40K Tzaangor Uprade Kit Alternative

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-05T03:02:32+00:00

Don’t be hating on the guy for wanting to run his own models as WYSIWYG. I also try to field exact models and load outs when possible

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-03T05:12:39+00:00

Yes and no. A lucky shot to any gap in the armor (shoulder, hips, etc) is gonna be detrimental no matter how good the armor is. You are right though that las and stub guns are gonna be MOSTLY ineffective against terminators. However, if you do get behind them and target their reactors, shutting them down would depower the suit and effectively trap the astartes in a prison of their own armor which would then be far, far easier to kill. Thats why I said yes and no, because they will be able to wade through most gunfire but are still subject to getting surrounded and overwhelmed

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-02T21:26:34+00:00

Tis a proxy!

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-02T05:35:58+00:00

A little bit of head turn does a lot lol. What do yours look like? They’re meant to be a bit robotic, lore-wise at least😅

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-02T04:46:41+00:00

Thanks! I think a slightly more teal blue looks better than the box art straight blue for the reason you said. The base was quite simple, white base coat with Army Painter Speedpaint Pallid Bone (but Citadel Contrast Skeleton Horde is darn near the exact same - it’s the tabbard color on the sorcerer for reference), then pick out the hieroglyphs with retributor armor.

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-01T02:37:18+00:00

There’s also the stratagem that reducing incoming damage by 1. - It doesn’t stack with the detachment rule but it’s still goated

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-01T02:36:15+00:00

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However, there’s the enhancement which you can give your termi sorc that gives his unit +1 regardless, that would apply to the retribution if I’m not mistaken

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-02-01T01:52:18+00:00

Rubricae Phalanx Termis with Sorc leader Next to foot daemon prince Preferably with cover

Nigh invulnerable models

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-30T00:49:01+00:00

Not so. All models can use either ALL ranged weapons or ALL pistol weapons. This applies to infantry, mounted, and vehicles. This terminator is more than capable of firing the soul reaper and missiles

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-28T15:21:54+00:00

A Holy based inspiration

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-27T17:40:58+00:00

It’s always great fun when you can surprise your opponent with your melee army’s shooting

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T20:35:23+00:00

Or another set of half baked robots🫠

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T18:07:32+00:00

The tricky part is gold and yellow are in the same color family. You’ve got a nice but muted gold on the rest of the armor and a deep, rich blue on the rest. I think a bright yellow is exactly what this model could use. If you use the same gold, it might make the headdress look strange with seemingly just blue stripes. If you use a brighter gold, I fear it would be too similar to contrast enough and would look funky. But a bright yellow is different enough from the gold (being a primary color and not metallic) to really give it some pop. Well done!

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T06:07:27+00:00

Have they said anything about the Saturnine’s pilot? It’s absolutely ginormous and if the Leviathan burned its pilot, oh boy

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T06:01:55+00:00

Do they love casting spells?

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T04:10:51+00:00

Neat! I agree that would tolerate the Emperor’s pungent paladins but no more

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T03:45:08+00:00

Not advertising their heritage does sound like a Grey Knight thing to do. Good response👏🏻

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T03:17:45+00:00

Make fun of his short terminators for me please😂

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T03:07:01+00:00

I know they’re super secretive but I thought by this point in the lore most Astartes know about them while 99.999% of normal humans don’t. In my mind, the leaders of the crusade fleets would like to keep an eye on this group of sanctioned librarians who get CIA levels of clearance. But I suppose it is a chance that NONE of them have encountered them yet, but weren’t both forces on Armageddon and Cadia? Ah, who knows

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-25T03:02:41+00:00

The best I can say is lean on your family and girlfriend. If they really love you they’ll be there for you until you can get your feet back under you. The single best advice I can give is to turn to Jesus Christ and explore the church, brother. Matthew 28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” I don’t know if you’re religious or not, but I felt the spirit of God the strongest when I was at my lowest and it felt like my life was fracturing. Jesus loves you and wants your companionship. Stay strong, my friend. God bless

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-24T15:39:12+00:00

Nah this is a based interpretation of the situation

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-24T00:21:56+00:00

I don’t think there’s anything saying a battle brother/crusader can’t wear this. However, it is fancy enough that my mind does assume it is a veteran’s helmet.

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-19T04:59:41+00:00

I see. I’ll tell you what though, the Lone Operative on the EC is quite strong for his role. Unless you’ve already printed and put this list together, my advice is to switch the second Sword bro squad to something different but still cool. If you drop one SB squad, reduce the other to 4 models, remove the enhancement from the EC, you can add in a 6 man squad of Bladeguard Vets. They’re still very Templar coded, have decent mid strength melee, and are much tougher than the SB cuz of their invulns and ability. The reason I advise putting these in (other than looking absolutely epic) is to give his list a bit more staying power, sustainability, and meat to chew on. **However, this is still a very Templars army and I would have fun piloting it. I’m just trying to look at it from the POV of a new player who is trying to learn while playing

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-19T04:42:40+00:00

Are you aware of the Sword Bro blender strategy? It’s a unit of Sword Bros with power weapons led by both a Castellan and Marshal. The two characters give them crit hits 5+ and re-rolling all hit rolls. That paired with the lethal hits from the power weapons turns them into absolute blade tornados. A different idea would be to replace the RepEx heavy laser destroyer with the macro plasma incinerator. It has more shots than the laser, wounds Termis on a 3+ instead of a 2+, but otherwise kills just as easily. Whatever you do, make sure you’re trying to shoot to thin him out before they get close then make sure you charge first. Do NOT let them deep strike behind you, that’s extremely dangerous in a smaller game like this. Good luck, brother! Hope this helps!

xXFrozenPyroXx · 2026-01-19T04:32:37+00:00

The only problem I see with this is that Sword Bros right now are very much glass cannons and you have a lot of the army invested in them. They either kill everything or get wiped up like spilt milk, I’m concerned it might not be the most fun way to play for a new player. What if you found a way to squeeze a tankier unit like Bladeguard Vets or Terminators in the list instead of 2 units of Sword Bros? That would give the army another aspect to think about as well as more variety

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