Nazzadan posted:

Nazzadan posted:

x-post from painting thread, continue to be very happy with "Raptor" parts on Legionary bodies

Stephenls posted:

But I'll admit that if they'd put out a kit that looked less like a better version of this and more like this or this, I'd be happier.

Imhotek the Stormlord: Yes, he's pretty dull, and does look like a generic Overlord mini only identifiable as Imhotek if you're into the lore; it's not nearly as impressive a glow-up as, say, Szeras, and kind of isn't even as impressive a glow-up as the new generic Overlord sculpt from Indomitus.

Stilt Guy: Pleasantly doofy but likely impossible to transport.

I got all of those today (minus a vanguard vet refresh and any way for me to put my Raven Guard in Lightning Claws like God intended)

The Bee posted:

I kinda like that 10th hasn't had as much new model creep, especially on factions that are already broadly okay. We already have a ton of datasheets on a lot of the big ticket factions, so giving them newer sculpts for any lingering resin seems more worthwhile than going all in on brand new units.

AndyElusive posted:

Are Warp Spiders any good? Like would anyone actually play with them if they get plastics?

Cease to Hope posted:

See, those examples strike me as the sort of thing Phobos marines should be. Say what you want about the tacticool goofiness, at least it's an aesthetic! If you give the infiltration squad gimmick to Phobos dudes, then what scouts have left are the fact that they're inexperienced bravos who haven't earned proper armor yet, and very likely to die before they do. The very first scout models, from a Space Hulk expansion, definitely did have that vibe (in part because they were a comedy hard mode for Space Hulk).



IMHOTEP just feels lacking in personality. He doesn't have to be as over-the-top as Szeras, but if he's the guy with the giant claw, why isn't he doing something more interesting than a two-finger salute? Why is he doing a two-finger salute anyway? Why does he look exactly like the overlord on the cover of the codex (who looks more interesting than he does, lol)? If it's supposed to be a beckoning gesture, I don't think it lands, just like it didn't really land on the original mini. Oh well.

Stilt Priest should probably be fine, I think. Admech players already have their giant walkers and cavalry and batwing flying guys, so I think most players have figured out how to haul them around at this point. Hopefully.

Man, there's so little resin left. A bunch of epic heroes, a lot of Eldar and Deldar, a handful of Orks, some Kroot and other Tau crap, Noise Marines kinda, a handful of non-codex Marines, and I wanna say like one non-unique demon character?

Failson posted:

Thank you! Not sure why I bought it. It was probably 10 years ago, and knowing me, the only rational was "cheap on ebay"

AndyElusive posted:

Pre Ordered myself a Rogue Trader reprint but sad that I was too late to the party or anywhere close to getting a Dark Coil box.

Are Warp Spiders any good? Like would anyone actually play with them if they get plastics?

BizarroAzrael posted:

Just realized I have the code from the Marine Codex to add it to the Warhammer app, is that worth doing or should I just use third party stuff? I'd maybe just go straight in there if the cool Vindicare was still around.

Cease to Hope posted:

See, those examples strike me as the sort of thing Phobos marines should be. Say what you want about the tacticool goofiness, at least it's an aesthetic! If you give the infiltration squad gimmick to Phobos dudes, then what scouts have left are the fact that they're inexperienced bravos who haven't earned proper armor yet, and very likely to die before they do. The very first scout models, from a Space Hulk expansion, definitely did have that vibe (in part because they were a comedy hard mode for Space Hulk).

jadebullet posted:

That's kinda why I like the Black Templars method of having them mixed in with initiates in the Crusader squad. It always made more sense than sending the least experienced guys on the stealthier scouting missions.

OctaMurk posted:

I think maybe scouts make more sense as like, space marine auxiliaries like the ultramar auxilia instead of as space marines in training

Cyouni posted:

From what I understand, they're a meta staple because they're hilariously high moving while also being solid firepower (thanks to Devastating Torrent combo), so they can just jump into your backline and there's really not much you can do about it. So they can move 24" with really no downsides (except no charge) and then do actions and things.

Eej posted:

Phobos already get extra movement. They are all Infiltrators which is way more movement than the extra 5" in a game that you propose

Ashcans posted:

It kind of makes sense for them to be initiates who failed to progress. People who were selected and inducted, but failed at one of the stages to being a full marine, like the implants didn't take properly but they didn't die. So they're still better than regular troops but less than marines and can't use all the cool marine armor. Rather than lumping them out they're organized into special groups to fight in support of line marines. This also makes things like having veterans and long-serving members make sense, because no one gets promoted out to Marine, you just serve as a scout until you die or hit retirement or something.

Professor Shark posted:

I like this idea. Also Scouts look way better than Phobos imo, who look like goofy Not Marines

The Demilich posted:

What's weird is I loaded up wahapedia just to look at incursors since they're wearing phobos and it didn't show 10" movement, but Infiltrators do lol

The Demilich posted:

Yeah I was simply looking at movement and not including an rear end load of ancillary rules attached.

There's a reason I don't like playing 40k lol

coelomate posted:

When I discovered CK War Dogs had stock issues, I thought it would be relatively isolated, but it looks like tones of kits are out of stock and heavily marked up on the secondary market, across multiple factions.

Is there any trend to this? Flipping through the marine codex, I wanted to see how kits broke down, and soooo many of them are out of stock, like hellblasters and the tanks.

Do they pop back into stock now and then, or is this just hype from codex release, or..?

S.J. posted:

Things have been like this for a couple years now, honestly. They've been having pretty serious issues keeping items in stock.

Spanish Manlove posted:

Nuh-uh

Improbable Lobster posted:

It seems like the pandemic both increased demand and slowed down their ability to resupply places quickly. It's going to be an issue for GW eventually if it keeps going on at the rate it has

coelomate posted:

All that production of Leviathan makes me want to snag a box, but supply is obviously over abundant right now so I’m kind of hoping for a Black Friday special somewhere…

coelomate posted:

i also want a tau army and a daemons army and a carrying case and an airbrush and necrons and a land raider and some OOP army boxes and a gaming table and some ruins and a rolling tray and some measuring aides and magnets and a titan and ah gently caress this is going to be an expensive habit, isn’t it?

edit: also a baneblade