Legion of Damned Sergeant - illegal model?

[Anaximander]

The legion of damned sergeant model is armed with a power weapon and a plasma pistol.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1490603&prodId=prod380007a

If you read the codex entry, he starts out with a bolt pistol, boltgun and grenades like the rest of the squad. He then has the option to replace the boltgun with a variety of weapons, but this only gives him one weapon upgrade. How does he get the second weapon upgrade?

Does this mean the model does not fit the codex entry?

[Nabterayl]

Uh ... wow. I hadn't noticed that. The only way I can see that being a halfway legal build is if that isn't a power sword but just a regular axe, in which case the model counts as a damned sergeant with plasma pistol, bolt pistol, and grenades. That way the only thing the model doesn't represent is the ability to fire a bolt pistol instead of the plasma pistol, which is a minor enough discrepancy on a T4 Sv3+ model that I would not be bothered by it.

[Dezartfox]

The updated marine FAQ says that they may excahnge EITHER their pistol or bolter.

[Duke]

Woot for the FAQ!

Im thinking of getting this squad just for the pure awesomeness!

I for sure want that sgt. he is amazing. and the multi-melta marine is just mean! I have to get these guys and see if there is anyway for me to convert them into Blood Angels.


Duke

[lobster-overlord]

I for sure want that sgt. he is amazing. and the multi-melta marine is just mean! I have to get these guys and see if there is anyway for me to convert them into Blood Angels.

Screw converting them.... These are going to be a squad in my Apoc Death Company Army as is.

[RocketRollRebel]

Drooool. Death company... yes...yes...

[Melissia]

They certainly look like a viable death company to me. Post pics when you're done, I'd like to see it.

[Dark_Templar]

Salamanders Sternguard FTW!

[entendre_entendre]

the sarge looks like an easy chaplain conversion to me :)

[Orminah]

Drooool. Death company... yes...yes...

Ah yes, I also want some nice, deadly looking Death Company. But alas, I will wait until March to see what GW will do.

[RocketRollRebel]

Ah yes, I also want some nice, deadly looking Death Company. But alas, I will wait until March to see what GW will do.

hmmm true. Fortunately I have no cash for minis at the moment so I don't have to deal with that temptation. But under the current rules they would make great on foot death co that I've been wanting to try out.

[bad moon on afull moon]

yeh i couldnt really see gw producing such a cool model that cant use the weapons its got

im considering turning the sergeant into a dark apostle and the rest of the squad into his chosen

[Cryl]

Screw converting them.... These are going to be a squad in my Apoc Death Company Army as is.

That's a great idea! I wasn't and still am not, impressed with these as Legion of the Damned but as DEath Company they've got loads of potential, post pics please.

[Bard of Twilight]

Since they are S&P, can they fire the Multi Melta on the turn they arrive?

[Nabterayl]

Yup.

[Anggul]

Since they are S&P, can they fire the Multi Melta on the turn they arrive?

Isn't it an assault weapon anyway?

[Nabterayl]

The multi-melta isn't, no. The [single] melta is.

[SombreBrotherhood]

Nope. MM are heavies.

[Anaximander]

It seems to me a standard fit for this unit includes multi-melta and meltagun. But there is no meltagun model. So if you want it, you will have to do some conversion work anyway.

The SM FAQ from 13/1/9 mentions nothing about the sgt being allowed to swap either weapon. Is there a newer one?

[Nabterayl]

Yup (http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2250129_FAQ_SpaceMarines_Nov2009).