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TheBigAristotle posted:Yeah same, happened when I was trying to magnetize aggressors. I just said gently caress it and glued the bolters on. If I want flamers, I'll buy the easy build ones for $35. Which I might when I do Salamanders. In my personal opinion: 1d4chan > 40k Wikia >> Lexicanum in terms of wikis but 1d4 isn't nearly as comprehensive as either. You need to read 1d4 skeptically (and if you go off the well-trod 40k path it gets  real loving quickly) but the other two fall hard into the Wiki habit of "This one thing happened once so I'm going to report it as if it's a common thing" which, in a universe as defined by shades of grey as 40k is, bugs the poo poo out of me.Take, for example, Amberley Vail's off-hand remark that Sulla was the only woman to reach general's rank in the Imperial Guard, Lexicanum ties itself into knots regarding this "Canon Conflict" rather than going with the obvious answers:
Also, I think Lexicanum's writers are mostly German and the English occasionally comes off stilted. In the past Lexicanum tended to be much better than 40k Wikia on FFG RPG material but this is less true now. YMMV. 
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One_Wing posted:Soooooon.... Its a dumb plane and you're a bad person for using it.  That said I imagine it'll be less of a problem now that it cant deep strike turn 1 into my side of the board and delete any 1 unit of my dudes.
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Apr 23, 2018 22:11
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Artum posted:Its a dumb plane and you're a bad person for using it. It is actually handsome, fast and strong, and you take back those mean things you said to it.
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Apr 23, 2018 22:17
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Schadenboner posted:All-primaris force painted like pre-Heresy Iron Warriors, probably with a different chapter badge (as they're Iron Hands successors and head-related iconography is still seen as in somewhat poor taste). I think they look good. 
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Apr 23, 2018 22:19
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Thundercloud posted:I think they look good. The wide open spaces on the Primarii call to me.
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Schadenboner posted:In my personal opinion: 1d4chan >> 40k Wikia >>>>> Lexicanum in terms of wikis but 1d4 isn't nearly as comprehensive as either. You need to read 1d4 skeptically but the other two fall hard into the Wiki habit of "This one thing happened once so I'm going to report it as if it's a common thing" which, in a universe as defined by shades of grey as 40k is, bugs the poo poo out of me. Lexicanum tends to be far less complete, but also doesn't gently caress with fan interpretations or headcanon bullshit. 40k wiki will go into analysis and try to resolve conflicts, and has a lot more stuff on there that isn't well sourced but probably comes out of a forge world book somewhere rather than someone's head. Probably. Lexicanum is good for solid info with sources. 40k wiki is more complete and good to fill in specifics if you are looking for details for an RPG, but is sometimes a bit off or someone's interpretation.
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Ross Perowned posted:I'm getting into 40k for the first time, and I'm thinking of picking up Tyranids. 1) Are they a good army for people starting off? 2) Doing a little research the first things I want to buy are two of the Starter box and possibly a Hive Tyrant. How would you spend your first $400? Tyranids can be rough on new players because the main/classic way to play the army is with hordes of gribblies, which can burn out anyone. Genestealers aren't so bad to run en masse, though, and paint up fairly easily. 2 Start Collecting! boxes and a Hive Tyrant would be a great way to start.
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Proletariat Beowulf posted:Genestealers aren't so bad to run en masse, though, and paint up fairly easily. Colour scheme dependent mind you, I was about ready to pull my fingernails out after painting 13 of the space hulk stealers.
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Aw yeah, got that 40k bad boy notification in my inbox just in time for my evening run. Sweet dulcet tones of the 40k badcast guiding my feet along the track.
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THIS WEEK ON THE 40k BADCAST: - British history from people who weren't there - FAQgettabout it, we're talking the 40k FAQ - Who is the most goth Primarch? - A throwaway line about horsefights that I wish we went further with in hindsight https://40kbadcast.com/2018/04/23/40k-badcast-28-what-to-do-at-a-horsefight/ ToyotaThong posted:Happy Day! By not wearing camo cargo shorts and a Rick and Morty shirt, you'll already be in the winner's circle for the fashion game
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zeal posted:rhinos and preds are variations on the same STC template but the degree to which it's tech heresy to treat them as fully modular and refit them as such would vary with the techpriest/marine conducting the procedure Forget just the pred, here's all the currently canon variants on the Rhino chassis: Razorback Predator Immolator Repressor Vindicator Whirlwind Saber Exorcist Hunter Stalker Grav-Rhino Repulsor
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SRM posted:By not wearing camo cargo shorts and a Rick and Morty shirt, you'll already be in the winner's circle for the fashion game I feel personally attacked.
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Pendent posted:The Repulsor is pretty obviously Land Raider based if you get your hands on one. Oh, thought it was just a rhino with anti-grav plates slapped on.
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Cythereal posted:Oh, thought it was just a rhino with anti-grav plates slapped on. Supposedly it's the next generation of metal boxes.
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Cythereal posted:Oh, thought it was just a rhino with anti-grav plates slapped on. Nope, land raider with more guns and worse armour.
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Artum posted:Nope, land raider with more guns and worse armour. Fair enough, still leaves the actual Grav-Rhino which was a 30k Custodes thing.
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Cythereal posted:Fair enough, still leaves the actual Grav-Rhino which was a 30k Custodes thing. The moment we get a sub-land raider transport I'm gonna be all over that poo poo.
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Artum posted:The moment we get a sub-land raider transport I'm gonna be all over that poo poo. The grav carrier looks p. deece?
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Schadenboner posted:The grav carrier looks p. deece? Sure, but it's a land raider equivalent. I think he's talking about a sub 150 pt Primaris transport.
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NovemberMike posted:Sure, but it's a land raider equivalent. I think he's talking about a sub 150 pt Primaris transport. They’re all TEQs, no Rhino for Goldie.
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The precedent seems to be that you can fit as many Primaris in as you can normal marines, you just need additional head room (so primaris can't go in a land raider, but 10 of them can go in something the size of a land raider).
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NovemberMike posted:The precedent seems to be that you can fit as many Primaris in as you can normal marines, you just need additional head room (so primaris can't go in a land raider, but 10 of them can go in something the size of a land raider). and the Repulsor floats high enough that the regular Marines can't jump in
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Its been a bit since I posted this fella, but I added a few more bits to him and I think this kitty's ready for paint. The ForgeSphinx  
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SRM posted:- Who is the most goth Primarch? If it's not Corvus Corax I want my money back.
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xposting from the paint thread because I am happy with how this turned out. For_Great_Justice posted:It is complete
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Cessna posted:If it's not Corvus Corax I want my money back. He's gonna have to slug it out with Konrad Curze, Space Vampire.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:He's gonna have to slug it out with Konrad Curze, Space Vampire. Sanguinius is the vampire. Curze is 40k Batman. The Raven Guard's increasing thing recently is being Native American, which is rather not goth, so I'd give the nod to Curze.
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If we're going aesthetic then Corvus, if we're going dour self-loathing then Mortarion.
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I The Djetzt'Orrh Dynasty mobilizes for slaughter and nihilistic laughs once again, sending Heavy Destroyers to gauss the poo poo out of things that are entirely too alive.  The omnicidal clowns themselves.   Micro Sol and Micro Set are rad.  Most of the markings read "gently caress your homeostasis" or "I hate breathers." I've wanted to do heavy conversions in Necrons for a long time, and painting simple metal skellymans is a nice change of pace from the constant barrage of Tyranids. Next up is some magnetized Gauss Blasters for my Tomb Blades, a 3rd party Deceiver, some HQs, and an MDF Pylon. Then I intend to convert some Acanthrites and Canoptek Tomb Sentinels out of Wraiths.
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Proletariat Beowulf posted:I Nice Decepticrons.
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Also, guys; I think I found a fix for the lovely names GW gave the Eldar in 8th (Asuryani, Aeldari, Drukhari, Ynnari). Just drop the 'i' at the end! It sounds so much better!
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SRM posted:THIS WEEK ON THE 40k BADCAST: Do you think you could kill a horse if all you had was a knife? I think I'd probably get kicked to death, but a quicker person might do it.
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Magnet talk: Themagnetbaron.com Saw these guys at LVO, they don't have the selection of K&J but they have cool magnetic flight stand kits that hold models really secure.
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Schadenboner posted:In my personal opinion: 1d4chan > 40k Wikia >> Lexicanum in terms of wikis but 1d4 isn't nearly as comprehensive as either. You need to read 1d4 skeptically (and if you go off the well-trod 40k path it gets I mean, it's not like that's even a hard one. The Imperium loses entire chapters of SM for centuries at a time because of bad accounting, you think they can keep up with the paperwork on Guard promotions?
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Speaking of Guard ranks & pomotions. What’s the deal with Ibram Gaunt being a ‘Commissar-Colonel’? I read First & Only a long, long time ago and I sort of remember the justification given in the book, but I’m more interested in the meta sense of his holding the rank. Was there a precedent for this role in the canon before? Why did Abnett want to make him a Commissar as well, seeing as he (rarely) seems to do Commissar stuff? Is it due to him being an Off-Worlder to Tanith / do regimental commanders ever get attached to their regiment from another world?
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He got it as a political appointment because the guy leading the Crusade liked him. IIRC, the books mention that Commissars are almost never from the same world as their regiments in order to make sure they don't have loyalties outside the job. Gaunt was expected to advance quickly, but he no sooner took command of three brand-new regiments from Tanith than the planet and two thirds of the troops were destroyed by a Chaos fleet, and he only saved the First by dragging them off-planet rather than letting them die defending it. Gaunt's whole shtick is that he's what Guard officers are meant to be. A genuinely upright and incorruptible yet vicious rear end in a top hat who cares deeply about his troops but does not hesitate to spend their lives however will best serve the Imperium and who leads from the front. He's wasted as a Commissar because he has a reputation for not playing politics the way the High Lords of Terra expect, which is bad news for a political officer, but is unflinchingly loyal to the Imperial Truth. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Apr 24, 2018 |
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TheBigAristotle posted:I know, someone from my FLGS me three pods on Sprues for $25 each, but I can't justify the purchase, even though I absolutely love the look of drop pods. Sigh. If you're in the states, buy them and then immediately sell them to me hahaha
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Irate Tree posted:Nice Decepticrons. 
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