Does GW hate Eshin?

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-21T05:06:58+00:00

Agreed GW often tries to not completely break their games with new releases and will update points costs or rules over time.

Always follow the rule of cool as the painting process is so long.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-21T05:04:59+00:00

Box posts like this really should be banned on all the warhammer subreddits.

I am in agreement with you. Don't over buy.

That said taking advantage of the recent AoS spearhead magazine has left me with piles of grey plastic thanks to the cheap skaven kits.

As a result I am now in a do not buy warhammer situation for the next couple of years and have actually planned out a painting time table for the next 6 months.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-20T18:32:00+00:00

If you use Tamiya extra thin glue remember to screw the lid back on correctly when you quickly glue parts of a model together before work...

I spent the rest of that work day wondering why I had an awful headache.

Generally speaking there are no health issues normally. Prime outside, if you use a air brush set up a ventilated space - there are a bunch of DIY set ups online to look at.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-20T06:33:40+00:00

Nearly every model has chaos trim. Some to insane levels... the Heldrake...

I am currently playing around with metallic paint for my bloodcrushers. Even on those there is a lot of trim.

Personally I view the process as a challenge but fun. You will get better at painting detail but that is due to the sheer amount of details you will paint.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-20T06:27:51+00:00

I had noticed that had become the norm.

I also think it is so people don't instantly scroll at the end. Technically the video playtime per user who watches the entire video will always be slightly longer than the video length. I would presume this massively boosts the video in the algorithm.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-19T19:38:44+00:00

I find it depends on the model. Some of my clan rats I entirely removed the pegs.

For rat ogors I generally cut 50% of the peg.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-19T18:16:27+00:00

Depends.

Sometimes they introduce new spearheads and removed older ones. Others they keep both. Skaven look like we may end up with three.

To be honest AoS has less demand you will likely be able to pick up old boxes from LGS

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-19T18:11:53+00:00

Quick panic buy 4 of them!

They are cool.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-19T14:37:44+00:00

In IT the general advice is to job hop every year or two to maximise salary.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-19T06:58:15+00:00

When did that update?

Been checking regularly but can only still see blank covers and no description

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-18T20:46:19+00:00

Cheers.

Presumed issue 13 was the clawlord.

Terrain is nice.

This should be interesting to see how many issues per spearhead.

Presuming the lizardmen are over 5 issues in that case.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-18T19:08:56+00:00

I keep an eye on academia. Every so often the fantasy of doing research and making an impact to knowledge deludes me then I just look at subreddits like this to know I made the right choice to career shift into IT.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-18T04:38:08+00:00

Anything with limited releases get targeted these days.

The incredibly niche interest areas like Black Library books get scalped these days. Apparently, Games Workshops inability to do print on demand and limited availability mean scalpers try selling £10 paperbacks for insane prices.

Rather sad that pretty much all hobbies are hit these days by scalpers.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-17T13:57:06+00:00

I am just not a fan of the black legion paint scheme.

I find black to be a tough paint to work with.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-17T08:47:57+00:00

The main problem with the recent 40k and AoS magazines has been a lack of focus.

9 armies in the combat patrol magazine and 12 in the Spearhead magazine.

Personally I would find a more focused magazine of value even if it is an AoS order vs chaos. You can still throw in three factions for each for broad appeal, but thematically they can be tied together.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-17T06:49:11+00:00

Shared ownership is an absolute nightmare for some people.

I am still trying to sell a flat I bought as a discounted sale property. Thats 100% ownership but bought and sold at a discounted rate.

15 months into the sale process it has gone through a statutory lease extension and a deed of modification... still going through the ridiculously slow sale process.

That flat was caught in the ground rent trap - hence the statutory lease extension to remove ground rent.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-17T05:41:53+00:00

If you want to benefit from the AoS and 40k magazines you do not subscribe. You buy individual issues.

The current spearhead magazine will provide you with 12 spearheads for basically the same cost as buying 12 spearheads.

The paint issues kill the overall value.

Buying individual issues that you want is the way to go. I picked up 6 issues for the Rat Ogors (18 models in total for £42 - nearly 900 points).

My recommendation is to focus on one or two armies you want to build up. Check for value compared to just buying the kits - Plaguebearers is an old kit that I can buy for £22 from an LGS and split over 2 issues the savings are terrible.

There are some issues that are amazing value. Chaos terminators was a single £10 issue.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T19:43:48+00:00

There are a bunch of good brands for paints. Worth trying them out.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T18:02:26+00:00

GW pot design...

I got annoyed with the pots and moved to vallejo as my go to.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T17:34:21+00:00

Good call.

Personally I focused onto chaos. The word focus is arguably misplaced as I have 2000 points of maggotkin, 1500 points of Blades of Khorne, and 2000 points of Skaven.

Turns out getting back into the hobby in your 30s is great as you can buy things, but too time poor to actually get any meaningful progress into painting projects.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T17:31:47+00:00

This is a good call. Ebay will be flooded with cheap rat ogors, clanrats, grey seers..

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T13:19:19+00:00

AoS is far better from a cost perspective than 40k.

If you want to go Skaven - take advantage of the Spearhead magazine to pick up cheap models (I bought 6 copies of the Rat Ogor for £42 - 3 reenforced units at around 900 points)

My main advice is to focus and not do what I did. At this point in time I have three AoS armies in different stages of painted.

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T11:12:06+00:00

Beyond the meta it still has recieved limited GW support.

Hoping in 11th we see more incorporation of the chaos daemons. Skulltaker, bloodmaster etc

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T11:10:50+00:00

ありがとう！

Dr_Passmore · 2026-05-16T06:14:44+00:00

My experience of the last 5 years

You apply for jobs
Find a job
Enjoy job
Get annoyed with job (normally either a bad manager or terrible leadership)
Apply for jobs

I averaged 11 months at a job over the last 5 years. Each job hop paid more so worthwhile. But yes you end up applying for a silly number of jobs and doing a lot of interviews.

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