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A friend has recently shown me a video of a 40k player wearing cardboard SPESSSS MARINEZZZZ armor and punching the wall. Now...I'm normally pretty cheery and don't like to judge people but its human beings like that who make me want to hide my hobby from everyone! It seems like that everyone comes across the cardboard warrior or the endless fact monster in your gaming group Related stories would be great!

Don't worry about it, it's one guy enjoying his hobby as he knows how to.

Have your friends ever got dressed up to go out drinking for any reason? Would you be embarrassed about that if someone that doesn't drink were to see it?

Be proud of it.

A few years back I had a few co-workers who thought it was lame, brought in a few models to show em how it was much more involved than simply pushing plastic men around a table and making shooting noises.

Of course they were already into D&D, so its not like I had to stretch it very far.

I consider myself a pretty big nerd but this video even made me feel embarressed to watch


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Though once I was dared to wear a darth vadar costume into the store and needless to say i did it..... Now it seems i really have no room to talk haha

I once cried out "Oh Farseer Macha!" during an intimate moment. Beat that.

Nice! did the signifigant other know what the reference was?

Sort of, she likens herself to an elf.

I once quietly whispered for the emporer during a-mens on thanksgiving, cousin laughed...mom not so much

She must have known about his stance against religion.

Did you know there are grown adult men that get together regularly to chase a ball around a field? It's stupid. Some of them even hit the ball with a stick and then chase the ball. It's silly and embarassing, what kind of dumb nerds chase balls around a big field once a week?

cwutididthar?

Wisely spoken, works well on both sides of the fence Zygrot

Nice one zyg, lol.

I gotta be honest, the uber geeky uni kid I couldn't escape from at last year's games day had me edging away a bit. He was dressed as a commissar, with power sword, guardsmans handbook thing and filled with righteous zeal. Ended up sat next to him on the bus both ways, and kept bumping in to him in the arena. No idea how I failed to avoid him with the frequent cries of "ONWARDS MEN! FOR THE EMPEROR!"

But then I loved the fully suited grey knight that I saw. He was quieter though

"One Direction" (a boy band if you don't know) was recently(-ish) in Australia for a tour. There were loads of screaming, borderline hysterical 14-year-old girls everywhere they went. The OP's guy (and the commissar) is the nerdy male equivalent of that teenage girl.

Horst wrote:Be proud of it.

A few years back I had a few co-workers who thought it was lame, brought in a few models to show em how it was much more involved than simply pushing plastic men around a table and making shooting noises.

It's always amazing how many people you never expect in a workplace play. Someone saw my brother looking at some 40k stuff and said 'oh no, not you', and 3 other people turned around and said they all played too. It's a bit odd that we rarely know who plays until you see them at a FLGS.

I don't really understand.. My boyfriend dresses up for me as a Space Marine on our role play nights? Space Marines in general look extremely powerful, grand and intimidating. It is only natural that some feel inclined to dress like them, whilst women want to be with them..

Anywho, I'd be very interested in seeing the video you mentioned if you have a link.

Just this past weekend, some of my friend started engaging in a debate on Facebook as to who would win in a fight, The Hulk or Wolverine.

I thought those conversations were the creation of TV and the movies.

I seriously considered un-friending them.

TheSinheizer wrote:I don't really understand.. My boyfriend dresses up for me as a Space Marine on our role play nights?.

So... how does being a essentially emotionless, emasculated, genetically engineered warrior-monk work out for you?

'Oh baby, talk dirty to me.'
'FOR THE EMPEROR!'

infinite_array wrote:

TheSinheizer wrote:I don't really understand.. My boyfriend dresses up for me as a Space Marine on our role play nights?.

So... how does being a essentially emotionless, emasculated, genetically engineered warrior-monk work out for you?

'Oh baby, talk dirty to me.'
'FOR THE EMPEROR!'

Let's just say that part of the appeal is in converting him to Chaos...

Saldiven wrote:Just this past weekend, some of my friend started engaging in a debate on Facebook as to who would win in a fight, The Hulk or Wolverine.

I thought those conversations were the creation of TV and the movies.

I seriously considered un-friending them.

The Hulk would win, but Wolverine will survive.

They DID fight in the comics.

Horst wrote:Be proud of it.

A few years back I had a few co-workers who thought it was lame, brought in a few models to show em how it was much more involved than simply pushing plastic men around a table and making shooting noises.

Of course they were already into D&D, so its not like I had to stretch it very far.

Strong this. I had quite a few D&D Nerds/WoW players like it a lot

Sorry I didnt save the link, but it was pretty much a large unclean looking man that was wearing cardboard power armor and had a painted blue hulk hand as a power fist wish I could find it!

And of course, that is the only video ever posted to youtube that would embarrass any other member of the hobby viewing it. No one else has EVER posted something on youtube that would make other people feel awkward admiting to sharing an interest with that guy.

I say this, Life os to short to be afraid of being who you want to be. Do what you want in life(One rule: aslong a Its not illegal) and don't let anyone tell you its wrong.
In the end, Everyone is a nerd.

Spend your time and effort enjoying your pursuits, instead of worrying what other people think, or gauging which other pursuits are more or less geeky.

I have a special truck, that I scream "Waaagh!!!" at the top of my lungs in.

People dig it for all the wrong reasons.

I think the "Dakka Dakka- Dakka Dakka!!" might be what puts people on edge the most though.


other then that, We used to clown people for doing this in the store. Its much more effective in the parking lot.

If you are ashamed of being a gamer, then quit being a gamer.

I do not hide who I am, or what I do, and if my friends were impacted negatively by that they would not be my friends.

kitch102 wrote:Nice one zyg, lol.

I gotta be honest, the uber geeky uni kid I couldn't escape from at last year's games day had me edging away a bit. He was dressed as a commissar, with power sword, guardsmans handbook thing and filled with righteous zeal. Ended up sat next to him on the bus both ways, and kept bumping in to him in the arena. No idea how I failed to avoid him with the frequent cries of "ONWARDS MEN! FOR THE EMPEROR!"

But then I loved the fully suited grey knight that I saw. He was quieter though

I think the commisar is actually on Dakka somewhere.

Now, what was his name....

Zygrot24 wrote:Did you know there are grown adult men that get together regularly to chase a ball around a field? It's stupid. Some of them even hit the ball with a stick and then chase the ball. It's silly and embarassing, what kind of dumb nerds chase balls around a big field once a week?

Honestly thats how I feel about ball sports. I have no interest in watching grown men play with a ball.

Some people may call gaming "playing with toy soldiers", something children do...well, guess what...children also chase balls around. Dont even get me started on paying people millions of dollars to chase balls around...

I dress up like a superhero at comicbook conventions. It is a blast.

We all have bizare hobbies that we have tons of fun doing.

Me and my friend will on a regular basis go on facebook and post "DAKKA DAKKA" and "needz more gunz" on each others walls infront/for about 200 friends each to read.. i dont give a monkeys and either does he