Lord Marshal Posted Monday at 02:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:56 PM (edited) Not just Big Heresy getting these. Edited Monday at 02:57 PM by Lord Marshal Dark Shepherd, Orange Knight, Karhedron and 3 others 4 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted Monday at 02:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:57 PM Anyone know the points contents of these? The marine one looks interesting Karhedron 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgersinHills Posted Monday at 03:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:03 PM I was just thinking of getting into LI and GW does this... Lord Marshal 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted Monday at 03:12 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 03:12 PM (edited) 15 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said: Anyone know the points contents of these? The marine one looks interesting Cobbling together a quick list... Marines come out to 1063. Mechanicum come out to 1044. Solar Auxilia come out to 1097. So they're relatively close in terms of points. My quick list building may be sloppy and doesn't account for moving certain upgrades/builds around (like Tank Commanders, upping Leman Russ' to Vanquishers, etc) but should be roughly accurate-ish. Edited Monday at 03:14 PM by Lord Marshal RolandTHTG, VanDutch, Dudley Nightshade and 8 others 5 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDutch Posted Monday at 03:27 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:27 PM Certainly not a bad thing for new players, but I think each box could do with double the infantry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
derLumpi Posted Monday at 03:37 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:37 PM Damn, that's really tempting! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Potato Posted Monday at 03:38 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:38 PM So these are just smaller versions of the Battlegroups from this time last year then? Last years Astartes Battlegroup box had an additional Fast Attack set in there. Granted, last years boxes had 10 Rhinos, not 5, and no Sicarans. VanDutch 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EditedDruid Posted Monday at 04:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:52 PM 1 hour ago, 01RTB01 said: Anyone know the points contents of these? The marine one looks interesting Seems like the Astartes is about 1000 points, the Mechanicum about 1500 points, and the Solar Aux about 1250 points. 01RTB01 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMark Posted Monday at 05:44 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:44 PM 1 hour ago, Sky Potato said: So these are just smaller versions of the Battlegroups from this time last year then? Last years Astartes Battlegroup box had an additional Fast Attack set in there. Granted, last years boxes had 10 Rhinos, not 5, and no Sicarans. Classic shrinkflation. Those were 145€, and I think worked out that you got a box *free'. If these new boxes are priced at 135€ then you are just paying for the convenience of them being in a big box. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matcap86 Posted Monday at 05:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:57 PM 12 minutes ago, DarkMark said: Classic shrinkflation. Those were 145€, and I think worked out that you got a box *free'. If these new boxes are priced at 135€ then you are just paying for the convenience of them being in a big box. Almost none of the SGS starters are in that vein; they almost always give good savings, so I'd wait till we got the prices. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Potato Posted Monday at 07:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:03 PM 1 hour ago, DarkMark said: Classic shrinkflation. Those were 145€, and I think worked out that you got a box *free'. If these new boxes are priced at 135€ then you are just paying for the convenience of them being in a big box. The Battle Group went on sale from GW at £125, and yeah, it did work out at the time that one of the five boxes that made up the bigger box was free. It’ll be interesting to see how much these Combat Forces drop in at, given that the new ones contain 4.5 boxes (Infantry, Heavy Support, Kratos, Sicaran and half a Rhino box). Even though the Battle Group was a limited box, it was still available through FLGS for about £95 about a year later. Which was nice. I can’t remember if they did a second run or if they made loads. Less nice is painting up 30 rhinos… Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted Monday at 07:27 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:27 PM 22 minutes ago, Sky Potato said: The Battle Group went on sale from GW at £125, and yeah, it did work out at the time that one of the five boxes that made up the bigger box was free. It’ll be interesting to see how much these Combat Forces drop in at, given that the new ones contain 4.5 boxes (Infantry, Heavy Support, Kratos, Sicaran and half a Rhino box). Even though the Battle Group was a limited box, it was still available through FLGS for about £95 about a year later. Which was nice. I can’t remember if they did a second run or if they made loads. Less nice is painting up 30 rhinos… I am interested to pick one up and paint hem in DG colours. However the price needs to be right. If they think to punish us for not picking up the first version of this deal by making the second iteration too costly then I am out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon Posted Monday at 08:30 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:30 PM I'd have preferred Predators to Sicarans, but otherwise the Astartes set is looking to punish me for clearing my LI backlog Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalamandersBro Posted yesterday at 01:28 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:28 AM How many of these do you need to actually play? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopounder Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago One. They lack air power though, but one aircraft box can get you a full squadron of avengers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMark Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago How much extra would you need to spend to get the rules and army lists? I've been considering collecting, but reckon you probably need the eyes of a hawk and skill of a surgeon to build the tiny things! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Praetorian of Inwit Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Ahh it's like Warhammer Micro Machines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 3 hours ago, DarkMark said: How much extra would you need to spend to get the rules and army lists? I've been considering collecting, but reckon you probably need the eyes of a hawk and skill of a surgeon to build the tiny things! Lascannons on tanks and missile launchers on infantry are pretty fiddly. So if you have very large hands you will run into difficulties. DarkMark 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopounder Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 6 hours ago, DarkMark said: How much extra would you need to spend to get the rules and army lists? I've been considering collecting, but reckon you probably need the eyes of a hawk and skill of a surgeon to build the tiny things! They aren't too bad to build and painting is easier than heroic scale. Lots of tutorials on YouTube. You can even paint them on the sprue then glue to the base. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386746-legions-imperialis-combat-forces/#findComment-6133452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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