1k sons upgrade pack is being taken off of the webstore good riddance
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games-workshop.comPosted Nov 19, 2016, 10:15 AM UTC
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games-workshop.comNow we just need something to replace those Nurgle-aweful finecast Plague Marines.
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Soon (hopefully)
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NOOOOOO, I just started putting together my forgeworld plague marines! Honestly though, I imagine they might just use the forgeworld sculpts and nurglified chaos legs; they already have the sculpts so why not reuse them, right?
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Maybe they want a bit more variety in the sculpts than the FW ones have.
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Forge world upgrade kits and greenstuff will have to do for now..
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I feel the same way. I forked out the money for the forgeworld upgrades and they weren't much better.
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Thank God. Those torsos were just a wee bit too small every time, made building them a nightmare and a half
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Every single finecast upgrade kit I've used for my son's has a torso a bit smaller, leaving the shoulder circle uneven
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good! christ it was an awful deal
didnt even give you all the needed parts for a full squad
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Back in 3rd edition, squads with Marks got bonuses when the number of models was a multiple of their god's favoured number. The TS/Noise Marine/Plague Marine kits were designed with that in mind.
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that was 3rd ed though :C
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Wait, really? Do you approximately know which section it is under? I have the 3e book, but can't find what you are talking about.
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Which 3rd edition Codex do you have? I meant 3.5.
If that's the one you've got, then Page 38 has the basic "Favoured Units" thing, and the bonuses for favoured units (free Aspiring Champions, re-rolls for Daemon summoning attempts) are mentioned in the sections for each of the four Cult Legions. They only applied in armies for those Legions though, so a unit of six Noise Marines would only benefit if it was in a proper Emperor's Children army.
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completely intentional so you have to buy more than you need
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It's the same with the Noise Marines unfortunately.
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I didn't mind it when it were a metal kit (or a full boxed set), but the price for the bits was stupid
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Yeah I remember back in 3rd or 4th when you could get them in a box, that wasn't bad. But this was awful you had to buy the csm squad, then the upgrades and on top of that the upgrades didn't even cover the entire squad.
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It's simple - the new plastic models are on the way so this upgrade pack is obsolete.
Hah, and I've just finished painting 8 rubrics made with these parts yesterday...
Yeah, I started working on 16 Rubrics and now I see there is a new Thousand Sons speficic paint on the way...that I think I like better than what I've been using. :(
Simple Green is here for you.
Oh lord how I hate that whole process. By the time I strip everything I've run out of the will to paint. :p
Use methylated spirits.
Yeah, specific paint looks nice but... I think I'll stick to my scheme :P
I think I'll stick to the same base but try painting the new guys with the new highlights...I really love teal so I'm not super opposed to changing up my army a bit.
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exactly :)
In the same position here, do you think I could get away with layering the new paints over Caledor Sky? I've only gotten as far as basing and wash.
Probably. Looks like the new paints are just for the highlights, not the base coat. If nothing else you could use Caledor Sky, the new highlights, and then use a blue glaze to tie smooth out the transition.
Good thought, might do this. I love the paint scheme here, and I think I'll proxy my TS Terminators as the new Scarab Terminators or whatever they're called.
It's crazy to me, since they've been known to have a release date of before Xmas for at least 6 months. On the other hand, gives you an excuse to add the new ones as well and be well on your way to A Thousand Sons.
Post some pics! Love me some sons of Prospero
I had bought this upgrade pack over a year ago, back then "plastic rubrics" were just wishes and dreams ;)
I'll post some when I get back home!
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