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berzerkmonkey posted:Mordheim is on Steam for $12 right now - I think this is the cheapest it's ever been? No chance of them getting any of my money until they bring out Orcs, I say! <  >EDIT: Also, on the topic of Mordheim I've finally finished assembling and painting my warband, model-by-model as I went through the first stages of our campaign. (After painting some initial models to use, that is) I think I remember posting some terrible smartphone WIP photos when I started, but I'll try to remember to post the whole warband when I get home I guess, if anyone is interested in seeing my first model-painting attempt. (Certainly went better than expected, in my opinion! )
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susan posted:*nods* I sympathize. Got a screenshot of my first league game below. Note the lack of players knocked out. They all just wanted to skip straight into Serious Injury/Dead. Hey, btw you used the wrong link for image tags. Here it is though, for anyone else wanting to view it:  And that's some pretty bad luck - very similar to my own luck in Mordheim, in fact!  Speaking of Bloodbowl though, I'll try and remember to get a photo of a friend of mine's recently-built BB table/board. It's amazing quality, and didn't even take him that long to construct either, from memory.
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Hey guys, not sure if this is the right thread for the question (apologies if that concern turns out to be true) but I'm just after a bit of advice regarding colour schemes for Imperial Guardsmen, if possible. Since a couple of friends and I (them being 100% into 40K and me being new to both 40K and minis on the whole, aside from having played Dawn of War and a bit of Mordheim) have decided to play Shadow War Armageddon and I've gone with the Imperial Guard as my army of choice, as I've always liked that they're always underdogs in whatever situation/mess they're thrust into. And well, we've gone with SWA (mostly just for skirmishes, etc. rather than a campaign at this point) over 40K itself since although I do have some interest in the universe as a whole, I don't think I really want to take out any loans, just to get a full-sized army up and running! (Plus I generally like smaller-scale skirmishes in games)But anyway the question is, do you guys have any suggestions/ideas regarding how I should paint these guys? I've already glued them all together as per the photos below (the vast majority is from Anvil, with some plastic GW bits from a friend) however I'm not well-versed in what IG corps there are. As you can tell, they're pretty 'modern'-looking, I suppose. (Kinda like those Cadians with full face helmets like this guy, which gives the bonus result of not needing to paint many faces )So what I'm wondering is, are there any other IG corps that use Cadian-esque gear, that I could draw inspiration of? I was originally planning on just going for a dark green for the armour and a lighter green (also perhaps more dull/muted in colour) for the uniforms, but I'm always interested in suggestions, to get a better idea of what other units there are in the 40K universe, that I can 'borrow' from.  Sniper, flamer-guy, sergeant and my melta-gunner (all aside from the sniper are in carapace armour)  And the So yeah, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! (I'll also gladly accept pointers/tips in general, when it comes to 40K/SWA)
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JcDent posted:First, you have a great taste in gaming, since normal size 40K is stupid, bad and expensive (...why do I have 2000pts+ of Space Marines?). Hah, yeah I've heard one or two financial horror stories about 40K before (especially as it doesn't seem like it's played too frequently down here) which is what initially turned me off! SWA seems like a great middle-ground though, although I've heard complaints that it's not a great platform for a campaign, compared to Mordheim and Necromunda. (Doesn't bother me either way personally, since as I mentioned earlier we'll just be playing standalone games at this point)And well, I've taken a look at the list you posted, and it looks like I might need to lock in the Cadians after all (or some other unit from a planet the Cadians settled, I guess), since a lot of the armies in that list differ wildly, in style. The Elysians look good and do seem like a slight possibility though, however they all seem to have those 'grav chutes'/jetpacks and each of them appear to be equipped with a space-FAMAS, which which is a bit different from my minis' space-BAR, heh. I'll have to look into those two further, I think.
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Yeah, it does look good - pity it'll only be made available in around September, though. What can I say, I don't like waiting long!
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Finally played a three-player standalone/test game of SWA with a couple of friends of mine! (I was of course using the squad I posted a couple of pages back, another friend was using IGs as well and the third guy was using Grey Knights. So it was very much a blue-on-blue scenario) I ended up winning due to rolling lucky to be able to pick my corner first and provide the perfect elevated location for my sniper, along with good cover for the troops on the ground. Two guys went down and then got back up again during the fight, however my meltagunner was seriously wounded after being prioritized by the last GK at the end of the game. Funnily enough, it was only actually the sergeants who did any good against the GKs - my friend's IG sarge shot one in the face with a pistol (downing it; it got back up later on though) and outright killed another with his chainsword...then my sarge shot the injured one down with his pistol and killed the last one with his chainsword, after the meltagunner went down. The Grey Knights do seem a bit underpowered defensively, to be honest - it seems like they should at least get two wounds or something, but they go down almost as easily as an armoured vet guardsman. They're still killing machines, though - they did quite a bit of damage to the other IG squad. Very happy with my team though, even if I didn't get/need to use my flamer!
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Ah, very nice - looks good! Speaking of completed painting though, seeing as I promised to post these guys when I finished them (which was like, a year ago, now? ), yesterday I finished off my IG Killteam squad. HERE is the finished squad of eight.Four riflemen (including a radioman and a medic) as well as my four specialists - the sergeant, flamer, sniper and meltagunner. Sorry about the poor quality of the photos - I'm just glad that it's finally done, personally! Just in time for another game, haha (You can't really tell, but the visors are all reflective. You can't really see it here, but I also decided to put blood all over the sarge's chainsword too, seeing as in the last game we did he blocked a space marine's melee attack and then one-hit killed the poor guy)I quite like the Anvil models, in terms of both looks and easy of assembly - they were great to put together! I think that if I ever need to get any more guys, I'll definitely buy from them.
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Hey, by the way...what's the best thing(s) to get, in order to run a Kill Team campaign? I'm thinking about getting myself a copy of the 2018 KT core rulebook, although does this have all the campaign/narrative materials, or have they split that off into another book? (And also, if there are any recommended unofficial materials, like rule tweaks, etc. then those would be appreciated as well)
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JcDent posted:If you're a euro goon, I can sell you the book if you don't have a FLGS discount handy Ah, unfortunately I'm an Aus goon! Thanks though  Oh well, my FLGS is quite reasonable wirh prices, so I'm OK with getting it off them later
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Alright so, my Kill Team group has grown to six now, in preparation for the campaign at the start of next year. I'm Imperial Guard, another player is also IGs, two are using space marines (one being primaris, one ultramarines), one using Dark Eldar (or maybe space marines too..), while the last will be using Eldar. So yeah, lots of blue-on-blue incidents will be occurring, looks like! Anyway, so this is what my squad is looking like, seeing as I realised that I can get way more guys than what I could get in SWA. (During my two games of that, heh) So what I'm wondering is, how does it look? I wouldn't mind having a plasma gunner for the range, but that can come later I guess - I get the feeling the damage output of a melta might come in handy a little more, against all these marines. I'm no expert though, so I'm just trying to go for a well-rounded squad - without any real knowledge as to what's hot and what's not. Leader: Tempestor - chainsword, laspistol (I think it's a heavy laspistol or something) Specialists: Special Weapons Gunner (sniper) - sniper rifle Guardsman (comms) - lasgun, voxcaster Guardsman (medic) - lasgun Regulars: Guardsman - lasgun Guardsman - lasgun Scion - hotshot lasgun Scion gunner - flamer Scion gunner - melta Ogryn Bone 'ead - ripper gun
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JcDent posted:God, I wish that was true. Really? I dunno, from my limited experience it seems pretty similar, aside from some streamlining regarding templates and equipment.  I prefer the new KT personally...although I suppose that's mainly because it allows me to essentially have my regular SWA team plus an Ogryn (I've really gotta paint my Ogryn, now that I think about it...the model is of him impaling a Tau guy on his bayonet while they scream at one another, so there's gonna be a lot of blood paint!)
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Welp, the other day I finally finished building my cargo ship for Kill Team. It's certainly longer/bigger than I expected! (Ignore the two gaps at the front of the superstructure, by the way. Those are for acrylic panels/windows that I'll glue on, after spraying it)  I tossed a couple of random soldiers down, for scale purposes alongside some of the containers I've already sprayed. So yeah, I plan on using it as part of a larger shipyard/dock setup that I've been building, as well as potentially a small/heavily CQB 'tubular assault' style match, where either one side is defending the bridge and the other attacks, or alternatively the superstructure is in the middle and the players are racing to take it, from opposite ends. Should be good, either way! I just need to.....spend even longer than I have already, by going through and painting it all.... 
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Dr. Gargunza posted:That looks terrific! I'm looking forward to seeing your pics when it's all painted up. (Did you design that yourself, or is it a kit?) Oh, thanks all!  It's a kit I bought off a friend of a friend, who's on Etsy. I'm not really comfident about my paintimg skills, but we'll see how it goes. I'm also kinda tempted to see if I can get a little stencil, to paint "NO SMOKING" across part of the superstructure, like our modern cargo ships, haha EDIT: Oh wow, yeah that XCOM comment brought back memories! Maybe like, nurgle monster guys coming out of the sea each turn, boarding the ship. Sort of like the XCOM TFTD cruise ship missions...(shudder)
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ineptmule posted:Yeah it looks like Gurzag there is wearing a looted Bretonnian banner as a cape. Yeah, I'd hate to imagine what happened to the original standard bearer, though!
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Finally, after all this time since building the models, I've finished my IG kill team! I'm only a novice, so my guys pale in comparison to the paintjobs you guys manage to do, but I'm still pretty happy with it all! I finished my humans a little while ago, but finally got around to finishing my Ogryn. (Who went from being an afterthought, to being the centrepiece of my kill team ) on the weekend. Naturally though, seeing as the Ogryn is my biggest, fanciest model, he's bound to be killed immediately. A friend of mine has an airbrush, so when I next see him we'll do some trick he knows, to get a nice 'blood splatter/splashback' effect, over the Ogryn's upper body and face. He doesn't pull any punches, you know! hahaOgryn with his Tau "friend", in a mutual scream-fest:   The sarge and his specialists (flamer, melta, sniper)   The cannon-fodder (including a radioman and a medic)   Although they were fun to build, I think I'll have to actually use these guys more than a handful of times, before I even consider making a second kill team! I've had good luck with them so far, though. I've won three out of three games, with my sarge doing a surprising amount of damage with his chainsword. Hopefully I can keep it up, but we'll see...
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So, I've got a quick question...what dangerous (and preferably also valuable and/or common) liquids and gases are in WH40K? Since I'm finally getting around to painting all of my terrain for Kill Team, which includes a few big storage tanks, for liquid/gas cargo. (Two smaller tanks, plus one big silo) I'm obviously planning on using promethium (probably for the two small tanks), but I'm just curious about what other options there are, for the big silo? (Especially since the pringles can that makes up the core of the silo is slightly warped/malformed, so I'll paint it to look like it's becoming a bit corroded, after being left for so long) I'll have to take a couple of photos once I can get a KT game in, on a full set of painted terrain! It'll pale in comparison to what you guys can do, but actually playing a game with painted terrain is an exciting prospect nevertheless!
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I'm just wondering...are there any go-to small storage options for stuff like paints (citadel+AP), brushes, sprue cutters and other bits and pieces? Perhaps also for storing a tape measure for actually playing Kill Team, too. I don't have that many paints; probably around a 12-15, so I'm not looking for a massive case. I'm wondering about perhaps getting a small tackle box or something, for lack of better ideas - but I thought I'd check here first, in case there are any standout picks, for this kind of thing.
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Hey, sorry if this type of question-asking isn't appreciated in here, but I'm just wondering if anyone can offer input into a Necron Kill Team I'm putting together for my partner. At this stage I've bought a pack of Immortals for her, and I'm getting a Lynchguard to be her team leader. (Technically it's an overlord, but I'll modify it slightly and base it appropriately) I'm wondering if this is a reasonable list: Lynchguard - x1 (w/ Warscythe) Immortal - x2 (w/ Gauss Blaster) Immortal - x2 (w/ Tesla Carbine) Deathmark - x1 (w/ Disintegrator rifle) I figure this should be a fairly balanced team, but as I've only ever played with IG, I honestly have no idea. As for opponents, there's me with IG, a couple of people with marines, as well as a couple of others who are indecisive - however they're likely to be IG, Tau or Genestealers.
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Hmm, yeah fair enough - I'll have to see what models I can actually get (seems like Necrons are more expensive, these days? I'm sure I remember them being a cheaper, a while back) and slot some in. Maybe replace a Telsa Immortal for a couple of Warriors, or something? (Depending on point costs, anyway. I'm at work so I can't check that yet) EDIT: Alright, so I've bought a pack of Necron Warriors. I'll convert 2-3 to be Flayers I think (I'll style them to be more like regular necrons but with blades for hands/forearms. And I'll put a lot of blood on them, to differentiate them from the warriors, since personally I'm not a huge fan of the "flayers are covered in random peoples' skin flaps" look) and use the rest as warriors, then she can have a much better selection to pick and choose from. Thanks for the advice! Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Aug 27, 2020 |
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Is...is that the classic X-COM helmet, by any chance? If so, very nice! (I mean, very nice either way - just bonus points if it's an X-COM reference)
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Zaphod42 posted:The X-com designs themselves are basically DIRECT knockoffs of Jim Lee and Liefeld comics in the 90s, or even earlier comic designs. Oh wow, I hadn't realised that they were ripping-off comics, with that! Also, who is that with the long blonde hair coming out over his mask? Looks like it's meant to be Deadpool With Hair(tm) hahah yeah I love that expression, in the intro vid. I really wish we had a smilie (and an  variant of it) in SA, since that would be fantastic
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LazyAngel posted:X-posting from the Oath Thread; having finally finished one Reaver (plus magnetised weapons). drat, that's insanely good! Fantastic sense of scale created there, too. If you don't mind me asking, what did you use for the oil drums etc? I don't think I've seen any tiny ones like that, anywhere
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BaronVanAwesome posted:Hobbit-postin'!!! Nice, looks great! Out of curiosity, where did it break? I can't really tell in this photo (great job fixing it) so I'm just curious now, is all. Good job either way - looks very nice Atlas Hugged posted:Nice! That's got to be the big metal boy, right? I think I prefer that they switched to plastic for this model just because of the weight of it. Far out, yeah that thing would almost weigh as much as a brick!
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with a rebel yell she QQd posted:It took almost a year (of not painting it) to finish the "crown jewel" of my Isengard army. Wow, that's very nice! That palantir is especially good. Great end result!
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Assessor of Maat posted:Finally got around to taking photos of these after a month: Nice! Out of curiosity, how did you do the cut-away/edging for the hills on the right-hand base? Never thought about doing that before. (Mostly because I've got no idea how I'd do it, mind you! I'm a pretty novice model-assembler)
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Assessor of Maat posted:Thanks Oh man, you're making me want to get into playing stuff like Adeptus Titanicus, with that scenery! Since is that like, a gully or a creek under him? It looks like it from that photo - looks good, either way! drat, if I was actually any good at basing (especially water effects) I'd love to do various bases like that. Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe even a snow-/alpine-themed team. Since then I could have one of the mechs walking through the middle of a frozen lake/river. So it's all flat white, except around its feet and its 'footprints' behind it, where there's water and small chunks of ice...hrm...
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So, regarding AT, how practical/competitive would it be to have a primarily knight (or warhound I guess - those are the smallest two, right?) force, supported by like, 2-3 bigger mechs? And if it is somewhat decent, are there any general builds/guidelines I should be following? Since after all the posts you guys have made the past few months, I've been increasingly tempted to branch out from KT to AT.  EDIT: I can potentially source two reavers from a friend, as well as maybe a couple of lancer knights (not sure if I want the melee sort yet, though. possibly) Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Apr 7, 2021 |
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Strobe posted:With a force of mostly knights and a couple Warhounds you are unlikely to be able to afford 2-3 bigger titans. Oh hey Strobe, long time no see! Hmm, OK then. Well, what about a Reaver supported by two Warhounds? (Since from a quick google, I need a set of three titans at minimum. That might be wrong though) Then how many knights (roughly) do you think I'd be able to get after that? And would that actually be reasonably good as a force focused on moving around to flank/harrass enemies consisting of larger titans, or would my proposed mix just end up being creamed?
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haha yeah, I love those li'l knights! I've always had a soft spot for tiny little mechs going up against big'uns Alright so, in light of what you've said, I'm wondering about this: Reaver (x1) Warhound (x2) Banner #1: Cerastus Lancer (spear+shield) as the banner leader guy Cerastus Castigator (bolt cannons) Cerastus Castigator (bolt cannons) Banner #2: Cerastus Lancer (spear+shield) as the banner leader guy Cerastus Archeron (flame cannon) Cerastus Archeron (flame cannon) Since this way, assuming I can afford it point-wise, I'll only need to worry about buying a 'Cerastus Knights Acheron & Castigator' pack and sourcing the Warhounds, with the lancer guys and reaver coming from a friend of mine. Seems OK to me, but as I've got no idea about the list-making rules for AT, I'm clueless as to whether or not this is a 'legal' build. From what I've read on Google it SHOULD be, seeing as the banners have 2/3 the same guys+weapons, but I'm not sure.
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Well, sounds good then! Surely six little knights could get up in a warlord's grill and give it the good old fashioned death of a thousand cuts, right? Otherwise, what if I just take like, two Reavers or two Warhounds in addition to the knights, if that's legal? Would that drop it to a better/more commonly-played points level?
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Say...does anyone know where I can get little fir and/or spruce trees in the scale of AT, by any chance? I might end up doing the alpine theme I mentioned wanting to someday do afterall, a number of pages back. (Except maybe not the 'titan walking through a frozen river'...not sure how I'd do the ice and water for that. Filing down the feet would be doable enough though, to give the illusion of the river being deeper than a paddling pool)
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Z the IVth posted:EBay has loads. You can order them by the forest from China. For the price of a warhoubd you'll get enough trees to build a 1/300 scale Canadian wasteland. Nice - I'll take a look! I've also taken the plunge and bought two warhounds and a box of four knights. (I'll also get two reavers and two knights off a friend) That way I'll have a little flexibility, when it comes to point cost caps, etc. EDIT: By the way, I'm not sure if this is strictly speaking where I'm meant to ask, but does anyone know if THIS silver metallic paint is OK to use, for both necron warriors etc. and (more importantly) the 'unpainted' areas of the warhounds, etc. I've ordered? I'm not sure if it's OK, or if it'll end up being too dull, etc. is all Major Isoor fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Apr 8, 2021 |
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Dammit, and I bet neither of you are in SA
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Hey, just wondering - where would the best place to get AT Warhound terminals? Since I'll need two, soon. (My Reavers and Knights are sorted already, in that regard) I guess I could always scan+laminate a friend's warhound terminal, although I think they come with tokens, etc. don't they? So it's probably best to just get the actual thing somewhere.
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Giant Ethicist posted:There is a command terminals pack, with the nice thick card ones, although it doesn't have the counters (I think you can only get those in the starter set or rules pack). Oh nice! I'll give both of those a look - especially the app. Hopefully it can stick around in the longterm, and GW doesn't try shutting it down or anything
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Leperflesh posted:Feel free to report posts for being "bootlicking" but I'm not going to actually punish someone for being correct in a way that you find disappointing to accept. Wait, this is something people are actually doing?? In other news, I've finally got most of my AT stuff! Once the snowy trees and silver spray arrives, I'll start preparing it all. Should be good! (My total list of mechs will be two Reavers, two Warhounds and six Knights. Just so I've got a little flexibility in what I bring to support the knights)
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Atlas Hugged posted:The leviathan that loomed ahead seemed a cross between a nautilus and an omnivorous, spacefaring snail. It was the length of a four-K asteroid, and [...] I mean, ignoring all the other flaws, this seems like a very drawn-out way of saying 'it's 4km long'. Also, I just ordered a well-reviewed 40k graphic novel on a whim, yesterday...I'm glad it was written by someone else! haha (titled something like 'The Spiral Cult'. I dunno, it's the first 40k book I've gotten, aside from rulebooks. One of the very few graphic novels I own, too)
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Hey, basic Adeptus Titanicus question: For Cerastus Knights' weapon loadouts, is it better to have this combo: Knights (x2) Left arm: Flame-cannon Right arm: Chain-fist Knights (x2) Left arm: bolt cannon Right arm: warblade Or should I swap around the melee weapons? I could magnetise them, but I don't think I should bother with the knights, since it's not like they'll have any other spare weapons to swap in/out like my Reavers and Warhounds. Presumably it doesn't matter too much, but I'm assuming the flame-cannon ones will be excellent in close-range as-is, while the bolt cannon ones are more long-ranged - so therefore they should have the better melee weapon to compensate, surely? (Whichever one that might be. I assume the sword, but I'm totally new to any 40k stuff other than KT)
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Electric Hobo posted:Cerastus Knights can only choose between a few loadouts, so you can't actually swap the melee weapons. Oh! I'll have to take a closer look at the rulebook then, just to make sure I don't botch my knights/purchase Thanks for the heads up!
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