Shamansky Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 You mean Commander Kubrik Chenkov, i presume Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4817554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingDeth Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I doubt they'd bring back Chenkov the way he was, but I'm sure they could figure out some kind of shenanigans with reinforcement points or something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4817567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Yes! Chenkov! That's the fellow! I used to have him, but I sold off my Valhallans ages ago now. No regrets. Lovely lovely figure range though. None of the current crop of Guard figures can hold a candle to the Perry versions from 2nd Edition. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4817643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatBrannigan Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) Agreed, All the different Regiments were fantastic. A Golden age for the Guard. The new Cadians (and in my opinion the old ones, but I'm in a minority I'm sure) just lack something. I love mine with a Pith Helmet swap mind you. I'm assuming in each codex there'll be special detachments that give special rules when filled with <Regiment> keyword models only. No doubt one of these will give a rule akin to Infantry units that are destroyed return to the field from reserves on a roll of 4+ or similar. Like a Guard specific version of the Castellan formation without hideous rules giving you a chance to re-spawn a Land Raider... Erm... to make me on topic: And that would be good for the Kind of Guard player who enjoys taking lots of troops! Yes, that should do it.... Edited July 13, 2017 by NatBrannigan Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4817673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Guard players who like to make conversions of the stock plastic Cadians?I'm thinking of building two (!) new Guard armies this edition - one a Grenadier Company from the Tempestus kits with Statuesque minis' female heads for an all-female unit, and another a Homo Sapiens Variatus beastman unit from hundreds (and hundreds) of Conscripts.I don't expect to finish either before 9th Edition, mind, but I'm planning on them!Because I'm the sort of Guard player who enjoys taking lots of troops :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4817731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrik_Ironfist Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 With the dawn of 8th edition, I have a direction for my guard. I do hope that the Codecies bring back the regiments rules, and perhaps *gasp* kasrkin? Conscripts do seem to be a big thing now, but I still feel that quality shooting is going to be the key to deleting armies, and we do have some quality shooting. Guard is refreshingly normal compared to the other factions. In a universe that's so over the top, it's nice to see the normal bad ass type get some action. Gen.Steiner and iceman2160 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4818416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 My guard have always been devoted to Khorne, even when I had no actual traitor list available. I ran them as a melee army, despite being normal guard. I highly expected to lose every engagement, and the couple wins they pulled out charging things they had no business charging was awesome. Upon reflection, I may be one of those unhinged Ork players who just has never had an Ork army. NatBrannigan and Gen.Steiner 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4820717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Oh man you should do Khornate Orks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4820913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallenSoldiers Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I have a contingent of guard that are slowly falling to chaos. Battle by battle they are feeling the pull of the warp at their minds. They're still lovel artillery junkies... for now. Who knows what the future holds? Each battle they play helps guide their fate a little more... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4820929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Oh man you should do Khornate Orks. Dabbled with it when they were dead cheap from the 6th(?) edition box. Still have one unopened. Hmmmmm.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4821085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeller Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Someone tired of playing space marines. Someone that likes the combined arms, weaknesses, strategy required, and more typical military appearance. Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4821351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3AKHOUR Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I play guard because no other army lets you tie in the aesthetics and traits of real-world armies and cultures to such a high degree. The scope for conversion and the models that Forgeworld and other 3rd party suppliers offer means that every guard army can and should be an extension of their owners personality. I don't play often enough for rules and tactics to be high on my list of reasons to love guard, but when I do, seeing models that you've invested so much in going in and dying gloriously is pretty rewarding. Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4821620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatBrannigan Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Run Khornate Orks as conscripts for your Khorne Guard army? That's seems pretty fluffy to me? I do like that Guard can make an addition to just about any army. Genestealer Cults are obvious now, but run them as worshipping a Chaos God, or as humans that have defected to the T'au, or as serfs working under a machine chapter. Some of those are harder to make work on the tabletop of course, but they'd look damn fine sitting on your shelf! Kinstryfe 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4821780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Humans are probably the third most ubiquitous species in 40K (Tyranids, Orks, Humans) so it stands to reason that you could, and can, use the Guard list to represent:PDF units (from fourth-line reserves to elite Governor's Guard Regiment types),Rogue Trader's retinue/household,Knight Household troops,Pirates,Mercenaries,Cultists, or Traitor Guard, depending on how rag-tag they are,Chaos Footsoldiers like the Sons of Sek or Blood Pact,Non-Chaos renegades (Independence from the Empire!),Tau gue'vesa troops,Genestealer cult forces,Slave soldiers from a xenos empire,...and more, I'm sure! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4824272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Fox Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I enjoy making my small in number but elite army of Inquisitorial Storm Troopers Tempestus (is that what they're called now? ) loosely modeled on the various XCom games and that sort of theme. Mostly mechanized with various transports meshed with my Inquisition forces (who now come from like 5 different factions but meh) because I enjoy having a lot of "not-Marines" with occasional Marine allies of a single unit or two. There's just something about walking up as a bog standard human, punching a Xenos and going "Welcome to Earth" that's enjoyable ;) Gen.Steiner and Halfpint100 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4824456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallenSoldiers Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I play Guard because I like the fun and flexibility. Wanna run an armored list full of tanks? Do it! Wanna run a list of hundreds of guys wearing cardboard boxes and waving flashlights? Sure thing! Want to have elite insertion teams dropping in from the sky with more plasma than you can shake a stick at? Sign up for the Guard, son! Want to mix it all together into a force? Yep, we got ya covered! I also enjoy taking models off the table by the handful from time to time... Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I also enjoy taking models off the table by the handful from time to time... By the handful? Pah! Noob. Real Guard commanders use a dustpan and brush. For our own troops. iceman2160, Halfpint100, FallenSoldiers and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallenSoldiers Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I also enjoy taking models off the table by the handful from time to time... By the handful? Pah! Noob. Real Guard commanders use a dustpan and brush. For our own troops. Apologies Sir! I shall report to the Commissar myself for re-education training on how to remove my troops! *salutes* Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I also enjoy taking models off the table by the handful from time to time... By the handful? Pah! Noob. Real Guard commanders use a dustpan and brush. For our own troops. :teehee: Try assault oriented guard. For awhile I used movement trays just to make removing whole units easier. Bwahahaha. Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfpint100 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Gen.Steiner, on 19 Jul 2017 - 7:58 PM, said:http://bolterandchainsword.com//public/style_images/carbon_red/snapback.png FallenSoldiers, on 19 Jul 2017 - 4:29 PM, said:http://bolterandchainsword.com//public/style_images/carbon_red/snapback.png I also enjoy taking models off the table by the handful from time to time... By the handful? Pah! Noob. Real Guard commanders use a dustpan and brush.For our own troops. I am just imagining that Monty Python scene now......... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) Edited July 19, 2017 by Gen.Steiner walter h 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfpint100 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I did, I feel ashamed of getting that wrong......... *goes talk to the regiment ministorum priest* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatBrannigan Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I'm going to have to start telling people that my Inquisitors are working as part of Operation Winkle. "To Winkle out the Heretics". General Melchett has his good points, a fine tactical mind and a Strategic Genius for sure, but I'm more a student of 25 Star General Weebelo Zapp Brannigan. Take this quote from his fine work on how to defeat the Necron Menace: "You see, Necrons have a pre-set kill limit. Knowing their weakness I sent wave after wave of my own men at them, until they reached their limit and shut down." He also has fins words to say regarding the elimination of the enemy command structure: "If we can hit that bullseye the rest of the Dominoes will fall like a house if cards. Checkmate" And Finally on the importance of concealing your movements from your enemy: "In the game of chess you can never let your adversary see your pieces" A true Hero of the Empire! Gen.Steiner 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4825837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen.Steiner Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Truly 25 Star General Brannigan is a Hero of the Imperium. Pass the triumphal parade! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/336165-what-kind-of-player-plays-astra-militarum/page/3/#findComment-4826080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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