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22 hours ago, paxmiles said:
Here's my Goal list:
++ Daemon Legions (Daemon Legions 2.2.2) [4,490pts] +++ Characters +
Harbinger of Father Chaos [265pts]
. Harbinger of Father Chaos: Army General
. . Manifestations: Character - Hammer Hand, Guiding - Kaleidoscopic FleshHarbinger of Father Chaos [320pts]
. Harbinger of Father Chaos: Battle Standard Bearer
. . Manifestations: Character - Iron HuskHarbinger of Father Chaos [265pts]
. Harbinger of Father Chaos
. . Manifestations: Character - Hammer Hand, Guiding - Kaleidoscopic FleshHarbinger of Father Chaos [265pts]
. Harbinger of Father Chaos
. . Manifestations: Character - Hammer Hand, Guiding - Kaleidoscopic Flesh+ Core +
Myrmidons [835pts]: Champion, Musician, 30x Myrmidons, Standard Bearer, Unit - Piercing Spike
Myrmidons [835pts]: Champion, Musician, 30x Myrmidons, Standard Bearer, Unit - Piercing Spike
Myrmidons [835pts]: Champion, Musician, 30x Myrmidons, Standard Bearer, Unit - Piercing Spike
+ Special +
Hope Harvester [435pts]: Engine of Damnation, Unit - Segmented Shell
Hope Harvester [435pts]: Engine of Damnation, Unit - Segmented Shell
++ Total: [4,490pts] ++
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Good stuff!
I look forward to the opportunity to send your demons back to the void.
You are skipping out on the magic phase tho. I would suggest having a wizard simply because the magic phase is a cool part of the game. The hope harvesters do not really take the place of having a wizard, as you will only have at most 3 veil tokens to spend every turn. But, I can for sure respect a no-magic list.
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5 hours ago, Jason said:
Haven't been around for a bit, getting rusty 🙂
Anyone up for 2,000 points of 40k? (I'm like 90% painted)
If 40k has no takers, I could probably get Cody to come out to play against you, any points I imagine.
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The Ninth Age shall be there with someone who has never been to WOW before!
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I bet Cody could make a 1 day GT no problem, he is always DTF (down to Fantasy Battles; The Ninth Age) 😁
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4 hours ago, OreoGolem said:
Next step would be a dry-test for scheduling, right? Make up a date, ask a host location if they have capacity for.... 8? What's our estimate number? Then turn around and ask people in our communities would do such. Assume like 40-50% chance of follow through from respondents.
40-50%, I appreciate your realism!
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21 hours ago, BenKerr said:
Where is the best meeting place halfway between Portland and Bellingham? We should try to get a 3 game mini tournament in November.
Your place 😉
I don't know any of the stores in Seattle, would need a yocal to scout it out.
@Yarbicus I summon thee!
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@BenKerr Daymn... That gives me the nerd chills.
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Cool, thanks for the shields diagram. The "on top" bit makes sense.
I'm reserving purple and bright yellow for the knights. Which at first glance appears that I am going against the equality aspect of the faction. But we then just spin in the word "equity", do some hand waving, and its all explained away and copacetic.
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Well, tbh the historical relevance means less to me. But the visual aesthetic does appear to be optimized if you follow the rules you laid out. They must have made those up for a good reason, aesthetics would make sense.
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@Ish That actually makes a lot of sense, the contrast is all wrong when I mixed colors. Thanks for the tip!
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Small update. Fixed up all the sloppy bits, painted the sleeves, painted the bottoms of the torsos, painted the skin and painted the belts. Next up will be faces and helmets, then attach. After that is boots, bases, and finally weapons.
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11 hours ago, valourunbound said:
I removed the boosted version for clarity. Yes, the spell won't cause my Pendulum to wound on a 4+ as it is not a Rank and File model, but it wouldn't it force my opponent to wound me on 4s? It doesn't say "attacks made by R&F models towards R&F models", just "attacks made by R&F models".
That's the most honest, straightforward, and amicable rules evaluation that has ever come from a trixy, cheating, rules ignoring vermin swarm player such as yourself.
Are you turning to the good side now?
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On 9/18/2019 at 8:30 AM, BenKerr said:
I’m off work the 28/29th, does either of those days work for anyone to get some practice games in for Zoo? I need to play test the list. I can drive down to wherever
I am out of town that weekend
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Same dwarf list that I brought to OFCC, and that you dispatched when we played at GG.
King + Shield Bearers + 2x Might + 1x Destruction + 1x Shielding + Shield
Rune Smith + 1x Iron + 1x Lightning + 1x Harnessing + 3x Battle Runes
20x Greybeards + HW/S + FC
25x Warriors + Spear/S + FC
10x Marksmen + Shields + Guild Handguns + Music
19x Deep Watch + Aether Banner + FC
16x Kings Guard + Wisdom Banner + FC
10x Miners + Paired Weapons + Throwing Weapons + Music
1x Vengeance Seeker
1x Gyro Bomber
1x Grudge Buster
1x Organ Gun
1x Cannon
Super plain, no funny business kind of list
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40 minutes ago, valourunbound said:
You're committing to this for Zoo right?
That's a negative
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1 hour ago, WestRider said:
Another thing I like about using the Army Painter washes or something like that over the whole Model is that they give it a uniform finish, without some parts being shinier or duller than others.
Ya! I feel the same way. I decided to double down on the strong tone for this entire army so that it all looks unified.
Sounds like ill have to test the weathering pigments, a 50/50 strong tone / thinner, and a soft tone and report the results.
MORE PIX TO COME
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11 minutes ago, Jason said:
I’m a huge fan of weathering powder. You can get a “dirty” or faded look without the muddy smear that washes sometimes leave. Might be worth trying.
Huh, I don't really know what that is.
Stuff like this?
Pretty sure I have seen this at GG.
22 minutes ago, Andrewgeddon said:I usually mix my Strong Tone wash 50/50 with GW Lamia Medium; it dilutes the wash without changing it's properties, helps it not "stain" raised surfaces quite as much. Not sure how much this will help on a flatsurface, but it might.
Looks like Lamia Medium is basically just a thinning medium? I have vallejo thinner, ill give that a shot!
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43 minutes ago, Brother Glacius said:
all the pics fail to load for me.
Stop using Netscape Navigator 😄
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14 minutes ago, BenKerr said:
What kind of varnish do you use? Stuff looks great, excited to see the new army!
Vallejo matte varnish. It’s just an intermediate step before masking as I had a lot of issues with ripping paint when I airbrushed my dwarf blimps. Oh what a nightmare...
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10 hours ago, WestRider said:
When you say "Strong Tone", are you talking the stuff in a can, or the ink wash? If the stuff in the can, try just the ink wash on the shields. Or, in either case, try the corresponding Soft Tone.
I haven't had an opportunity where it would have been useful to try this, but a tip I heard for masking stuff like this is after you lay down the masking tape, lay down another thin coat of the colour that's underneath it. It's supposed to help seal the edges of the tape down so the colour you're applying next doesn't leak under.
here is the strong tone, so the wash stuff. Here’s also a couple close ups of the shields. Since I brush on the tone, it’s hard to get a move even coverage. The wash, although people claim it is water based, still smells like a petroleum product (or something noxious). I need to try watering it waaay down. Water does seem to mix in with small amounts, so it probably is still water based.
Ill pick up soft tone too. I am basically using the tone as a crutch for the entire army. It does an OK job, certainly TT ready. My favorite part of the tone is that it creates a nice protective layer, so I don’t get paint chipping or anything like that.
i like the idea to seal after masking, it would add another step, but it sounds well worth it. As it stands, maybe 3 of the shields I did came out with crisp lines, the other 5 needed touch ups. Thanks for the tip!
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Progress!
First of all, I for the first time actually took a picture of what paints I used for my test models so I don't have to guess what colors I used.
5 Primary colors (clothing/shields)
5 Secondary colors (metal, shoes, wood, leather, skin)
Mass production of the remaining 40 peasants is well under way. At 5 sprues each with 8 peasants, I used the 5 primary colours to make up their outfits. I decided to be as "equal-tane-able" (har har) as possible, and divided the 5 colours across the 5 sprues, so that I ended up with 8 torsos, 8 left arms, 8 right arms, and 8 shields of each colour. I actually ended up sort of randomly choosing pairs of arms and shields throughout the sprues to add in a bit more randomness in the poses. Next time, Ill just spray the entire sprue 1 color, which would be MUCH easier, and makes very little difference.
Next I separated all the torsos out and paired to each torso matching coloured left and right arms (shoulders) that are of different colour than the torso. Since there are 8 of each torso colour, and 4 colours remaining (after discounting the torso colour), each colour is repeated to two torsos.
Finally all was assembled...
Next step is a whole lot of paint brushing. I plan to go 1 color at a time to touch up all models which need that color (due to clipping from the sprue, and various spots I missed). Additionally, bottom of the torsos (the bottom fringes of the torsos) will take on the colour of the shoulders, and the forearm sleeves must take on the colour of the torso.
After all of that, the heads which should be simple as they have no primary colors on them. They are just skin, leather, and metal.
Once heads are done and attached, its off to accessories.
Shoes, belts, weapon grips, blades, and hands.
Luckily these peasants have no personal belongings, so no pouches to mess around with.
After that will be basing, which I still need to decide on.
The final step will be the shields which will take some time to do all the masking.
As for the rest of the army, there is plenty to paint, with plenty more coming in a couple weeks.
48 peasant infantry
24 peasant archers
24 foot knights
12 "Teutonic mounted knights"
12 "Templar mounted knights"
12 mounted sergeants
2 mounted characters
2 characters on foot (from Reaper minis)
1 mounted magical person
I have some musings as to what I want to do with war machines, a part of me wants to scratch build trebuchets. Another part of me wants to say to hell with that and just buy the $5 catapults from D&D 5E scenery:
It's slightly larger than scale, but pretty dang close. Its also a torsion device and not a counter weight design, which is totally nerd-heresy, but for only $5?! Pre-primed, and available at most FLGS! Did I mention they are only $5?
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5 hours ago, Andrewgeddon said:
If my score at this year's OFCC is any indication, you are definitely right 😎
Stop being so damned agreeable! It takes all the wind out of my sick burns.
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8 minutes ago, BenKerr said:
I mean Josh kicked my ass at Ordo so the rankings don’t tell it all 🤔 but I did place well a couple times this year so that helps. We need to schedule a Zoo practice day
You mean Joel!
Ya, lets do a practice! I'm just bringing that same DH list cause I am not adventurous enough to change it. I need to practice smiling while my teeth get kicked in 😄
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Daaaang @BenKerr is in 10th place.
What a boss.
@valourunbound is in 37th, respectable for someone who plays 5 times a year ;D
9th age Khorne Daemons
in Fantasy Battles (9th Age, WFB, etc.)
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The hope harvesters have a volley gun which can optionally fire unused veil tokens. Veil tokens are primarily used in the magic phase to produce additional power dice for casting magic. So, not taking any casters means you wont have to make the decision between using the veil tokens in the magic phase, or loading them into the muzzle of your volley gun and blasting the veil tokens out at your foes.
Going no magic can work, you just have a lot less versatility since in T9A, you get to pick your spells after you see your opponent's army. Magic relies on a smaller number of dice rolls, so it is inherently more fickle. Some games it is of no use at all, some games it is the difference between win and lose. There are people who run no-magic lists, it is not all that common, but it is quite doable.