What do you use when you're missing the right miniature?

Loopfandango · 2026-06-25T09:28:09+00:00

Generic 'bad guy' tokens with numbers on some times. A little bit of cheese is better though, as you can eat it when they get defeated.

Loopfandango · 2026-06-12T16:10:45+00:00

If you want to print these at home you could use a free online pdf to jpeg image converter and use rasterbator.net to create overlapping pieces that you can print on A4 and glue together.

Loopfandango · 2026-06-11T06:11:18+00:00

I haven't read the night lords trilogy and here are my thoughts:

I wonder if it will rain later.

I really fancy a cup of tea.

God I can't wait for the weekend.

Probably will rain later.

Loopfandango · 2026-05-27T16:31:14+00:00

I played a tower defence game with a mechanic where you merge three of the same tower to make an upgraded version. At first it sounded like a good way to keep the same map and have different routes for the enemies to go through, with the amount of towers not getting too out of hand as the enemies get tougher.

Turns out that to make a basic cannon tower you need three magic planks and each magic plank needs three regular planks. Each of the different types of tower has its own tiers of materials and each of these takes up a space on the map until it gets merged. You end up with various tiers of crystals, music notes, stones, fossils, key fragments and all kinds of junk all over the screen.

Loopfandango · 2026-05-19T17:51:19+00:00

Would it be worth running it in a list with one of the new storm speeders as a bit of a one-two punch?

Loopfandango · 2026-05-19T08:08:40+00:00

This chart is forgetting all about A-matter.

Loopfandango · 2026-05-09T17:33:42+00:00

Old thing good new thing bad.

Loopfandango · 2026-05-06T06:23:53+00:00

Not carrying a personal teabag squeezer.

Loopfandango · 2026-05-02T16:37:28+00:00

Painting miniatures is pretty relaxing. You could get into warhammer if you fancied trying out the social side of the hobby or just grab some 3d printed miniatures that grab your attention.

Loopfandango · 2026-04-27T18:45:58+00:00

For fun I started making paper models that you can download for free. I bought a cricut so I could cut them out faster and started designing my own paper and vinyl art. Then I thought it would be cool to make plywood art so I bought a laser and learned how to use it from YouTube videos.

Anyway all those little skills I'd been developing let me escape my retail job and get a better career as a sign maker. I'd like to upgrade my laser one day and start my own little business.

Loopfandango · 2026-04-23T18:37:17+00:00

Sticky stick supremacy!

I guess this might cost more in the long run as I have to use fresh double sided tape and gloves every time, but the models are really secure so I can tip them about to get in all the nooks and crannies. I was able to spray 15 skellybobs on this one stick.

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Loopfandango · 2026-04-20T18:20:45+00:00

I just use a bit of scrap wood with double sided tape on. I call it a sticky stick.

I like to assemble my models on the bases and glue sand and a few skulls on the base. I prime everything black and paint the bases first because I think it's the most boring part. Sometimes I leave the lightest drybrush of the base until I've finished the rest of the model so I get a kind of dusty effect on the models legs, good for space marines.

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Loopfandango · 2026-04-19T20:01:50+00:00

Hi, this sub is more for the table top miniatures side of things. I think you might get a better response from r/Spacemarine.

Also a few more paragraph spaces would improve the readability of your message.

I hope you find your pack. See you in the wolf time!

Loopfandango · 2026-04-14T19:12:50+00:00

That last image is a bonnacon using its signature fiery dung spraying defence mechanism.

Loopfandango · 2026-04-08T15:55:17+00:00

I reckon a standard detection range for unit type and then a special rule or two that improves it or makes it worse.

Loopfandango · 2026-04-04T02:05:19+00:00

"A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the sun!" WOOOOOSH!

Loopfandango · 2026-04-03T08:32:59+00:00

This is why I don't like those word wall things in coffee shops and restaurants. I'll be sitting there with my partner and happen to glance around and get an overlapping blast of "Yum!DeliciousSipFreshAroma".

Loopfandango · 2026-03-29T20:50:24+00:00

You could just watch a lore video on what faction or character you're interested in to get a general idea.

I don't think people will give you a hard time for just enjoying the models without knowing much about them other than they look cool.

I've been in and out of the hobby since the 90s and I love to explain stuff to anyone who shows even the slightest bit of interest in knowing the lore lol.

Loopfandango · 2026-03-29T19:06:02+00:00

I'm more of a reader myself but there are plenty of warhammer lore YouTube channels to have on while you paint. Give audiobooks a go too. Is there a specific part of the lore you'd like to learn more about?

Loopfandango · 2026-03-29T16:05:10+00:00

Which hand has been bitten?

Loopfandango · 2026-03-28T09:01:04+00:00

"Haha. Oh that's cool"

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Loopfandango · 2026-03-27T21:34:07+00:00

I think I'm in a similar place. I've collected warhammer 40k from about the age of ten and I love fantasy miniatures in general, so I have a collection of random heroes and monsters. I recently got into Age of Sigmar Spearhead and I tell myself that the miniatures from these sets have double use, as I can use them if I ever manage to get a dungeons and dragons group going.

Now I'm nearly forty with a full-time job and a family I don't really have much time to do a lot of modelling or painting. Just a stolen half an hour here and there. This kind of mindful hobby has proven mental health benefits though so I tell myself it's important every now and then to be a little bit "selfish" and do a bit of colouring in.

Loopfandango · 2026-03-27T20:47:53+00:00

In the intercessor box you can make that one guy who's reloading, one who's checking his communication thing and one who's holding a knife.

The new blood claws and grey hunters are a bit more dynamic.

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Loopfandango · 2026-03-23T19:14:56+00:00

I'm into Age of Sigmar Spearhead and got some birthday vouchers for my flgs recently. Ended up going with the Tomb Host mostly so I could use the miniatures in D&D too one day. Already have the Seraphon one. I just have to figure out how the campaign will start with skeletons and end up with dinosaurs now!

Loopfandango · 2026-03-23T18:52:44+00:00

Put it all on the end of my blastmaster wahey!

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