brother_b Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Hello all, please help me identify these things/soldiers. I picked up a smattering of Tau for Kill Team, including some drones. Like I've previously posted I really have no idea whats what. So please help me identify these miniatures, thank you so much! These drones first. Fire warriorsh bros. What's in the guy on the right's hand? A sensor of some kind? Thanks all! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Hello all, please help me identify these things/soldiers. I picked up a smattering of Tau for Kill Team, including some drones. Like I've previously posted I really have no idea whats what. So please help me identify these miniatures, thank you so much! These drones first. From left to right: 1. Gun Drone 2. Missile Drone (only Broadsides can take them) 3. Stealth Drone (only Ghostkeels can/have to take them) Fire warriorsh bros. What's in the guy on the right's hand? A sensor of some kind? Thanks all! From left to right: 1. Fire Warrior with a Pulse Carbine 2. Fire Warrior with a Pulse Rifle 3. Fire Warrior with a Pulse Rifle and some kind of scanner which has no rules in-game so it's not relevant at all. Same as the Fire Warriors with binoculars you can build from the box. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5137844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshlands Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 For kill team, the last fire warriors equipment would be quite suitable as a comms specialist, i had the idea to do that myself Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Actually a good idea! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Awesome thanks for the info. Where do I score an ion rifle? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Awesome thanks for the info. Where do I score an ion rifle? Ion rifles as well as Rail rifles are part of the Pathfinder box and can only be used by Pathfinder. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Excellent I'll have to go scrounge around the tau miniatures. Edit: how are marker lights modeled on the miniature? Can a model fire its rifle and markerlight during the same shooting phase? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshlands Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 No, a pathfinders pulse carbine comes with markerlight but still a seperate weapon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 The Markerlight is a small bit you can add on top of Pulse Carbines, Pulse Rifles and Pulse Blaster. Just compare your pic with a Firewarrior with a Pulse Carbine without Markerlight and these Pathfinder with a Pulse Carbine with Markerlight: The rules for Markerlight say a non-vehicle model can't shoot their other weapons if they decide to shoot their Markerlight(s). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5138635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abraxus Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 The hand-held sensor thing is the optional markerlight the Shas'ui of the firewarrior team is able to take. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5140560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 The hand-held sensor thing is the optional markerlight the Shas'ui of the firewarrior team is able to take. No it's not. The Markerlight is the bit you can add on top of the Pulse Rifle/Carbine/Blaster. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5140612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abraxus Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 In the original firewarrior kit, that hand-held bit was the markerlight for firewarriors. That kit predates the plastic Pathfinder kit. On the metal Pathfinders that portion was part of the carbine and not removable so you couldn't easily add it to a rifle without a saw. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5140797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 What size should the stealth suits be on? They're the new ones. Currently the suit is on a 25mm. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshlands Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Pretty sure thats right, i bought mine off ebay but thats what theyre on :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 I did some looking and it seems that they were originally released on 25s but now they are on 32s. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 They got reboxed to 32mm bases a while ago which looks much better imo Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Only one of the stealth suits I have is equipped with that little antenna thing on the head. What is that? Also he has a little round thing with antenna on his shoulder. It almost looks like a landed UFO. What is that? Yes, I've been looking to score a Tau Codex on Ebay! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 The antenna is just a basic bit on the model without any special function. Like the antenna on Drones and on the side of the helmet on Fire Warriors/Pathfinders/Battle Suits. The round thing with antenna you're talking about is a Drone Controller when I'm thinking about the same bit and am not completely mistaken. However many support bits got their "function" changed or simply not mentioned in recent manuals/codex anymore (especially since some support systems are internal and don't have any bit at all) so yeah ... just use those bits for whatever you want. The only bit that has kinda a fix function is probably the Shield Generator. ^^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 I'm going to have to pay you a consulting fee sfPanzer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Haha it's fine, I like helping people out if I'm not too busy (like right now when I'm in a telco :D ). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 I'm actually seriously considering making a full Tau force. I've built my Admech up to 50 PL and have the next 50 laid out. I have a ton of models and stuff for BA but nothing organized. I want to organize an army as I love BA so much, but I've done everything so haphazardly. For Tau it would be the same as Admech. I can organize a list and build it up to about 50 PL or so for introductory games. I also have access to a metric ton of unloved Tau miniatures from our gaming group. I'll post a pic of my first stealth suit tonight. KT will probably have 3 of them total. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I've played only one Kill Team game so far but I can confirm the awesomeness of 3 Stealth Suits. I'm a sucker for elite-ish armies (despite my focus on Stealth Suits and Pathfinder in regular 40k lol) so I jumped on the chance with Kill Team. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/349351-who-what-are-these/#findComment-5141659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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