warhammer 40k

LURCH

i have been collecting warhammer 40K for about 6 years now, however im still a crap painter
the problem i have is i lack the motivation to paint them, anyone else have these problems ??
lol this should be on a psycology board

nesf

Maybe you should try a new army?? I'm thinking of getting some of those new 'nids just because they are begging to be converted and painted With 'nids you can have loads of fun, same goes for chaos.

Try looking for a single model you really want to paint, and take your time, don't rush it. It might really help

LURCH

lol 1 teensie tiny problem
i just started a tyranid army and i was hoping that it would do as u said it would, unfortunately it didnt
i think i will try painting the carnifex or the hive tyrant maybe they will help

OSiriS

Painting is really more a matter of patience than anything else. When I started painting it was heroquest models with airfix oil based paints, and they sucked. When I bought Warhammer 40k I bought GW's brand acrylics and inks, and the quality of my 1st 30-40 models was basic. I learned to take my time with models ... all my character models taking 10+ solid hours to paint, Ahriman and Adaddon (the prides of my collection) taking 15 hours each spread over 3 days ... (both during my leaving cert, I found I did my best work while under external pressure) I had begun a couple of other models shortly after this, and if finished the final quality would have been far above the best of what I had produced up to then, and they were actually being done by request of Dublins GW store for their display case. Unfortunately when I went to college I no longer had the time, nor the interest to complete them.

Omega_Weapon

Tis is my first post on Boards. I've been collecting 40k for 3 years. I've got a 3,500 point Space Marine force. I find it easier to motivate myself to paint if I have a friend there painting his own army. Pitching a well-painted all-imperial force against a hoard of angry orks/tiranids/chaos is quite satisfying. Also, does anyone hate Eldar/Dark Eldar as much as me, I mean REALLY hate them, and the lust to strike the crushing hand of the Imperium down on their puny heads.

nesf

Aye......... meself and Kharn are avid-anti-eldar extremeists!! We'ev even been known to crush minature guitar weilding craftworlds in days gone by........

Lemming

Originally posted by nesf
Aye......... meself and Kharn are avid-anti-eldar extremeists!! We'ev even been known to crush minature guitar weilding craftworlds in days gone by........

Booo Hissss. I hope neither of ye are competing in the W40k Gaelcon tournament (cause I'm head 40k gm .. AND among other things an ELDAR fan!)

teeheehee


Ah .. only kiddin' about being nasty at Gaelcon to the 2 of ye .. maybe

nesf

Originally posted by Lemming


Booo Hissss. I hope neither of ye are competing in the W40k Gaelcon tournament (cause I'm head 40k gm .. AND among other things an ELDAR fan!)

teeheehee


Ah .. only kiddin' about being nasty at Gaelcon to the 2 of ye .. maybe

I'll be probably be at gaelcon, but i won't be competing my altioch/ulthwe army is unpainted ( I can't choose which path to follow!).

Is my above post more clear now.....

Lemming

Originally posted by nesf
Aye......... meself and Kharn are avid-anti-eldar extremeists!! We'ev even been known to crush minature guitar weilding craftworlds in days gone by........

Booo Hissss. I hope neither of ye are competing in the W40k Gaelcon tournament (cause I'm head 40k gm .. AND among other things an ELDAR fan!)

teeheehee


Ah .. only kiddin' about being nasty at Gaelcon to the 2 of ye .. maybe

nesf

Why thank you, I personally didn't feel that my post merited two identicle replies. I must admit i'm a little embarassed, its all getting too much for me to handle!!

Lemming

Originally posted by nesf
Why thank you, I personally didn't feel that my post merited two identicle replies. I must admit i'm a little embarassed, its all getting too much for me to handle!!

Smart a*se

Sorry about the double post - connection at work ground to a halt and I hit the submit button again, but unbenounced to me had already submitted the post .... DOH!!!!

Omega_Weapon

Myself and Digi_Tilmitt are avid exremist Eldar haters. If we are allied to Craftworld/Dark Eldar in a game, we prefer to blast away at our allies than whatever Ork/Chaos/Tyranid foe opposes us. But we hate them aswell, mind. Just not quite as much Eldar. (Curse their pointy heads.)

Lemming

Originally posted by Omega_Weapon
Myself and Digi_Tilmitt are avid exremist Eldar haters. If we are allied to Craftworld/Dark Eldar in a game, we prefer to blast away at our allies than whatever Ork/Chaos/Tyranid foe opposes us. But we hate them aswell, mind. Just not quite as much Eldar. (Curse their pointy heads.)

Dare I ask why you hate the Eldar??

nesf

Why hate eldar? Why not? Get beaten enough times, or simply disliking the models is enough.

OSiriS

Well I don't know about other ppl, but my hatred of eldar stretched back to the original codex. The eldar were always a super powerful race with huge imbalances, and when they started re-writing codexes to remedy imbalances in other racxes I always looked foward to them doing likewise with the eldar, but everytime they brought out new models/vehicles/weapons, they would only add to the imbalance.

It seems that WH40K has been completely re-writen since then, so I don't know if that still follows.

nesf

They've redressed the imbalance quite well. Psycher powers are very toned down, the vehicles are like delicate china, and cannot stand upto heavy vehicles of other races.

The long and short of it is, in 3rd ed, they are yes very powerful, but every unit is very specialised, and very delicate, excluding avatars and wraithlords obviously! O and yes the avatar now is a paltry 80 pts and very much weaker with none of the old special immunities and rules

Still they are a very rewarding army but only in skilled hands. They are now very beateable by a well led army of any race.

Superman

is that the game with the bent little figurines and self made polystyrene bas'es which works on dice roll's its pretty bent in my opinion.

i once accidently strolled into the games workshop. ahh the horror spotty faced greassy kids everywhere a haven for clarasil and slipknot promoter

Digi_Tilmitt

Originally posted by Omega_Weapon
Myself and Digi_Tilmitt are avid exremist Eldar haters. If we are allied to Craftworld/Dark Eldar in a game, we prefer to blast away at our allies than whatever Ork/Chaos/Tyranid foe opposes us. But we hate them aswell, mind. Just not quite as much Eldar. (Curse their pointy heads.)

Arrrr........tis true tis true............me hates da Eldar in all their forms, be it dark or biel-tan, they will all taste my laspistol!

nesf

Originally posted by Superman
is that the game with the bent little figurines and self made polystyrene bas'es which works on dice roll's its pretty bent in my opinion.

i once accidently strolled into the games workshop. ahh the horror spotty faced greassy kids everywhere a haven for clarasil and slipknot promoter

Well if it keeps all those neu-metal kids off the streets, then it's doing us all a great deal of good isn't it?


Plus its not a game it's a lifestyle, just like cs or quake.... but better for your eyes

Superman

ok fair enough it keeps kids away from cars, drink and the outside world but as for it being a life style, i duuno?

i really don't sea kids wearing elfish entrage , and roling dices to see which road they will take to school.

i suppose people have to do somethin' with there life!

LURCH

1st things 1st, i cant beleive my post turned into something like this

secondly superman, Warhammer is a hobby much like computer games (as nesf said). but everyone has played boardgames, are they sad ? (eg "lets play trivial pursuit" reply "no i dont want dice rolls ruining my game and learning from the answers of those quistions is just stoopid") ok mebbe thats a bad example but thats the point im trying to make. people play it for the fun and can actually learn from the experience, organisation is a major part of life and organising an army for a battle using the 2nd ed rules) could be a real handfull.
all in all a lot of people enjoy doing this and other people have no right to criticise what other people think of this game, what hobbies do u have ? football ? music ? maybe others think these are stupid much like u are saying warhamer and tabletop gaming is. i hope i got my point across with that, i mean no offence to anyone from what i said but it is best this is known. anyway enuf of my ramblings
all gamers REJOICE for this is the day of reckoning >=]

Superman

look i like board games,hell, i like risk.
i like alot of organizing games but i just think its a tad bit bent to painting stupid 1 inch figurines, now if you got a problem with what i say about "warhammer 40k" you can use all your organizational skills and elves to get your own back.


ha ha ha i have a life you don't.

muhah ha ha.

no offence

OSiriS

i just think its a tad bit bent to painting stupid 1 inch figurines

hmmm really ... how much different is it from painting landscapes, portraits etc? or do you think that Picasso, Rembrant, MichaelAngello are bent as well?

I presonally have engaged in art forms of all kinds, from water colors and yes miniature painting to digital art, each have had their own unique challenges, and miniature painting can be the most difficult and rewarding at times.

nesf

Hmmm, us 40k players have powerful allies, boards owners for instance....


I can understand someone not having alot of respect for it, it is v expensive, and in essence it's simply a more advanced form of toy soldiers! Still thos as OSiriS said, the artistic side cannot be overlooked. Recently a friend of mine studying art asked to see my Eldar army, her immediate reaction was how the **** do you pint something that small! Admittedly her skills lie in pencil and pastels, but she could still respect the ability of a minature painter.

Who knows in years to come minature enthuasiasts could be arguing over whether a piece is a genuine OSiriS

orangerooster

First the eldar rock the place.Second superman whats the deal you just came here to flame a folly as nesf said a certain owner of these boards likes gw aswell.And we dont have self made bases.Get youre facts right before going into flame mode.

Shiminay

I'm actually an Eldar player - they r0><0r!

Takes some skills to play with them though because everything is so specialised and delicate!

Superman...
Would you be so kind as take your attitude and fuck off.

Have you any idea how long it takes to paint a model? It's very time consuming, but extremely rewarding. You can point at it and say "I did that" - have you ever been able to do that? Have you ever done anything of worth or that's made you feel proud? Obviously not, because all you can do to get your kicks is sit behind a screen and dish out grief to others because you have no friends or have never done anything with your life. None of us actually care for your opinion and I believe that boards.ie is better of without muppets like you.

i really don't sea kids wearing elfish entrage , and roling dices to see which road they will take to school.

You can't even read or write!
Sea = the coast
See = the word you should have used
Maybe a return trip to 1st class would help you learn the fundamentals of the English language - punctuation and letter case are a must.
BTW - Dice is the plural of Die - it's a common mistake, so I'll let that one go. There is no such word as Dices.

Actually, I pity you.

Lemming

Originally posted by Kharn
Actually, I pity you.

Why?? I don't

I'll just laugh at him constantly everytime he speaks

nesf

i really don't sea kids wearing elfish entrage , and roling dices to see which road they will take to school.

actually to be more precise Kharn, there is no such word as elvish, the proper term is silvian, but we'll let that go, there are 2 l's in rolling, and entorage is spelt like... oh yeah...


Look you're entitled to your opinion and i'm just pullin' the piss really, but why the **** would you want to express [that] particular opinion on a thread about GW on a board dominated by GW games!! It's like going slagging quake on the quake board, not a very good idea.


Still that said, everyone say hello to the first muppet to grace the wargmes board, we've finally become important enough to attract them!! /me sheds a tear I never thought I'd see the day when this little board grew up

Lemming

Originally posted by nesf
Still that said, everyone say hello to the first muppet to grace the wargmes board

<waves>
Hello muppet
</waves>

Digi_Tilmitt

This has got to be the worst thread ever, and I'm including 'Cake Dammit Cake' in that!

Omega_Weapon

Eldar are handicapped when it comes to battling. Except for the Bright Lance, their weapons suck. Also, I'm requesting that Games Workshop remove the Bright Lance from the game, the Eldar don't deserve to have it. The same goes for Dark Lances for the Dark Eldar, even though they aren't so good.

Shiminay

Originally posted by Omega_Weapon
Eldar are handicapped when it comes to battling. Except for the Bright Lance, their weapons suck. Also, I'm requesting that Games Workshop remove the Bright Lance from the game, the Eldar don't deserve to have it. The same goes for Dark Lances for the Dark Eldar, even though they aren't so good.

Guess who's been beaten every time he plays against Eldar???

As pointed out before, it's an aquired skill to play well with them. Their weapons are wicked (again, if used properly)!

Lemming

Originally posted by Kharn


Guess who's been beaten every time he plays against Eldar???

HA HA

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Their weapons are wicked (again, if used properly)! [/B]

I'm currently eyeing up the Eldar Scorpion/Cobra and Vampire Bomber from ForgeWorld.

Omega Weapon .. you think that Bright Lances are a pain in the ass?? Check out the Eldar Scorpion (or its sister tank the Cobra)

MWWUAAHAAHAAA .. I will make any imperial tread-head my BIATCH with those babies!! teeheeheehee

Lemming

Originally posted by Lemming


Omega Weapon .. you think that Bright Lances are a pain in the ass?? Check out the Eldar Scorpion (or its sister tank the Cobra)

On that note ... here's the specs:

Scorpion/Cobra
650pts/575pts
Front Armour - 12
Side Armour - 12
Rear Armour - 11
BS 4

Scorpion - Weapons:
twin linked Pulsars and turret mounted bright-lance

Cobra - Weapons:
Distort Cannon

Special Rules:

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Pulsar: (Scorpion Specific)
Range - 60"
Strength - 9
AP - 1
Special - Heavy D3, Blast

Distort Cannon: (Cobra Specific)
Range - Guess 0-36"
Strength - 10
AP - 1
Special - Ordnance 1, Blast, ignores shields

Titan Killer: (Cobra Specific)
Can inflict 1D3 structure points of damage PER HIT , rolling seperately on the damage table for each hit

Eldar Field: (aka. Holofield)
4+ invulnerable save against any glancing or penetrating hits from any angle. Doesn't work in Close Combat.

Agile Vehicle:
(Scorpion)Can move up to 6" and fire all weapons, or up to 12" and fire one. Can turn freely despite being a super-heavy tank

(Cobra)Can move up to 12" and fire . Can turn freely despite being a super-heavy tank

MrTimewalk

However back to the orginal question about painting......

Strangely I started to paint models again in the last few weeks after an absense of 12 years. I'm painting a dark elf army (actually the models are easier to paint this time round, but my eyes are not as good). I intend to paint a marine army at some stage and all I can think is

1. 1 can of Spray paint
2. 1 pot of bolter grey
3. spray spray spary, dab dab dab, finished army thank you very much

My reason for choosing marines is simply that they are easier to paint and there's fewer of them for you points (thus less painting).

KevDaEdbanger

Just out of intrest Some of my friends and I are putting together a Roleplaying game based on WH40k we have the core rules sorted out (Although there not on the net yet) and we've been doing a bit of play testing. So far we've only put up the bones of the site, and are fleshing it out pice by pice. the frist pice was most of the common human weapons. Check it out and keep comming back to see it up date. we would really appreacite your feed back/art/sugestions.

www.40kroleplay.com
:cool: :rolleyes:

goblin59

Guys does anyone know of a 40k gaming club (or general wargames club) in CO fermanagh?

Mr E

Not on an 11 year old thread. Start a new one please.