New Section - Gothic Guide

[CyberShadow]

OK, I have had a few calls for a section of the site dealing with a guide to Gothic ships, pictures and so on. So, I will add this, however I dont want to add another empty title. So, I will let you guys do the work!  ;D

Basically, I am after you lot sending in contributions for this. I need:

- A picture of the ship in general, preferebly at least 240 x 180 pixels in size
- Background. A brief couple of sentences on the background of the ship, you know the general format. Right?
- Tactics. Another brief piece about how you use this class of ship. What other ships it works well with, and the situations that it is good and bad at.

By brief, I mean about 200 words, or five or six sentences.

This will deal with Blue Book, Gothic Mag, Planet Killer or Warp Storm ship classes only - not home made ships, I am afraid. It should also focus on a single ship, or squadron of about three escorts. It will also cover any race.

When I get three different entries for a race, I will put everything up at once. So, send them in as soon as you can and we will get this going. Let me know if you have any questions.

[Blacksnotling]

I have a question about the background bit,
Do you want the background to be from the Gothic War, or in the case of the newer ships, to be from any time period.

For example, for my BFG fleet I have plotted out a history from before the Gothic War to present day and some of the ships won't have been in the gothic war so can their background be from more 'recent' times.

I am not sure if the above made any scense to anybody so let me know if it needs explaning

[Shadow_Hunter]

I will gladly contribute, however the only problem I will have is getting a piccie of my ships.  All the other stuff I can do, just dont have access to any decent camera.  To be honest, I dont have a camera at all, but can get hold of the works one. Its a real cheapo one though with no focus, or anything.  I'll do me best.

One other thing is I have some Ork ships that I've used a couple of times.  If I did anything on those (unlikely, but you never know) would you accept pics of unpainted ships?  I really dont think I'd ever have time to get round to painting them.  I have soooo many other onngoing projects that they just wouldn't fit in.  Actually, ignore all that.  I'll just concentrate on everything else first.  If I do write up anything on them, then I'll do a paint  job on them too, even if its c**p .  Lucky its Orks, you can get away with poor paint jobs on their kind of vehicles.

[CyberShadow]

Thanks for your comments and offers of submissions guys, very much appreciated. With the posters here and other visitors to the site, I am sure that we can make this a great section.

I think that there are two main questions arising here:

Background. I was thinking of the background of the ship, whatever it is. My battles are in a different sector, and I am sure that a lot of people divert from the GW background as it gives more scope. For the background, I am thinking of things such as the commander, and upgrades, heroic actions, defeats, famous raids, etc. But, the background can be from whatever part of the galaxy that you like.

Pictures. I am afraid that I am going to have to be a bit strict here. I want the pictures to be examples of how you can paint the ships, and the whole thing as a resource on many levels. I will need all three sections done, and any pictures to be the best possible, and of painted miniatures. I will add a top section about the class, but the rest will be thoughts and examples of players and an inspiration of how to build the ships, example paint schemes, a wealth of background and any good ideas for their use in games. That way it will be good for players of the fleets, and for people facing them.

Does this clear things up? I will post an example here as soon as I can for you all to follow.

[CyberShadow]

OK, here is an example of what I am looking for. I hope that it helps:

Name: The Indomitable

Picture: Insert a picture here. The photograph would be at least 240 x 180 in resolution. The picture should be clear and sharp, and the ship should take up most of the picture and be close and detailed. The ship should be painted and hopefully converted to some extent as well.

Background: The Indomitable was sent back from the front line in the Solar Sector after her original commander, Admiral Svenson, and his entire command officers were killed by a malfunctioning Ork Fighter-Bomber devastating the bridge. A new commander was promoted from the fleet. The Indomitable is more at home at raids and attacking isolated groups, where her speed pays off. She was instrumental in the blockade of Epsilon Twelve, where she destroyed an entire squadron of Ork Ram ships before they could get amongst the fleet and cause untold damage.

Tactics: This type of cruiser has the speed to react to enemy movement, and so I have found that it works well placed towards the back of the fleet. However, it is quickly destroyed if left isolated and should be supported. A squadron of Firestorms is ideal, as they have the speed and firepower to keep up.

You guys can probably go on a bit more with the Tactics and Background. Looking at it again, I would say that 150 words is ideal. I await your emailed submissions!  ;D

[CyberShadow]

Well, zero submissions for this so far. Come on guys. Is anyone thinking of starting this section off? Let me know, it would be good to see whether people like it and are considering it.

[Shadow_Hunter]

I am working on it. I touched up my Void ready for when I get my hands on a camera. I'll try extra hard to get something on its way.

[Axtklinge]

I like the idea a lot, but unfortunatly it will take a while for me to actually have any kind of opinion about the ships.
I think it will be worth the effort, and I intent to have a couple of entries "later or later"...

Cheers
A.

[CyberShadow]

I guess that this is another section which will just grow slowly. I will add whatever I can to what other people send in, and put it all together as soon as I have enough material. Thanks.

[Shadow_Hunter]

I had to move my BFG stuff last night to get at my Epic stuff to start on my Phantom Titan. (see the epic forum) i noticed that my Void Stalker looks quite good now I ve touched it up, but unfortunantly it no longer is quite the same paint job as the other cruisers. Its slightly lighter now due to the extra paint brushing its received. So I'll have to touch up the rest now too.

I have jotted some things down for 'Vaul's Anger' which I'll type up once I get my hands on a camera, and send it in together. Once I get a camera I'll have c**p loads to send in fr you, so you'll be busy.

I also set up my boards the other day (pratising a photo shoot) And put my Scorpian SHT alongside a wave serpent, Falcon, 2 Vypers, 2 Wraithlords and Vibro Cannon. It looked sweet. Cant wait to get that sent in to you.

[CyberShadow]

Cool. It sounds like there is a load of stuff on the way from you. Thanks.