I've been working away on some more Twilight Kin with the Corsair models next in line to be painted. The kit comes with a few variants to make the different Corsair offerings and for the first two Troop's I've gone with mostly spears to represent the Fleetwardens. Most/all of the Corsair units have the relatively low defence of 5+ but come with an optional upgrade (Bloodhex) which allows you to bump it up to 5+ for a turn. The Fleetwardens also come with an option to increase their nerve by +1/+1 for a low cost. There isn't a huge amount of Crushing Strength in the list so they also supply a handy source of that and Phalanx for blunting the attacks of cavalry and flyers.
The Voidwalker variant is more focused on straight combat and has the option to change to melee 3+, but the ability to add Ensnare onto the units will also help with survivability.
The reason I started with two Troop's worth is so I could field the Crew of the Heartseeker formation which adds Regiment of Impalers add well to complete the formation. The formation makes the Fleetwardens Fearless and the Rally on the Impalers can take them up to -/14 nerve, which is pretty good for a Troop. This would give you three hardy pieces of chaff with which to hold up the enemy.
I have painted up the Heartseeker for Armada as well so if she makes it onto the table then it feels like her crew should be on the table for Kings.
Next up I'm painting some heroes to go with the army and then a couple of Troops of ranged units.
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