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PeterWeller posted:A princeps is the leader of a titan's crew, so that model is really just a fluff piece or objective marker. In the new Knights book I think it's also a rank awarded to the leader of a mechanicus-aligned knight house.
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DO IT TO IT posted:Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was regular Astartes = ~8 ft and primarchs = ~10 ft. Then again, the fluff isn't very consistent. Isn't that 8 feet in armor? I prefer to think that the primarchs are Space Marine size and just they have this huge warp presence that makes everyone perceive them as the tallest thing in the room. After all, the whole point of Space Marines is they can fit inside STC spaceships and use STC equipment. If they were 10 feet tall that would just be silly. Though I suppose all of 40k is silly.
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May 15, 2015 18:55
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SRM posted:They're as big as they need to be for the story. If you know you want at least 20 MkIII dudes with bolters, that's a great deal. It saves about 10%. Keep in mind that while the current Ultramarine conversion parts probably work with anything, I think they're meant for MkIV, so if there aren't additional Ultramarines upgrades on their way you might be subconsciously committing to buying a second blob.
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Sulecrist posted:If you know you want at least 20 MkIII dudes with bolters, that's a great deal. It saves about 10%. Keep in mind that while the current Ultramarine conversion parts probably work with anything, I think they're meant for MkIV, so if there aren't additional Ultramarines upgrades on their way you might be subconsciously committing to buying a second blob.
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May 15, 2015 18:57
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Mange Mite posted:Isn't that 8 feet in armor? Dreadnoughts get used in boarding actions all the time. I think it's safe to assume ships in 40k are pretty roomy.
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Cythereal posted:Alpharius is Astartes sized - big for an Astartes, but easily mistaken for a regular Space Marine. Alpharius already has a model, so his size is easy to measure against the other primarchs - you even get five different poses of him to a pack
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May 15, 2015 19:04
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SRM posted:Well, there are Mk.III pads for Ultras out there too. I saw the new Ultramarines stuff and it looks dope but I figure I could just use some generic Mk.III duders to lug around bolters when those upgrade kits are so pricey. Go for it! You're on the right track. Even if an Ultramarines Command set comes out eventually you acn always use those MkIII leaders as a sergeant and vexilla bearer.
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It actually makes sense for them to use these huge gently caress off ships in 40k, because once you can build a ship in space, you're at the point where materials probably aren't hard to come by since you know, you can mine in space. So no real reason to not build has huge as possible.
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Safety Factor posted:Dreadnoughts get used in boarding actions all the time. I think it's safe to assume ships in 40k are pretty roomy. I forget which one it was, but one 40k book mentioned tanks getting used on an Imperial battleship boarded by Tyranids.
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Fielding a 1000pt Chaos Daemons/Chaos Space Marines list for fun against Eldar tomorrow to see how solidly trounced I will get. I have a feeling it's going to be depressing. At least all that Eldar D might get a Nurgle infection  Combined Arms Detachment - Chaos Daemons HQ: Great Unclean One 190pts (240pts) ++Greater Reward 20pts ++Greater Reward 20pts ++Lesser Reward 10pts Herald of Nurgle 45pts (80pts) ++Greater Locus of Fecundity 25pts ++Lesser Reward 10pts Troops: 10x Plaguebearer 90pts 3x Nurglings 45pts Fast Attack: 3x Plague Drone 126pts (141pts) ++Plaguebringer 5pts +++Lesser Reward 10pts Allies - Chaos Space Marines HQ: Chaos Lord 65pts (165pts) ++Mark of Nurgle 15pts ++Powerfist 25pts ++Lightning Claw 15pts ++Sigil of Corruption 25pts ++Chaos Bike 20pts Troops: 10x Chaos Cultist 50pts (55pts) ++Flamer 5pts Fast Attack: 3x Chaos Biker 70pts (108pts) ++2x Meltagun 20pts ++Mark of Nurgle 18pts Heavy Support: Chaos Obliterator 70pts (76pts) ++Mark of Nurgle 6pts
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SRM posted:Yo 30gay nerds, would this be a good starting point: 20 marines, a flag dude, and a sword dude is a good place to start. If you grab a drop pod and rhino that gives you 2 tactical squads, 2 sergeants, and some rides. Otherwise its enough for a single tactical blob. It'll be the core of any army you build. In terms of value, hell no, you can have 3 times as many if you use ebay.
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Mange Mite posted:In the new Knights book I think it's also a rank awarded to the leader of a mechanicus-aligned knight house. "Princeps" is essentially equivalent to "High King," yeah- it indicates the ruling member of a house of Knights aligned to the Mechanicus. Safety Factor posted:Dreadnoughts get used in boarding actions all the time. I think it's safe to assume ships in 40k are pretty roomy. Spaceships in 40K are insanely huge. As I recall, even Destroyers are like a kilometer long and have crews in the thousands. PierreTheMime posted:Fielding a 1000pt Chaos Daemons/Chaos Space Marines list for fun against Eldar tomorrow to see how solidly trounced I will get. I have a feeling it's going to be depressing. Eldar really, really hate Heldrakes- they have very few good ways to deal with them. Just sayin'.
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Jack B Nimble posted:I think it's about the meta implications of the army's style. You paint disciplined armies coherently, you paint disorganized mobs in a varied way. Giving them all a uniform shows that they're, well, unified, whereas orks and cultists should look like they showed in up whatever (but then secretly you also tie those together with some common themes). I've always painted my crisis-heavy tau as having uniformed fire warrior grunts with Gundam/ace pilot crisis suits. Each one was different and could afford to be as they've earned it. I recall there being collections of space operator operators that had different armor colors and types.
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BULBASAUR posted:20 marines, a flag dude, and a sword dude is a good place to start. If you grab a drop pod and rhino that gives you 2 tactical squads, 2 sergeants, and some rides. Otherwise its enough for a single tactical blob. It'll be the core of any army you build. A 20 marine tactical blob can lay down a murderous curtain of fire, and if you spring the extra points to equip them with an extra CCW, they are nasty in melee as well. I've got two for my World Eaters.
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PeterWeller posted:A princeps is the leader of a titan's crew, so that model is really just a fluff piece or objective marker. Ah right! I should have known that...I'll definitely pick one up then. I've had a few goons ask me to pick up the Princeps model, krushgroove fucked around with this message at 23:41 on May 15, 2015 |
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Fury of the Legion owns. I like my blobs- they soak up bullets vey well marching across the board. That said, they have no mobility, so I tend to only bring 1 and mechanize or ally everything else.
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Emperor-Class Battleships are something like 3 or 4 miles in length, so yeah, they're insanely huge
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So, I began this hobby back in August of last year, and I decided to take stock of what I have built up so far. My force already dwarfs all my friends at this point, and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. Here are some pictures: All the models minus a few are painted or at least repainted by me. Vehicles on the other hand a majority aren't my own work. The more polished ones are my own, while the lighter blue ones are Ebay snags. Pictured - To much money being spent on toy soldiers  Stupid ugly unpainted Blood Angels being massacred by glorious Ultramarines. All the terrain was missing so we just scoured one another from the table.  Magnetizing Options      Stuff waiting to get painted or re-painted... 
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Wow that's a hell of a nice collection for less than a year. EDIT: krushgroove posted:Ah right! I should have known that...I'll definitely pick one up then. Deanut Pancer fucked around with this message at 23:36 on May 15, 2015 |
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May 15, 2015 23:15
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Yeah, seriously. Mad respect for you, dude(?).
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Deanut Pancer posted:EDIT: sorted! I'll have to make this the last one I get though, I'm up to 7 now, posting out stuff all over the world for you lovely goons I will check the thread before I go in the morning though, just in case BTW I just saw this:  and I want to make white-skinned orks now. Go see it, brilliant Mad Max movie.
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krushgroove posted:BTW I just saw this: Yeah, all the vehicles are orky as gently caress that's for sure.
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'orky as gently caress' doesn't even begin to describe these things...I was laughing to myself at how awesome these are:          (posted these a while back in the painting thread)
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Yeah just saw mad max. At one point they do go WAAAAAAGH, not even joking. As an aside it's a loving brilliant film.
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krushgroove posted:sorted! I'll have to make this the last one I get though, I'm up to 7 now, posting out stuff all over the world for you lovely goons Thanks very much! And yeah, gonna see that movie next week. Really looking forward to it
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krushgroove posted:...and I want to make white-skinned orks now. Go see it, brilliant Mad Max movie. I believe you'll find they're called Diggas   But yeah, been meaning to see Mad Max, especially since asshat MRAs started blowing up about it 
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Zark the Damned posted:
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As far as I understand it, it's to do with the main characters being female and the film daring to cast them as equals to Mad Max himself. At one point one of them even gives him an order, the horror! Some MRA shitheads started spouting on at how it's feminist propaganda disguised behind explosions and men should boycott it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3083606/Blogger-calls-boycott-Mad-Max-Fury-Road-feminist-piece-propaganda-posing-guy-flick.html for an example.
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I was already sold on the new Mad Max, but the fact that MRA's hate it already just makes me want to see it more.  I just don't understand those dudes. Seriously, they're the worst.
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quote:While Clarey says he is not a men's rights activist, he wrote that 'Fury Road' is 'the Trojan horse feminists and Hollywood leftists will use to (vainly) insist on the trope women are equal to men in all things, including physique, strength, and logic.' Truly, this sounds like a man with an opinion worth listening to! On a more 40K related note, finally getting around to building my Canoptek Wraiths. Surprisingly simple construction, and while they don't have a ton of options they do at least come in three variations and are reasonably posable. Now if only I can find some way to alter the tai;/body setup for a little more variety...
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It's really good. The MRA outrage is entirely because the director hired the woman who wrote the Vagina Monologues to advise him. If nobody knew that then none of the MRA dudes would have ever given a poo poo. It just doesn't make a big deal about gender and there's no gratuitous titties or rape or whatever but it by no means tries to shove a message down your throat.
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Safety Factor posted:Dreadnoughts get used in boarding actions all the time. I think it's safe to assume ships in 40k are pretty roomy. The Speranza in the Mars trilogy is described as being continent sized.
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ghetto wormhole posted:It's really good. Why would magnetic resonance anomalies feel any additional attraction or repulsion towards this film over other similarly constructed materials containing cinema? Does the woman who wrote the Vagina Monologues have a specific choice in data storage or film solution that has a measurable effect? I am confused.
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because women have hosed up magnetic fields that cannot be explained by science
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MRA = martian raygun association. They're protesting the lack of cool energy weapons in films these days
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ghetto wormhole posted:It's really good. It takes some time to get rolling, but the climactic chase/battle is everything you ever wanted from Mad Max distilled into 30 minutes of pure spectacle. And gently caress any dude whose masculinity is threatened by Charlize Theron with a bad rear end robot arm.
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Speaking of Mad Max and miniatures.
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Zark the Damned posted:I believe you'll find they're called Diggas Orks? ORKS? Armageddon Ork Hunters:      MovieChat: if you like horror movies that aren't insulting to your intelligence and have a great soundtrack, see IT FOLLOWS. Right now. Disasterpeace did great work for the soundtrack, too. 
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Anyone know when we might see a NOVA updated primer to include Eldar and other recent changes/issues? I'd like to start planning/testing my lists but I have no idea what to plan to...
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krushgroove posted:sorted! I'll have to make this the last one I get though, I'm up to 7 now, posting out stuff all over the world for you lovely goons Not to rain on anyone's parade, but the last two Warhammer World events I went to were "one each" on the event-only models. I did have some success with asking other people in the queue to pick me one up though. Sanford fucked around with this message at 08:52 on May 16, 2015 |
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