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soviet elsa posted:Is it dumb to be dissappointed in new studio orks having the same paint job they've had for a while? The current scheme has them in some kind of sickly pale green instead of a deep, healthy goblin green glow. It just looks off to me. It's the shadows, they're too blue. Needs more yellow imo.
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Assessor of Maat posted:lol "only" being as bad as the self image of the british empire is not something that becomes flattering by having even worse comparisons around. the point is clearly to make the reader wonder how big the gulf between the Tau's outward justifications and what they actually do is, and all the more because they're talking like some pommy bastard!
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Mar 2, 2024 16:36
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The yellower orks look better in terms of making their skin look fleshier.
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Mar 2, 2024 16:37
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This looks like a better starter box than the combat patrol But still looks kinda boring.
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Mar 2, 2024 16:51
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Lostconfused posted:This looks like a better starter box than the combat patrol It looks like too many bikes.
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Mar 2, 2024 17:08
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Too many bikes is more fun than a lot of sisters IMO. The bike also looks frikin cool and awesome and you should give it a sweet paintjob.
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Mar 2, 2024 17:15
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Lostconfused posted:Too many bikes is more fun than a lot of sisters IMO. While I'm on a complaining about paint jobs spree, I used to hate the Custodes models until I saw them in real life. Specifically this woman had them painted oldhammer Bretonnia style where each dude had their own custom crazy paint scheme.
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Mar 2, 2024 17:24
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Lostconfused posted:But still looks kinda boring. That's cause they're Custards, OP
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Mar 2, 2024 17:26
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I will certainly get that box. Jetbikes are cool. I already have three of them, and I'm a better painter and converter now, so maybe I can do something interesting with them.
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Mar 2, 2024 17:39
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The real question here for me though is, do I want a Stompa?
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Lostconfused posted:The real question here for me though is, do I want a Stompa? Everyone wants a Stompa; at the very least to fill it with little wacky vignettes of grot orderlies running around the inside like a grown man-child Mighty Max/Polly Pocket toy
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Mar 2, 2024 18:28
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Ah the Leon Grotsky and his mobile command Stompa diorama, I get it.
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Kinda hoping the Custodes get a bike detachment that lets them take more than 9 in an army. At the very least, bikes should go up to T7.
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I've had so many good games with my Astra Militarum lately, the Hellhound + Exterminator Autocannon + Fields of Fire Strat combination really supercharges Guard Shooting and I can realistically delete at least 2 elite or valuable units a turn if I find the correct firing lanes. Bullgryns also, insanely good for their cost. Having a blast the last few weeks, 5 wins in a row against people who have easily beaten me in the past.
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My current guard list, after I finally managed to get all the models is looking likequote:Imperium - Astra Militarum - Cadian Company - [1995pts] But I haven't had a chance to get a 2000 point game yet. I do want to get some Ogryn sometime, but also thinking about getting like 20 Krieg to actually get combined part of the combined regiment into the list.
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Lostconfused posted:This looks like a better starter box than the combat patrol Jeez, even putting the new guy among other Custodes, he looks stumpy. I dunno if it's the pillar he's standing on, or the pose, but he just looks weird to me...
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Lostconfused posted:My current guard list, after I finally managed to get all the models is looking like cool man! what's your loose gameplan?
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Desfore posted:Jeez, even putting the new guy among other Custodes, he looks stumpy. I dunno if it's the pillar he's standing on, or the pose, but he just looks weird to me...
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Depends on the table, setup tanks along clear lines of sight. Put up infantry squads in front of them as screens. Kasrkin and Sentinel aggressively in front during deployment, use scout move to push up even further, aim to bring them back with the strat if anything. Lord Solar command blob holding one objective. Artillery to harass stuff that isn't in line of sight of the tanks. Dunno what I'm doing with Colonel-Comissar Gaunt, just hope I find something for him to do with the flexible movement. I have no idea if I want Ursula to be closer to the front or closer to the back, but I also have no idea what I'm doing either in general lol. I haven't played enough to get a feel for the game yet. In the 1K game I played I got beat horribly trying to move all over the table, so now I feel like I should be more conservative and maybe aim for like 1 to 2 quarters of the table unless I get really lucky. Concentrate forces so that nobody is too far out to get picked off individually.
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Lostconfused posted:Sounds like you don't like 40mm bases. I love 40mm bases actually, that's what I have all my various astartes (primaris & CSM) on them; there's so much room to add a lot of details instead of just plopping some texture paint on the bottom with a grass tuft and calling it a day. Instead I have space to add shattered bricks on top of layers of blown apart walls, I can put enemy bodies caught in barbed wire with their shredded remains being stepped over, and lots of other stuff. It's surprising how much of a difference it makes visually. While I'm at it bump up the primaris Leviathan terminators to 50mm bases like the Acquilon terminators since the Acquilon are supposed to be wearing modified cataphractii armor. Same thing with Allarus, up that poo poo to 50mm instead of its 40mm. And standardize every dreadnoughtish models bases FFS. Super Waffle posted:Base size isn't about lore accuracy or human vs. space marine, or even about combat role. Base size is a game mechanic stat just like wounds or toughness. A larger base is generally a disadvantage, as more enemy units can get into base to base combat with you, and can limit your movement options on tight boards. Larger bases can help balance a unit. Considering how bad GW is at balancing stats no wonder it's all hosed up Lostconfused posted:Base size is closer to armor save. That's a lot of outliers tbh Idk it's just all over the place and it's rubbing my 'tism the wrong way. I'm still undecided on what to do though  Anyway rant over moving on.
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New ork looks great except for the concentration face, but he comes with another head so hopefully it's more fitting. That new custodes is awful though. He's too squat, and it looks like Blizzard™ came in gave him the World of Warcraft treatment.
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The Demilich posted:That's a lot of outliers tbh It's a lot because armies are internally consistent. Guard are on 28.5, Orks on 32, Custodes on 40 I'm a little bit surprised that Sisters are 32mm and 25mm, I thought they'd also switch over to 28
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Lostconfused posted:It's a lot because armies are internally consistent. The repentia are on 28 other than the Superior who is on 32. Are their armor saves and such comparable to Marines? I understand they're in basically ladies-size versions of Space Marine armor, it just doesn't give them as many powers because they don't have gene seed, just their fanatical love of his emperorness.
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I thought guard infantry are all on 25mm bases, except characters and command squads which are mostly on 28mm.
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The Demilich posted:That new custodes is awful though. He's too squat, and it looks like Blizzard™ came in gave him the World of Warcraft treatment. Yep. I was trying to figure out what the deal was and this is it.
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The Demilich posted:New ork looks great except for the concentration face, but he comes with another head so hopefully it's more fitting. I think its the shoulders. They make him look like a Squat. I dont know how it made it past the planning stage. Goose Gnome looks amazing. Want those animals.
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Virtual Russian posted:I thought guard infantry are all on 25mm bases, except characters and command squads which are mostly on 28mm. Scions, Kasrkin, and character squads like ghosts are all 28mm too.
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Professor Shark posted:Goose Gnome looks amazing. Want those animals. Untitled Goose Gnome, a mix I never knew I wanted.
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The closest comparison is the blade champion, they have a lot of the same design elementsAthas posted:New Shield Captain for Adeptus Custodes.  I'm going to say he looks squad because the shoulders and or upper arms are too thick. Maybe he'd look better if the arms were a bit more tucked in like the bladechamp.
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Lostconfused posted:The closest comparison is the blade champion, they have a lot of the same design elements Anyone know a good guide to paint swords like this? Expect it's glazes and building up to the highlight but pointers on making the pattern look right would be good?
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Lostconfused posted:It's a lot because armies are internally consistent. Sisters in power armour are on 32s. Characters on 40s. Unarmoured ladies are 28. Old poo poo that hasn't gotten updated (Arcos, Crusaders, DCAs) are still on 25s. Cultists are staying on 25s but aside from them there's a consistent theme of every smaller than space marine infantry being moved to 28 by default. New Guardians are on 28s and repackaged 9th edition Dire Avengers are also on 28s now. Howling Banshees, Rangers, Dark Reapers and Corsairs also got put on 28 with their new kits. Votann are on 32s cause they're wide.
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Wahapedia says Votann are on 28 and characters on 40. Edit: Which surprised me, I thought they were all in power armor, but I guess not.
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Woops you're right, I was thinking of Hearthguard and Thunderkyn.
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Lostconfused posted:The closest comparison is the blade champion, they have a lot of the same design elements Hopefully one of the many figs that look better in person E: The shield-captain I mean, obv the Blade Champ is amazing smug jeebus fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Mar 3, 2024 |
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It's also a crime that everyone uses the ugly helmeted head instead of one of the sets with beautiful flowing locks of hair.
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Lostconfused posted:It's also a crime that everyone uses the ugly helmeted head instead of one of the sets with beautiful flowing locks of hair. Space dollies should wear their space helmets 
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Blooded are all on 25mm bases
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quote:This set comprises 151 plastic components and is supplied with 10x Citadel 25mm Round Base, 1x Citadel 32mm Round Base, and 1x Citadel 40mm Round Base. These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Colour paints. Same base sizes as regular guard. Except for the 32mm, which is a bit unusual but still exists in some characters like Sly.
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It def grinds my gears that one Jakhal has a larger base than all of the others, or that the Bloodletter characters are on larger bases than the unit
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smug jeebus posted:It def grinds my gears that one Jakhal has a larger base than all of the others, or that the Bloodletter characters are on larger bases than the unit The BT Primaris Crusader Squad contains three different base sizes.
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