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Oh no! My mate was unable to secure me a special copy!!

Looks like I will have to stump and get the plain copy...

What are the rule changes for Eldar? I believe physic powers are now like WHFB Magic?
 
Jaffa_Far said:
Oh no! My mate was unable to secure me a special copy!!

Looks like I will have to stump and get the plain copy...

What are the rule changes for Eldar? I believe physic powers are now like WHFB Magic?
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psychic powers are as per codexes however you can forgo then for those in the book, FAQ clarifies mastery levels for different models/characters, Eldrad's not done so well out of it apparently.
 
Reading the new Empire army book, something has me stumped. A Wizard Lord may be mounted on a Hurricanum Celestiam thingy, but it is also a rare choice in the book. The Lord entry says it he may be mounted, but replaces an Acolyte and costs 130 points or so, now, what has me, is the fact the chariot globe thing is initially a rare, so does the 'mount' version count as a Lord points or just the Wizard riding it and the rest as Rare points?
 
We just picked the book up earlier today from MK (having been to the Hamex model thing), and boy is it a biggun:p

I like the hardback binding and it looks like some of the changes are going to be fun - I think (haven't read it yet) that I may be able to field a mixed Tau/daemon army....Crisis suits + bloodletters/deamonettes/flamers :p

Jaffa, I would say it probably counts as lord for the lords points, and rare for the rest - although that's a guess (probably best to ask a GW store guy some time).
 
me and a couple of mates have been playing a couple of 800 point games this evening, there's a lot to learn, we've been methodically plodding through it to say the least, at it for 5 hours now XD there's certainly a lot of new rules and wound allocation is...interesting to say the least. we were all fairly up on 5th ed but this one has us all on our toes, very cinematic.
 
Jaffa_Far said:
Reading the new Empire army book, something has me stumped. A Wizard Lord may be mounted on a Hurricanum Celestiam thingy, but it is also a rare choice in the book. The Lord entry says it he may be mounted, but replaces an Acolyte and costs 130 points or so, now, what has me, is the fact the chariot globe thing is initially a rare, so does the 'mount' version count as a Lord points or just the Wizard riding it and the rest as Rare points?
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Not 100% sure as I've not read the empire book, but for tomb kings, the cost of the whole model would come from the lord points (for mounting a tomb king on a warsphinx). GW is usually pretty consistant with this sort of thing, so I would imagine empire being the same
 
Raziel1 said:
Not 100% sure as I've not read the empire book, but for tomb kings, the cost of the whole model would come from the lord points (for mounting a tomb king on a warsphinx). GW is usually pretty consistant with this sort of thing, so I would imagine empire being the same
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Thanks. I have clarified it with a GW staff member, if the thing in question is listed as a mount for a Lord/Hero it is bought using those points.
 
I love it when this thread gets bumped. I used to play GW stuff loads.

Am I the only one that loves reading about and looking up Warhammer stuff, but never quite gets round to actually buying/painting/playing?

A few years ago me and my mate made an effort to get back into it. We went halves on the Skull Pass box; he took the gobbos and me the dwarfs. He had all his gobbos painted in about a fortnight. My unpainted dwarfs are still in a box in the cupboard next to me, along with a pretty much brand new full set of Vallejo Game Colours I bought to paint them with.

I don't know if I like the idea of GW stuff more than the reality of it. Whenever I've been in the shop I've been pretty put off by the quality of nerd in there. I'm an ubernerd, so it's hard for me to admit that.
 
need to get the new 40k rulebook. I've kept my interest in it all by reading the horus heresy books over the last few years, but haven't painted or played since about 1998 maybe!?
 
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Any thoughts on the dry brush compound GW make? Got some golden griffon and necron compound.
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Not used them yet, but I have used the really odd texture paints. I won't be using them as a basing alternative, that's for sure. I used one just to add some minor textures to a terrain piece I was working on.
 
Got a Fantasy army and now me and friends are looking at maybe starting either another fantasy army or getting a 40K one.

I have always liked the look of the Tau, but how good are they for a beginner in the 40K world? I really have no interest in the space marines/orks stuff;

Thanks
 
Thought I'd chip something into this thread.

Been playing 40k for just over a year now after a 5 or so year gap.
This is one of my WIP space wolves rune priests.

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Also going to be starting a nice Voystron army soon cant wait. And entirely metal army mostly
 
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gilljoy said:
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Looking good, have you thought about adding a shade of blue into your grey, really helps bring out the colour on space wolves imo.

Also I'd perhaps add some flock/grass detailing to the base sporadically to break the colour away from his foot etc.

Oh and maybe colour the plasma section on top of the pistol :D

im rambling now, but TL : DR I like it.
 
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Looking good, have you thought about adding a shade of blue into your grey, really helps bring out the colour on space wolves imo.

Also I'd perhaps add some flock/grass detailing to the base sporadically to break the colour away from his foot etc.

Oh and maybe colour the plasma section on top of the pistol :D

im rambling now, but TL : DR I like it.
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Thanks man :)

It was a WIP pic so I've done some OSL on the plasma in the mean time as well as a few washes and stuff.

I may have to strip the paint off him since I've slightly changed the colour of my wolves armour.
 
Ooo I just remembered I had an all vehicle Eldar Saim Hann army, including a converted Nuadhu 'Fireheart' :D

and a 5 landraider black templar army :D

oo and the 1000point ish blood angel honour guard that were uber scary!

Oh the staff discount was good !
 
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Having started doing GW mini's again after 14 years away from the hobby, I have decided that GW is a harder habit to shake than your average class A junkie!

In the last few weeks I have spent hundred and am in the process of stripping my old mini's to repaint and match a new scheme.

Started playing WHFB again and going with my old Wood Elves. Understand they are a poor race at the moment and need a refresh and after first few games I realise just how much it now emphasises rank bonues which none of my skirmishers get.

What surprised me the most is how much the prices have changed. I remember buying 8 Glade Guard in a box for £5. A box of 16 is now £20! I know they are multi-part and better detailed etc but still seems a bit steep.

Seems like I am hooked again and any spare money I had will soon be gone! I think the Mrs is going to kill me!
 
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