Atlach's Shipyard

  Dropships! Stompy boys! CRABS! The new box brings amazing new options, opening the faction from just an infantry horde to much more varied playstyles. Armour focused lists can now bring the Atlas (with CRABS), Undertakers, or Pandoras with infantry to hold objectives, more balanced lists have broader access to Peer Review and some fun new options, and I think this might be the first faction that can do an aerial focused build now. For New Players I think the variety of extra peer review options in the Atlas, Hyperion, and Selene should make starting out with Enlightened much easier. If you don’t like painting infantry this is also the box for you. I’d recommend picking up 1-2 boxes. Construction/Magnetizing First up: the shipping containers on the Pandora. Make sure the notch in the container side (part 25) faces up, otherwise the part won’t align properly with the grabber claws. The base of the walker (part 16) also twists a bit, but adding part 20 stabilizes that nicely, ...

So we’re getting the first air assault regiment (though my stuff took forever to get here, and Enlightened also arrived already), and it looks like this is going to shake up the game quite a bit. Rotorcraft so far have been more of a support choice, but now that we’re getting a wider rollout of transport rotorcraft anti-air is going to be much more important. But I haven’t had the chance to get them on the table yet, so I’ll keep y’all posted.   Quick look at the new models For New Players If you like flying units this is the box for you, but otherwise this box provides new options rather than things the faction must have to work. Construction/Magnetizing Everything came together quite well. Magnetizing the Talon/Spectre was also fairly easy, and it’s a great model. A little derpy, but in a good way. I drilled the inside of the spectre windows to mount 2x1mm magnets (the piece is thick enough that it wasn’t difficult), then used that as a guide to glue 3x1mm magnets to the in...

Footprints are a great tool for making area terrain work properly and still look great on the table. It also keeps you from having to rip up terrain if you suddenly need different shapes (I don’t play 40k but I’ve heard some things about the new edition ^^). In Armoured Clash, they’re perfect for denoting dense terrain.   Essentially, a footprint is just a thin piece of plasticard or cardboard that defines the borders of your area terrain. 2D Terrain is (sadly) the most practical option for gameplay, leaving your units free to move across it without issue. Of course, it usually doesn’t look great. But if you then place small 3D elements on top, that can be easily moved around or removed entirely as the situation dictates, you get the best of both worlds. My Process: I like 1.5mm, which gives a reasonably firm base that still cuts well and isn’t too tall. 1mm is also good, more flexible and easier to cut. I would not use 2mm, especially for curved shapes because cutting it can ge...

  Since information seems to be vanishing off the net these days, or becoming increasingly hard to find, I figured I’d throw some basics up here for easy reference. Plasticard or Polystyrene Sheeting is a great material for kitbashing or terrain building. It can be somewhat tricky to get a hold of, often found in model building stores or architecture supply, and can be found under a variety of names and in a variety of thicknesses. As for its working properties, its a flexible plastic (depending on thickness) that’s reasonably easy to cut, glueable with regular plastic glue, sandable, and drillable (using drill bits for metal). Adding extra details to an Enlightened Saucer Many companies also sell different smaller profiles for detailing, such as strips, rods, and even I-Beams. You can make most of these yourself, though that does tend to fall under more advanced cuts Thickness 0.5mm or less: This is almost exclusively for surface detailing. Very bendy, easy to cut. 1mm: Still...