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BULBASAUR gets a free whining pass because he'd actually be putting new FW models to awesome painted hobby use. If he blobbed paint on them or just wanted them for powergaming, he would be destined for a low circle of Nerd Hell. On the note of things being painted, finally finished my Dimachaeron conversion. Wanted more of a giant Lictor feel than the official model, so I went with that look. The entire main torso, carapace, and tail are all sculpted from clay while the arms were all bashed together from lots of different Nid limbs. Very happy with the final product!  Maw view:  My brother also uploaded photos of all his Ork units in cityfight terrain - they look awesome, so I may collect and share those when it's not 2am.
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Lord Twisted posted:It astounds me that people can bitch about HH release schedule. 18 legions and they're churning out poo poo every month for this. I think people understand that they can only churn out rules and minis so quickly without it turning into shovelware, but at the same time it really, really feels bad for the people who have to wait literally up to four years (if my dates are right) from the beginning of the series until their legion finally gets something to work with. BULBASAUR sort of has one foot in this category since he actually has rules for his legion but has to wait for models. Part of it is that they've decided to divide it up by major battles, rather than chronologically--so e.g. the Legions that fought at the Betrayal are the only ones that get anything for the first six months or whatever it was, despite the fact that all the other legions most assuredly existed and were doing something at that time. I can understand the appeal of having a meaty book that focuses on Istvaan or Calth or whatever, but maybe those campaigns should be split apart from the books that build up the legion army lists? I don't really care so much that a book about recreating the Istvaan system battles isn't "for me" as a Thousand Sons player, and I don't mind having the Prospero campaign be years away, I'd just like to be able to brew an army in the meantime. I think they could have benefited a lot (from the perspective of BULBASAUR, myself, and others like us--fans of the well-developed Legions probably don't have as much to complain about) if they'd spread the releases out horizontally. Give every legion one new toy per release cycle, rather than 3-4 new toys apiece for a handful of legions and cricket chirps for the rest. Of course, this would have required that they shift away from the campaign-based release cycle that they seem to have decided to marry themselves to, as described above.
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Feb 10, 2015 08:18
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REAL MUSCLE MILK posted:oh gently caress off dude this is hardly a hugbox... lol
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Feb 10, 2015 08:39
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Harlequins are nice. Cool models and all that. Where are my sister, dawg. I want to get my Immolatin' on.
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Moola posted:lol Not every thread needs to be full on dysentaric pants making GBS threads over every little gripe, real or imagined. There's already one for that.
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Not every thread needs to be full on dysentaric pants making GBS threads over every little gripe, real or imagined. There's already one for that. please elaborate how some mild criticism about a release schedule triggers you greatly
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Feb 10, 2015 08:49
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I'm sorry, I don't speak GBS.
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Feb 10, 2015 09:07
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Not every thread needs to be full on dysentaric pants making GBS threads over every little gripe, real or imagined. There's already one for that. And then make a base with it. edit: also those nids are legit  keep it up!
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:I'm sorry, I don't speak GBS. youre very cool Dump_Stat posted:Harlequins are nice. Cool models and all that. Seriously where the gently caress are sisters plastics?! this poo poo is getting ridiculous
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Feb 10, 2015 09:17
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Moola posted:Seriously where the gently caress are sisters plastics?! this poo poo is getting ridiculous Use Eisenkern Valkirs with whatever 3rd party head you like: 
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adamantium|wang posted:Use Eisenkern Valkirs with whatever 3rd party head you like:
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adamantium|wang posted:Use Eisenkern Valkirs with whatever 3rd party head you like: That is the only third party power armour I have ever seen that actually looks good.
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Leo Showers posted:please elaborate how some mild criticism about a release schedule triggers you greatly He invented a timeline of releases in his head and is now getting mad that its not been adhered too, and his argument for that is that Forgeworld arent supporting all the players because they've shown new kits for armies that don't have any rules/models yet. Its bananas.
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It looks more like he assumed FW would be showcasing stuff that already has rules (but not models), and was disappointed they were showing off stuff in the next book* instead of finishing off their backlog of 'units-without-models'. I completely understand; I was pretty pissed when it took a year and a half years for GW to bring out the Tervigon kit, which was almost as mandatory as having 2 troops and a HQ back in those days. *I'm assuming the stuff they showed off is stuff from the next book, I don't really follow HH releases
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serious gaylord posted:He invented a timeline of releases in his head and is now getting mad that its not been adhered too, and his argument for that is that Forgeworld arent supporting all the players because they've shown new kits for armies that don't have any rules/models yet. Still more reasonable than literally the entire thread being disappointed in the stormthundereaglehawk and Carl's completely predictable "every one of you are wrong it's totes AWESOM!" response. On the one hand, you have a guy complaining about FW teasing half or less of a legion in their releases, most notably, not including the upgrade kit to make basic tactical marines. On the other, you have the sort of cognitive dissonance that can only come from sunk cost justification, or a really questionable aesthetic preference. Sorry Carl, but it looks like a couple traincars slapped together with wings and toggly bits and for the cost that they're sure to charge for one, especially in light of the fantastic looking interceptor shown literally the same weekend, they really dropped the ball on this one.
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MasterSlowPoke posted:Sad there's no sign of a Great Harlequin. Wonder if they're going to have an HQ. I didn't say it looked bad, just very similar to the current resin version. For HQs there are still lots of options they could go for, like High Avatar, High Warlock, Master Mime. The first 2 would suggest adding normal avatars and warlocks to the Troupe, and we've not seen any evidence of that. Lungboy fucked around with this message at 10:11 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Feb 10, 2015 10:08
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The storm bird is awful and looks nothing like its described which is really annoying since I probably would have got one if it wasnt a gigantic thunderhawk.
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Feb 10, 2015 10:13
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there's a plastic sister torso on the immolator kit. Quit your whining Bulbasoes!
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serious gaylord posted:The storm bird is awful and looks nothing like its described which is really annoying since I probably would have got one if it wasnt a gigantic thunderhawk. The fuselage looks reasonably close to how I've always imagined it, which was as a larger, slightly sleeker Thunderhawk. The wings just needed to look a lot more elegant.
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JerryLee posted:The fuselage looks reasonably close to how I've always imagined it, which was as a larger, slightly sleeker Thunderhawk. The wings just needed to look a lot more elegant. The description of it in the first horus heresy book just made it seem like a gigantic armoured drop ship like in Aliens. But I guess thats what imagination and vague descriptions do. Everyone thinks its supposed to be something different.
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Cataphract posted:there's a plastic sister torso on the immolator kit. Quit your whining Bulbasoes!
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koreban posted:And a realistic scenario would look like: Your scenario doesn't account for the extra attack and BS of the Scout Sergeant, nor chucking a Krak Grenade at 'Crons (it you're gonna assault, you may as well do this as you'll be within 8"). Can't be bothered mathing it myself though but it's a reasonable chance of a dead cron (especially if you're Salamanders and master craft that grenade!). Also I run CCW Scouts because I have old models and they look cool. The Mhara Gal looks pretty nasty. Could be fun to run against a Daemon player.
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adamantium|wang posted:Use Eisenkern Valkirs with whatever 3rd party head you like: This looks fantastic. Yours? Are those Statuesque heads?
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The Mhara Ghal would also pretty much mulch whole Grey Knight squads, too - assuming you can get it close enough to proc that S5AP2 autohit.
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Drake_263 posted:The Mhara Ghal would also pretty much mulch whole Grey Knight squads, too - assuming you can get it close enough to proc that S5AP2 autohit. This. I don't think I've ever seen such a charp, cut-and-cry "you're near this guy, you're DEAD" rule. Even those pariah assassins need to hit a psyker to insta-kill him, but this guy is basically deleting whole units just from being close!
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Gapey Joe Stalin posted:That is the only third party power armour I have ever seen that actually looks good. I just wish it wasn't perpetually out of stock.
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I like that the Dreadnaught is fleet and can completely move through terrain along with its insta gib field.
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Hollismason posted:I'm gonna go ahead and predict Chaos Daemons or Chaos Space Marine, as the next codex after the mini supplement of Harlequins ( which are amazing miniatures btw and cannot wait to add to my Dark Eldar).I'm a little frustrated by the Necron codex, as I'm having to buy a lot of units that previously were just garbage, but otherwise super happy about it. jesus christ you are dumb as hell
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Phyresis posted:jesus christ you are dumb as hell no I'm pretty sure he's right brb fielding hormagaunts and pyrovores at my GT
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Phyresis posted:jesus christ you are dumb as hell You taking his posts seriously is pretty dumb too, dude
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serious gaylord posted:The description of it in the first horus heresy book just made it seem like a gigantic armoured drop ship like in Aliens. But I guess thats what imagination and vague descriptions do. Everyone thinks its supposed to be something different. Well the key is that it's supposed to look super sleek and cool to make you think "oh man mankind has really declined since the golden ages of the Crusade" and I don't think it really does that. It was a chance for them to step a way a little from the super square aesthetic of the Thunderhawk, which is presented as a cheap stopgap model, and most other SM fliers. You already sort of saw that with stuff like the Storm Eagle, which has more curves.
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The upcoming Harlequin stuff is where I imagined the trend of mini-codexes would go when I heard about it and it's finally here. I might have to incorporate this into my Exodite eldar/dark eldar mix plans now.
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Mange Mite posted:Well the key is that it's supposed to look super sleek and cool to make you think "oh man mankind has really declined since the golden ages of the Crusade" and I don't think it really does that. It was a chance for them to step a way a little from the super square aesthetic of the Thunderhawk, which is presented as a cheap stopgap model, and most other SM fliers. You already sort of saw that with stuff like the Storm Eagle, which has more curves. I agree totally, if anything this Storm bird looks like they've taken a thunderhawk and bodged it to carry more stuff.
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I'm selling a frankly ridiculous amount of Warhammer merchandise, books, etc in SA-Mart. Take a gander at what's available, there's hundreds of minis for sale. Lots of old codexes and army books and stuff, too, and a bundle of old Imperial Armour books as well. (also non-GW stuff by the boatload but hey)
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It's a bit odd, but a new 40K FAQ has appeared on the GW site. Odd because the FAQs are now housed on the Black Library site, which still has the old version. e: looks like they are all up on the GW page if you search, when did that happen? Also, DE, Orks and SW also got updated last month. Fairly minor issues by the looks of it. Lungboy fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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koreban posted:Who uses CCW scouts For 55 point minimal troop units outflanking or as bodies for an HQ delivery from a raven they are way better then bolter scouts. For infiltrating or bodies in a landspeeder then yes, bolter is better but both of those uses require more of a commitment.
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Lungboy posted:It's a bit odd, but a new 40K FAQ has appeared on the GW site. Odd because the FAQs are now housed on the Black Library site, which still has the old version. Minor? The soul trap got nerferd again, Instant death of multi wound characters only confers +1S now. What bollox is this ?
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serious gaylord posted:I agree totally, if anything this Storm bird looks like they've taken a thunderhawk and bodged it to carry more stuff. I completely agree too. I was expecting a bigger (wider, longer, but not much taller) Storm Eagle but with the Fire Raptor's sleekness. Instead we got what looks kind of like a chunkier, scaled down Star Wars prequel star destroyer ("Venator"?). Edit: a couple of pages ago, someone suggested removing the dorsal fins/engines and the fins up at the front. That would make it look way better, but still a little clunkier than I envisioned. Edit again: let me be crystal clear, I think it's uglier than the Stormraven and Stormtalon. I actually like the Thunderhawk and Storm Eagle and I love the Fire Raptor, so I am not a garden variety SM flyer hater. I just really dislike the way that thing looks. Sulecrist fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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