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Nice work on the reposing! And yes, the Biologis is a cracking model - one of my favourites.

Thanks, Iain! That does mean a lot coming from you and all the conversions you do! It was a simple job, but I'm really proud of it



Did some more work on the Kaigus today! Finally built both of the starters I got, but still got some stuff to base and primed. I even included some comparisons to a Remnant Militus suit and a standard sized ME human

Here's the full group (so far)


Here's a photo of my conversion of an Alpha and the repeater spike rifle. I wanted to make it more bulbous like the art, but realized it would still be hard to recognize from afar and, more importantly, my green stuff dried out and I didn't feel like buying more, haha


Lastly I took a photo of the Tamakins with rippers that I still need to base because I really love what I did with the poses. Kind of hard to see that I just noticed, but one of them is in a low pouncing stance that I really like and another is kind of kicking and grabbing


I also just realized I never did upload any photos of my built Broken.....Guess I'll have to do that soon!

Yup, looking good!

Howdy everyone and happy 2026!

I finally got my Adepticon painting done as well as several practice games, so decided to play one of my favorites today (and have a break from grinding out practice games, haha). Also, with having more space with the house, I decided to finally play a full 120 point game!

It was SecDef vs. Karist in Ascendancy. Here's the gallery of the battle:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-135599-68322_Battle%20Report%20%235.html

I was surprised how quickly I got back into the groove of the game. I had to refresh some basic stuff (in general how attacks work, critical, and AV), but it didn't take long to before the action was nonstop.That might also have been thanks to the physical book...first game with it and it was REALLY handy! Great quality too. Anyway, the SecDef started defensively with 2 units of rapid insertion troops in reserve ready to shore up any weaknesses. Karists went all in on aggressive plays. In the end, Karists actually only at the end of round 2 as they already achieved the 26 points and SecDef were around 15.....OOOOOOOF!

Highlights were:
-Rapid insertion teams as they were really fun to try out! I do wonder if it would be better to just have then dash rather than drop in, but it was pretty rough! One squad was used offensively to distract the mature Angel and buy the left flank some time.
-The Shadow Walker actually did something this game and that was neat! First charge on the commander just resulted in a wound and suppression, but round 2 the Shadow Walker WIPED out the SecDef commander
-Tempest elites with energy launchers were nice for slowly walking up and still laying down good fire
-Minnows were phenomenal this time around too. They attacked both flanks, trying to steal or contest objectives (Angel Keeper my beloved). I remembered this time about Mobile, so did some popshots or did suppressive fire. That really hurt the SecDef tactical teams! One team even ended up with 5 suppression

I think, overall, I like the idea of SecDef, but playing them as an entire list was brutal. They definitely need some chaff! Or maybe I shouldn't have taken so many upgrades. Either way, them having only 7 units was rough. Plus, there were several unlucky rounds of shooting (like when the double missile team shot the Shadow Walker and completely whiffed). Mixed Karist still seems like a solid choice and that was made really clear at 120 points.

For my next game, I'll probably go back to the 4x4 and 90 points. Turns out I don't have a lot of options for 120 points, so guess I'm doing another order soon to round out the factions, haha. I'm thinking Kaigus vs. Broken though, ao that'll be really fun! Debut of both new armies

Sounds like a fun game!

Small unit count forces, like SecDef and Remnant Fire Teams, can certainly find themselves overwhelmed by larger opponents. I've found the key is to be very focused with your targets rather than letting yourself spread them too thin.

And yes, taking out the Karists' faster moving units (Shadow Walker, Minnows, Mature Angel) as quickly as possible does help, as these can all potentially throw rather nasty spanners into that focused battle plan!

That is a really good point. That is typically how I get victories with the Remnants, but it's a lot harder to not spread out on these larger boards, haha. Definitely something to work on since I'm used to playing 90 points on the 4x4

I'm also just happy Karists got to do cool things and didn't get obliterated by Remnants!