Hobby Weekender 31/05/19

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@tuffyears

 

Live on tuffyears, live on.

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@dawfydd

 

I could do tyrant’s legion. Wish official pics were released of them.

 

I do not have that or battlescripe. I do have the Badab War books from sixth or seventh ed.

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I’d probably just use the snap-fit Cadians for the Tyrant’s Legion, you’d just need to remove the aquila’s from the helmets,left breast and las-rifle casings (maybe any water bottles, if those kits have them). Dark blue/black fatigues with silver armour?

And if you have the FW books you at least have all the fluff you need for inspiration. If you want the updated rules Battlescribe is the easiest option, and has the bonus of being free 🙂

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Oh, and went looking for Gotrek, found some Gotrek 😀

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Will there be a Felix model?  Or am I spoiling the book series by asking?

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@robert not much of a spoiler as they mentioned it in the promotional materials for Realmslayer, but Gotrek’s schtick at the moment is trying to come face to face with Sigmar, as he believes a warrior spirit as mighty and noble as Felix would be prime material to be reforged as a Stormcast. It’d be awesome to see Felix (and some of the duo’s other companions) reborn like  this, but at present it’s more Gotrek’s own theory….

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@robert : I’m sure GW will find a way to include Felix if they’re bringing Gotrek back …
I mean … from a company that solves the primaris vs regular space marine controversy by having the fluff say “it works, nothing bad happened” I wouldn’t expect much.

A new civil war of space marines vs primaris would have been kind of cool/interesting.

@sundancer one look at the weather forecast and all the precautions outdoor activities were taking was enough to keep me inside today.
I’m no good with hot weather …and I was kind of distracted by code.

@mage cynical me thinks none of the companies care about their customers. They have proven over and over that they only care about their shareholders. CD Projekt RED is the only one that I kind of trust to deliver a good game (when CP 2077 releases) … and even they have been *ahem* less than ethical with their treatment of their employees. 🙁

Back to hobby the contrast paints appear to be offering more goodness for us :

@dawfydd
Sony is getting too arrogant because they got a good headstart this gen. They should consider themselves lucky that Nintendo isn’t interested in fighting the big boys. Refusing crossplatform multiplayer must have been the stupidest move ever, because it allowed Nintendo and MS to some positive news.

The most ironic thing though is the rumour that Sony might be using Microsofts’ Azure tech in the future. That must have felt like a punch in the family jewels for some of them. OTOH … it’s not like they have much choice. It’s Either Amazon or Azure at this stage. They haven’t got the capability to develop their own cloud-based solutions.

I think we’re near the end of an era soon.
heck, I’ve noticed that I have spent very little on my videogaming habit compared to previous years.
Instead I’ve been spending it on this hobby.

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@dawfydd & @limburger thanks for that.  I’ve kinda lost track of GW fluff these days.  I’ve a lot of reading to catch up with.

I also agree with GW missing the opportunity of a civil war.  Getting smashed on all sides, now with added internal conflict… Even a few Chapters telling RG to bugger off would have been fun especially if it meant GW updating their Leman Russ model and the Wolves being stubborn!  I like that idea!

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@limburger yeah, I take your point. And apparently Microsoft & Sony have entered into a partnership that looks to involve crossplatform tech in some form. And I gotta admit, as much as I miss not having played any of the console exclusives from the last decade or so (glorious PC Gaming Master Race yo) I can live without stuff like dropping beaucoup bucks for a console and then they release a tweaked, “better” version a year or two later that costs even more but walls off the full experience if you don;t get it. at least if my PC isn’t at max spec for a game I have options (if I even want to upgrade parts).

 

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@robert no worries 🙂
And I suspect they are holding off on any sort of Imperial Civil War until they get a new Loyalist Primarch out. Odds on if/when they do Russ or The Lion that’s when it’ll all kick off

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@limburger lots of talk about console gaming effectively switching to a streaming model, which would be interesting to say the least

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@mage me too. Everytime I go bargain game shopping I’m coming away empty handed. I was so very looking forward to the new Fallout but I’m disgusted it’s some online multiplayer tosh. I quite like painting metallics. What’s wrong with Salamanders and Astral Claws? Screw what other people think.

@warzan we all enjoyed watching you do your Hobby this weekend. Thanks for the info on One Thick Coat.

@tuffyears they look amazing and nice work on obtaining the army board. Good luck getting it working.

@dawfydd you never fail to amaze me dude. Have you thought about one of those trays for a paint station? Uses the space you are already using. Just a thought.

Managed to squeeze in some more painting but no pictures. Also listened to the new Rammstein album thanks for the heads up.

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I think there will be a lot of weird shenanigans involving Cypher and others before The Lion returns.  I can’t wait to see the Russ model, they did name a tank in his honour after all, plus they really need to include his doggos 🙂

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@robert I mean if  they did a Lion vs Luther 2 pack or a DA vs Fallen boxed set I’d be down the for that (but then I’m the mad ******* that wants to try and make use of the Lion vs Wolf strategem, so what do I know…)

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Had these a little while. Desided to do an experiment painting them with floor polish wash. They are a bit shiny but a matt coat will solve the problem.

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