WarlockFiretop

Thanks for the suggestions guys. How many markers do you think I'll need? 2x50mm for the Flame Wall, and what else?

Hmm, thanks guys. Sounds like I can counter Ramos and McMourning with Hoffman by detonating any scrap counters I produce. So far I'm looking at the following all-rounder 35 point list: Guardian Peacekeeper Watcher x2 Witchling Stalker x3 Then Hoffman for objective scenarios, and Sonnia (alt sculpt) for damage-dealing scenarios.

I'm looking to branch out into Sonnia, and I like making bits. I know I'll need a Flame Wall, i.e. two 50mm markers to be placed adjacent to each other. I'll need mine to be pretty flat, so I can harpoon fools onto them. What else am I going to need? How big do Blast Tokens and Burning Markers have to be? And how many will I need? Anyone got any tips for making fire effects? I'm thinking of using water-effect goo, and teasing it into flame shapes.

If you want a quick and easy way of painting, you can't go wrong with the 'dip method'. Purchase: a can of black undercoat spray; a single medium brush; half a dozen little pots of acrylic paint: brown, silver, black, white, flesh if you're painting humans, and your choice of 'team colour'. Do each stage en masse for a group of models: Spray with black undercoat; Paint leather, boots, belts, straps etc. brown; Choose a 'team colour' and apply it to coats, hats, scarves etc.; Paint flesh some kind of flesh colour; Paint metal and weapons silver; Liberally apply dark brown wood varnish to the whole model. The wood varnish will magically shade your models, bring out the detail, and also make them indestructible.

Huh. I've been looking at my Thor Steinhammer's blowtorch flame for months, and I couldn't understand what was wrong it it. I've just realised that I based it in red, and worked up orange and yellow highlights. You're right, I should have done it the other way round! I could just turn the flame upside down and make it an orange soda cannon...

Hopefully I can get by with this core for the time being! For casual play at my LGS, I don't want to just bring out Sonnia against Arcanists, Justice against Ressurectionists: too cheesy. Maybe I'll pick up Sonnia and Justice, but use them with this core crew. I'm hoping to totally avoid the Ortegas for reasons of cheese. I can't decide with between the Mechanical Attendant and the Mobile Toolkit. For 4 points, I'd always be tempted to take a relevant minion instead (Guardsman, Stalker etc.). Ha! That's the opposite of what the next guy says: if playing against Kirai, bring the Hunter! More models appeals to me. Especially with these expensive constructs. ---------- Post added at 04:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:11 AM ---------- This is what I hoped. I'd rather play defensive with big metal robots who can't be influenced, than aggressive with some squishy human with a crucifix. Interesting. Maybe I won't break my Hunter up for scrap tokens just yet... and I've got the Stalkers for magic weapons, so that's okay. Bah! This is good stuff, I want to know my bad match-ups. So McMourning is good against high armour, and can use even my construct models for body parts? It looks like I need to take out McMourning himself, leaving his crew unsupported. Reading PullMyFinger, I see that he's easily frightened, so maybe I could get set Lucius (Terrifying) on him. Could Sonnia help? As a McMourning player, what kind of mechanics or playstyle you afraid of?

My first post! Like many new players, I've been lurking this forum for a while, have bought a starter box, and want some moral support. :rams I've got the Hoffman starter box - Guardian, Watcher, Hunter - and a Peacekeeper. That's 25 points. I'm happy with this 25pt core, because it's fast for scenarios with objectives, is synergistic with Hoffman, and has combined arms. I'm hoping to use this as the basis of a 35pt toolbox list that can be added to to deal with whatever comes my way. :tomes :masks For playing against magic-users - Arcanists and Neverborn - I've bought a blister of 3 Witchling Stalkers. I'm planning to drop the Hunter (6pt), and add 3x Stalkers (12pt). That leaves me with 4SS for my cache, or maybe I'll take a Mobile Toolkit (4pt). :crows For playing against Resurrectionists, do I need anything? An Exorcist (6pt) and Mobile Toolkit (4pt) would bring me up to 35pt, but do I actually need to worry about undead when I have a crew of non-living constructs? :rams Maybe I could just branch out into generic Guild, with an Austringer (5pt) and a Warden (5pt)? This would augment my ranged game, which I prefer, and allow me to expand into a Lucius Guardsman crew, which I love thematically.