Re: [NetEpic ML] Hellworm surfacing

From: Albert Farr� Benet <cibernyam_at_...>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:15:35 +0100

Actually, the idea is to play the Hellworm as the head plus one support
card. In a very big game it might be worth the second card. I don't think a
third card is really worth it.

In any case I am really anxious to see the results! I hope everything goes
OK!

Albert




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From: "Angel" <angel_stranded_at_...>
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Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Hellworm surfacing


> > In any case one must take into account that GW miniatures are a bit
> > caricaturesque and don't reflect real size (still I'm trying to
> figure how
> > to fit a company of rough riders inside a Leviathan).
>
> Try fitting 22 infantry stands inside a Hellbore...
>
> > Maybe the solution lies in reducing the size of
> > the model. F. ex. 1 or 1.5 cm each battlecar.
>
> I'm having enough trouble with a 2cm battlecar! If I use a 19mm
> diameter tube, that effectively makes a 19 x 20 box. By the time you
> put doors on it, and maybe a couple of millimetres at each end for a
> coupling of some sort, there isn't much room left inside to model the
> actual payload. Using a smaller diameter tube or a shorter car would
> make it even worse!
>
> > A full Hellworm would cost 300
> > +(350*5) = 2050 points plus the tunneler company card which is not
> any cheap
> > at all. In the end you expend 3k points outside table. Too much in
> my
> > opinion, since you expend 3k points in 4 units.
>
> I agree, nobody would actually do it, but it is good to think of
> these things at the planning stages.
>
> Incidentally I made an error in my previous post. The basic worm
> (300pts) is only the Tractor head and Fuel car, nothing else! So
> adding one support card (350pts) only makes it 13cm long which is
> easier to manage.
>
> Steve
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