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Plan is to make my second one another conversion based on this: Since I've got a couple of the cherubs from marine librarian kit and a few servo skulls kicking about.
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Artum posted:Plan is to make my second one another conversion based on this: Nightmare fuel robo-spider Celestine Edit: Can’t wait 
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Apr 15, 2018 14:17
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 Cannibalised the power coils for the eradication beamer and pinned it to his back and put the capacitors on his left shoulder, I think I can call that done. God its so refreshing to build an army where theres no way things are supposed to be. I can just techno-greeble the poo poo out of things as much as I want.
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Apr 15, 2018 14:27
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Artum posted:
Had concerns with the first picture, but you’ve really done this up right. Awesome job!
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Artum posted:The absolute minimum for me is gonna be 3 since I'm still to buy at least one more start collecting, possibly 2 for that sweet 3 neutron crab action. Yeah, given that the Start Collecting is £50 and the Dunecrawler by itself is £40, and you always need more Skitarii just to get their special weapons which are like hen's teeth, you end up with a lot of TPDs basically incidentally. I own 3 and will get at least 2 more since I'll probably pick up another Start Collecting for an Onager and another Forgebane for the Necron stuff.
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Corrode posted:Yeah, given that the Start Collecting is £50 and the Dunecrawler by itself is £40, and you always need more Skitarii just to get their special weapons which are like hen's teeth, you end up with a lot of TPDs basically incidentally. I own 3 and will get at least 2 more since I'll probably pick up another Start Collecting for an Onager and another Forgebane for the Necron stuff. It's ridiculous that you only get one plasma caliver with a unit. I wish ForgeWorld made a nice plasma kit for them. Paying $10 each for a single plasma sucks.
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Apr 15, 2018 14:52
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Yeah, I've got three Dominus without even trying. Forgebane should really have used an Enginseer.
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Apr 15, 2018 15:00
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I have five Domini. My current list used 3 & Cawl.
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Apr 15, 2018 15:13
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EvilBeard posted:It's ridiculous that you only get one plasma caliver with a unit. I wish ForgeWorld made a nice plasma kit for them. Paying $10 each for a single plasma sucks. Yeah. The single special per 10 for a unit that can take 3 of the loving things is pretty ridiculous. 2 would have been annoying but basically manageable, but 1 per box is tiresome.
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Played a 1k point causal tournament yesterday as admech. Basically tabled all 3 opponents but lost the first match on points since he hid his last squad in a corner. List was Tech priest Enginseer Datasmith 10x Vanguard with plasma 10x Vanguard 3 destroyers with grav 2 robots with phosphorus 1 crawler with neutron It was a lot of shooting. The robots definitely pulled their weight. 36 shoots with -2ap just removed squads from the table. The destroyers were good against jet bikes but I think I would rather have plasma. Lastly the Vanguard make very good meat shields. Enginseers also seem a lot better than the tech priest. With all the free reroll 1s or add 1 bonuses the tech priest bubble doesn't get much use at the cost of an extra 80 points.
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Apr 15, 2018 15:25
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Yeah I was thinking when I got mine to buy 3 squads and have a vanguard with 3 plasma, ranger with 3 arc rifle, 5 ranger with 2 arquebus. It's pretty annoying.
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Apr 15, 2018 15:26
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the moose posted:Played a 1k point causal tournament yesterday as admech. Basically tabled all 3 opponents but lost the first match on points since he hid his last squad in a corner. Problem is you can only get reroll 1s for admech once per game outside of dominii unless you're paying 2cp for it, and you really need those CP for doctrina imperatives more.
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Supporting the hobby is well and good, but you should really look into thermoplastic (becomes soft when hot, hardens when cool, reusable) for transparently shite stuff like that. Iirc in the otherwise great GSC codex there was a case where the best weapon option for some units (crushing claws?) Was available from one specific, expensive model. Neurolimal fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Apr 15, 2018 |
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What’s the generally accepted best loadout for a Dominus? If built my first with a ray and macrostubber when it was first released in 7th, but I’m curious what the consensus is.
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There's no requirement that the <ORDO> of your acolytes matches that of an Inquisitor, right? If I want to run Eisenhorn with Malleus or Hereticus alcols that's kosher right? Also, what's a good source for an old-Gregor head? The Artel W guy tells me he won't be making any more of them (and really I do see why: those models were similar-enough to the painting to make even the  Intellectual Property guys go "You know..." but still  ).You'd think "Old, ballsack-looking-head shouting" wouldn't exactly be a difficult head to find, our demographics being what they are, but other than marine-sized heads all I can really think of is the Volkmar the Grim head? E: The flagellants have a bunch that would be perfect. 
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Volkite if he’s hanging around the backlines, Ray if he’s up front with the Vanguard. Never give him the Macrostubber, stops him firing the big gun.
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Screee!  Very pleased with how these came out again but bloody hell these took a long time to do. Edge highlighting all the claws takes forever.
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Apr 15, 2018 17:34
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Schadenboner posted:There's no requirement that the <ORDO> of your acolytes matches that of an Inquisitor, right? If I want to run Eisenhorn with Malleus or Hereticus alcols that's kosher right? The acolytes need to be the same <ORDO> to use their bodyguard rule. Likewise some inquisitorial abilities (namely Coteaz is who I am thinking of) target <ORDO> units
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Apr 15, 2018 17:52
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One_Wing posted:Screee! Good looking janitor-bots! Now enjoy transporting those. They're a bit of a pain in the rear end in that regard. But they're adorable and have preformed amazingly for me, so I can't be too mad.
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I'd just like to announce my intention to flay and exsanguinate whoever designed the skitarii sprues such that everything flimsy very nearly breaks as you're clipping it out. You are warned.
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Apr 15, 2018 20:02
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Yeah, the gates on the rad sensors are inexcusable.
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Apr 15, 2018 20:06
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Don't use clippers. Lay the sprue down on whatever side allows the part to be closest to your cutting surface and cut the gate with a scalpel.
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The Ordo Esotericus Dägoneth has acquired an engine of vengeance--we turn it upon the oppressors to welcome the Star Mothers!     
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TTerrible posted:Don't use clippers. Lay the sprue down on whatever side allows the part to be closest to your cutting surface and cut the gate with a scalpel. I shall try this.
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Proletariat Beowulf posted:The Ordo Esotericus Dägoneth has acquired an engine of vengeance--we turn it upon the oppressors to welcome the Star Mothers! This is incredibly rad
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Artum posted:I shall try this. I've not assembled the kit you're having issues with but this is the method I use to remove the tiny sets of sensor spines for Dropfleet ships. The gate attached to the base is fine but those ones on individual spines are a nightmare: 
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What kind of clippers do you guys use? Maybe they aren't as reliable with GW plastic, but God Hand nippers are insanely good for clean cuts.
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I know I'm super late to the party on this complaint but I absolutely can't stand the way they have drawn up power level versus points cost on these new books. I started drafting a list 12 kind of wrapping up painting the old models that I had and it's completely unclear in what situation equipment comes with model in which one you have to purchase. It really does feel like they were pushing Power Level just by making points obtuse.
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Neurolimal posted:What kind of clippers do you guys use? Maybe they aren't as reliable with GW plastic, but God Hand nippers are insanely good for clean cuts. Yeah but those cost $55 and won't change the issue he's having, which is that the clippers spread the plastic apart, causing the tiny piece to bend/snap. Eifert Posting posted:I know I'm super late to the party on this complaint but I absolutely can't stand the way they have drawn up power level versus points cost on these new books. Can you give an example of what you're struggling to figure out, because although having the tables in the back rather than everything being on each unit entry means more page flipping, I didn't find that I had any questions about what I needed to pay for and what I didn't. Other than named characters (who are on their own table in the back that states their cost includes wargear) points costs are provided for a naked model only, and all weapons you give them have to be paid for. Some of these weapons have a cost of 0, but every piece of gear gets paid for.
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Neurolimal posted:What kind of clippers do you guys use? Maybe they aren't as reliable with GW plastic, but God Hand nippers are insanely good for clean cuts. At £37 they'd loving better be that good.
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Proletariat Beowulf posted:The Ordo Esotericus Dägoneth has acquired an engine of vengeance--we turn it upon the oppressors to welcome the Star Mothers! Awesome. Love the scratched-out aquilas.
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Proletariat Beowulf posted:The Ordo Esotericus Dägoneth has acquired an engine of vengeance--we turn it upon the oppressors to welcome the Star Mothers! Have you taken an army shot for your dudes yet? I'd love to see one.
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Another tip is make sure you use really good clippers. I got tired of my clippers butchering stuff and wanted to be able to do conversions more easily. I settled on these: Xuron - 2175ET Professional Sprue Cutter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TMZ7QA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_PI60Ab44GD2G2 They make a really flush cut. It's worth the $20. I use my old 'sprue cutters' for clipping less important stuff(chopping sprue frames apart, etc) so it's not dulling my nice ones for no reason. Edit: It does in fact help with that problem. The better the clippers, the better it cuts instead of squishing the plastic. I clip all kinds of little fiddly stuff with zero issue now. Salynne fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Apr 15, 2018 |
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Booley posted:
Items like standards, iron halos, etc. It's also unclear if units can pick any wargear or only items listed in the power level section.
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 Put together my first ever army. I finished the second dragoon. I'm picking up a second Start Collecting for the Dunecrawler, but it's a decent start. I've learned a lot about painting. I feel like I'm getting better with every model. I want to dry brush the Dunecrawler and the Dragoons to make them look sandy and weathered.
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Eifert Posting posted:Items like standards, iron halos, etc. It's also unclear if units can pick any wargear or only items listed in the power level section. None of those are actually items, they're simply abilities. As such they have no points cost. The unit entry (what you're calling the power level section) is what determines what a unit can be equipped with.
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General Olloth posted:Edit: It does in fact help with that problem. The better the clippers, the better it cuts instead of squishing the plastic. I clip all kinds of little fiddly stuff with zero issue now. Yeah, it sounds like a part of the issue is the force of the cut flinging half the part with enough force to bend/break the part? That's a result of dull nippers pinching the plastic and then struggling to snap it off (seen in the picture of the sprue pieces by the plastic turning white due to stress). Xuron/godhand/pro nippers stress the plastic less, have thinner blades, and overall just cut through plastic like butter. They're pretty expensive, but for the cost of a jetbike you'll have easier/faster cleanup and less issues removing from the sprue.
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Booley posted:None of those are actually items, they're simply abilities. As such they have no points cost. The unit entry (what you're calling the power level section) is what determines what a unit can be equipped with. It's poor form to interrupt an old man while he bitches about things changing. 
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Eifert Posting posted:It's poor form to interrupt an old man while he bitches about things changing. I mean I'd love to have things like iron halos be something you can give a character. The old codexes were great in the granularity of upgrades you could give people, particularly non-weapon upgrades. But I'll trade that for having the tables in the back so gw can actually update points values to balance things.
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Eifert Posting posted:It's poor form to interrupt an old man while he bitches about things changing. Booley posted:I mean I'd love to have things like iron halos be something you can give a character. The old codexes were great in the granularity of upgrades you could give people, particularly non-weapon upgrades. But I'll trade that for having the tables in the back so gw can actually update points values to balance things. 
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