Should I play orks or Sisters for my second army?

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**phatonic**

And that with metal models if you gonna play with em tabletop you better seal em so the paint dont chipp of

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

Words of wisdom. Especially for Seraphims, they fall all the time. All the time !

**Psienesis**

Yeah, did not even consider having to tell someone to use sealant. The thought did not occur to me that someone wouldn't seal a plastic model. The concept, to me, is just so... out there!

**Ravenous D**

Hive Fleet Cerberus wrote:
I plan to run a second army along side my nids, and narrowed it down to Orks or Sisters, which do you think? Are orks going to be similar to nids?
Also, screaming "DEATH TO THE HERETIC!" and "PURGE THE UNCLEAN!" is a major plus for the sisters, though it will sound increadibly awkward for me to voice them being male.
Then again, the orks have "DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!" that I could scream at my enemy.

wait 3 months.

**Madcat87**

Waaaghpower wrote:
MrFlutterPie wrote:
Waaaghpower wrote:
Retrogamer0001 wrote:
Waaaghpower wrote:
Do you mind your army being expensive, heavy as hell, bad in high points games, and having about half a dozen viable units? If not, then play Sisters.

Do you mind having the oldest available codex, needing to paint hundreds of models, being unsure what the rules are going to be for them, and playing an assault army in a shooty edition? If not, then play Orks.

Ok, I actually laughed out loud at this

I play both armies, so I've clearly got some issues...

Me too.

You wouldn't happen to be a fellow masochist would you?

I started Orks in early 5th mainly because of thrift, (Cheap as hell thanks to AoBR,) and Sisters of Battle because I won too much at my LGS.

Funny thing is these days I play mostly Sisters and bring out my Orks when I start to win too much.

**J.Black**

Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Words of wisdom. Especially for Seraphims, they fall all the time. All the time !

Very true... but sticking a small coin/weight to the base easily stops this happening

**Tennants Lager**

phatonic wrote:
The question is simple.

Does this song appeal to you?

Hahaha, first time I've seen that. Brilliant.

Exalted

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

J.Black wrote:
Very true... but sticking a small coin/weight to the base easily stops this happening

I tried to glue on some weights designed for fishing under the base, but it did not work at all. Wasted money, as I do not fish at all.

**J.Black**

Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
J.Black wrote:
Very true... but sticking a small coin/weight to the base easily stops this happening

I tried to glue on some weights designed for fishing under the base, but it did not work at all. Wasted money, as I do not fish at all.

Ah, If only you had easy access to 2 pence coins.... those things are perfect for sticking to the bottom of bases! You have to shave the base a little to avoid changing the height of the model, but with a little roughing up of the surfaces you can get a really solid fit.

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

J.Black wrote:
Ah, If only you had easy access to 2 pence coins....

I am not even sure what a pence is

. I know €uros. I will try to use those coins, but I think the cents one are not heavy enough to change anything, and the 1€ or 2€ ones are too big… and a bit expensive for big seraphim squads

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**CthuluIsSpy**

phatonic wrote:
And that with metal models if you gonna play with em tabletop you better seal em so the paint dont chipp of

Sorry to sound ignorant, but what does that mean? I've been painting for 10 years, and I haven't heard of that

Sounds useful though.

**Jancoran**

Matte finish over the top of models (or gloss finish) seals the paint and stops it from being worn by the oils in your fingers, falling over, etc...

**Furyou Miko**

Also, I find that while acrylic is fine when it comes to plastic models, for metal and resin you really want to be undercoating in enamel. It sticks so much better.