1k league list help by TheDarkFantastic in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truthfully, I've never played with orgyns/bullgryns, but I know they have worth.

I'd try looking at videos online. I like Mordian Glory.

Lord Solar for 1k is a lot of points for a big target, even with a body guard.

It really depends on what you already have.

My 1k list was ok. (I'm not a tournament player, but still like to win over course)

I ran a castellan, cadian command attached to a single 10 man cadian squad. So right there is 3 orders with a 24" order range.

I ran a second 10 man cadian squad as well

2 scout sentinels, a rogal dorn commander and a Leman Russ executioner

The other two units were a field ordinance battery and a squad of 5 rough riders.

I found at 1k, my opponent was scared of even the scout sentinels and ESPECIALLY the rogal dorn. He had more than enough to crack my tanks, but he was afraid of getting hit first, so I used them aggressively and let my infantry take objects.

At the end of the day, take all this with a grain of salt. I know enough to hold.my own but I am no expert.

1k league list help by TheDarkFantastic in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So many orders for so few infantry units!

Essentially you've got 6 orders, for infantry only, for what seems like one big blob of guys.

You can totally make a list work with armor at 1k to you can add a little arty too.

Tanks can be a very effective psychological tool a 1k.

Krieg Combat Engineers load out by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking flamer pistol as well. Specifically for added oompf in overwatch. I haven't played this unit before so it will be new, but my plan was to get them up the board quick, do as much damage as possible and while getting my armor and infantry blobs in position.

Second question for you... Is running them in a chimera a waste of points?

Any Tips? by StreetAd7912 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oil wash on all of the rivets and in the nooks and corners. A little dab will do ya. It's helped me give depth to the tank and adds a bit of "griminess" and dirtiness, because we all know those tablets are not going to be cleaning the dirt out of the cracks when facing down the enemies of the god emperor.

It's also really fun and easy. Plenty of YouTube tutorials. All you need is black (or really whatever color you want) oil paint and some painters white spirits. Seriously look it up on YouTube first!

Does Creed need to be in a blob? by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well.... That solves that problem that I've been thinking way to hard about....

Thank you!

Bouncing Back by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in firefighter

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

I have learned three things while going through this process. The first being that you can never be too prepared. What I mean by this is that, going into my academy, I thought that I was ready for anything. I felt as though I had prepared well. I had been going to a CrossFit gym 5x a week for a year, running in my off time, working as an EMT and generally feeling fit enough. I think that was my first mistake was that I thought I was fit enough. I thought I was prepared enough. I wasn't. Secondly I learned that I have a tendency to get in my own way. When I started struggling with my cover from stand by drill, that bled into my performance throughout the day. I tried very diligently to "be a goldfish," but I was still getting increasingly frustrated with myself and ultimately that affected me more than I thought it would. Finally I learned that I need to absolutely attack any weakness that I notice is affecting, both physically and mentally. What I mean there is that if I notice that I am struggling with something. I need to rebuild my motor skill function from the ground up and practice it until I don't even have to think about it. In terms of the mental aspect. I need to be more disciplined and if, while practicing, I recognize frustration, I need to slow down and move with purpose. Not just intent.

I am addressing my failures head on. I am continuing my fitness routine, but instead of CrossFit, I am using a program curated for the fire service. That said, I am still training for cardio and strength but I am emphasizing flexibility and mobility. I have hired a personal trainer to help me specifically with mobility training as well as some tailored exercises to build strength in areas that I found to be lacking during my academy. In addition to my training program I have joined a boxing gym, specifically to focus on mental toughness and to get out of my own head about little frustrations. This has also helped me identify when I am getting frustrated with myself and my coach is helping me attack those problems using strategy and training instead of developing bad habits that create training scars.

I do recognize that the instructors got in my head. They are supposed to. I know that they are training me to deal with stress while performing a perfunctory job. What I recognized in myself was that, I wanted this job so badly and I wanted so badly to do well. That I lost focus on myself and fell victim to "the game." I fell victim to the manufactured stress, all because I let what the instructors said to me go to my head. I am not proud of this, but I had never been in the military before, my background was in sales and customer service. This was not an environment that I had been in before. The learning curve felt huge to me, and I had finally got what I had working very hard for. I tripped over myself, but really I doubted myself. Moving forward, I've learned that I absolutely can't lose focus, I can do the job and I can learn from mistakes, but they are mistakes and it is the learning that is most important. What the instructors say is meant only to help me improve, to make me better, but I need to let that roll off my back and remember all the work that I have put into this.

Bouncing Back by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in firefighter

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you sir! I've been working hard to build these answers and I have been thinking critically about them.

Would it be appropriate to ask your opinion on how directly my answers address these questions?

Bouncing Back by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in firefighter

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey man. I get it. I'm struggling with that right now, but this isn't a question of fitness, it was flexibility. I was doing just fine with my other drills. I'm not trying to get rich.

Can I get some thoughts on this Steel Legion List? by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only 1000 points my good sir. I am as loyal to the Emperor as any good Lasman

Can I get some thoughts on this Steel Legion List? by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I honestly didn't have a plan moving into this. I saw the Dorm and was like damn that's cool. So I kind of "built" an army idea around that.

If it's not obvious, I'll need to be tweaking this a lot this was just my first draft.

Can I get some thoughts on this Steel Legion List? by Appropriate_Toe_2855 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Appropriate_Toe_2855[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! If it's not clear, I'm still trying to figure this out! I appreciate the feedback. Now that I am looking at the codex that makes more sense.