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The Black Gobbo is cool. I'm a little alarmed by the dwarf...
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I don't know if it's the paint job, but those models look terrible. Why would you give the Black Gobbo a hood and not actually put it on his head?
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Apr 27, 2017 12:56
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I'm not loving this new not 'eavy metal paint style. I get that they are trying to show that the minis can look good even with a simple paint job, but these just don't look good at all.
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Apr 27, 2017 14:06
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For whatever reason it always screams "this is made of plastic and is a toy" to me.
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Apr 27, 2017 14:12
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Atlas Hugged posted:For whatever reason it always screams "this is made of plastic and is a toy" to me. Cell-shaded paint style and a colour pallet from World of Warcraft is what does that, if you ask me.
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Indolent Bastard posted:I'm not loving this new not 'eavy metal paint style. I get that they are trying to show that the minis can look good even with a simple paint job, but these just don't look good at all. Well, poo poo, my paintjobs are sub-simple, then.
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I'm excited for that orc and black goblin even if they are shown off with weird paint jobs. I am more excited for this though: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/04/27/iron-hills-chariot-coming-soon-to-middle-earth/ Does Forge World tend to bring this stuff with them to conventions? I'll be at Origins in June and hope I can pick up somethings directly then.
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Apr 27, 2017 19:36
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nesbit37 posted:I'm excited for that orc and black goblin even if they are shown off with weird paint jobs. I am more excited for this though: That's pretty rad. I can't remember if they have LotR stuff there, but you can always call them in advance and place an order to pick up at the event. It might be more advantageous for you as well, since they use the USD pricing in their catalogs over here, and their made up numbers are way worse than the current GBP to USD exchange rate. Make sure you call them ASAP and get your order in though - they have cutoff dates, and if you miss them, you're out of luck.
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Apr 27, 2017 19:51
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Man, every time a new LotR model comes out, it's almost perfect in every way. How did GW gently caress up that bad...
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Apr 27, 2017 20:10
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nesbit37 posted:I'm excited for that orc and black goblin even if they are shown off with weird paint jobs. I am more excited for this though: I just want the goats 
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Apr 27, 2017 20:11
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God dammit, before I zoomed for a moment I thought it was a new model for the fantasy imperial war wagon with a frikkin hellblaster on it. Now I'm sad. Still a cool model though.
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Apr 27, 2017 20:17
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Nebalebadingdong posted:I just want the goats Would these work? http://westfaliaminiatures.com/halfmen#!/Halfmen-Goat-Knights-1/p/73939036/category=17898025
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Apr 27, 2017 20:23
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How is the Hobbit game? That whole Dwarf range looks amazing but it's Forgeworld so it'll cost a small fortune and I remember when they announced Smaug, the most dazzling and "valuable" of jewel like objects that GW makes to my knowledge. 
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:How is the Hobbit game? That whole Dwarf range looks amazing but it's Forgeworld so it'll cost a small fortune and I remember when they announced Smaug, the most dazzling and "valuable" of jewel like objects that GW makes to my knowledge. I like it, although it's not without flaws. It's basically the exact same as the LotR wargame, basically serving as another edition. Most of my experience comes from the LotR game, but from the handful of Hobbit games I played it all still holds true. Pros: Pretty well balanced, especially for a GW game. There's an actual formula of what various stats are worth, so most rank-and-file troops are priced correctly. Has a very wide range of stuff, including things not covered in the movies, so you can play as basically anything from lotr post-silmarillion Rules are straightforward enough that it's easy to learn Covers everything from heroes to hordes, and doesn't break Cons: Things can be really hard to kill. Defense tends to be significantly higher than offense. Good for having a hero face down a horde of goblins, bad when you have 20 guys fighting and one dies per turn. Shooting is... not very good. Bow shots are weak, and the order of actions means that it's super hard to get off more than maybe one shot, and the way the cover system works means that you're not likely to hit much either Fight skill is next to useless, Attacks stat is king. The pairing-off system for close combat also means that large fights can take a while Huge centerpiece models are not good enough to justify the cost, so you'll rarely see Sauron or Smaug pull their weight They updated Radagast's model to look like the movie. His old model is my favorite representation of him, and the new model has bird poo in its hair
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Apr 27, 2017 20:35
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Indolent Bastard posted:Would these work? Yes actually! Thank you!
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SteelMentor posted:FW releasing a White Dwarf and Black Gobbo star player pack. Is anyone going to Warhammer Fest? I would love if someone could pick me up these two. I'd pay for the pleasure...
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Apr 27, 2017 21:22
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Zark the Damned posted:His power level is over 9000! Dwarvenball Z
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Apr 27, 2017 21:58
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JcDent posted:Man, every time a new LotR model comes out, it's almost perfect in every way. How did GW gently caress up that bad... Watching the extended Bo5A there were so many near fighters and set pieces that looked like they'd make amazing models. But I guess they only wanted to release models that were out with the main movie, I guess? The Thranduil model's elk mount last week looked bad, but it might've been classic terrible GW camera angles.
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Short reminder that there is still time to get in on the kickstarter for some rad Necromunda-style terrain for your SWA needs.
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JcDent posted:Man, every time a new LotR model comes out, it's almost perfect in every way. How did GW gently caress up that bad... The hype for LotR died down over a decade ago and the Hobbit movies weren't good enough to bring it back?
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SRM posted:The hype for LotR died down over a decade ago and the Hobbit movies weren't good enough to bring it back? This. I've never seen or heard of anyone at all locally who is even remotely interested in the LOTR game, but here we are, new models month after month. Either somebody somewhere else is driving the demand for them or FW Is wasting a shitload of time and money.
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I love the game myself but yeah, no one to play it with Based on the main facebook group for the game it is still rather large in the UK.
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Apr 28, 2017 18:37
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There is a dedicated and hard core player group for hobbit stuff that seem to be mostly based around The Last Alliance forums. I'd compare them to the oldhammer players. GW hold regular LOTR/Hobbit events and sell all the tickets.
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Still surprised there isn't a popular conversion from hobbit to warhammer armies
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Nebalebadingdong posted:Still surprised there isn't a popular conversion from hobbit to warhammer armies There is no intersection on the Venn diagram. Most people who enjoy LotR or the Hobbit are purists and don't want to intermingle with other Fantasy trash. Those of us who enjoy WFB are content to let them have their own little community and not bother us with their encyclopedic knowledge of Elven lineage. Also, GW couldn't do any conversion due to licensing restrictions.
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I just mean as an apparently decently designed fantasy skirmish game with list building.
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Nebalebadingdong posted:I just mean as an apparently decently designed fantasy skirmish game with list building. Exactly. I tried to do a conversion once. It wouldn't be hard to do, I just ran out steam because, well, homebrew projects. I think LOTR/Hobbit is an excellent ruleset. My only major complaint is that shooting is utter rubbish. I think a pinning mechanic that would make people hit but not injured by arrows move at half speed (or not at all) could solve that though.
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I heard anecdotally that LotR did good business with Dungeons n Dragons types who otherwise wouldn't have touched GW products with a ten foot pole.
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Roller Coast Guard posted:I heard anecdotally that LotR did good business with Dungeons n Dragons types who otherwise wouldn't have touched GW products with a ten foot pole. It's more that for a good few years it was basically the fantasy nerds equivalent to Gundam models. I knew a lot of D&D/Fantasy/LARP people who never did anything with wargames who just bought the LOTR models to build and paint them.
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The starter sets were also an awesome value and were widely available. And since they were sold at places like Barnes and Noble you could get them on sale regularly.
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Is there a place where I can find some starting lists for Shadow War: Armageddon?
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ThNextGreenLantern posted:Is there a place where I can find some starting lists for Shadow War: Armageddon? There majority of the force lists are on GWs site under the SWA section. Orks, IG, and Scouts are the only missing ones. Or were you looking for created list examples that people are using?
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I went with Imperial Guard. Sergeant with laspistol & sword 2 Operators with sniper rifles, 1 with camo. 1 operator with flamer 6 troopers with lasguns. 3 games later and everyone is pretty tooled up.
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berzerkmonkey posted:There majority of the force lists are on GWs site under the SWA section. Orks, IG, and Scouts are the only missing ones. Yes, some example lists of 1000 points for different factions. Want to get some of my friends to try it and I have no idea what a solid start would look like.
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ThNextGreenLantern posted:Yes, some example lists of 1000 points for different factions. Want to get some of my friends to try it and I have no idea what a solid start would look like. Basically just buy as many dudes as you can with 1000 points. You have to have a leader, you can't have more than half as new recruits, and you can't have more than 2 specialists (or 3 for guard or uh... somebody else) Some lists require that troops buy a gun, but regardless buy everybody a basic gun but don't go too overboard with upgrades. Get those after you've got a match or two in. Any particular factions you're curious about?
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++ Tyranid Warrior kill team (Tyranid Warrior Kill Team) [1000pts] ++ + Kill Team Leader + Tyranid Alpha [310pts]: Deathspitter, Extended chitin carapace, Pair of scything talons + Trooper + Tyranid Warrior [285pts]: Deathspitter, Extended chitin carapace, Pair of rending claws + Specialist + Tyranid Gun-beast [405pts]: Extended chitin carapace, Pair of scything talons, Venom cannon ++ Total: [1000pts] ++ Created with BattleScribe (https://battlescribe.net) How would this be as a starting list? I plan to upgrade the leader to have Boneswords or something at some point, but I assume I should get to 5 models as fast as possible.
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Lord_Hambrose posted:++ Tyranid Warrior kill team (Tyranid Warrior Kill Team) [1000pts] ++ You might try and take 2 gun beasts in your starting squad, it is pretty much the only way you'll get them. Starting with Deathspitters is fine, bear in mind you get 100 towards upgrades or recruits without burning a Promethium cache. This will sound a bit crazy, but try this: Leader - Deathspitter, Extended Carapace New Spawn - Scything Talons, Adrenal Glands Gun beast - Deathspitter Gun beast - Scything Talons 1000 dead on. After the first game burn a Promethium Cache and buy a Venom Cannon for the Scything Talon Gun Beast and 2 Adrenal Glands and an extended Carapace. The only way to get a recruit is to burn a Promethium Caches and get a New Spawn with 25 points of stuff (Scything Talons are the minimum at 10, though you could give them a pair of Spinefists). Tyranid Warriors need to be magnetised really.
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Thundercloud posted:Tyranid Warriors need to be magnetised really. Yeah I was thinking the same. Although, since your kill team is only like 5 models, it wouldn't be hard to just go ahead and make a bunch of extras with different configurations and swap them out as needed.
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