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W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby Darklighter » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:18 pm

It's far far newer than the guard one and is this editions.
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby KInG » Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:31 pm

True also. Mmm

Should we be doing Escalation also or Stronghold Assault? That was mentioned. I saw a Mini Wargaming batrep with Escalation. It didn't seem OP to me, but there were no Titans, just An'ggrath and a Barbed Hierocule. They were powerful, but the game was still ok to where I watched to. Need to see the other half later.. Anyways something to aim for next time.

I'll go DA, simply because they are an army not seen and they are painted DA... if I can. I'm going to see what I have painted and give them a dust off lol

Im presently trying tho to finish some of the pieces to my Imperial Compound I'm trying to make so they can be fielded. Time is against me though, and work encroached on my time to do them..

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Niki, I may need you to help me finish them in morning so they can make an appearance. ;) I particularly like how the vinyl floor tiles turned out so far. Need a little flock on them and they're done.
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby timewizard » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:09 pm

Nige, I really like the bunkers (or fortifications) in the second pic. How did you make them?
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby Darklighter » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:58 pm

Yeah sure I'll give you a hand Nige. I don't mind what army I face I just thought it was funny that you where using guard whilst calling DA's old and out of date. I'd gladly play Escelation, only I don't have my units for it painted in my new army colours just yet, or the rule book.... I do have Stronghold assault but I've not had chance to read it yet.
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby KInG » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:39 pm

timewizard wrote:Nige, I really like the bunkers (or fortifications) in the second pic. How did you make them?

ah u spotted them, cool. They are made from blocks cast from Hurst Moulds. So plaster castings and then literally built block by block. The roofs are made from cardboard that looks like corrugated metal sheets, but you can't see them yet. But you will :)

@DL - I'm in a similar position. We need to plan another game later and say in advance what we will include so we can better prepare. I'll be hopefully rising around 10. I'll call you 30mins before I come to get you roughly... I'm guessing around 11am. How soon we can start depends on you and this terrain. I want the table to look the part. You can help me decide when we have reached that point :)
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby timewizard » Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:44 pm

KInG wrote: They are made from blocks cast from Hurst Moulds. So plaster castings and then literally built block by block. The roofs are made from cardboard that looks like corrugated metal sheets, but you can't see them yet. But you will :)


That the basic block mold #40? And a bunker wouldn't really have just a corrugated roof, not for long anyway. Might be simpler, and easier, to just brush some pva on a thick piece of flat cardboard, sprinkle sand on it, paint and weather.
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby Darklighter » Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:08 pm

KInG wrote:@DL - I'm in a similar position. We need to plan another game later and say in advance what we will include so we can better prepare. I'll be hopefully rising around 10. I'll call you 30mins before I come to get you roughly... I'm guessing around 11am. How soon we can start depends on you and this terrain. I want the table to look the part. You can help me decide when we have reached that point :)


I'm looking forward to seeing what it is you have for me to do. See you in the morrow.
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby KInG » Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:42 am

nothing exciting DL lol maybe some flocking hihihihi
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby cgra1 » Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:49 am

Those floor tiles look very familiar Nigel. We didn't leave the Deadzone board lying about last time we played did we? :-)
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby Angelwing » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:28 am

KInG wrote:argh.. AW that doesn't help me :) why and which units? and why DA - old dex now...


Why? Because thats the colour they are painted. Also they seem to get a bad rep and I haven't actually seen a dark angel army since sometime in early 4th ed.
Units? What ever you have painted. I imagine that ravenwing to press quickly into the tau lines will be useful, and deathwing to absorb the flak.
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby KInG » Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:11 pm

Battle was played. I won't spoil it by telling you the result. I will tell you what I fielded though, and remember I was using what was painted, so limited choice.

I ended up going for a 'triple wing' list.. lol DW, RW and std DA units.

1 x Sammael on Speeder
6x RW Bike Squad with flamers and combi flamer
2x RW Landspeeder Tornados
5x DW termies with cyclone ML, 2 THs and 2 LCs and a DW LR Redeemer transport
2x 10 men Tacticals with flak MLs, flamer and combi melta, in a Razorback with TL HBs.
1x Vindicator with siege shield
1x Predator with TL lassie and HB spons.
Total - 1848pts.

So all three colour schemes on the table along with DLs nicely painted Tau made for a nice looking game, and hard fought game in the end also. ;)

Will be trying to edit the video and upload tmw sometime...

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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby KInG » Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:50 pm

Anyone wanna predict the result?
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby harbo1993mark2 » Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:42 pm

TAU WINS
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby timewizard » Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:15 pm

Well, you have 1 win and 1 loss after your first batrep ;) so I would predict that you win/loss rate increases by at least 1!
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Re: W40K Battle Report - TAU vs DARK ANGELS

Postby KInG » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:42 pm

lmao - ah clever stuff there TW. But it doesn't answer the question, of which army wins, none of which have appeared before.

It might help if I tell you what is in the Tau army - or not if you're like me and know little about them prior to this game. I only recal some upgrades, you will need to check the video later to see if I missed anything.

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1x ethereal (hq)
3x 10 fire warriors
1x 10 fire warriors with carbines and darkstrider character
6x pathfinders scouts shas-ui upgrade with blacksun filter
1x 3 crisis suits with double plasma
1x 6 sniper drones
1x 3 broadsides with high yield missile pods and seeker missiles

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1x Fireblade
2x 3 crisis suits with fusion and plasma (scoring)
1x Riptide with mirror codex & earthcast target array
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