I bought into Arena Rex at Adepticon last year, but don’t really know other people who play. They ran a discount for Black Friday, so I decided to grab another faction so I could make somebody play with me.
Plus, the models are too beautiful not to own.
Valen
Valen is part of the Legio XIII. I took him with my Zephyri at the tournament at this year’s Adepticon because Hagal was in the paint competition and I needed to fill the slot. He works best with other models supporting, but he ended up getting isolated pretty badly. I look forward to seeing him with more Legio XIII friends.
To round out my playable Team Yankee force I needed some infantry. Painting dudes at 15mm isn’t exactly my idea of fun, so I’m keeping it to a single platoon for now.
Mech Platoon (stairs)
Mech Platoon (leader)
Mech Platoon (clearing building)
Mech Platoon (dug in)
I waffled a great deal on what to do for basing, but ended up buying resin bases from Kerr and King. They make nice little evocative scenes, although there’s a bit more bubbles than I’d like.
Mech Platoon (dragon on the wall)
Mech Platoon (dragon, two story)
Mech Platoon (dragon, rubble)
Mech Platoon (dragon, corner)
Transports are non-optional in Team Yankee, so I needed a box of those, too. The box comes with resin dudes for mounting the Dragon missiles. To put off making a decision and/or maximizing flexibility, I magnetized them. It does mean the hatch is always open, but I can live with that. I also put a dude out another hatch to designate the lead track.
M113
Now I just need to put together some objectives, and maybe refurbish my first attempt at the tanks.
These models are the first resin/metal that I dealt with from Battlefront. The solid blocks of resin are much heavier than the plastics. The metal is also far less flexible than most metal models I’ve worked with. I managed to snap one of the tracks in half trying to straighten it.
M109
The laser-guided projectiles are really nice in game. What I didn’t realize is that you need a FIST observer to use them. Which I don’t have a model for. Without one, these guys are a little lackluster.