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2012/07/20 00:08:53
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
Some Throne-Forsaken Battlefield on the other side of the Galaxy
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That's strange. Usually, when I see an auction of a GW product, it is less than the GW price, at least to start out. For example, half my Guard are from an auction on eBay, and they went for a third of their GW price, roughly.
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2012/07/20 06:45:14
Subject: More eBay Follies
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2nd Lieutenant
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Well it wouldn't have belonged in a thread about rediculous things on ebay if it was "usual". :p
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2012/07/20 23:43:04
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Excellent Exalted Champion of Chaos
Lake Forest, California, South Orange County
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/07/20 23:45:39
"Bryan always said that if the studio ever had to mix with the manufacturing and sales part of the business it would destroy the studio. And I have to say – he wasn’t wrong there! ... It’s become the promotions department of a toy company." -- Rick Priestly
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2012/07/21 02:02:59
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Stabbin' Skarboy
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PM me if you want me to draw anything related to Warhmmer 40k. I will put it in my gallery for all to see.
WAAAGH! Wazrokk 
Salamanders - 2000 pts 
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2012/07/21 02:16:41
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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2012/07/21 14:37:28
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Stabbin' Skarboy
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It says win one of the models pictured...yet none are pictured...
Seems legit.
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PM me if you want me to draw anything related to Warhmmer 40k. I will put it in my gallery for all to see.
WAAAGH! Wazrokk
Salamanders - 2000 pts
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2012/07/21 17:36:40
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Skink Chief with Poisoned Javelins
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For an auction called Revise Item.
Totaly Legit.
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Sir Isaac Newton may be the deadliest son-of-a-bitch in space, but John von Neumann is the logistics officer that eats your problems and turns them into kit. |
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2012/07/22 00:07:45
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero
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I feel the same.
I like this part "all offers are personally checked thanks Tony"
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2012/07/23 19:00:44
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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2012 tourney record:
Eldar 18W-2L-5D Overall x4
Deathwing 21W-7L-6D Overall x4 Best General x1 Best Appearance x3, 19th place Adepticon 40k Champs.
Space Wolves 2W-0L-1D Best Painted x1
Armies:
 1850+ pts.  3000+ pts.  2000+
40k bits go to my ebay... http://stores.shop.ebay.com/K-K-Gaming-and-Bits |
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2012/07/23 21:24:37
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Chaos Space Marine dedicated to Slaanesh
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I don't know whats stranger. The fact that it's a thousand dollars or the fact that he used 3 scorpion super heavy tanks (which on Forge World are about 200 dollars a piece) to build it!
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(='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny
(")_(") to help him gain world domination.
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2012/07/23 21:26:32
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Battlewagon Driver with Charged Engine
somewhere in the northern side of the beachball
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Hawk wrote:
I don't know whats stranger. The fact that it's a thousand dollars or the fact that he used 3 scorpion super heavy tanks (which on Forge World are about 200 dollars a piece) to build it!
Seems more like cobras to me but that is not a bad mini. Quite nice actually.
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Every time I hear "in my opinion" or "just my opinion" makes me want to strangle a puppy. People use their opinions as a shield that other poeple can't critisize and that is bs.
If you can't defend or won't defend your opinion then that "opinion" is bs. Stop trying to tip-toe and defend what you believe in. |
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2012/07/23 21:27:23
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Stubborn Hammerer
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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And the sad thing is that it's not even a strange price considering the materials used.
The guy chopped up 3 superheavy grav-tanks to make that bastion that, frankly, just looks like 3 vertical superheavy grav-tanks with a webway portal in the middle. Case of too much money I think.
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2012/07/23 21:39:42
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero
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free shipping though 
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2012/07/23 21:53:36
Subject: More eBay Follies
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[MOD]
Not as Good as a Minion
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Begel Dverl wrote:It says win one of the models pictured...yet none are pictured...
Seems legit.
There is NOTHING which can add up to that. Even 4 mantas doesn't add up to that...
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I wish I had time for all the game systems I own, let alone want to own... |
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2012/08/03 20:55:37
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero
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Check these out
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280914730191
Anyone know what the bits of road stuck to the top of the tanks is for ?
Seems very bizarre to me.
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2012/08/03 21:58:08
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
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Apparently, if you look at the last pic on the auction, if you line up the rhinos with the roads on their roof, it makes a landing strip for your landspeeders.
That makes it totally worth it in my book 
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 Legio Suturvora 2000 points (painted)
30k Word Bearers 2000 points (in progress)
 Daemonhunters 1000 points (painted)
 Flesh Tearers 2000+ points (painted) - Balt GT '02 52nd; Balt GT '05 16th
 Kabal of the Tortured Soul 2000+ points (painted) - Balt GT '08 85th; Mechanicon '09 12th
Greenwing 1000 points (painted) - Adepticon Team Tourny 2013
"There is rational thought here. It's just swimming through a sea of stupid and is often concealed from view by the waves of irrational conclusions." - Railguns |
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2012/08/03 22:20:13
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero
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Cruentus wrote:
Apparently, if you look at the last pic on the auction, if you line up the rhinos with the roads on their roof, it makes a landing strip for your landspeeders.
That makes it totally worth it in my book
ahh yea, thanks , i see now !
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2012/08/05 15:08:18
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Nurgle Veteran Marine with the Flu
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-40k-Chaos-Space-Marines-Nurgle-Winged-Daemon-Prince-wAJZ-/261073031187?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item3cc92a5013#ht_1941wt_1037
This Daemon Prince is currently at £22 with 19 bids  One bought new from GW would cost you £3 more. I swear the Warhammer and Warhammer40k stuff on eBay.co. uk is becoming more expensive, even exceeding GW's own prices, I'm finding it hard to find good deals!
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2012/08/05 15:10:53
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2012/08/05 16:17:14
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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2nd Lieutenant
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MetalOxide wrote:http://www.ebay.co. uk/itm/Warhammer- 40k-Chaos-Space-Marines-Nurgle-Winged-Daemon-Prince-wAJZ-/261073031187?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item3cc92a5013#ht_1941wt_1037
This Daemon Prince is currently at £22 with 19 bids One bought new from GW would cost you £3 more. I swear the Warhammer and Warhammer40k stuff on eBay.co. uk is becoming more expensive, even exceeding GW's own prices, I'm finding it hard to find good deals!
I can sorta see that though as it is painted to a reasonable standard and is enough of a standalone that you wouldn't have to worry about it exactly matching the rest of the army. Now if it goes for much more than retail I'll be disappointed, but retail value for something like that isn't bad.
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2012/08/10 18:40:40
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Anointed Dark Priest of Chaos
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I'm noticing a lot of the wackier auctions are coming from the U.K.
What exactly are you guys putting in the tea over there?
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2012/08/10 18:54:31
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Ancient Ultramarine Venerable Dreadnought
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CT GAMER wrote:I'm noticing a lot of the wackier auctions are coming from the U.K.
What exactly are you guys putting in the tea over there?
Well I cant speak for everyone, but I like smack in mine. 
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We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels. |
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2012/08/10 19:03:24
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Anointed Dark Priest of Chaos
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mattyrm wrote:CT GAMER wrote:I'm noticing a lot of the wackier auctions are coming from the U.K.
What exactly are you guys putting in the tea over there?
Well I cant speak for everyone, but I like smack in mine.
How much smack would it require to think building a three part mobile runway on top of APCs would not only be cool (Not to mention that land speeders are VTOL), but also appeal to the average buyer? 
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2012/08/10 20:09:58
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Most Glorious Grey Seer
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CT GAMER wrote:mattyrm wrote:CT GAMER wrote:I'm noticing a lot of the wackier auctions are coming from the U.K.
What exactly are you guys putting in the tea over there?
Well I cant speak for everyone, but I like smack in mine.
How much smack would it require to think building a three part mobile runway on top of APCs would not only be cool (Not to mention that land speeders are VTOL), but also appeal to the average buyer?
Back in the golden days of Epic 40,000 I was considering converting an Imperator into an aircraft carrier complete with Nimitz style launch deck in place of the imperial city.
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2012/08/10 20:37:24
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Fixture of Dakka
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MetalOxide wrote:
This Daemon Prince is currently at £22 with 19 bids One bought new from GW would cost you £3 more. I swear the Warhammer and Warhammer40k stuff on eBay.co. uk is becoming more expensive, even exceeding GW's own prices, I'm finding it hard to find good deals!
Don't blame GW for price increases, they're just looking at Ebay.
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"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
Freelance Ontologist
When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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2012/08/10 22:25:58
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I posted the same thing on another forum, FW heresy era SM armour going for 2quid less then FW price why would you bother for 2 quid if anything is wrong with them the come back with FW would be so much easier,
In regards to the auctions where the GW price is lower then the ebay price i see that a lot on ebay, hell a few years ago I started buying PAYG mobiles from carphonewarehouse that were on sale and putting them stright on ebay and making 20% more some people just dont know how to shop around and assume ebay is the cheapest.
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40kGlobal AOA member, regular of Overlords podcast club and 4tk gaming store. Blogger @ http://sanguinesons.blogspot.co.uk/
06/2013: 1st at War of the Roses ETC warm up.
08/213: 3rd place double teams at 4tk
09/2013: 7th place, best daemon and non eldar/tau army at Northern Warlords GT
10/2013: 3rd/4th at Battlefield Birmingham
11/2013: 5th at GT heat 3
11/2013: 5th COG 2k at 4tk
01/2014: 34th at Caledonian
03/2014: 3rd GT Final |
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2012/08/10 22:37:13
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Soul Token
West Yorkshire, England
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CT GAMER wrote:How much smack would it require to think building a three part mobile runway on top of APCs would not only be cool (Not to mention that land speeders are VTOL), but also appeal to the average buyer?
Would it look something like this?
http://www.spartangames.co.uk/cross-of-resin
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"The 75mm gun is firing. The 37mm gun is firing, but is traversed round the wrong way. The Browning is jammed. I am saying "Driver, advance." and the driver, who can't hear me, is reversing. And as I look over the top of the turret and see twelve enemy tanks fifty yards away, someone hands me a cheese sandwich." |
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2012/08/11 02:45:56
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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2012/08/11 04:38:23
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Excellent Exalted Champion of Chaos
Lake Forest, California, South Orange County
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I'm fairly certain that such things are from people selling the items off site, so instead of taking down the auction they just change the price to something ridiculous with no description, knowing that no one will buy it. I'm not aware of any penalties for taking down auctions early though, so not really sure of the purpose of it.
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"Bryan always said that if the studio ever had to mix with the manufacturing and sales part of the business it would destroy the studio. And I have to say – he wasn’t wrong there! ... It’s become the promotions department of a toy company." -- Rick Priestly
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2012/08/11 08:34:01
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Aerethan wrote: I'm fairly certain that such things are from people selling the items off site, so instead of taking down the auction they just change the price to something ridiculous with no description, knowing that no one will buy it. I'm not aware of any penalties for taking down auctions early though, so not really sure of the purpose of it.
Acutally It is more like a long term auction, not sure if ebay pricing is the same as the UK but we have listing fee's as well as final value fee's, if the product is out of stock the retailer will just change the auction title and price so no one will buy it and leave it running until they need to add another auction, then they just edit that auction with new title pictures details and price and it saves paying another listing fee. For auctions with BIN extra pictures sub title the listing fee's do add up when you have a lot so instead of just ending the auction and 'losing' the listing fee they do this instead By the looks of the 5% off it is probably a blanket discount and wasnt specifly applied to just that one advert Edit, just checked the link and he has two auctions with high prices and no pics or description, one of those say army is being parted out (spilt up?) and BIN price is 2k dollars reduced by 5% again and on both auctions the offers where quite a few months ago so it does look like those are long term auctions, dont be surprised to see in the future these having new items on there not for 10k
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40kGlobal AOA member, regular of Overlords podcast club and 4tk gaming store. Blogger @ http://sanguinesons.blogspot.co.uk/
06/2013: 1st at War of the Roses ETC warm up.
08/213: 3rd place double teams at 4tk
09/2013: 7th place, best daemon and non eldar/tau army at Northern Warlords GT
10/2013: 3rd/4th at Battlefield Birmingham
11/2013: 5th at GT heat 3
11/2013: 5th COG 2k at 4tk
01/2014: 34th at Caledonian
03/2014: 3rd GT Final |
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2012/08/12 11:42:45
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Breotan wrote:Back in the golden days of Epic 40,000 I was considering converting an Imperator into an aircraft carrier complete with Nimitz style launch deck in place of the imperial city.
Into a Warmonger, you mean?
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2021-4 Plog - Here we go again... - my fifth attempt at a Dakka PLOG
My Pile of Potential - updates ongoing...
Gamgee on Tau Players wrote:we all kill cats and sell our own families to the devil and eat live puppies.
 Kanluwen wrote:This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.
Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...
tneva82 wrote:You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling.
- No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something... |
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289th Descaal Janissaries: around 2kpts
Imperial Fists 4th company (Work In Progress)
Warhost of Biel-Tan (Coming Soon!)
4000 Emperor's Children
2760 Angels of Redemption
3310 Bad Moonz 