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Since I began my CSM army I've:

- Started listening to excessively loud music.
- Started enjoying the pain I get from pushing myself too far in the gym.
- Started playing murder obsessed bruisers in everything from DnD to Bravely Default.
- Started cutting myself and applying the blood in and on my models.
- Started being a duplicitous dick.
- Started picking my nose.

Has anyone else gone through this, any tips?

I'm seriously worried here.

the only answer is to clense you in the name of the emperor....

Lemme get my flame thrower

 Blackhair Duckshape wrote:
Since I began my CSM army I've:

- Started listening to excessively loud music.
Normal
- Started enjoying the pain I get from pushing myself too far in the gym.
Normal
- Started playing murder obsessed bruisers in everything from DnD to Bravely Default.
I did that when I was 12, you'll get over it
- Started cutting myself and applying the blood in and on my models.
Hope this is a joke, if not then blood for the blood god
- Started being a duplicitous dick.
Most people who post on Dakka are
- Started picking my nose.
Again, passes with age.

Has anyone else gone through this, any tips?

I'm seriously worried here.

 Blackhair Duckshape wrote:

- Started cutting myself and applying the blood in and on my models.

Everyone does this and one of three things typically happens to resolve it;

1) We learn not to cut ourselves so much with the blade whilst working on our models

2) We fail to learn how not to cut ourselves and run out of enough fingers to hold models

3) Our significant other/mother bans us from further modelling


Although I typically find that the most common causes of cuts are:

a) Rushing - trying to do stuff too fast. Cleaning models with a blade is a slow, time consuming, soul destroying process - take it slooow!

b) Applying way too much pressure, often when trying to cut off large chunks - instead focus on whittling down larger chunks if you can't clip them off. That way you're applying less pressure and less force and you've also more control over the tool.

c) Dulled blades - a dull/blunt blade is a danger! It won't cut as smoothly, will require more force to cut and also might have damaged or weak points which will "catch" on the model causing sudden jolts in the cut. Always use sharp clean blades (which is why you never use your cleaning blade for greenstuff work - or if you do you make 100% sure to clean every single bit of GS off!)

d) Insufficient light - dull light makes it much easier to miss what you're doing and clip yourself. Always use good clear bright light; it will make a world of difference!

e) Fatigue - same as in doing anything when you're tired/hungry/worn out/thirsty etc... it will impact what you're doing. You won't realise it until the 3rd time you've cut your finger with the blade just quite how badly it can affect you at times (and when you come back and realise that not only has the model still got lots of flash on it but you've also clipped several points of detail!)

 Overread wrote:

Everyone does this

What about squeezing as much blood as you can from the cut and then "baptising" the model in Khorne's name?

As long as you don't start cutting AND listening to BVB.

Or BFMV.

Then we'd have to lock you up under psych observation.


Not for the cutting - for having such crap taste in music.

 Blackhair Duckshape wrote:

 Overread wrote:

Everyone does this

What about squeezing as much blood as you can from the cut and then "baptising" the model in Khorne's name?

That's called good ol' dedication in ma book, sonny boy.

You are reminding me of the mentally ill kid who turned up at my local GW with a nurgle army with banners made of dead skin he shaved off his feet.

 Stormphoenix wrote:
You are reminding me of the mentally ill kid who turned up at my local GW with a nurgle army with banners made of dead skin he shaved off his feet.

This is both gross and entirely flufftastic.

 Stormphoenix wrote:
You are reminding me of the mentally ill kid who turned up at my local GW with a nurgle army with banners made of dead skin he shaved off his feet.

Ugh, dude! No.That's horrendous.

On a more pragmatic approach, how did he preserve the skin? He'd need to sacrifice more skin for the skin gods pretty regularly.

You seem to be suffering some sort of psychotic episode, go see a doctor or a mental health proffessional.

 Stormphoenix wrote:
You are reminding me of the mentally ill kid who turned up at my local GW with a nurgle army with banners made of dead skin he shaved off his feet.

I applaud his dedication to the Lord of Pestilence...by I only do so at a distance, over the internet. My advice, let him win. Seriously though, how did he preserve the skin? Did he paint it somehow as well?

 Blackhair Duckshape wrote:

 Overread wrote:

Everyone does this

What about squeezing as much blood as you can from the cut and then "baptising" the model in Khorne's name?

I hope you're joking. If not, please get help.

Don't worry.
It is not serious until you feel the urge to bathe yourself in pus.

Blood doesn't actually dry to models too well and might end up damaging the paint work on them and make the paint clumpy.

I've started to eat at heavy metal themed restaurants and order sandwiches named after bands like PIG DESTROYER and BLACK SABBATH.

EMPEROR FORGIVE ME they taste so good....

Well, as horrid as the Khornate blood baptisms and the Nurglesk skin peelings are, it could be much worse.


It could be distinctly Slaaneshi, involving a relative

Or Tzeentchian with a chicken from the deli counter...

No, seriously contact a Mental Health Professional.

Hollismason wrote:
No, seriously contact a Mental Health Professional.

Sanity is for the weak.

Also, this gives me an idea for a DIY Grey Knights chapter. (Not that I'd ever sink so low)

This thread is so fething cheeky Khorne opened up a portal in my bedroom and ripped my cheeks off for his new cheek throne

OH MY GOD THIS WAS BLACKHAIRS PLAN ALL ALONG COVER YOUR CHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkksssss..............

I'm sure this is just a joke, but on the off chance this is not, seriously, consult a mental health expert.

You could really just call up such a place (Hospital, Psych department, health clinic, whatever), and they'll make sure you talk to the right people.

A lot of people have been having fun in this thread (and it has been funny), but I know that if any of them thought you were serious, their answer would also be to consult an expert.

It's probably not.

In all honesty, trolls will be trolls, but in answer to the guys above who were asking about the Nurgle kid, he inked the skin then sprayed it with purity seal. It was fething disgusting. I didn't inquire too closely as to what the brown stains were.

It's a game kids, don't take it too seriously!

- Started listening to excessively loud music.
Cool music is always played loudly. Slaanesh approved.

- Started enjoying the pain I get from pushing myself too far in the gym.
I started enjoying the pain when I went through the Klingon Rite of Ascension. (seriously though, 'tis nothing out of ordinary)

- Started playing murder obsessed bruisers in everything from DnD to Bravely Default.
I play Brutal DooM from dusk to dawn. Playing NHL '95 doesn't turn me into a professional sportsman, playing Cooking with Mama doesn't make me a brilliant cook, and playing a sociopath character in a tabletop RPG won't definetely turn me into a murderer IRL. (but Tetris DOES make me a rad stacker!)

- Started cutting myself and applying the blood in and on my models.
Khorne approved!

- Started being a duplicitous dick.
Haven't you visited 4Chan?

- Started picking my nose.
As long as you don't do it on TV, you're clear.

This ain't radical. Some even might call this normal (whatever that means).


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 changerofways wrote:
I've started to eat at heavy metal themed restaurants and order sandwiches named after bands like PIG DESTROYER and BLACK SABBATH.

EMPEROR FORGIVE ME they taste so good....

How about DIMMU BURGER?

Do you cut yourself on purpose to apply blood to model's? Also can you show us some bloody models you did? Btw here's an idea hou to collect skulls for skull throne, we usto play on trophies ( some heads and bits) with a friend that way my orks had some tau heads on their shoulderpads.

We had a dude in our gaming club who got all the chaos icons tattooed on his elbows and knees. It was hard to get him to play anything but 40k.

FWIW they were well done tattoos

I feel like I need to carry a 10% bleach solution spray bottle with me if I play against the OP.

Alcohol rub works wonders, RawHag.

 jasper76 wrote:
We had a dude in our gaming club who got all the chaos icons tattooed on his elbows and knees. It was hard to get him to play anything but 40k.

FWIW they were well done tattoos

I'm pretty sure there are good few with chaos tattoos who don't even play warhammer ever.

@ OP: It's only corruption if you fight it.

 Klerych wrote:

 Blackhair Duckshape wrote:

 Overread wrote:

Everyone does this

What about squeezing as much blood as you can from the cut and then "baptising" the model in Khorne's name?

That's called good ol' dedication in ma book, sonny boy.

At first that's what it looked liked what the OP was talking about it. Probably just an accident turned opportunity.