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Add my vote to the very disappointed with what the shattered legions are sounding like. They're such a cool concept, so its a real shame the rules look so off-putting - though you almost have to laugh about GW putting a health warning in the book that their rules are a poorly written mess. I'll wait till I actually have the book in hand, but it seems like it might be better to have a shattered legion fluff list but use the blackshield rules. On the more positive side, the Legiones Auxilia rules look cool - would be great to get some actual similar variations for the 'main' Solar regiments too.

Only people with more money than sense are going to be buying the drop pods, they're crazy extortionate even by GW standards. Land raiders and the arty are far more interesting, though given GW stocking these days I'm sure they'll all sell out (agree probably not the warhounds though, might have been different if they'd actually released it with the old weapons). Genuinely for me personally, I had planned for my BA LI force to be all plastic but the drop pods have pushed me over the rubicon 3dprint-icus...

Thanks, that's really helpful! I hadn't thought about Luke's basing stuff but I'm familiar with them, as I've used them on a different project before. I think you're right that would look the part. Youve also helped me see part of the problem (of my own making) - which I didn't mention in the op - is that I'm doing this both for 30k and Titanicus and was trying to find a solution for both, and in retrospect that wasn't ever going to be feasible! I think the base-ready solution is the way to go for 30k for sure and so maybe the cracked approach to use for Titanicus, I've always been a bit wary of being able to blend the different types together satisfactorily as you mention but I'll give it a try...

Hi all - I've got a few different projects im starting based around the battle of tallarn during the Heresy, but I'm struggling with how to approach basing in particular... Noting I'm someone prone to overthinking these things...! Cliffs notes for those not already familiar with the story - Tallarn wasn't originally a desert world as it is in 40k, it was virus bombed during the Heresy which led to a massive battle of largely armoured forces due to the lethal atmosphere. The virus bomb is described as reducing all organic matter to goop and making the atmosphere corrosive and lethal for millennia (breathable again by 40k ofc). It does seem to start drying out fairly quickly, as whist the HH Tallarn novels talk about it being like sludge to start with, they turn to dust kicking up quite quickly. I'm therefore leaning away from doing dark muddy bases - I like the WW1 trench-esque style but I'm not sure it feels right for Tallarn. Proper desert also seems to be too post-heresy, so kind of wondering if a crackle approach (e.g. agrellan earth) is the way to go? Not sure if that gives the right vibe either, so really appreciate some thoughts or advice from the learned folk here - particularly if anyone has already tackled this! Thanks!

These are amazing, easily the best done "true-scaling" I've seen (not a fan of the termi-leg based ones). Though (and probably just me being dense), I really didn't get what you meant when you explained how you put the spaces in the waist. I don't suppose you've got any pictures of how you did them (sorry if I've missed any in the thread already)?

Just to clarify, writing a story is seperate from the creating a chapter bit? As in, I can write and submit a story about the Ravenwing or an existing chapter, or have I got that wrong?

Sounds like fun! :lol:

Woot! I have just ordered a Gold, it seems to have gone through... :) Though this does mean I now have a Silver and a Gold on order... Oops. Presuming I do actually get both, I'll sell the Silver one on to someone if they want it.

I entered my address, click on next and it was gone... Looks like I'm going to have to get the Silver one instead... :P

At 6pm...? Are BL deliberately trying to crash their servers? :)

Wow, that is awesome. Loving that pose. What did you make the blade from??

Great article! ;) IIRC Artemis is from the Mortifactors Chapter btw.

I've been saying this for years and everyone* has always declared shenanigans on it! HA! That'll show you! *shakes fist in defiance* :) Glad to see we're gettin some new details outta our arch-foes. I <3 Ultramar info. :tu: *statistics not verified Why wouldn't there be an Ultramar Defence Fleet? It would just be a sector/sub-sector level fleet of the Imperial Navy...

That goes with being a Slaaneshi player anyway, doesn't it? :)