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Zuul the Cat posted:I follow this dude on IG. This is his Alpha Guard army (and it's easily one of the most original and amazing looking armies I've ever seen). Username is Migsula. Oh yeah, absolutely. I've been watching Migsula for a while, his improvement army by army is incredible. Still can't figure how those colours are done though (Chatting to Tommie Soule, he reckons adding Khaki to usual colours is how he'd do it.)
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Broke out my Leviathan Dread and trimmed all the mold lines. The resin seems to have a sheen to it and really makes regular super glue do a poo poo job of adhering. What is the recommendation, just sand down the areas to be glued, or is there a better epoxy?
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Sep 18, 2017 14:32
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Sounds like release agent. Have you already soaked and scrubbed the thing with soap multiple times?
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Sep 18, 2017 14:34
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TheChirurgeon posted:Sounds like release agent. Have you already soaked and scrubbed the thing with soap multiple times? Nope, that's what I get for not reading. I'll give them a good going over later tonight, I assume regular super will work fine beyond that?
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Sep 18, 2017 15:32
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Uroboros posted:Nope, that's what I get for not reading. I'll give them a good going over later tonight, I assume regular super will work fine beyond that? Yeah. Scrub the gently caress out of those parts. Anything shiny won't hold paint, either. I let them soak in soapy water for an hour or two, then scrub them with a toothbrush and soap twice. Hell, even then I still sometimes get paint sloughing off. I loving hate FW resin
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Sep 18, 2017 15:34
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I've gotten to the point where I let FW resin sit in soapy water for 24 hours before scrubbing. I then toss it into warm water again and wait a bit before inspection. Repeating the scrubbing process as necessary. Their release agent is terrible and difficult to get rid of. I know people who go all out and use sonic baths, but I'm not at that point yet.
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Sep 18, 2017 15:38
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I leave em in a tub of soapy water, with enough dishsoap in there to change the color of the water, for 24 hours. I then scrub the poo poo out of them under warm water, give them a cold water bath just to rinse off any extra soap, and generally they're fine after that. Occasionally a piece will require a little more scrubbing afterwards.
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Sep 18, 2017 15:43
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I am waiting to spend my Forge World money on Primaris stuff, but thanks for the prep advice. The pilot of a Leviathan could be a Primaris marine, right?
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Sep 18, 2017 15:46
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SRM posted:I leave em in a tub of soapy water, with enough dishsoap in there to change the color of the water, for 24 hours. I then scrub the poo poo out of them under warm water, give them a cold water bath just to rinse off any extra soap, and generally they're fine after that. Occasionally a piece will require a little more scrubbing afterwards. I didn't do anything to my Suzerain...they are my only forgeworld experience.
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Sep 18, 2017 15:56
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dexefiend posted:The pilot of a Leviathan could be a Primaris marine, right?  Uroboros posted:I didn't do anything to my Suzerain...they are my only forgeworld experience.
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Sep 18, 2017 15:58
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The only Forgeworld piece I've ever bought was that Necron Tomb-World board. That one wasn't really all that slick. I (tried) to soak it in the tub for a few hours, but because it's so big you can only really get one side in at any time. I ended up just scrubbing the poo poo out of it with a brush and a ton of soap. I also have those two tech-priest enginseers coming, and i'm a little worried about them since they've got such tiny bits. Should I leave everything on the sprue while it soaks?
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Sep 18, 2017 16:01
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RagnarokAngel posted:Plague marines are just 
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Sep 18, 2017 16:05
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Also, be aware, when people say "warm water", warm in this case is like, tepid. Don't want to end up accidentally deforming it with heat.
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Sep 18, 2017 16:20
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Safety Factor posted:
That's like 2 years to late. Came out fine.
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Sep 18, 2017 16:46
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Has anyone picked up those little pack of postcard art pieces from GW? They have the little Warhammer 40,000 30 on the left hand corners? I just opened the pack I got from my GW. The manager told me it was all the same piece of art, but they're all different. 10 pieces total, 4 portrait, 10 landscape. Edit: I"m talking about these. They're free at checkout, and shrinkwrapped. Should have the Crimson Fists on top. They're 4x6.   
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Sep 18, 2017 17:21
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Uroboros posted:That's like 2 years to late. Came out fine. Zuul the Cat posted:I also have those two tech-priest enginseers coming, and i'm a little worried about them since they've got such tiny bits. Should I leave everything on the sprue while it soaks?
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Sep 18, 2017 17:22
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Zuul the Cat posted:Has anyone picked up those little pack of postcard art pieces from GW? They have the little Warhammer 40,000 30 on the left hand corners? Saw a couple of them laying on the counter last time I was in the larger store in the region. Wasn't sure if they were for a promotion or w/e so I didn't take any. Funnily none of the other stores around got any, so might snatch them up next time I'm in, all that Rogue Trader/2nd ed art is my jam.
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Sep 18, 2017 17:35
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SteelMentor posted:Saw a couple of them laying on the counter last time I was in the larger store in the region. Wasn't sure if they were for a promotion or w/e so I didn't take any. Funnily none of the other stores around got any, so might snatch them up next time I'm in, all that Rogue Trader/2nd ed art is my jam. Yeah, me too. I especially love the titans one. Ordered a frame to put a couple in above my paint station at home. My shop had a ton. i'll see if there's any left (and if i can grab a few more) on Saturday if anyone wants one.
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Sep 18, 2017 17:37
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I really like the three Blanche ones that came with the Plague Brethren pack.
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Sep 18, 2017 17:55
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So Felime and I had a heck of a game yesterday! It was a super bloody Guard vs. Guard affair. There were many highlights, but the most intense was when Felime ran his Knight into my lines, daring me to kill it. I obliged, and he CP'd the explode dice to make it go boom, and go boom it did! I think there were 6-7 units of mine in the 11" he rolled for the explosion, and I'm pretty sure he rolled either a 5 or 6 at least 5 times to see how many mortal wounds were caused. This game sure gets nutty at times.
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Sep 18, 2017 19:21
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I've been thinking about picking up another army and I wanted to go melee this time since my main armies are a very shooty-heavy SM army for 40k and Iron Warriors for 30k. I've never played a Tyranid force before (hell, I think I've only ever played against them maybe three times in my life). To that end, I have questions: 1) The new codex is likely to make some units much better for certain Hive Fleets the same way that bikes are better for White Scars or Raptors are better for Night Lords. Since we don't know what the bonuses will be for the Hive Fleets, what are some units that are likely to be good no matter what? My instinct is to say that the core Troops choices of Hormi/Terma, Stealers, and Warriors are of course always going to be solid picks, but outside of that I have no idea. 2) Conversely, what's god-awful currently? In previous editions this was pretty clear. 3) I may not in fact want to paint a billion tiny space bugs but I can't think of any low model count melee armies. Maybe the Grey Knights, but there are a lot of those around here and I'd rather not. Is there an army that I'm forgetting that does low model count melee?
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Sep 18, 2017 19:35
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This is kind of a long shot, but does anyone happen to have this in higher res? I'm honestly not sure where else it has been used outside of a few old GW catalogs.
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Sep 18, 2017 20:00
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SRM posted:Woah panascope got a promotion I'm mad I'm slow to get here and missed making this joke on your behalf.
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Sep 18, 2017 20:09
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PantsOptional posted:I've been thinking about picking up another army and I wanted to go melee this time since my main armies are a very shooty-heavy SM army for 40k and Iron Warriors for 30k. I've never played a Tyranid force before (hell, I think I've only ever played against them maybe three times in my life). To that end, I have questions: Core troops are always a solid pick to start. A Hive Tyrant or Tervigon are likely good HQ choices, though Malanthropes are a solid default currently especially for low point games. There's not too much that's god-awful currently, so much as eclipsed by other units. The Maleceptor is one of the only things that currently jumps out as bad. I happen to like the alternate kit model the Toxicrene quite a bit, especially if you want melee. You can go melee low-model count with Nids very easily by way if Carnifices, Trygons, Warriors, and/or Genestealers. Basically almost every Monster is capable of solid melee and you only have to eschew a few unit types to flip the switch from horde to Nidzilla.
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Sep 18, 2017 20:19
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I don't even think think the maleceptor is that bad anymore, it's not great but it still has an invuln and D6 damage talons, plus it smites easier. Optimal choice? No. Completely irredeemable like it was last edition? Not that either.
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Sep 18, 2017 20:31
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Uroboros posted:Nope, that's what I get for not reading. I'll give them a good going over later tonight, I assume regular super will work fine beyond that? It's often worth making little criss cross scores with your knife against the contact points of big pieces going together, especially in the torso. The cuts will give the glue more surface area to adhere to and will stick better than just huge flat areas. 3mm magnets will fit nicely in the pivot point above the elbow but you'll probably want N50 ones to hold the arms firmly. You may also want to leave the arms off completely while you're painting it, there is a lot of detail behind the frontal armour plating that's hard to get to with a gigantic shoulder in the way.
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Sep 18, 2017 21:03
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Finished these guys the other day. Moving on to Incubi and these Finecast kits are a nightmare.
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Potential BFF posted:This is kind of a long shot, but does anyone happen to have this in higher res? I'm honestly not sure where else it has been used outside of a few old GW catalogs. Through the magic of waifu2x anything is possible 
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Hencoe posted:I don't even think think the maleceptor is that bad anymore, it's not great but it still has an invuln and D6 damage talons, plus it smites easier. Optimal choice? No. Completely irredeemable like it was last edition? Not that either. Still not great compared to Zoanthropes for your smiting needs. The opportunity cost ain't there.
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Sep 19, 2017 01:43
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LordAba posted:Still not great compared to Zoanthropes for your smiting needs. The opportunity cost ain't there. I agree, it's just a big body that can smite easier and get the D6 easier. Mass biovores is probably a better way at getting out mortal wounds as it is.
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Sep 19, 2017 02:39
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Hasn't there been some rumor of a restriction on the amount of smiting you can do with chapter approved? I've heard a few times that GW considers smite spam to be an issue. I feel like that might be worth factoring into model purchasing decisions.
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Sep 19, 2017 02:42
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For priming fleshy poo poo like poxwalkers do you prefer black, grey, or white
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Pendent posted:Hasn't there been some rumor of a restriction on the amount of smiting you can do with chapter approved? I've heard a few times that GW considers smite spam to be an issue. I feel like that might be worth factoring into model purchasing decisions. Scuttlebutt around NOVA was that they would be limiting it to 3 castings of Smite a turn. Personally I think it should just follow the same once per turn limitation other powers have but I don't play psyker-heavy armies so I'm probably horribly biased. Hencoe posted:I agree, it's just a big body that can smite easier and get the D6 easier. Mass biovores is probably a better way at getting out mortal wounds as it is. Biovores also make maneuvering for your opponent a real upward battle. Having to drive around those dumb mines all the time made for a really tactical game at NOVA.
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Sep 19, 2017 03:28
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Also, Deathleaper is worth it for the -2 to hit alone, not to mention pinpoint accurate deepstrike.
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goose willis posted:For priming fleshy poo poo like poxwalkers do you prefer black, grey, or white prime everything black always never compromise
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Sep 19, 2017 04:21
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goose willis posted:For priming fleshy poo poo like poxwalkers do you prefer black, grey, or white Depends on the main color of the flesh - but I'd recommend Saint Duncan's method for poxwalkers, it's really quick and gives a very nice result: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUrPLOG6O4
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adamantium|wang posted:It's often worth making little criss cross scores with your knife against the contact points of big pieces going together, especially in the torso. The cuts will give the glue more surface area to adhere to and will stick better than just huge flat areas. After a cleaning it went together fine. Sub-assembled the torso and legs, magnetized arms and waist guns, and left head off for ease of painting. Going to hit it with both black and Maccrage spray tomorrow and hopefully get to drybrushing. Next question is to the ideal way to paint a smurf Leviathon. Also still waiting on my dragonforge base.
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Sep 19, 2017 06:15
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SRM posted:Scuttlebutt around NOVA was that they would be limiting it to 3 castings of Smite a turn. Personally I think it should just follow the same once per turn limitation other powers have but I don't play psyker-heavy armies so I'm probably horribly biased. I maintain my position that modifying die rolls would be a better method. Subtract half the power difficulty from each subsequent Psychic Test.
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Obviously the answer is to bring back the mishap table. multiple castings may result in your psyker being ripped from reality and dragged into the warp.
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goose willis posted:Waifu2x Well then, I did not know that was a thing. Thank you!
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