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I have a codex that is literally falling apart and I am in the process of taping pages back into the book when I got an idea, I am thinking about taking all the pages out and punching holes in it and placing it in a three ring binder, and my question is, is something like this legal in a tournament setting? Will they let me use the codex in this shape?

Shame on anyone who doesn't let that fly. I have never seen in be an issue.

In fact, I've been binding army books for years but ymmv

Totally illegal. GW installs tracking chips and transmitters in the spine of the book, along with its,copyright data. Removing the pages from the spine of the book damages or kills those devices, and thus violates copyrIght. Plus I think it sends a destruct signal to the GW orbital satellite, where they can track the serial number and location of the book and its owner, and prevent them from ever purchasing or using or even mentioning GW ever again. My friend. Accidentally did that once.... Had a team of GW lawyers in full tactical gear hopping around him like jackrabbits in about 4 minutes. Not good.

Sure it'll fly.

If it's a GW store that objects to it, ask for a replacement - since their product is obviously FAULTY.

yeah... I'm not sure how changing the binding of a book you own changes anything at all... other than the binding.

As long as the Codex is still more than 50% GW
To make sure, use the original Finebinders™ by GW

Shut up Kroot. You will give GW ideas.

 Kroothawk wrote:
As long as the Codex is still more than 50% GW
To make sure, use the original Finebinders™ by GW

Finebinders, the best binders ever, made of the highest quality resin!

 thenoobbomb wrote:

 Kroothawk wrote:
As long as the Codex is still more than 50% GW
To make sure, use the original Finebinders™ by GW

Finebinders, the best binders ever, made of the highest quality resin!

Yeah they come warped and full of holes. And a %10 discount card useable on your next purchase of green stuff!

if you're going to puncture holes straight onto the loose pages then remember to give all the pages an edge of sticky tape to punch holes into so you don't tear the sheets from the fragile paper holes when handling it.

though I guess getting some plastic slips would be easier...

You mean reinforcements! Totaly forgot about reinforcement stickers, the bane of my high school career. I always had a half dozen sheets hanging out that needed those little circular stickers.

Yeah, this is cool.

In fact, some people don't even wait for the binding to fall apart and get them professionally Spiral Bound.


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 TheLionOfTheForest wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:

 Kroothawk wrote:
As long as the Codex is still more than 50% GW
To make sure, use the original Finebinders™ by GW

Finebinders, the best binders ever, made of the highest quality resin!

Yeah they come warped and full of holes. And a %10 discount card useable on your next purchase of green stuff!

No, they just have an add for Greenstuff. This mythical discount card doesn't exist

Take it to officemax, kinkos, ect and have them cut the binding off, then just use page protectors and a 3 ring binder. i did that with the WD sisters, and hard laminated the sister pages. cost 19$ and looks/feels great

GW also sells "fineholes" they are used with finebinders to reinforce codex pages, and come complete with 35 skulls and an imperial eagle or chaos star emblazened on them. oh they are also only 35$ for 3. a perfect way to transport and protect your codex pages in a style befitting a "true citizen of the empire"

Perfectly legal, perfectly rational. I have never run across anyone who would complain.

It's probably illegal to photocopy the pages, but otherwise you're good.

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Perfectly legal, perfectly rational. I have never run across anyone who would complain.

It's probably illegal to photocopy the pages, but otherwise you're good.

It's his property he can do what he wants as long as he doesn't resell or redistribute it.

You can also get a pack of 200 plastic page protectors from Staples or Office Depot for about $5. No need to punch holes, and the pages will then last forever.

orkybenji wrote:


It's his property he can do what he wants as long as he doesn't resell or redistribute it.

Can't hit a cop with it, can't smoke crack from it, can't use it to conceal an unlicensed firearm.

Sorry. Still in RAW-mode from a tournament

But yeah OP; totes fair, but like has been said, a trip to your local office supply store would be worth it to get the means to have it properly done is ideal.

As long as your army is legit, I don't see an issue.

Shouldn't be a problem, i got mine spiral bound awhile ago.

It's illegal, the police will break down your door and take you away. I think the sentence is 25 to life, depending on the age of the codex.

 Kroothawk wrote:
As long as the Codex is still more than 50% GW
To make sure, use the original Finebinders™ by GW

Does this apply to the rules?

Alpha level pariah:

No psychic powers within 36", all psykers within 24" must make leadership tests every turn at Ld 7, all psykers within 12" die automatically if they move within 12" at any point.

All Eldar, Dark Eldar, and anything described as psychic in its fluff counts as a psyker.

Sturmkrieg fluff claims about this level of null never having existed, ever, be damned.

Up until chaos, i would just head to Staples or Office Depot and have them spiral bind the codex. After my first Tau codex fell apart in less than three months, I'm happy with it. Though now with hardcovers...we'll have to see if the trend will continue.
I wonder if they will do it in barbed wire for extra blood for the blood god...

 Synister_Intent wrote:
I have a codex that is literally falling apart and I am in the process of taping pages back into the book when I got an idea, I am thinking about taking all the pages out and punching holes in it and placing it in a three ring binder, and my question is, is something like this legal in a tournament setting? Will they let me use the codex in this shape?

That is absolutely fine.

Spiral bound is pretty classic; inexpensive and lets it lie flat. Just take it to FedEx/Kinko's, Staples, or the like. Cutting it yourself, then using a three-hole punch and a binder is even cheaper.

Yes, you're perfectly allowed to do this, and to make copies of pages for that matter, for your personal use.