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Frothing Warhound of Chaos




Hi wargamers, i just started getting into warhammer 40k and stumbled on this website by chance.

I already got a preassembled chaos space marine army as a present from a friend but i have a few questions on building an army myself. It would be great if these can be answered.

-Do the black bottoms the guys stand on come in the unit boxes? If not, where can i get them?

-The Tau army seems kinda fun, i've been reading about them online, and i remember a Tau army list including IG units in their army list. (Im confused about this, if someone could clarify this please do.)

- Is there a better alternitive to buying units from GW (prisewise)

- Besides a rulebook, codex, and an army is there anything else i should have in my posession to play?

Thanks, your local newb.

 
   
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Toronto (GTA), Ontario

Welcome to dakkadakka!

1) Yes they do. If they did not it means they were probably lost (if you got the box from friend). You can get new packs of them from GW.

2) Tau will accept anyone if they accept the greater good. IG troopers could join fluff-wise but they would count as Tau fire caste warriors. You can not use things from the IG codex in a Tau army. You probably mistaked the wording of the name (I did that once) =)

3)other than counter-feit (which IIRC is illegal) there are also online sites you can order from cheaper. Also check this site for things being sold by other dakka members. I once found someoe giving stuff away near where I lived and I got a bunch of things.

4) Dice, tape measure and templates would be good =P Most stores supply them until you buy though so don't worry about it too much. Are you also talking about stuff you need to put together/paint your army though?

Hope that helped a bit





-Orkishly

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Dracos wrote:Codex does not override rulebook. Specific rules (generally those found in codex tend to be more specific) override general rules in case of conflict.
 
   
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Frothing Warhound of Chaos




Oh, thanks for answering my questions.

I gotta go jump my friend for the bases now...xD

 
   
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Warplord Titan Princeps of Tzeentch





Pat that askala, O-H-I hate this stupid state

There is a couple of places you can get the black bases like your local hobby shop or if you live in the middle of bum f@#$ egypt you could order from "thewarstore.com". The warstore also has a slight discount on their GW stuff.

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