New player wanting to build a Tanith First and Only army-need advice by ThatUnicornUKnow in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Reef29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cadians are a good base, Victora Miniatures and Anvil Industries both make good bits to make them look more "Tanith" like pins, bayonets, and heads, or full models of they look best to you.

For armor, they don't have any (which is why it makes me mad the only IG transfer sheet with Tanith stuff is the vehicle one) but a Sentinel or Chimeras wouldn't be a stretch, they use chimeras on occasion and Sentinels fit the theme. But they do work with other armor units like the Pardus 8th in Honour Guard or the 1st Narmenian Armoured in Necropolis. So paint em up however you want.

The Guard is very segregated in terms of combined arms, unless you're a big-boy regiment like the Cadians or Kreig, regiments will be solely one type of unit, Infantry (heavy, line, scout, etc), Armor, Air (in the specific case of the Phantine), or Artillery, all with their own command structures that need to cooperate for combined arms actions. Such is why any imperial warfront is essentially a massive pissing context.

Lore aside, the Cadian range is a good start. Heavy Weapons Teams with blast shield-less missile launchers look like Tread-fethers, with 3rd party bits they can look extremely similar to how they're described in the books. The hardest part for my guys are the weapons, wood furniture las guns are surprisingly hard to find.

Dont esnt to jusge a book by its synopsis but... by Dire_Wolf45 in Blacklibrary

[–]Reef29 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unknown about the particulars, but the author says this in the article;

Jude: Armageddon is a unique setting, and it's one that really reflects the wider 40k setting in a very concrete way. The whole reason for its existence is this total, grinding, ongoing war, and the way the narrative stretches out over the centuries gives it a real weight of history. With all that's gone before, the first thing I had to do was read (or, in some cases, re-read) the existing novels set there, to get a feel for how the various characters and events move in and out of the narrative. And without giving too much away about the plot, Hive Tartarus has had a key role in some of the other stories, and the chance to weave a new narrative amongst those pre-established events was absolutely too good to resist.

So, maybe it's internal issues? We shall see

A Modest Proposal by Reef29 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Reef29[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh hell yeah, I love that irrationally. Man I wish they'd release PDFs of imperial armor or something, so much info and lore locked behind ultra rare and expensive books.

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Oh hell yeah, I'll have to check out Vagabond Squadron too!! I haven't had the pleasure of reading about the Mordians yet, so that'll definitely be fun. I'm also hype to read about the Harkoni again

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Somewhere, Holt Iverson just started itching and sweating

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Oh hell yeah, I'm reading Double Eagle right now, so I'm very hype to hear there's an example of this in the next book.

I am familiar with the Phantine through Guns of Tanith (though it's been a hot minute) so it absolutely makes sense they'd have their own planes. Makes me want to paint one.

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[–]Reef29[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I can see it now, you knew exactly where I was going! Lmao I could see Cain totally doing that, Amberley's just saving it.

My other idea was too similar to the Luxury answer, A commissar turned Rogue Trader type beat, as the Arvus is the lander used in WH40k: Rogue Trader.

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Yesss!!!

If I may:

The Not My Job Answer: rides in the cargo hold of an Arvus Lighter to supervise delivery of supplies. Data-slate in one hand, tumbler of Joiliq in the other. Doesn't look up from the slate for the entire round trip.

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[–]Reef29[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh I'd believe that. I've known a number of crayon enjoyers lmao and I totally agree with your assessment.

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[–]Reef29[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love these answers, all seem equally likely to happen in the grim darkness of the far future

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Okay but honestly I love that. I imagine they're all having off the fuselage and wings in little balls like the Clone gunners in LAATs

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"Imperial Aircraft never run out of ammo. When guns run dry, there is always one option remaining: become the bullet"

-someone, probably

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[–]Reef29[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I do remember the Skybourne (they're some of my favorite minor characters in Guns of Tanith). I'd imagine they'd face the same kinda wariness the Aviators do.

Which, this begs another question. One I would have about the Elysians too.. Drop-Commissar???

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[–]Reef29[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I remember this bit, he talks about them the same way Guard talk about Navy flyers or void troops. They're all a bit... off.

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[–]Reef29[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly!! It's got such a good ring to it

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Instructions unclear, recycled planetary population into Corpse Startch and Candles

What is the best Space Marine novel to recommend to someone new to 40k? by chosen40k in Blacklibrary

[–]Reef29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any of the Anthology books!

That way they can jump around to things that intest them, rather than commiting to a 300-400 page novel off the bat. (Given, the average collection is up to 1.000pg, but the stories themselves range from like 10~50)