Monday 8 December 2014

Christmas Wish lists

For all of you in podcast land (and those who are not) we talked about Christmas wish lists in episode 2 of the podcast. 


Happy Christmas from the Resistance....
The basic premise was 

"What should you get on top of the starter set to have a 1000 point army? and how much will it cost me?"


So here are the lists we discussed, and how much they will set you back, in cold hard cash.



Edchopps PHR list. You get a Hades, and who doesn't want a Hades for Christmas?! The extra bits you will need on top of the plastic starter are: 
  • Zeus - £12
  • Sires - £8
  • Triton A1 £12
  • Hades £25
  • PHR Cards £5
For a grand total (including starter) of..........£97
You also get an extra Zeus, 2 bases of Sirens, Triton, Juno and 2 walkers with options of weapons. the only problem with this list is that you will need the main rulebook and Reconquest: Phase 1 to play it.  


SkullSwords Resistance list, well rounded with good anti-tank and anti-air. Also has 4 units of troops.
The extra things needed are:
  • Alexander - £12.50
  • Lifthawk - £13
  • Freeriders - £10
  • Cyclones - £16.50
  • Resistance Cards - £8 (more expensive than others due to Feral and Allied)

This comes to £115 including the £55 resin starter. A very reasonable price, and you get helicopters!! You also get 2 bases of Freeriders extra. You also need to know that you will need the main rulebook and Reconquest: Phase 1 to play the Resistance.



My Scourge list, it has prowlers - you might have figured out that Team OB love Prowlers. Also Destroyers; Scourge should never leave home without them. The extra things needed are:
  • Desolator -£17.50
  • Destroyers - £9
  • Prowlers - £9
  • Intruder alpha - £10.50
  • Intruder beta - £10.50
  • Scourge Cards - £5

This comes in at £96.50 including the plastic starter set (you could save £5 if you and a friend brought the 2 player starter set - see the UCM later)
You also get 2 extra bases of Destroyers, an extra Intruder alpha and an Invader. With this list ( like the previous 2, you will need both rule books as Destroyers are in Reconquest: Phase 1.


ZombieStates Shaltari seem a little light at first, but they really pack a punch. The extra things needed are:
  • Coyote - £11.50
  • Jaguar - £11.50
  • Spirit Gates - £10.50
  • First Borns - £9
  • Shaltari Cards - £5

This is certainly the cheapest at £82.50 including plastic starter, you get 2 extra bases of First Borns, and an extra Eden. This is made even cheaper by needing only the main Rulebook to play. 


We've saved the best till last. My UCM list. This may be slightly biased, but I think this is the most rounded 1000 point army. It shows a great range of what the UCM are about. Although I did slightly cheat by not using the whole starter set (neither did Zombie though for his Shaltari). I dropped the bears so that it would actually save money! The things you need are:
  • Kodiak - £11
  • Wolverines - £7.50
  • Gladius - £11
  • Raven A x2 - £21 
  • Archangel - £11
  • UCM Cards - £5

Coming in at £101.50 including the plastic starter set, you also get an spare Raven, Archangel and 3 bears. This list also only needs the main rulebook to play it.  
As I touched on earlier, you can save an extra £5 on this, by you and a friend purchasing the 2 player starter set, it's not only a £5 saving on the army but also the rule book, tokens, templates, buildings, play mat etc etc.

Anyway, I hope you found this informative. It was fun to create the lists and chat about. 

All the prices are from the Hawk Wargames website and are correct as of Dec 2014 

9 comments:

  1. Here is my PHR 1000pt for 68lb
    Standard Army
    Clash: 999/1000 points
    Standard Army
    PHR Standard Roster [999/1000 pts]
    Hand of the Sphere [191 pts]
    Command Squad: Zeus, Odin, Neptune [191 pts]
    Battle Pantheon [294 pts]
    Battle Squad: 2x Ares, Neptune [129 pts]
    Helios Squad: 2x Helios, Neptune [165 pts]
    Battle Pantheon [171 pts]
    Battle Squad: 2x Phobos, Neptune [171 pts]
    Immortals [104 pts]
    Immortals: 2x Immortals, Triton A1 [104 pts]
    Immortals [104 pts]
    Immortals: 2x Immortals, Triton A1 [104 pts]
    Air Wing [135 pts]
    Athena Squad: Athena [135 pts]
    Starter nets 4 INF bases,2 ares/2 pho 3 medium dropships, convert the the JUNO into helios by trimming off the treads and using stealth missile bits from tritons on the A2 turrets. Then cut the guns off the A1 turrets and use the extra mechit arms to convert your 2nd Zues into a odin/heb/enyo. Bit of hobby work but cheap, cheap, cheap.
    Starter=35
    Athena=10
    #4Neptune =11
    TritonA1=12

    Command lv1 only, but hay, easy to expand to 1500.

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  2. Sorry 73lbs, forgot the 5lbs for command cards.

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  3. Here is my Scourge idea for 89.5lb
    Standard Army
    Clash: 994/1000 points
    Standard Army
    Standard Roster [994/1000 pts]
    Oppressors [333 pts]
    Desolator: Desolator(Master) [225 pts]
    Reavers: 2x Reaver [108 pts]
    Vanguard [304 pts]
    Hunter Squad: 3x Hunter, Marauder [146 pts]
    Reaper Squad: 3x Reaper, Marauder [158 pts]
    Warriors [237 pts]
    Warrior Horde: 3x Warriors, Marauder, 2x Invader [156 pts]
    ^ Sharing ^ Warrior Horde: 3x Warriors [81 pts]
    Occupation Patrol [60 pts]
    Prowlers: 4x Prowler, Intruder Beta [60 pts]
    Occupation Patrol [60 pts]
    Prowlers: 4x Prowler, Intruder Beta [60 pts]

    Starter 35
    Desolator 17.5
    Reaver 12.5
    Prowlers 9
    Intruder B 10.5
    Cards 5

    Feindusmaximus

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  4. My resistance is almost the same, but trades Heins for Warthog (Soviet pack vs Nato), comes in @ 109
    Standard Army
    Clash: 992/1000 points
    Standard Army
    Resistance Standard [992/1000 pts]
    Warlord's HQ [265 pts]
    Alexander: M3 Alexander(Leader), AT-77 Lifthawk(+AA Cannon) [265 pts]
    Vehicle Detachment [113 pts]
    Gun Wagons: 3x Gun Wagon, NT-1 Kraken [113 pts]
    Resistance Band [244 pts]
    Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters, AT-77 Lifthawk, 3x MT-90 Jackson [148 pts]
    ^ Sharing ^ Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters [48 pts]
    ^ Sharing ^ Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters [48 pts]
    Rusted Fist [160 pts]
    Hannibals: 2x M9 Hannibal, AT-77 Lifthawk(+AA Cannon) [160 pts]
    Infiltrators [70 pts]
    Freeriders: 2x Freeriders [70 pts]
    Fast Strikers [140 pts]
    Hellhog: J19 Hellhog [140 pts]
    Starter=55
    J19=13.5
    M3=12.5
    Lift=13
    Free=10
    Cards=5

    FM

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  5. My Shamtari is slightly more expensive @ 89.5lbs, but how doesn't HATE playing vs 2 Dragons?
    Standard Army
    Clash: 997/1000 points
    Standard Army
    Standard Roster [997/1000 pts]
    Gate Group [135 pts]
    Eden Gates: 2x Eden [90 pts]
    Haven: Haven [15 pts]
    Haven: Haven [15 pts]
    Haven: Haven [15 pts]
    Court of Elders [171 pts]
    Coyote: Coyote(Elder) [171 pts]
    Swordpoint [249 pts]
    Tomahawk Squad: 3x Tomahawk [114 pts]
    Kukri Squad: 3x Kukri [135 pts]
    Warrior Clan [194 pts]
    Braves: 2x Braves [64 pts]
    Firedrake: Firedrake [130 pts]
    Warrior Clan [194 pts]
    Braves: 2x Braves [64 pts]
    Firedrake: Firedrake [130 pts]
    Speartip [54 pts]
    Yari Squad: 2x Yari(+Light Ion Cannon) [54 pts]
    Starter 35
    Drake x 2 29
    Coyote 11.5
    Yari 9
    Cards 5

    FM

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  6. My UCM comes in @ 97lbs
    Standard Army
    Clash: 1000/1000 points
    Standard Army
    Standard Roster [1000/1000 pts]
    Field Command [203 pts]
    Kodiak: Kodiak(Captain) [203 pts]
    Armored Formation [308 pts]
    Sabre Squad: 3x Sabre, Condor [142 pts]
    Rapier Squad: 3x Rapier, Condor [166 pts]
    Legionnaire Corps [219 pts]
    Legionnaires: 3x Legionnaires, Condor, 2x Bear [141 pts]
    ^ Sharing ^ Legionnaires: 3x Legionnaires [78 pts]
    Expeditionary Group [72 pts]
    Wolverine Squad: 4x Wolverine A [72 pts]
    Expeditionary Group [64 pts]
    Wolverine Squad: 4x Wolverine B [64 pts]
    Air Wing [134 pts]
    Archangel Squad: 2x Archangel [134 pts]

    Stater 35
    Kodiak 11
    Wolves x 2 15
    Arch 11
    Cards 5

    Sorry for spamming my ideas. I really like your guys blog, along w/ the Sweeds. Not much on this side of the pond :(.

    FM

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  7. Maybe 1 comment would be better next time, but I absolutely love your enthusiam! Although your lists are cheaper (or lighter, if using lb's :p ) they lack the troops to be optimised in my opinion. As you said though, it is something that can be expanded on in the future. Also, an Athena in a 1000pts though?! I like your style ;)

    Over the pond, I.e. the US? If there is none at the moment, why not be the first!

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  8. Will we get an updated version of this for 2015 to 2016?

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  9. Necroing (as i love to do) this up +1:

    Any chance (please?) of an updated set of lists from you gents?

    Many things have changed in DZC in the last 29 months, and over here in New Zealand we're about to embark on an Escalation Campaign for which we'll all need 1000pt lists in the last two rounds.

    We've got a good few noobs interested in getting their feet wet and buying into the game, so it'd be a wonderful thing to have a fresh set of effective, cheap-to-build lists for us all to consider.

    Thanks as always Team OB!!

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