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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 30, 2013 17:03:43 GMT -6
LIST BUILDING.
Man, I really hope we don't have to spam Tervigons to be competitive anymore.
NICK MY ERECTION IS BOUNDLESS.
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Post by Nick P on Dec 30, 2013 22:21:48 GMT -6
You and me both bud, but well see- I would love to take 6 full broods of gaunts and just swarm people...but even if not an auto include, a scoring mc that spits out other scoring units is nothing short of awesome.
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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2013 8:53:21 GMT -6
Also, I think I have close to 1850 points now - 2 hive tyrants, 3 carnifex (1 of them is the old school smiley 3rd ed one too!), 2 trygons, 1 tervigon, 1 deathleaper (i know his rules are subpar but my god I love the idea of assassin bugs), 3 warriors, and 88 termagants. Not the most competitive army, but hell, it'll get me through escalation!
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 31, 2013 9:00:20 GMT -6
It will be enough sir, that's for sure.
If Lictors are playable to any degree, I'll be fielding three of them. Also really keen on grabbing some Venomthropes.
Also, when I bring my 3 Carnifex to the table, you'll see every generation. Maybe I'll keep my 2nd Ed Screamer Killer on its square base just to piss Russell off.
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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2013 10:04:11 GMT -6
I actually used mawloc claws to turn a 3rd ed tyrant guard into a lictor/deathleaper - I think his "disappear and then reappear" rules will let me jump him around the table in safety all game, to have him pop up on an objective in the last turn. At least, in theory lol
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Post by Russell on Dec 31, 2013 13:11:41 GMT -6
Maybe I'll keep my 2nd Ed Screamer Killer on its square base just to piss Russell off. unbelievable.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 31, 2013 13:36:36 GMT -6
Maybe I'll keep my 2nd Ed Screamer Killer on its square base just to piss Russell off. unbelievable. Liar, you know that shit's incredibly believable.
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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2013 15:13:38 GMT -6
PS I just found a forgeworld heirodule (the one with the guns - barbed I think?) on eBay for $50 buy it now. Sooo...snatched that shit up REAL QUICK. Man, this 13,000 army thing is easier than I thought. Should be able to knock it out in like, what, 3 months? Sick
That brings my total up to...2900 so far, in about 2 weeks of actual model buying. NOICE
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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2013 15:42:16 GMT -6
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 31, 2013 16:09:35 GMT -6
$50!? JESUS. Guess I know what I'm going to be trolling eBay for for the next 3 months.
I just grabbed those OOP Capillary Towers off eBay, but hardly for $50. I figured they would make a sweet Spore Chimneys Strategic Asset for that Apoc game on the 25th.
NIDZ 4EVA.
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Post by Nick P on Dec 31, 2013 16:21:15 GMT -6
Dude its insane- I had to wait till today for my paycheck to dive in on ebay, but all last week I was seeing forgeworld models for like 30% to 50% off. Saw a heirophant for $200, but it was prebuilt and looked shoddy
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Post by Nick P on Feb 10, 2014 15:28:16 GMT -6
You guys - I just ordered a heirophant from yoymart...I'm both excited and nervous, I'll keep you posted on what it looks like when it arrives in a few weeks! I've also got (including the heirophant) about 4500 points now of Nids, so I'm getting way ahead of my goal points wise...and have a ton to do painting wise. Until all the things I now have are finished being painted, I'm not going to purchase any new models - here's what I've got so far, painted models where indicated: Flying Hive Tyrant, Lash Whip/Bonesword (painted) Flying Hive Tyrant, 2x Devourers 3 Hive Guard 60 Termgants, fleshborers (1 painted...woof) 24 Termagants, Devourers 24 Hormagaunts 9 Warriors, rending claws, scything talons Tervigon (painted) Hive Crone Mawloc Trygon Prime Exocrine 2 Carnifex, 2x devourers 2 Carnifex, scything talons, bioplasma Barbed Heirodule Heirophant Total Points: 4410 ish (give or take upgrades)I've also completed the full list of models that I'll need for my goal of 13,500 points, and a formidable enough swarm to take down Chris' Ultramarine Chapter: 2x Flying Hive Tyrants, Lashwhip/Bonesword 2x 3 Hive guard 3x 3 Zoanthropes 3x tervigons 9 warriors, rending claws, scything talons 9 warriors, rending claws, devourers 2x 30 gargoyles 3x Harpies, TL venom cannons 3x Crones 2x 3 carnifexes, 2x devourers 3x Mawlocs 3x Trygon Prime 3x Exocrine Apoc Formations:- SwarmLord, 3x tyrant guard, 3x hive guard, 2x flying tyrants with 2x devourers (Living Fortress)
- 6 Carnifexes, scything talons, bioplasma, frag spines (Screamer Killer)
- 3x 30 Termagants (15 devourers, 15 fleshborers), 3x 30 Hormagaunts (Endless Swarm)
- 3x Barbed Heirodule
- 2x Heirophant
All MCs have regen for the most part, and near everything else is run nearly naked so I can swarm the board and take over the table. I tried to add a lot of dakka to help take out vehicles, and the flying circus of 10 winged MCs should help vector strike key targets and lay down the pain with haywire, devourers, venom cannons, etc or charge in and smash stuff if need be at S10 AP2.
Should be fun, I might get wiped with D weapons on turn 1, but who cares...the swarm survives...
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Post by Ah crap it's him on Feb 12, 2014 21:51:51 GMT -6
if you do go all out with chris at some point, and need a few thousand more points by that time to match his new stuff feel free to borrow my awesomeness of the full Death leaper formation....
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Post by Joelercoaster on Mar 20, 2014 13:41:10 GMT -6
Change everything, take more skyblight, win games.
Ps, keep updating this. I need to be able to make fun of you if you fall behind on painting.
Also eager to hear about that heirophant. That's the only way I'd maybe be able to buy one. Hoping fw updates the nid stuff to less fail.
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Post by Nick P on Mar 20, 2014 13:57:33 GMT -6
Great news - the painting is WELL behind. I have exactly 1 termagant painted - woohoo!
However my heirophant arrived today (just got the notification!) so today is just going to be a mix of cancer causing resin dust, green stuff, and boner jams 08
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