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DakkaDakka is a large, independent wargaming community that features discussion, tutorials and images for many games. If you are new to the world of wargaming then learn about it in our introductory article: What is Wargaming?
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DakkaDakka - Warhammer, 40k, Warmachine and Flames of War Community.
DakkaDakka is a large, independent wargaming community that features discussion, tutorials and images for many games.
Warhammer 40,000
Our warhammer 40k forums are among our most popular. They have been operating the longest and contain discussion about every facet of warhammer 40k from tactics and army lists to background and upcoming releases.
Warhammer Fantasy
The Warhammer Fantasy Battle Forums are consistently increasing in popularity and are almost on a par with our 40k forums covering the same large range of content with advice from some of the best tacticians the world has to offer.
Warmachine and Hordes
Dakka now has one of the largest Warmachine and Hordes forums om the web, and has a huge range of Warmachine Pictures in our gallery.
Flames of War
Flames of War and other historical games are growing in popularity here on dakka and we invite anyone to join in and discuss them in detail. As flames of war grows more popular, Dakka's coverage will only increase. Be sure to check out the Flames of War gallery to see some inspiring stuff.
Dakka Features
Dakka is a big site with a lot to explore. Here we highlight some of our more interesting features:
Wargaming Gallery
The dakka gallery is one of the largest wargaming galleries in the world and has a huge range of tagged miniatures from many game systems. From flames of war to babylon 5, and of course 40k. You can vote on images (like using hot-or-not), and use our advanced gallery search engine to find exactly what you are looking for, be it space marines, orks, cryx or Dark Elves!
Forums
The dakka forums are growing faster and faster and are the bread and butter of the website. They still maintain quality and a fair level of freedom compared to many other forums. Our most popular forum is News and Rumours, but Dakka Discussions and 40k army lists are very popular too. There are some important rules to consider (no spam, no swearing, no piracy) but everybody gets on well enough thanks to our great moderation team.
Articles
The dakka wargaming articles are run on a wiki (like wikipedia). We have a huge range of wargaming articles covering everything from tactica to modeling and painting and even some great funny stuff. If you are bored and want to have the equivalent of dozens of magazines to read then head over to the main articles page and start clicking around. Because it is a wiki, anybody can hop in and click the 'edit' tab at the top of the page, so if you have anything to add or just see some typos or bad grammar then you can help make it better for everyone.
Army Profiles
Dakka's army profiles are a throwback to the very earliest version of dakka from the late 1990s, where various armies were highlighted in detail. Our army profiles section now contains many armies from different game systems with in depth photographs, army lists and explanations of their signifigance from their owners.
DCMs
Help keep Dakkadakka.com running by becoming a DCM (Dakka Contributing Member) and enjoy a ton of perks for doing a good deed! For a small donation of only $25 a year you gain the following benefits:
- Surf with ease! Get an ad-free site.
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Posted: 2012-05-17 00:59:07
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By Paul Jarvis
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Posted: 2012-05-14 10:20:33
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The entries are in and its time to vote on our Infinity-themed Dakka Painting Challenge!
We receieved a new record number of entries ever submitted for a Dakka Painting Challenge, over FORTY ENTRIES, including this amazing one:
But now we need your help to whittle them all down to a top 5! Please visit the official voting thread in our Painting and Modeling forum and help decide the winner.
A big thanks again goes out to Corvus Belli for sponsoring this challenge!
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Posted: 2012-05-10 06:59:07
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Forum post by legoburner, 5 responses at time of this post.
I took some time today to evaluate the options available to those of us who need a constant supply of Devlan Mud now that it is discontinued. I gathered up the alternatives I was aware of (Earthshade, Vallejo Umber Wash) and after a brief chat with the guys at army painter about their devlan mud equivalent options was sent some samples for this review of their vaguely titled 'Strong Tone' 'Dark Tone' and 'Soft Tone' inks.
I use Devlan Mud on 95% of my models and finding a match that is as close to perfect as possible is essential for me to get the consistency I desire when painting models in the same army months and years apart from each other.
I dont have any particular biases going into this, I am a Vallejo Model Color painter primarily, and typically prefer the old GW metallics or Vallejo Air metallics. I have nothing against the old GW paints except for the price, and devlan mud is the best thing they have ever produced in my opinion. I was given the three army painter inks for free for the purpose of this test. All in all, I am inclined to like all the paints tested for different reasons.
My devlan mud is almost all gone now, so it is slightly dehydrated and a touch darker than it was when it was a fresh pot, so please consider that when looking at the results:
The above image was scanned rather than photographed to provide consistent light levels across the swatches which is why it is not very vibrant. I have not retouched it at all, just left it at the dull scanner defaults.
The strip across the bottom is Devlan Mud which I am trying to replicate with the paints in the top row:
Vallejo Umber wash was my original plan for replacing Devlan Mud. The color is extremely close, but the medium is very different. The wash is a lot thicker, and if not mixed thor...
Post continues at http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/448313.page
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Posted: 2012-05-16 23:59:07
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Forum post by wazgold, 89 responses at time of this post.
According to a manager in MI i talked too this morning, games workshop has decided to ban trade/bits trade days at all gw store sights.
what will we be reduced to cons and basement trades?
or some online trade with someone u have never meet and risk losing an army?
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Posted: 2012-05-16 22:59:07
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Forum post by Kroothawk, 92 responses at time of this post.
Thanks to Brother Loki on Warseer for bringing this to my attention. Here his post:
Hi all
Last weekend at UK Games Expo I came across the launch of a new oriental fantasy skirmish game called Bushido, which was being launched at the event. It's from a new British company called GCT Studios. I was really impressed with some of the models, so I picked up a couple of starters - there are currently 4 faction starters containing the rules, stat cards, dice and 5-6 minis each. They're quite similar to the starters for Infinity or Warmachine.
The factions are:
The Temple of Ro-Kan - Shaolin-style kung-fu monks, led by an ancient master riding a turtle.
The Savage Wave - Creatures from Asian myth, like Bakemono (goblins) and Oni (ogre/demons)
The Prefecture of Ryu - Fairly standard samurai and Ashigaru
The Cult of Yurei - Necromancers, undead Geisha and zombies animated by porcelain masks.
I haven't played it yet, but the quickstart rules seem fairly straightforward and the models are gorgeous and very evocative, although a couple of them were tricky to assemble due to quite small points of contact with arms to shoulders etc. There's some quite neat and innovative mechanics to do with dice pools in attack and defence for combat, and each model has a stat card with its own abilities - much like Warmachine.
I picked up the Temple of Ro-Kan and Cult of Yurei starters, based purely on them having the most unusual models. Once I've got them painted I'll play a game or two and report back. In the meantime you can see pics of the models and download the quickstart rules at:
http://www.bushido-thegame.com/
Pete
Here some pics of the starters:
The Temple of Ro-Kan
http://www.bushido-thegame.com/rokanbox
http://www.bushido-thegame.com/sites/default/files/imagepicker/3/templestarter.jpg
http://www.bushido-thegame.com/sites/default/...
Post continues at http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/376436.page
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Posted: 2012-05-16 21:59:07
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Taken with a SONY DSC-W70
Unknown creator
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Posted: 2012-05-16 20:59:07
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Taken with a SAMSUNG SCH-I100
By AcidCouch
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Posted: 2012-05-16 19:59:07
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By Warflag
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Posted: 2012-05-16 18:59:07
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By bluemoonminis
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Posted: 2012-05-16 17:59:07
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By the_boot
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Posted: 2012-05-16 16:59:07
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Taken with a Canon EOS 1000D
By spike1202
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Posted: 2012-05-16 15:59:07
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By fredy
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Posted: 2012-05-16 14:59:07
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Taken with a motorola DROID BIONIC
By Zobra
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Posted: 2012-05-16 13:59:07
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Forum post by pretre, 72 responses at time of this post.
Saw this on Faeit212, if someone has the original link to the posts, please post it and I'll update.
Original Warseer Thread
via Stickmonkey
I have some very early Eldar rumors. First let me start with a very clear disclaimer:
THESE ARE EARLY RUMORS, CODEX ELDAR IS RUMORED MID TO LATE 2013! I EXPECT MUCH OF THIS TO CHANGE OR EVOLVE FROM WHAT I AM HEARING TODAY!
Ok, very small list, so on to what Im hearing:
Aspects all have a way to move to troops. However, some are limited to one unit only. The phoenix Lords are NOT this mechanism supposedly.
Guardians have a slight points reduction.
Tanks ( night spinner, fire prism, falcon) have a point reduction.
Transports are about the same cost.
Storm guardians are an upgrade of normal guardians.
Rumor those units requiring a guide (wraithguard , wraithlord) longer sit idle when out side range and rolling a 1. Instead they can make a move towards a warlock or other guide. Engaging these units in cc while they are outside their guides range will have penalties, treat as ws 1, i 1. However, guides will have "buffs" they can give. Reroll to hit, bonus save, etc. (To me this sounds suspiciously like changes to nids and the tervigon)
via Romanus (note:A little extra salt here)
heard that they have played with Wave serpents Energy Shields becoming weaker, in that they loose there negative effects against melta etc. Still these are playtesting rumors at this stage so subject to a huge variable of change.
From what I have heard and from other sources around the interwebs the first wave for Eldar would look like:
Flyer - Possibly with 2nd wave flyer release (supposedly related to the large vehicle chassis), I have also heard it is the Nightwing but this would contradict what GW has been saying lately that there wouldn't be anymore direct ports from FW
New Plastic Jetbikes (seen Games Day ...
Post continues at http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/448946.page
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Posted: 2012-05-16 12:59:07
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Taken with a Canon PowerShot A580
By 51xv8
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Posted: 2012-05-16 11:59:07
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Taken with a SAMSUNG SGH-I997
By Chemical Cutthroat
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Posted: 2012-05-16 10:59:07
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Taken with a SONY DSC-S980
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Posted: 2012-05-16 09:59:07
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Taken with a Canon PowerShot A720 IS
By Agemman
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Posted: 2012-05-16 08:59:07
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Unknown creator
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Posted: 2012-05-16 07:59:07
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Taken with a NIKON COOLPIX L110
Unknown creator
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Posted: 2012-05-16 06:59:07
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Taken with an OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD X200,D560Z,C350Z
By guynamedFleck
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Posted: 2012-05-16 05:59:07
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Forum post by Seb, 135 responses at time of this post.
So, currently building a GK army with a non standard paint scheme, so I thought I could update a thread with current WIP and realized minis - dearly hoping my paint-fu will improve over time!
Comments and advice on how to improve are most welcome!
First - Standard GKSS guy
I know he's red. :)
A full GKSS
A GKT + group shot
Purificators all have white helmets to differentiate them from GKSS
My infamous stormraven, with a pissed of crew member shooting at things
Coetaz and his big friend
A librarian - not very happy how he turned out...
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