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Post by Ravager Zero on Aug 19, 2007 13:20:36 GMT
This is the Fleet I've currently thought about working with. I have absolutely no access to online stores or anything (d**n credit cards, evil things  ), so I'm going to attempt to scratchbuild every single ship for my fleet. Wish me luck.  Tau FleetKor'Or'Vesh CoreKor't'dao (Air's Gift) 4 x Castellan Heavy Escorts 200 pts Co'Por'wer'na (Water's Deception) 3 x Warden Escorts 90 pts Aun Kar'tyr (Ethereal Justice) Custodian Class Carrier Kor'O Aun'el 415 pts Shas't'mont (Fires of War) Protector Class Warship 190 pts Fio't'O'ran (Courage of Earth) Protector Class Warship 190 pts Kor'Vattra ContingentGal'khan (Explorer Messengers/Navigators) Messenger Starship 50 pts Messenger Starship 50 pts Messenger Starship 50 pts Demiurg AlliesZhaggan'Tyl (The Hammer) Bastion Class Commerce Vessel 255 pts Total 1490 pts Vendettas: Chapel Perilous, lastspartacus. (reason: it. just. would. not. die!) |
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Post by magnus on Aug 30, 2007 10:20:29 GMT
are you going to to be using the forgeworld rules? or GW ones? and what ship design are you going to try to mirror? or are you just going to make up your own?
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Post by Ravager Zero on Aug 30, 2007 19:38:44 GMT
Forgeworld Rules.
The Kor'vattra (Armada) rules will be used for the Messengers & the Bastion. (Kor'or'vesh ships are allowed to take a contingent of Kor'vattra ships).
I'm going to try and stay as close as possible to the forgeworld designs, as the other (metal) Tau ships are just so ugly they're not worth trying to scratch build.
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Post by magnus on Sept 3, 2007 6:54:50 GMT
well, it should not be that hard to do, all they are is a basic shape with panel lines. (sorry if you already know this, but i have no way of knowing how experienced you are) the way i would do it would be to make a skeleton of plasticard or other rigid material and then sculpt and sand milliput over it
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Post by Ravager Zero on Sept 3, 2007 10:43:03 GMT
1 teensy problem with that magnus.
I have no idea what milliput is.
or 2 problems actually.
The second being that plain sheet styrene (aka plasticard) is rarer than hen's teeth here in New Zealand.
But, I'm a kiwi, so with our universal bit of number 8 wire, some time, and ingenuity. Well, we'll see…
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Post by magnus on Sept 3, 2007 20:06:47 GMT
well then, any sheet material that can be glued will do for this purpose, go kick down a forsale sign if you have to! as for milliput, see www.milliput.co.uk/home.htm its like greenstuff but is much more sandable and workable, although i do usually add a little Green stuff to it to make it less brittle. it should be available in any half decent art shop. its also dirt cheap being only like £2 for a packet why can you not mail order? surely you can get a debit card? edit: if you go to the "products" page on the milliput website they have a link where you can send them a message to ask them where you can buy it locally |
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Post by kais on Sept 18, 2007 11:05:53 GMT
I like the Tau translations you've put alongside the English names. How did you come up with them?
Is there a Tau.English dictionary somewhere I don't know about?
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Post by Ravager Zero on Sept 21, 2007 6:30:39 GMT
It's on TauOnline. I'll link later if I can remember.  EDIT: Linky |
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Post by kais on Sept 23, 2007 12:18:09 GMT
Great link mate. Many thanks |
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Post by shasocastris on Oct 16, 2007 19:40:32 GMT
This is the Fleet I've currently thought about working with. I have absolutely no access to online stores or anything (d**n credit cards, evil things ), so I'm going to attempt to scratchbuild every single ship for my fleet. Wish me luck. Tau FleetKor'Or'Vesh CoreKor't'dao (Air's Gift) 4 x Custodian Heavy Escorts 200 pts Co'Por'wer'na (Water's Deception) 3 x Warden Escorts 90 pts Aun Kar'tyr (Ethereal Justice) Custodian Class Carrier Kor'O Aun'el 415 pts Shas't'mont (Fires of War) Protector Class Warship 190 pts Fio't'O'ran (Courage of Earth) Protector Class Warship 190 pts Kor'Vattra ContingentGal'khan (Explorer Messengers/Navigators) Messenger Starship 50 pts Messenger Starship 50 pts Messenger Starship 50 pts Demiurg AlliesZhaggan'Tyl (The Hammer) Bastion Class Commerce Vessel 255 pts Total 1490 pts I have to say, this is a well thought out list. It seems very balanced, and able to take on many enemies at the same time. However, I wonder why you didn't take any torpedo bombers? They are at the back of the armada book. Basically, mantas can become torpedoes. It's very powerful. Was there any reason for this (points), or was it simply overlooked? Cheers! PS it's page 30 of 32 in the PDF appendix of armada (actual page 159), for torpedo bombers. They really do rock |
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Post by Ravager Zero on Oct 16, 2007 20:28:56 GMT
I had considered Torpedo bombers, but thought better of it. The torps only last for a single ordnance phase, and the bombers cannot launch the torps on the turn they themselves are launched. Besides, I have enough Gravitic Launchers/Spineguns to get by on torps anyway. |
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Post by shasocastris on Oct 16, 2007 20:31:25 GMT
I like your reasoning. Plus, with the cost of torpedo bombers, I can get a few escorts.
I have to make a new list now, that is a little more varied, and with no torpedo bombers.
Cheers!
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Post by lorddemon on Oct 17, 2007 8:18:46 GMT
Of course, to side with Torpedo Bombers: Nothing screams "Brace for Impact" like Salvo of 16 torps in the weak armor (or through multiple ships.
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Post by Ravager Zero on Oct 17, 2007 10:12:00 GMT
Of course, to side with Torpedo Bombers: Nothing screams "Brace for Impact" like Salvo of 16 torps in the weak armor (or through multiple ships. Just the look on your opponents face would be almost worth the 120 points you paid to upgrade to torpedo bombers. But to me those points are the Messenger ships and their all but essential tracking systems. |
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Post by lastspartacus on Oct 18, 2007 11:37:57 GMT
meh, you really think messengers are that worth it? they seem kinda iffy to me, considering tau dont really have mass batteries to begin with.
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), so I'm going to attempt to scratchbuild every single ship for my fleet. Wish me luck. 
