Captain Idaho Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 He's an absolute beast in this edition, especially with Terminater armour. He's a special case though, since he's so tough and expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaigo Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 True. Love the guy in fluff lists though. Sometimes it is fun to let the beast loose. Reading this thread I lean toward axe and maul load out. I do have an awsome axe. However where do mauls come from.... Never seen a stork carry one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 I bought a DA one of Ebay. Not sure on the source but I cut the hand off and stuck it to an assault Marine arm as it looked a little big. I'm fairly happy with the budget Axe and Maul combo. Marines hate axes and they are comparable to lightning claw in efficiency whilst power mauls wound many non-Marines on a 2+ at initiative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drunk Guardian Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 So I'd like to model a character (Wolf Lord) with two power swords, but then not pay 30 points with only AP:3 +1 A. I don't play tournament scene... so if you guys and gals were approached by someone you play with the idea of using two swords on the model but "counts-as" (lets say axe/sword or axe/maul) would you be opposed to it? I'd obviously pay the correct amount of points for whatever combo I went with... I just want the model to have the dual sword look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disruptor_fe404 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 True. Love the guy in fluff lists though. Sometimes it is fun to let the beast loose. Reading this thread I lean toward axe and maul load out. I do have an awsome axe. However where do mauls come from.... Never seen a stork carry one of those The Dark Angel Veterans box set. Left-handed power maul. EDIT: So I'd like to model a character (Wolf Lord) with two power swords, but then not pay 30 points with only AP:3 +1 A. I don't play tournament scene... so if you guys and gals were approached by someone you play with the idea of using two swords on the model but "counts-as" (lets say axe/sword or axe/maul) would you be opposed to it? I'd obviously pay the correct amount of points for whatever combo I went with... I just want the model to have the dual sword look... Unfortunately in this edition, the shape of your power weapon does matter. I personally would not care though. As you say, you're not on the tourney scene, so with that in mind, I doubt anyone is going to troll you out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmagi Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 So I'd like to model a character (Wolf Lord) with two power swords, but then not pay 30 points with only AP:3 +1 A. I don't play tournament scene... so if you guys and gals were approached by someone you play with the idea of using two swords on the model but "counts-as" (lets say axe/sword or axe/maul) would you be opposed to it? I'd obviously pay the correct amount of points for whatever combo I went with... I just want the model to have the dual sword look... Well you could go the Power Sword/chain sword combo to give ap3 and +1 attack also would be 15 points cheaper but still give you the 2 sword look, a close combat blade would work as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 So I'd like to model a character (Wolf Lord) with two power swords, but then not pay 30 points with only AP:3 +1 A. I don't play tournament scene... so if you guys and gals were approached by someone you play with the idea of using two swords on the model but "counts-as" (lets say axe/sword or axe/maul) would you be opposed to it? I'd obviously pay the correct amount of points for whatever combo I went with... I just want the model to have the dual sword look... I would be perfectly happy to let you count a power sword as a close combat weapon for the sake of a cool-looking model without wasting points. Counting it as a power axe? Not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drunk Guardian Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 So I'd like to model a character (Wolf Lord) with two power swords, but then not pay 30 points with only AP:3 +1 A. I don't play tournament scene... so if you guys and gals were approached by someone you play with the idea of using two swords on the model but "counts-as" (lets say axe/sword or axe/maul) would you be opposed to it? I'd obviously pay the correct amount of points for whatever combo I went with... I just want the model to have the dual sword look... I would be perfectly happy to let you count a power sword as a close combat weapon for the sake of a cool-looking model without wasting points. Counting it as a power axe? Not so much. Just to clarify, if I was going to go the axe route then I'd pay the full 30 points, leaving the issue to just the model itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giga Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 So I'd like to model a character (Wolf Lord) with two power swords, but then not pay 30 points with only AP:3 +1 A. I don't play tournament scene... so if you guys and gals were approached by someone you play with the idea of using two swords on the model but "counts-as" (lets say axe/sword or axe/maul) would you be opposed to it? I'd obviously pay the correct amount of points for whatever combo I went with... I just want the model to have the dual sword look... In casual matches, nobody sane should have a problem with you proxying that. In tournaments, however, models need to be WYSIWYG, so no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassWave Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 If you want to have a dual sword, but want one to count as an axe, why not find an enormous, claymore type sword to count as an axe? It would be clearly different enough from a normal sword, and you still get your two sword look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Tried out twin Mauls a while back, but mainly because my buddy was playing a Green Tide. I died eventually, but the now-retired Captain ended up with 6 Nob kills, and taking enough wounds off his Boss that my enraged command squad carved the damn pig into pork chops. Honestly, I'm going one of two ways nowadays though. Either super-pricey (TDA, SS, TH or something similar) for targeting MC's, or uber cheap (Plasma pistol. That's it. Nothing else) for blending with a Tac squad and spending points elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Milner Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Hi guys, I dont play to often but want to go for the axe/maul combo. My Captain that I want to use is my Legions of the Damned Sgt. He already have a nice axe and I will replace the plasma pistol fith an old Chaos Termie Maul I found in my bits box. I think this will look really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus de Mortalis Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I really think lightning claw + power fist is the way to go. It is only 10 more points, but more effective. Axe vs PF is no contest. The only difference is S5 vs S8. But S8 lets you hurt lots more things, wound almost anything on a 2+, and insta-kills T4. A lightning claw scores 50% more wounds than a power sword when against T4. A power mace scores 11% more wounds than a lightning claw vs T4, but it is also AP4 vs the claw's AP3. If you are going to run two close combat weapons on a captain, for only 10 more points you increase the killiness by a whole lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disruptor_fe404 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I've mentioned my love for the powerfist-lightning claw combo on this thread before, but I definitely got distracted by axe-spear at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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