Warhammer/Warhammer 40k ?

[Jason_Taverner]

Well Warhammer fantasy battle has just been re-released and I have to say its looking good. The battle for skull pass boxed set has over 100 miniatures. Dwarf and Goblin army only £40 I am tempted to start collecting again.

[Green]

Plastic models suck donkey ass, though. I bought Tyrion and Teclis models last week, first time I've bought any in a few years. The old versions were the first lead models I painted, so once I realised they were re-released, I couldn't resist dipping my brush again

24 bloody quid, though!

[Jason_Taverner]

yeah but they cheap and look good enough. I haven't painted in about 10yrs but I think it will be fun trying again

[Kaylo Mizuri]

40,000 mostly, I have a 2500 point nightlords army, and I've just started an Eldar army. The new Eldar codex is well sick.

[devilsgrin]

Originally Posted by Green

Plastic models suck donkey ass, though. I bought Tyrion and Teclis models last week, first time I've bought any in a few years. The old versions were the first lead models I painted, so once I realised they were re-released, I couldn't resist dipping my brush again

24 bloody quid, though!

How flawless is the Tyrion miniature tho... easily one of the best minis in the WFB range, if not THE.
Teclis is pretty good too, but i don't like it as much as the older one.

[VALEN]

Originally Posted by devilsgrin

How flawless is the Tyrion miniature tho... easily one of the best minis in the WFB range, if not THE.
Teclis is pretty good too, but i don't like it as much as the older one.

Some of the new Eldar minatures that Wokshop are producing are amazing:

I collected them about 5/6 years ago & to be fare some models sucked.

I'm currently collecting an High Elf Warhammer Army & agree Telics is a really good model.

Have not attempted to paint him yet

[BeefcakeTheMighty]

I have two 1,000 pt 40k armies, one is a Mortifactor space marine chapter(does anyone else even play this chapter, or know someone who does?) and the other a Relictor chapter. I've only won 2 games out of about 10 with the Mortifactors, but I'm about 22 wins out of 29 for my Relictors.

I have a Dark Elf army for fantasy as well, but I've been playing them for so long, I'm bored of them. I also just started a Cult of Slaanesh army for WFB. I'm trying to learn how to sculpt epoxy putty for conversions, because I want to make them look Clive Barker/Cenobite inspired, I think that theme fits in well with a CoS army.


P.S. so theres Warhammer players on here, does anyone play Confrontation? Thinking of starting it, Rackham's minis look awesome.

[Barristan]

Well, I used to work in a GW store 17 years ago. The prices were pretty much perfect at the time and with staff discount I soon built up huge armies of almost every type! I was much more into the painting and vignette making than the gaming, but did do both.

The last thing I invested in was Mordheim though, as this had so much potential to be an ongoing campaign. But GW got too greedy and as sales died down, instead of investing in new minis, they just played it safe. I saw some of the prototypes that could have been released and they were all beautiful!

I still play WFRP and most of the original books are worth money on eBay now. So look after them I am really looking forward to the 40k RPG It has been available in french for years though as a fan wrote the whole main rulebook and several source books. Unfortunately my french is crap, so kind of missed out on it, lol!

GW should review their prices though as staff now get a different deal called "loose metal". Basically they pay a premium per kg no matter the figure. It works out really cheap, they would still make a profit!

[fantasy noob]

ive played 40k but i dont really get it its fun tho i like the big ork mechs there fun and the peoon guys that are all like "please master dont beat me again" gives u a sense of power ha ha

[Antares]

I started to get into Tau in my University days - Had an almost exclusively Kroot army. But, I soon lost interest...

Then I got Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War and eventually, Warhammer 40k: Dark Crusade...

Does that count?

[Grez]

Beefcake the Mighty I am makeing a mortifactors army also. I have some questions for yah so plzzz respond back soon.

[Dexter]

40K all the way!

Dark Angels chapter, 1500 points.

The related RTS - Dawn of War: Dark Crusade is very cool.

[Overread]

Well firstly, GW are putting all their prices up because the got on the lord of the rings bandwagon pretty heavily and then when the films stopped showing -yep you guessed it - thier sales in lord of the rings took a massive slump; thus their prices had to go up to keep their stock holders happy.

Boring part aside I ahve been playing for only a short time as tyranid and currently have around 2000 points- however most of what I can play is small scale due to time restrictions at the club I go to - combat patrol, tyranid hate combat patrol - so many snipers!

as a side note though due to GW price increases other companies are now moving in and I can recomend Hordes by Privateer Press - I play as Orboros - and prefer the armies to those in Warhammer.

[Overread]

Just heard that Trading Standards are takeing GW to court over their recent overpriceing - one notable example £20 for four plastic models! HOwever if Trading Standars win GW will be shut down, but there is ever y liklyhood that they will either try and relaunch under a new trading name or forge world will buy up whats left and continue - dark days might follow, but remember there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

[woodsman]

Used to be quite into fantasy, had bretonians, and we played alot of small skirmish style games; about 500 point which was good fun. the fluff was actually awesome though and although expensive some of the new models are superb, but i was mainly into converting models and building weird Dwarf machines, still awesome fun.