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Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
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Author:  Ulrik [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:36 am ]
Post subject:  Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
I've managed to convert another player to Epic (hooray!), and he's looking at using EW minis for a Guard army.

I think you can build an internally consistent army using EW minis, but there's one big issues - the tanks. The EW Guild has plenty of options for all the chimera-based vehicles, but the MBT shares the same hull. He thinks about using Gladius transports as chimeras, but I think it would work better to use the standard EW chassis as chimera-chassis, and find something else for the tanks. But what?

Any good suggestions for Leman Russ proxies for an EW/IG army?
Author:  netepic [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
Why not use Hoplons as Chimeras? Or add spare sponsons from the Enforcer / Exterminator packs to the sides?
Author:  Ulrik [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
netepic wrote:
Why not use Hoplons as Chimeras? Or add spare sponsons from the Enforcer / Exterminator packs to the sides?


The sponsons have merit.

I'm sceptical to using anything else as chimera as that's the "workhorse" chassis for the Guard - every kind of non-MBT they have is based on the chimera chassis (basilisks, manticores, hellhounds, salamanders, griffons etc etc etc). So using the standard EW chassis as chimera makes a lot of sense, but the MBTs ends up having the same hull even though they're 4+RA vs the 5+ standard save of the rest of the vehicles.
Author:  Legion 4 [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
There is pretty much enough Exodus Wars models to filll in for most if not all IG models ... There is a prosed proxie list some where on Tac Cmd, if you need ideas ... I'm using the Hector for my Chimeras ...
Author:  Dave [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
SG did a Minervan army with EW tanks, take a look back through his painting threads.
Author:  Ulrik [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
Thanks for the tip, Dave! Lots of inspiration.

Although SG did skip over the issue of Chimeras and Russes looking similar.
Author:  Dave [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
That's what held me back. That and both an E40k and an SM/TL era IG army sitting in storage. :P
Author:  Moscovian [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
I like the EW stuff. I actually sold my Necron army and replaced it with Exodus Wars Edenites. The only reason I go with Games-Workshop stuff most of the time is because I am always thinking ahead toward the next fan supplement and I need to use GW stuff only for those. However, with Raiders behind me I have been liberated enough to get the nicer looking models (EW).
Author:  Ulrik [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
Yeah, the EW stuff rocks for IG I think. It's just that Leman Russ-shaped hole in the lineup.
Author:  Moscovian [ Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
There are other lines. No reason to stick exclusively to EW if that one model is your problem. And I doubt EW would mind if you bought 96% of your stuff from them. 8)
Author:  Ulrik [ Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
Moscovian wrote:
There are other lines. No reason to stick exclusively to EW if that one model is your problem. And I doubt EW would mind if you bought 96% of your stuff from them. 8)


So you're saying I should have posted this in some other part of the forum.
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
Some of the Dystopian Wars tanks would make good Russ hulls. It requires a bit more conversion work to make a turret fit though, and also the style is a bit different, as the resin models hold more detail and thus tends to have more rivets. But I suppose you could work around it by using EW turrets in an attempt to tie the different models together visually.
Author:  Legion 4 [ Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
Exodus Wars plus DRM http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/st ... .php?cat=1 have a lot of options as well as Microworld http://www.microworldgames.com/collections/6mm-scifi ... And Microworld carries DRM as well for us Yanks !
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductD ... ode=DWKB23
Author:  Spectrar Ghost [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Using Exodus Wars for Epic: Armageddon
I did skip that, but I don't find it a huge problem. If you need them to differ, throw Paris or Hector turrets on a Hoplon or Gladius. I'd prefer to use the common chassis myself.
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