[Archive] Okay, so what are these goddamn bucklers actually *for*?

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Thommy H:

Random question, but after spending about 10 minutes removing Dwarf Thunderer bucklers from sprues for a trade on this very site, I’m left wondering what they’re actually supposed to be used for besides making Chaos Dwarf blunderbusses.

For context, I bought two boxes of Thunderers to make my units and, bolstered with some BFSP Thunderers, I have 39 blunderbusses in total. Of those, six are command models so didn’t use up a buckler. That means I’ve used 33. I’m about to send off 40. So you therefore get at least 36 in each kit. Each kit, that is, of 14 models.

What possible use can 14 blokes have for 36 little shields? Can you even give your Dwarf missile troops shields? Why do you get so many? What do people do with these things when they’re not making blunderbusses?

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Anonymouse:

Aren’t they used for the Ranger-option?

Or they could just make the dwarf look cool? Well, for a certain given of “cool”…

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Hazkar:

to be honest i dont know

i´ve also never seen some dwarf player useing them

the only guys useing it are cd player…

maybe they are just made for that use and gw is cooler then we all think…and maybe thats just my little hope :wink:

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Da Crusha:

I thought they are supposed to be used as small shields for thunderers, but I used mine as shoulder pads for ironbreaker conversions.

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cornixt:

They are a terrible shape (concave) for sticking to the models too. As I’ve said before, I’m convinced that they were put in there specifically to be used as blunderbuss ends, it’s the only thing that makes sense.

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nitroglysarine:

I use them as hat ornaments, it was nice of our ‘‘purer’’ cousins to make them for us!

-oh and thanks for the clipping efforts!

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tjub:

I thought they are supposed to be used as small shields for thunderers, but I used mine as shoulder pads for ironbreaker conversions.

Da Crusha
Oh, thats an idea Ill have to try out! :)
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snowblizz:

Answer is simples. Shields.

The reason you get so many? Notice how they have different motifs? Some want the same icon on all the models in the unit, and hey presto you get 4x number of models of bucklers.
They used to/do this with regular shields as well. Plain shield for each model and 4 different icons for each shield. The regular Dwarf warrior box also comes with ungodly amounts of shields now that the boss is moulded on.

Why exactly they made them useless “bucklers” is totally beyond me, but shields were a very valid option for Thunderers in 6th & 7th.

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nitroglysarine:

one that fits the handgun through it would be a far more logical shape.

Still i’m glad they made them, really made my warriors look more balanced with them ontop.

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Baggronor:

What do people do with these things when they're not making blunderbusses?
They leave them on sprues or in bits boxes for years at a time until some top fellow like Nitro takes them off their hands and does something useful with them :) God knows I couldn't figure out any way of using them, but then again I'd already used zombie bells to make my BBs; and guess what? Those had been lying about in my bits box for years :)
Can you even give your Dwarf missile troops shields?
Yup, Quarrellers can also have great weapons, presumably as some form of compensation for their appalling shooting skills.