Wave 6 from Onslaught may be the next best thing - the Themis Squad, Virtus Squad, Hecate Squad, Minerva Squad, Nemesis Bike, Athena Battle Squad, Athena Assault Squad, Athena Defender Squad and Athena Destroyer Squad. They make it look simple.
The Athena squads could be very useful for space marine players, and that bike as well.
They're 6mm of course, but that's even better. Part of the reason I've been away from the blog so long is all the new interest in 6mm scale. I'm not sure there's ever been a better time to start playing 40K in 6mm, or using 6mm minis for combat in tactical roleplaying.
For fantasy too, as with Scott's collection, whether elves of wood or darkness, dwarves, orcs, undead or lizardmen. Or maybe some fresh monsters for a weird organic dungeon, or to keep up with all the bizarre new creatures artists like Hereticwerks keep creating?
If like me you prefer Epic to Apocalypse, there's active support for three editions - Space Marine / Titan Legions, Epic 40,000 and Epic: Armageddon - over at Tactical Command and superb miniature support from Onslaught, Steel Crown, Microworld and Dark Realm.
How about a full 150 counts-as Kroot for $46? Or 30 potential battlesuits for $52? More modern guard tanks? A not-warlord titan? All with more space on the tabletop and solid rulesets. Possible Epic: Armageddon lists for Kroot and Tau are here, titan legions here.
It's a renaissance.
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