So I am about to pick up a few more models. Have I mastered what I have? Heck no! But I am finally starting to paint what I have and the lack of availability means it will be some time before anything I order gets here.
Depending on what is available, I will be adding Steel Phalanx Starter or Devas but there is one guy I want to throw in the mix either way, the Ekdromoi. They are one of my favorite models and who doesn't like being able to reach across the board? But the question is, which one? They don't seem to have a chain rifle model, so I suppose it is really just the combi, the HMG and Diomedes.
The combi seems the most versitile model wise, but even if I get all three models there is the question of how to play them.
The HMG seems like a lot of resources to deploy off board, but there aren't a lot of HMGs on the board. For the cost I could deploy 2 dakinis (almost) or a zayin with total reaction. Super jum offers some ammusing possibilities, but I am leaning towards HMGs going elswhere.
The Hacker opens interesting possibilities. Dropping a repeater way behind enemy lines is a party in a box, especially with the Mul problems mentioned in another thread. The humble combi rifle seems nice, but if I have the extra swc (and until I get a better variety of models I always do) why not use a hacker?
The boarding shotgun is becoming one of my favorite Myrmidon weapons. For a relatively low cost you have a mobile teardrop template, or a pair of up close AP shots. In the past the Myrmidon BS has been great for clearing objectives, I can't help but fantasize what one in the enemy backfield will do.
And the humble chain rifle. I am saddened by the lack of a chain rifle model, but this guys is cheap (for ALEPH) and if I end up with Devas instead of the Steel box, I could really use another cheaper model. (My current 300 point load usually requires me to field both Asuras!)
And of course Diomedes. I could really use more Lt options, and NWI is always nice, and the MK12 aint a bad rifle. If I use him as an Lt, I can't start him off the board (well I can but...). It seems like Eredos is a better MK12 delivery system, but the lack of an swc and the ability to bounce from behind walls amuses me. If I have both it seems like a matter of whether I have more SWC or points in my pocket.
But what are your experience with the ALEPH airborne? Which do you use and why?