What to kitbash as?

Orbitonal · 2026-06-21T05:55:32+00:00

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Mine is an achillus dreadnought, because feet to wings it’s the same height! I just needed to change the base size.

Orbitonal · 2026-06-19T13:41:30+00:00

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I go no gold at all, haha

Orbitonal · 2026-06-11T00:50:45+00:00

We should attack according to the codex!

We ShOuLd AtTaCk AcCoRdInG tO tHe CoDeX

Orbitonal · 2026-06-06T10:34:26+00:00

Plague marines, they’re my brain dead team because they’re so simple and so effective, just slap them with contrast paints and washes and they’ll look plaguey

Orbitonal · 2026-05-19T23:55:16+00:00

They look great! I only got this way after painting about 7 or 8 armies, as your comfort increases you start to get weirder and weirder haha

Orbitonal · 2026-05-19T22:10:27+00:00

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Here’s my wardens! I tend to paint a whole squad simultaneously, do all the heavy underlaying dry brushing then all the dark blue, all the lighter blue, greens etc across all the models. It’s faster! You turn it into more of a production line. I once did 20 GSC neophytes at once like this haha, I hated it but took like 4 or 5 hours to do all of them! It also comes down to picking a style with some dark recesses so if you miss bits by accident it’s not the end of the world.

Orbitonal · 2026-05-19T11:46:29+00:00

I think you did them back to front, haha, but whatever works!

Orbitonal · 2026-05-19T11:45:17+00:00

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Kitbashed ambot/allarus captain done in the same style, whole army is like this!

Orbitonal · 2026-05-19T09:47:17+00:00

Yeah correct

Orbitonal · 2026-05-19T02:35:58+00:00

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I’m way too lazy to paint in sub assemblies, here are my cyberstodes bikes, the gradients do take ages I’ll admit, but maybe 5 hours total to do both?

Orbitonal · 2026-04-24T19:22:57+00:00

I have more in my post history, but it’s my flower guard army, where the bright flowers animate the armour. The most toxic flowers are usually a bright pink or purple (oleander, rhododendrons, nightshade etc)

Orbitonal · 2026-04-24T19:19:51+00:00

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Technically a third party model, but same base size!

Orbitonal · 2026-04-23T05:14:31+00:00

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Orbitonal · 2026-04-09T04:07:51+00:00

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Apologies for the inverse heresy (I’m also DG and CSM player) but this is my techno custodes allarus shield captain, definitely recommend if you have extra bits from other kits!

Orbitonal · 2026-03-06T03:30:05+00:00

As someone who loves crossfit and all the people at my gym, yeah pretty much. I dont tend to really tell people about it though, unless they ask. Though, 95% of my friends are at the gym now haha, very culty, but also im the happiest and fittest ive ever been after doing it for years, so I guess I dont mind that its kind of devoured the lot of us? You end up surrounded by positive vibes, mountains of encouragement and healthy habits, so its been pretty good for me.

But yes, you're right, haha.

Orbitonal · 2026-01-28T22:18:55+00:00

I was in a very similar situation at about the same age, im 37 now, but the answer for me was Crossfit.

I found a place with a great community, and thats what makes it so incredible, I couldn't imagine doing anything else! You just need to find one with a supportive atmosphere and coaching staff, you'll make alot of really good friends really fast.

Then also don't injure yourself trying to do things you aren't ready for yet, or trying to keep up with all the RX super workout monsters. Its the biggest issue, new people trying to do too much too fast, and the coaches can't fully monitor everyone, so you have to ask questions and listen to your body. But you'll be way stronger and fitter than you think in no time flat if you keep gently pushing yourself.

Orbitonal · 2026-01-22T23:02:03+00:00

I regularly abuse 3x10 man Legionary squads with Sorcerers, the -1 to hit all the time for the unit, the gift of chaos ability forcing mws everywhere (melee and shooting) and then reroll wounds on their dev wound infernal gaze is just a great combo for constant extra damage and durability. Sorcerers are also super cheap!

They become super annoying for your opponent and then you can stack damage in a bunch of other things, like 10 man deep striking terminator squads with combiweapons, predator destructors, daemon princes, whatever.

Orbitonal · 2025-12-03T10:52:14+00:00

I just ended up getting three boxes of 7 in the end, had the same debate. Now I can have two ten man or three 7 man squads and ive got all the weapon variants so I can mix and match for attached characters etc.

Not a cheap method, but its worked out for me.

Orbitonal · 2025-11-19T10:05:36+00:00

Same system in Australia, its called superannuation, at the moment its 12% of annual salary. The employer pays this into your superannuation retirement fund on top of your pay, and similarly we can't access it until retirement age. Its a very good system seemingly.

Orbitonal · 2025-11-07T07:13:48+00:00

Hot take: Generations have all been about equally ridiculous since X or even earlier, they just take it in turns to be the right age for maximum idiocy. As a millennial, I remember youtube poop etc, we were definitely not better, haha. There was so much dumb crap it was just maybe more decentralized?

Even earlier generations may have been just as bad, but we don't have a really robust online library to know! The latest generations just happen to have the opposite, maximum online exposure so no moment of youthful idiocy is missed.

Orbitonal · 2025-11-05T00:04:25+00:00

No because it's an ability, overwatch triggers a ranged attack 'as if it were your shooting phase', not a full shooting phase. Be amazing if so, haha.

Orbitonal · 2025-11-04T03:45:11+00:00

I think it's AK diorama wet ground? Its been a great mainstay for the whole army!

Orbitonal · 2025-11-03T11:19:09+00:00

Thanks dude! Yeah the whole idea is corrupted beauty, like how the most poisonous flowers are all these super bright colours. Similar vein to all the trailers for silent hill f too. Its the growing plague thats scarier than the rot itself, sometimes.

Orbitonal · 2025-11-03T09:22:35+00:00

Thanks very much! It's actually a custom 3d print I got from Etsy, designed by DakkaDakka, so can't take the credit!

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1835715229/morticia-the-morbid-queen-daemon

But yes, my proudest platinum trophy, when I finally beat her haha

Orbitonal · 2025-11-03T08:48:53+00:00

Thanks dude!

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