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rjderouin posted:So I have not played Warhammer since 5th but when I did I ran my own GTs (used to own a game store) and played in a lot of big tournaments and had a lot of fun, not really winning but having fun. I want to get back into the game but I want to play one of the super villains this time around. What is the super villain army or armies this meta and what should I expect at my next GT? Dark Eldar all day ery day.
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painted the first test model for my new space marine army.  he's been primered blue, so now i need to get a blue primer. Basecoat is Sombre grey from vallejo and the eyes are Dheneb stone. all washed with badab black/whatever the new name is. lots of small details need fixing, but pictures always reveal every damned flaw. not sure what i'll be calling them just. also i didn't assemble this model, so there's tons of dumb stuff like the old classical glue fingerprint on the shoulderpad.
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Oct 18, 2014 18:31
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raverrn posted:Dreadknights are pretty dominant in the HS slot, and it's damned hard to argue taking PAGK in Troops versus Termies. There's choices, but not nearly as many as there should be. The argument for strike squads is the same firepower for 13 less points per model. Dreadknights are really good, but you can't discount the purgation squad with its relatively cheap heavy weapons spam. That said, I basically agree. Two troop choices is standard, and there are hard choices to be made in the elites section, but FA and HS each have two real choices and then dedicated transports.
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Oct 18, 2014 18:41
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Sulecrist posted:I just built one. Look out for chipping in the gunners' shoulder pads and at the edges of the forward thrusters (the ones that go on the sides of the cockpit). Also, the triangular pieces at the front of the wings had gaps between them and the wings proper, and I had some problems with warping and miscasting at the very back (in and above the hatch area). All in all it was a really fun kit though and most of the problems won't be noticeable once it's painted. Just be patient. PeterWeller posted:You can use a wash or shade to tint the glass. Safety Factor fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Oct 18, 2014 |
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Oct 18, 2014 18:52
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It's not really the same firepower now that Psycannon are Salvo 2/4.
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Oct 18, 2014 18:53
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HardCoil posted:It's not really the same firepower now that Psycannon are Salvo 2/4. Fair enough, but the psycannon and friends are also cheaper in PA squads. And on a related note, I think it's wrong to keep thinking, "Codex: Psycannon." Special weapon choices are a place where the 7E book is better balanced than the 5E book.
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Oct 18, 2014 19:02
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rjderouin posted:So I have not played Warhammer since 5th but when I did I ran my own GTs (used to own a game store) and played in a lot of big tournaments and had a lot of fun, not really winning but having fun. I want to get back into the game but I want to play one of the super villains this time around. What is the super villain army or armies this meta and what should I expect at my next GT? But if you mean "super villains" as in bad dudes, yeah, Dark Eldar.
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Oct 18, 2014 19:04
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Safety Factor posted:I've tried to find examples online, but nothing really comes close to the effect on Forge World's model. I'll try something out on a spare flight stand or something and if I'm not happy with the results I'll just have to leave it off my Fire Raptor. The last thing I want is for the cockpit to end up cloudy and opaque. Tamiya Clear Red (what people use for blood effects) is what scale modelers use for brake lights and turn signals on cars, so that should work really well. I haven't seen a picture of that canopy but it should work really well.
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Oct 18, 2014 19:19
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I tried a GW Glaze on a broken canopy to see if it would work, and it did until it dried and went cloudy opaque, so don't use those
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Oct 18, 2014 19:51
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NTRabbit posted:I tried a GW Glaze on a broken canopy to see if it would work, and it did until it dried and went cloudy opaque, so don't use those lovely. I used their blue shade to tint the crystals on some fire prisms and it worked great. Now I'm not sure I'd risk doing it again.
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Oct 18, 2014 20:06
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Finished Vulkan today. Great model, probably the best Primarch they've done so far. More pics here http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3210214&pagenumber=1216#post436458992 serious gaylord fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Oct 18, 2014 |
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Oct 18, 2014 20:13
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pitch black skin salamanders look so dumb IMO
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Oct 18, 2014 20:19
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Judge a man not by the color of his skin, but by the skull his skin is hiding.
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Oct 18, 2014 20:24
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All skellies are born equal
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Oct 18, 2014 20:31
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Why couldn't they offer a helmeted head for primarchs in general like they do guys like Kharn, Typhon, etc. The models kick rear end dont get me wrong, but I want to see them with hats.
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Oct 18, 2014 20:47
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Hencoe posted:Why couldn't they offer a helmeted head for primarchs in general like they do guys like Kharn, Typhon, etc. The models kick rear end dont get me wrong, but I want to see them with hats. I think I recall reading that Alpharius is maybe going to come with a helmet or helmet option, but otherwise primarchs are clearly too hardcore for helmets
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Oct 18, 2014 20:51
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NTRabbit posted:Primarchs are clearly too hardcore for helmets  Even when they probably should have them, yeah.
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Oct 18, 2014 20:55
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If you think about it, Vulkan? Can't die, doesn't need one. Fulgrim? Wouldn't see just how pretty his hair is today. Curze? How would you see how dark and broody he is? Corax? How would you see that he's really the dark and broody one, Curze is just a poser? Khan? Moustache. Guilliman? Would block you from viewing the squarest jaw in the history of the universe Russ? Can't chew toys. Magnus? the lawyers from Marvel You wouldn't be able to see how worried Dorn was. Alpharius? You wouldn't be able to see his face to know it's holy poo poo how do we even know ergo Alpharius should come with a helmet. Mortarion should come with a skelly helmet for being the deathlord NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 21:14 on Oct 18, 2014 |
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Oct 18, 2014 21:05
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Why are people so weird about how much it cost them to paint their man dolls? I get that ghost hand is a real dude we could creep on, but even the people in the youtube comments when asked are like "lol a lot but I won't tell you" America is such a weird place
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Oct 18, 2014 21:22
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a ham who doesnt paint he own hams a shameful ham
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Oct 18, 2014 21:27
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BULBASAUR posted:Why are people so weird about how much it cost them to paint their man dolls? I get that ghost hand is a real dude we could creep on, but even the people in the youtube comments when asked are like "lol a lot but I won't tell you" People don't like to admit how much they've spent on things because they don't want other people to judge them as having spent too much or too little. It comes from the same place as the reticence to answer, and being told it's rude to ask, what a person's salary is. It's just the way a lot of people are raised. I don't really care, and I'm more than willing to both ask and answer because it's helpful to know what the going rates are for salary/cost of services, but all of my actual not small plastic space men friends get very evasive when I ask them. NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Oct 18, 2014 |
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Oct 18, 2014 21:35
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The answer to anything related to spending on this stuff is always 'Too much.'
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Oct 18, 2014 21:41
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serious gaylord posted:The answer to anything related to spending on this stuff is always 'Too much.' But never enough
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Oct 18, 2014 21:46
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serious gaylord posted:The answer to anything related to spending on this stuff is always 'Too much.'
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BULBASAUR posted:Why are people so weird about how much it cost them to paint their man dolls? I get that ghost hand is a real dude we could creep on, but even the people in the youtube comments when asked are like "lol a lot but I won't tell you" The artists also don't want to generally have people knowing this either, it hurts their negotiating position. It'd be like telling everyone how much you make.
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Oct 18, 2014 22:06
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It would be exactly that, yes.
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Oct 18, 2014 22:14
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Von Humboldt posted:If you mean "super villains" as in dominant lists, you'd do well to look at Necrons, Tau, Eldar, Imperial Knights, and Space Marines (often with Imperial Knight support.) They're really powerful, with Eldar being quite the bogeyman, as they have consistently done very well throughout 6th and 7th. Tau are still mean, though sliding down the rankings, and Necrons are slowly crawling their way up - both, in a way, as a result of 7th Edition changes. Imperial Knights are just a pain in the rear end to handle unless you design your list with them in mind (either through bogging them down and out-scoring them, or blowing several up - the first is normally the better plan) and you can slap allies with them, or them as allies, to shore up weaknesses. There are a few flavors of Marines that are crushing out events as well. Really, you've got a number of different options for something that is just going to punt your opponent in the junk. Space Marines (with Knights, likely) or Eldar are really your top tiers, though. I did mean the dominant meta list. Is Eldar what you would expect, tons of wave serpents, necrons tons of fliers and tau tons of the broad sides and riptides? The imperial knights seems like an interested directions if only because they are something I never could have played before. Tau would be cool to build like 3 or 4 riptides (if they are still optimal) just because once again I never really got to play with such huge kits. Necrons are boring and I already have played wave serpent/falcon spam in 4th when they were invincible.
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Oct 18, 2014 22:24
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I'm just reading the Haemonulus Covens supplement and fair play to GW, this is actually pretty cool. I'm particularly loving the formation for one each of Haemonculus, Talos, and Chronos that gives them -1 to enemy Ld, with +1 to their own WS & I. Might be interesting to Webway Portal into the enemy backline. Or just sit in a ruin and absorb all the dakka.
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Oct 18, 2014 22:37
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So, hey, Inquisitors: back in 6th they didn't take up an ally slot. Is that still the case in 7th, or has that been changed?
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Oct 18, 2014 23:20
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Nope, still an inquisitorial detachment, but in most tournaments its part of the detachments that you can have, you can also have it as a primary.
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Oct 18, 2014 23:38
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rjderouin posted:I did mean the dominant meta list. Is Eldar what you would expect, tons of wave serpents, necrons tons of fliers and tau tons of the broad sides and riptides? The imperial knights seems like an interested directions if only because they are something I never could have played before. Tau would be cool to build like 3 or 4 riptides (if they are still optimal) just because once again I never really got to play with such huge kits. Necrons are boring and I already have played wave serpent/falcon spam in 4th when they were invincible. Honestly, if you want to build Riptides, go for it. Tau are very powerful, and if you like the kit, there you go. It's how I started Flying Circus. (That, and the conversions were cheap.) Here and here are some of the top lists from tournaments earlier this year, if you want to poke around. Naramyth, if he pops in, can provide more in depth info on this sort of thing, I'm sure - his group is fairly cutthroat, so I know he has some insight. Abuse Puppy can certainly provide more input as well. I'm only capable of providing perspective from the other side of the table versus these lists. which is to say, goddamn I hate all those things can't a man just jink for a 2++ and summon scoring units in peace? :cryingdaemonprince:
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Oct 19, 2014 00:42
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How are most tournaments with unbound armies? Should I build like 6 Riptides or should I just build 3 ( or can I have 4 in a bound list?) I think I am just going to start building Riptides and having them be entirely magnetized from toe to tip so that I can play them as whatever I want.
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Oct 19, 2014 00:50
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Save yourself the effort an just put down some empty quart milk cartons with photo copies of the weapon systems taped on.
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Oct 19, 2014 01:01
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rjderouin posted:How are most tournaments with unbound armies? Should I build like 6 Riptides or should I just build 3 ( or can I have 4 in a bound list?) I think I am just going to start building Riptides and having them be entirely magnetized from toe to tip so that I can play them as whatever I want. LingcodKilla posted:Save yourself the effort an just put down some empty quart milk cartons with photo copies of the weapon systems taped on. His skeleton.
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Oct 19, 2014 01:09
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Arbite posted:
The reason for that picture is actually in the story....
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Oct 19, 2014 02:05
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NTRabbit posted:People don't like to admit how much they've spent on things because they don't want other people to judge them as having spent too much or too little. It comes from the same place as the reticence to answer, and being told it's rude to ask, what a person's salary is. It's just the way a lot of people are raised. I don't really care, and I'm more than willing to both ask and answer because it's helpful to know what the going rates are for salary/cost of services, but all of my actual not small plastic space men friends get very evasive when I ask them. Pretty much this. And my opinion has been called into question based on how much I choose to spend on Warhammer in this forum and others.
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Turns out that when you have Deathwing Land Raiders, it doesn't matter if every single thing in your army dies by the third turn; just hide it behind a building, take pot shots at Vendettas, and sit on the objective that The Sex Cannon needs. Seriously literally every single thing just evaporated. If the Objective cards hadn't been consistently in my corner it would've been a blowout.
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Oct 19, 2014 03:20
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 This was legitimately the most fun (and work) I've had assembling a model. A ton left to do, but totally worth it. Plus it has 6 skulls on each toe.
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Oct 19, 2014 03:24
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What sort of seasoning are you putting on those models? They look delicious.
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I just built a Sicaran Battletank, and I just gave up on putting the bottom on entirely because it doesn't fit at all.
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