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Killer_Bees! posted:Don't pay retail for calth in Aus, you can get it for 215-220 from the good online stores, I picked up 2 at 215 and was super happy Sweet, I'll shop around a bit and see what I can find.
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Jan 3, 2016 05:08
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Thanks for the advice; looks like I'll be trawling eBay when I get back home. Now I just have to figure out which colour of tiny resin dolls to paint. Leaning towards the traitor legions. Maybe Thousand Sons. Gotta love that scarab beetle aesthetic.
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Jan 3, 2016 06:44
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Just nabbed a Tac Squad from the BaC box on eBay for $38 AUD, that'll satisfy my space marine painting itch for the moment.  Until I have enough of them to actually play 30k properly, I'll probably use them for Kill Team as Chaos or regular Space Marines. Unless there's a similar squad-level game mode in the actual book.
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Jan 3, 2016 12:41
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I love the use of the Mk IV helmet instead of the default bare-head for that model. I may have to steal that idea for my World Eaters.
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Jan 11, 2016 04:50
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EC rule because you can field Rylanor the Unyielding. I subscribe to the Hollywood rule of deaths; you don't see him die, so he doesn't die at Istvaan III. 
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Jan 13, 2016 02:11
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Recoome posted:EC are cool because drugs and music is really cool That too. I was going to paint World Eaters, but then I tripped and ended up with all this purple and gold WHOOPS
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Jan 13, 2016 02:58
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Would it be possible to make an army out of a mishmash of loyalist leftovers from the Istvaan III atrocity commanded by, for example, Garro?
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Jan 13, 2016 06:27
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BULBASAUR posted:The next book is supposed to have rules for exactly that- 'shattered legions' in 30k sperg. You can take squads from different legions which depending on how they implement things could be really broken Oh man, I am so pumped. I mean... not that I can afford to buy those horrifically expensive tomes... but my local GW has copies because 30k is super popular down here.
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Jan 13, 2016 09:00
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Should I be using the Emperor's Children Rite of War to get the most out of footslogging marines, or should I shove them into rhinos regardless of the bonus to running?
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Jan 14, 2016 09:42
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DJ Dizzy posted:Always use your legion RoW. I will be, I just wonder if they'll be effective on foot with the bonus or if they'll get torn up before they close. Also Volkite weapons look drat cool. It's a shame Tac Support can't be taken as compulsory troops.
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Jan 14, 2016 11:27
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LordAba posted:There is no reason not to take apoth with bigger units of tacs. It fits EC fluff as well! The outflank really helps gets you stuck in as you can set up a lot of anti-tank shooting into the sides of vehicles. A couple of big Tac blobs + Apothecary seems like a solid choice for my compulsories. BULBASAUR posted:The EC ROW is really strong as it lets you outflank 3 units of your choice on a turn you choose in the order you want. In a game where most of your oponnents will have very predictable armies that plod their way slowly towards you, this gives you an edge. One combo I always talk about- lightning, seeker squad, veteran squad. Lightning comes in and blows up a spartan with krakens. Seekers roll up, mark the contents for death, and fire x10 rapid fire BS5 plasma bolts with re-rolls to 1s. The veterans show up with ~4 power weapons and some melta guns to mop up anything alive and then claim an objective. I've been looking for an excuse to buy a Lightning sometime in the future, because it's such a rad looking model. Looks like this is what I've been looking for!
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Jan 15, 2016 01:44
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Those are some farken noice minis, m8
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Jan 21, 2016 06:10
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I'd never considered using a pencil to add metallic weathering effects. That's a really good idea!
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Jan 27, 2016 08:22
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I seem to remember someone giving a vague indication of what direction the Blood Angels special units and RoW will be a few pages back. Am I misremembering? If not, I'd love to know.
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Jan 29, 2016 03:58
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Rulebook Heavily posted:There it is. I'm wondering about the boarding bit, whether that means a bunch of boarding shields in my future or not. Awesome, thanks. Forgeworld really seem to be pushing the boarding marines with Ultras, Fists and now Blood Angels getting specific bonuses to them.
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Jan 29, 2016 05:37
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Hencoe posted:Should be dissent and enemies "Enemy's" is actually correct grammar because "army" is singular.
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Jan 30, 2016 05:58
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I decided to go completely overboard with the battle damage/scuffed armour on my first Ultramarine. He's not complete yet, but I think the effect actually looks pretty rad:
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Jan 30, 2016 06:55
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nopantsjack posted:Nice I'm trying something similar, your dude's eyes are way nicer than any of mine though. It's pretty easy to do if you're interested, just Evil Suns Scarlet with a dot of Troll Slayer Orange at the front most part. The Duncan method of doing a white line then glazing it is also good.
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Jan 30, 2016 08:51
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I had a spare marine, so I thought I'd try out the Blood Angels colour scheme to see if I prefer it to Ultras:  So drat red. I love it.
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Feb 1, 2016 00:13
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Death Guard seem pretty cool to me, tell him to lighten up. Unlike Mortarion 
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Feb 1, 2016 02:55
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So I went to my local GW today to get myself a Blood Angels upgrade pack. The Forgeworld ones are nice and all, but they don't have... SPACE NIPPLES
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Feb 3, 2016 07:06
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ijyt posted:So I guess you're not going to shave them off? Why would I do that?
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Feb 3, 2016 08:59
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ijyt posted:Nipples are lewd and you must protect the children. And miss my opportunity to confuse and disorient homophobic nerds with the Adonis-like figure of my tactical sergeant? Never!
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Feb 4, 2016 07:39
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I gave mine a power fist because it's only 15 points and you get AP2 and good vehicle damage. I've also heard that a combi-weapon + melta bombs is good.
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Feb 4, 2016 23:01
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Artificer is definitely worth it.
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Feb 4, 2016 23:14
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I agree about the resin. There's no way I'd even be playing if it wasn't for the BaC box being plastic. I don't mind the occasional resin figure, but not in the quantities and easily-warped panels of vehicles.
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Feb 5, 2016 04:50
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Knowing my luck I will have assembled and painted all these Blood Angels tactical marines just as they announce the Legion rules including better Assault marines or something.
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Feb 5, 2016 11:57
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That looks pretty terrible imho
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Feb 6, 2016 07:01
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Honestly, I like the stubby, boxy design of the regular 'noughts. Is the Atomantic Shielding really worth as much as it costs? Otherwise I might just paint up a Mk.IV Dread instead.
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Feb 6, 2016 07:42
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Lord Twisted posted:
Yes yessss give me those Blood Angels rules!
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Feb 6, 2016 11:32
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Mango Polo posted:Finally got to crack open my drat books. ......I'm going to need more chain swords.
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Feb 6, 2016 12:35
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In light of the recent new rules, how would you guys recommend running a Blood Angels Veteran Tactical squad? I was thinking a couple of meltas and around 3-4 power weapons, maybe a power axe + melta bombs on the sergeant? I'm not sure the Hand Flamer or Inferno Pistol are worth 15 points.
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Feb 7, 2016 03:42
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BULBASAUR posted:Assault cannon on the rhino, and either assault cannons, plasma, melta, or heavy bolter snipers on the squad. It depends on what you want them to do. The hand weapons are not worth it probably ever. Assault cannons sound pretty awesome. I'll have to get a pack of the handheld ones from FW. These are the ones I want, right? http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-IT/Legion-Rotor-Cannon-Set-2015
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Feb 7, 2016 04:30
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Can somebody repost the Dark Angels RoWs? I think the images got taken down.
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Feb 10, 2016 02:47
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DO IT TO IT posted:Do the Sergeants is Tactical Support Squads carry a special weapon as well? Looking at the unit entry in Book 1, it looks like they don't, but I've heard people saying they do. They do, they updated it in the Crusade Army List Red Book.
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Feb 10, 2016 02:48
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Safety Factor posted:The RoWs weren't pictures, they were typed out earlier in the thread. Here they are: My mistake. Thanks for the repost! I'm surprised there isn't a Terminator-focused RoW, considering Deathwing. Or were they invented post heresy? Both are pretty cool, though, and the Dark Angels wargear choices are pretty awesome. Shame about the legion rules. They'd gel a lot better with RoWs that focused on large formations of infantry, given the D3 victory points you can give your opponent by being outnumbered at the end.
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Feb 10, 2016 10:39
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Germ posted:Thanks! I've been working in some ruins terrain lately, and it seems like some of the pieces could be modded to make a workable (albeit generic stone and not sci-fi grimdark spaceship specific) ZM setup. The half-way height (up to the gap where the floor gets inserted) on the 2-stories ruins below is about 2.25" or 2.5". Looks like I have some experimenting to do. There's no reason you couldn't play Zone Mortalis in labyrinthine ruins, the interior of a castle, a cave network, hell even a hedge maze. Just make up some different fluff to accommodate some of the more space oriented stuff
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Feb 12, 2016 07:21
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BROTHERS, WE MUST PLANT THIS BOMB IN THE CENTRE OF THE TRAITOR LEGIONS' AMUSEMENT PARK TO ENSURE OUR VICTORY. WITHOUT THEIR NOVELTY MIRROR MAZE THEY WILL SURELY FALTER.
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Whatever it is, you can be drat sure it'll be heresy.
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