http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/recentTopics/list.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net This was back about 3 years ago when i started
I got the deffkoptas from AOBR..... the stands broke. i tired fixing thme with glue, didnt work. took a lighter and tried to melt them together.
I used varnish to seal paint
I tried to remove paint by putting models in hot water(bad idea) and the microwave(worse idea)
I tried to seal paint with hairspray and a hair drier(warped a model)
And stripping i used oven cleaner alot, i am never doing that again. i lost my fingerprints for awhile.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428691/3891214.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428691/3891214.page GMT
my story is when I went in to do some painting and converting of a Iron Lich Asphyxious to make him into a Necron Overlord, so some SM player comes up to me and asked what base model I was using and I said it wasn't a GW model he just shrugged and walked away, seconds later the manager comes up to me and asked me to leave, when I asked him why he said because I was using non GW models, I was suitably annoyed but left calmly.

So what are your horror stories ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428340/3884535.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428340/3884535.page GMT Ogre blade
Night Shroud
Other Tricksters shard
Red Fury
Dreadknight
Quick Blood
HA + Shield
Lvl 4 Vampires

Necromancer 125
Lvl 2
Dispel Scroll

Necromancer 100
Lvl 2

Tomb Banshee 95

Tomb Banshee 95

50 Zombies 160
Muso + SB

50 Zombies 160
Muso + SB

40 Ghouls 400

Corpse Cart 105
Balefire

Spirit host 45

Spirit host 45

Spirit host 45

Terrorgheist 225

Black Coach 195

Varghulf 175

Total: 2489


Here is my first draft of my VC list
Reason for no Mortis Engine is I feel I do not have enough casters to use it effectively and my group enjoys Hellheart]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429152/3899267.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429152/3899267.page GMT
Terminology -
1. Banner - Represents your commander and attack force on the campaign map
2. Territory - area on the map that you may attack to gain a benefit.
3. campaign turn- when each player has finished attacking a territory.
4. Attacker - one who initiates attack on a territory.
5. Defender - one how defends a territory that is attacked.
6. Casualties - units that are destroyed during the course of a game.
7. Commander - an HQ unit that will always be restored at the beginning of your campaign turn.
8. Unconquered - a territory that is not controlled by any player.

The Grid - Each player has eight territories around his stronghold territory in a grid-like pattern. The first player's
opponents are adjacent and are therefore 2 territories separate each stronghold. This grid must be square shaped where
possible.

Each player has an 2000 attack list, 1500 defender list and an 1750 defender's list. Roll off to see who goes first/second/last/etc...for campaign moves.

Each unconquered territory is defended by a volunteer or random player from the campaign.

All the attacker's casualties are cumulative but may be replaced later. Units which ran off the board live to fight later
in the campaign. Defender lists are unaffected by casualties.

Territories a player conquers lends one special ability. Roll randomly for each
territory after it has been won by an attacker.
d6:
1. Factory/Breeding Pit - Allows one destroyed vehicle or monstrous creature to be replaced per campaign turn.
2. City - Allows +250 points to owner's defender lists. Is not cumulative(i.e. a second city does nothing more)
3. Medicae/ chirurgeon -Allows one damaged non-vehicle unit to be restored to original starting strength per campaign turn.
4. Supply Depot - Allows all repairs to one vehicle per campaign turn. Also allows owner to leapfrog (attack two territories
away from current position once per supply depot)
5. Training Ground - One eliminated troop choice may be replaced per campaign turn.
6.Space Port - Allows owner to attack any territory, not just those adjacent to their banner. Also allows owning player to
replace only one Elite, Fast Attack or secondary HQ unit per space port. (Not per campaign turn! Elites are hard to come by!)
Bonus Territory
7. Stronghold - Attack this territory and win to eliminate the opposing player. Defender uses full 2000pts and
sets the terrain. Use a Planetstrike mission if possible.

When attacking a territory occupied by another player's banner, the defender uses his attack list and
both player's record casualties.

If you attack a territory owned by another player and win, then you now control that territory and receive
the benefits from it.

When the attacker loses a game, or his commander is killed, then his banner returns to his stronghold to regroup
and the territory is not gained!

All territory benefits are conferred when the campaign turn has come full cycle.

Victory condition: Eliminate all other players from the campaign by winning an attack on their stronghold.





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Defender Strategies: How to beat superior forces

1. Cut the head off - killing the HQ effectively wins the battle!
2. Cripple the Elites- They are very hard to replace and losing them can be more painful than losing the battle.
3. Destroy the Troops - Troops hold objectives and they can't do that if they are dead!

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/427383/3868089.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/427383/3868089.page GMT mm, produced by brother Vinni's studio, resin casting. + One exstra head.

Link is NSFW:
http://www.brother-vinni.com/gallery/28mm/m28girl04.htm]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428980/3896303.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428980/3896303.page GMT HQs but never Zogwort. In fact, I don't think I ever see a Weirdboy in an ork list.

Now I know it is virtually impossible to make a competitive list using a Weirdboy/Warphead, just because you are giving up such precious other HQ options and spending a wad of points. That aside...

Zogwort comes in at 145 points so he is the cheapest of the unique HQs. He is 60 points more than a standard Warphead. For that extra 60 pts, you get +1 to toughness, +1 wound, +1 leadership, but you lose some stuff like all BS, -1 strength, -1 attack. Those losses don't really matter at all but the gains definitely help. The reason for that is, his wargrear Nest of Vipers which deals an additional D6 attacks at Initiative 4, and also stipulates that all of Zogworts attacks are poisoned therefore wounding on 2+. So that strength 3 has no meaning really, and the lower attack number on his profile doesn't either since you will always get at least 3 attacks and as many as 9 since he benefits from furious charge. BS never matters since his psychic ranged attacks auto-hit.

So on the charge he would have WS 5, Initiative 5, 4-9 attacks, all wounding on 2+. This is all amidst some various Psyker powers that can be really devastating, like generating a Waaagh!, giving his unit +1 attack, or two very good shooting attacks frazzle (blast, pinning, 24'', str 6 ap 3) and zzap (melta, 36'', str 10 ap 2). These combined make him sound pretty effective against MEQ. Mind you he is no Ghazkull, but for 145 pts that is pretty decent capability especially in CC.

My favorite part about him though, and the reason why I think he is a total troll and you could just throw a wrench in your opponents army, is his rule "Zogworts Curse". If an enemy IC is within 18'' of Zogwort, you can have a roll-off as a psychc power, and if you roll higher then that opponent's IC is turned into an angry Squig permanently! This would be absolutely hilarious against enemy lists that focus around a special IC, and I think just having Zogwort in a list to do something like that is grade A trollin'

I'm not sure how I would incorporate him into a list. A big boyz mob would guarantee fearless leadership, but a nobz squad would mean you could be hitting at Initiative 4 or better on the charge with the unit. Anyways, just something I was thinkin about. Your opinions, thoughts?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429504/3906476.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429504/3906476.page GMT
I have them in both resin and Metal by the squad -- I also am considering making available just the body in metal or resin for converting -- see terminator conversion below

Right now a squad is 50 USD resin or metal -- and 12.50 for a single figure.

If I priced the body at 5.50 for a single or 25.00 for a set of 5 would that get your interest --

And yes I know the paint work below is poor -- if you want to buy a set paint them then send me photos to use I will not only refund you the price of minis but give you store credit towards next purchase.
I have given away many minis to people willing to paint and have yet to see anything so I don't send freebies out anymore I also cant afford what professional painters ask at this time.



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[img]http://www.micropanzer.com/Forum2012/RHCA/RHCA-SR.jpg[/img]

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[img]http://www.micropanzer.com/Forum2012/RHCA/RHCA-M.jpg[/img]

Good for `5mm mech

[img]http://www.micropanzer.com/Forum2012/RHCA/RHCA-15.jpg[/img]

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/423326/3792571.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/423326/3792571.page GMT HQ[/b]
Belial (TH/SS + Apothecary/Banner Upgrade)

[b]Troops[/b]
Sergeant TH/SS
TH/SS x2
TH/SS with CML
Chainfist + SB

Repeat that same setup four more times.

[b]Fast Attack[/b]
Land Speeder Squadron (1 Speeders with Typhoons/Multi-Melta)
Land Speeder Squadron (1 Speeder with Typhoons/Multi-Melta)
Land Speeder Squadron (1 Speeder with Typhoons/Multi-Melta)

[b]Heavy Support[/b]
Predator (Hunter Killer Missle, Storm Bolter)
Predator (Hunter Killer Missle, Storm Bolter)

I have been running the list with a sixth squad of Terminators but have been worried about horde style armies and having problems with Dark Eldar. I was hoping that the addition of predators gives another target to think about shooting and can help against targets with barely any armor save.

Any thoughts?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429781/3911380.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429781/3911380.page GMT
195 Shrike
210 Venerable Dreadnought w/ Multimelta, Heavy Flamer, Droppod
215 (10) Space marines w/ Flamer, Lascannon, Rhino
210 (10) Space marines w/ Meltagun, Missle launcher, Rhino
166 (7) Assault Marines w/ Thunderhammer

1000pt Deathstar
195 Shrike
400 (10) Assault Terminators
210 (10) Tac Marines w/ Meltagun, Misslelauncher, Rhino
190 (10) Tac Marines w/ Plasmagun, Lascannon
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429890/3913496.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429890/3913496.page GMT [quote=ShumaGorath]He's also in the most overpowered book GW has put out in a decade. [/quote]

[quote=ShumaGorath]
[quote=pretre]Also, see IG Armoured Company. Not really a book though. I also think the GK hysteria is uncalled for. If GK was as OP as everyone on the internet puts it out to be we'd probably have some different results in the competitive community.[/quote]

Gray knights being half or more of the top tables in every major tourney since the book was released isn't good enough?[/quote]


[quote=ShumaGorath][quote]1 Rick Puig 19 23 23 65 Imperial Guard
2 Mark Billings 12 24 22 58 Grey Knights
4 Bill Hennessey 22 9 22 53 Dark Angels
3 Charles Peters 11 23 16 50 Grey Knights
5 Mattew Bennett 15 16 19 50 Grey Knights
3 Aaron Aleong 21 14 9 44 Grey Knights [/quote]

In the ard boyz all four of those GK players were in the top six.

In the DaBoyz GT the grey knights scored consistently above curve in the actual gameplay section of the scoring criteria. They get nailed on soft scores as they're seen as a cheap army to play. If it were not a soft scored tourney they would have been the overall winners according to the results.

I can't see what the BFS players were playing on that link.

In the bugeater there was one GK player in the entire tourney.

[quote]So yeah.. Where's this GK domination? [/quote]

Half of what you just posted was GK dominated. One of the other two was pre codex it seems and the other doesn't show armies played.[/quote]

[quote=ShumaGorath][quote]So at one 'AB location there was >50% GK on the top 6.[/quote]

http://www.baldandscreaming.com/news/2011-ard-boyz-semi-finals-nationwide-results/
[img]http://www.baldandscreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/graph.jpg[/img]

[quote]Umm. I hate PDFs and I'm not going to go through the effort to retype that, so I'll let this go. Still isn't 50% at the top tables that you were claiming. [/quote]

Actually, it was. But this is a soft scored tourney so actual victories don't directly imply high placement.

[quote]Look at the top gold brackets. Mike played Guard, Ragnar played Chaos. That's 50% non-gk right there. Also, the bugeater proves my point. [/quote]

You cherry picked four tourneys and were literally wrong on half of them. You're point is hardly "proven" if this is the best you had.[/quote]


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[quote=ShumaGorath]B&S's graph[/quote]
You're going back to Prelims and Semis. Also, if you remember they were the majority of the armies so were disproportionately represented.

[quote]Actually, it was. But this is a soft scored tourney so actual victories don't directly imply high placement.[/quote]
I scanned it and I don't buy your assumption, but whatever.

[quote]You cherry picked four tourneys and were literally wrong on half of them. You're point is hardly "proven" if this is the best you had.[/quote]
Woah woah woah chief. Slow down with the negative implications. I picked 4 tournaments since April that I had ready links to from BoK. I tried doing a quick search of Tournament Discussions but didn't see a lot of results threads.

So far, you have provided 'Ard Boyz. Where's your other tournaments where GK's are sweeping the top tables?

Also, we're now on topic!


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[b][color=red]Please do NOT make yourself an HQ or unique unit. All Dakkanaut characters, other than people like Chowderhead/Kroothawk/Legoburner, should be unit upgrades a la Sergeant Telion.[/color][/b]


[b]HQ[/b]

- [i]legoburner[/i] 180 pts
- Moderator: 250 pts upgrade to Administrator at +50 pts
- Kirbyhater - 200 pts
- Master Tacticians - ? pts
- Expert Modellers - ? pts
- [spoiler][i]( Gwar! Supreme Grand Master of FAQs and Erratas )[/i] [/spoiler]
- Custom Mary-Sue Squad 600 pts
- The accursed one Mat Ward himself: 150 pts
- [i]DOOMTHUMBS[/i] - 600 pts
- [i]Kroothawk[/i] 180 pts
- Dakka Geek ? pts [u]available upgrade:[/u] [i]Painbiro[/i] +70 pts
- the Editor MC - ? pts
- [i]DreadlordME![/i] 275 pts

[b]Elite[/b]

- Veteran Gamers 18 pts . [u]available upgrade:[/u] [i]Kanluwen[/i] 95 pts
- Haters 17 pts [u]available upgrade:[/u] finecast-hater at +10 pts. [u] upgrade of finecast-hater:[/u] [i] H.B.M.C [/i] + 175 pts
- Dakkanought: 120 points
- trollbaiter 175 pts
- Annoying Forum Troller 10 pts
- [i]CthuluIsSpy[/i] - 275pts
- Dakka nerd 130 pts
- Old Fart ? pts
- C.S.Goto ? pts
- [i]Durza[/i] 260 pts
- [i]DukeBadham[/i] 249 pts ( correct spot? )

[b]Fast Assault[/b]

- [i]Liquidjoshi[/i] 180 pts ( takes no FoC slot )
- Die hard sisters fans. 15 pts
- Troll 6 pts
- Rumour-Monger 16 pts
- dakkites ( 15-22 ?) pts

[b]Troops[/b]

- Gamer -10pts [u]upgrade [/u]: [i]Coolyo294[/i] 100 pts
- Painters - ?pts
- Wardhater: 12 pts [u]available upgrade: [/u] hater at +5 pts
- Crazy Noob: 4 pts
- Fluff Nazi, 15 pts
- Spamposters 10 pts

[b]Heavy support[/b]

- Immaculate Golden Demon Winner. 120 pts
- Converters 20pts
- Server outlet- 200 pts
- Dakka Blade 700 pts
- [i]Theoobbomb[/i] 250 pts
- The machine of dakkadeath 255 pts crew upgrade [i]Capitansolstice[/i] 200 pts
- Looted HammerRaider! 550 pts
- Venerable Dakkanaught. 270 pts
- King of Predators 300 points

[b]dedicated transport[/b]

- CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT ( maybe purplefood could be an driver-upgrade?)
- Dedicated Transport: Band Wagon.
- THE NIGHTWING 70 pts
- [color=red] admin/mod only:[/color] Dakkanaught / da wurks available as wargear ( sort of transport ).
[spoiler]Replaces all existant wargear except admin/mod specific ones with the Dakkanaught options. Takes up 4 spaces in transport. No restriction as admin/mods are above such. [/spoiler]

[b]unsure[/b]

- Egocentric forumite
- OT forum poster ( suggestions where to place them in the FOC ? )
- purplefood 250pts

[b]outside FOC[/b]

- Conversionists: upgrade to standard GW codex choices, will fit into its parent units FoC slot. For pts cost see options.
- Rule Crafters - 50pts each
- Lurkers - pts=special
- gorechild ( 340 pts )

[b]army wide special rulez[/b]

- Infighting:
- They have it, why shouldn't Dakka have it?

[b]Dakkanauts in italics. Could posters please consider their point-costs and place in the FoC? There are still holes now...in this list.[/b]

(thanks to 1hadhq for compiling the list)

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Overall army feel would be "mostly ranged army"- well, consider the name...
And everyone is allowed to create rules for themself or other people, as unit upgrades.
So who's up for it?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/407140/3507185.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/407140/3507185.page GMT
And yet you can find the Wet Nurse... :question: :D ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429319/3902838.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429319/3902838.page GMT gk I have decided to start a Descent of Angels list. What units go into it besides assault squads? Is it just them and characters or is there sanguinary guard? Or vanguard veterans? Any help at all would be great thanks]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429734/3910597.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429734/3910597.page GMT
The chronemetron says that I can reroll any of the unit's D6 rolls.. well that would include Deepstriking, while I wouldn't be able to reroll the scatter dice as it's not a D6 can I reroll one of the two die for distance.

To clarify I am using Veil of Darkness so I don't need to be told that crypteks in a squad can't deepstrike.

Secondly, if I was to use it for a leadership role can I reroll one of the die.. so say I roll a 6/4 I can use it to just reroll the 6..

C-Hydra]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428900/3894730.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/428900/3894730.page GMT
Wondering if I can get your thoughts on a concept I dreamt up recently, involving Pedro, a handful of Sternguard, and a tentative army list.
I'll not be including points (no codex handy), and it'll just be a rough draft of the army to-be, but in any case:

Pedro rides with 5 (more if I have the points) Assault Terminators (3X Th/SS, 2X DLC) in a LRC/LRR (whichever one, to taste). This is my deathstar.

There will be two identical flanks for the army, which will either run on either side of the deathstar (for obvious reasons), or form one stronger flank. Both flanks will consist of:

10 man Tac Squad, with a Flamer, MM, and a PF for sarge, mounted up in a rhino. Working closely with the rhino/tac, will be a Vindicator, and a HF/MM LandSpeeder.

So my real question comes in here, regarding the sternguard I'd like to field, so please, take a closer walk with me:

what about 2 six-man squads of sternguard, with something like 2 combi-flamer, 2 combi-melta, 2 Lascannon, and a PF on sarge. Both squads will be mounted up in... TL-LC Razorbacks, or Las/Plas razorbacks. I know the Lascannon is a topic of debate for some, but bear with me:

The idea here is for the sternguard to ride up to the nearest objective, and basically camp.
Between the razorback and the 2X Lascannons per squad, I've got a pretty reliable long range fire support, enough to pop the occasional transport most likely, maybe drop a wound on an MC. Between the PF, the SIA combi-flamers, and SIA combi-melta's, I've got a reliable way to at least challenge any average tank, horde, or Walker-type.

So check it out, I've got an (annoying) backfield unit that should be able to lay down real, relevant long-rage fire support all game. They ARE scoring, so they hold an objective, ideally one apiece. You'd be unwilling to fluff with them, because they're pretty well kitted out, and you'd have to plow through the rest of my army first anyways, more likely than not. And I've got 2 vindi's, a LR, at least 2 HF/MM speeders for you to consider, all of which are balls-to-the-wall gunning it to get 12" from your front line... what are the odds you'll start turn 1 dumping rounds at the seemingly harmless sternguard just loitering around waaay back there?

Whatever points wind up left, if any, would get dumped into Assault Terminators and Land Speeders, whichever wound up looking better on paper.

So anyways, how do you see this application of the Sternguard working out, could this be a practical adaptation of their more conventional (typically suicidal) uses? C/C is welcomed Dakkites, and feel free to comment on the army itself as well, anything helps!

Thanks All!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429889/3913488.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429889/3913488.page GMT
About the spell Call to Glory from the lore of Tzeentch -- does the Exalted Hero have the mark he had before as well, or is he without a mark?
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429647/3908982.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429647/3908982.page GMT HQ. I have two Archons (one is equiped with what gw provides the other has phantasm,agaoniser,and blast pistol. Im kinda tied between getting a heamy or a succubus. If you guys don't mind can you help me decide on what to get.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/426617/3853855.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/426617/3853855.page GMT
I can only think of a couple possibilities but have heard nothing to confirm or deny any supposition.

* Syrian expatriates/refugees in Turkey and Lebanon who have connections to the opposition.

* Arab league countries who support the sunni ethnic group that makes up a good part of the opposition.

*Nato countries buying soviet style weapons and funneling them to the opposition covertly much like they did in the soviet invasion of Afghanistan via Turkey (part of Nato) and Lebanon (neutral)

Also whilst we're on it. If, worst case scenario. Nato finds itself at war with both Syria and Iran. Would Russia and China do anything/could they do anything to prevent that turn of events in the military sense. my feeling is that both China and Russia know their conventional armies are no match for NATO and are also seperated geographically from the region without Mhe means to move troops there. Which limits them to a threat of nuclear action which could only lead to MAD. I also think both governments have a nest of internal problems that limits their action even more. Aside from selling weapons and political pressure at the UN I don't think they would be a real issue. The biggest worry for NATO would be if countries where the Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt/Tunisia) has to some extent came to power would side with Iran and their fellow muslims against a [u]percieved[/u] Western crusade.

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40K Team Tournament: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/warhammer-40000-team-tournament/

40K Narrative Event: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/1457-2/

Warmachine Hordes: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/warmachine-and-hordes-tournament-info/

Firestorm Armada: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/1265-2/

Warhammer Fantasy: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/warhammer-fantasy-championships/

Flames of War Championships Rules: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/flames-of-war-championships/

Malifaux Championships Information: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/community/bay-area-open/malifaux-championships/

Follow the links above for the associated info. We're working on the rules and details for the other events as we speak, and should have it all up and ready next week.

We are super excited for the BAO 2012 this year! This is the event that made it all happen for us, and we want to make this year the biggest, best event in the Western United States.

We anticipate this event selling out, so be sure to grab your tickets once they go up for sale, which should be in the next few days.

And, as for prize support, it will be very generous, but the grand prize for the 40K Championships:

[size=24]First Place 40K Champion: A PAINTED 1750 army of the winner's choice![/size]

That's right, a PAINTED army by Frontline Gaming's paint service!

[size=24]Best of Army Prize![/size]

This is a great idea introduced to us by Kasil, one of our blog readers. This is a prize given to the person who performs best with their army. So, the best Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolf, Space Marine, Black Templar, Tau, Sisters of Battle, Imperial Guard, Chaos Space Marines, Grey Knights, Chaos Daemons, Eldar, Dark Eldar, Necrons and Tyranid player will receive a prize and the knowledge that they were the best player of that army at the Bay Area Open!

Prize: A trophy proclaiming their accomplishment and a Battleforce of their choice!
If this player wins another prize, they will still get the trophy, but will receive the larger prize of the two they win, not both.

First Place for the Team Tournament:

[size=24]Two complete "Table in a Box" tables of terrain of their choice![/size]

That's right, two complete tables of terrain, painted up for them! Click here for more info on this: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/custom-terrain/304-2/
(This can be exchanged for an equal dollar amount ([color=red]$400[/color]) of prize support in GW product!!)

[size=18] Warmahordes Prize Support for EVERY Day of the Event![/size]

Trophies for placing!

First Place: $200 in Privateer Press product of your choice! One model of your choice in your prize support painted by Golden Daemon winning painter, Tyson Koch! http://www.figurepainters.com/

Second Place: $100 in Privateer Press product of your choice!

Third Place: $75 in Privateer Press product of your choice!

Best Painted: $50 in Privateer Press product of your choice!

Fastest Caster Kill: $35 in Privateer Press product of your choice!

Wooden Spoon (worst record): $30 in Privateer Press product of your choice!

Door Prizes!

More information to follow!

Tickets will be up for sale next week. :thumbsup:

And if you guys see any loop holes in the rules, etc. please let me know! Thanks.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/414644/3640156.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/414644/3640156.page GMT
It's been actually quite hard to get information on 1500 lists because most of the gaming scene has shifted to larger games. We still do 1500 at our store to keep it quick, have trade-offs in army selection, and to handicap marines a bit. I still like the more skirmish feel of the game rather than huge battlefields but I understand that different sizes appeal to different individuals.

2^5 list:
Librarian w/Jump Pack (Shield and Rage)
Librarian w/Jump Pack (Shield and Rage)
Priest w/Jump Pack
Priest w/Jump Pack
10 ASM w/Jump Packs, 2 Meltaguns, and Powerfist
10 ASM w/Jump Packs, 2 Meltaguns, and Powerfist
5 ASM w/Meltagun and Power Weapon in Razorback w/Lascannon & Plasmagun
5 ASM w/Meltagun and Power Weapon in Razorback w/Lascannon & Plasmagun
Predator Auto/Las
Predator Auto/Las
Total: 1500

As you can see, there are 2 of every single unit out there. It just kind of worked out that way. It is also a hybrid of jump troops with vehicles. I really hope that it can work out and I’ve seen others have success with this hybrid approach. The hybrid feels more fun to play and more maneuverable which suits my play style and maybe helps balance the fact that the list is so symmetrical.

Each ASM Jump squad is led by a Librarian and Priest which hopefully should create a 6” 5+ cover save and FNP/FC bubble around it. All of my ASM in packs and even my vehicles initially will benefit from this cover save since two 6” circles tangentially-touching covers a huge area compared to one circle. Having 2 chances to cast Shield of Sanguinius is also nice in case there are hoods out there who usually have around a 40-50% chance of nullifying.

The vehicle formation could also be R P P R and thus protecting the Predator’s vulnerable side armor. The Razorback squads are designed to be midfield and versatile to support both the Predators backline fire and also move up to support the jump pack troops. The Power Weapon in the small squads hopefully makes them a more credible assault reserve. The small ASM squads are almost like the old min-max Lascannon/Plasma Tacs except with a min-max meltagun and power weapon. The other nice advantages of the list are that there are 30 models to objectives and also the list can be fully reserved with no footslogging or drop-podding.

Thoughts and ideas? I understand that this boring type of "cookie-cutter" list construction is not everyone’s cup of tea.
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I've got a random hodge-podge of old old guys, dating to the late 80s. Lots of beakies, including the original Rogue Trader plastic kit. I've got various other lead figures I bought back before the hobby was brought to its current standards and I was lucky to find anything at the one hobby shop in my city.

I've been using Pine-Sol to strip paint off the lead figures, and Simple Green to clean the plastic. My painting skills have gotten better since I was a teenager, and I also have quite a better set of tools and paints now, as well as patience. Back then, I would just slop paint on thickly, without even trying to thin it. Although I did try my best.

So here's a pic of what I'm working with, my whole army I managed to collect and paint from back in the day.

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/181456-Old%20Marines.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/2/5/181456_sm-Old%20Marines.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/181457-Old%20Marines%202.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/2/5/181457_sm-Old%20Marines%202.jpg[/img][/url]

I was initially really into Dark Angels, then Blood Angels, then White Scars. I've played a few games with this force...and lost miserably! This time around, I'm going to buy some more tanks!


Here's my first squad, they're just going to be tactical marines and I've got 5 more or less done. I'm going all out this time, and naming each squad for maximum geekage. This one I've dubbed "primae."

The chapter I'm creating is going to feature a Jack-O-Lantern as their icon. Yeah not very characteristic of marines I know, but it does have the advantage of looking cool and being relatively easy to paint freehand. Not sure what I'll call them, I'm thinking either Halloween Marines or Octoberforce. :D

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/181451-1st%20Generation%20Space%20Marines.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/2/5/181451_sm-1st%20Generation%20Space%20Marines.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/181452-1st%20Generation%20Space%20Marines.html][img]http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/2/5/181452_sm-1st%20Generation%20Space%20Marines.jpg[/img][/url]

I'm going for a heavily weathered and war-torn, battle scarred look with these guys. I got out my Dremel and just went to town, gouging and scratching tear marks and battle damage, as well as bullet holes. Technically, with a date of 1987 on these lead figurines, they're by definition Venerable. ~8)


I'd love to hear any feedback and I'll be enjoying reading the other worklogs here!

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HQ
CCS -
Company Commander with power weapon and plasma pistol.
4 Vets equipped with 1 vox caster, 3lasguns and 1 plasma gun.
Entire squad equipped with carapace armour
110pts

TROOPS
1st Platoon

PCS -
Platoon Commander with laspistol and power fist.
4 guardsmen equipped with 1 vox caster, 1 flamer and 3 lasguns
55pts

Infantry squad 1 -
1 sergeant with bolt pistol.
9 guardsmen equipped with 1 vox caster, 1 grenade launcher, 1 autocannon and 6 lasguns
72pts

Infantry squad 2 -
1 sergeant with bolt pistol.
9 guardsmen equipped with 1 vox caster, 1 grenade launcher, 1 autocannon and 6 lasguns
72pts

Veterans squad -
1 Veteran Sergeant with power weapon.
9 Veterans armed with vox caster, 3 meltaguns and 6 lasguns.
Entire squad has carapace armour and Chimera transport with dozer blade and pintle-mounted storm bolter
220pts

Fast Attack -
Scout sentinel with autocannon, searchlight and hunter-killer missile
51pts

Heavy Support -
Leman Russ Battle Tank with hull mounted heavy bolter, sponson mounted heavy bolters, dozer blade and camo netting
Leman Russ Vanquisher with hull mounted lascannon, Knight Commander Pask and camo netting
420pts

Total - 1000pts

I realise that this army might be a little lacking in infantry, but I wanted to keep the idea of a small force of soldiers with armour support on a quick "search and destroy" type mission.
Also I know there isn't much love for the LR Vanquisher, but I really like the whole idea of a specialist "tank hunter".
Anyway any pointers would be greatly appreciated before I go out and buy my final force.

Cheers :)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429888/3913478.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429888/3913478.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429663/3909374.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429663/3909374.page GMT [url]http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/reply/390/407140.page[/url]
We got some entries but would like to enhance the list a bit, so who deserves a place in the spotlight and why?

Whom we have already:

- Legoburner
- Kroothawk
- Kanluwen
- HBMC
- Melissia
- Doomthumbs
- Chowderhead
- Mr mystery
- Frazzled
- Darkvoidof40k
- thenoobomb
- purplefood
- durza
- da komizzar
- coolyo294
- xxmatt85
- runna
- liquidjoshi
- duke badham


a wild mix, sure. :nod:
Now who should be in? , nominate those who deserve a place from all these hundredthousands of dakkanauts not mentioned already in this thread. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429887/3913476.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429887/3913476.page GMT http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/whitney-houston-dead-at-48-at-beverly-hilton-on-eve-of-grammys-1.3522942

Didn't see a topic on this.

[quote]LOS ANGELES - Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.

Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen told reporters outside the Beverly Hilton that Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the hotel. Her body remained there and Beverly Hills detectives were investigating.

"There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent at this time," Rosen said.

PHOTOS: Whitney Houston through the years | Recent celebrity deaths

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Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the cause of her death was unknown.

Houston's death came on the eve of music's biggest night — the Grammy Awards. It's a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to cast a heavy pall on Sunday's ceremony.

Her longtime mentor Clive Davis was to hold his annual concert and dinner Saturday, and a representative of the show said it would proceed.

Houston was supposed to appear at the gala, and Davis had told The Associated Press that she would perhaps perform: "It's her favorite night of the year ... (so) who knows by the end of the evening," he said.

Houston had been at rehearsals for the show Thursday, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, according to a person who was at the event but was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The person said Houston looked disheveled, was sweating profusely and liquor and cigarettes could be smelled on her breath.

Two days ago, she performed at a pre-Grammy party with singer Kelly Price.

Rosen said police received a 911 call from hotel security about Houston at 3:43 p.m. Saturday, and paramedics were already at the hotel because of a Grammy party. Paramedics unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate the singer, the lieutenant said.

The Rev. Al Sharpton said he would call for a national prayer Sunday morning during a service at Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles.

"The morning of the Grammys, the world should pause and pray for the memory of a gifted songbird," Sharpton said in a written statement.

At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.

Her success carried her beyond music to movies, where she starred in hits like "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale."

She had the perfect voice and the perfect image: a gorgeous singer who had sex appeal but was never overtly sexual, who maintained perfect poise.

She influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey, who when she first came out sounded so much like Houston that many thought it was Houston.

But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime.

"The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy," Houston told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview with then-husband Brown by her side.

It was a tragic fall for a superstar who was one of the top-selling artists in pop music history, with more than 55 million records sold in the United States alone.

She seemed to be born into greatness. She was the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston, the cousin of 1960s pop diva Dionne Warwick and the goddaughter of Aretha Franklin.

Houston first started singing in the church as a child. In her teens, she sang backup for Chaka Khan, Jermaine Jackson and others, in addition to modeling. It was around that time when music mogul Clive Davis first heard Houston perform.

"The time that I first saw her singing in her mother's act in a club ... it was such a stunning impact," Davis told "Good Morning America."

"To hear this young girl breathe such fire into this song. I mean, it really sent the proverbial tingles up my spine," he added.

Before long, the rest of the country would feel it, too. Houston made her album debut in 1985 with "Whitney Houston," which sold millions and spawned hit after hit. "Saving All My Love for You" brought her her first Grammy, for best female pop vocal. "How Will I Know," ''You Give Good Love" and "The Greatest Love of All" also became hit singles.

Another multiplatinum album, "Whitney," came out in 1987 and included hits like "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

The New York Times wrote that Houston "possesses one of her generation's most powerful gospel-trained voices, but she eschews many of the churchier mannerisms of her forerunners. She uses ornamental gospel phrasing only sparingly, and instead of projecting an earthy, tearful vulnerability, communicates cool self-assurance and strength, building pop ballads to majestic, sustained peaks of intensity."

Her decision not to follow the more soulful inflections of singers like Franklin drew criticism by some who saw her as playing down her black roots to go pop and reach white audiences. The criticism would become a constant refrain through much of her career. She was even booed during the "Soul Train Awards" in 1989.

"Sometimes it gets down to that, you know?" she told Katie Couric in 1996. "You're not black enough for them. I don't know. You're not R&B enough. You're very pop. The white audience has taken you away from them."

Some saw her 1992 marriage to former New Edition member and soul crooner Bobby Brown as an attempt to refute those critics. It seemed to be an odd union; she was seen as pop's pure princess while he had a bad-boy image, and already had children of his own. (The couple had a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, in 1993.) Over the years, he would be arrested several times, on charges ranging from DUI to failure to pay child support.

But Houston said their true personalities were not as far apart as people may have believed.

"When you love, you love. I mean, do you stop loving somebody because you have different images? You know, Bobby and I basically come from the same place," she told Rolling Stone in 1993. "You see somebody, and you deal with their image, that's their image. It's part of them, it's not the whole picture. I am not always in a sequined gown. I am nobody's angel. I can get down and dirty. I can get raunchy."

It would take several years, however, for the public to see that side of Houston. Her moving 1991 rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl, amid the first Gulf War, set a new standard and once again reaffirmed her as America's sweetheart.

In 1992, she became a star in the acting world with "The Bodyguard." Despite mixed reviews, the story of a singer (Houston) guarded by a former Secret Service agent (Kevin Costner) was an international success.

It also gave her perhaps her most memorable hit: a searing, stunning rendition of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," which sat atop the charts for weeks. It was Grammy's record of the year and best female pop vocal, and the "Bodyguard" soundtrack was named album of the year.

She returned to the big screen in 1995-96 with "Waiting to Exhale" and "The Preacher's Wife." Both spawned soundtrack albums, and another hit studio album, "My Love Is Your Love," in 1998, brought her a Grammy for best female R&B vocal for the cut "It's Not Right But It's Okay."

But during these career and personal highs, Houston was using drugs. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2010, she said by the time "The Preacher's Wife" was released, "(doing drugs) was an everyday thing. ... I would do my work, but after I did my work, for a whole year or two, it was every day. ... I wasn't happy by that point in time. I was losing myself."

In the interview, Houston blamed her rocky marriage to Brown, which included a charge of domestic abuse against Brown in 1993. They divorced in 2007.

Houston would go to rehab twice before she would declare herself drug-free to Winfrey in 2010. But in the interim, there were missed concert dates, a stop at an airport due to drugs, and public meltdowns.

She was so startlingly thin during a 2001 Michael Jackson tribute concert that rumors spread she had died the next day. Her crude behavior and jittery appearance on Brown's reality show, "Being Bobby Brown," was an example of her sad decline. Her Sawyer interview, where she declared "crack is whack," was often parodied. She dropped out of the spotlight for a few years.

Houston staged what seemed to be a successful comeback with the 2009 album "I Look To You." The album debuted on the top of the charts, and would eventually go platinum.

Things soon fell apart. A concert to promote the album on "Good Morning America" went awry as Houston's voice sounded ragged and off-key. She blamed an interview with Winfrey for straining her voice.

A world tour launched overseas, however, only confirmed suspicions that Houston had lost her treasured gift, as she failed to hit notes and left many fans unimpressed; some walked out. Canceled concert dates raised speculation that she may have been abusing drugs, but she denied those claims and said she was in great shape, blaming illness for cancellations.[/quote]]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429571/3907756.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429571/3907756.page GMT
I have 3 blocks of balsa foam on order and it will be here in a few days. I will be posting the WIP as I cut, carve, shape, assemble and paint my phantom titan.

So if your interested in seeing it happen... keep an eye out. I will be posting pics in the coming weeks... take a peek >:E ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429886/3913473.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429886/3913473.page GMT BA, SW, DA and BT, here are the list of units for codex space marine that is: same price or cheaper + just as good or better.

TH/SS Terminators
Predator - AC LC sponsons
Whirlwind
Vindicator

Am I missing something?
Looks like Codex Space Marine is really hosed. -_-
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HQ
Big Mek w/ Armour
Big Mek w/ Armour

Elite
10m Lootas
10m Lootas

Troop
30m Boyz w/ 2x Big Shootas
-Nob w/ Pk, Armour, Big Shoota

30m Boyz w/ 2x Big Shootas
-Nob w/ Pk, Armour, Big Shoota

Deff Dread w/ DCCW, Rokkit, Grot Rigger
Deff Dread w/ DCCW, Rokkit, Grot Rigger

Heavy
3 Killa Kans w/ Rokkits
3 Killa Kans w/ Rokkits
3 Killa Kans w/ Big Shootas

Fast
2 Deffkoptas w/ TL Rokkits, Buzzsaw
2 Deffkoptas w/ TL Rokkits, Buzzsaw

Let me know what you think...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429018/3896820.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/429018/3896820.page GMT
As means of explaining: I am a freelance Illustrator that, amongst other things, have done work for Fantasy Flight Games on their 40k-related RPGs.

Thought I'd show some 40k stuff I make in my sparetime in this topic...
I'll be linking to the images, as to not hog up bandwidth...


Starting off with a work in progress. Some five hours so far.

[img]http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/364/4/b/termpreview4_by_1mpact-d3617v9.jpg[/img]

C&C welcome.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336665/2277412.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336665/2277412.page GMT