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2012/06/28 20:31:22
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Swift Swooping Hawk
England, Sunderland, Hetton-Le-Hole
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I found £60 on my drive way once. walked up the shop saw £40 of it. Went to the shop bought some milk walked back onto my drive way and found a lovley 3rd £20 note there. I was also at a theme park once went to the vender to buy a tub of Toxic waste sweets. They were £1. I handed him a £10 and in change he gave me a £20 note. So I actually made money through that purchase.
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2012/06/28 20:47:38
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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People who can't do math eh..? 
Seems I'm not lucky when it comes to finding cash. 
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2012/06/29 01:09:30
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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I picked up a bits bag at a convention Buy and sell (2nd hand) stall.
It contained 20 cadians (complete) - lasgun arms.
20 sets of vox helmets and packs.
20 of each grenade launcher and flamer.
20 sets sergeant head and arms.
1 metal 2nd ed IG sentinel with mordian crewman (torso off the old weapon crew gunner).
1 Vindicare assassin.
1 Eversor assassin
Half a leman russ tank (main hull) plus track sprue, but no wheels or track side plates.
2 complete Tallarn heavy weapon teams (autocannon and heavy bolter)
For $30AUD. When it was $40 or so for a box of 20 cadians.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/06/29 01:10:13
I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2012/06/29 01:55:41
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Eternally-Stimulated Slaanesh Dreadnought
rainbow dashing to your side
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may mate was clearing out his old chaos daemons......
I got 24 of the last ed daemonettes, 6 of the last ed blood letters, a blood thirster and a last ed chaos spawn....
all for £20 :'D
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my little space marine army, now 20% cooler  http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/424613.page
school league:
round 1 2011  W/2 L/1 D/0 round 1 2012  : W/2 L/1 D/0
round 2 2011  W/3 L/0 D/0 round 2 2012 W/3 L/0 D/0
round 3 2011:  W/2 L/0 D/1 round 3 2012 W/4 L/0 D/0
 school league champions 2011
school league champions 2012
"best painted army, warhammer invasion 2012/2013 |
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2012/06/29 02:02:58
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Stubborn Temple Guard
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Picked up an unopened Armorcast Exocrine at GenCon a couple years ago for $70. Never see them that cheap unopened.
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27th Member of D.O.O.M.F.A.R.T.
Resident Battletech Guru. |
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2012/06/29 03:18:14
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Posts with Authority
Boston-area [Watertown] Massachusetts
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Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
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2012/06/29 04:01:09
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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My best eBay find was a few years back. A seller had a limited edition Battletech miniature still sealed in it's blister pack that was ending at a really funky hour (like 5 AM PST on a Monday or Tuesday). The figure was an INFOCOM Phoenix Hawk LAM which was only available to people who bought a computer game, beat it, and mailed in a questionnaire. Anyway, the figure is rare and sells for $150-250. I nabbed it for around $20 after getting up at 4 AM to snipe the auction. About four years after winning it I sold the figure to another collector for $250 so I made a pretty sweet profit. 
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2012/06/29 08:42:32
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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Nice one, I think I actually saw that one. 
As a fan of the old-style vehicles, I'll be scouring ebay some time over the next few years for a themed SM army.
DarkTraveler777 wrote:My best eBay find was a few years back. A seller had a limited edition Battletech miniature still sealed in it's blister pack that was ending at a really funky hour (like 5 AM PST on a Monday or Tuesday). The figure was an INFOCOM Phoenix Hawk LAM which was only available to people who bought a computer game, beat it, and mailed in a questionnaire. Anyway, the figure is rare and sells for $150-250. I nabbed it for around $20 after getting up at 4 AM to snipe the auction. About four years after winning it I sold the figure to another collector for $250 so I made a pretty sweet profit.
That's sweetness right there dude.
Do you have a picture of the model?
DPBellathrom wrote:may mate was clearing out his old chaos daemons......
I got 24 of the last ed daemonettes, 6 of the last ed blood letters, a blood thirster and a last ed chaos spawn....
all for £20 :'D
Lucky mite.. 
chromedog wrote:I picked up a bits bag at a convention Buy and sell (2nd hand) stall.
It contained 20 cadians (complete) - lasgun arms.
20 sets of vox helmets and packs.
20 of each grenade launcher and flamer.
20 sets sergeant head and arms.
1 metal 2nd ed IG sentinel with mordian crewman (torso off the old weapon crew gunner).
1 Vindicare assassin.
1 Eversor assassin
Half a leman russ tank (main hull) plus track sprue, but no wheels or track side plates.
2 complete Tallarn heavy weapon teams (autocannon and heavy bolter)
For $30AUD. When it was $40 or so for a box of 20 cadians.
Bargain that, especially as buying all those footsloggers can be rather expensive.
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2012/06/29 09:54:09
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Humorless Arbite
Outside the DarkTower, amongst the roses.
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Not a super deal but a deal none the less, last week a I got a brand new Chaos terminator box for $28 and free shipping. I was pleased.
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Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
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2012/06/29 11:57:40
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Krazed Killa Kan
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Darkvoidof40k wrote:Heh, that's crazy.
I've never found a whole lot of cash in my life.. maybe I'm just not looking hard enough (at all?).
Me neither, though tbh around my way if someone drops money it tends to hit them in the back of the neck
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DR:80S---G+MB---I+Pw40k08#+D+A+/fWD???R+T(M)DM+
My P&M Log: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/433120.page
 Atma01 wrote:
And that is why you hear people yelling FOR THE EMPEROR rather than FOR LOGICAL AND QUANTIFIABLE BASED DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE MAJORITY!
Phototoxin wrote:Kids go in , they waste tonnes of money on marnus calgar and his landraider, the slaneshi-like GW revel at this lust and short term profit margin pleasure. Meanwhile father time and cunning lord tzeentch whisper 'our games are better AND cheaper' and then players leave for mantic and warmahordes.
daveNYC wrote:The Craftworld guys, who are such stick-in-the-muds that they manage to make the Ultramarines look like an Ibiza nightclub that spiked its Red Bull with LSD.
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2012/06/29 13:40:58
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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I found someone that wanted to buy a wardrobe off me today that my Mrs wanted to throw away.
+£100
That was pretty blumin lucky!
[hindsigh mode ON] Cos I told her it was worth something and she said no one would buy that old crap[hindsight]
How is that wargaming related - I now have £100 for toys!
[smug mode on]
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How do you promote your Hobby? - Legoburner "I run some crappy wargaming website " |
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2012/06/29 13:44:27
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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You lucky bugger with your possible Red Dwarf reference there.
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2012/06/29 13:47:20
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Newbie Black Templar Neophyte
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30 Rouge trader mariens on the sprue for $30.
Unopend second rules, dark mellinium and all codices for under $200.
2nd edition nids...2k points $20
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2012/06/29 14:04:38
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Widowmaker
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80 assault marines
15 Vanguard vets
30 Sanguinary guard
3 predators
2 land raiders
all BA SC's
buncha rhinos & razorbacks
some dreadnoughts
$250
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2012- stopped caring
Nova Open 2011- Orks 8th Seed---(I see a trend)
Adepticon 2011- Mike H. Orks 8th Seed (This was the WTF list of the Final 16) 
Adepticon 2011- Combat Patrol Best General |
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2012/06/29 14:07:43
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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A Space Marine Attack Bike, Tactical Squad and a Commander for 2 pounds from a Carboot sale and I picked up the original release Lord of the Night and What Price Victory for 2 pound 50 each from my local Oxfam.
I was happy with both transactions.
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No pity, no remorse, no shoes |
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2012/06/29 14:42:59
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Secret Inquisitorial Eldar Xenexecutor
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Darkvoid... My god... I feel terrible for that guy, I hope he got a 50/50 split!
Quick wave to my fellow yorkshire men! Though I'm lacking yorkshire luck too, apparently yoneed to actually be born here to have some. of that!
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2012/06/29 15:02:16
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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kitch102 wrote:Darkvoid... My god... I feel terrible for that guy, I hope he got a 50/50 split!
Quick wave to my fellow yorkshire men! Though I'm lacking yorkshire luck too, apparently yoneed to actually be born here to have some. of that!
50/50 split? 
With a bit of luck they'll arrive tomorrow.. if not I'm stuck waiting until Monday or longer. 
Soon as I get them I'll kick start a P&M blog.
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2012/06/29 15:06:22
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Nasty Nob on Warbike with Klaw
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At a local gaming auction, someone recently scored a NEW ON SPRUE Epic Imperator Titan (with assembly instructions)... for $10.
I keep kicking myself for not bidding against him to try to get it & resell it myself. Ugh.
Eric
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Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective.
Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of.
Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be?
I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai
You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11 |
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2012/06/29 15:09:18
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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MagickalMemories wrote:At a local gaming auction, someone recently scored a NEW ON SPRUE Epic Imperator Titan (with assembly instructions)... for $10.
I keep kicking myself for not bidding against him to try to get it & resell it myself. Ugh.
Eric
Ouch. I'd eat a hard boiled shoe for a $10 Imperator Titan!
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2012/06/29 16:31:49
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Judgemental Grey Knight Justicar
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well, someone at my FLGS if giving me 20 (6th ed) skeletons and a metal von carstien for free
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I have half a mind to kill you, and the other half agrees |
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2012/06/29 21:48:57
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Pulsating Possessed Space Marine of Slaanesh
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A few years ago I found a Sony Ericsson phone that was like the brilliance of the brilliance at the time. I got about 260-270 USD for it.
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 Gentleman_Jellyfish wrote:Cue all the people saying "This is the last straw! Now I'm only going to buy a little bit every now and then!"
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2012/06/29 22:22:41
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Psychic Prisoner aboard a Black Ship
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I recently bought a "broken" iPad 2 at the local flea market for $70, got to haggle it down to $50. The seller said it won't turn on.. apparently the only thing it needed was a charge, now I got a working iPad 2 to use !
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2012/06/29 22:40:14
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Darkvoidof40k wrote:
That's sweetness right there dude.
Do you have a picture of the model?
Why, yes, in fact I do!
What made this LAM figure special was the customized hex base and the Crescent Hawk emblems on the wings and legs of the `Mech.
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2012/06/29 23:35:01
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Hauptmann
NJ
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I found a bunch of Chainmail dwarves and orcs, 2 other D&D metal figures, an Undead army pack from Crocodile Games ($80 on their site), 2 Reaper figures, and 4 Mage Knight metal figures all in their original packages at a flea market for $35.
A lot of the miniatures have come in handy for D&D (especially the undead), and I will probably be able to sell the remaining Chainmail dwarves for around $30.
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Flames of War:
Italian Bersaglieri
German Heer Panzerkompanie
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2012/06/29 23:50:40
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Terrifying Doombull
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Some time ago a hobbyshop near me was closing down, and I found the following
60 Easterlings
12 Kataprakts
1 Nazgul
2 Trolls
All in all I payed around 500 NOK for it all
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2012/06/30 01:01:09
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Excellent Exalted Champion of Chaos
Grim Forgotten Nihilist Forest.
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Anything I got from the minatures my shop in PG had on discount so.
Beastlord and BSB, all old Khorngor models.
One old box of Haradrim 24 turbans strong. That's 2 warbands for the price of one.
Box of Haradrim raiders. Bloody shame they never had any of the commanders.
Uruk-Hai scouts, same as the Haradrim 24 uruks strong.
Old pewter Uruk-hai command.
Happy Shadowbrand.
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I've sold so many armies. :(
Aeldari 3kpts  
Slaves to Darkness.3k 
Word Bearers 2500k  
Daemons of Chaos  
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2012/06/30 01:44:43
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Veteran Knight Baron in a Crusader
Behind you
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Gaming related - Bought the chaos demons boxed set. From that, i got 5 tickets for a raffle. Won all the prizes but one out of the raffle (including top prize).
Then snaffled the collectors edition 6th edition.
And lastly, found my wife....
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2012/06/30 02:10:05
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Humorless Arbite
Outside the DarkTower, amongst the roses.
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Not sure if its a great find but, I just won a free storm talon from a spikey bits website give away. I'm super stoked.
http://blog.spikeybits.com/2012/06/free-40k-flyer-give-away-winners.html
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Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
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2012/06/30 08:46:01
Subject: Re:Lucky Finds
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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DarkTraveler777 wrote:Darkvoidof40k wrote:
That's sweetness right there dude.
Do you have a picture of the model?
Why, yes, in fact I do!
What made this LAM figure special was the customized hex base and the Crescent Hawk emblems on the wings and legs of the `Mech.
Kinda hard to see in its pack, but still seems like a pretty cool mini.
Doctadeth wrote:Gaming related - Bought the chaos demons boxed set. From that, i got 5 tickets for a raffle. Won all the prizes but one out of the raffle (including top prize).
Then snaffled the collectors edition 6th edition.
And lastly, found my wife....
Now that's several buses worth of luck coming to your stop at the same time.
Nice one, gonna have to try and bag me that next giveaway, could really use that book..
Out of curiosity, what sort of competitions do they do for these prizes?
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2012/06/30 09:49:23
Subject: Lucky Finds
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Humorless Arbite
Outside the DarkTower, amongst the roses.
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All I did was post a comment!!
They also had a FB, and youtube winners too, just had to subscribe or like spikeybits page and post a comment.
They have had some other kinds of competitions in the past, the only ones I can think of off the top of my head was the super heavy one, and the wrecked vehicle one.
If you do go to the spikeybits blog check out the stormtalon walker, I plan on doing something like it but with a defiler for my Black Legion army.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/06/30 09:51:50
Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
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