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im2randomghgh wrote:

tarnish wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:That was me who said that! How dare you quote someone else

sorry got that mixed up.

im2randomghgh wrote:
Plus the fall is bigger the larger you are. Because of the square/cube law, there is a reason that creatures only come so big. This is also why elephants cannot jump. It is also why ants are proportionally stronger than anything bigger than them by orders of magnitude.

in that case dragons should die when they land from flying, the stegadon should die when it rams a tower, and so on. besides, the giant is robust enough to jump around all the time, but it cant fall? bullplop. but then again, the entire idea is bullplop. There are quite a few giant creatures in the warhammer game that would be just as easy to see fall over, but that never happens.

Well dragons have very, very different reasons for being implausible, but this isn't one of them, as it's wings can soften the landing sufficiently and it would likely have the same type of bones as bird.

And the stegadon would die because the tower is eaither thick enough to stop it (which would be like a human sprinting into a tree full force) or the tower is small enough that it breaks the tower...and gets killed by falling rubble.

In this case, "rule of cool" applies. The stegadon is ok, but it is still a dinosaur.

Dragons are frickin' awesome, so no need to elaborate with that.

forruner_mercy wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:

tarnish wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:That was me who said that! How dare you quote someone else

sorry got that mixed up.

im2randomghgh wrote:
Plus the fall is bigger the larger you are. Because of the square/cube law, there is a reason that creatures only come so big. This is also why elephants cannot jump. It is also why ants are proportionally stronger than anything bigger than them by orders of magnitude.

in that case dragons should die when they land from flying, the stegadon should die when it rams a tower, and so on. besides, the giant is robust enough to jump around all the time, but it cant fall? bullplop. but then again, the entire idea is bullplop. There are quite a few giant creatures in the warhammer game that would be just as easy to see fall over, but that never happens.

Well dragons have very, very different reasons for being implausible, but this isn't one of them, as it's wings can soften the landing sufficiently and it would likely have the same type of bones as bird.

And the stegadon would die because the tower is eaither thick enough to stop it (which would be like a human sprinting into a tree full force) or the tower is small enough that it breaks the tower...and gets killed by falling rubble.

In this case, "rule of cool" applies. The stegadon is ok, but it is still a dinosaur.

Dragons are frickin' awesome, so no need to elaborate with that.

We can definately agree on the last part. Especially dragon from the Polity novels, have you read them? Dragon is more than a kilometre across and capable of interstellar travel.

im2randomghgh wrote:

forruner_mercy wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:

tarnish wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:That was me who said that! How dare you quote someone else

sorry got that mixed up.

im2randomghgh wrote:
Plus the fall is bigger the larger you are. Because of the square/cube law, there is a reason that creatures only come so big. This is also why elephants cannot jump. It is also why ants are proportionally stronger than anything bigger than them by orders of magnitude.

in that case dragons should die when they land from flying, the stegadon should die when it rams a tower, and so on. besides, the giant is robust enough to jump around all the time, but it cant fall? bullplop. but then again, the entire idea is bullplop. There are quite a few giant creatures in the warhammer game that would be just as easy to see fall over, but that never happens.

Well dragons have very, very different reasons for being implausible, but this isn't one of them, as it's wings can soften the landing sufficiently and it would likely have the same type of bones as bird.

And the stegadon would die because the tower is eaither thick enough to stop it (which would be like a human sprinting into a tree full force) or the tower is small enough that it breaks the tower...and gets killed by falling rubble.

In this case, "rule of cool" applies. The stegadon is ok, but it is still a dinosaur.

Dragons are frickin' awesome, so no need to elaborate with that.

We can definately agree on the last part. Especially dragon from the Polity novels, have you read them? Dragon is more than a kilometer across and capable of interstellar travel.

This must have been why Ozzy Osborn wrote the song crazy train. He was describing this thread.
Halt das Zitat Pyramiden!

It's German! Figure it out!
Back on-topic:
...when you get pegged in the buttocks in a game of airsoft (scottish/japanese game, I'm both)
...When you do the math hammer for your 40k army against your friend's Nidzilla and realize that the only reason why you're winning is that your railgun is BS 4 and you have missile pods instead of burst cannons

...... when you realize you want to repaint all of your 80+ models.

killykavekommando wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:

forruner_mercy wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:

tarnish wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:That was me who said that! How dare you quote someone else

sorry got that mixed up.

im2randomghgh wrote:
Plus the fall is bigger the larger you are. Because of the square/cube law, there is a reason that creatures only come so big. This is also why elephants cannot jump. It is also why ants are proportionally stronger than anything bigger than them by orders of magnitude.

in that case dragons should die when they land from flying, the stegadon should die when it rams a tower, and so on. besides, the giant is robust enough to jump around all the time, but it cant fall? bullplop. but then again, the entire idea is bullplop. There are quite a few giant creatures in the warhammer game that would be just as easy to see fall over, but that never happens.

Well dragons have very, very different reasons for being implausible, but this isn't one of them, as it's wings can soften the landing sufficiently and it would likely have the same type of bones as bird.

And the stegadon would die because the tower is eaither thick enough to stop it (which would be like a human sprinting into a tree full force) or the tower is small enough that it breaks the tower...and gets killed by falling rubble.

In this case, "rule of cool" applies. The stegadon is ok, but it is still a dinosaur.

Dragons are frickin' awesome, so no need to elaborate with that.

We can definately agree on the last part. Especially dragon from the Polity novels, have you read them? Dragon is more than a kilometer across and capable of interstellar travel.

This must have been why Ozzy Osborn wrote the song crazy train. He was describing this thread.
Halt das Zitat Pyramiden!

It's German! Figure it out!
Back on-topic:
...when you get pegged in the buttocks in a game of airsoft (scottish/japanese game, I'm both)
...When you do the math hammer for your 40k army against your friend's Nidzilla and realize that the only reason why you're winning is that your railgun is BS 4 and you have missile pods instead of burst cannons

I can sympathize with the airsoft (kinda) since i am a huge paintball fan. The other day I was playing and my friend decided to sneak up behind me and empty all his PBs, point blank, into a huge bruise i had from getting hit by a slapshot, taken by this same friend.

Hammer18 wrote:...... when you realize you want to repaint all of your 80+ models.

+1

Though to myself "Self, I think i want to change my IG paint scheme"
*Looks at all the painted Guardsmen*
"On second though, I think the first one is just fine"

The Mad Tanker wrote:

Hammer18 wrote:...... when you realize you want to repaint all of your 80+ models.

+1

Though to myself "Self, I think i want to change my IG paint scheme"
*Looks at all the painted Guardsmen*
"On second though, I think the first one is just fine"

this was my initial thought, but free time and add got the better of me. only 68 more to go!
...... when you can't find a good enough avatar.

That sinking feeling when you realize your favorite units in the Eldar Codex are mediocre at best (Swooping Hawks).

Honestly though, they should work well enough. They seem to be more of a "annoyance" unit, with all those DS grenades and the Exarch's power where they always hit vehicles on 2+.

The sinking feeling when you realise a unit that should be a lot of fun to use is not viable at all, because unless you buy a 5-pt-each upgrade they are 5 pts more than standard marines down the drain; aand even then they are overpriced. Noise Marines, anybody?

...When your Tau all need a badab black wash, with over 5 vehicles, 40 FWs, and 3 squads of suits

killykavekommando wrote:...When your Tau all need a badab black wash, with over 5 vehicles, 40 FWs, and 3 squads of suits

This^

Or when you have to strip gloss coat paint off of 20 FW, 20 Kroot, 1 DF, 1 HH, and 7 suits...THEN add Badab Black wash hahaha

Or 65 Necron Warriors that are ALSO gloss coated, and so love to break in your hands and go racing towards the drain.

Not my sinking feeling, my opponent's.

When The Sanguinor is taken down in combat by a Reclusiarch and 5 Death Company, without causing a single casualty to them.

Now I know why they are so awesome...

Tlo1048 wrote:

killykavekommando wrote:...When your Tau all need a badab black wash, with over 5 vehicles, 40 FWs, and 3 squads of suits

This^

Or when you have to strip gloss coat paint off of 20 FW, 20 Kroot, 1 DF, 1 HH, and 7 suits...THEN add Badab Black wash hahaha

Or 65 Necron Warriors that are ALSO gloss coated, and so love to break in your hands and go racing towards the drain.

uuuuuh, that sucks!

when your whole army gets butchered as blood angels.

not my sinking feeling neither, but an opponents.

BrotherHaraldus wrote:The sinking feeling when you realise a unit that should be a lot of fun to use is not viable at all, because unless you buy a 5-pt-each upgrade they are 5 pts more than standard marines down the drain; aand even then they are overpriced. Noise Marines, anybody?

Oh, the joys of noise marines. More expensive than Grey Knights for half the value!

When you realise you need to sell an army.

when over £200 worth of GKs are boxed upstairs, but you won't get them until Christmas. And even then you won't get all of it.

When that one dice rolls under the table...when you bend underneath the table to pick ti uo you hit your head on said table and send everything crashing to the floor.

forruner_mercy wrote:That sinking feeling when you realize your favorite units in the Eldar Codex are mediocre at best (Swooping Hawks).

Honestly though, they should work well enough. They seem to be more of a "annoyance" unit, with all those DS grenades and the Exarch's power where they always hit vehicles on 2+.

I know. Got my Swooping Hawks for a tourney went all good. I used them to bombard the enemy as I advanced with the rest of the squad; occasionally dropping in hitting a vehicle then next turn flying back up. Opponent cries to the judge who rules I can't bounce them back up anymore (was going by time limit, not turn limit and they automatically come on). I listen to them, the enemy Grey Knight Terminators slaughter the lot in one turn of stormbolter fire. -.-

This was when they were Daemon Hunters though.


When you change your army's scheme twice, stripping and redoing the entire thing.

n0t_u wrote:

forruner_mercy wrote:That sinking feeling when you realize your favorite units in the Eldar Codex are mediocre at best (Swooping Hawks).

Honestly though, they should work well enough. They seem to be more of a "annoyance" unit, with all those DS grenades and the Exarch's power where they always hit vehicles on 2+.

I know. Got my Swooping Hawks for a tourney went all good. I used them to bombard the enemy as I advanced with the rest of the squad; occasionally dropping in hitting a vehicle then next turn flying back up. Opponent cries to the judge who rules I can't bounce them back up anymore (was going by time limit, not turn limit and they automatically come on). I listen to them, the enemy Grey Knight Terminators slaughter the lot in one turn of stormbolter fire. -.-

This was when they were Daemon Hunters though.


When you change your army's scheme twice, stripping and redoing the entire thing.

I dislike the judge's decision. Swooping Hawks are my favourite aspect!

I hated trying to get their wings to stay on with the metal ones though.

n0t_u wrote:I hated trying to get their wings to stay on with the metal ones though.

Not a problem I've encountered, due to only starting Eldar recently. I'll probably risk finecast again for them, as I have beem quite lucky with it so far ( touch wood!).

That sinking feeling as you find another finecast hater. I've had good luck with mine. If you want to be sure go look at the blisters at your LGS! It doesn't hurt! Just don't waste your time bothering me about "How I should just buy a metal Astorath instead, they're far superior"

It's all to personal preference really, and like the others would be best opened at the store if possible to solve any issues then and there.

Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Castiel wrote:Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Yep. They hurt far more than resin.

When someone hurls a metal Calgar at your balls.

BlapBlapBlap wrote:

Castiel wrote:Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Yep. They hurt far more than resin.

When someone hurls a metal Calgar at your balls.

Be glad it isn't a metal Abbadon, he's spikier!

Castiel wrote:

BlapBlapBlap wrote:

Castiel wrote:Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Yep. They hurt far more than resin.

When someone hurls a metal Calgar at your balls.

Be glad it isn't a metal Abbadon, he's spikier!

someone bring forth the DREDSOCK!

MrMerlin wrote:

Castiel wrote:

BlapBlapBlap wrote:

Castiel wrote:Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Yep. They hurt far more than resin.

When someone hurls a metal Calgar at your balls.

Be glad it isn't a metal Abbadon, he's spikier!

someone bring forth the DREDSOCK!

The sinking feeling when someone brings forth the dreadsock!

2nd Edition tanks are the worst of all. THE ENTIRE MODEL IS METAL.

Castiel wrote:

MrMerlin wrote:

Castiel wrote:

BlapBlapBlap wrote:

Castiel wrote:Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Yep. They hurt far more than resin.

When someone hurls a metal Calgar at your balls.

Be glad it isn't a metal Abbadon, he's spikier!

someone bring forth the DREDSOCK!

The sinking feeling when someone brings forth the dreadsock!

RIP Dread Sock and its short lived successor; the Jack Sock.


Almost 1.5 dreads tall and metal, or was.

n0t_u wrote:

Castiel wrote:

MrMerlin wrote:

Castiel wrote:

BlapBlapBlap wrote:

Castiel wrote:Yeah, I don't get the finecast hate. I had a problem with the head of a farseer, but I showed it to the guys in my local GW and they gave me a new farseer just like that! I definately prefer it to metal, it's easier to work with, and doesn't weigh a ton!

Yep. They hurt far more than resin.

When someone hurls a metal Calgar at your balls.

Be glad it isn't a metal Abbadon, he's spikier!

someone bring forth the DREDSOCK!

The sinking feeling when someone brings forth the dreadsock!

RIP Dread Sock and its short lived successor; the Jack Sock.


Almost 1.5 dreads tall and metal, or was.

Ouch.

That. Must. Hurt.