So! I have ordered the Betrayal at Calth game from my FLGS Excelsior games (which is awesome btw), so at £85 with discount it was a snip for what comes in the box! Which is, as far as I can recall right now, 30 tactical marines, a contemptor dreadnought, 5 cataphractii terminators and a chaplain plus praetor/other centurion model.
The bees, delicately pollinated knees.
I have not got any interest in the board game really, for the simple reason that board games I like to play at home with friends and the missus and I'll be damned if I paint up the models for just use with that when I will want to be taking them down to the club!
The problem I have is deciding how I am going to paint them. I have decided against adding them to my Dark Angels 30k force as they have a very distinct look so far from my conversion of Age of Sigmar models and I feel these would clash with that. If I do use anything from this bundle with the Dark Angels army it will be the contemptor (which will need extensive converting anyway lets be honest).
So my question to you guys is, which legion should I paint these guys up as? I'm tempted by the Raven Guard as a drop site survivor I would pull them to bits and have armour hanging off, a few amputations, massive battle damage amongst many other things. I would limit this force to having no vehicles and play them as a fluffy hit and run/infiltrate force. AND I would probably convert up a broken Corax using his reduced profile where he has no jump pack.
But there are so many other legions that are also awesome, the Alpha legion have always appealed as well. The only legions that I can categorically rule out are the White Scars, Ultramarines, Blood Angels (done with them for now!) and obviously the Dark Angels. There are others that I am less wild on than some but I would quite like to push into the unknown with this cheap army, as I won't feel afraid to cut it up and get funky with conversions, unlike if I had bought all forge world!
So that brings me to my first poll! Which should be appearing around about here I hope....
I have seen (and played against) some really stunning Death Guard armies. Think your painting style could do a really good job on them.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'll be picking up the new game. I picked up the Assassin game and Space Hulk at the same time and have yet to play a game of either.
Thanks man! Its interesting to see a few legions pulling out in front, I thought it would be more evenly spread across the board.
DeleteI picked up the assassins game with the intent of playing it but other than use the mini's in actual 40k it hasn't seen the light of day....
Calth on the other hand I have no intention of playing the game and will be selling it on ebay or donating it to my club for use. I just want the miniatures!
Alpha Legion were my first 40K Army, so I've got to vote for them!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! Are you Alpharius ;)?
DeleteI would recommend going for something that is completely opposite to your 40k Death Company, in terms of their style of play. I've voted for Thousand Sons, as there are very few armies of them around currently.
ReplyDeleteThat was sort of why I put it up for vote, so I didn't just gravitate towards my usual choices! It looks like the Alpha legion are going for it though I'm afraid... Though with their rites of war I can pick any other legions special unit and use them so its sort of a win win!
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