like three different titan-corpses







#ConvertEverything blog with loyalist Death Guard in true and Epic scales. Also Titans and killer robots! C&C welcome.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/717557.page

Do you like narrative gaming? Ongoing Imp vs. PDF rebellion campaign reports here:
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Thinking of delving into AT.
Recently joined a patron that has done a load of knights.
Was gonna print out a rough “standard” force of some kind.
Are there any good staple choices to start with. Weapon choices and the like.
   
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Danny76 wrote:
Thinking of delving into AT.
Recently joined a patron that has done a load of knights.
Was gonna print out a rough “standard” force of some kind.
Are there any good staple choices to start with. Weapon choices and the like.


All engines can pull off multiple army setups. If you get, say, two Reavers and Warhounds, one Warlord and maybe some Cerastus knights if you want, you can try out many different combinations of maniples and legio rules. Magnetizing all weapons makes life easier. As the baseline, you need both high volume of fire (megabolters, missile launchers, gatlings) to get through shields and high strength (plasma weapons, volcano cannons, meltas) to initially penetrate armour. Melee is strong but harder to maneuver for.

For absolute starters, it wouldn't hurt to make a couple of VMB / PBG Warhounds and a Reaver with Apoc / Gatling / Melta armaments.

#ConvertEverything blog with loyalist Death Guard in true and Epic scales. Also Titans and killer robots! C&C welcome.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/717557.page

Do you like narrative gaming? Ongoing Imp vs. PDF rebellion campaign reports here:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/786958.page

 
   
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Danny76 wrote:
Thinking of delving into AT.
Recently joined a patron that has done a load of knights.
Was gonna print out a rough “standard” force of some kind.
Are there any good staple choices to start with. Weapon choices and the like.


Out of interest which Patreon?

A Blog in Miniature

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Danny76 wrote:
Thinking of delving into AT.
Recently joined a patron that has done a load of knights.
Was gonna print out a rough “standard” force of some kind.
Are there any good staple choices to start with. Weapon choices and the like.


Far too much to say in one post, but here is a roadmap for not only a strong competitive force, but also the most economical path you can take with the game...

1) The starter set. Basically this will provide a 1,250 point competitive force out of the box. This is all you need(full rules and components included), and could probably call it a day...

2) A Warbringer Nemesis titan. This second purchase will add a powerful punch from afar. In a nutshell it comes with its own terminal & weapon cards( well, one you need to borrow from the starter set, as its a reaver card )and its included weapons are a strong loadout indeed...

3) Castigators & Archerons(optional). The Cerastus Lancer is the best performing knight in the game and ideal for leading these two variants at the head of a Knight lance. This is going to be the best lance you can get for a knight army as they form a small but very fast and deadly group. Lacking in points for a Knight army? Well, whaddaya know? Look at all those supporting titans you can have lying around! If not building a knight army then they'll at least fill in points in your Titan group to the whopping point level of 2000 points. The Castigators aren't much use at range except for shooting at other knights, but the Acherons are tough customers indeed on the approach to an enemy unit. Missing a Cerastus terminal? You can download long-serving titan and knight terminals from an older Warhammer community article, but I just use a dice to keep track of their structure points...

4) This is definitely optional, but Knight army rules are in Doom Of Molech. If you are building a knight army then you need this book. Are they recommended? Thats a story for another time...


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Made in ca
Fixture of Dakka





Ottawa Ontario Canada

Danny76 wrote:
Thinking of delving into AT.
Recently joined a patron that has done a load of knights.
Was gonna print out a rough “standard” force of some kind.
Are there any good staple choices to start with. Weapon choices and the like.


Knights are not a good primary force but are good at supporting titan maniples. Knights that work well tend to be the cerastus lancer, knight styrix or magaera with dual claws, quetoris knights with dual cc, atropos is ok, the best overall are the acastus class knights, they're the only knight with powerful shooting attacks.

Do you play 30k? It'd be a lot cooler if you did.  
   
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Yeah it would be to go with plenty of Titans I’d hope.
Maybe even start with a full Titan based list and go from there.
I’m sure I’ll either get some stl’s of those too, or yeah some Gw boxes.
The starter set at least I guess. That’s what 4 titans?
   
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The GW kits are a joy to work with, so I'd recommend getting those just for the fun of building the titans. The starter set has two Warhounds, two Reavers and two Cerastoi, for about 1200 points. It's great value.

#ConvertEverything blog with loyalist Death Guard in true and Epic scales. Also Titans and killer robots! C&C welcome.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/717557.page

Do you like narrative gaming? Ongoing Imp vs. PDF rebellion campaign reports here:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/786958.page

 
   
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Fixture of Dakka





Ottawa Ontario Canada

Danny76 wrote:
Yeah it would be to go with plenty of Titans I’d hope.
Maybe even start with a full Titan based list and go from there.
I’m sure I’ll either get some stl’s of those too, or yeah some Gw boxes.
The starter set at least I guess. That’s what 4 titans?


Starter is really great, well worth it. Here's a battle report we did with just the contents of the starter on each side.



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 Crablezworth wrote:


Knights are not a good primary force but are good at supporting titan maniples. Knights that work well tend to be the cerastus lancer, knight styrix or magaera with dual claws, quetoris knights with dual cc, atropos is ok, the best overall are the acastus class knights, they're the only knight with powerful shooting attacks.


I do tend to agree with this, but I would recommend against Leigon vs House games, which is an exercise in frustration for both sides of the table.

House vs House games feel more natural for the knights, and its a shame GW doesn't encourage this instead of focusing on knight mobs going on suicide missions against titans gangs, armed to the teeth with super weapons, engines and a treasure chest of special rules and upgrades.

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