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Thundercloud posted:They've sent a lot of free copies out to podcasters. It's been interesting to see the push, and almost like they've hired a reputation management company to try and stop it being a disaster. My LGS had $800 of WFB/AoS orders called in and cancelled this weekend. I didn't post a word of anything in the WFB thread on the shop's facebook or anything. The Store copy White Dwarf and the general shitstomping that went through the internets accomplished that all on it's own. I did manage to talk 3 Yu-Gi-Oh kids who were asking about miniatures into buying into 40k though. All of them went Xenos armies (Nids, Tau, Haemonculous Covens), which I consider both a victory for my powers of persuasion and some form of predernatural crime against their childhoods given the direction GW's heading. They'll come to love it just in time to see the IP dashed against the rocks. It was a weird weekend.
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Thundercloud posted:The minis are nice, it's just the rules so completely let the whole thing down. I'd disagree - now I've seen them in person, the Sigmarines look like statues rather than warriors,there's nothing dynamic or engaging about them at all, and this might be because I'm now used to painting true-scale minis (for infinity and malifeaux) the Khorn guys look far too cartoony, while at the same time being covered in scars and poo poo that you wouldn't want there if your appealing to children.
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Ghost Hand posted:Also GW sent me a copy of the Age of Sigmar boxed set. The models (especially for Chaos - but I might be biased) are pretty nice. I'm not sold on the other models so much. Maybe they will grow on me a bit. I am already figuring out how to use this Chaos models for my 40k stuff though.... Could you post comparison pics between the new chaos and the chaos marines when you get a chance?
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Slimnoid posted:The big black book was the coolest loving thing and I really wish I still had a copy.
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berzerkmonkey posted:I've got one you can have for shipping. It's three-hole punched though, so I don't know if you're interested. I'm in the US. Tempting, but I try and have physical books in as original a format as possible, even if they're dog-eared and torn in the corner. It's a thing with me. I'm sure someone else will want it though!
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Slimnoid posted:Tempting, but I try and have physical books in as original a format as possible, even if they're dog-eared and torn in the corner. It's a thing with me. Most third Ed books had to be spiral bound almost after the first time it was cracked open. I still got mine in that condition
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Kilo147 posted:So, I'm gonna build a small group of Ultramarines, maybe like 10 models. Just wondering if anyone has the old Veteran squad, I'm looking for the body of the guy with dual lightning claws. Gonna make the Veteran Sergeant out of him. Edit: Nevermind, I have the old metal sternguard squad. Sorry! drgnvale fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jul 7, 2015 |
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Any 40k goons up in the Portland area? I'm up here with some family till Wednesday but I might have some time tomorrow or Wednesday to grab a beer and shoot the poo poo.
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LingcodKilla posted:Most third Ed books had to be spiral bound almost after the first time it was cracked open. I still got mine in that condition I dunno, every copy of the 3rd ed. book I've come across in the wild has held up pretty well. Same with the codices; I've got a fair chunk of them on my shelf and none of them have fallen apart.
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Slimnoid posted:I dunno, every copy of the 3rd ed. book I've come across in the wild has held up pretty well. Same with the codices; I've got a fair chunk of them on my shelf and none of them have fallen apart. Codices are thin weedy stuff. I've never had any really fall apart either but almost every memeber of my old gaming club spiralbound our 3rd ed rule book. Perhaps it was either the shipment we got at our store or you dont play enough or hard enough to ruin your bindings? Once the the minirule books came out it was a non-issue nobody used the full size ones at the table anymore.
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Boon posted:Crosspost. Progress on my second Crimson Hunter - it's about 80% done on the bottom with lot's of final coats and touch ups to do yet. It also makes me wonder why the gently caress I didn't just paint the bottom of the first one completely white or black. What events are you doing at Nova?
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BULBASAUR posted:welp I see our troll-fu is strong.
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I've got my first ever Apocalypse game in September (5000pts per player, many players). There's an Apocalypse formation I want to use for CSM - The Lost and the Damned. It's 1 Dark Apostle and 6+ units of Chaos Cultists. They get Feel No Pain from the formation, and I'm giving them Mark of Nurgle. I've got 60 cultists, so that's 6 units of 10 cultists. Does anyone have any tips for increasing their survivability? I could double or triple the unit size, but that's another £60 or £120 worth of cultists, which I'm never going to use outside of Apocalypse (and I don't know if the formation will turn out to be poo poo - I have never been on the receiving end of the D in my life) - so I'm struggling to justify it. I guess I could buy and proxy some IG units as cultists, but I'm not interested in. Does a formation have to be fully deployed to have its effects? Could I deploy 2 squads of 30 cultists, wait for one to be killed fully, then treat those models as a unit held in reserves?
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LordAba posted:Could you post comparison pics between the new chaos and the chaos marines when you get a chance? This please, I've very curious if the Chaos side is actually upscaled as well or if the Eternals are just supposed to be big.
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From the pics the Chaos dudes look to be smaller than the Sigmarines so should make decent Possessed or Beserkers if you stick a few pistols to them.
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thegodofchuck posted:This please, I've very curious if the Chaos side is actually upscaled as well or if the Eternals are just supposed to be big. They appeared to be smaller than the Stormcast guys. The basic marauder guys certainly seemed no bigger than the normal WFB scale.
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Slimnoid posted:I dunno, every copy of the 3rd ed. book I've come across in the wild has held up pretty well. Same with the codices; I've got a fair chunk of them on my shelf and none of them have fallen apart. Every 3rd ed rulebook I've seen that was actually used has totally fallen apart. Hence the binding. I thought about getting it spiral bound, but decided that three-ring was better (at the time) since I also used the binder for lists and special rules.
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BULBASAUR posted:welp BolShit.
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LordAba posted:Could you post comparison pics between the new chaos and the chaos marines when you get a chance? Got home late from work last night so got no time with it - today should be able to post some pics.
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So I got a headstart on my oath this month.  He is almost done, and I have followed the Dark Vengeance guide on how to paint a Chaos Lord. I still need to add in Sotek Green hightlights, put some silver on the gold edges, and silver up the gun and staff a bit. I guess my question is should I do anything beyond that? Should I edge highlight the red areas with a brighter red, or is this dirty bloody red a bit more fitting for a member of the Crimson Slaughter? The picture of Severin the Execution Hour rulebook is very bright by comparison.
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So people, I need myself a Mephiston. But like many I hate the existing model. http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Blood-Angels-Mephiston-Lord-of-Death Also, personal quirk. I hate models without helmets. I know, I know, it just irrationally annoys me. You're wandering around on a battlefield and you have a drat helmet, put it on! Also Space Marine. Now I don't really want to source half a dozen different model pieces or have to go crazy with green stuff as some do. Keep it simple. So i'm thinking the Emperors Champion. http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Black-Templars-The-Emperor-s-Champion With some modest cutting and remodeling. Add a Plasma Pistol, some of the vast amount of Blood Angel Bitz I already have etc. Thoughts? Deptfordx fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Jul 7, 2015 |
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Uroboros posted:So I got a headstart on my oath this month. I have no constructive feedback, but I am loving the insane knife helmet.
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Ghost Hand posted:Got home late from work last night so got no time with it - today should be able to post some pics. Ghost Hand and BULBASAUR, do either of you guys know a good bits seller for 30k-style backpacks? I need at least 16 for my Sons of Horus and I'm OCD enough that I don't want to end up with a ton of extra arms and legs and torsos (which I will already, I guess).
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Uroboros posted:So I got a headstart on my oath this month. This guy is coming along very well! I would recommend highlighting the red areas with a brighter red, possibly Mephiston Red (picture looks dark so I don't know what your base red is), and I'd recommend doing the same for the brass trim on the chest, shoulders, and knees at least.
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TheChirurgeon posted:This guy is coming along very well! I would recommend highlighting the red areas with a brighter red, possibly Mephiston Red (picture looks dark so I don't know what your base red is), and I'd recommend doing the same for the brass trim on the chest, shoulders, and knees at least. Yeah, it is Mephiston, so the picture is a tad darker than in reality. I was unsure on the brass, on GWs video they leave the brass as it is, which I assume is because the Crimson Slaughter have a dirty bronze look to them. Should I perhaps try something like Hashut Copper on the Bronze? It is actually Balthasar Gold washed with Agrax Earthshade, but I don't really want to use Gehennas or anything like that...
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Uroboros posted:Yeah, it is Mephiston, so the picture is a tad darker than in reality. I was unsure on the brass, on GWs video they leave the brass as it is, which I assume is because the Crimson Slaughter have a dirty bronze look to them. Should I perhaps try something like Hashut Copper on the Bronze? It is actually Balthasar Gold washed with Agrax Earthshade, but I don't really want to use Gehennas or anything like that... I'd use either Gehenna or Auric Armor and just hit the edges, like that collar piece, the rims of the shoulder pauldrons, and the knees (I'd suggest more, but you may want to keep it subtle and I'm not 100% sure what your skill level is). For the red highlights, I'd use Evil Sunz Scarlet, or maybe a 50/50 mix of that that and Mephiston Red. Alternatively, if you want a darker look, you can shade the interiors with Carroburg Crimson rather than highlighting the edges.
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Deptfordx posted:So people, I need myself a Mephiston. But like many I hate the existing model. I would use robed/tabbarded legs from the Sternguard kit, the ornate nipple armor torso front from the Blood Angels kit/upgrade sprue, and the back torso from a Grey Knight for the psychic hood. I'd leave the other bits to your discretion, but that's what I'd start with at least.
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I just noticed that helmet has the same cables on the "blades" as a power sword. His power armor is topped with a power helmet of power swords.
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SRM posted:I just noticed that helmet has the same cables on the "blades" as a power sword. His power armor is topped with a power helmet of power swords. 40k as gently caress
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BULBASAUR posted:welp That's from the Age Of Sigmar thread and is a parody made by a goon. If someone on BoLS posted that in earnest that's funny as hell. 40k deserves an event as funny as Age Of Sigmar. Go read the Sigmar thread, geeez!
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TheChirurgeon posted:This guy is coming along very well! I would recommend highlighting the red areas with a brighter red, possibly Mephiston Red (picture looks dark so I don't know what your base red is), and I'd recommend doing the same for the brass trim on the chest, shoulders, and knees at least. Actually, I'd recommend using a bright orange, like the old Slayer Orange as a subtle line highlight over the bright red. It works well when you do it in moderation. Too much/too thick and it'll stick out, but a thin line and just hitting the tips actually comes out nicely. I learned of it doing some warmahordes models. The faction paint set comes with a red base and orange highlight pair for red armor on their robits. This picture is of one of the models and, in my opinion, has about 50% more line highlight than is necessary, but will be a suitable example: 
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BULBASAUR posted:welp I have to ask... how's the reaction to this image there?
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OB_Juan posted:I have to ask... how's the reaction to this image there? Weebo. loving idiots.
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Deptfordx posted:So people, I need myself a Mephiston. But like many I hate the existing model. I dislike most of the older blood Angels characters and will be making my own. For Mephiston I am going to use the Ezekiel model. I hate the lazy space vampire aspect of the fluff but I love the quiet implications of his "overcoming" the black rage. As such the Ezekiel miniature is more dark rather than vampiric. He also has a bionic eye, which in my tale is how he sees the real world, through his biological eye he still suffers the endless visions of the final hours of Sanguinius. He will be wearing red robes over black armour to signify that he is a sufferer of the rage. Everyone else I will build from the sanguinary guard box.
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Somebody should make a few good photoshops of Age of Emperor and then leak them to BOLS. Make them look like a phone capture from an unreleased white dwarf or something.Sulecrist posted:Ghost Hand and BULBASAUR, do either of you guys know a good bits seller for 30k-style backpacks? I need at least 16 for my Sons of Horus and I'm OCD enough that I don't want to end up with a ton of extra arms and legs and torsos (which I will already, I guess). I would suggest ebay. Surprisingly, there is a decent bits market for FW stuff there. Barring that I haven't seen any 3rd part backpacks that actually look good to me. You could also do what I did: buy CSM backpacks and then chop off the wing bits.
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