New ships

[Greg Smith]

The Cidikar, Claweagle, Xonn, Shadowfury, breaching pods and Gaim Shuuka are all up.

The Claweagle does exactly what is says on the tin.

I'm not sure about the Shadowfury - can't really see what it looks like from the picture.

 

[Iain McGhee]

More like a tin opener

 

[H]

from what i can see of the shadow fury, looks like sentri wings, with a little tentacled front end?

 

[Greg Smith]

from what i can see of the shadow fury, looks like sentri wings, with a little tentacled front end?

I was thinking the same. It doesn't seem to have a starfury element to it.

 

[darknight]

read the blurb, but anyone know the stats on the claweagle? i think the brakiri although a bit wierd still fits in with the new stuff, its growing on me,
ah well thats another £20 gone!

 

[Shadow Queen]

from what i can see of the shadow fury, looks like sentri wings, with a little tentacled front end?

I was thinking the same. It doesn't seem to have a starfury element to it.

Lovecraftesk unspeakable things from the void?

 

[captainsmirk]

Not so sure on the Cidikar...

The Shadowfury might have looked better with the spines pointing backwards, giving a more starfuryesque look...

But I'm liking the Xonn...


Nick

 

[Linkusmax]

Can someone explain exactly how the claweagle rules work?

Do you just barrel into the enemy ship? Do they have to not be moving? How does assaulting from it work?

 

[Shadow Queen]

Claweagle just read the rules in the fleet book

 

[Linkusmax]

Its going to be a while before its available here in Aus.

 

[TGT]

uhmmm
if the Cidikar fires its main guns...its gunna shoot straight through the edges of the bridge section
going for the cheapest quote again...obviously Brakiri !!!

 

[steelvow]

i'm in love with the Cidikar.

I need one.

Now.

Seriously, Sculpting has gone way better than since Armageddon, it's very nice now.

 

[Burger]

Very nice models, all of them!

I have to say a little let down by the paint-jobs, as usual... maybe just because we see so many good paint jobs on the forums, that the Mongoose ones look a little lacking.

 

[Tankdriver]

I always thought the paint jobs needed more color. Where's the dazzelflage?

 

[Iain McGhee]

Can someone explain exactly how the claweagle rules work?

Do you just barrel into the enemy ship? Do they have to not be moving? How does assaulting from it work?

Basically, if your Claweagle makes contact with an enemy ship you make an opposed CQ roll and if you win you stay attached as long as you want. Your marines then board as if from breaching pods. Other ships have restrictions on firing at you while latched on, and it can't shoot at anything other than the grabbed ship.

 

[Greg Smith]

Can someone explain exactly how the claweagle rules work?

Do you just barrel into the enemy ship? Do they have to not be moving? How does assaulting from it work?

You make contact with an enemy ship and make an opposed CQ test to attach. It is difficult to shoot at. Troops may board, as per beaching pod. It remains in contact as long as you wish.

 

[Dizzy Vree]

lots of very nice models, i love the xonn, looks a bit like a squashed Z'takk but i still love it, i want one, i want one now


Could i scab stats, if their good enough i might get 2(we play alot of 5 battle games)

 

[Da Boss]

from what i can see of the shadow fury, looks like sentri wings, with a little tentacled front end?

I was thinking the same. It doesn't seem to have a starfury element to it.

Lovecraftesk unspeakable things from the void?

Yeah they look good - proper Shadow like - but not at all Starfury - would have prefered them to be actual Shadow interceptor fighters..............

 

[MustEatBrains]

I´m a little disappointed with the Shadowfury - in the Crusade scripts, it was described as having the x-wing design of regular starfuries; would have loved to see that.

The Cidikar looks pretty nice in the close ups, on the smaller pictures the details can´t be recognized and it looks basicallly like a flying cereal box with wings there. But still, I think I´ll get one eventually, the details are nice on a second glance.

The claweagle? Well, I would have prefered to have the "claws" below the wings, enabling it to "land" on enemy ships (and it would look more bird-like, too). Flying straight at hte enemy? Dunno, looks to me like you would need a drill then to penetrate the outer hull... but ok, I can live with it.

I love the Xonn. I´m getting tempted to start a Vree fleet (love the base star, too). However, all those comments that the Vree are the new toughest fleet around keep me back...

Ah well, and the breaching pods look like they did on screen. I always found it odd that they were represented by a flight on the SFOS counters, I like the single pod design much better

 

[Silvereye]

Hot on the heels of the fantastic Battle Globe, they add the Cidikar and Xonn. Their new stuff is just lookign better and better.

I like the shadowfuries in that gribbly kind of way.

Not too sure about the oversized claws on the claw eagle, a pair of big harpoons might have been better. But that nice chunky prow grapple and spike/beak looks very cool. Very squid beak like.