Avenger Strike Fighter

[sangrail777]

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/AVENGER_STRIKE_FIGHTER.html


I'm getting some of these!

[thelion]

lol you decide on a colour pattern yet? they would look relay cool with the Vietnam era Phantom II camo pattern

[UnionJackal]

Personally I'm thinking the two-tone grey 'Compass Ghost' pattern as used on A-10s for mine (with 'false canopy' on belly)- it'll go nicely with my early/mid-nineties desert-pattern Guardsmen.

[thelion]

that would look really cool too the thing already has a really A-10 look to it so that is not bad

[Daemonette666]

I have one on order, along with the IA book and 3 Blight Drones.

I intend to use it with my corrupted Sisters of Perfection, painted in Slaanesh Pastels. (Purple and Light Pink)

[Chris*ta]

This looks so much nicer in these pictures than in the ones that were leaked a few weeks ago. I actually really like it now!

Only thing is, the close up of the side of the cockpit, did FW manage to accidentally frost the cockpit somehow?

[DrLove42]

Just got my FW imp armour aero. Its 150pts, and can be taken by guard OR sisters!

[SotonShades]

What does it have/what can it take?

[DrLove42]

What does it have/what can it take?


12/10/10 BS3 2HP

Comes with bolt cannon (S6 AP3 Heavy 7) 2 lascannons, and a heavy stubber (that can shoot a seperate target)

Has strafing run USR

Has 2 wing hardpoints that can be 6 bombs, 2 missiles (hellstrike or hellfury), 2missile launchers, 2 autocannons or 2 multilasers.

Can also take chaff launchers (now a4+ invulnerable against missiles), IR targetting (night vision), illumination flares (drop anything within 12" lose the benefits from night fighting) and Distinctive paint (1 model in LoS can reroll morale)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

DO WANT!

I also want to see examples of "Distinctive Paintwork". :D

[SotonShades]

Dammit I really need this book don't I?

[SotonShades]

DO WANT!

I also want to see examples of "Distinctive Paintwork". :D

I'll go get my thunderbolt...

Maybe better to show the thunderbolt and the rest of the squadron, but for that I only have Aeronautics models. So far...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I'll go get my thunderbolt...

Maybe better to show the thunderbolt and the rest of the squadron, but for that I only have Aeronautics models. So far...

The diddy planes?


I kinda want an Air Assault Guard Army, it'd be sweet.

[DrLove42]

Igs a good book.

Imperium has a lot of awesome ground defences.

Also the Nightwing gets a 2+ cover save if it Jinks :-P

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yeah, I do want some Nightwings, they seem fairly awesome as an anti-air flyer.

[SotonShades]

The diddy planes?


I kinda want an Air Assault Guard Army, it'd be sweet.

Yep. I've got a Thunderbolt and three Valks at 40k Scale, but 2 Thunderbolts (one of which is niegh on identicle to the 40k one) 4 Lightnings, 4 Lightning Strikes, a Marauder Destroyer and a Thunderhawk in Aeronautica/Epic scale.

[Iyandagar]

Did I see that right? Sisters can take it? Really?

Time to get my Sisters an early Christmas present...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Awesome! My mate has a couple of Aeronautica things. I have an Epic Eldar army. :D

Any Heavy Support planes?

[DrLove42]

Did I see that right? Sisters can take it? Really?

Time to get my Sisters an early Christmas present...

Yep Sisters can take it.

In fact they can also take the Aquila Lander or Arvus Lighter as well (not that you'd ever want to)

But the Avenger is a Heavy Support slot for Guard and Sisters of Battle

According to the "fluff" at the top of the page it was an ancient design that was forgotten until the age of Apostasy, when it was re-adopted by Seb Thor and now Sisters believe them to be "blessed"

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Awesome, so I can have: 3 Valkyries, 3 Vendettas, 3 Vultures, and 3 Avengers? Epic plane win?

[Iyandagar]

DrLove, on the one hand you have just made me a happy little soul, I have a devious plan in mind for my Sisters involving 2 Exorcist and one of these bad puppies.... Especially as I shan't tell my regular opponent of this purchase and drop it on him...

He is a win at all costs kinda player...

I do believe his Space Wolves are in for a pummelling.

However, on the other hand that's pretty much a hundred or so quid haemorrhaged from my wallet....

[SotonShades]

DO WANT!

I also want to see examples of "Distinctive Paintwork". :D

Hope these will suffice.

First is the My 40k Thunderbolt, followed by the Aeronautica Copy.

Then I have a couple of pictures of the rest of the (fully painted) models in the squadron, with 'The Thunder Lord' and 'Old Reliable' having Distinctive Paint and the other two showing the normal sscheme for the squadron.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

That's a sexy set of planes dude! I demand more!

[SotonShades]

I'll upload some more prob on thrus. Kopta Force and AoP board kinda maxed my bandwidth limit on my Flickr account this month :p

[UnionJackal]

Awesome, so I can have: 3 Valkyries, 3 Vendettas, 3 Vultures, and 3 Avengers? Epic plane win?

Assuming I haven't massively misread the Vulture entry, regrettably not- you only get one Vulture per Fast Attack slot. However, you can stick your Company Command Squad (if it's seven models or less) in an Aquila as a Dedicated Transport...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That's enough planes for me! :D

[junkmonkey]

great looking model, (extremely similar to the jets in the PS3 game WarHawk)