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6 hours ago, Cleon said:

Is anyone else finding the promise of an upgrade sprue full of BA detail 'soon' really demotivating to build any new models without knowing what we'll get?

 

Not really but I had the foresight to buy a lot of the BA tactical and FB Death Company boxes so I've got a lot of bits to pull from.

 

Admittedly I've been off my Space Marines for most of the past 6 months, since the last call to hobby, but having that depth in the bits box is great.

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Maybe it's just common knowledge to everyone, but last weekend I've discovered just how brutal a ten man squad of jump assault intercessors together with a sanguine priest is. I played the SoS detachment and the enemy were Tau. Because I went 2nd and my opponent didn't remember the 5" vertical engagement range, I was able to get a first round charge against a unit of crisis. Boy, oh boy they were gone without breaking a sweat. It was one of those "and this isn't even my final form" moments, because I was sorting out dice for the next wave of attacks whilst my opponent informed me, that they were already gone. The squad then continued to leave a bloody trail from his left flank to the center of the board. 

Long story short, I've got ten JAI on my painting station :biggrin:

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1 hour ago, Rhavien said:

Maybe it's just common knowledge to everyone, but just last weekend I've discovered how brutal a ten man squad of jump assault intercessors with a sanguine priest attached is.

 

Yes, It looks like JAIs really punch above their weight. I run 10 VanVets with the Priest for a similar effect. They get +1S and a mix of Storm Shields and Inferno pistols. However JAIs definitely come out ahead in the the points-per-attack category.

 

Now I just wish we had a Jump Lt as the ability to Fall Back and charge to make sure we always get that +2S and +1A would be sweet!

1 hour ago, Karhedron said:

 

Yes, It looks like JAIs really punch above their weight. I run 10 VanVets with the Priest for a similar effect. They get +1S and a mix of Storm Shields and Inferno pistols. However JAIs definitely come out ahead in the the points-per-attack category.

 

Now I just wish we had a Jump Lt as the ability to Fall Back and charge to make sure we always get that +2S and +1A would be sweet!

 

Yeah it felt fantastic. Like in the good old times. Fast and hard hitting BA infantry. 5+ fnp made them somewhat resilient, too. Guess VV with 4++ on top should be really hard to shift. 

Regarding 'fallback and charge' , don't forget we have our strat relentless assault. It costs a CP, but you save points on the Lt. 

19 hours ago, Rhavien said:

Regarding 'fallback and charge' , don't forget we have our strat relentless assault. It costs a CP, but you save points on the Lt. 

 

That is true and since it is only likely to come into play once or twice a game at most, perhaps the Strat is better. Now if only we had a supreme commander who generated extra CPs. I love the new Dante model but I don't think his special rules stack up particularly well when compared to Azrael or Calgar.

Base color of the trim and filigree is done... that took a while!

 

On a related note, I intend to paint the trim Auric Armor Gold (the usual trim color for this army). I've been debating on painting the filigree the same, or gehanna gold for a little variety.

 

Any opinions?

 

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13 minutes ago, DemonGSides said:

Always a fan of retributor gold. Such a good pop of color. 

 

I agree, Retributor is my go-to colour for painting gold. I normally wash with Aggrax and the highlight with Liberator Gold and Stormhost Silver.  Here is how it comes out.

 

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