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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/13 20:38:51
Subject: The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar
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I’ve got stuff in the RT boxes, 2nd, etc. The nice styrofoam trays, good sizes. Love em.
I use the plastic from blister packs all the time for sorting minis while building, palettes, etc. Great hobby resource.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/13 21:38:49
Subject: The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Making Stuff
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Also the old polystyrene box inserts were fantastic for making ruined buildings...
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/13 22:06:19
Subject: The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Assassin with Black Lotus Poison
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insaniak wrote:Also the old polystyrene box inserts were fantastic for making ruined buildings...
Indeed, and GW even recommended you do so with them in their "How to make wargames terrain" book
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The Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.
Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/13 22:55:52
Subject: The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Master Engineer with a Brace of Pistols
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A Town Called Malus wrote: insaniak wrote:Also the old polystyrene box inserts were fantastic for making ruined buildings...
Indeed, and GW even recommended you do so with them in their "How to make wargames terrain" book
A GW from another time and reality
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GAMES-DUST1947/infinity/B5 wars/epic 40K/5th ed 40K/victory at sea/warmachine/battle tactics/monpoc/battletech/battlefleet gothic/castles in the sky,/heavy gear/MCP |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/15 22:45:59
Subject: Re:The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Fixture of Dakka
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I've still got a NM RT era Squats (Space Dwarves, Mercenaries of the 41st Millenium) box - the one that came with 36 figures.
They weren't glued together, rather held by tabs. Because on the inside of the end panels are blank (non-colored) copies of the banners on the exterior.
I keep it folded up in a manilla folder in the end of one of the book shelves - so that I can make new banners.
Of course now days I've long had a PDF file of the banners.... But I still have that box
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/20 21:27:49
Subject: Re:The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Master Engineer with a Brace of Pistols
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The inquisition (demon hunters/death watch) brought the light of the emperor to the black legion.
Sadly the deathwatch totally failed and got taken out early, failing to wound with most of their shots(so man 1s and 2s)
My assassins did a much better job and were a collective annoyance to chaos. in the end we had to go to tie breakers, he had first blood, i had slay the warlord, so it came down to linebreaker and i had my blackstar in his deployment zone.
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GAMES-DUST1947/infinity/B5 wars/epic 40K/5th ed 40K/victory at sea/warmachine/battle tactics/monpoc/battletech/battlefleet gothic/castles in the sky,/heavy gear/MCP |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/20 22:28:39
Subject: Re:The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Witch Hunter in the Shadows
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aphyon wrote:My assassins did a much better job and were a collective annoyance to chaos
What are your thoughts on the 3e vs 5e assassins?
I could never really get value out of the pre- GK vindicare but always tried to find a spot for a Calidus or Eversor in casual inquisition/stormtrooper lists.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2025/07/21 00:34:49
Subject: Re:The 40K- all things old editions topic.
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Master Engineer with a Brace of Pistols
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The assassins do pretty much the same things with only slight variations. i still prefer the demon hunters codexs over Wards 5th ed codex because it changed GK generally as the chamber militant of the greater ordo and made them a stand alone space marine chapter. it really breaks the flavor and it also removed most of the anti-demon/chaos wargear and abilities. the demon hunters book is a good counter to the 3.5 chaos marine book that everybody plays at my FLGS.
As for the vindicare specifically. he is a bit more durable and a bit less lethal in 3.5 but i still like the original-in 3.5 you have to roll night fight to even see him to shoot at him (firing unit gets a 2d6 X3 roll for range). on the down side his spy mask only reduces cover by 1 instead of fully ignoring it. and the turbo penetrator round only does 3d6 instead of 4d6 but given we are using core 5th ed rules it is a sniper rifle so S3 AP2 (the AP specifically for his rifle) with 3d6+rending it is usually more than enough to get the job done. it killed the chaos land raider this game. and did some no-good to other units.
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