The Warhammer 40k Thread

[Local Trouble]

You should have a collection like this...

[JokersWarPig]

I've seen people with Xenomorph style tyranids, still waiting for Starship Troopers Arachnid style tyranids.

[[cancerblack]]

I've seen people with Xenomorph style tyranids, still waiting for Starship Troopers Arachnid style tyranids.

I had a killteam like that back in the mid 2000's. I'd rather just get some of the actual SST miniatures but god damn they're expensive these days.

[Xenomrph]

I should post in here more often, I've been restoring my old Necron army and banging out new stuff at a pretty decent clip lately.

[Local Trouble]

Where are the pics?

How is the bookcase looking these days?

[Xenomrph]

The pics are trapped on my phone, and I had to fix two collapsed shelves the other day. It was pretty awesome!

[Trioxin]

I've seen people with Xenomorph style tyranids, still waiting for Starship Troopers Arachnid style tyranids.

Many years ago when Warhammer Fantasy battles was at its peak in 6th edition there was a unique star ship troopers table top game. I always loved that movie I definitely wanted to play it but it was going to take money away from my precious necron and empire armies so I did not ever get it. Regrets.

[Local Trouble]

The pics are trapped on my phone, and I had to fix two collapsed shelves the other day. It was pretty awesome!

How did that happen?

[Xenomrph]

The pics are trapped on my phone, and I had to fix two collapsed shelves the other day. It was pretty awesome!

How did that happen?

old shitty shelves using plastic pins holding up more than they should have been, I replaced the pins with metal.

[razeak]

Hopefully the Marvel book is part of some merchandising push too.  I'd be happy to see actual 40k toys on store shelves.

Is Warhammer like a huge thing in the States these days?

Because back in the day, the Seppos were strictly Dungeons & Dragons while the Limeys were all Fighting Fantasy and Warhammer.

Tabletop in general has been picking up a lot of steam recently here in the states. D&D and Warhammer especially.

I always liked the idea, but felt stupid at the thought of devoting that much time and money to it all. Plus I couldn't shake the stigma associated with it all. That's my failing lol. Though every time I've walked into a shop to look, half the dudes do in fact need deodorant.

My kids seem to like X-Wing Miniatures and AVP quite a bit. We have fun with it.

[[cancerblack]]

Hopefully the Marvel book is part of some merchandising push too.  I'd be happy to see actual 40k toys on store shelves.

Is Warhammer like a huge thing in the States these days?

Because back in the day, the Seppos were strictly Dungeons & Dragons while the Limeys were all Fighting Fantasy and Warhammer.

Tabletop in general has been picking up a lot of steam recently here in the states. D&D and Warhammer especially.

I always liked the idea, but felt stupid at the thought of devoting that much time and money to it all. Plus I couldn't shake the stigma associated with it all. That's my failing lol. Though every time I've walked into a shop to look, half the dudes do in fact need deodorant.

My kids seem to like X-Wing Miniatures and AVP quite a bit. We have fun with it.

In all honesty, keep your kids away from GW stuff. It's not so much that the models are heinously priced, it's that you need so damn many of them, and the rules change every three minutes leading to a lot of temptation to buy even more now that your favourite unit suddenly sucks. It can be a real bottomless pit of money.

[Local Trouble]

Doesn't the paint get expensive too?  Not to mention how time-consuming it all is, and that's before you actually play the game.

[[cancerblack]]

Doesn't the paint get expensive too?  Not to mention how time-consuming it all is, and that's before you actually play the game.

Yeah if you only buy GW branded paint it's pretty shocking, although razeak is already used to that element and seems to (sensibly) prefer Vallejo anyway.

[Local Trouble]

Is there any advantage to using GW paints or is it just middling-quality stuff with the brand name on the bottle?

[[cancerblack]]

Is there any advantage to using GW paints or is it just middling-quality stuff with the brand name on the bottle?

They mostly rely on people not knowing about the alternatives or not having ready access to them, to sell their over priced tools and to a lesser extent, paints.

Having said that, I do use a lot of GW paint, but I also use Tamiya, Vallejo and Army Painter. With me it comes down to the properties of an individual paint and the job I need it to accomplish.