Is it worthwhile to get the Battalion box for Skaven right now? I'm wondering if it's better to hold off in case the Isle of Blood set has all of the minis BoLS claims it has, and splitting two sets with someone to get double the skaven along with everything non-elfy in the set... My only issue is that if I don't have the minis now, so I'd need to proxy or borrow minis to get some practice games in...
Basically, all I have right now are 20 clanrats, 20 nightrunners/gutter runners, a doomwheel and a screaming bell kit (with no plague monks to pull it as a plague furnace).
Oh, and some of my brother's 5th ed orcs and gobbos, and the contents of the Skull pass set, about 20 pounds of metal dwarfs I got from Matt Varnish, and old chaos dwarfs.
Should I just get some practice games in with the Dorfs until the new starter kit comes out?
(Wait, that makes SENSE. that's CHEATING.)
Starting Skaven in 8th
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Starting Skaven in 8th
by Tokkan » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:23 pm
40K Armies Played: Space Wolves, Space Sharks, Orks, Tau, eventually CSM (MSons + Bile)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by Steel Paladin » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:27 pm
Dude. Since I totally plan on getting myself a piece of the Island of Blood, I would totally take your Elves and raise you my Skaven. 
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Working On: Painting HGB Badlands terrain set. Running Heavy Gear tournament at Cangames this Sunday at 9am. Painting Hussar Gear Tanks. Assembling NuCoal Lancier Gears (HGB). Also a project to tie computer lighting to internal temperature.
Status: Chill but slightly panicked.
Plays: Humanist Alliance (Heavy Gear) 1000TV, and Blood Angels Space Marines (WH40k)
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by Tokkan » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:30 pm
DONE!
(Oh man that means I'd have 100 clan rats, in theory. I think I need more paint. And maybe an airbrush.)
(Oh man that means I'd have 100 clan rats, in theory. I think I need more paint. And maybe an airbrush.)
40K Armies Played: Space Wolves, Space Sharks, Orks, Tau, eventually CSM (MSons + Bile)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by VonMonkhouse » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:00 am
Rats are a slippery slippery slope Tokkan... I think I was up to putting almost 300 models on the table at one point. That crazyness has subsided... One of the things I did to cut down on Rats was making all my slaves non-rats i.e. humans gobbos and dwarfs.
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by theroyalfalcon » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:02 am
sounds like it might be a good time to start highelves, hmmm.
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by Tokkan » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:05 am
VonMonkhouse wrote:One of the things I did to cut down on Rats was making all my slaves non-rats i.e. humans gobbos and dwarfs
Brilliant! I certainly have enough of those from the Skull Pass kit! Mwahahahah!
(I'm looking forward to having a 6-man Rat Ogre unit too, eventually.)
40K Armies Played: Space Wolves, Space Sharks, Orks, Tau, eventually CSM (MSons + Bile)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by VonMonkhouse » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:10 am
Yea after painting 150 rats I didn't want to paint another 100 slaves...
Make sure to cut all the weapons off! You don't ACTUALLY want to give slaves weapons.
Make sure to cut all the weapons off! You don't ACTUALLY want to give slaves weapons.
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by Tokkan » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:12 am
Are you saying a cheap horde with spears is a BAD thing? Whaaaaaaat.
40K Armies Played: Space Wolves, Space Sharks, Orks, Tau, eventually CSM (MSons + Bile)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by VonMonkhouse » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:27 am
I always used them as flankers so I never gave them spears. If I didn't break the opposing unit with 5 ranks and outnumber and them with no ranks I was screwed anyway.
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Re: Starting Skaven in 8th
by Tokkan » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:33 am
I'm thinking more in 8th edition terms, where there'd be first two ranks, extra rank/attack set for spears, and another extra rank for Horde.
I'll check that out when i read up more of the rules tonight.
I'll check that out when i read up more of the rules tonight.
40K Armies Played: Space Wolves, Space Sharks, Orks, Tau, eventually CSM (MSons + Bile)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
Blood Bowl: Ought'Ta WAAAGH Roughriderz (Orcs), The North Spire Wendigoes (Norse) Iron-Wrath Krakens (Chaos Dwarfs, WIP), Scarlet Fliers (Dark Elves, WIP)
Heavy Gear Blitz/Arena: Peace River Defence Force, Paxton Gears in Arena
Necromunda: MacGuffin's Marauders (Van Saar)
Malifaux:Built: C.Hoffman Boxed: Rasputina, Pertitia, some extra models for both
(I'm Mike, by the way. Easier to remember than Tokkan, probably. DEFINITELY easier to pronounce)
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