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Der Waffle Mous posted:I applaud their dedication to making their minis look like someone's deviantart account circa 2005. Good news, there is one: https://wargameexclusive.com/shop/mechanic-adepts/mechanic-adept-female-tech-priest-domina-pin-up/ In looking for that I just noticed sexy Tau and sexy Necrons 
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It's a shame that they are so cheesecake, the female commissars are a decent sculpt and would be nice to mix up my all same monopose commissars I currently have. What's the etiquette on just chilling and painting in a GW store? My training course is ending way earlier than expected and I have about 5 hours to kill, and my options are either day drinking by myself or painting the boys I glued together at the hotel.
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Aug 25, 2017 10:39
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Corrode posted:Good news, there is one: https://wargameexclusive.com/shop/mechanic-adepts/mechanic-adept-female-tech-priest-domina-pin-up/ Haha, "Necro cyborg ladies pack". How wonderful life is.
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Aug 25, 2017 10:41
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Cythereal posted:The Alphic Hydras were in the first Scions book and their fluff talks about how they appeared from nowhere and are masters of infiltration and sabotage, and have quickly become among the Ultramarines' most treasured non-Astartes allies. lol
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Aug 25, 2017 11:00
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So what's up with Baneblades this edition? Are they any good? Useless? I have one which has never seen the table and I'm wondering if now is the time.
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Aug 25, 2017 12:20
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Amidst the cheesecake, war game exclusive makes some really good stuff though. Their Tau characters (the males)' are awesome and full of actual personality with some great dynamic sculpts. They also make some sweet chaos space marine bits (heads, pads, etc.). Their female warp spiders are also not gratuitous and look much more agile than official sculpts. But yeah, a lot of their poo poo if god drat awful. Raging heroes is the same way.
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Aug 25, 2017 12:34
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Yeah, it's a shame. I'd gladly support them if it wasn't for the stupid cheesecake titty figures. Those Imperial Cars are awesome.
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Aug 25, 2017 12:41
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Tiger Millionaire posted:It's a shame that they are so cheesecake, the female commissars are a decent sculpt and would be nice to mix up my all same monopose commissars I currently have. Pretty much every GW store I've been to has dedicated table space and supplies for building and painting in-store. It's convenient for you and is a way for them to market their products to customers walking through. Unless you hog all the space all day or are generally obnoxious they welcome it.
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Aug 25, 2017 12:57
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Corrode posted:So what's up with Baneblades this edition? Are they any good? Useless? I have one which has never seen the table and I'm wondering if now is the time. Hitting things on 5s if they move at all really hurts them. Combine that with demolisher and battle cannons being incredibly swingy and you're spending a ton of points on a big block of wounds that can't reliably damage anything and does a worse job of holding objectives than a pair of conscripts. E: 499 points before sponsons 
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Aug 25, 2017 13:02
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Thing is, I'd even like the Titty Tech Priest if it wasn't so gratuitous. The armoured one loses all shape again, whilst the grey flesh with the wire really works. But it's just so drat awful otherwise that it'd be a crime to own.
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Aug 25, 2017 13:31
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adamantium|wang posted:Hitting things on 5s if they move at all really hurts them. Combine that with demolisher and battle cannons being incredibly swingy and you're spending a ton of points on a big block of wounds that can't reliably damage anything and does a worse job of holding objectives than a pair of conscripts. That's a shame. In the shoebox it stays then.
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Aug 25, 2017 13:33
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adamantium|wang posted:Hitting things on 5s if they move at all really hurts them. Combine that with demolisher and battle cannons being incredibly swingy and you're spending a ton of points on a big block of wounds that can't reliably damage anything and does a worse job of holding objectives than a pair of conscripts. On the other hand you can field a Stormlord for ~600pts that puts out: 20 mega-bolter shots 30 heavy bolter shots 9 heavy stubber shots 4 lascannon shots Then pile 10 weapons teams on its firing deck with a bunch more heavy bolters for good measure. Just don't move it anywhere.
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Aug 25, 2017 13:40
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Corrode posted:So what's up with Baneblades this edition? Are they any good? Useless? I have one which has never seen the table and I'm wondering if now is the time. The Shadowsword is reliably amazing if it has something to give it re-rolls to hit near it (a trojan, Yarrick if you're playing orks). Other than that they're way too pricey for what they do. Take 4 Manticores instead.
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Aug 25, 2017 13:46
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adamantium|wang posted:Hitting things on 5s if they move at all really hurts them. Combine that with demolisher and battle cannons being incredibly swingy and you're spending a ton of points on a big block of wounds that can't reliably damage anything and does a worse job of holding objectives than a pair of conscripts. I mean, what reason would you ever have to move a baneblade, though? Most of its weapons are stretching out to the other end of the table anyway and its main gun, even if you roll average, will ruin any other large target it hits. If you plonk a commander that gives re-rolls next to it, even better. Note: I don't play guard. I have never played guard. All i know, i know from that Cooler fucker with the variant with four heavy flamers. Have a vid where he pits two superheavy tanks and scions against four knights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIe6PvEnkg
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Aug 25, 2017 13:51
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Shadowsword vs Knights, or any superheavy for that matter makes for some of 8th's most hilariously short games. At ATC one of my teammates had 2 Shadowswords 1 Stormlord and 1 Onager for 4 drops. Had the poor luck of getting a guy with 2 Shadowswords and 1 Stormlord for a total of 3 drops. He failed to seize and the game ended in 5 minutes.
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Aug 25, 2017 14:21
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MonsterEnvy posted:
quote:Some within the Ordo Tempestus whisper that some of the regiment's best young Scions have even been recruited by the Adeptus Astartes. Zark the Damned posted:Yeah, it's a shame. I'd gladly support them if it wasn't for the stupid cheesecake titty figures. Those Imperial Cars are awesome.
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Aug 25, 2017 14:23
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Uroboros posted:Shadowsword vs Knights, or any superheavy for that matter makes for some of 8th's most hilariously short games. At ATC one of my teammates had 2 Shadowswords 1 Stormlord and 1 Onager for 4 drops. Had the poor luck of getting a guy with 2 Shadowswords and 1 Stormlord for a total of 3 drops. He failed to seize and the game ended in 5 minutes. And that is why the lower drops/always go first system is dumb as gently caress. But yes, almost every game I've had against lords of war that aren't bobby G have been hilariously one sided. Usually the superheavy is nothing but a liability.
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Aug 25, 2017 14:33
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Anyone know how many dudes and vehicles you can get with a forgeworld etched brass transfer set
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Aug 25, 2017 14:43
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It's changed now anyway. +1 is much better.
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Aug 25, 2017 14:43
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berzerkmonkey posted:This can only end well.. I want Alpha Legion Double Astartes to be the Chaos Primaris equivalent.
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Aug 25, 2017 14:47
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Floppychop posted:I'm kind of iffy on buying and playing with certain Malifaux models because of that reason. I just don't need that much T&A in my miniatures games. In their defense, they did listen to the mild outcry when that art came out and change the model to be wearing something under the vest.
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Aug 25, 2017 15:10
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Corrode posted:It's changed now anyway. +1 is much better. +100% agree. So my crew is going to Flying Monkey in Wichita next weekend. Any of you fucks coming? I'm planning on bringing Ultrabros and guard because I am scum.
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Aug 25, 2017 15:17
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Naramyth posted:+100% agree. You aren't scum if your Guard are painted as Alphic Hydras.
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Aug 25, 2017 15:18
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JoshTheStampede posted:You aren't scum if your Guard are painted as Alphic Hydras. Dude. My guard have been OG X-COM painted since I started this gay dead game.
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Aug 25, 2017 15:23
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Naramyth posted:Dude. My guard have been OG X-COM painted since I started this gay dead game. It's the role Catachan heads were born to play.
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PierreTheMime posted:Pretty much every GW store I've been to has dedicated table space and supplies for building and painting in-store. It's convenient for you and is a way for them to market their products to customers walking through. Unless you hog all the space all day or are generally obnoxious they welcome it. I don't know if it's still the case, or the same outside England, but GW employees certainly didn't used to be salespeople, weirdly. Like they were there to explain and encourage the hobby, as like, stewards. So demonstrating games and having people come in and paint and hang out was like, their job, and then working the till a sort of secondary component to that, in that it helped people enjoy the hobby, if that makes sense?
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!Klams posted:I don't know if it's still the case, or the same outside England, but GW employees certainly didn't used to be salespeople, weirdly. Like they were there to explain and encourage the hobby, as like, stewards. So demonstrating games and having people come in and paint and hang out was like, their job, and then working the till a sort of secondary component to that, in that it helped people enjoy the hobby, if that makes sense? That was before most American GW stores moved to single-person staffs. When you had multiple people you could do that. Now they have to kick people out of the store to even go to the bathroom.
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JoshTheStampede posted:That was before most American GW stores moved to single-person staffs. When you had multiple people you could do that. Now they have to kick people out of the store to even go to the bathroom. I had a manager once hide and pretend he wasn't in because he'd sold my pre order of the, I wanna say sixth edition rulebook, and they wouldn't refund my five pounds.
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!Klams posted:I don't know if it's still the case, or the same outside England, but GW employees certainly didn't used to be salespeople, weirdly. Like they were there to explain and encourage the hobby, as like, stewards. So demonstrating games and having people come in and paint and hang out was like, their job, and then working the till a sort of secondary component to that, in that it helped people enjoy the hobby, if that makes sense? They have been salespeople first and hobbyists second for at least a decade. They're mostly poo poo at it, but still.
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Corrode posted:They have been salespeople first and hobbyists second for at least a decade. They're mostly poo poo at it, but still. sorry, I didn't finish my story above, was meant to say, because of the dude being a CuntLord I promised to never set foot in a gw again, so I don't know what they're like now. Doesn't surprise me.
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How do people like to build their Intercessors? I have one multi part kit and I used 5 of those to add variety to my Dark Imperium monopose squads and have 3 units of 5 bolt rifles, sprinkle grenade launchers in there and so on. I'm wondering what to do with the other 5: I think they would look cool with the assault bolter and knives, maybe sticking with that assault bolter lieutenant, but Stalker bolter rifles would fit the theme of my Raptors army. Help me decide pls, fellow hams
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Ayn Marx posted:How do people like to build their Intercessors? I have one multi part kit and I used 5 of those to add variety to my Dark Imperium monopose squads and have 3 units of 5 bolt rifles, sprinkle grenade launchers in there and so on. Bolt Rifles or Stalkers for me. Assault Bolter Intercessors are strictly worse than Reivers, except for having ObSec.
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JoshTheStampede posted:Bolt Rifles or Stalkers for me. Assault Bolter Intercessors are strictly worse than Reivers, except for having ObSec. Thanks. Stalker rifles it is then!
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berzerkmonkey posted:Then buy the cars and don't buy the cheesecake models? Problem solved. It's more about not supporting a company that thinks its OK to produce those minis.
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Zark the Damned posted:It's more about not supporting a company that thinks its OK to produce those minis. I hate to be devil's advocate for gently caress models, but what's not okay about it? I think companies actually producing games should be conscious about making their models gross and sexual but if third parties want to fill niche for horned up weirdos I don't see it as "not okay." I get not wanting to support a company you see as distasteful, I'm just curious about the wording.
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Zark the Damned posted:It's more about not supporting a company that thinks its OK to produce those minis. One could make the argument that if no one buys their sensible models then all that sells is their gross poo poo which means they'll just make more gross poo poo. But I can also see where you're coming from. Their stuff is done in the Ukraine I believe and I imagine a lot of sculptors are just at the whims of the market trying to make a living.
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Nothing to cool to show off, but just finished a couple weeks painting 6 Missile Launchers and 4 Heavy Bolters to fill my heavy weapon gaps. I have a bunch of Grav-Cannons and Multi-Meltas from 7th Edition. I am glad I magnetized a good chunk of my models as it was so much easier to paint 10 weapons, arms, and backpacks than it was entire models. I don't see tactical Marines finding a way back into my competitive lists anytime soon, they just suck. Naramyth posted:And that is why the lower drops/always go first system is dumb as gently caress. I don't know. I've seen 3 Knight lists still putting in work, they aren't taking top spots at tournaments, but they aren't getting totally skunked either. 3 Knights with a script screen and anti-psyker support can still be hard to crack without a crapload of AT weaponry. TheArmorOfContempt fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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Uroboros posted:I don't know. I've seen 3 Knight lists still putting in work, they aren't taking top spots at tournaments, but they aren't getting totally skunked either. 3 Knights with a script screen and anti-psyker support can still be hard to crack without a crapload of AT weaponry. Yeah. It's like how knights were before: either you built around bumping into them, or you didn't. But that's a step 0 list building problem.
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Zark the Damned posted:It's more about not supporting a company that thinks its OK to produce those minis. Philip Morris owns Kraft Foods. Do you not buy anything Kraft because you don't want to support a tobacco company? I mean, it's one thing to boycott a company that is actively hurting people (like say, Nestle), but when you buy toy cars from a company that produces sexy models, you're telling them "Hey - I like your toy cars, but not your sexy models. Maybe you should put more effort into making more cool toy cars." But by all means, do whatever floats your boat. EDIT: Ah poo poo, bonds0097 pretty much said the same thing. That's what I get for leaving the page open too long.
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Naramyth posted:Yeah. It's like how knights were before: either you built around bumping into them, or you didn't. But that's a step 0 list building problem. Sideboards should be a codified part of the rules.
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