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Thanks Theo, it's funny but I've been thinking about ditching a force over the last couple of days since my interviews but as soon as I actually put it out there in writing I get all squidgy in the gut! there's something about the IG I love, the big tanks, the Marbo I did, the fact I have Jason Strafe-em flying a Venetta!

and then the Slaanesh, I love the Hell-Sak and the Oblits and the Hell bitches, and i've just bought a Medusae model to convert for the force too not to mention I soooo want to paint the Kakophoni marines :-)

So i'm torn, perhaps I'll just buy a nother shelf instead? then they can sit and wait until I undoubtedly will want to paint one or both again? that way i can also feel free to do some more commission work! speaking of, once Angron is finished I'll be open for another project slot PM me if anyone's interested? I take payment in models it's easier for me that way :-)

also started bidding on a metal 3-up space marine model! be cool if i score that one!

Dude, if it's just shelf space that's making you consider getting rid of one of them, then ship them over to me. I've got ton's of shelf space, and your free to come visit them anytime you want , while your here I'll even let you paint a few more to join them.

I can understand the love of imperial guard, just not the fun of painting all those meat shields. Having the variety of troops they have is a double edged sword. You can field each type, and have such a pool to draw an army from, you just have to paint them.

I know you could get some major cash for either army you offer up, but I think the Chaos army might sell faster just because you don't see such well painted chaos stuff out there as often as imperial guard.

Shelf space at your place eh! you never know Theo! you may just end up with some original Nerd on there one day :-)

I think to clear my head I shall re organize and tidy the Nerd Cave today which will also serve the purpose of finding cool stuff to inspire me and also chuck in the DCM secret santa bag! :-)

I vote for you to buy another shelf, both projects work really well together as they are very different which will give you a break jumping between them.

I vote for you to give in your Slaanesh army to me, and then Khorne will be pissed, all the better coz he's the one I'd serve last if I was a Chaos minion !

I also vote for buying another shelf. You tend to follow what you feel like painting at the moment more than what you "need" for an army.

That said, if you do decide to sell one, let me know. If I can swing the buck I certainly would.

Also, I have another FW order coming up, so if there one of the HH character fellas you'd like a go at, let me know. I can pay you in models again, or moneys. I'm easy like that. Speaking of, did your package show up yet? I'd think it would be this week.

 whalemusic360 wrote:
I can pay you in models again, or moneys. I'm easy like that.

You must remember who your talking too

I made the same offer last time, take a guess which he picked.

This muppet idea is going places!

Chuck in another vote for more shelf space. When in doubt, keep everything.

Cheers guys, I tidied the Nerd Lair and managed to re purpose an entire shelf and a bit! :-) so it looks like we will all see the eventual finish of those forces I've started! YAY!

and speaking of YAY! I got a package from Whalemusic today! :-) I didn't realize when i read his last post here that he's actually sent me the models as payment for doing Angron but obviously I do now lol! and I got some beautiful stuff in there too, some Ork goodness in a flyer (so what's the best armament style?) already started gluing it together :-) also a Slaanesh chariot which will certainly test me but should go nice with some Hell bitches and some other models I didn't recognize but should make a sweet Van Saar Gang! not to mention a TRANSFORMER! OMG! so cool and such a nice thing to include!

all that goodness aside, Whaley if you want some more painting done PM me and i'm certainly open to another model or two?

exciting times ahead my friends.....

The best loadout is the Dakkajet.

Glad you liked the transformer, I remember you saying you were a TF fan. I picked up a lot job of Classics, and already had him, so thought you might enjoy him. You could even paint him up, if you were feeling real brave.

The random dudes are from Miniwargamining's Dark Potential. It was a indigogo for a game that ended up not taking off. Thought you might make good Slaneshi cultists out of them, but gangers are a good idea as well.

Very nice Angron!

As for the Orky flyer: Yeah, as far as I heard the Dakkajet is the bestest of all but then, the other ones look so much prettier. Looking forward to what you're making of the model!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Lols thanks snrub (rub it in why don't ya!)

This may or may not upset some of you but here goes: I've applied for a manager position at work and have gone very well through the process so far, there is someone who I believe will obtain the role over me, but my current manager plus the Hotel manager as well as the Human resource manager have all expressed their desire for me to leave night shift and return to the roster doing days again (albeit with more responsibility even if I don't get the job) this is good in the way that they can see i'm good at what i do and my interaction with guests is top tier. But the bad is I will lose some of my paint time, not enough to have me disappear! but enough for me to look at my current projects and determine one has to go :-(

So, I have a choice to make which army gets sold?

Imperial Guard? or Slaanesh? and is anyone interested in either of them as they stand?

Glad to hear that you've decided to just put one on hold and come back to it. Much better than selling it off on impulse. Get your mate to come over and play one of them against the other one or your FTs, or play one of them against his BAs. In short, try and get a few games going with the different armies so you can appreciate them on another level aside from the cool modelling projects that they are.

Thanks guys, Az, Siggy, whaley, yeah i feel better keeping them, I am buying a new shelf system for my nerd lair too which will fill the wall between my paint desk and the door, so even more room! which means i can collect more or just collect some other cool shelf things like Transformers or LEGO trucks, or Todd McFarlane toys. or.......... More marines

Dakkajet eh! what do they have? are they more shooty guns? don't really know even by looking at the pics what the differences are?

Thanks Siggy, glad you approve of Angron! not as good as yours honestly but I'm pretty pleased with the progress and I am confident the end result will still be quite nice! in a bloody kind of way!

Az! you want me to fly you down one day for a game? I need a tutor

Really beautiful painting here nerdfest. And you have cute pups!

Thanks Weety! I took the pups to the beach for NerdWench's birthday yesterday they had a good day in the sand! while i got rope burn trying to be clever don't tie two big dogs together with rope everyone, doesn't end well when there's another dog running at them and you grab the rope to stop them!!

anyway it's not mini related photo's but cute non the less and i promise some more updates soon! I have some more work on the Ork flier whatever it is done and then I'll need your help arming it etc.

SO FLUFFY I WANT TO DIE!!!!!!

Looks like a perfect day dude. Best wishes to the NerdWench Bday+1.

Now get to work.......

Cheers dude! I'll certainly get painting soon I promise, I am having withdrawals from my brushes! so as usual i'll be jumping around a bunch of stuff as soon as i can to show you! :-) the Ork flier is particularly fun for me and the ideas behind it....

Looks like a beautiful day at the beach. Kind of late in the year over here for that sort of thing... :(

The look your lab is giving you in the first pic made me lol. "These two flufballs better not mess up another photo or I'm gunna OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YOU BLINKED AGAIN!"

Lol, yeah that's about right! I 'nearly' had a heap of really nice shots but they were foiled by one fluffy or the other! had a greta one of Osc but it got ruined by a white head to the lens!!

Aw man that looks like it was a blast!
Your pups are still adorable, though I'm curious as to how many centuries it'll take to get all the sand out of their hair...

I particularly like the pic second from the bottom. I'm really digging the depth of focus and extreme angle of the horizon. Plus the look of pure contentment "Yaaaaay! Im on a beach. Yay!"



As far as the Ork flyer.... I think the Dakkajet would be your ideal option. Lots of shooting, and double as much during a Waaagh!
As much as I like fire, the Burna Bomma doesnt seem worth it, as its mostly low AP flame weapons.
The Blitza I can see being fun, however there is that natural Random Ork element with the Big Bomms. (I think Id actually play with it more than the Dakkajet, myself.... but then again i run a ton of Shokk attack Guns and other purely unpredictable units xD )

Although, you could be particularly masochistic and self-loathing and magnetize all the options like I did for Gits' Fighta Wing

Nice to see the dogs at the beach.

I see the way Angron was, pre-Daemon Prince

Dogs are looking great, must take ages to brush them, well apart from Oscar.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Thanks guys, Az, Siggy, whaley, yeah i feel better keeping them, I am buying a new shelf system for my nerd lair too which will fill the wall between my paint desk and the door, so even more room! which means i can collect more or just collect some other cool shelf things like Transformers or LEGO trucks, or Todd McFarlane toys. or.......... More marines

Az! you want me to fly you down one day for a game? I need a tutor

No worries, Nerds - while hoarding may not be the best option, you're far from that at this stage, and you're much better off hanging on to these projects that you've put so much time and effort into to revisit and play with. I'm not sure how useful I'd be as a tutor for you, as I haven't played 6th at all yet (got to get that mancave conversion done to the garage still!) but I';d love to give you a game or three of 40k and various other things someday!

Best wishes to Ms.Nerd as well for her birthday. However, you should have moved just slightly to your left when taking this pic - it would have looked like the dog was wearing an adorable little hat!

 nerdfest09 wrote:

I approve of those puppies as well.

The Dakkajet is the one without the gretchin gunner and the many guns, no bombs or anything underneath the wings.

hope your better half had a nice birthday mate. awesome looking hounds!

Thank you everyone! Nerdwench had a lovely day I made sure of that, I bought her a food processor Bwahahahahahahah! ........ and other stuff more suited :-)

But then again, she did buy me an Iron for Valentines day once.......

Az, a game one day for sure even if i have to scoot over to Melbs to catch ya! maybe towards the end of next year when I'm off on 6 weeks long service we can work something out if you're keen/serious? :-)

and I so want to photoshop silly hats on Oscar now......

Dakka jet needs huge ammohoppers on each wing to make it more shooty (read as even less aerodynamic than GW standards). The large ammo hoppers would also ensure pilot longevity as they have to land less to reload, we know they aren't to great at landing

If your going o photoshop, hen when he jet is painted I wan to see pilot puppies the black baron and cotton ball wingdogs for he win.