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**Skywave**

Mallo wrote:
Skywave wrote:
Dang. I got one each of the Empire Made to order, and doubled down on the Halberdiers for good measure. Pricy weekend!

Very pricey! Just as a FYI sort of thing- This is pretty much what I ordered too, but for the archers I have a few plastics from the old battlemasters range. I think one unit of archers from the MTO + one command set, plus about 3 plastics should bring the unit up to a nice round 16 models. You can usually pick up the battlemasters pretty cheap from ebay if you keep your eye out and they should mix in with the unit without too much notice.

Keeps the MTO unit a more reasonable price without having to double up on extra models there.

Its even worth keeping an eye out for a full box of battlemasters on the cheap as the models help fill out units for all sorts of old world bits.

I was planning on running the archer just as-is with 10 models with no commands, but that's a good idea! I have plenty of 6th edition Handgunners to pad the metal handgunner in case I need to, but i could definitely get some of those archer if i need to (I have all the Battlemaster figs stashed somewhere). They might be smaller though, those figs are a tad smaller than even old Warhammer if I remember right (maybe more like 25mm scale).

**Astmeister**

I would not play more than 10 archers anyway. They are good as chaff and might ping a damage here or there. Besides that I don't see the point.

I am currently running them as a detachment of 5.

**Shakalooloo**

Regarding the MTO, how does GW think that an infantry command of 3 is equivalent to 5 captains in price?

**Fayric**

Shakalooloo wrote:
Regarding the MTO, how does GW think that an infantry command of 3 is equivalent to 5 captains in price?

Its priced so you feel like the capatins set is a great bargain

**Overread**

Shakalooloo wrote:
Regarding the MTO, how does GW think that an infantry command of 3 is equivalent to 5 captains in price?

It isn't but it might reflect something like the Captains being on a single casting whilst the Command might be two or three separate castings.
So the Command might require more work and more casting runs to get a complete set of 3 whilst the Captains might just require one casting run and you've got a full set (or multiple full sets)

**Daba**

Astmeister wrote:
I would not play more than 10 archers anyway. They are good as chaff and might ping a damage here or there. Besides that I don't see the point.

I am currently running them as a detachment of 5.

Archers can get scout so can be positioned in much more advantageous positions than the other missile troops.

**Astmeister**

Yes but they are S3 shooting troops which is really not good enough imho.

Hidding a big unit of scouts is also not easy.

**Just Tony**

In 6th you could run them in skirmish formation which made them more efficient at 10 man as everyone could shoot. They made great detachments at that strength with a 2x5 Halberdier detachment as a countercharger with a Spearmen unit as the parent.

**Commodus Leitdorf**

I already have 15 of those Metal archers. I used to run them as Huntsmen back in 7th edition when they lost their Longbows and had to be taken in units of 10.

Let me tell ya, it was shocking how useful they were. They were cheap enough that I didn't care if they died, but annoying enough that my opponent couldn't really afford to ignore them.

**nathan2004**

Just Tony wrote:
In 6th you could run them in skirmish formation which made them more efficient at 10 man as everyone could shoot. They made great detachments at that strength with a 2x5 Halberdier detachment as a countercharger with a Spearmen unit as the parent.

You can run them as skirmishers now.

**Astmeister**

My Oldhammer Empire troops were already shipped yesterday!
They apparently arrive around 8th of December.

**Not Online!!!**

Astmeister wrote:
Yes but they are S3 shooting troops which is really not good enough imho.

Hidding a big unit of scouts is also not easy.

Praise be to bretonian brigands, they can be S4 shooting or blunderbuss lads.

**Gallahad**

Man, the Maurader Reinforcement box appears to be gone already.

That is a bummer. I can't afford non discounted GW prices so I certainly can't afford scalper prices.

**frankelee**

Gallahad, keep an eye on Gamenerdz, Miniature Market, and Cardhaus come release day, they're sure to get some.

**Gallahad**

frankelee wrote:
Gallahad, keep an eye on Gamenerdz, Miniature Market, and Cardhaus come release day, they're sure to get some.

Thank you, will do.

**Astmeister**

The drip is insane

**Shakalooloo**

Wow, they don't actually look out of place on those bigger bases!

**Astmeister**

Oldhammer posting will continue until moral improves

**TangoTwoBravo**

Magnificent! I recently assembled and painted two regiments of the “new” Empire plastic troops, and while I like them those old metal sculpts you just got look great all ranked up! The heft must feel so satisfying.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Astmeister wrote:
Oldhammer posting will continue until moral improves

More! More!

**blockade23**

Dang I'm still waiting for my Bretonnian Made to Order guys (Probably for the best, I'm still painting up the big blocks of guys that will be their hosts for when they arrive)

**Astmeister**

This is more than 1kg of metal.

**Pariah Press**

Glorious!

**Astmeister**

Test mini done with army painter markers using my old Nuln color scheme.

**ListenToMeWarriors**

You are all terrible people and have FORCED, forced me I say, to put in a last minute order for 20 Halberdiers, the command and the Captains. The metals are so much better than the current state troop halberdiers. I am assuming the price and time of year has impacted sales on these so hopefully I am not waiting too long on my order.

**Astmeister**

I love you too! ❤️

**nathan2004**

Astmeister wrote:
Test mini done with army painter markers using my old Nuln color scheme.

Best thing I’ve seen all day.

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Am I crazy or do those halberdiers look better on larger size bases.

**Shakalooloo**

nathan2004 wrote:

Am I crazy or do those halberdiers look better on larger size bases.

No, it's really refreshing to see them given room to breathe. Back in the day, I never realised just how cramped lots of the WFB models were in their blocks.

**lord_blackfang**

Ranking up units when models commonly overhanged their bases was the chief struggle of WHFB.

**Overread**

Toxicrine and the Hordes Skorn Mammoth Titan still hold joint place for the worst offenders though. Both have these huge sweeping parts that very heavily overhang the model base and at the very front no less.

You know the part that you have to put into base to base contact for close combat.

For one it was a pair of tentacles; for the other a pair of massive tusks.

Both look cool - but yeah massive overhang.