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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.07 20:14:00 -
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We got to chatting in coldfront #eve-online, and it seems quite a few of us geeks were into this fine tabletop wallet-breaker of a game. I stopped playing roughly around the time I discovered girls, as this game is anti-sex itself, but I'd like to hear back from others who played it - especially if you have army pictures ;)
My huge and stabby Chaos Lord and Terminator retinue
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Buzzsaw, Chaos Dreadnoughts
A few of my heavily converted Chaos Space Marines
If you've got 'em, flaunt 'em.
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Orin Malbaum
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Posted - 2005.11.07 20:27:00 -
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I stopped playing 40k around the time i discovered girls also, but along came DoW..... Used to play Eldar... back in the day
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HippoKing
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Posted - 2005.11.07 20:31:00 -
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Edited by: HippoKing on 07/11/2005 20:31:06
i stopped playing at around 11
tyranids 4tw 
make me a sig! Now 75mil of prizes! ends at midnight on tuesday morning
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Brother Benthor
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Posted - 2005.11.07 20:35:00 -
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I have still lots of Armys / Chars and Teams from Warhammer:
WH Fantasy:
- Dwarfs
- Chaos Dwarfs
- some orcs
WH 40k:
- Army of Dark Angels
- Army of Orcs
BloodBowl:
- Humans
- Orcs
- Goblins
- Gnomes / Halflings
- Scaven
- Chaos
- Undead
- Dark Elfs
- all Star Players for the Above Teams
Nekromunda:
- Scavvies
- Redemptionists
WH Quest:
- Gladiator
- Chaos Warrior
- Dwarf Dragon Slayer
I stopped painting / playing when i entered University, I will post some pictures of my models when i get my digital camera back (borowed).
+ Brother Benthor - EVE - Gallery |
Cmdr Sy
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Posted - 2005.11.07 20:41:00 -
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Space Marines, Blood Angel Chapter.
Then I hit puberty. 
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Meridius
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Posted - 2005.11.07 20:55:00 -
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All i see is Vodka
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PirateShampoo
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Posted - 2005.11.07 21:01:00 -
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Unleash the swarm, me loved my nids |
Hellraiza666
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Posted - 2005.11.07 21:06:00 -
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i use collect Imperial Guard, Empire, and and wood eleves in bloodbowl, but this was like 6 years ago when i was like 10 lol then i sold it all 2 years ago and bought an ipod
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Laocoon
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Posted - 2005.11.07 21:30:00 -
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 Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu
We got to chatting in coldfront #eve-online, and it seems quite a few of us geeks were into this fine tabletop wallet-breaker of a game. I stopped playing roughly around the time I discovered girls, as this game is anti-sex itself, but I'd like to hear back from others who played it - especially if you have army pictures ;)
My huge and stabby Chaos Lord and Terminator retinue
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Buzzsaw, Chaos Dreadnoughts
A few of my heavily converted Chaos Space Marines
If you've got 'em, flaunt 'em.
 nice painting... i used to collect eldar. then got bored with them as they were ****e. so moved to S. Marines. then demonhunters. Every so often ill buy a pack of maries & see what i can convert em into. last batch i turned into samurai marines. turned out ok in the end. Meh. 's all too expensive.
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Originally by: Oveur
Jesus Christ. The Freighter ate the Stargate god and the Dreadnought didn't!
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Mimiru
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Posted - 2005.11.07 21:47:00 -
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Edited by: Mimiru on 07/11/2005 21:48:08
Yeah awsome painting, especially the blending on the power weapons :) Though im disturbed to see the same color scheme on your chaos as is on my Marines (Glory to the god-emperor, ect)
Started about 6 years ago or so, stopped about 3 years ago. Picked it up with few of my friends that used to play last winter when a hobby shop opened close to me. Stopped by the start of summer, and managed to not buy more than a few new paints (luckily)
Oh and DoW 4tw.
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Velsharoon
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:03:00 -
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stopped when I got girls and alcohol :)
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Amarr Traders
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:10:00 -
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Edited by: Amarr Traders on 07/11/2005 22:11:37
See my main below
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Lianhaun
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:11:00 -
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Oh HG, I won't make you doubt yourself even more after the banter on IRC. You go and play with your bright coloured toys
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FireFoxx80
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:12:00 -
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Used to play back when I was like 13, and before my older brother went off to uni. Warhammer Fantasy though.
I had an undead army.
Older brother had skaven.
Little brother had orcs, purchased a huge army on eBay for like ú250.
Also played:
Warhammer 40k (mk6 armour 4tw!)
Space Hulk
Hero's Quest
Man o' War
Blood Bowl (get BBowl online)
Mighty Empires
Last one on that list 0wn3d, especially with the extended ruleset where you fought battles with Warhammer Fantasy and Man o' War.
Parts that ****ed me off royally, was realising that chicks don't dig warhammer, and the fact that they recycled a lot of stuff. By that I mean they would heavily push something for 2 years, drop it for 4, and then bring it back again with enough changes to warrant another ú100 on new rulebooks and starter sets.
Mighty Empired 0wn3d.
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Reiisha
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:16:00 -
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Lizardmen in fantasy. My money flow stopped though, and i'm sitting with a box full of half/unpainted figures :/
mostly the old style models.
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:36:00 -
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Edited by: Istvaan Shogaatsu on 07/11/2005 22:43:43
Originally by: Hellraiza666
I gotta say dude, your sig makes me piss myself laughing every time I see it :p
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jamesw
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:38:00 -
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Edited by: jamesw on 07/11/2005 22:39:20
I do believe one of my corp mates was UK champion or something nerdy like that.
I won't mention names, that would be just cruel
Oh and yeah, I was into Ultramarines 
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Rubra Libertas Militia
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Kyguard
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Posted - 2005.11.07 22:51:00 -
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I stopped when I realized how much it would cost me to make a decent army...
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xKillaH
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:06:00 -
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well I play DoW. It's a gr8 Lan game
Need a sig? Gallery. contact me for info
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Tyto
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:07:00 -
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Not only did I play, I worked for GW for 4 years.
As they sell lead to staff at weight cost, I bought a lot, and still have most of it unpainted in the attic. Haven't played since my son was born, but I did dust off BLoodbowl the other day thinking he might be old enough to play it now.
One of the Golden Demon winning figures also has my name (my real name) secreted on his banner because the chap who painted him used to use my shop, and I complained he's been in White Dwarf more than me! I'll see if I can find a link.
Oh and I have, Orcs and Gobbos, Dark Elf, Lizardmen, Dark Angel, Eldar, Imperial Guard, Epic Eldar and Epic Imp G. plus others (like I say staff got it rock bottom prices when I was there).
MMmmmmm 40k id fun, although it was always my opinion that Fantasy and Epic were the real men's games.
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:27:00 -
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Heh, that's the same Chaplain head I used for my Chaos Lord.
Here's some Berserkers and their Rhino.
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Deva Blackfire
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:29:00 -
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Stopped playing this summer... PS2 + PC >> miniatures :)
Had Thousand Sons, Tyranids and Necrons for 40k
Btw Istvaan - where do you live (which city)?
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Vicarrah
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:29:00 -
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Well I never Tyto... didn't take you for a GW nerd, although somehow it didn't surprise me that Istavaan was 
and yes, I was one at one stage as well.... we started back when they were lead, before the rules and regulations changed to make em start using "white metal", which put the cost through the roof.... but then GW were always all about making nerds pay through the nose to look nerdy 
Dark Future, Blood Bowl, 40k, Adeptus Titanicus (one of my favourites), Warhammer ( Battle and RP), you name it, I've probably played it.
Vicarrah
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:32:00 -
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Deva: I live near Toronto, Canada.
I notice a few folks have worked for Games Workshop - has anyone figured out how the GW guys take snapshots of their models to make them look the way they do in those Golden Demon pictures? I tried screwing with my digicam's macro mode, but the pictures are still a little iffy - it's 5 megapixel, and the macro mode seems to crap out regardless at the close ranges I'd like to be taking my miniatures' pictures.
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Deva Blackfire
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:36:00 -
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Hmm... Those bottles in the back of your termies - they do seem familiar... very familiar :) Tought you were from Poland :)
Nevertheless - try to put sheet of paper under your models and then bend it so it also becomes a background. You have to chose good colour (usually bright for darker models and vice-versa). Bright blue,green,purple are good colours for this (and usually work well with all models). Then just pray your camera focuses properly on model :)
Will post some pics of my models later...
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:39:00 -
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Is there any way to prevent the flash from reflecting so brightly off the models?
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Deva Blackfire
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Posted - 2005.11.07 23:43:00 -
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NEVER use flash! Just use lamp/lightbulb (or even 2-3) from different places so it eliminates model's shadow and illuminates (not sure if it is a good word) parts you wish to show on the picture.
Im using only one lamp atm because i don't have any means of installing another one in my room, but it is usually enough.
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.08 01:17:00 -
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Thanks bunches. I don't think I've ever managed to get these little bastards looking this good before. Here's a new set of pictures I just took:
Chaos Lord and Terminators
Chaos Space Marine assault squad
Two Chaos Space Marine squads with special and heavy weapons
Nurgle Plague Marines and Daemons
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Caanan
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Posted - 2005.11.08 01:35:00 -
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Wow, it looks like you've spent a lot of money on those. Did you paint them yourself? I've never played War40k, didn't have the money or desire.
P.S. Polish Vodka FTW
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.08 02:21:00 -
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Yep, painted them myself. The models didn't set me back too much, as I bought some of them used really really cheap, stripped them and repainted them. I think I blow more on booze and pot in three months than I did in my two or three years playing 40k.
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Aloysius Knight
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Posted - 2005.11.08 08:42:00 -
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mmmmm tyranids 4tw
mmmm hungry
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Rodj Blake
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Posted - 2005.11.08 10:03:00 -
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I dabbled with 40k, but the influence of my "proper wargames" background meant that I always preferred Dirtside. Full Thrust was a great fleet starship combat game.
The miniatures were cheaper, too.
Ground Zero Games
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Burga Galti
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Posted - 2005.11.08 10:06:00 -
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Seem to be bucking the trend here, I started playing 40k after going to uni. Only on the holidays though when I'm home and there are no girls around. Got a nice sized tyranid army going, mainly because they remind me of watching Aliens.
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Pain is a way of knowing yourself; Death is the ultimate in self-discovery.
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Ikvar
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Posted - 2005.11.08 10:25:00 -
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Edited by: Ikvar on 08/11/2005 10:27:22
I used to play it about 10 years ago, ******* expensive ****.
And no, I don't have any of it anymore.
Oh, nice strategically place vodka, by the way 
Originally by: Berneh
You will never take me aliv coppers 
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Finix Jaeger
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Posted - 2005.11.08 10:28:00 -
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Edited by: Finix Jaeger on 08/11/2005 10:33:14
I still play...
I'm a 23 year old asexual, I dont need any stinkin female...
Oh, yeah. Imperial Guard.
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Nekhad Jormuzzar
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Posted - 2005.11.08 10:39:00 -
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Stopped playing like a decade ago. Still have the miniatures around though. Mostly Fantasy (Undead and Empire).
I've been thinking about modding and painting my unfinished chaos army. It used to be a quite relaxing activity.
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Alyssa Keliaster
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Posted - 2005.11.08 15:24:00 -
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I remember playin back when it was "Rogue Trader". Sheesh, long time ago. Played Space Hulk (gotta love those terminators), 40k, WHFRP, Dark Future (anyone else remember that?), WHFB, Bloodbowl etc. Loved Eldar/Harlequins (never could get an all Harleq fighting force to work).
and still play other PnP RPGs.
So any RPrs out there , put out a shout! I've been wanting to do more RP in Eve for ages.
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Posted - 2005.11.08 17:46:00 -
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I'm getting better and better at taking miniature pictures, hopefully once armed with a set of prints that do my painting justice, I'll be able to sell this army at the local GW shop soon. Really don't think I'll find anyone in my area to play with, as much as I'd like to, heh.
Chaos Dreadnought close-up
Khorne Berserkers close-up
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TI0 101
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Posted - 2005.11.08 18:06:00 -
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i spent way too much @ GW, thenn i gotta computer n waste my money on mmog's :/
40k:
Space wolves:
easily field a 9,000-12,000 pt army.
Imperial Guard - Praetarian (limited edition), Mordian Iron Guard? or simalar named.
3,000-5,000 pt army.
Warhammer:
Bretonians: (sp)
3,000-4,000 pt army.
Chaos:
2,000 pt army.
BloodBowl:
Undead.
Gorkamorka or sumin O.o.
Then theyre was Space Hulk, and a small "40k epic" eldar army.
i was **** at playing the game :/ but was fun at the time.
Fallen Angel...
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Edge1
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Posted - 2005.11.08 19:18:00 -
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I didn't so much play 40k as just paint.
I think I played like once, and it didnt really do anything for me. I just used to enjoy painting them.
Haven't touched them for prob 10 years or so, though I still have a tank thing sat on my window sill
Oh yeah, Ultra Marines ftw
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R31D
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Posted - 2005.11.08 19:31:00 -
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Used to collect and play, not any more. Inquisitor interested me though (the roleplaying one with only a few characters) - great background to set an RPG in
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oDDiTy V2
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Posted - 2005.11.08 20:55:00 -
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Yeah I've got a bunch in the closet somewhere.
I need to dig them out and repaint them, but I suck at painting :(
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Irias Salo
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Posted - 2005.11.08 21:12:00 -
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Imperial Guard, Imperial Guard, followed by some more Imperial Guard. You wouldn't believe how glad I was when I heard of Winter Assault.
Thou I do have a Necromunda gang these days, and I'm being half tempted by some of the pics I've seen of the new wood elves for fantasy.
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HybridMiner
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Posted - 2005.11.08 21:19:00 -
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One of my friends use to play that - he was crap at putting them together and painting them though so i used to do that for fun - I never had any fun with the game =/
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Danton Marcellus
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Posted - 2005.11.08 23:11:00 -
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40k never but WHFRPG is the most immersive RPG out there bar none.
Remind me about The Maze.
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Sinden Vax
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Posted - 2005.11.09 00:01:00 -
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Yeah, I used to play about 5 or 6 years ago. Used to have a Chaos army. Gave it up and spent my money on alcohol instead.
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corporal hicks
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Posted - 2005.11.09 00:17:00 -
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Bought a imperial Gurad army played 12 games won all 12 and thought it was the most boring army ever.
loved fantasy battle early edition like early 1980's for all you young people when yopu could actually tell your regiments to form wedges and lines and all that stuff instead of just blocks.
Also used the realms of chaos books and used the warbands system from them which was really awesome.
Rogue trader rules for 40k ever see a scout squad take down the elder avatar? Graviton guns FTW :)
Sadly the games now days from games workshop are for the kids and dont involve any stratigic thinking.
If you want strategic games play some of the Avelon hill boardgames or the likes of Ogre ( steve Jackson games ) or Babylon 5 wars ( Agents of gaming ).
Example of current games workshop games
Player 1: rolls D6
Player 1: I get a 3
Player 2: rolls D6
player 2: I get a 2
player 1: woot i win!!
Player 2: no way I get a re-roll says it here in paragraph 27 subsection 12
Player 1: WTF?
" Stay Frosty "
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Finraer
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Posted - 2005.11.09 00:54:00 -
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I had a small Ultramarines army in 40k but mainly played Space Marine and Warhammer FB
Space Marine:
Squats (land train 4tw!)
Chaos
Marines
Warhammer:
Dwarves
Undead
Chaos
My last project was a roman-style army based on the dogs of war regiments they released and then sold off cheap through mailorder when people didn't buy them much - that project stopped halfway and I have had a large crate of unpainted models sat in my flat for 5 years or so. :)
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Thaylon Sen
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Posted - 2005.11.09 04:40:00 -
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Used to have a kick arse Harlequin army back in the day... so many years ago
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Kyozoku
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Posted - 2005.11.09 09:00:00 -
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Hah girls killed warhammer for me as well. It's messed up how there are adults who still play maybe they never got laid?
It's really rediculous how much the models cost. I pity the parents.
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Kyozoku
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Posted - 2005.11.09 09:01:00 -
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Oh yeah I had a genestealer cult army. I think I traded it for some booze.
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Stephen HB
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Posted - 2005.11.09 09:43:00 -
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I don't play, but I love the gothic backround fiction so I collect the army books.
Does that make me weird? I mean weirder than the average 40K geek?
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Finix Jaeger
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Posted - 2005.11.09 10:44:00 -
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Originally by: Stephen HB
I don't play, but I love the gothic backround fiction so I collect the army books.
Does that make me weird? I mean weirder than the average 40K geek?
Not really, but if it gives you a hard-on as it does for me, then yeah...
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Benedictus Setaro
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Posted - 2005.11.09 12:52:00 -
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Anyone resd the Black Library Novels?
I've got 42 of the 40k novels, I think I still need about 15 more, hoping to buy the rest by the end of this year. Finding a copy of Farseer will be a nightmare though.
Oh yeah, Gaunt's Ghosts ftw!
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superscarface
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Posted - 2005.11.09 15:32:00 -
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Very good painting, Istavaan. I had a tomb king army, which won a prize at a regional contest once. (I blended the shields on the whole army to look like a giant sunset all together)
Although, yours looks much better than mine
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Slink Grinsdikild
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Posted - 2005.11.09 16:42:00 -
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Play 40k? PLAY 40k?!?!
The staff at the local Games Workshop are pratically my surrogate parents. I kinda grew out of it once I got a girlfriend though. This thread makes me want to run up to the attic and dust my Space Wolves off. 
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Admiral Keyes
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Posted - 2005.11.09 17:23:00 -
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I didnt have a big army, but i used to have a few damn nice items like a Basilisk artillerty platform that was done up like a million quid. Looks absolutely brilliant with custom made camo-netting etc.... its a shame that after 3 years on display in my room, my mother knocked it off and it disintegrated on impact with the floor, i could of cried, it was my pride and joy.
I loved Imperial Guard.
This was all about 8-9 years ago.
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Shadowsword
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Posted - 2005.11.09 18:57:00 -
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I don't like to think about the huge amount of money I dropped into that game.
I had a SM army (2 heroes, 10 terminators, 60-70 troopers, 2 dreads, bike squad, 2 land speeders, 3-4 tanks)
A tyranid swarm (2 princes, 2 carnifex, 150+ other varied types)
I even bought a whole Tau army of approximately the same size, but I never had time to assemble and paint it, and I resold it all later...
The worse is, I played maybe a dozen times total.
Damn, all that money for so little use, Damn GW for creating such a game and overpricing it.
Now, I simply play Dawn of War.
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Otaz
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Posted - 2005.11.09 19:50:00 -
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Thank god for second childhoods....I picked it up again after 18 years and rebuild my Space Wolves army...and Im currently painting up a Necron army too.
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Laythun
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Posted - 2005.11.09 20:33:00 -
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guess what?/
as cool as i am i played it too, i even got my gf to help me paint the minatures and she used to come meet me at the games workshop after uni
i have a blood raider army and a space wold army, still got me lehman russ battletank and my land raider with twin dual plasma laser thingys.
o o and i have a warnammer army too, the britonion one
See Me!
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Finix Jaeger
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Posted - 2005.11.09 22:28:00 -
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I've always sucked at painting, luckily I still love to try it
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Fabiusbile
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Posted - 2005.11.10 10:38:00 -
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Blood for the Bloodgod!!!!
no prizes for guessing what army i collected and who led my army :)
got a 3000 pt Chaos Marine army and Salamander.
my partner (Sarah) has a 2000 pt army of Noise Marines.
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