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Post subject: Chunky Epics  Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:44 am |
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Post subject: Chunky Epics Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:57 pm |
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| Quote (ragnarok @ 03 April 2006 (23:17)) | | Eventually all epic minitures will be 28mm scale. |
Funny you should mention that. We were discussing the other day about using Epic minis for 40K! No, not on a one-to-one basis, but having an Epic stand represent a 40K figure.
For vehicles, we figured you would make this large "movement tray" and put a bunch of Land Raiders on a Land Raider-shaped movement tray. To represent a lost gun, you might remove a specific model from a position on the tray.
No, we were not drunk when we thought of this, but it was late at night. Probably will never do it, after all, the first problem with the idea is using the 40K rules... 
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Post subject: Chunky Epics Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:14 pm |
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| Quote (code_ronin @ 04 April 2006 (16:57)) | | Quote (ragnarok @ 03 April 2006 (23:17)) | | Eventually all epic minitures will be 28mm scale. |
Funny you should mention that. We were discussing the other day about using Epic minis for 40K! No, not on a one-to-one basis, but having an Epic stand represent a 40K figure.
For vehicles, we figured you would make this large "movement tray" and put a bunch of Land Raiders on a Land Raider-shaped movement tray. To represent a lost gun, you might remove a specific model from a position on the tray.
No, we were not drunk when we thought of this, but it was late at night. Probably will never do it, after all, the first problem with the idea is using the 40K rules... |
Actually, you're not the first person to think of this. I forget who, but a member here has based his epic infantry one per base to create a "travel" version of 40k.
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Post subject: Chunky Epics Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:39 pm |
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I've tried to convince people to play 40k using epic minis, but without changing anything else. It makes the absurdly short ranges in 40k seem a lot more realistic. Blast templates can catch a lot more guys, but you can still spead out the troops.
Through, you would tend to lose track of your infantry, as they're so small.
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Post subject: Chunky Epics Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:00 pm |
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40k rules are very weak ... and ranges are just goofy ... So 6-10mm Epic is the way to go ! 
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Post subject: Chunky Epics Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:48 pm |
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| Quote (Dwarf Supreme @ 04 April 2006 (17:14)) | | Actually, you're not the first person to think of this. I forget who, but a member here has based his epic infantry one per base to create a "travel" version of 40k. |
I used to do that (but I am probably not who you are thinking of), but that is not what I was referring to; I meant using you Epic bases as a single figure/model. The only problem would be the vehicles, so create a vehicle shaped movement tray.
When I tried playing with single Epic figures, I used a hole punch to punch magnetic sheet. I then glued the Epic bases to the magnetic rounds. I found that playing on a magnetic sheet was problematic, but playing on a little sheet of metal was fine.
Getting little sheets of metal through the airport scanners was sometimes problematic, as some TSA thought the edges looked "dangerous". 
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, and on top of that they're armed how the ork boyz profile states in the E:A rulebook - with sluggas and choppas!
