Any Warhammer 40k ( tabletop) players on here

[DotCommunist]

theres actually rules to field a genestealer infiltrated gang in necromunda btw- van saar are sposed to be easiest to mod for this, deformities hidden under long coats....

 

[Red Storm]

The fantasy miniatures are much more interesting imo.

*must resist looking at more warhammar*

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

I think pound for pound Necrons are the most cost effective army choice, as you can buy the box + a hero and have a fully functional army. Also Chaos are quite cost effective as you can get the scalpel & super glue out and make yourself a hero from bits out of the box, so no added expense.

I think in about two months or so they will bring out a starter box with dice, templates a mini rule book & two armies, Chaos and Dark Angels so that too would be a cost saver overall.

Otherwise I have heard, although I would never condone it, it is incredibley easy to download a PDF of a codex rather than fork out £20 for it. Some would say GW have only themselves to blame for piracy, charging £20 for a shittily written pamphlet with bad BW art and useful content that amounts to a 6 page army list, easily replicable on an excel document.

Also ebay is your friend.

All this knowledge I gained from my trip to a GW I mentioned earlier in this thread where a spotty kid with no social skills gave me a guided tour of the shop whilst being mocked by the zany mid 30's manager...

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

Oh yes and the orignal Riogue Trader idea for Genestealers was a bit flaky, but they were really well fleshed out in Space Hulk. And expanded upon with Deathwing and Genestealer. The latter introduced Hybrids who were subsequently given an army list for 40k via a few White Dwarf articles, making one of the weirdest esoteric armies available in the game. And then they fucking RUINED it with crap brightly coloured stupid looking Tyranids.

Cool Genestealers:

Crap Tyranids:

 

[Moronik]

Yep the Genestealer Cult army had a lot of FLAVOUR.

It was nice to know that there was a purpose to it, as agents sent by the Tyranids. But subsequently it all went a bit rubbish. Like pretty much all WH40k post 1996 imo

 

[fractionMan]

I remember when white dwarf was mainly about dungeons and dragons

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

It went from this:

and this:

to this:

(squats!)

Now its this:

 

[fractionMan]

I had that number 17!

Anyone remember the houri class?

Blew my tiny mind that one

 

[DotCommunist]

yeah they must be fucking rolling in it now they've got the LOTR franchise. I have a pre-GW bilbo somewhere- wonder if its worth anything....

 

[Red Storm]

Think I might put all mine on eBay, see what I get and then see if I can gather a 1500 point army with the £.

 

[Red Storm]

PS you can torrent all the rule books, army books and codexs

 

[alsoknownas]

When 3D printers get a bit better GW are fucked!

ETA: In fact, that day may be pretty close:

Comment:

Unfortunately I’m obligated not to tell where that particular model was printed. But I would refer you to Shapeways.com – I know they have a material that is accurate to 0.1mm, Like this model. And Kraftwurx and others will be releasing their own versions “soon” as well. 3d Printing tech is still changing very quickly.

I'm not sure about the economics, but the practical barriers are falling.

http://cruxko.com/2011/06/10/warhammer-3d-print/#!lightbox[657]/0/

 

[DotCommunist]

I despise myself for knowing that that is abbadon the despoiler, chief henchman to Horus during the Horus Heresy and leader of Chaos forces during various Black Crusades emanating from the eye of Terror

 

[Citizen66]

Bought two books today. The new rules and the Citadel Models book. So that was 75 quid before I've even looked at paints, brushes, tools, codexes and figures.

Very good books though and obviously worth it.

 

[Red Storm]

Bought two books today. The new rules and the Citadel Models book. So that was 75 quid before I've even looked at paints, brushes, tools, codexes and figures.

Very good books though and obviously worth it.

I went in today too! The prices are eyewatering now. I thought they were bad 7 years ago!

Even eBay prices are high.

I've just downloaded all the army books, codexes and rule books.

 

[Citizen66]

I went in today too! The prices are eyewatering now. I thought they were bad 7 years ago!

Even eBay prices are high.

I've just downloaded all the army books, codexes and rule books.

I tried downloading the rules on the tracker i'm on but although it says there's two seeds there's been no movement in 24 hrs. So I bought the book. It's hard back, fucking heavy and full of art. Seems worth it in a sense. Ditto the How To... book, which comes with a DVD and will at least give me a fighting chance with my initial painting attempts. But yeah, would still like the rules and codexes in pdf so I can thumb through them when away from my pc etc. Will google. Just priced up the paint brushes and tools and that came to another 100 lol. Expensive yeah. But then again, I never used to moan when I put that amount up my nose. And at least there's something to show at the end of this.

 

[DotCommunist]

I'd point and laugh but there by the grace of god...

 

[Red Storm]

I tried downloading the rules on the tracker i'm on but although it says there's two seeds there's been no movement in 24 hrs. So I bought the book. It's hard back, fucking heavy and full of art. Seems worth it in a sense. Ditto the How To... book, which comes with a DVD and will at least give me a fighting chance with my initial painting attempts. But yeah, would still like the rules and codexes in pdf so I can thumb through them when away from my pc etc. Will google. Just priced up the paint brushes and tools and that came to another 100 lol. Expensive yeah. But then again, I never used to moan when I put that amount up my nose. And at least there's something to show at the end of this.

I used demonoid. They've got 100s of torrents of literature.

They books were always good, the art and stories etc. The new fantasy army books are now even hardback!

Don't think I can afford to buy them though. I think I'll be searching ebay for the paints too.

 

[Citizen66]

I'd point and laugh but there by the grace of god...

The thing is, I've always wanted to paint citadel miniatures. And be good at it. It's just the amount I spent on hedonism always got in the way of any meaningful hobby. And at least it's not like a colleague of mine who spends ALL of his disposable income on racing motorbikes. Although, granted, that's probably more exciting.

 

[grit]

I tried downloading the rules on the tracker i'm on but although it says there's two seeds there's been no movement in 24 hrs. So I bought the book. It's hard back, fucking heavy and full of art. Seems worth it in a sense. Ditto the How To... book, which comes with a DVD and will at least give me a fighting chance with my initial painting attempts. But yeah, would still like the rules and codexes in pdf so I can thumb through them when away from my pc etc. Will google. Just priced up the paint brushes and tools and that came to another 100 lol. Expensive yeah. But then again, I never used to moan when I put that amount up my nose. And at least there's something to show at the end of this.

Indeed its strange how we hum and haw over shit like this, but impulse buy an 8th without blinking

There is a good tracker with the rules and all available codecs, have a look on torrentz.com

 

[DotCommunist]

grit, the plural of codex would be codices. Codecs are something else-video stuff

 

[Citizen66]

Indeed its strange how we hum and haw over shit like this, but impulse buy an 8th without blinking

There is a good tracker with the rules and all available codecs, have a look on torrentz.com

Cheers, will take a look. But I think you mean 6th (it was the 40k rulebook that I bought).

 

[grit]

grit, the plural of codex would be codices. Codecs are something else-video stuff

That it is, I'm computer nerd to the end

 

[grit]

Cheers, will take a look. But I think you mean 6th (it was the 40k rulebook that I bought).

Yeah thats probably closer alright!

To start out I bought the warhammer assault on black reach, that initial basic rulebook and the torrent I was talking about seemed to cover all the bases.. My only problem is that I'm more concerned with playing rather than painting.

(oh and in the spirit of my new tag line, without wishing to descend into another spat... I didnt report any of your posts, that was editor all on his own, for what its worth)

 

[Callum91]

6th Edition looks quite Warhammer-esque, if you ask me. Oh, and GW now do the Codices on the iPad.

 

[Citizen66]

Indeed its strange how we hum and haw over shit like this, but impulse buy an 8th without blinking

There is a good tracker with the rules and all available codecs, have a look on torrentz.com

The torrented rules have finally downloaded onto my PC. Now need to work out how to transfer them onto my ipad. I'm assuming dropbox or iexplorer.

 

[grit]

The torrented rules have finally downloaded onto my PC. Now need to work out how to transfer them onto my ipad. I'm assuming dropbox or iexplorer.

Still that time is cheaper than the cost

Aye, dropbox should be fine. I think some 40k purists might scoff at it but I always wondered about a mobile/tablet app to do all the calculations and the like during a game, anyone know of anything like this or is it frowned upon?

 

[DotCommunist]

I know there are dice progs out there for D&D rolls- there is always the risk of geek rage with that, mans like to see the dice on the table etc

 

[Citizen66]

This seems like an interesting alternative to GW wargaming that, after a brief glance, doesn't seem as heavy on the wallet:

http://www.malifaux.com/index.php

You play with a crew which is between 6 and 10 models. Rather than quadrillions.

 

[DotCommunist]

looks like necromunda/mordenheim only cheaper