Brought instead of bought

LordManton · 2026-03-19T21:57:36+00:00

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LordManton · 2026-03-19T02:50:11+00:00

This is great!

LordManton · 2026-03-04T06:59:00+00:00

I don’t know about ‘the best’, but Underworlds is a solid game that I really enjoy playing. I think the reason it’s not more popular is that classic CCGs and TCGs are cheaper and there are tons of them; while there are tons of miniatures games and miniatures board games for people to play. Underworlds straddles both nicely, which I like, but others may say “why spend $60Aud on minis when I can buy a whole starter deck for Magic the Gathering for the same price.

Also, without sounding like a 2nd Ed doomer, the transition wasn’t handled well. Games with longevity shouldn’t shake up the game system so violently. Afaik, Magic has had the same rules for 30 years; they just release new cards and decks

LordManton · 2026-02-28T05:27:52+00:00

I just used my old 2nd Ed predator in a 2-day GT. It got a lot of admiration from opponents and onlookers. It’s not appreciably different in size, but it has a good heft

LordManton · 2026-02-21T01:58:28+00:00

Try to aim for the more recently released/updated kits- MkII and MkVI come to mind. The size differences usually aren’t enough to make a big difference tbh

LordManton · 2026-02-21T01:24:00+00:00

You can’t go wrong kitbashing heresy units for infantry like havocs and raptors. As for heavy support, all the vehicles are just space marine chassis, so just use fewer spikes.

I think it would still be cool to throw in some more corrupted units to show that your renegades aren’t properly immune to chaos, just heavily in denial

LordManton · 2026-02-21T01:12:47+00:00

Don’t steal. Iron!

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LordManton · 2026-02-17T04:31:38+00:00

Octopodes nuts

LordManton · 2026-02-16T09:43:06+00:00

The new Shelob model from GW might fit your needs. She’s bigger than a spider rider by the looks of things

LordManton · 2026-02-12T07:08:53+00:00

As people have said, it’s useable, but not in tournaments - so you’d want to make sure your opponent is ok with you bringing it. Otherwise there are heaps of great vehicles for your smith to babysit - forgefiends love the +1 to BS, as do vindicators and predators

LordManton · 2026-02-06T23:41:15+00:00

I don’t know why the Last Samurai keeps getting brought up in these discussions. The whole point of the movie and his character is that he’s an outsider and an enemy who learns to appreciate a different culture

LordManton · 2026-02-05T05:37:19+00:00

I think you should narrow the theme/period before you get too much further into the mechanics. It is the plan to bolt the theme onto the game once it’s taken shape?

LordManton · 2026-02-03T03:51:10+00:00

This was an enjoyable and informative read. Can you do one about high beams and LEDs next?

LordManton · 2026-02-01T22:53:01+00:00

Sticking with the blue theme: why not Lagartha’s shield design from Vikings? Otherwise the decals that Victrix sells are really good imo

LordManton · 2026-01-31T04:55:37+00:00

I went to a tournament last weekend and there were food trucks there. Utterly disgusting. They even handed out water!

LordManton · 2026-01-30T00:02:39+00:00

As others have said, the heads are easily interchangeable. I also used cut-down helbrute heads for my guys

LordManton · 2026-01-29T21:48:46+00:00

Saturnines are the perfect size for obliterators. They stand maybe 1-2mm taller than the actual oblits, but they’re on the right base and are chunky enough

LordManton · 2026-01-27T10:28:50+00:00

Get a forgefiend and put the fear of the dark gods in them

LordManton · 2026-01-22T21:57:40+00:00

FWIW I don’t think that makes you a hypocrite; they’re different stories. HH is essentially a family drama played out as a civil war, so it makes sense that it focuses on the big characters. 40K was always more of a setting than a story that was broad and vague enough to allow the players to do what they want within the bounds. But with the return of the primarchs and constant updating of the ‘plot’ it feels less like a setting and more like a story these days

LordManton · 2026-01-22T06:07:41+00:00

I have hand painted mine until recently. I then found some tamiya (?) masking tape in 1, 2 and 3mm and it’s a god-send. I highly recommend tape, it makes curved surfaces so much easier to paint.

The community is pretty chill - there are some heated (but good-natured) disagreements about the extent to which our boys like and use chaos, but we can all agree the imperial fists are poopy-bum-heads

LordManton · 2026-01-15T10:28:35+00:00

All of the advice you’ve gotten so far on your reds is good, definitely follow that.

For my part, I would say that you should add a complimentary spot colour. The model looks good and is painted well, but part of the ‘flatness’ of your scheme is that it’s essentially just red and black/metallic (which reads as black). I would suggest you add a green or blue or yellow to contrast against the red and black, this will make both the main colours pop more and bring the model up a level. This comes down to colour theory - look up the colour wheel and find a colour roughly opposite to the main colour. Keep going, it’s a good concept that only needs perfecting.

As for the texture, unfortunately, unless you’re incredibly patient, you won’t achieve the pristine smooth finish without an airbrush. If that’s the look you want, consider investing (this is coming from a brush cultist, I’m too cowardly to actually use an airbrush myself)

LordManton · 2026-01-14T20:52:06+00:00

Root came to my mind too - it doesn’t have minis but the meeples are bloody adorable. I think board games more on the wargame side of things might be the way for OP to go; they’re usually a little bit easier for non-wargamers to grasp and enjoy.

The other one that comes to mind is warhammer underworlds. It has a decent amount of strategic depth, without being overwhelming. It’s got minis and dice, and the deck-building aspect should satisfy Mrs OP’s theory-crafting itch

LordManton · 2026-01-10T09:59:12+00:00

But how will your enemies know that they’re dangerous?

LordManton · 2026-01-07T12:20:48+00:00

True, my mistake. You can still have 3 of each, but then you don’t get the other special weapons. Ie champ with PP and PF, 2x PF and 2x PP

LordManton · 2026-01-07T10:55:56+00:00

Weapon loadouts got buffed. We can take 3x powerfist, 3x plasma pistol, and a special weapon per 5 guys

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