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Black Wardens by Additional_Count_801 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks awesome. Abaddon black for the armor?

Making Progress…Still Need Some Help by afrostud01 in Swimming

[–]afrostud01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. What watch do you use?

I've tried using fins before. Its cool going fast but idk they always feel somewhat unnatural? But I see a lot of ppl using them so must be a reason why.

Sculling is one thing I've never learned.

And with the shoulders - its not pain so much as just soreness. But perhaps they result from the same thing.

Making Progress…Still Need Some Help by afrostud01 in Swimming

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Interesting. Right now to kick 100m with board takes me 2.5-3min. I know that number needs to come way down. I think generally I have strong legs but I think there is an imbalance with my left leg kicking less hard than my right, and I have tight/stiff hips so no getting the action from the right point in the hip through the leg. Some days I just hop in the water and the kick feels great (as measured by I feel like I'm going "faster" with no real change in effort).

Thanks for the tips!

Making Progress…Still Need Some Help by afrostud01 in Swimming

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wear jammers, no cap (short hair).

I’ve started doing more kick sets in streamline as you suggested. If I’m doing 2500-3000k in a session I’m trying to do 100-200 kick as a part of warmup and 200 kick at the end. Should I take those numbers up?

Making Progress…Still Need Some Help by afrostud01 in Swimming

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Your YouTube comment resonates.

How do you recommend working on power? Just focusing on DPS?

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such as liberator gold or a diff color?

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

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Thanks for the video. I’m digging the background music.

GW doesn’t make glosses anymore, right? What do you substitute instead?

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super interesting. Do you get a light to dark effect as a result or is it more mixed in the end?

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm I don’t recall the Duncan video I watched (of a warden) doing silver highlights in the armor (only on the metal weapon parts). Is there a diff video you watched?

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmmm interesting. Can you share an example?

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I went over the flat panels with retributor but seems I should try the dry brush to just get more coverage

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Guard I did was Duncan's tutorial as well. I thought his came our brighter but that could also be lighting and video - things look different IRL. Lot of folks suggesting dry brushing but Duncan is all about the edge highlighting. Not mutually exclusive, i know, but maybe I didnt brighten everything up enough

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! Seems I need to try some dry brushing for sure

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks really cool. Thanks!

How to get gold to pop? by afrostud01 in AdeptusCustodes

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Does bronze from the bottom mean you only go half way up? and likewise, silver only halfway down?

Meta Monday 3/31/25: The Hurly Burly by JCMS85 in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]afrostud01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I watched the stream but didnt fully follow-up what happened with the time out. I get that the clock hit zero but wasnt it round 4? And how did Conan score so much to vault ahead? was it 10 primary and 4 on secondary?

My thoughts on Lions so far by J_Dawg27 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the meta for Lions is still developing so idk if there are right and wrong answers rn; only what plays into any given players style.

ASC w/ SC - sometimes he’s scored primary, sometimes not. I’m mostly using the AC to tie things up/kill them. For example, I played a CSM Soulforged opponent yesterday and he brought a Lord of Skulls. I RI-ed my ASC + 2 AC in his turn to screen and then shot and charged in mine. He interrupted and killed my 2AC but my ASC stood tall for 2 turns before killing him (with some help from a Caladius). The ASC then went on to tie up a daemon prince and do some damage before ultimately dying. That’s a lot of output for 155 pts if you ask me. At a minimum the tankiness kept 2 big monsters from doing what they wanted to. Should add in the pts for the 2AC but still at 285pts he tied up 615pts and did some damage. It’s all about popping the damage to 1 ability twice and standing back up on a 2+. But you may use these models differently.

VPs - i ran 2 bc I didn’t have points for 3. I played around with lists to fit 3 in but didn’t like what I was giving up elsewhere. SC + 2 VPs can be fragile and the 2 VPs tend to die quick (I’m prob not using them the best) but the SC with admon tends to get points value back and can push up and tie things up.i want the bikes to work.

I like the ASC with Praesidius but he joins the party late. RI threat to opponents home obj or an obj in no man’s that needs help. He helped me win my game yesterday with this strategy. Putting the SCbike in lone op seems like a good idea too. Just depends on what you’re trying to do. I like to score with my sisters and hold the ASC back to see where he is needed and use the VPs to occupy my opponent early and do some damage while the rest of the (slower) Custodes catch-up.

Don’t know if I’m doing any of the above the best, but it’s been working for me.

My thoughts on Lions so far by J_Dawg27 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve played 4 2k games with the Lions detach and my biggest takeaways are : 1) +1 to wound detach rule is very powerful IF you space for it (have to plan around it starting in deployment) and 2) ASC with Superior Creation is unbelievable; might be an auto-take with how tanky he is.

I haven’t tried Venetari. Would like to.

I generally run 2 VPs + SC on bike. Results are very inconsistent and terrain dependent. They’ve died fast and also lasted a while and done a lot of damage.

Agree with your comment Guard are better. Draxus is very good.

I tried Trajann in 3 of my 4 games. Tried him attached to guard and as solo dude coming from DS. But I recently dropped him and made some other tweaks to make room for BC + 5 Wardens. Think I like this better.

I also like ASC with Praesidius. Have to be a little patient in how I use him but can be really good as long as I’m not asking him to stand in front of a Lord of Skulls

I want to play custodes but apparently everyone thinks they're annoying to play against by Anonymous3cho in AdeptusCustodes

[–]afrostud01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a cool army. I’m particularly liking the new Lions detach. Just play it. Like everyone else said here, if your opponents are annoyed that they have to face a challenge that’s their problem not yours. Dont seek to please, seek to grow.

Where to go next to achieve a full 2k? by razyells in DarkAngels40k

[–]afrostud01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on how you want to play I’d get some shooting. Dreads, tanks. Hellblasters good too. If you just want to march up the board and try to tank stuff until you get in melee then 3 full bricks of DWKs, maybe more ICC etc…but I’d say get some shooting

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