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Ignite Memories posted:The revolvy thing. I think what I have right now is like... a battle cannon? SRM gave it to me, he can confirm or deny.
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I'd still rather have aspect warriors that weren't either metal which chip if you play with them at all or finecast which bend if you breathe on them to intensely.
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Fix posted:Quick question for the nid players: Zoanthropes manifesting Warp Blast on the turn they rolled out of a Tyrannocyte: legit? The three states of a psyker are "on the board / off the board / in a transport". So they behave normally the turn they come on from reserves. Also... Blastmasters are loving good against nids. Lost a warriors units in one volley, and they managed to finish off a MC. Ouch.
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Since C'tan Shards now suffer from random psyker-like poo poo, I hope they are better priced  quote:Regarding the CTans, WD seems to really make a difference between Shards of the Deceiver, Nightbringer, Trans CTan and the Vault. This is how their power work:
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Jan 20, 2015 00:31
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Mango Polo posted:Since C'tan Shards now suffer from random psyker-like poo poo, I hope they are better priced God I hope this isn't true. That is literally some of the dumbest poo poo I've ever read.
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At the very least I hope you get to roll before picking a target. Otherwise:
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All of the current C'tan powers are hot garbage so at least we're not losing anything good. The assault prowess is pretty much the only reason to take one, and that won't be random.
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Jan 20, 2015 00:57
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Yeah it's all crap, but I bet one of the randoms if they do get that is some crazy D strength poo poo. I like that apparently we are finally getting back the Nightbringer maybe? I kind of wonder if Transcendant C'Tan or Tesseract Vault is the LOW in the book. I'm sure the Stormlord will be a LOW.
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Really, there's nothing good at all about the current C'tan. Even in melee, which it will never ever get to, it's arguably worse than a lot of other MCs (but still more expensive.) The Transcendent C'tan is the only good one, and he's unbelievably good. I sorta hope they won't change that, just because it's a great unit to throw in people's faces. The "roll to see what power they use" thing sounds pretty stupid and I sort of doubt it, although it's not impossible. I'd be more inclined to believe that C'tan just start each game with some number (1-3) random powers drawn from the set. Hollismason posted:I'm sure the Stormlord will be a LOW. Keep in mind DE didn't get a LoW at all, so it's quite possible 'Crons won't either.
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OhDearGodNo posted:I'm in the US. for now he's sidelined as a marker awaiting resurrection but there's one of those rare GWs nearby and the guy has a bitz box with free poo poo. I can probably get one there when I get the time to drive an hour out. If you don't have any luck at your GW, shoot me an email at username @ gmail dot com. I did all of my warriors with custom blue rods, so I have mountains of the green ones sitting around.
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AbusePuppy posted:Really, there's nothing good at all about the current C'tan. Even in melee, which it will never ever get to, it's arguably worse than a lot of other MCs (but still more expensive.) The Transcendent C'tan is the only good one, and he's unbelievably good. I sorta hope they won't change that, just because it's a great unit to throw in people's faces. Dark Eldar dont have a giant apocalypse model that sold really poorly though.
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AbusePuppy posted:Keep in mind DE didn't get a LoW at all, so it's quite possible 'Crons won't either. There's already plastic models for the Necron ones, though. e: This is the first 7e codex for an army that already has plastic superheavies, right?
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serious gaylord posted:Dark Eldar dont have a giant apocalypse model that sold really poorly though. Did it really sell so badly? I kind of like both the Obelisk and Vault  Granted the Obelisk's rules are pointless and the C'tan pushes the Vault's poo poo in.
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True, and I would absolutely expect the Obelisk/Vault to be included as LoWs, but the Stormlord could go either way. And Orks had the plastic Stompa already, so Necrons aren't first.
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AbusePuppy posted:Keep in mind DE didn't get a LoW at all, so it's quite possible 'Crons won't either. They're the only ones in 7th that don't have a Faction level leader, though. I would say that the Silent King is the only one who'd qualify as a LoW, but he doesn't have a model and won't be introduced. The Necrons already have three Lords of War anyway, T'c'tan, Vault, and Obelisk.
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They do have a faction level leader, though. He just doesn't have a model.  Zark the Damned posted:Guilty as charged. Of course I meant Command Barge. Bleh. Haha. I thought you may have been trying a subtle joke, but then I remembered that interacting with him turned poor Leo Showers into a blubbering fool for a bit there. As for the C'Tan, Necrons kinda dodged a bullet. I was willing to bet real money that crypteks were gonna get the random power deck and basically be hosed into shoddy not-psykers. With the C'Tan, it makes fluff sense for them to behave randomly, and if they suck, it's no big change from the current state of affairs.
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Bad English translations aside I hope that thisquote:
Means what I've wanted which is a to be able to take a unit of Stalkers. I like using Deathmarks, so being able to take 2 squads of Deathmarks and a squad of Stalkers is going to be rad if true. Deathmarks are the only good thing in the Elites slot sorry. quote:
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I finished some models this month    I've already shown the progress shot of this a few pages back. It's a bit of a flip color-wise for my DA army, which is normally bone white all around, but trying to airbrush the bone color on top of doing the red just turned out kind of annoying and fiddly. So instead, I'm going to fluff it that for command squads, their armor is black, hearkening back to the pre-Heresy color scheme (as the Angels of Absolution believe themselves to be 'absolved' of their own sins). Makes them pop on the field too. I'm not sure if I want to go back and do that for Terminator command squads too, though.  Mortis-pattern Dreadnought. Inside is Chaplain Leraje, noted for his unusually keen eye and sharp-shooting skills. Grievously wounded during the Corinthian Crusade, he was interred in one of the rare and ancient Mortis dreadnoughts, as befitting his skill at firearms.   Assault Cannon Dreadnought, which will eventually have a flamestorm cannon arm so I can use him as a siege-pattern dread. Sitri was a former sergeant for the 3rd company assault squad, known for his bellicose attitude and willingness to get into the thick of things. Personally slew five rhuberic marines in personal combat to secure an important objective before succumbing to his wounds, and for his tenacity and bravery was interred inside a suit of dreadnought armor. I went with chipped armor around the edges to further give the impression of a bloody-minded marine inside there, charging headlong into things and smashing them apart.  Librarian Eligos. I modeled him as having a force weapon that could be either a staff or an axe, depending on how I feel like arming him for a battle. I wasn't originally happy with how the axe head came out, but the more I thought of it the more comfortable I was with it being 'rough and sloppy.' It's an axe, it's not exactly a subtle and elegant weapon.
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Well I feel like a schlub posting this after the awesomeness above, but I got back from a little mini-vacation and did the basing on a squad of Marines. Didn't take me to long, I think I can knock out an easy 10 models a day just in my spare time.   I am curious if this looks adequate if some more colors should be added. In the future I might put more effort into some characters, but I am not looking to sink to much time into my rank and file Fake Edit: Slimnoid's Librarian makes me so envious. TheArmorOfContempt fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Uroboros posted:Well I feel like a schlub posting this after the awesomeness above, but I got back from a little mini-vacation and did the basing on a squad of Marines. Didn't take me to long, I think I can knock out an easy 10 models a day just in my spare time. For knocking them out quick they are looking pretty good. I don't think they need anything else, as long as the serg has a splash of color (easiest way is to either have the bare head or color the helmet different). You could try adding spice with a knee or shoulder symbol to distinguish the squad, but it's not needed.
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The Sergeant is hiding off to the left with a red helmet, banner, and some sort of tabard. This was my first squad from way back in August, so I've done some basic improving. I just went back and based them since a lot of people felt they weren't complete without them. I will say I do like them more now. I just wanted some thoughts before I slap some Pod Modge on there and seal that poo poo.
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Uroboros posted:Well I feel like a schlub posting this after the awesomeness above, but I got back from a little mini-vacation and did the basing on a squad of Marines. Didn't take me to long, I think I can knock out an easy 10 models a day just in my spare time. Nah man those look fine! Very nice shade of blue there, too. I noticed that one marine (middle right there) doesn't have gold on one shoulder pad trim, and that some of their bolters have grey edge highlighting but not all of them. Get those done and they'd look like a nice, cohesive unit. As LordAba said, some squad markings could help liven the unit up a little. Even just a simple squad number on the kneepads goes a long way. If you have a pin vice, drill the barrels too. Always drill your barrels. Always.
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Is there any appreciable difference between Formations found in data slate and the like, and Apocalyptic Formations as referred to in the apoc book? Like, do rules that refer to apoc formations work for formations that aren't in that book?
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Fix posted:Is there any appreciable difference between Formations found in data slate and the like, and Apocalyptic Formations as referred to in the apoc book? Like, do rules that refer to apoc formations work for formations that aren't in that book? Formations can be included in any game you want. Apocalypse Formations are for Apocalypse games only.
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Slimnoid posted:Nah man those look fine! Very nice shade of blue there, too. I noticed that one marine (middle right there) doesn't have gold on one shoulder pad trim, and that some of their bolters have grey edge highlighting but not all of them. Get those done and they'd look like a nice, cohesive unit. Thanks, I'll definitely put a bit more effort in later tactical squads. The one guy without the gold trim is that way simply because his pauldron actually lacks trim, it is completely smooth to begin with. I've already put a coat of sealant on these guys months ago, should I still go and drill out the barrels?
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Uroboros posted:Thanks, I'll definitely put a bit more effort in later tactical squads. The one guy without the gold trim is that way simply because his pauldron actually lacks trim, it is completely smooth to begin with. I've already put a coat of sealant on these guys months ago, should I still go and drill out the barrels? Yeah, go ahead. You might have to touch up with some metallic paint after but it should be fine. Most varnishes can be painted over without a problem, for the record--super handy when doing something like the banner I did, since I used a micron pen for a lot of blacklining and the like. Really good stuff for freehanding, I'd suggest grabbing one or two.
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Uroboros posted:Well I feel like a schlub posting this after the awesomeness above, but I got back from a little mini-vacation and did the basing on a squad of Marines. Didn't take me to long, I think I can knock out an easy 10 models a day just in my spare time. I think those look great! I think what others have said is on the mark, do some weathering possibly. I've just started using this technique on my Chaos Space Marines and it comes out incredible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZFUsL37JE4 There's a couple of more tutorials on that weathering technique and yes you can use it on a painted miniature, it's probably my go to technique for weathering as it's such a simple technique. Hollismason fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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ProfessorCurly posted:Formations can be included in any game you want. Apocalypse Formations are for Apocalypse games only. But as for an actual apoc game, rules referring to apocalyptic formations should work on regular data sheet formations as well?
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Mango Polo posted:Aww poo poo, the Solar Auxilia is rolling out the big guns. I hope this isn't the stormhammer. I know it is, but the front mounted turret really doesn't do it for me. I want it to look like it did from epic
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SRM posted:This is pretty dope. That gold is real nice, and the transfers look good. The caution stripes look dope too; did you use some really thin painter's tape for them? I took regular blue painters tape and cut out thinner strips by hand. Next time I'll try and make them a little more even; and I'll make sure to actually do chevrons! Can't believe I messed that up. Boon posted:One seriously great looking Knight who stands over a skull made of miniature skulls It's actually a gila monster skull:  They're all bumpy for some reason. I
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MasterSlowPoke posted:It's actually a gila monster skull: I thought it was a frog skull, but at least I was closer  BULBASAUR posted:I hope this isn't the stormhammer. I know it is, but the front mounted turret really doesn't do it for me. I want it to look like it did from epic Both turrets look rear mounted to me, the large appears to be so large that is is rear, mid and front mounted all at once.
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Wait so the rumours are you don't even know what weapon you're using before the ctan fires? Wow.
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DJ Dizzy posted:Can someone identify what sort technique is used for the red here? Chiming in a little late here, but I don't think this is the usual mephiston red + agrax wash + highlights which produces a blood angles type brownish-red, the overall tone seems more crimson than brown to me. My guess is the basecoat is Mephiston Red, then washed with either Nuln Oil or Carroburg Crimson, followed by a layer of Mephiston (leaving the shade visible in places), a highlight of some pinkish-red layer like maybe Evil Sunz Scarlet or Pink Horror with the red glaze, and possibly finished with a glaze of Bloodletter (more certainly if nuln was used earlier, this would give it a more reddish tinge). Try experimenting on some things with those colors (What, you're saying you DON'T have the complete paint box? what kind of Imperial Citizen are you?), you'll probably figure something out.
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Two things: One ^^^ I do a similar red. Start with black, then Mephiston, then Scab Red Equivalent, then wash with Carroburg Crimson. A decent Carroburg wash will get a really nice dark red. See my Praetor's back -  Thats just one layer of wash. You could very easily do two and get it really smooth and dark. The other thing is - http://theindependentcharacters.com/blog/?p=3610 Independent Characters finishing in April! Why would you do this to us Carl?! In all seriousness I've loved the podcast, and you've really got me and my three main gaming buddies heavily into forge world (our wallets have not loved you). Keep up the hobbying...
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Slimnoid posted:I finished some models this month Needed quoting, cause these guys are awesome. The banner turned out great, and that axe is  !
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Lord Twisted posted:http://theindependentcharacters.com/blog/?p=3610 This is really disappointing, even if I understand Carl's reasons. The ICs is what got me back into 40k after a long, long time away, and my hobby won't be the same without ot. At risk of sounding crass, does anyone have any good narrative-style 40k podcast recommendations?
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Sulecrist posted:This is really disappointing, even if I understand Carl's reasons. The ICs is what got me back into 40k after a long, long time away, and my hobby won't be the same without ot. Same here - and this just after I got all the rest of my gaming group listening to the ICs! I suggested that the ICs do Christmas shows or something like that, periodically, just like the good British TV shows do, but who knows. quote:At risk of sounding crass, does anyone have any good narrative-style 40k podcast recommendations? Entirely coincidentally, I've been talking with one of our other players about starting a podcast after getting the suggestion from Jason on the Overlords (the American guy). I've just secured the domain name and Facebook group name today but it'll be a few weeks before we'll have anything ready to upload for general consumption. Our USP will be a big 'tactica' segment in every show, going through the latest codexes, formations and dataslates, how to use the various units and how to counter them, but we'll talk about news and hobby stuff too. It'll be mostly wargaming but also some RPGs and boardgames too, since we play those every week as well.
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