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Really? Right in front of my 2 player starter set of Lunar?

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Hmm I see your point


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“Indian Space Research Organization”

My honest and earnest response to such comedy
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Thank the Gods we haven’t had a major Indian presence in the 40k-verse outside some one-off human chattel. Nothing like the “Celestial Lions” nonsense.
 
Hoping someone familiar with Airbrushing can help me out - a buddy just gave me a motor for one that was sitting in the trunk of his car for like three years. Looks fine and he says it is but is there anything I should look out for or test?
Is it a tankless compressor? If so, not really. Plug it in, turn it on, if it goes brrr its fine.

If its got a tank, basically the same, but might not hurt to get a moisture trap between your tank and your line. Also if it requires oil it might not hurt to replace that, but if it easily fit in your buddies trunk then it probably doesn't.
 
That’s just the average Eastern European, rotting and depressed for the amusement of a jolly fat man.

Hell, most the DG are high as fuck if you go by the ending of Warhawk.
I know I had to get a nice jab in about disgusting pajeet streets and culture. DG are entertaining in a manner because they’re the Resident Evil faction. Average Indian just has disgusting resilience in a far different manner and aren’t tough.
 
For contrasts you'd want to use a white base or primer. I've not been able to have good results undercoating with dark paint, the ink part of contrasts is too translucent. Maybe terradon turquoise is different, but from what I've seen you need to base white first.

In case you don't want to spend citadel's upmarked paint prices, vallejo Xpress paint "Snake Green" or army painter speedpaint 2.0 "raging sea" do the same job:

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For anyone else who doesn't want to spend more money on paint: a glaze medium with any teal does the trick. 1:1 parts paint and medium. Glaze medium, lahmian medium, they work well.
Still kinda new to painting minis, but after trying speed paint on one of my Eldar Fire Dragon models im having a hard time seriously considering citadel again. Citadel just seems so overly complicated by comparison
 
Still kinda new to painting minis, but after trying speed paint on one of my Eldar Fire Dragon models im having a hard time seriously considering citadel again. Citadel just seems so overly complicated by comparison
honestly for any contrast/speed/express stuff I just use AP speedpaints. its cheaper and I'm usually just using it as a first color to then traditionally paint on after. only exception is citadel black templar contrast, that stuff slaps.
 
I thought people liked AoS?
Timestamped for the "action"
That being said even with all of the continued bitching about it since, AoS itself is bigger than most other mini companies.
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And at this point even has a bit of a tournament scene with 2 day tournaments alongside every major 40k event. There's complaining by people who actually play it casually as well, but that's not the same as the people who never touched it. I've just got zero interest in it because that double turn shit they insist on keeping around is worse than normal IGYG in my opinion.

I doubt it. 40k is a money printer, while Old World was basically dead.
It absolutely is and I don't understand where this "it's going to get a reboot" or whatever keeps coming from. It's similar to how people insist "the grimdark" is gone, when it isn't and the writing 30 years ago in WD and a lot of the early novels was also shit. Old World was completely dead in just about every regard, except maybe some die hard game club somewhere but you'd have never known about it and they certainly weren't recruiting people into the playerbase. I think the primary reason bringing back The Old World worked as well as it did is because every other company out there trying to make a rank and flank game pretty much failed, the army boxes(ignoring how old the models are) are dirt cheap for $/model($2.80 for the new high elf and dwarf batallions, $3.21 for that tomb kings box and that's including one of those models being a big centerpiece, as well as ignoring the cost of the books/dice/etc. in the package), and the going away and coming back gave it a boost like the fucking McRib of all things.
Hoping someone familiar with Airbrushing can help me out - a buddy just gave me a motor for one that was sitting in the trunk of his car for like three years. Looks fine and he says it is but is there anything I should look out for or test?
In addition to what was said above, if it has a tank(and make sure there's no air in it before doing this) check to see that it has a drain at the bottom of the tank and empty it. Airbrush compressor tanks can trap moisture(but not all of it, that's why you'll still want a moisture trap like mentioned) and it can build up in the tank. Other than that, if it works it works. Just need an airbrush and a hose.
Imagine if there was a society of four castes, uplifted and ruled by an outside force. One which will be a superpower by M42.
Sad part about people missing this is that it's not even subtle. Caste system, cow hooves, blue skin like some hindu gods. Yeah, the T'au are fucking space indians.
 
I just use AP speedpaints. its cheaper and I'm usually just using it as a first color to then traditionally paint on after. only exception is citadel black templar contrast, that stuff slaps.
I've been putting serious thought into this. Maybe even trying a Gunpla panel liner for space marines.

I'm running into an issue where I don't want to "ruin" my "good models" with a bad paint job, but at the same time I'm not exactly a golden demon winner and don't want to put 800 hours and as many pounds into painting minis.

This is one issue I've been having with my guard (and bolt action nazis), the grey uniforms look flat. Washes are too dark and thinning them down just makes them stain instead of wash. I was told I need to buy medium instead of water and, well, I just don't need or want that much. Meanwhile, on skin it makes it look dirty, which wasn't what I wanted, but I can live with it. I'm tempted to try speedpaint by getting the starter set, a grey, and maybe a khaki green or tan. As you can tell, costs are spiraling and I don't know if it's worth the cost.

I think the primary reason bringing back The Old World worked as well as it did is because every other company out there trying to make a rank and flank game pretty much failed
And there were a bunch of high quality games. Total War and Vermintide spring to mind.
 
I’m shocked Halo Flashpoint is so high up and Bolt Action isn’t there. Just watching the tabletop game it seems so… bland. Especially when compared to Halo Fleet Battle or Halo Ground Command.

Also funny SOIAF on their web page just links directly to Amazon in their shop page.
 
I’m shocked Halo Flashpoint is so high up and Bolt Action isn’t there. Just watching the tabletop game it seems so… bland. Especially when compared to Halo Fleet Battle or Halo Ground Command.

Also funny SOIAF on their web page just links directly to Amazon in their shop page.
Probably only because it's recent. I thought it sounded bland as shit with the initial announcement of spartan armor guys or whatever only but the intent seemed to have been to "mimic" online pvp somehow(and then they added more models later but I haven't kept up with it). Heroscape ending up as large as it has, that's the one that threw me for a loop. I guess people are using it as terrain for other games or something?
 
Probably only because it's recent. I thought it sounded bland as shit with the initial announcement of spartan armor guys or whatever only but the intent seemed to have been to "mimic" online pvp somehow(and then they added more models later but I haven't kept up with it). Heroscape ending up as large as it has, that's the one that threw me for a loop. I guess people are using it as terrain for other games or something?
You know what? I can see that. Plus you can get some bits too for other models.

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Wings shields, stackable hex terrain all for $125 in. The starter seems good tbh.


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And honestly I just might as well too for Kill Tram terrain
 
I've been putting serious thought into this. Maybe even trying a Gunpla panel liner for space marines.

There is a wealth of stuff used in Gunpla that works a treat on space marines and miniatures in general. A friend of mine in Japan bought me a bunch of these recently in 0.01mm and 0.03mm. They are fantastic for panel lining, battle damage, writing on purity seals, tattoos etc. They have a glossy finish, but you can pull that back with a bit of satin/matt varnish.

As far as washes go, I've almost moved away from them completely. Acrylic ones anyway. Depending on the colour, I'll just give the base colour a wash and then do everything else with layering. The "tea stain" effect sticks out like an erection at a nudist beach. You can wick it back with a bit of ISO, but then you run the risk of affecting the paint underneath if you use too much or you're too rough. The only washes I'll use in earnest are enamel/oil washes if I'm doing any kind of weathering. The amount of control you have over them is insane compared to acrylic washes.

I can't remember who made it, but there was a fantastic guide a few years back on YouTube to painting skin/faces using only GW paints, and there wasn't a wash in sight. It was all done with layering. Once I'd practiced that a few times I've never looked back. You could apply the same principles to any colour, but skin is always something people balk at painting because of the uncanny valley effect. The way the guide was framed was that you have to imagine the layers of paint you're using as actual layers of skin. So the base colour is quite a reddish tone (and a much darker one than you would expect) and subsequent layers use more natural skin tones. It looks way, way better than just a skin tone as a base and then a wash.
 
While enamels and oils are wonderful for some or even most things, I still prefer acrylics in certain circumstances. Drakenhof Nightshade is a crucial part of my Grey Knights armor for example. For sure a guardsman I'd just slap an umber oil wash on that and call it good 99% of the time though.
 
Was thinking of just moving the entire setup down into the garage, but then you run into the issue of maintaining a consistent temperature of ~25'c and I don't trust those tiny chink heaters to run unsupervised for even a minute.

In regards to space, you need a single table for an FDM printer. Compared to resin that needs space for the printer, a washing station, a curing station and easy access to a drain to dump all the waste.
I'm likely to put the fdm into garage but the missus wants it in the office. The fumes is a concern, but i dunno how bad fdm is supposed to be. Resin for sure is going on garage bench, with all the other shit it needs too. Depends if you live in snow or not
 
I'm likely to put the fdm into garage but the missus wants it in the office. The fumes is a concern, but i dunno how bad fdm is supposed to be. Resin for sure is going on garage bench, with all the other shit it needs too. Depends if you live in snow or not
With FDM it all depends on what material you're using. PLA smells weirdly sweet(like syrup), if you're running the nozzle hotter than absolutely necessary you're also getting soot particulates in the air. An enclosed printer with a built in HEPA filter(as in filtering the air inside the printer like a bento box, not just a filter on the exhaust. Also need to make sure you aren't using acidic activated charcoal or it can ruin your machine) and an open window mitigates this but you can have problems with the chamber temp being too warm so it's a balancing act. PETG doesn't smell as much, but it definitely releases particulates into the air, but at least you can leave the chamber closed for the filter to do its job.

ASA and ABS fucking stink(ABS is the worse of the two), and I recall reading at least one of them discussed as releasing formaldehyde. Not that smell alone is a good indicator of toxicity(plenty of toxic shit has no smell) but even with a chamber closed, and filter, I wouldn't want to be in the room with one of these printing without a ton of ventilation.

TPU also fucking stinks however I rarely print with that and it's usually just a quick job. Dust cover for a port, small gasket for something. Shit like that. PC I've got but never found a reason/excuse to use it. Most home filament dryers can barely dry nylon/PA to any degree worth a crap(they usually just can't get the air hot enough without having hot spots within the device itself) and it's extremely sensitive to moisture problems.

All of this is also increased by not drying your filament, as damp filament basically causes microscopic steam explosions once it leaves the nozzle(in addition to messing with your print quality). An FDM printer without an enclosure, I'd be more inclined to treat it like a resin printer with anything other than PLA. You can see what I mean about the moisture issues here. It's worse because it's nylon, but this is what happens with filament with too much moisture in it. Something like the polydryer will handle up to ABS/ASA just fine as a single spool, but the 2 spool adapters you can print(don't use PLA for those) only really work on PLA/PETG because a single polydryer unit at max temperature just doesn't produce enough heat/airflow for 2 spools of ABS/ASA at once.

At least with an enclosed FDM printer, even if it doesn't have a chamber heater the bed alone will keep the interior pretty warm unless you're actually trying to use it in a garage at -25C or something.

As far as warhammer shit, I use my FDM printer for terrain, bases, rulers(deep strike gauges and shit). As much as people talk about FDM for minis, I still have yet to see one that doesn't look like shit once paint is applied even with a small nozzle and layer height, or is just super simplistic to the point of not wanting to bother putting paint on such a boring model.
 
Still kinda new to painting minis, but after trying speed paint on one of my Eldar Fire Dragon models im having a hard time seriously considering citadel again. Citadel just seems so overly complicated by comparison
There are less than a handful of citadel paints I keep at hand's reach but by now I've completely switched to AK, vallejoj or inks. Lining using oils and odorless thinners is also easier, cleaner, cheaper and definitely sharper than wrangling whatever formula Nuln Oil has turned into.
 
Silicone nail stamps. As in stamps for women's nails.

Funnily enough, Goobertown Hobbies(who has also does his own stupid lolcow worthy shit at times) is getting ready to sell these
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Here's a video showing how they're normally used, and there's a ton of stencils made cheap in china. The only difference is goobertown's are a little more 40k/scifi specific
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You can even just paint directly on the stamping pad itself and then apply it to a surface. Here's some letter stencils for nails for $7 in different fonts even https://www.amazon.com/PH-PandaHall-Stamping-Alphabet-Stainless/dp/B0DFYB44LC

I got curious if it would be possible to DIY your own plates with just a resin printer, because this is actually a neat idea in concept and shelling out 50-150 for a set of plates seems silly.

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My wife already has one of those stamping kits so plates are all I would need, gonna print this one out and test it. I have the logo extruded only .2mm into a 2mm thick plate, not really sure how deep the engraving on one of those aluminum plates go. Only thing I'm really worried about is the texture of the resin, but flat planes like this usually come out pretty smooth so it might be fine.
Should only take like 20 minutes to print and another 10 minutes to clean/cure so I may have some results in an hour or so.
 
I never understood the hatred GW and FLGS have for people playing in the store. I get their logic. If you aren't spending money you're just wearing out the carpet, but people want to talk and play games.
It's not that they hate it, it's that from a business standpoint it doesn't make money. Space that players take up is space that can't be used for merchandising. It's an added cost because you'll need to rent out a location large enough to accommodate everyone. It's more maintenance, especially for wargaming, that need playmats and terrain. This is why some stores want to charge for table time. The store still has to pay to keep the lights on, and the rent for the building. People aren't buying models and paints every week, and there's no guarantee you'll buy an overpriced can of soda from them instead of the dollar store down the road.

However, I think some store owners might forget how important it is to make your store look busy. If someone walks in off the street you want them to see tables full and start ogling the pretty models and all the dice throwing. It draws people in and your players will make a customer for you. Even if they are already set on trying Warhammer you want them to feel confident that there will be other people they can play with, or to help them learn to paint. It build confidence in their purchase, and trust in your brand. If there are loads of people in your store then it must be a good place to shop or no one would show up. That being said I do understand that this is essentially paying the store back in "exposure" rather than any real money. For some stores it just doesn't cover their expenses.
I thought people liked AoS?
They do now. They didn't when it replaced Warhammer Fantasy. It took a wrecking ball to a well loved system, turned it on its head, had a lot of bad rules and fucked with the lore. I don't follow it that closely but those were all of the complaints. It took GW some time to work out the issues. Now we're a few editions in, The Old World is back, and I think the people who really didn't like AoS are long gone so you only have the new blood who actually like AoS.
Caste system, cow hooves, blue skin like some hindu gods. Yeah, the T'au are fucking space indians.
I take this as a personal attack on my character. The T'au are way too clean and too few in number to be space pajeets. Their technology actually works. If anything humanity is closer to space indians. They live in shit, are pseudo religious, breed like cockroaches, and have no regard for any other culture or race. Their technology is barely functional or understood, and they only manage to survive because they breed faster than disease or workplace fatalities can kill them.
 
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