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What Wargamers Hate Hearing

Cheesepie — GMT

Some things that us wargamers just cant stand to hear

This is the one thing that i cant stand to hear
this coming from my pal that also plays warhammer

QUOTE-Warhammer 40k stole everything from Starcraft just look at the Nids compaired to the Zerg
Same goes for warhammer and warcaft-END QUOTE

When he said that i just looked at him and said
have you even seen when warhammer was made it was way before warcraft

Quad pistol case

boogeyman — GMT

I saw a lot of people suggesting the quad pistol case as a inexpensive alternative to the GW figure case. I was wondering if Dakka could give me some more information on it. How is it with bigger models like the DE hydra or manticore? About how many models can you fit into it? Is there any other useful information you can share with a noob?

Checkbox grid generator

iPwned — GMT

I've found that using dice to keep track of how many 'crons I have left before phase out leads to too many
mistakes for me, so I wrote up a perl script to generate a grid of check boxes to use for tracking the same
information. I thought it might prove handy for other people too, so I figured I'd post it. It's pretty simple,
just invoke it as follows:
checkboxes.pl <#of empty boxes> <#of boxes per line>

So for example, to make the grids that I'll be using for the tournament I'll be playing in this weekend it looked
like this:
[code]
$ ./checkboxes 34 15 45
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX| 45
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
[/code](note: it looks much better if you hit "view plain")

Monsterpocalypse

tyranidtim — GMT

Hello everyone,

My wife and I are interested in playing mopoc. Ive checked it out on PP website and not sure which starter set to buy. Mopoc now or the series 1 starter set? then whats the deal with voltron? is that something totally different? If anyone has some good links to explain to me what is what product wise that would be great..Its funny for me to go into a companies website and go to description and see nothing there but the item # and cost.

Looking for Specific IG Pic

scipunk — GMT

Hey Guys

Not sure if this is the right forum, but here we go:

I am looking for a picture of the 1st plastic sentinel for the IG. More specifically for the haversack that is attached to it on the side. I need to use it for reference.

Either pm me the pic or post it on the thread.

Thanks for your assistance

Why the 'Nid codex should not be read sensually

dastarfish — GMT

Alright, so me and my buddies were all gathered round reading the new Tyranid codex, when one of us *cough* the spaz *cough*, talking in a sexy voice, read one of the weapon names. Needless to say, hilarity ensued. Here are some of my favorites:
-Flame Spurt
-BioPlasma
-Bioeletric pulse
-Barbed strangler
-Devourer
-Barbed Strangler
-Flesh Borer
-Impaler cannon
-Ripper Tentacles
-Rupture Cannon
-Spike Rifle
-etc...
So yeah. Post your own things in codexes that should not be read that way.

Am I getting gouged on shipping?

Darkzephyr — GMT

Hey Everyone,

Is 11.50 GBP (8.50 GBP, 2 GBP for some signature upon delivery) a reasonable price to ask for shipping for 25 Tyranid models (1x Biovore, 10x Genestealer, 9x Hormogaunts, 4x spore mines, 1x Ripper swarm) from Leichesterchire, UK to Ohio?

Someone is asking that much to ship the aforementioned models, and I think it's a bit much. I took approximately that many models to my local post office this morning--8x Genestealers, 12x Hormogaunts, 1x metal chest/carapace from a metal Carnifex, since I don't have a Biovore, but I'm guessin it's the same weight.

The total price for these items was about 7.50 usd..which is just under 5 GBP, HALF The PRICE they're charging me for shipping!!

So, I don't know how shipping works in the UK, perhaps it's actually a bit more than that, but I think 8-10 GPB is a bit much...hopefully somebody in the UK could check on that or confirm it.

I feel like I'm getting ripped off!

Which Miniature Companies make lead figures?

Imperial — GMT

Ok, like the title says which companies make lead miniatures? My cousin who is 12 wants to start getting into painting minis but her mother is worried about the whole Lead=Poison. So I'm going with her to my local LGS and I'm helping her choose some figs but still right now I'm not really sure which companies produce lead based minis. :question:

Is plastic cement hazardous?

LunaHound — GMT

Every single time i use plastic cement my chest starts been congested , at first i thought it was due to the cold weather
and maybe i have a cold or something. But its too much of a coincidence , so im pretty sure its effecting the mucus
in my chest / lung area , does anyone know whats going on?

Win at all costs and the politicization of gaming

Grunt_For_Christ — GMT

I don't know how things are where you guys & gals play, but I see a creeping trend of elitism getting into the game. The more people I get to know, the more seriously people seem to take this game: People who never have their lists ready before you come to your scheduled game, ask you what you're running, and then take things to specifically counter it... Every single time. And people who get too much of a kick when they beat you. Or people who take a completely unfluffy, incoherent, overkill everything list.

Basically, people who don't know the difference between a friendly game and a tournament.

I find people taking this game too seriously and who spend virtually ALL their free time at the shop. When this happens I see clicks forming that include people who spend every waking moment there. And then there's everyone else who has a life. They are no longer welcome and a very inbred, unhealthy attitude ensues. That's what caused me to leave my home game store and switch over to spend all my time with Commissar Katherine.

I see that so many people seem to have lost their love for the hobby.... Making a campaign with a story, painting something that's truly unique. Make no mistake, there are still plenty of those people around, but they seem to be a shrinking minority.

Anyone else seeing the same thing where they are? Tell me how, where, why, and what you think about it. I want to see if I'm the only one.

Raging Heroes Asharah and her slaves.

Mr-_-Flidd — GMT

Anyone else bought these stunning models

[url]http://www.ragingheroes.com/collections/command-group[/url]

Just wondering what you're going to use them for? WHFB, 40k or for any other game?

Personally I will be using them in conversion work for 40k in the future, but that's just me!

Happy Paddys Day!

Sergeant Horse — GMT

From your resident Irish Immigrant! :P

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durp, wrong forum :P

How long does it usually take you to assemble / prep a Plastic GW model kit?

LunaHound — GMT

Well there are different kits and they generally take different amount of time.
But how long does it take for you to assemble ( assuming its your first time working with that kit )
and take in account trimming the mold lines?

Small Sized = Sentinel / Walker / Calvary / Transports / Bikes /
Medium Sized = Squad / Land Raider / Battle Wagon / Valkyrie / Trygon
Larger Sized = The super heavies

I just want to know if im really slow at this... because thinking back its ridiculously slow of me.
for example Storm Lord i spent 10 hours , Stompa i spent 12+ hours.
Im not sure how that is possible , maybe my brain died from the plastic cement -_-

Tabletop Hooligans Episode 2 is LIVE!!!

hooligans — GMT

Welcome back! In this episode we get to interview Jeremy Ortiz, a member of DreamPod 9’s Pod Squad! He stops by the show to tell us about Heavy Gear Blitz!, a Miniatures game you may not have heard of before. We go in depth about game mechanics and allso discuss the robust backstory. Also in Episode 2: The News, A Parody Commercial, Feats Of The Week, and our usual brand of Hooligans Low-Brow Antics! Thanks for comming back to our show we hope you enjoy!

Maelstrom question?

raven322 — GMT

Ive only ordered my miniatures direct from gw and well im trying get some dark eldar cheap i herd a lot about maelstrom on this site. So im curious how reliable are they?

Are Armorcast/Epicast models tourny legal? Should they be?

Trench-Raider — GMT

My next painting project after I finish some 15mm Napoleonic stuff (check out the recent game "Lasalle". It's great....certainly alot better than "Black Powder".) is a World Eater themed CSM army. To this end, I'm in the final stages of negotiating the purchase of an old Armorcast Cannon of Khorne for use as a "counts as" vindicator. I already use an Armorcast Gobsmasha in my Space ork army as a "counts as" looted wagon. For those who are not familiar with what I'm talking about, here is a link that discusses the pre-Forge World resin models that GW licensed:
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Resin_Vehicles_&_Titans

So what do you lot think? Are Armorcast and Epicast models tourny legal? A case could be made that since they were legally authorized by GW at the time of their production that they would be tourny legal. Now if I'm not mistaken the actual wording of the GW rules for their in-store gaming requires figures be "Citadel miniatures" or "Forge World models" they are probably not for official events and instore games at GW locations. However what about tournies and other events at FLGS locations that generally base their rules upon the GW model? Yes, the final answer has to be "it depends on the local organizer and will vary from place to place.". But what do YOU think? Are Armorcast and Epicast models that were authorized by GW at the time of their production tourney legal? Should they be?

TR

Forgeworld Email - asked them a question about the earlier wave serpent kits

Sazzlefrats — GMT

Do they respond to email? I wanted to ask them something about getting replacement bitz for a type I wave serpent that I'm missing a few pieces. I did email them, but its been a week with no response. Any ideas? Suggestions?

In case anyone is curious, the energy prow on one serpent crumbled, and I knocked the tips off the energy generator gems (3 are fine, but the other 3.. I'm so sorry i was so hasty in cleaning the flash off them)

hmmm am i the only one who noticed this?

mon-keigh slayer — GMT

[img]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/0/00/Sanctioned_Psykers.jpg/370px-Sanctioned_Psykers.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/ashnaile/sppdb.jpg[/img]

i just noticed this watching eric cartmans incredible gift, and i about died laughing ..... NANANANNAANNANANANA! *mindlazors*

Attempting to stay sane whilst putting together a large metal model

Flashman — GMT

Stage 1 - Read new Tyranid Codex and realise Hive Tyrant is the only HQ unit of any worth
Stage 2 - Purchase shiny new Hive Tyrant boxed set and admire cool pic of immaculately assembled and painted miniature on front of box
Stage 3 - Beam with enthusiasm at wife whilst showing her shiny new Hive Tyrant Boxed set. Wife shakes head in despair and mutters something about an unfinished High Elf Dragon she saw at the back of the warhammer cupboard the other day
Stage 4 - Ignore wife's trifling remarks and open shiny new Hive Tyrant Boxed Set. Ponder as to why Bonesword might be bent at a 45 degree angle
Stage 5 - Attempt to bend Bonesword back into shape. Realise with mild annoyance that achieving perfect straight edge is impossible task
Stage 6 - Discard Bonesword for the time being (will prfobably go for scything talons anyway) and examine other parts. Ponder as to why all parts have giant lumps of mishapen metal attached to them
Stage 7 - Begin arduous task of removing giant lumps of metal. Attack each lump with cutters. Manage to remove part of lump. 90% of lump still remains. Discard cutters and pick up file.
Stage 8 - 30 mins later, have successfully removed one lump of metal. Return to Stage 7 & repeat with next lump
Stage 9 - Several hours later and all unsightly lumps of metal have been removed. Examine parts with satisfac... hmm, what are those small spiky bits of metal?
Stage 10 - Begin filing and cutting away small spiky bits of metal. Ponder as to why boxed set was not assigned patience rating. Decide that nobody would buy boxed set with patience rating of 6 billion.
Stage 11 - All small spiky bits of metal removed. Examine parts with satisfac... bugga! Poxy mould lines still visible!
Stage 12 - File all mould lines away. Ponder as to why wife is directing an annoyed glare at the new sofa. Ah, small lumps of metal and silver filings everywhere. Placate wife by fetching vacumn cleaner
Stage 13 - Finish vacumning the sofa. Examine parts with satisfac... Scream! Right hand side forward spore chimney is slightly out of alignment. Attempt move with fingers. Spore chimney refuses to budge.
Stage 14 - Attack spore chimney with pair of pliers. Hah! Now looks perfe... Oh for feth's sake, pliers have left scratch marks on spore chimney. Refuse to care anymore. Spore chimney has cleary incurred damage from bolter fire.
Stage 15 - Assemble model with blu tac to get rough idea of final appearance. Ponder as to why so many gaping holes are visible between parts.

Elect to continue tomorrow once fellow Dakka members have imparted wisdom over the fine art of assembling metal models

Just at a loss for LGS

Brother Ramses — GMT

Gamers owning gaming stores is a 50/50 gamble:

On one side, you are going to have the stereo-typical gamer, overweight and smells like rancid blue cheese crumbles, who then runs the shop the same way he takes care of his personal hygiene.

On the other side, you have the serious gamer, no defined characteristics, that runs his shop as he runs his life and gaming. A serious business that is run well the shop reflects it is as well.

In my hometown, I have seen LGS after LGS being run by the gamers that have failed or barely survive. Either people that should never have been given a business loan (over extending themselves financially or using the shop as their own 40k supply depot) or people whose shop is a direct representation of themselves (disgusting stinking pits of despair).

One shop in particular smells absolutely horrible. I am not exaggerating in that the shop smells like old, old food and body odor which you have to seem to swim through when you enter. The owner is not particularly a slob, but his employees have hair that practically shines with grease under the fluorescent lighting.

In addition the shop, whether in laziness or slovenliness, uses the outdoor garbage containers in their gaming area. I am talking about the 4'-5' tall green garbage containers that the garbage trucks lifts up with it's claw to dump into the back. So last week when Joe Schmoe decided that he was done spilling his supreme carne asada and bean burrito all over the gaming tables and threw it away, it is still sitting in the damn garbage can a week later because the huge can is not completely full and therefore not taken out for the garbage truck.

I won't go into detail on the restroom but I will just give a general idea. I was deployed to Haiti in 1996 with the military. The porta-john facilities were cleaner.

Now in comparison, there are three game shops about 2hrs away in another city and the difference is beyond night and day. The professionalism of the owners and employees is reflected upon the cleanliness and appearance of the store. There are rules for eating, but the customers truly take a vested pride in their shop so really not needed. At the end of the night, customers help the employees clean up the store, including the restrooms and taking trash out to the dumpster. Each time I have gone to these stores early in the morning prior to opening and when the doors are opened, you are entering a store that is clean and professional looking, not looking like the gaming area of a basement gamer who has had friends over all night.

I know we have some store owners on the boards here. I would ask that those of you that take pride in their shop and present a professional and fun atmosphere keep up the great work. There are plenty of customers like myself that will choose your store every time over a pig sty of a shop.

To those of you running a crap hole, you are losing customers. I have no qualms about taking my business to a better run shop and spending my cash there instead of local and I am sure there are others like me.

Tabletop Gaming Survey

shartmatau — GMT

Hi everyone,
I am doing some research on tabletop gaming and would appreciate it if some of you would take this survey I put together. It will only take a few minutes and your input would be greatly appreciated.

[URL="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NKY7H6R"]Click here to take the survey.[/URL]

This survey is part of my studies in marketing. It is anonymous and the information gathered will be used to help me focus future research.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to participate.
Cheers,
Scott

Viability of Emplaced Artillery on a Future Battlefield

ThePatriot — GMT

I'm curious to see your opinions regarding emplaced artillery vs. self-propelled on a future battlefield. Would the emplaced artillery be viable when there are anti-gravity self-propelled artillery vehicles?

war gaming music??

MattRendar — GMT

ive been putting differnt mix 's together for war gaming. any suggestions . ive done for every game i play . another question does any one know where i can down load the main theme music to exo squad . ive found it with al the show sound effects . but i want the plain score for my itunes. any suggestions would be helpful!!

Most Unheroic deaths ever?

VikingScott — GMT

The most unheroic or just plain funny deaths ever from any wargame from the HQ, leader etc.
All I can think of was getting swamped by horde of gaunts with my Inquiistor in termie armour in the middle. After all 40 some attacks I only had to take 3 saves on my Inquiistor (the retinue had absorbed the rest) 3 2+ from surving, I rolled.. . . . all 1s. . . .
The dice gods be fickle. . . .

Opinions on Packaging

Cyporiean — GMT

I'd like to gather some opinions on packaging from both Gamers and Retailers. When dealing with buying and/or stocking miniatures, which packing annoys you the least? Please comment with your preferences, and why.

GW Matt Varnish - no more?

filbert — GMT

This may be belated news to a lot of you, but I popped into GW not too long ago to replace my trusty purity seal spray which had kept the faith for well over 5 years on and off. I was slightly perturbed to find that apparently GW no longer produce matt varnish - the only stuff they had was a 'satin' finish, which although not too OTT, is still a gloss varnish. Surely I can't be the only one who thinks gloss varnish is the work of the devil? Why would anyone spend hours painting a mini and then spray it shiny? I ordered some Army Painter matt varnish from Maelstrom which will hopefully do the job. Anyone know why GW have discontinued matt varnish? Seems a ludicrous business decision to me.

Why Did GW Close their Bitz Service?

Boss 'eadbreaka — GMT

I really can not fathon out why they would get rid of such a popular and useful service.
Does any one know why?

New plastics, anyone familiar with Ex Illis?

Kid_Kyoto — GMT

http://en.ex-illis.com/page.php?content=game

Some sort of mini/computer hybrid game whose gameplay does nothing for me (requires an Ipod touch and internet access to play a tabletop game) but hey cool plastic figures!

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/90026-Ex%20Illis.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/14/90026_sm-Ex%20Illis.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/90029-Ex%20Illis.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/14/90029_sm-Ex%20Illis.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/90034-Ex%20Illis.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/14/90034_sm-Ex%20Illis.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/90032-Ex%20Illis.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/14/90032_sm-Ex%20Illis.jpg[/img][/url]

More on their site or in this gallery
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-518-7012_Ex%20Illis.html

And a plastic board that is NOT covered in skulls.

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/90035-Ex%20Illis.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/3/14/90035_sm-Ex%20Illis.jpg[/img][/url]

Anyone seen them or tried them?

Should Black Library books have a glossery or visual guide?

Kid_Kyoto — GMT

I just finished Abnett's Titanicus and loved it. It really is miles better than Mechanicum and manages a good balance of giant robot fights and human stories.

But I have to say if I hadn't played Epic back in the 90s I'd have been totally lost by the different Titan classes, the different ranks for crew and other details.

I wonder, could the BL include a glossary or even better pictures of the different titan classes in a book like this? Other IG books would benefit as well from artwork showing the different tank types and other information. It could be simple B&W line drawings like the maps we usually get, nothing fancy.

Custom dice from EM4

alone_withmyaxe — GMT

Has anyone ordered custom dice from EM4?
[url]http://www.em4miniatures.com[/url]

I find myself woefully short of D6 now I have an ork army, and that is despite a very long time roleplaying and then stealing all the dice from all our board games including Yaatzee!

I just want to know if they were any good? I have bought from them before and they do a good service, I would like to know the quality of the custom dice.

Any help appreciated

Top 10 signs you own too much Warhammer:

Blackmoor — GMT

Top 10 signs you own too much Warhammer:

#10. Selling your spare stuff might be enough for a down payment for a home.

#9. You don’t need to buy the latest army that they released a codex for because you already own it.

#8. You end up buying a rune priest because you can’t find the one you thought you have, and then you find it and now have one too many.

#7. You are trying to get down to only 5 armies

#6. When you already own a finished Thousand Sons army, and a Word Bearer's army and you have a complete unbuilt pre-heresy Thousand Sons army, Noise marine army, and Night Lords armies, and that is just for chaos.

#5. You have 3 fantasy armies and you don’t play fantasy.

#4. You go looking for your demonhunters army and you can’t find half of it.

#3. While thinking about building a demonhunters army you wonder how much IG you have and find out that you have 2 platoons of mech guard including heavy weapons squads, and you never tried to build or wanted an IG army.

#2. When you go looking for your missing Yriel figure you find your missing demonhunters army.

#1. It takes you 3 hours to find your Yriel figure.

Do you enjoy Converting Models?

Tim the Biovore — GMT

Like the title says, do you enjoy converting or scrath-building models? I'm just curious.

And if this is in the wrong place, someone move it.

Red Caps Corner in Philadelphia

acastonguay — GMT

First off let me start by saying I haven't been into the hobby for very long and have very little experiance at LGS.
I have been to this store around 7 times now and am still undecided on if I will continue to go there. The store holds the bare minimum stock for 40k, I'm talking on or two blisters per army. They do have Jester paint but don't carry GW paint. They have an "upstairs" that has two tables that are wonderful. The only huge issue I have is some of the other customers and some of the staff. This week a buddy and I were about ready to play a game of 40k, some kids where using one of the table so we took the 2nd one, when the manager came up and told us that we needed to be off the tables by 6pm because they would be having a Pathfinder game up there, No problem. About 5 minutes later a staff member came up and said one of us needed to get off our table because some regulars and the manager needed to play Pathfinder early. Then another staff member proceded to come up and rudly say to my buddy and I, "Well this is my table I guess!" No eye contact nothing!! We then proceded to pack up and head downstairs to the card tables to set up. Adam the manager said, "hey don't worry about we are just going to play down here" the icing on the cake was the staff member coming back up stairs while we are playing going, "I guess Adam gave away our table again" very smugish.
While I applaud the manager, Adam, for doing the right and being a good guy, his staff is rude and overbearing.
Anybody had any incidents there?? Should we stay with it, or move on??

Is Ultraforge dead?

poipo32 — GMT

Seeing how their website wasn't updated since 2009, I was wondering if anyone ordered something from them or knows what happened.

Dakka Mods

puma713 — GMT

So, are we allowed to comment about the mods/modding and the general management here at Dakka, or is that forbidden, resulting in getting us banned? Course, at this point, getting banned isn't too terrible a notion.

(Note: nosferatu, this has nothing to do with you, if you stumble across this.)

What model company is with good scale for warhammer , but easy to assemble?

LunaHound — GMT

I visited a hobby / model shop and saw MANY MANY excellent military kits that would look so good as
either IG artillery / hydra platform / ork tanks.

But which scale exactly is good? 1/42 and 1/35?

I know many kits are very detailed with interior mechanics etc etc, but im very bad at assembling things ><
is there a company that produces low pieces easy to assemble kits similar to warhammer kits? I dont need fancy open up interior etc etc

Best place to order plastruct or evergreen?

MajorTom11 — GMT

I am trying to find a non-ebay place to order plastruct products (rods, tubes, diamond plate specifically), but every site I come across seems to have been designed in the early 1990's and has poor navigation, pictures and information... not to mention no shopping cart in most cases.

Anyone have a secret gem for these materials to share?

If I don't buy from GW then who should I buy from?

VikingScott — GMT

I've heard a lot about the overpricing of GW and the cheapness of other miniture suppliers.
So who should i buy from. Who is out there that is decent in terms of cost, style etc.

This also includes buying terrain.

Games Stores that closed in a odd way

Genoside07 — GMT

The ULGS Thread got me thinking of stores that died, Not necessarily bad stores but stores that didn't last for odd reasons.

Thinking back there was a great store in St Louis that I always tried to visit when I traveled there, It was called the Hobby Shop. Great Stock the owner Ken was a nice guy, but he let his insurance laps and a drunk driver drove threw his store.

After that he was unable to reopen... a major lost for the town.

Then there was a shop that was about an hour away from my home town. Once again the owner was a nice guy.. Wanted to be on the cutting edge of any fad going.. started a book store and grew it very quickly by buying and selling used romance novels. Then he saw what kind of money he could make off Pokemon and Magic cards. This was about the time the Legends expansion came out. He got into war games and comics also.. great stuff...then moved to a larger store and was going to put in more stock and even video games and pool tables. But about this time I moved away and wasn't able to get time to visit for a year or so.. The next time I went in there, the store was dead. Newest stock was months old and people setting around and smoking, Looked more like a pool hall verse a book store. A few months later I got a call from a buddy that the store owner was arrested and store was closed down. Apparently he thought he could make a very nice profit off drug paraphernalia. I guess he didn't figure in the whole legal part of it.

Anyone else has stories like this??

The Waaagh Cast! : Episode 32 : High Elf Army Review

jflesch — GMT

Episode 32 : High Elf Army Review

Show notes:

1. Sponsorship : Tales of Battle and Mike
2. Listener E-mail/Comments : Austin, Baltazar, Steve
3. News/Rumors : O&G May Releases, Midwest Rampage (MWR) Indie GT, Skaven F.A.Q.
4. Feature : Overview of the new Beastmen Army Book

This episode sponsored by Tales of Battle and individually by Big Mike the Dwarf. We got plenty of e-mail after last Episodes request for some and were going to be splitting it over a couple Episodes; but we discuss 3 of them on this show. We talk about or last couple weeks spent doing pretty much nothing but painting and preparing for Adepticon! News/Rumors hears some talk of O&G releases for May, a little discussion on the Skaven F.A.Q. and an announcement that the Midwest Rampage Indie GT is officially going to happen.

For the feature we have an army review just for Tim who sponsored a show and asked for a High Elf Army Review, we've obliged. I perused the High Elf forum and found a man named George from the United Kingdom willing to sit up at midnite and record the show with me. So, I hope you guys enjoy.

Please if you enjoy the show leave comments on the blog; if you have I-Tunes please leave I-Tunes Reviews. Any questions, comments, suggestions e-mail us at joe@waaaghcast.net; you can also call and leave voicemails at 1-217-883-4598 or username: waaaghcast on Skype. As always Thanks for listening!!!!

Links to things discussed in the show:
High Elf Forum:
http://www.ulthuan.net/
Midwest Rampage Site:
http://midwest-rampage.jimemerick.com/
Skaven F.A.Q.:
http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1000262a_FAQ_Skaven_Mar2010.pdf
GW O&G Announcement:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=9200002a
Central Illinois Amigos Campaign Pack:
http://home.comcast.net/~fleschjosephp/ciarules.pdf

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Deathwatch by FFG

abhorsen950 — GMT

Anyone looking forward to it anybody give me some info on it?

Cheers

Steve

Are the Australian GW prices inflated?

warhammersupernerd — GMT

Just somthing that has been on my mind, obviously it's aimed at Australians, but all are welcome to comment and vote as they wish. Feel free to post your thoughts and ideas on this topic here.

The D6 Generation Ep 51: Listener Feedback & Detailed Tomb Review

RussWakelin — GMT

Tomb, a dungeon crawl themed game that's not like the others. Find out what makes Tomb different, and if it will fit in with your gaming group with our detailed reveiw of this AEG title.

But up first, we play all the entries for our 'D6G bumper' contest. We also finally get around to listener feedback, it's been far too long.

All that and our usual 'not too horrible' humor, with features such as:

•The Hollywood Minute
•Rapid Fire
•What's in the News
•Total Fan Girl
•& More

Link: http://www.thed6generation.com/index.php?post_id=591728

Please let us know what you think!

Adepticon Registration HACKED

AnthonyRoberson — GMT

Check your credit card statement carefully if you registered for Adepticon in the last week or so. Their registration cart was hacked somehow. I actually had to cancel my credit card on Monday and order a new one. A representative from Adepticon was nice enough to email me and even call me to let me know what happened, but the whole situation was still very irritating... :(

how is amazon getting away with it?

pduggie — GMT

So there seem to be lots of sellers on Amazon selling stuff with pics and everything.

I thought GW would come down on that. Is amazon too big?

Sorry if this is the wrong forum

Imperius Dominatus

mercer — GMT

Hi guys,

Just to update you all and let you know that my blog, Imperius Dominatus, now had it's own domain name and running a much better theme! It's also growing on content with tactica, hobbies, army profiles and plenty of other stuff. Regular viewers are growing and plenty of comments are being posted each day.

Another author, Flingitnow has also joined the blog so you don't have to listen to me waffle all the time!

I am also doing a blog link exchange, if you want your blog added to my blog roll just post here and I'll put it on!

Also, in the future I am looking for other authors. These authors can post anything they like as long as it's related to 40k. If you're interested drop me a line!

So, visit www.imperiusdominatus.com and let me know what you think. Remember to leave any comments and also post your blog here if you want to be added to the blog roll or let me know if you want to be a author!

Running the show

romulus571 — GMT

Hey all, I was chilling at one of my favorite Friendly Local Card & Comic places when I found out that they have a sister location that they actually hold tournaments at for various card games. Once the guy behind the counter found out that I played 40k he told me some interesting information. This sister location is also looking into the entire wargaming market. They carry a few loose boxes and blisters here and there, but what the owner was looking at is getting some gaming tables. Here lies the issue.
The owner is looking for somebody to run the wargaming section of the store as he doesn't have any real wargaming experience to draw on. I thought to myself, "I have the time, and a little money would never hurt either. I could run this thing!" But then I really got to thinking about it. While I have a decent understanding of the rules, I'm certainly not Gwar. And as far as time spent in the hobby, I've only been in the game for about two years. It's enough time to see 4th ed go to 5th, and I think I did a decent job tracking how that affected everything. However, the reason I'm writing to you Dakka is that I wish to draw on the accumulated experiences of any members here that have run stores with gaming tables, managed tournaments, or anything along that line of thinking. I need to know what kind of responsibilities I'll have to face going in to this, as I really don't want to screw this up. Thanks for reading, and I appreciate any replies that can be tossed my way.

Staying Motivated

unclehomefries — GMT

So I was recently at home from work for 3 weeks due to a surgery and got a lot of modeling, gaming, and painting in. I also managed to read a couple books (both wargaming and non-wargaming related).

However, now that I am back at work, I don't have the motivation, it seems, to keep painting. I get home, and all I want to do is sit around, play xbox and watch TV. I really want to finish painting my IG army and finish modeling my Imperial Fist Kill Team, but I haven't managed to start up again.

How do you guys deal with this sort of lack of motivation/laziness? Do you even try in the week or focus mostly on weekends?

Thanks

Cubed Foam Sheets?

TakeABow — GMT

I just recently purchased a couple of the new plastic trygon kits, as well as other 'nids. I can't figure out how I can possibly safely transport them without either magnetizing everything (a pain) or using cubed foam. However cubed foam seems to be rather ridiculously expensive.

Anyone know where I can get sheets of cubed foam for a reasonable price?

The best I have been able to find is Hardigg cases, where I can get a super durable hard case with inside dimensions: 20.0" x 14.0" x 7.7" for about $125 US.

I feel like somebody has to make cubed foam in sheets, I just don't know where to look, and product searches pretty much just all turn up SKB, Hardigg, Pelican, and HPRC brands (which are all pretty much the same).

Wargaming solutions of similar size are priced in the same range, so I don't know why I wouldn't just get a nice indestructible case for the same money.

Randomly, does anyone have a picture of a Trygon in the Battlefoam "Trygon" foam slot? I'm not really sure how it fits in there unless you have to take it apart.

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question.

question for GW staff on a purchase in store that doesnt add up

ÆΞØИ — GMT

Today i went to GW to exchange some previous purchase,all brand new never touched.The trade in value was $259
and i exchanged it for $260 items , and paid the difference. The question is for staff or any store clerks that want to figure out
how a $2 difference total to $2.60 tax? to total of $4.60? I asked the GW staff how this happens, he replied its just $2 if i want to dispute it i can
find the manager when he is in store. Upon hearing that i felt rather insulted, it wasnt about the $2 at all. I just want to know how it added to that.
Not to mention i live quite far from the GW shop and i REALLY dont want to go there again to pick up $2

Any suggestions?