Warhammer 40k: It's the end of the game as we know it (and I feel fine)

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The Sex Cannon: Nov 22, 2004; Eh. I'm pretty content with my current logo.

Indolent Bastard posted:

Re: Badcast. May I make a suggestion? Don't wish list. It can get rather boring listening to people go on about "You know what would be cool? If they re-released THIS guy!" Otherwise, good work.

We'll be issuing you all a full refund.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:28

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# ? May 31, 2024 17:26

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

The Sex Cannon posted:

We'll be issuing you all a full refund.

I don't think that's in the budget.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:32

TheChirurgeon: Aug 7, 2002; Remember how good you are; Taco Defender

Stanyer89 posted:

I did a very bad thing.

I set my mounds of dirty resin aside and bought the SWA box set yesterday.

After two years of no 40k, they got me. drat you GW you got me...

And it feels so right!

I was legit surprised at how solid the set was, top-to-bottom. The book was more substantial than I expected and there was more terrain than I expected there to be. Hell, even the box was way sturdier than what I was expecting.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:32

jadebullet: Mar 25, 2011; MY LIFE FOR YOU!

Oddly enough, I really enjoyed that part, but that's probably because I like collecting and painting the wierd old miniatures from back in the day. Not things like "generic Cadian" but stuff like my Space Elf named leader who has a wierd Demon mask, or the wierdboy cannon. I wouldn't mind finding out about more cool looking old minis that are so old that most people don't remember them or know about them.

Speaking of which, went through my old minis and found my old Khorne Berserkers. Man those were cool models unlike the modern ones.

Edit: odd, I can't find any examples of these models online. They are old and metal, and don't have helmet crests, but instead have skull helms.

jadebullet fucked around with this message at 16:47 on Apr 20, 2017

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:44

mongol: Oct 11, 2005; Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

chutche2 posted:

Speaking of admech

This is my first draft of an admech list. I was planning on picking up 2 of the skitarii start collecting boxes at some point and building from there. I don't know what I'm doing and any advice would be great. I was thinking of using gun kastellans but a warden knight seems like it'd fill the role a lot better for not much more points.

I'm aware of war convocation and know it would be more competitive but I don't really care to use it.

One thought I had is I could drop the arc rifle ranger squad, the knight, and the pater radium from the vanguard. That'd let me put in 2 gun kastelans and a sicaran ruststalkers unit, giving one kastellan a phosphor blaster and giving the ruststalker princeps a dataspike and refractor field. IWND on the knight and access to Cawl's archmagos canticles sounds sweet though.

Is that from a particular army builder program?

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:46

TheChirurgeon: Aug 7, 2002; Remember how good you are; Taco Defender

jadebullet posted:

Oddly enough, I really enjoyed that part, but that's probably because I like collecting and painting the wierd old miniatures from back in the day. Not things like "generic Cadian" but stuff like my Space Elf named leader who has a wierd Demon mask, or the wierdboy cannon. I wouldn't mind finding out about more cool looking old minis that are so old that most people don't remember them or know about them.

Btw, went through my old minis and found my old Khorne Berserkers. Man those were cool models unlike the modern ones.

The "Modern" berserkers that came out more than 15 years ago?

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:46

Stanyer89: Aug 4, 2012

TheChirurgeon posted:

I was legit surprised at how solid the set was, top-to-bottom. The book was more substantial than I expected and there was more terrain than I expected there to be. Hell, even the box was way sturdier than what I was expecting.

Everything about it surprised me. I haven't had a full on erection for 40k in a long time. I bought the box thinking, "If everything else sucks at least I got some cool terrain pieces for 30k". Solid 40k purchase, decently priced and didn't leave me with the "crying in the shower after a rape scene from the 90's" feeling.

Well played GW.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:48

TTerrible: Jul 15, 2005

Plastic scouts and ork boys. The latest in jewels of wonder.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:48

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

jadebullet posted:

Edit: odd, I can't find any examples of these models online. They are old and metal, and don't have helmet crests, but instead have skull helms.

Could you post a picture of em? I might be able to dig em up. They're probably just called World Eaters or something.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:48

TheChirurgeon: Aug 7, 2002; Remember how good you are; Taco Defender

TTerrible posted:

Plastic scouts and ork boys. The latest in jewels of wonder.

I actually needed Scouts for my Marine army and I think the current plastic scouts are a perfectly fine kit.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:51

TTerrible: Jul 15, 2005

TheChirurgeon posted:

I actually needed Scouts for my Marine army and I think the current plastic scouts are a perfectly fine kit.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:53

RagnarokAngel: Oct 5, 2006; Black Magic Extraordinaire

mongol posted:

Is that from a particular army builder program?

https://webapplications-webroster.rhcloud.com/rc/web/#!/rosterCreator

When you're done click "print preview" and then "Download list image" to make an image of it.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:53

berzerkmonkey: Jul 23, 2003

jadebullet posted:

Speaking of which, went through my old minis and found my old Khorne Berserkers. Man those were cool models unlike the modern ones.

Edit: odd, I can't find any examples of these models online. They are old and metal, and don't have helmet crests, but instead have skull helms.

I know exactly which ones you are talking about - they were a short-lived variant, and I want to say they were based on the Heresy Era armor. I don't remember the year they were released through, and can't find them on Stuff of Legends.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:55

TheChirurgeon: Aug 7, 2002; Remember how good you are; Taco Defender

TTerrible posted:

Hey man they can't all be Ryan Goslings

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:56

Zuul the Cat: Dec 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Der Waffle Mous posted:

That said taser goads do two additional S6 hits on a 6, and Flechette Blasters only grant the shred rerolls during shooting and the extra attack for being a pistol. Don't bother with the power weapon versions because you'll probably win thru the sheer volume of wounds you'll be inflicting.

Ah, that's right. I forgot that it's melee weapon in CC.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 16:59

TTerrible: Jul 15, 2005

TheChirurgeon posted:

Hey man they can't all be Ryan Goslings

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Stanyer89: Aug 4, 2012

Luckily I am using SW heads.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:10

mango sentinel: Jan 5, 2001; by sebmojo

1) I like wish listing, just make sure you have a fixed number list ahead of time so it's not just browsing a catalog live.

2) it's -ees or -ays. I think Custodays and Arbitays sounds best.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:12

jadebullet: Mar 25, 2011; MY LIFE FOR YOU!

SRM posted:

Could you post a picture of em? I might be able to dig em up. They're probably just called World Eaters or something.

Yeah, I will take a pic of them when I get home from work. They are really cool looking and I am glad that I bought them. (Even if I don't fully remember doing so. It was an instance of ebay while drunk)

Edit: Adeptus Custard and Adeptus Arbys

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:13

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

mango sentinel posted:

2) it's -ees or -ays. I think Custodays and Arbitays sounds best.

So help me god I'll pronounce git wrong again

TheChirurgeon posted:

I actually needed Scouts for my Marine army and I think the current plastic scouts are a perfectly fine kit.

I think it's an okay kit, the scout biker heads help a lot, and I'm very happy with my Chaos Warrior headswaps. The metal ones had way better faces.

jadebullet posted:

Yeah, I will take a pic of them when I get home from work. They are really cool looking and I am glad that I bought them. (Even if I don't fully remember doing so. It was an instance of ebay while drunk)

Edit: Adeptus Custard and Adeptus Arbys

There's nothing more dangerous than the ham drunk enough to go on eBay, but sober enough to remember their login credentials.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:15

mango sentinel: Jan 5, 2001; by sebmojo

SRM posted:

So help me god I'll pronounce git wrong again

This is my kink.

Also I like hearing about cool old models because I'm a new hobbyist and unfamiliar with older ranges.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:19

Stanyer89: Aug 4, 2012

RagnarokAngel posted:

https://webapplications-webroster.rhcloud.com/rc/web/#!/rosterCreator

When you're done click "print preview" and then "Download list image" to make an image of it.

Can't find where you found the option for SWA. I'll just have to do it the old fashion way.

Excel.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:20

RagnarokAngel: Oct 5, 2006; Black Magic Extraordinaire

Stanyer89 posted:

Can't find where you found the option for SWA. I'll just have to do it the old fashion way.

Excel.

It's not. The guy was asking about stock 40k.

However Battlescribe now has rules for SWA so if you're willing to download it, you can try that.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:25

TheChirurgeon: Aug 7, 2002; Remember how good you are; Taco Defender

TTerrible posted:

Hey man they're brothers

Also that one probably could be saved with some eyebrows and like, a moustache

there we go

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# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:42

mango sentinel: Jan 5, 2001; by sebmojo

Put that mustache in every scout.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:45

Lovely Joe Stalin: Jun 12, 2007; Our Lovely Wang

SRM posted:

So help me god I'll pronounce git wrong again

*twitches*

quote:

I think it's an okay kit, the scout biker heads help a lot, and I'm very happy with my Chaos Warrior headswaps. The metal ones had way better faces.

I'm going to use NVG heads from the sniper kit. The biker ones don't seem to fit quite as well, which is particularly odd given that the torsos obviously come from the same CAD file.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:45

TheChirurgeon: Aug 7, 2002; Remember how good you are; Taco Defender

mango sentinel posted:

Put that mustache in every scout.

Consider it done

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:52

moths: Aug 25, 2004; I would also still appreciate some danger.

Badcast mentioned a helpful guide to painting faces in WD - does anyone know what issue that's from?

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:55

jadebullet: Mar 25, 2011; MY LIFE FOR YOU!

Personally, I would get a kick out of some sort of Warhammer antiques roadshow that features unique old sculpts and stuff like that.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 17:58

Indolent Bastard: Oct 26, 2007; I WON THIS AMAZING AVATAR! I'M A WINNER! WOOOOO!

The Sex Cannon posted:

We'll be issuing you all a full refund.

UNSUBBED!

Nah, it's fine, just some hopefully helpful feedback.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 18:01

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

moths posted:

Badcast mentioned a helpful guide to painting faces in WD - does anyone know what issue that's from?

October 2016. I don't use the full guide on every dude I paint but I've been using parts of it on every face since.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 19:22

muggins: Mar 3, 2008; I regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand toy soldiers as a small affair, a kind of morning dash

ElBrak posted:

Got to play Shadow War for the first time at the Games Workshop near me in Kent, WA. Was the first time I played anything 40kish in years. Was a blast, I played my orks against the store manager's genestealer cultists. Wiped them out to a single man with close combat even though the store there has practically no terrain. ( He is trying to encourage people to bring their own and not break the store's stuff.)

Man gw stores are so bad

# ? Apr 20, 2017 22:34

SteelMentor: Oct 15, 2012; TOXIC

As someone who's seen manchildren demolish the terrain I've built over and over again, I can sympathise.

But considering supply will send you down new poo poo at the drop of a hat that's a pretty loving dumb policy.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 23:17

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

SteelMentor posted:

As someone who's seen manchildren demolish the terrain I've built over and over again, I can sympathise.

But considering supply will send you down new poo poo at the drop of a hat that's a pretty loving dumb policy.

I guess it depends on the store, my local GW store had like two one story ruins and a set of trees for their entire 40k table until very recently.

# ? Apr 20, 2017 23:41

muggins: Mar 3, 2008; I regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand toy soldiers as a small affair, a kind of morning dash

It just seems like the dudes probably lazy. He doesn't want to paint it. I'm sure he could get a table full free and it'd help sell his games.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 00:51

Thundercloud: Mar 28, 2010; To boldly be eaten where no grot has been eaten before!

My store has a SWA demo force because I painted it.
Painting store figures goes incredibly slowly. Podsibly related to painting customers armies for store birthday and people getting fairly huge armies painted for them that way.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 01:08

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Duplo blocks spray painted grey would be good for city combat.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 02:15

moths: Aug 25, 2004; I would also still appreciate some danger.

This is probably the best cheap idea, especially if you texture them with sand and PVA first.

But off-brand Duplo would be much cheaper.

# ? Apr 21, 2017 03:10

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

All of my terrain and some scenic bases are hunks of resin from FW products, so probably the most obscenely priced scenery you can get.

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Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

TheChirurgeon posted:

Hey man they're brothers

Also that one probably could be saved with some eyebrows and like, a moustache

there we go

poo poo now you've got me tempted to paint moustaches on my guardsmen :allears:

# ? Apr 21, 2017 04:05

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