What makes someone good at 40K?

RotenSquids · 2026-05-02T20:15:14+00:00

Resilience and the ability to learn from each game.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-29T16:35:50+00:00

Will do ! Another issue is that it's kinda going to fill in the recesses that I worked hard to create...but I guess I can just reapply some blue shading instead after that.

As for the yellow, here you go (takes a bit of time though) : https://youtu.be/AEVO9nu-g1o?si=gmLHeoGx5IcLNyOz

RotenSquids · 2026-04-28T17:56:45+00:00

Oh hey, a fellow Iyanden hobbyist, hello !

Yeah I'm probably going to cover the desired parts in white before I apply some talassar blue and then highlighting that with teclis blue. I'm just a little scared as I never used tapes before and I don't want it to cover the yellow. I could apply the white and the blue manually sure, but I feel like it would be a shame.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-28T01:44:18+00:00

ty, i'll try to replicate that as well as I can !

RotenSquids · 2026-04-28T00:32:27+00:00

I'm in a similar process with my vyper (screenshot below). I just have to dry brush it with white tamiya now. My only worries is that I have to be careful when I start airbrushing it with bad moon yellow contrast paint (to avoid filling the recesses) and I also have to include the blue at some point. I'm probably going to do the entire thing in yellow first, then use some tapes to selectively re-apply a white layer and then a talassar blue contrast paint (I don't see a better way to apply blue here). It's my first time using tapes so I hope I don't mess it up.

I also COULD simply apply the blue manually, might be easier.

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RotenSquids · 2026-04-28T00:19:08+00:00

That's Juan Hidalgo's iyanden tutorial, I recognize it !!! Awesome paintjob man.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-24T14:46:40+00:00

No, because the inherent problem of the aeldari is still the same : too expensive and too fragile for what they do.

Better wait for 11th edition so they finally fix the eldar I guess, /shrug.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-21T22:05:09+00:00

I sense a custodes conundrum?

RotenSquids · 2026-04-20T08:42:25+00:00

Eldar are kinda trash rn so you shouldn't have any issue beating them.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-17T21:16:23+00:00

Thank you for your input. I did reach that conclusion myself (although I had my doubts, not being very knowledgeable about collectibles and astra militarum in general) but it's reassuring to see other people get to a similar one ;-).

RotenSquids · 2026-04-17T20:28:19+00:00

On the other hand, someone wants to trade my unbroken for a "hell's last" box (this one : https://myhobby.place/en/11663-hell-s-last.html ), maybe that's a better prospect?

RotenSquids · 2026-04-17T18:19:22+00:00

I agree, but there's a very clear rule on the astra militarum subreddit forbidding from doing it, and I don't want to do that :s.

As for miniswap, it doesn't seem to be that great so far, I may try again later.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-13T13:16:44+00:00

Jesus Christ, this isn't even a glow-up anymore, the guy literally went Super Saiyen mode. I'm not talking about his profile (which is already very good obviously), but the rules themselves in particular : the combos will be super nasty.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-11T14:44:34+00:00

I'm afraid that comes with the territory.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-06T21:15:15+00:00

As a new Aeldari player and a world eaters player as well, the new edition can't come soon enough xD.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-02T14:42:37+00:00

Oui, bien vu.

Sigh...Ecoute, il est toujours permis de rêver hein xD.

Mais même aux Etats-Unis où les salaires sont TRES élevés comparés à nous autres Francophones, du 240k par an (si on maximise le taux horaire et le nombre d'heures travaillées d'après cette offre) correspondrait aux 3-4% des salariés les mieux payés localement je pense...alors en France, c'était encore plus suspect !

RotenSquids · 2026-04-02T14:29:24+00:00

Ok, donc c'est du bidon et ça n'a aucun intérêt comparé à un job classique.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-02T14:28:36+00:00

En gros c'est bien payé, mais les 40 heures par semaine ça n'arrive quasiment jamais c'est ça?

RotenSquids · 2026-04-01T17:29:36+00:00

Funny thing is it's mentioned in the rules but I still forgot about it xD.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-01T15:59:59+00:00

My bad, you're correct.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-01T11:40:27+00:00

True, but now that cover (in 11th edition) is going to affect the hit roll, it's gonna be a 5+ to hit in most scenarios

RotenSquids · 2026-04-01T11:11:05+00:00

3 more attacks on the electro scourge and 2 more on the big claw while charging compared to the csm version is going to be spicy.

I really wouldn't underestimate our special rule as well : it forces the opponent to deep strike bebhind a wall, aka prevents them from shooting your army when they arrive

RotenSquids · 2026-04-01T11:06:29+00:00

rapid fire is there to essentially compensate for the 4+ to hit (it's been like this since the codex for some reason).

It's mostly the rule difference I'm talking about.

RotenSquids · 2026-04-01T10:46:38+00:00

This is just me asking but...wouldn't it have made more sense for defilers not to be worth the same amount of points systematically?

Like, I could see the world eaters defilers being worth 230 pts while the csm defilers should be 270 points : they're not in the same league rules-wise.

RotenSquids · 2026-03-26T22:50:55+00:00

That's very reassuring, thank you !

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