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So I'm finally finding the time to crack open my Octarius box set. Anyone have any suggestions on how to build my veteran guardsmen team?
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I personally got a lot out of making 3 of the four gunner options (I had to mangle one of the arms to get the plasma gun to fit) and managed to do way more damage with the grenade launcher than expected. The sniper/spotter duo is fantastic, and having the Comms helps spread the commanders orders each turn which is really good. I found close combat is not the veterans strong suit, I made the hardened veteran and he mostly just tanks hits without getting much opportunity to get in with the power fist.
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Jan 13, 2022 21:13
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   Got to play this new edition Bloodbowl for the first time and live Blood Bowl which I haven't played for 17 or so years. Won 4-2 with my woodies vs dark elves rookie teams despite getting 2 rips on the first drive and getting a bliz against. Did 1 k.o back and sufferer another si. Was even played in sweltering heat for the first half so was down 4 or 5 players for some parts. Luckily wardancers still rock even though new leap sucks.
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Jan 13, 2022 22:47
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That BB table looks good! I play BB2 on Steam with friends a lot, so I've always been tempted to start a physical team. Although I'm not sure how often I'd actually be able to use it though, if I do ever get one  Anyway, just wondering...are there any paint storage cases you guys recommend? Mostly for Citadel paints of all sizes (mostly the little base pots, but also the taller texture paints and contrasts) but I've also got some random Vallejo paints that I wouldn't mind popping in there too, if possible. At this point all I can really find are some official GW ones like this one and this bigger one but I dunno, $80AUD for a small case isn't super appealing..
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Jan 14, 2022 02:15
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Lucinice posted:So I'm finally finding the time to crack open my Octarius box set. Anyone have any suggestions on how to build my veteran guardsmen team? Goonhammer just tackled this today.
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Jan 14, 2022 14:10
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Major Isoor posted:That BB table looks good! I play BB2 on Steam with friends a lot, so I've always been tempted to start a physical team. Although I'm not sure how often I'd actually be able to use it though, if I do ever get one You looking for cheap and easy? Something like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001447AW2/ works great for everything IMO. Obviously, it will fit more dropper bottles, but it's a great, inexpensive option. obviously, Really Useful boxes are an alternative if you can't get the Plano. I know Battlefoam is persona no grata in most circles, but I have a case that is similar to the 216 here: https://us.battlefoam.com/216-p-a-c-k-216-2-0-paint-load-out-black/. It fits the large trays, and I use it for both paint storage and as a mini and paint storage go-bag. Mine is an OOP model that is deeper however, so I can fit an extra layer of foam in there. I got mine at a serious markdown, and I don't know if I would recommend it for $80 USD, other than it's convenient and it fits the foam I already have on hand.
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Jan 14, 2022 21:17
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Major Isoor posted:Anyway, just wondering...are there any paint storage cases you guys recommend? Really Useful Boxes if you just need to stack em somewhere. Toolboxes if you actually need them to travel with you.
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Jan 14, 2022 21:24
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aroma therapy cases are pretty good for storing paint bottles. I got a cheap rolling set of drawers from ikea and use that to store all my painting stuff now. Pretty useful for home organizing. I got this one https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/helmer-drawer-unit-on-casters-black-20341970/
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Jan 14, 2022 21:26
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berzerkmonkey posted:I know Battlefoam is persona no grata in most circles, but I have a case that is similar to the 216 here Dare I ask why they're persona non grata?
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Jan 14, 2022 22:16
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Randalor posted:Dare I ask why they're persona non grata? The owner is kind of a dick. You can get the story by googling "Romeo battlefoam" if you really want to dig into it - it really doesn't need to be rehashed for the 900th time by me.
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Jan 14, 2022 22:28
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Romeo is an rear end in a top hat, their foam doesn't fit things like it is supposed to, is scratchy as poo poo, and they don't honor their warranties if they don't feel like it.
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Jan 14, 2022 22:31
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something about either harassing peoples' moms, or getting their mom to harrass people.
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Jan 14, 2022 22:35
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Dude sucks
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Jan 14, 2022 22:45
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Battlefoam just seems outrageously overpriced for a $20 solution you can make with magnets, a baking tray, some epoxy adhesive, and a big plastic box.
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Jan 15, 2022 00:00
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Major Isoor posted:That BB table looks good! I play BB2 on Steam with friends a lot, so I've always been tempted to start a physical team. Although I'm not sure how often I'd actually be able to use it though, if I do ever get one Given you are talking AU$ and BB then there are a number of table top leagues round the country depending on your location. Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney all have active (or activating after the lockdowns I guess?) leagues that I know of. There's also a couple of excellent AU/NZ timezone leagues on fumbbl which are very competitive but rookie friendly. Can't help with paint cases but if you are looking for smaller cases for a BB team then KR were always very good back in the day: https://www.krcases.com/ Back when there used to be tournaments every month or two they were great for prize support, and my cases have lasted me for years of being carted around the country.
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My local Blood Bowl league just entered week 3 and it's going fairly well, but there's something I need to nip in the bid but I'm not sure how. Almost everyone is convinced that bashing teams are too weak and KOs need to give 1 spp. How do I convince them this is a terrible idea? I'm pretty sure it's going to happen next league because even the Warhammer store manager is on this train.
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Jan 16, 2022 00:10
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roll dwarfs you will never overcome a consensus that stupid. it isn't based on anything. all you can do is exploit the poo poo out of it.
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Jan 16, 2022 00:14
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Tell them to run rat or woodies teams and see how fun it is when everyone has mb. They are already nerfed enough with the 4+pass and nerf to leap.
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Jan 16, 2022 00:42
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yeah if they insist on that just roll up to the next league with the bashiest murder team you can field and let the wins you rack up make your argument for you
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Jan 16, 2022 01:05
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Like. I get where they're coming from. SPP from injuries is frustratingly erratic and slow, and it has been since way back when they (rightfully!) killed SPP from fouling. But they problem is that bash is still very reliable and effective and brutal to lose to. Giving bash a big push to help the snowball form is going to make for grindier games in fair matchups and blowouts that are even more unpleasant in unfair ones. But I also know you will never, ever, ever convince war gamers to nerf anything but your own team. You gotta bite the bullet and beat them silly with their stupid house rule. And if you can't, might as well take advantage of the free training wheels to learn how then try it again.
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Jan 16, 2022 01:37
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now, the stunty skill should only give 1 spp for an injury if you ask me
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Jan 16, 2022 02:06
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Part of the problem I think is that most everyone is pretty green to Blood Bowl, including the Warhammer manager. We have 2 divisions, one is brand new people, the other (which I'm in) is people who have played before. The problem is that the "experienced" division is mostly people who have fallen for the normal wargamer thing of having played a few games and thus think they're experts. My division is all bash with the exception of one Dark Elf player and myself with Skaven. Watching games it seems that the majority of players haven't quite hit the tactics part of learning the game, it's always pretty much just a bashy scrum in the middle and maybe 1 or 2 TDs are scored per game. I also may not be helping their thoughts because if I play my turn right the only block they're throwing is off a blitz action. So my guess is they're thinking "that rat and elf team are getting SPP off touchdowns but I'm not getting anything throwing all my players at the rotspawn". So yeah, guess I'll have to lean into the stupid and play dwarves or chaos dwarves if future leagues end up going that way.
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Hihohe posted:now, the stunty skill should only give 1 spp for an injury if you ask me ooooh, yeah! Since I mean, they're only half a player anyway, right?  haha and you generally get twice the injuries against stunties anyway, after all!
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Uhh, yes... but maybe once a stunty gains enough spp they give normal spp. Like enough spp for the first skill
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Floppychop posted:Part of the problem I think is that most everyone is pretty green to Blood Bowl, including the Warhammer manager. Bloodbowl is very tricky in that it's easy to misunderstand your relative experience of the game. If you play IRL in a league you might have played casually on and off for years, which makes it look like you're well versed in the game. But you might just have seen a few matchups once or twice, and those matchups will be affected by how those specific teams had developed before the game. And chances are that most of your opponents had even less experience. Knowing the rules more or less by heart and knowing basic BBL tactics are two quite different things. Meanwhile, if you've been playing Bloodbowl online, you might rack up more games in a week than most IRL players do in a year. You get up to speed on tactics much more, there's less room for rules mistakes to mess up what lessons you learn, and you quickly get to see patterns. After ten games of your bashy orcs vs skaven, you get a much more statistically based view of what to expect. I saw this way back in the days when I played fumbbl compared to the local players who played like, 2-3 games per quarter at the club.
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Yeah, I wouldn't argue to change the rules but maybe let teams start at a higher TV so that they can fit 2 or 3 skills in. If they have a problem vs ag teams , 1 guy with mb tackle changes the dynamics quite a lot.
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  Well, I've had one hell of a hobby week.
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That is a FULL plate wow! I'm also starting a Warmaster army and need to figure out what to base everything on. I like the idea of non-bezel 20x40's but I want them thinner so as not to make everything too tall. Buuuuuut, I also don't want them to be impossible to pick up. Same thing with heroes - I like square bases more than circles. Gotta find thin acrylic or MDF or something.
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Hey just wondering...are there any general tips about facing off against Lizardmen as another lizardmen team in Blood Bowl 2? I've got a mirror match later, and I'm honestly not sue if I can just play the way I normally do, or if I'll need to use a radically different strategy/mindset to do well. We both have kroxigors and two of my sauruses (plus a skink) have block. I guess just tie up a bunch of sauruses in the middle, and try to free up a couple to kill some skinks? I dunno - seems like it'll be a weird match
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Yeah, force the opponent to make a bunch of blocks so that he gets turnovers. Otherwise just play better bloodbowl, better positioning so you don't have go gfi and dodge as much. Rookie mirror matches are a bit if a crapshoot, you could try and blitz skinks with the krox and pick both down but not if you are using the latest rules. Otherwise use the tail of the krox intelligently.
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Unexpected Inquisitor content! I painted a navigator.
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with a rebel yell she QQd posted:Unexpected Inquisitor content! I painted a navigator. Nailed it, looks great.
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I didn't really document the saga, but here is the finished result of my Nuclear Shrimp Lucius Pattern Warlord Titan. A lot of green stuff and some Adeptus Titanicus parts went into it. I generally paint to table-top standard, and this was no exception, but I'm happy with the result.  Again, don't buy this kit unless you are prepared to do a ton of work on the model itself and are experienced as a sculptor.
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No sense of scale. Could you take a picture with a space marine or something? Looks nifty though.
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Crab Dad posted:No sense of scale. Could you take a picture with a space marine or something? Looks nifty though. I possess no space marines, but here is a LotR model, it is true scale 28mm. Also sorry for the terrible quality photos, I'm not breaking out the good camera, and the phone camera is in terrible shape from being in my art studio constantly. 
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That looks great, VR! The most I've been able to do with green stuff is make a feather and some backpack straps, for my Bolt Action Alpini. That must've been a colossal amount of work! That titan reminds me about my own AT minis I need to do, though... I'm gonna do some based forest patches (for lack of better words) as some terrain - and I'm hoping I can have one of the larger ones featuring a crash site. (I'm thinking maybe a Thunderbolt or Marauder, or something) Just wondering though, does anyone know where I can get one, in the right scale? I don't mind if it's a not-so-great 3D print of a third party almost identical Not-A-Thunderhawk-To-Avoid-Copyright-Infringement or something, since I'm gonna hack it up a little anyway, so I just want something that's roughly the right look. (Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, or what have you. I'm just not all that experienced in this area!)
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My 6mm Ultramarines have the following not-a-thunderhawk - https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-elites-eagle-dropship/ Might be a bit pricey to chop up though.
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Jan 21, 2022 09:48
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An actual AI Thunderhawk is cheaper than the vanguard version and is both bigger, more detailed and plastic.
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Major Isoor posted:That looks great, VR! The most I've been able to do with green stuff is make a feather and some backpack straps, for my Bolt Action Alpini. That must've been a colossal amount of work! If you have a printer https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3680223 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3753427 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4348137 goodness fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Jan 21, 2022 |
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Z the IVth posted:An actual AI Thunderhawk is cheaper than the vanguard version and is both bigger, more detailed and plastic. haha so it is, at least I bought mine from vanguard before the AI one was out. I will say the vanguard one is very nice, but yes, both resin and expensive.
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