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jadebullet posted:Why did they get rid of squats again? Those models look really awesome.
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Sep 16, 2014 02:29
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Yes, but if they would do modern day squats I am sure that they would look better than the old range.
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Sep 16, 2014 02:32
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BULBASAUR posted:The interns are at it again! That's probably one of the better ones too.
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Sep 16, 2014 02:44
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BuffaloChicken posted:They're pretty much an entire army, now! Cataphract posted:I don't understand this... you save less than six quid and get some resin sculpts from a 2nd tier company but don't get any of the extra bitz or customisation options that come in the GW MANZ kit. I just went through all my Ultramarines and retro IG and drybrushed the bases with Rotting Flesh. My right arm feels like it's going to fall off after drybrushing like 150 bases but they all look much better now. Just one more step to add to the process of painting those dudes. Also Ghost Hand, I listened to the new episode of the ICs while working on my Oath - thanks again for having me on! I didn't realize I talked that fast until I heard the recording.
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Sep 16, 2014 02:58
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jadebullet posted:Why did they get rid of squats again? Those models look really awesome. Preferred enemy: jaywalker
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Sep 16, 2014 03:03
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BULBASAUR posted:The interns are at it again! Please don't make fun of my senior project. I hope Dark Eldar are good again because Hixson has a baller Dark Eldar army that I wanna see on the table again.
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Sep 16, 2014 03:23
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I have successfully through trade, ebay now have 8 Helbrutes.  . Finally!
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Sep 16, 2014 03:32
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Speaking of Dark Eldar, my friend revealed he will be collecting them as his army. Any advice for a Space Marine player to combat Dark Eldar?
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Sep 16, 2014 03:34
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BuffaloChicken posted:I wanna play! I'll bring the bottle of Jameson. Wait, what? GK and Inquisition are being split again? What. And I have some GK/Inq bits but absolutely none from the new sets. I don't like how huge and dumb the weapons on the plastic models are.
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Sep 16, 2014 03:38
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Post 9-11 User posted:Wait, what? GK and Inquisition are being split again? What. Uroboros posted:Speaking of Dark Eldar, my friend revealed he will be collecting them as his army. Any advice for a Space Marine player to combat Dark Eldar?
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Sep 16, 2014 03:47
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Cataphract posted:I don't understand this... you save less than six quid and get some resin sculpts from a 2nd tier company but don't get any of the extra bitz or customisation options that come in the GW MANZ kit. edit: never mind, I hadn't refreshed and didn't realize I was responding to something from a previous page
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Sep 16, 2014 03:50
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Calling it now; from an original Lysander idea where Bolter Drill was literally a Bolter Drill Master Twig posted:After 9 days and using pretty much all of my free time on it, I got the Hive Knight completed. I know it's not perfect, but I love it dearly.
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Sep 16, 2014 04:22
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PantsOptional posted:I have a very small handful of RT era GK bits. I also have some Forgefather dudes from Mantic that came with my wannabe Thunderfires if you want them. PM me. jadebullet posted:On the topic of interesting bits lying around, does anyone have any cool looking axes lying around that they wouldn't mind parting with? I am working on my honor guard for my marines and I figured that it would be cool to have them all have large, two handed axes and angelus boltguns, but I am having trouble finding cool looking axe heads. http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Dwarf-Ironbreakers?_requestid=1673991 Gotta keep the goon bitz karma flowing, after all.
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Sep 16, 2014 04:24
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Yo buffchix: that Librarian is almost done. I'll take pictures once the varnish is dry. He's looking boss as gently caress and I think he'll be leading my Ultras in the tournament I'm hitting in November.
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Sep 16, 2014 04:57
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SRM posted:Inquisition have had their own codex for like a year and Grey Knights got split off from them completely with their most recent codex. Everything I read seems to indicate they do a number on space marines. Would a drop pod heavy army with a core of troops in razorbacks be a good method? I suppose what I'm wondering is should I play aggressive and try to take the fight to them ASAP, or should I sit back wait for them to come my way?
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Sep 16, 2014 05:06
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I feel like playing defensively against DE will just get you hedged in and murdered that much faster.
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Sep 16, 2014 05:24
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I've always wanted to play against DE since I hear they are like no other army, but nobody in my circle has them. In my mind weapons with good range, mid strength, and high volumes of fire would be ideal (hellllo volkite weaponry)
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Sep 16, 2014 06:27
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Uroboros posted:Speaking of Dark Eldar, my friend revealed he will be collecting them as his army. Any advice for a Space Marine player to combat Dark Eldar? Disable the transports - if they can move, they'll kill you. They are very very good at landing a lot of wounds due to poisoned weaponry, as a marine player you do have an advantage with good saves. I tended to use drop pods to land suicide attack squads to wipe out key transports turn 1. If they're on foot and in the open they're basically tissue paper models. Look out for things like wyches and archon in combat, they can have brutal wargear (2+ invuln which works until it fails is nasty) and a ton of high initiative attacks.
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Sep 16, 2014 07:20
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Uroboros posted:Speaking of Dark Eldar, my friend revealed he will be collecting them as his army. Any advice for a Space Marine player to combat Dark Eldar? The entire army depends on very weak vehicles to survive. As marines you have a ton of melta and plasma options to get rid of them; once they're down DE infantry are T 3 5+ armor saves, soo not super scary. Ravagers are key vehicles to destroy, after those are down focus on the other transports.
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Sep 16, 2014 07:39
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The biggest threat to Marines that DE are packing is darklight spam. They can bring enough blasters and dark lances to direct volume S8 AP2 shooting into Marine tanks and terminators.
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Sep 16, 2014 08:09
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Cataphract posted:I don't understand this... you save less than six quid and get some resin sculpts from a 2nd tier company but don't get any of the extra bitz or customisation options that come in the GW MANZ kit. To be honest I wouldn't get either kit. I already have the resin Manz from when they were released ages ago. I don't really need any more but I would have picked up a box from GW if the price had not made me laugh. I got the Flash Gitz box and that was stupid money for 5 models. At least Manz are worth taking. It is good for me that I have more fun converting than I do playing.
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Sep 16, 2014 08:28
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I dream of a Mandrake buff, I have thirty of those little fuckers based on the strength of the models alone. They haven't seen play since 5th, really.
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Sep 16, 2014 10:34
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BuffaloChicken posted:Thanks for the offer, but i'm trying to keep the squad consistent by just using the new plastic GK. Much appreciated, though! Man, those would be perfect. Thanks man.
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Sep 16, 2014 11:25
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Hollismason posted:I have successfully through trade, ebay now have 8 Helbrutes. Oh drat it. I have just last night completed my third Helbrute for my Mayhem pack. I found myself thinking "Hmmm, if i could get 2 more Helbrutes i could field a Murderpack". Are you telling me the compulsion never stops!? I have visions of myself turning up at a tournament 6 month's from now. "It's actually an Unbound army, 15 Helbrutes".
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Sep 16, 2014 11:53
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Deptfordx posted:Murderpack But are you using a murderpack with murderfang using his murderclaws with a certain murderlust?
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Sep 16, 2014 12:19
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So the 1/56 scale Crusader tank I bought from Blitzkreig miniatures finally arrived after nearly a month of waiting, and I'm not really sure if I can use this as a count-as Leman Russ.    The casting quality is pretty drat good though.
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Sep 16, 2014 14:06
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Great to make into a grot tank, though!
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Raphus C posted:To be honest I wouldn't get either kit. I already have the resin Manz from when they were released ages ago. I don't really need any more but I would have picked up a box from GW if the price had not made me laugh. I got the Flash Gitz box and that was stupid money for 5 models. At least Manz are worth taking. Hey, say what you will about $50 for a unit of 5 flash gitz in game, but modelling-wise I had more fun with that kit than any of the other kits I've put together. The guns alone are 8 pieces, for mork's sake!
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Cooked Auto posted:So the 1/56 scale Crusader tank I bought from Blitzkreig miniatures finally arrived after nearly a month of waiting, and I'm not really sure if I can use this as a count-as Leman Russ. Aww, your tank had a baby
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Ignite Memories posted:Hey, say what you will about $50 for a unit of 5 flash gitz in game, but modelling-wise I had more fun with that kit than any of the other kits I've put together. The guns alone are 8 pieces, for mork's sake! Yeah, I really, really enjoyed assembling the Flash Gitz. Great kit, shame about the price and the associated rules!
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Sep 16, 2014 14:21
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They're just relatively expensive for a small shooting unit with low BS and survivability. I really wish they were good, because they're hella sweet models, but...
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I played against a buddy a few weeks ago, and his Flash Gitz got one round of shooting against my Terminators. He rolled AP1 and they chewed them the gently caress up. I know the chances are only 1/3 that they'll go through my armor, but sheesh that was rough.
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Flash gitz are high risk/reward. Pricey for almost any situation and easily doubled out, but when preparation meets opportunity they will eat 600 points of terminators and HQs in a single round of shooting. They literally made a kid cry. I felt horrible.
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I think just upping their BS to 3, 4 if they stand still would be enough to make them a lot better. Disclaimer: I've not been playing all that long, so I may be totally off base. But hm. I might try fielding mine sometime, since I have them anyway! On a more positive note, the Ghazghkull supplement Bully Boyz meganobz formation has performed really well for me. My 2k list is: Megaboss w/combi skorcha + Lucky Stikk 29 shoota boyz and nob w/boss pole + powerclaw 29 shoota boyz and nob w/boss pole + powerclaw 5 meganobs, three with combi skorchas and two with killsaws in battlewagon w/ 2x big shootas 5 meganobs, three with combi skorchas and two with killsaws in battlewagon w/ 2x big shootas 5 meganobs, three with combi skorchas and two with killsaws in battlewagon w/ 2x big shootas 4 rokkit buggies 4 rokkit buggies 4 rokkit buggies The Warboss joins one of the units of manz, making them WS 6 Fear and Fearless. Each meganob unit rides in a wagon, with the buggies screening them. Sometimes I outflank one of the buggy squadrons, depending on the map. Meganobs just tear things up in close combat, I've found, and the wagons are tough enough to get them into range, especially with the cover save the buggies give them turn 1. The stikk is just absurdly good. Might try swapping down the boyz to either small mobs or backfield squatter gretchin and try out flash gitz or other more specialized units next game. I've got everything but Fast Attack free, since the wagons are dedicated transports and the meganobz are a formation! Esser-Z fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Sep 16, 2014 |
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 Yo buffchix:     Next I've got some Assault Marines. I was kinda dreading these dudes because of their jump packs getting in the way, but they painted really easy! It wasn't even that hard to get the sergeant's transfer on under the jump pack vent:      
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jadebullet posted:Well, I play a lot of board games with my fiance which is why I wanted to get Space Hulk, but we more, or less, just play to have a good time as opposed to criticizing every little thing about the board game we are playing so I guess it would be a pretty fun game. I have never really played Talisman before. Plus we aren't above throwing in house rules to turn a mediocre board game into a better one. Maybe get her started on Gorkamorka? I'd argue it would be cheaper than Space Hulk and probably scratch her orky itch better.
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WAR FOOT posted:I dream of a Mandrake buff, I have thirty of those little fuckers based on the strength of the models alone. They would be really easy to buff too. Just give them Altered Physique and let them begin with a pain token. Whatever happens, I hope they become better because they are great models and one of the few units I don't have in my DE army.
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I'm thinking of getting back in with necrons or chaos daemons. Are there any good strategies for either running around now. The idea of summoning dudes either daemons or scarab sounds very fun.
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