Servant of Dante Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I didn't mean good cavalry where impossible, just uncommon Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Calvary is pretty uncommon all around and could use more love. Only, what, three factions have any? Just Guard (counting FW And GW as one here) Daemons and Space Wolves right? So yeah, cav could definitely be a way to give Sisters something unique. Plus Joan of Arc themes continue when you have armored ladies on horses. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sefiel Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Greetings Buying new with Sisters also has the perk of knowing that they'll actually have their backpacks. These are wise words. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Words of experience my friend, words of experience. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendal1989 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Man I remember when I had to go to ebay to replace missing backpacks....I should have just bought new for how much they cost me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I must be quite lucky then. Every ebay purchase I made regarding Sisters came with everything they should have. And my army wouldn't nearly be as big as it is without buying second hand. There again, I made triple sure I could rely on the vendor to send out what they were supposed to. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sefiel Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hello Man I remember when I had to go to ebay to replace missing backpacks....I should have just bought new for how much they cost me. Luckily(?) I still have plenty of complete girls to get around to painting before I wonder what to do about those missing their packs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Backpacks are the number one item that seems to go missing for the Sisters. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Backpacks are the number one item that seems to go missing for the Sisters. Why is that? Because they resemble that of Chaos Space Marines, so gamers would cannibalize the Adepta Sororitas models when converting Space Marine models into those of their traitorous brethren? Or simply because the backpacks aren't securely mounted (see 1d4chan's explanation for the "Abaddon has no arms" meme here)? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It's the mounting. It's a metal ball and cup connection. Pinning helps but it's still a weak point. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant of Dante Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't like how far the pack sits out from the body, so I cut down the ball bit to flush the backpack to the back of the model, and applied copious super glue. Then I ripped them all of when I realized I had to paint them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeh Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't like how far the pack sits out from the body, so I cut down the ball bit to flush the backpack to the back of the model, and applied copious super glue. Then I ripped them all of when I realized I had to paint them. That's why I like using the dreamdorge models with actual GW backpacks. Sure the dreamgforge models come with perfect backpacks and weapons...but to make it more authentic the GW stuff is great. With a few little clips on the model, the GW backpacks fit flush to the back without them sticking far off. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
graysparrow Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Giant cyber eagles could be interesting...but putting them in the army seems kinda wrong in a way too. Not sure how to feel about that to be honest. Personally I think something like a single seater non-chaos nurgle blight drone. Give it a heavy bolter and jetbike rules and i'd be happy. (no, i'm not jealous of the eldar scat laser jetbikes. Why would i be jealous of filthy xenos? It's not like I like that kind of mobile firepower or anything... ) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drider Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I've found that most are ok. when it comes to sold as seen you have to make sure that everything that should be there is there in the picture. My thoughts are that Ebay is the best place to pick up standard sisters or stuff that's completely gone off of the web store. Any Special/Heavy weapons seraphim and repentia are best bought from GW are best bought from GW as their resale price usually goes higher than buying new. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Giant cyber eagles could be interesting...but putting them in the army seems kinda wrong in a way too. Not sure how to feel about that to be honest. Personally I think something like a single seater non-chaos nurgle blight drone. Give it a heavy bolter and jetbike rules and i'd be happy. (no, i'm not jealous of the eldar scat laser jetbikes. Why would i be jealous of filthy xenos? It's not like I like that kind of mobile firepower or anything... ) Instead of getting jealous, kitbash your own Fast Attack vehicle, and write your own rules for it. If anyone complains that your army is overpowered, you're doing something right. What's the worst they can do, refuse to play against your army? If anyone complains on a fluff basis, feel free to do to them what their overpowering army was about to do to yours, i.e., make the Sisters of Anger proud. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4404836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
graysparrow Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 ..... make the Sisters of Anger proud. I have never seen that before in my life, despite being a regular on that site. I'm in love! Thanks for the link, it made my day. Unfortunately my local meta is very anti-house rules of any kind, so I really can't do that. :( I'll just have to content myself with bringing in allies (Bjorn leading eight other space wolf dreadnoughts perhaps... :D ) As for getting backpacks, i've never had any missing backpacks despite getting all of my army so far 2nd hand from ebay. Maybe i'm just lucky... *shrugs* Maximini has their 'gothic backpacks', but I think they're space marine sized and not sister sized. Might look a little too big but it's something. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4405395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracpanzer Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Sister backpacks up for auction on eBay right now. I have a lot of extras from my all Sacred Rose sisters must wear a helmet project. Digging through whatever else I have so there may be more going up soon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4405557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drider Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/aWKIL16.jpg Picked up my order today. Dominions! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4406975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedibear Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Been working on magnetizing weapons for my priestesses. those small limbs of Sigmarite sisters are such a pain! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4407927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I can't help but wonder sometimes if the vast majority of sprayed Sisters on ebay are from people who bought them, sprayed them, then realised they hadn't cleaned any of the flash and mould lines off... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4408024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drider Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 it sounds like the prime and play brigade at work. Gonna buy an army put it together, prime it so it's at least not totally unpainted, wait... this army sucks because i haven't put enough thought or effort into it... time to sell and get something better! I've had a fair few models that have been primed and still have the mold lines and flash still on. But sometimes i think it might be a sneaky reseller priming to hide a bad paint stripping job. They all go into the same bucket of detol regardless. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4408047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvih Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Ugh, missing backpacks... yeah, aside from new purchases I also bought a bunch of Sisters used, for very good prices. More used the new Sisters models in fact, as an end result. Missing I think 2-3 Seraphim backpacks and I think a few normal ones as well. Could be worse I guess, given the total number of models. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4408232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValourousHeart Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah I lucked out, I bought a number of the canoness model (first run of the current version) because it came with 2 back packs (1 flame, and 2 flames). After the initial release they switched the pack to only include 1 random backpack. Now I believe it only comes with the 1 flame backpack. I used the 2 flame backpack for my superiors, which left me with most of the backpacks I needed for my sisters that were missing theirs. I believe I am only missing 1 seraphim pack and 2 regular packs... but those might just be floating in my bits box. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4408243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant of Dante Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I just got into sisters recently, so my collection is even more limited than most, sculpt-wise. I think I have 7 bolter sisters, but a few of them I have but 1 of. This is out of 24 total. Either way, all of my stuff is new from GW, excluding my Seraphim Superior, which I had to get new in box off of Ebay. I don't know if I want the know how much I've given GW since last August, but it's got to be approaching a grand. And I have enough to make a 1500 point list, with a few spare models. I guess that's not counting the Repentia and the 2 penitent engines. Either way, sisters are expensive even compared to other GW products, but there's just no substitute as far as I'm concerned. And buying off Ebay is really a hassle for me, and it's easier to get exactly what I want direct from GW. Usually it's not much more expensive either. All this because I looked at the Exorcist model and said, "I HAVE to have that." That, and I read Yarrick, Imperial Creed, and the squad of sisters in that book are pretty awesome. And Yarrick BLAMs someone. What kind of Commissar themed book would it be if he didn't (excluding the obvious exception: Ciaphas Cain)? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4408277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drider Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Now I believe it only comes with the 1 flame backpack. My second Canoness came with a two flame backpack. That was about two to three months ago. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319188-the-future-of-sisters/page/9/#findComment-4408315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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