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Dakka,Dakka,Dakka · August 18th, 2008, 05:28

Just_Me why dis one of our better elites?

ratlings are better than techpriests, or ogryns

in 5th edition snipers are getting better, and other than eldar pathfinders, and the vindicare, i think ratlings(other than deathworld catachans, mad larkin) are one of the best snipers in 40k?

Just_Me · August 18th, 2008, 05:59

I don't object to their rules, just them. They are silly! They are a holdover from the time that GW was still porting WHFB stuff into WH40K, and they have no place in the current universe. We do deserve a dedicated sniper unit, or at least a better sniper, but they should be humans, not space-hobbits...

Dakka,Dakka,Dakka · August 18th, 2008, 06:03

lol yea i agree.

i thought you were saying that they were a bad unit, yeah i agree that other than roughriders, they are the worst models in 40k

personally i just use cadian snipers, and if people argue that the height of them is different from ratlings, i just use the cadian sniper that is crouching, he is the same height(at least close to) as the ratlings.

Zeewulf · August 18th, 2008, 06:18

Since we've got ratlings, via some inspiration elsewhere on this forum I've decided that I'm going to convert some Skaven to be snipers. They should look pretty ratty! I honestly hate the little space-hobbit models, anyway!

warhammer madman · August 18th, 2008, 07:35

how can you hate space hobbits seriously!!!
i know the minis suck but i want to see the little folk in 40k when where in 6th,7th and even 8th

go space dwarfs/hobits.

TheSlyde · August 18th, 2008, 16:06

I'm just waiting for those new scout bikes that the Space Marines get to convert into my rough riders. Enough of this silly riding a horse (exception being those Cyber Horses that Krieg have) into combat, time to put men on bikes with some lances, THERE'S your modern day calvary charge. Depending how the sprue is set up, all i might really need to do is put on the upper half of a guardsman.

As for the space hobbits... Yea the models could be tossed, and I'd prefer that the ratlings were just changed to snipers. The unit is good, but I can't stand those models.

Wolf Lord Herby · August 18th, 2008, 16:19

Ratlings have as much a place in 40K as Ogryns. They just need better models, lol.

Tbh, I'd like to see more abhumans in IG armies. Anyone remember that WD article with another half-dozen different types? Including Afriel Strain?

warhammer madman · August 18th, 2008, 20:48

O yea those feral ogrns looked cool and i was seriously considering makeing some of those homosapiens (useing beastmen heads) i have got the artical in question in my hand now...

jaybird · August 19th, 2008, 00:33

wasn't afriel strain a bunch of genetically engineered guardsmen who had genes from heroes of the imperium?

hmm...that reminds me...what would a regiment of ciaphis cain clones be like?

Wolf Lord Herby · August 19th, 2008, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaybird

hmm...that reminds me...what would a regiment of ciaphis cain clones be like?

A regiment of Ciaphis clones, probably.

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Just_Me Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA, Rochester NY Age: 22 Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 30	I don't object to their rules, just them. They are silly! They are a holdover from the time that GW was still porting WHFB stuff into WH40K, and they have no place in the current universe. We do deserve a dedicated sniper unit, or at least a better sniper, but they should be humans, not space-hobbits... __________________ Cry woe, destruction, ruin and decay; The worst is death, and death will have his day. -Shakespeare; King Richard II

August 18th, 2008, 06:03	#23 (permalink)
Dakka,Dakka,Dakka Hellhounds are good tanks Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 712 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 33	lol yea i agree. i thought you were saying that they were a bad unit, yeah i agree that other than roughriders, they are the worst models in 40k personally i just use cadian snipers, and if people argue that the height of them is different from ratlings, i just use the cadian sniper that is crouching, he is the same height(at least close to) as the ratlings. __________________ Hellhounds are good tanks Satan - "** you Kage! And ** you Jables! I'll get you Tenacious DDDDdddddddeeeeee!!!!!!"

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warhammer madman LO's thread lurker Join Date: May 2008 Location: The dingiest corner of the project forum Posts: 720 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 27	how can you hate space hobbits seriously!!! i know the minis suck but i want to see the little folk in 40k when where in 6th,7th and even 8th go space dwarfs/hobits. __________________ click>the warhammer world needs you!<click If someone helps you REP them...

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Wolf Lord Herby Pedantic Englishman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nottingham, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 67	Ratlings have as much a place in 40K as Ogryns. They just need better models, lol. Tbh, I'd like to see more abhumans in IG armies. Anyone remember that WD article with another half-dozen different types? Including Afriel Strain? __________________ FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC

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Zeewulf Well hello there! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: In a sandbox! Posts: 923 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 41	Since we've got ratlings, via some inspiration elsewhere on this forum I've decided that I'm going to convert some Skaven to be snipers. They should look pretty ratty! I honestly hate the little space-hobbit models, anyway!

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TheSlyde Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 24	I'm just waiting for those new scout bikes that the Space Marines get to convert into my rough riders. Enough of this silly riding a horse (exception being those Cyber Horses that Krieg have) into combat, time to put men on bikes with some lances, THERE'S your modern day calvary charge. Depending how the sprue is set up, all i might really need to do is put on the upper half of a guardsman. As for the space hobbits... Yea the models could be tossed, and I'd prefer that the ratlings were just changed to snipers. The unit is good, but I can't stand those models.

August 18th, 2008, 20:48	#28 (permalink)
warhammer madman LO's thread lurker Join Date: May 2008 Location: The dingiest corner of the project forum Posts: 720 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 27	O yea those feral ogrns looked cool and i was seriously considering makeing some of those homosapiens (useing beastmen heads) i have got the artical in question in my hand now... __________________ click>the warhammer world needs you!<click If someone helps you REP them...

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jaybird Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 258 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 18	wasn't afriel strain a bunch of genetically engineered guardsmen who had genes from heroes of the imperium? hmm...that reminds me...what would a regiment of ciaphis cain clones be like?

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