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Mario wrote:
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> Desert Lurker wrote:
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>> For the tripods use Marines and take them as Dreds. with "heed the
>> wisdom of the ancients" you can take 6 dreds. 3 Elite and 3 Heavy.
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> Thanks, I really want to get no less than 8, it is a "How it looks on
> the gamebord" thing.
Hm. well space Wolfs get HQ dreads so there's your 8. Not quite right
rules wise but pretty close.
>> Translating Gundam into 40K sounds like an interesting project. What
>> size Gundams do you use? the toys are 1/160th scale IIRC.
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> They are 1/144, about 4 inches high. Just the standard 12-18$ Cnd Kit
> (probable 8-12$US or 5-10 English Pounds)
Hmm will have to measeure my 1/144 RX-78
>> Most gundams should have jump packs others cold get fleet of foot.
>> Assuming you are treating them as Creatues and not machines. How are
>> you using them? Is this an all mobile suit army?
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> Yes almost all mobile suit. I used the old Armored Company list and
> using a bit of VDR. I had one model for HQ, 2 Elites with 1 model each
> (1 model per squad based on Dreads Sandrock? Shamrock? the one with the
> curvy blades),
>4 squads of 10 infantry based on IG strom troopers
> mounted in GI-Joe APCs, they looked the part too
Because WISIWYG is Important.
>6 models in 3 fast
> choices with suped up engines (Tallgeese "1" models), and one model per
> squad for two heavies (Serpent Customs) and a third Heavy Choice that I
> do not recall the name. Generally I used Gundams that looked the part.
> This was about four years ago and I got rid of them last year so I don't
> recall the Stats details. I also tried using straight VDR with Lances
> of four models per Lance. I also tried the old Armored Fist list, that
> one was fun, I did not try the new one.
Ah, Gundam Wing I had forgottne about that show. Seen any Gundam SEED?
> It was a lot of fun in all aspects, building, composing, analyzing and
> comparing stats, and by far the cheapest of all my armies. I stayed
> away from Tau because I already have them as a Crisis Suit heavy army (I
> try to minimze repeat squads in my armies; for example I don't take
> Necron Scarabs because I have Ripper Swarms, I don't use Tau Stealth
> suits because I have DE Scourges type of things).
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> With all such experiments, I go for looks first and then try to fit
> points/lists appropriately.
I can understand that. Still the crisis suits are pretty bad...
>> Or treat them right and sue the superhevy rules for the small titans.
>> a 1/60th scale looks around 20mm juding by the pilot figure in Freedom
>> Gundam.
>> Turhtfully I'd love to find something that has a better feel for Giant
>> Robots than Battletech.
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> Hence the Tripod army, they stand at around 4 1/2 inches high and my
> FirePrism is as high as a monolith (but nowhere as bulky). They (Tripod
> army and Gundam) look fabulous on the table, you have instances of tanks
> hiding behind area terrain trees or ruins with a Mech looming over on
> the other side. Visually very exciting.
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> Damn, I'm going to have to revive them.
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Good Luck. Let me know if I can help.
-Joe
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