Re: [Epic] Golden Daemon Suggestions

From: Tyler Provick <bprovick_at_...>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:59:05 -0400

William Rood wrote:

> I plan on entering the US Games Day 98 Golden Daemon for Epic 40k. I've looked
> in past issues of White Dwarf to see composition of detachments, unit selection,
> and painting quality. My question to the group is this: with the advent of the
> new Epic40k painting Rules, what would you suggest for a good composition of
> units.
>
> To those unfamiliar with the US rules this year, it requires 2 detachments of no
> more than 30 models total. Of those 2 detachments, one of them should be mostly
> infantry or small vechiles.
>
> My thoughts are this: An eldar "death from above" scene.
>
> Composition:
> Detachment 1:
> 1 Vampire Raider
> 2 Phoenix Bombers
> 3 Intercepters
>
> Detcahment 2:
> 1 Farseer on a Vyper (1 pick of commander on a vyper (or on command falcon?))
> 6 Stands of Jetbikes (3 support picks)
> 4 Stands of Swooping Hawks (2 support picks, 2 main picks) mounted in 2 Wave
> Serpents and 2 Falcons
> 3 Vypers (3 support picks)
>
> While I know this is a silly combination of units to field in play, I think they
> would be appealing on display with maybe a cloud background and broken runes.
> What are your suggestions / comments?
>

That sounds great, as long as they don't award points for usefullness in battle. If
they do your kinda sunk. Still, it would look really cool, expecially if you could
get some vapour trails on the flyers

Tyler
Received on Tue Apr 14 1998 - 16:59:05 UTC