Brilliant work on both conversion and paintworkI decided to knock something together for my local store's Red Gobbo painting comp, going for best converted category rather than best painted though.
I also spotted the Red Gobbo competition GW were running on Twitter and decided to enter my conversion into that too, and won an item off my wish list!
I actually saw Da Red Gobbo tweeting that and thought it was awesome, haha!Honestly the paint job (well, the whole build) was a rush just to get it finished in time for the first competition but it seems to be getting a laugh out of people so I guess it's all good enough!
Yeah, Battleforces are Christmas only basically. They're usually good value so stores might stockpile them since they're very sought after. I know a couple of people who save their budget until this period and then splurge on a couple of boxes to make what force they want then sell the rest.So the Battleforce boxes that GW put out, they're generally only on sale for a year?
Why is that? The Start Collecting sets seem to be evergreen. I'm super bummed I missed the Slaves to Darkness Godsworn Warband. It costs double to buy everything in it separately.
I will have to make sure I buy the Gloomspite and Chaos Space Marine sets before the end of 2020.
It is all that good! I am trying so hard to stick to my Space Wolves, but tiny kill teams inspired by books are the thing that is most likely to get in the way! I have a Dark Apostle and chaos cultists that need a few buddies to make a Word Bearers kill team... and a single sister model that for sure will turn into a kill team for them.I started reading Dembski-Bowden's Night Lords trilogy and if that whole thing is as good as the prologue of the first book, then I am in for a treat for sure!
Let's see if this spawns a traitor kill team lol.
It is all that good! I am trying so hard to stick to my Space Wolves, but tiny kill teams inspired by books are the thing that is most likely to get in the way! I have a Dark Apostle and chaos cultists that need a few buddies to make a Word Bearers kill team... and a single sister model that for sure will turn into a kill team for them.
GW actually had an article about a warband modeled after them. There might be spoilers in the article though, I haven't read the books myself.I started reading Dembski-Bowden's Night Lords trilogy and if that whole thing is as good as the prologue of the first book, then I am in for a treat for sure!
Let's see if this spawns a traitor kill team lol.
The Battleforces aren't on sale for a whole year - they are Christmas bundles; it's just local shops usually order a bunch so they have some left over for a while.
Fairly certain they already did.Ahhhh, OK, thanks guys, didn't know that. So when do GW stop producing them?
GW actually had an article about a warband modeled after them. There might be spoilers in the article though, I haven't read the books myself.
The official community one, voxcast, is pretty good, I often listen to it at work. The interviewees are often the miniature designers and background writers and give a lot of insight.Does anyone have any favorite 40k podcasts? Preferably without giving clicks/listens to far-right weirdos? It feels like such a minefield out there sometimes.
Mine is the Independent Characters. They have been around for some time, so there is a backlog of stuff to get into.Does anyone have any favorite 40k podcasts? Preferably without giving clicks/listens to far-right weirdos? It feels like such a minefield out there sometimes.
The official community one, voxcast, is pretty good, I often listen to it at work. The interviewees are often the miniature designers and background writers and give a lot of insight.
Mine is the Independent Characters. They have been around for some time, so there is a backlog of stuff to get into.
I *like* that Shadowsun.
Nice! That middle one looks like the Ogor Hunter for Warhammer Underworlds and AoS too.
Looks more like an Iron Maiden, to me.The penitent engine variant is interesting, like more of a dreadnought-style revered sarcophagus rather than an exposed, tortured heretic.
I suppose you could argue an anointed/torture device/tomb sums up both penitent engines and dreadnoughts to one degree or another given the whole 'gothic death cult' aspect of the Imperium emulating the condition of the Emperor all over the place!
I've always wanted to get into 40k but I can't paint and that has -always- put me off.
Have fun guys/girls.
We'd be happy to help if you did decide to dip a toe in :-)I've always wanted to get into 40k but I can't paint and that has -always- put me off.
Have fun guys/girls.
Hey now!
1) There are ways to enjoy 40k without painting, even the miniature game. Buying a painted army is one - there are tournament grinder types that will sell their miniatures when the meta shifts. And commission painters (but that might cost a pretty penny).
2) There are some products that really make taking the first steps into painting much easier than before. Check contrast paints from Games Workshop for one.
We'd be happy to help if you did decide to dip a toe in :-)
The advice I always give is that time spent setting up your painting area, and prepping models, and planning out a paint scheme etc, is never time wasted. As long as you work clean, don't to do too much at once, don't expect wonderful results instantly, and look at tutorials for the tools (anything from spray paint to modelling knives- there's always better ways to do things), you'll get there. You don't need to be artistic to paint models, sure it helps, but a planned out colour scheme and practice with tools and practice with a steady hand will get you good looking results.
Tabletop minions has some great videos for people getting into any wargames, from painting tips to work area and project management.
I've been in the hobby on and off for 30+ years and I'm always learning new stuff- I didn't realise the UK climate and time of year was responsible for my spray paint disasters for ages.
As mentioned above, contrast paints are really forgiving and give good results quickly for new painters. I'm starting to combine them with washes and regular paints and the medium now, but I knocked out a space hulk set with them in no time and was really impressed, it got me back into painting and planning out an army again.
Are you being put off by models you see online? often stuff on social media by people claiming 'its my first one' look amazing compared to my first efforts in the early 90s, blobby nightmares that they were! I think the wealth of tutorials, and far better tools and paints, helps a lot now. When I was a kid nobody played Imperial Fists (yellow space marines) purely because the yellow paints were so bad at the time, if it wasn't over crisp pure white it looked awful :DI've considered commissioning but you're right, it's bloody expensive lol, and I just simply can't paint - shaky hand and a huge lack of patience.
When i was around 14 I got a huge Tau army but sold it as I couldn't paint 'em, one of the reasons I chose them is because I thought it would be easier.. I was given a Nid to paint by a store a few years ago and I just failed horribly, so I'd rather shy away from it - maybe I should try find the sites where folks sell their tournament armies... Space Wolves, Orcs or Angry Marines would make me giddy.
Aye the steady hand is where I fail, I appreciate the thought though buddy - I'll check it out but I just get destroyed when I realise how bad I am and having a nice looking army is something I feel like I *need* before I play, even though I know some folks just basecoat and then play.
Are you being put off by models you see online? often stuff on social media by people claiming 'its my first one' look amazing compared to my first efforts in the early 90s, blobby nightmares that they were! I think the wealth of tutorials, and far better tools and paints, helps a lot now. When I was a kid nobody played Imperial Fists (yellow space marines) purely because the yellow paints were so bad at the time, if it wasn't over crisp pure white it looked awful :D
Hypothetically, just out of interest, do any of the factions appeal to you? Not trying to sell you on the hobby, just curious!
Oh, there's a video on minions about steady hands- basically bracing your elbows on the table for a stable platform, and then having your wrists together somehow. Remember it's like rock climbing- three points of contact at all times :D
I've considered commissioning but you're right, it's bloody expensive lol, and I just simply can't paint - shaky hand and a huge lack of patience.