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Well i needed to buy paints online for my Kill Team project (my local GW is apparently so small they skip fairly well used paints like Thunderhawk Blue, and the manager seems resigned to the fact no one cares about his tiny shop in a crap place and is just basically just another hobbist there) so I ended up just buying two Dark Commune boxes, and I suspected I can get the lord with hammer cheap off ebay and I did. List I've ended up making is: quote:1 x Chaos Lord Theoretically could swap out the obliterates and Forgefiend for more melee in the form of Possessed or whatever but I feel none of the melee options have great anti-tank options. Maybe I'm missing something though.
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Al-Saqr posted:finished my PsychoPhage! what do you guys think? would love comments and critiques! What are all the bits and bobs on that base? It looks great.
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Vulpes Vulpes posted:What are all the bits and bobs on that base? It looks great. Thanks, its made out of Different shades of grass, tufts, grey rocks, dirt paste and miniature tree leaves from different hobby vendors. Red arm blood is blood for the blood god technical.
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Harvey Mantaco posted:Finished magnus (x-post from the mini thread) Holy crap, these pictures are AMAZING
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what do people use to build their armies these days i got 4000 some odd points of metal battle sisters that need to come back out and remind people to sit the gently caress down
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Metal sisters? Embrace the past and use pen and paper 
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Can I get folks opinions on this 1k pts list please?quote:CHARACTER From my limited experiences playing guard I've found I'm most successful when I seize a lot of ground early, then hold onto it for as long as I can. I have a far harder time pushing my opponent off objectives. This list has some problems for sure, but I don't think any are fatal. I'm woefully short on infantry, and those units are small to fit in chimera. I'm quite short on orders too, I don't have a good way to solve that. My plan is rather obvious, rush forwards onto objectives and pillbox them with the chimera. Dorn with Enginseer close by is my fixer, it isn't optimized for one role, but can fight monsters/tanks, but also spray down hordes. Hydra will mulch flyers, but also chip tanks or really mess up some elites. Arty will slow down fast movers or just provide some much needed firepower. Cavalry can either rush forwards or act as a mobile reserve force. Command squad will likely stay in Chimera to issue orders from a safe distance. I would love to run a shitload more infantry, but I paint slow and am doing Vostroyans, I don't want to track down and buy many more of these models. In my collection I've also got the following: -Primaris psyker -Commissar -regimental preacher -Ogryn bodyguard -unbuilt leman russ (don't know what variant to pick yet) -armoured sentinel -ordnance battery (1 bombast and 1 rocket, thanks combat patrol) So my options to replace things are a bit limited, but I could always buy another kit I suppose. People in my area are fun to play with, but also seem to go hard by default. If anyone recalls, the guy who ran my intro game in 9th tried to table me. So I'm hoping this list, while certainly not competitive, can hold its own and be fun to play. Virtual Russian fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Sep 24, 2023 |
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Sep 24, 2023 15:49
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Deviant posted:what do people use to build their armies these days https://www.newrecruit.eu/
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Virtual Russian posted:Can I get folks opinions on this 1k pts list please? Your command squad will last longer / be more effective if attached to an infantry squad. The hydra is worthless right now (aircraft aren't really the meta) The rough riders aren't good objective holders but good in strategic reserve as a countercharge (*maybe) If you're careful (or buy 3rd party turrets), use magnets, etc - you can have all types of Leman Russ in one kit. Good luck, have fun!
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Hydra is anti-fly, the fly keyword is quite common if I'm not mistaken. (maybe not common, but in my local area everyone seems to have at least one.) For the command squad I was thinking it would last far longer in a chimera, I might even swap out the banner and medic for a heavy weapon. I could get them firing off the gun deck. I would think they'd die like crazy if I put them into a little squad, not to mention then they can't fit in the Chimera. I can see what you mean about the RR, maybe I'll just keep them as my reserve for counter-charging. Or maybe I could swap them? Also yeah, I've been pondering how to get the most out of the rus. Virtual Russian fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Sep 24, 2023 |
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Tangy Zizzle posted:Your command squad will last longer / be more effective if attached to an infantry squad. Hydra is Anti-Fly, not Anti-Aircraft. Still not optimal, but could be dangerous to some Flyer heavy armies. Twin-Linked and re-rolls Hits against Flyers.
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The Hydra is one of the better looking "newer" imperial guard tanks
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yeah I mean ultimately this is more about your local meta than anything. if you play with a bunch of people that use shining spears and biker custodes etc sure you could call all of your guys 'catachans' and have them scout 6" in their chimeras at the start of the battle to get extra movement towards objectives
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Metal sisters? Embrace the past and use pen and paper psht, even then i had a paid copy of ArmyBuilder. What am I, amish?
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Improbable Lobster posted:The Hydra is one of the better looking "newer" imperial guard tanks I don't think it looks as nice as the old forgeworld one, but I'm not about to pay for an OOP resin kit. It still looks great all things considered. The detailing in the console is excellent. I haven't assembled it yet, I'm slowly working myself up to possibly having to entirely sculpt a Vostoryan crew for the console.
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Kitchner posted:
I play a list a bit like this one, but only one big accursed cultist block and a single 10-man Khorne Chosen in a rhino. I fill out the extra points with a second triple plasma forgefiend, both nurgle but undivided on a second isnt a bad plan either, then Blue Scribes and another unit of Nurglings. As much as I love the Master of Possession, I had to drop him; I didnt consider him worth it at 70 points, and the decision to hike him to 80 still makes no sense to me. As mentioned - Khorne Chosen with a master of executions are swinging about 50 times for a 10-man unit with the leader, all of it lethal on 5s, with full reroll to hit on anything thats missing a single wound (for single model targets) or a single model (multi model units). I included mine specifically as a melee anti-tank unit. All power weapons, AP2. Should note that a 5-man may struggle to do real damage; they can probably kill a war dog or armiger, but not two in one go. 10-man undivided possessed are anti-tank. Anti-anything really. You do full hit and wound reroll stratagem, pact for sustained, dont fish for hits, but fish for devastating on wounds. On average you get 13 6s, so 26 wounds. The real question with possessed is if they survive to do their thing; they arent as tough as their datasheet looks, and with their speed youre going to be tempted to put them in risky positions. All those 40mm bases can hand out LOS. Its the accursed cultists Im not sure about in an anti tank role. If you run them as undivided and pop their once per game thing, yeah, they will annihilate anything - once. You also may have wanted to use that stratagem elsewhere, or be out of CP. I was running a karnivore and some other stuff with those points before, and havent really gotten to play with the accursed coven that much yet, so it remains to be seen if I really have enough anti-tank in my list to compete with, say, a 13 war dog list.
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Tangy Zizzle posted:yeah I mean ultimately this is more about your local meta than anything. I like that catachan idea, I'll give that a try too. I'll miss the heavy weapon on the firing deck, but 6 inches is 6 inches. Also yeah, one of my main opponents plays Custodes and loves the jet bikes, that alone did a lot to make me buy the hydra. It sounds like I should keep working on fine tuning this, but I don't think i'll be getting tabled turn two? That is my big worry, these people are fun to hang with and play with, but they will table me if they can. edit: I really like that catachan idea, it sacrifices a lot of firepower, but overwatching those flamers would possibly cause someone to think twice about charging them. Virtual Russian fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Sep 24, 2023 |
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1k guard is tough sledding no matter what, don't be too hard on yourself
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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/24/sunday-preview-codex-space-marines-slams-into-action/ Surprising absolutely no one, next week is Space Marine pre-order time. That's pretty much it when it comes to pre-orders. Just lots and lots of Space Marines. With some older stuff getting stand alone boxes.
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Cooked Auto posted:https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/24/sunday-preview-codex-space-marines-slams-into-action/ Including individual releases for the Augustus box
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Cooked Auto posted:https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/24/sunday-preview-codex-space-marines-slams-into-action/ The Leviathan Mission Deck release is a key release here that's not SM specific so wanted to call that out for the crowd.
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Cooked Auto posted:Here's the ones I have. Thank you! Improbable Lobster posted:If you don't mind paying a couple bucks the Interactive Mini Painting Catalogue is a really good tool for figuring out paint schemes. There's a community model pack on the impcat reddit that has files for GW models/paints as well as other brands. And thank you, I don't think I'll mind paying a few bucks to preview my ideas. I really want to get my Corsairs right in paint after the energy I've invested in their customized assemblies.
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Cooked Auto posted:https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/24/sunday-preview-codex-space-marines-slams-into-action/ two week preorder period too which is a little interesting (probably no preorders or just FW/BL next week)
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Is that a new sculpt already for the godawful primaries rocket launcher guys?
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Looks like it's the same one as before from the box with the Lt and the BrutaNought. The sergeant threw me off a bit but then I realized the other poses are exactly the same.
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Cooked Auto posted:drat, Marines really do get the special treatment. They have seven detachments including the Gladius detachment. 13 pages of the codex are dedicated to detachment rules, enhancements, and stratagems. The codex is 213 pages total split in the following ways: * 89 pages of lore and photos * 9 pages of combat patrol rules * 13 pages of detachment/stratagem/enhancement rules * 69 pages of datasheets * 19 pages for crusade rules What's interesting there is that combat patrol is 8 pages. I guess it has specific datasheets listed there and not in the datasheet section. The detachment names are all suitably vague so even knowing some of them it's hard to remember what they are: * Gladius Strike Force * Anvil Seige Force * Ironstorm Spearhead * Firestorm Assault Force * Stormlance Task Force * Vanguard Spearhead * 1st Company Task Force (They found a good thing and stuck with it) I guess Ironstorm is basically Iron Hands, Firestorm is Salamanders, Stormlance is White Scars, Anvil is Imperial Fists, and Vanguard is Ravenguard? I wonder then if there's going to be no supplements for Space Marines that don't have unique units. So basically just UM, BA, SW, and DA. The rumour that "primaris captain" isn't a thing anymore is true though. Just captains and lieutenants now.
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Kitchner posted:The rumour that "primaris captain" isn't a thing anymore is true though. Just captains and lieutenants now. Good!
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Going by the article from last week, Vanguard is Raven Guard aligned yes. At this point the codex supplement for other chapters without special models is about as dead as the Old Ones. Cooked Auto fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Sep 25, 2023 |
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I'm still going to hold out a vague hope for an Iron Hands terminator character/whatever one day but I won't hold my breath, the last thing the marines need is more list bloat
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Is that a new sculpt already for the godawful primaries rocket launcher guys? No, they just hadn't been available in a standalone box yet.
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Cooked Auto posted:Looks like it's the same one as before from the box with the Lt and the BrutaNought. The sergeant threw me off a bit but then I realized the other poses are exactly the same. Do those guys really only have 3 poses?
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Kitchner posted:They have seven detachments including the Gladius detachment. 13 pages of the codex are dedicated to detachment rules, enhancements, and stratagems. Excuse you that's the Anvilus Siege Force. Nothing is more James Workshop than latinizing a Germanic word.
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Im fine with condensing the captain datasheets, although I wish firstborn and Primaris captains didnt have different base sizes.
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Kitchner posted:
The "big four" as established in 2nd ed, although I would think Black Templars will have a book too, although maybe they will be content with their units under Gladius or whatever. At least the Angels both at least put up the front of organising themselves per the Codex Astartes.
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My tyranids codex isnt even here yet despite pre-ordering it. Gonna have to send an angry letter to GW.
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Improbable Lobster posted:I'm still going to hold out a vague hope for an Iron Hands terminator character/whatever one day but I won't hold my breath, the last thing the marines need is more list bloat I have a feeling Stormlance Thunderwolves are gonna be kinda dumb when you combine the Stormlance reactive move Strategem with the Battleleader on Wolf bloodsurge ability. If any enemy ends a move within 9" they get a free 6“ for a CP. Then if they're shot they can move D6" and end in combat. They're gonna be so sticky.
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