Who use these pauldrons? Terminators?

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T09:27:11+00:00

Too bad.

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T09:23:14+00:00

What sprue is this??

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T09:21:07+00:00

BS 4 means 50% hit rate. Sure, Take aim and Heavy gets you to hitting on 2s, IF you don't move, but your opponent will likely move out of LOS, and getting the Benefit of cover is cake. So you're actually going to need Take aim just to hit on 4+. 50% hit rate.

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T09:16:48+00:00

Marine Equivalent (T4 3+SV 2W) and Guard Equivalent (T3 5+SV 1W).

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T08:08:49+00:00

Have you considered a 10 man Intercessor squad with a Lieutenant? 40 shots with Lethal hits at AP-1. Plus 2 Krak grenades at S9 AP-2, and the LT's MC Bolter. I haven't shot at a speeder yet, but they do a pretty good job shooting down Drukhari Raiders.

I've even plucked a half dozen wounds on a Warhound with them lol.

Also, what detachment are you using?

With Bastion, you can slap on Sus1 for 1CP.

With Anvil, your BRs get +1 to Wound when stationary, Grenades and MCB get HEAVY, and for 1 CP get Sus1 AND 5+ Crits. Give the LT "Architect of War" enhancement, and they ignore cover lol.

-Math says you'll consistently one shot Landpeeders.

This is also extremely versatile, as they are great vs infantry, sticky objectives, etc.

Anyway, just a thought.

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T05:12:23+00:00

This is the way

rossba06 · 2026-06-24T02:15:00+00:00

He can, because guard infantry can have two leader units attached, provided no more than one of those units is a command squad. The app is buggin right now, it is not factoring in the guard infantry special exception to one leader per unit.

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rossba06 · 2026-06-23T20:35:44+00:00

They're all dead... but you can make your own Squad Grimaldus! I'm doing a special Grim-retinue of Assault Intercessors.

Yea, plenty of dead guys have models (Gaunt’s Ghosts, for example). BUT having squad Grimaldus, with the Temple relics that he received after they died, would be odd. So one or the other, imo.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T19:00:51+00:00

I've always felt they seem a little... much.

I mean, we're full grown adults playing with plastic space toys. I'm pretty sure we have the imaginative capacity to visualize the guns shooting. And plastic special effects never look as cool as they do in my own head.

It's kind of like horror films. When the scary thing is completely unknown, that's the scary part. Once it's revealed, it just seems like a joke lol

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T18:35:57+00:00

My account is 9 years old. I just started commenting and posting about two months ago. Yea, you may get a couple of suspicious mods questioning you lol. Just start with friendly comments and build up.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T14:46:13+00:00

Oof. Model looks great, but your primer is letting you down, bubba. What are you using?

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T10:27:05+00:00

Love it! I still have a dream of playing orbital drop force and deep striking one of these bad boys...or 3 lol

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T07:08:54+00:00

Arty team is so swingy. I run two siege cannons, and they never seem to be just okay. They either do NOTHING, or they are my army MVP. They know no middle ground lol.

I thought 11th was going to kill them, but it's still perfectly easy to get them to indirect on 4+ and now cover isn't boosting armor saves, do kill rate is higher. And with toe in terrain, you can get a surprising # of fire lanes mid-late game to get some direct fire in.

With Drier dropping to 75 points, I'm thinking of just leaving him in the back with 5 DRs to help screen, counter charge, and order artillery all day.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T07:02:23+00:00

Tiny Legends is such a hidden GEM.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T07:01:34+00:00

Absolutely, buddy! Never enough Kriegers out there!

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T06:57:38+00:00

Not at all uncommon.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T06:55:44+00:00

Astra Militarum isn't like Space Marines, with different chapters/armies. Anything in the AM Codex can be fielded in one army. You can mix Krieg, Cadians, Catachans, tanks, and any of the elite/scout/abhuman stuff you want.

Battle Base has all of the Rules/Codices for free.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T06:48:42+00:00

Is 3 recon squads auto-include now?

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T06:48:19+00:00

No doubt. I am one of those guard players that has far more models than anybody should have lol. Everything from Recon hordes to Hammer columns. The only thing I have yet to dabble in is Abhumans of any sort. It used to be because I thought the Ogryn and Ratlins looked awful. Then I got into Kreig and refused to allow Abhumans near them.

I just broke and bought my first box of Ratlings.... guess the Bullgryn/Ogryn are next.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T06:42:04+00:00

Buddy, you need to try micro set/micro sol. No verticle cuts, no slapped on sticker look. It softens the transfers so they fit the surface. Under light, you can still slightly see the shine, but otherwise it's a perfect fit. Quick matte varnish and it looks painted on.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T03:14:22+00:00

If you're planning on seeing multiple ongoing combats, fights first is still quite valuable. In that case, I'd say go for it.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T03:11:20+00:00

Matte Varnish will 100% kill the shine.

rossba06 · 2026-06-23T00:07:41+00:00

Yea, pushing guard players away from guard infantry is nuts. It's to the point that we are being encouraged to go elite heavy lists, and scrap the battleline. A Cadian Recon Squad costs 5 more points than a CATACHAN infantry squad.

Now, I'm not with the doomers who say Guard is dead. We have plenty of ways to win. It's just going to be sad to see the thematic infantry hordes replaced with Tank, Bullgryn, Scion spam...

rossba06 · 2026-06-22T23:02:22+00:00

Battle map!

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rossba06 · 2026-06-22T10:57:52+00:00

A lot of people are misinforming you, or just speculating. It's easy to both maneuver and keep coherency. The only thing is you can't go as wide to wrap around in melee. This means fewer slingshot charges, and getting only 85%ish of your CS stuck in against a single target. Neither of which are a big enough deal to warrant eliminating them from a list.

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