The GW terrain kits make it a lot easier to have good-looking terrain for those of us who aren't so good at sourcing and repurposing random stuff into gothic terrain pieces.
RazorOne
· 4 months ago
This is the very conversion I am doing this weekend when my Imperial Strongpoint arrives at my LGS. I also have a Shrine of the Aquila coming as well, I will have to see if the dimensions are the same between the shrine and the bastion kits as far as panel width goes before I attempt to do the Shrine/Bastion fusion... I also do have to say that the new bastion kits are some of the best terrain kits GW has come out with, I hope GW comes out with indomitable fortress on pages 20-21 of the PS rulebook! I am really looking forward to having that piece/hoping they will make it...
Dantethegolden
· 4 months ago
My first planetstrike game went very well. I was the defender against Daemons, an army that regularly hands my ass to me, but I pretty much tabled them. I protected my Devastators in a bastion with a void shield (one of the defender statagems) and they remained untouched. The stratagems make the game much more fun, although there are some I don't particularly care for (Krak Attack, for example, which i used in this first game but I probably won't anymore)
4thCompanyCommanderCorvus
· 4 months ago
Umm what does Krak attack do?
Paulo187
· 4 months ago
If I remember correctly Krak Attack is the one that has a chance of dealing strength 6 damage to every unit that Deep Strikes onto the board.
Dantethegolden
· 4 months ago
kindof...when a unit deepstrikes onto the board that you want to target (this is done in the first turn when the attacker is deepstriking everything) you reveal this stratagem. To this first unit, it deals D6 S6 hits. For every subsequent deepstriking unit, you roll a D6, and if you get a 1, then the same thing happens. In my game, I think it killed one daemonette. whoopee.
dragonforge
· 4 months ago
This looks Really Nice, now lets see it painted! I want to get some of these kits when the budget allows it. This is the type of gear we all dreamed of having years ago!
BrassScorpion
· 4 months ago
Thanks for the kind feedback. I'm anxious to get this model painted along with some Aegis Defence Line and some more Bastions. Once my Strongpoint box comes later this week I'm really hoping to crank out some Planetstrike terrain. I'll be sure to share a few pictures after some pieces are fully painted.
I discovered a great color scheme for the new Bastions and Defence Line used by one our local GW managers. He painted these kits with Charadon Granite, then drybrushed with Khemri Brown followed by a final highlight of Dheneb Stone. The very top edges of the pieces were painted Scorched Brown. After seeing several different color schemes in stores and online, this one is my absolute favorite and I'm planning to follow at least the major three colors of it, Granite, Khemri, Dheneb, on my own Planetstrike kits.
dragonforge
· 4 months ago
These kits would definitely benefit from the use of an airbrush.The GW paint range thins well with Tamiya acrylic thinner and drys dead flat.
It's missing the metal join between the two bastions. In the instructions it shows a long riveted strip with a couple bolts, then says "not needed for single bastion". Slap that on where the two join and it'll look perfect! Thanks for posting this, I was thinking of doing the same thing myself.
BrassScorpion
· 4 months ago
Yes, there is an odd pair of pieces in the kit with the cryptic "not needed for single Bastion" and unfortunately they provided not a single clue as to exactly where the designers thought it would make a good part to use for multiple Bastions.
One thing is certain, it is not the correct length to use on the seam for the lower part of the conversion I've featured here. I'm considering covering the seam with a rivet strip custom made in a manner similar to the method I used to build the custom door. I'm still considering several minor details before I begin painting.
Jarrett
· 4 months ago
Those parts were quite vexing. I build a two-level bastion and simply could not figure out where those pieces went! Goofy that they didnt show how to use them in the instructions.
Herald of Nurgle
· 4 months ago
GW terrain is awesome... but, the thing is, i'd far rather leave the terrain building to whichever gaming place i'm going to. If it's a terrain piece that I love enough - such as a Nurgle bastion i'm doing soon enough - then i'll do it... but all of this is Imperial terrain, or Imperial + 2 Accessory Sprue terrain. I don't roll that way
Still. I love your bastion so far. Good luck.
Spawn_of_the_Warp
· 4 months ago
This is just the thing I'm looking for I want something to be an airfeald controle tower thanks
BrassScorpion
· 4 months ago
Glad you found this helpful. An airfield control tower sounds very cool. I'm a bit of an aviation buff myself. I'd love to see some pictures when you're done and I'm sure many other hobbyists out there would too.
Spawn_of_the_Warp
· 4 months ago
Thanks, our club is going to bulid a 12x4 table an airfield is one of the idares on the drawingboar we'r hoping to take it to Games Day you can follow our progres at www.wargamerssoc.blogspot.com
Paulo187
· 4 months ago
I'm going to combine my landing pad with the double bastion thing and add a bridge connecting them. It will be so cool.
BrassScorpion
· 4 months ago
" It will be so cool."
Yes, it would. Let's see some pictures when you're done please.
Gensuke626
· 4 months ago
I played a Game of Planetstrike recently and I think it went pretty well. Orks defending vs Guard. Guard was practically tabled by turn 4, which I feel bad about.
The one noteworthy thing is that my Opponent took the Scorched Skies Stratagem and so dropped 14 Firestorm Blasts onto my position. In the end, thanks to a KFF and hiding most of my boyz in Bastions, He killed 2 Killa Kanz (From 2 different Mobz) and Shook my Deffdread. The Bastions all survived Intact.
BittenByDesign
· 4 months ago
nice guide, I had wondered how easy it was going to be to achieve it. Looks pretty straight forward.
Now I am just going to have to build a big one for myself and any left over parts can be made into a destroyed/damaged bastion. Thankfully they have released the floor tile sprue, so I can put together something very easily.
Now to just find the time to get everything done!
WD40
· 4 months ago
I know this will probably sound ludicrous (and of course cost alot of money) but how do you think it will look with one of the smaller platforms on each side? Because i think it would look pretty cool, kind of like a star fort. <ahref "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Coevorden.jpg"> click here to see one
BrassScorpion
· 4 months ago
If I understand your question correctly, I think it would look great. In fact, as mentioned above, that's what one friend of mine is doing. His tall section will have a short one on either side of it, requiring three Bastions total for the project. I almost went that route myself, but decided to stop at the double-Bastion for the moment.
WD40
· 4 months ago
I meant each side as in all four sides, which would take 5 bastions if i did my maths correctly.
BrassScorpion
· 4 months ago
As far as I can see, the only hindrance to this project would be the cost. It would definitely look impressive.
Connecting 4 Bastion bases to a central tower will be more complicated than what I've shown above, because the center part won't have a base of its own at all like when connecting Bastions in a linear fashion. This means that you'll need 12 base pieces, requiring the bases of only 3 Bastions. However, if you want the floor/roof pieces for all 5 sections and lascannon gun bits, etc., then you'll still need a total of 5 Bastions. You could reduce this by building some of the roof pieces from plastic card or some other parts.
Also, the Bastion sprue that is available separately from the bitz pack service might be helpful for a project like the one you've suggested.
Plasma Ken
· 4 months ago
Good work, Brass Scorpion!
I wonder if there is a way to modularize bastions with magnets or tongue and groove connectors so one could switch parts and make different style buildings.
For instance, suppose I wanted to have a choice between two single bastions or a doublewide one; I'd make one wall on each removable, take them off, and join the two towers. I can see a similar method to make bastions of variable height.
The bastion wall segments are twice the width of the single Cities of Death wall segments, I'm working on a Sisters of Battle chapel using those parts. The only problem is the the height of the lower row of bastion walls is less than the CoD walls... nothing some plasticard can't fix.
'Plasma' Ken
daemonkin
· 4 months ago
Nice job.
D.
RazorOne
· 4 months ago
The 2 pieces you guys are wondering about are to join to floor sections from 2 bastions. i.e. you take one bastion floor section and glue it together, then you do the same with the other bastion floor section, then when you want to join all of the floor sections together, you put those 2 long straight pieces in between the to floor sections and glue them together... I used mine to fill the gaps left at the base of the tower/floor section to fill said gaps. Took me a couple of minutes to figure those out, it was rather vexing... If anyone needs further explanation let me know...
RazorOne
· 4 months ago
To follow up my post on the 2 pieces in the kit that are vexing some people, Check out my new blog and look at the picture, that will show you where they go.
Has anyone looked at using the Aquila facade on a bastion (or two)? I'm curious how compaitble they are - for example, is the Aquila eagle panel the right width for one side of the bastion?
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I discovered a great color scheme for the new Bastions and Defence Line used by one our local GW managers. He painted these kits with Charadon Granite, then drybrushed with Khemri Brown followed by a final highlight of Dheneb Stone. The very top edges of the pieces were painted Scorched Brown. After seeing several different color schemes in stores and online, this one is my absolute favorite and I'm planning to follow at least the major three colors of it, Granite, Khemri, Dheneb, on my own Planetstrike kits.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogP...
One thing is certain, it is not the correct length to use on the seam for the lower part of the conversion I've featured here. I'm considering covering the seam with a rivet strip custom made in a manner similar to the method I used to build the custom door. I'm still considering several minor details before I begin painting.
Still. I love your bastion so far. Good luck.
Yes, it would. Let's see some pictures when you're done please.
The one noteworthy thing is that my Opponent took the Scorched Skies Stratagem and so dropped 14 Firestorm Blasts onto my position. In the end, thanks to a KFF and hiding most of my boyz in Bastions, He killed 2 Killa Kanz (From 2 different Mobz) and Shook my Deffdread. The Bastions all survived Intact.
Now I am just going to have to build a big one for myself and any left over parts can be made into a destroyed/damaged bastion. Thankfully they have released the floor tile sprue, so I can put together something very easily.
Now to just find the time to get everything done!
<ahref "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Coevorden.jpg"> click here to see one
Connecting 4 Bastion bases to a central tower will be more complicated than what I've shown above, because the center part won't have a base of its own at all like when connecting Bastions in a linear fashion. This means that you'll need 12 base pieces, requiring the bases of only 3 Bastions. However, if you want the floor/roof pieces for all 5 sections and lascannon gun bits, etc., then you'll still need a total of 5 Bastions. You could reduce this by building some of the roof pieces from plastic card or some other parts.
Also, the Bastion sprue that is available separately from the bitz pack service might be helpful for a project like the one you've suggested.
I wonder if there is a way to modularize bastions with magnets or tongue and groove connectors so one could switch parts and make different style buildings.
For instance, suppose I wanted to have a choice between two single bastions or a doublewide one; I'd make one wall on each removable, take them off, and join the two towers. I can see a similar method to make bastions of variable height.
The bastion wall segments are twice the width of the single Cities of Death wall segments, I'm working on a Sisters of Battle chapel using those parts. The only problem is the the height of the lower row of bastion walls is less than the CoD walls... nothing some plasticard can't fix.
'Plasma' Ken
D.
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