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The Yahoo! Netepic group, sorry for not making that clearer.
I sent him a PM about it a couple of days ago- I don't think he would mind me reproducing it here, as it gives you a very good idea of what its all about;
My basic plan: the book should work as a companion to the Netepic army lists. It should be easy to use and provide a much needed reference for current and future Netepic players. Above all, it should be of help to players who want to build their armies without having to spend 500$ on that rare and special piece going once every two years up for auction on Ebay.
Ideally, the book should duplicate the various army lists, except that it would present mini images and info instead of fluff / game stats.
Images: color pictures if at all available, otherwise anything will do. My initial plan was to include the old catalog pages also, so as to provide both a picture of the "finished product" and a bit list with equivalent GW codes. But I just discovered that the UK archive does not carry the old Epic minis anymore, so I'm not sure if this would be useful at this stage. If I'm not mistaken, thought, Jervis stated that, due to the Fanatic reorganization, various Epic armies (i.e. Tyranids and Chaos) will have to do with the "old" model range. This leads me to believe that many of the old moulds are indeed in good shape, so it's anyone's guess about the future availability of old models. Will need to keep a look on Epic Armageddon development.
Wet dream: for *each and every* detachment, a list of alternatives (with pictures) ranging from the oldest models to currently available ones (either from GW, ForgeWorld, or anyone else). Example: under "Thunderhawk", the book would list the MKI (the "block" one), the MKII (second, slighty evolved version) and MKIII (GW current one). The first two would be marked as "unavailable", while the third one "available". Assuming there's some decent-looking non-GW miniature who can pass as a Thunderhawk, that would be listed too (if available - no sense in listing possible proxies you can't get).
Of course, there's no way in hell I can actually do half these things without help, especially in the "pictures" department. I have a good start thanks to an old 1996 Epic catalog, which I already scanned. I'll work on the images and post a first tentative "example" draft on the Yahoo list, to start a discussion about the book. |
