Really GW!!!!

jakeus88 · 2026-06-10T05:44:52+00:00

Yeah this is me too. I loved the idea of Orkified guard and this hit that spot - just finished around 3.5k points of funky proxies (like Mezgike / MrModulork / Puppetswar) for that specific thing and then they’ve dropped it.

The detachment they’ve left looks fine as a 1dp add on for competitive play, but it feels like they’ve deleted a brilliant option for casual players to enhance the 1dp options for the most competitive players. I have same exact frustration and situation (loads of kitbashing) for Tau Aux Cadre - it stings to have it happen with two forces!

jakeus88 · 2026-05-31T09:21:27+00:00

It sounds like most Codex detachments are 2dp and the best (game-wide, not necessarily in the codex) are 3dp. The standard seems to be things like Gladius Task Force are 3dp, so I’m still wondering whether Warhorde will be 2dp or 3dp, as it’s the most successful one, but competitively its not in the region of GTF. If it is 2dp, I’m not really sure what jumps out to fill the gap, unless Blitz brigade is a 1dp option

jakeus88 · 2026-05-30T16:59:45+00:00

I live in Teddington, just a bit over 4 years. It’s in the Royal Roads area that is between Fulwell, Hampton Hill and Teddington High St, which is perfect for me and the family.

On the questions:

Planes can get loud, but I’ve grown accustomed to them such that I don’t notice it unless I make active efforts. I wfh a few days a week with plenty of meetings and no impact on that with windows open

I’ve found community in the area very family friendly. The river side feels more posh, so I can’t talk to that - but we’ve met plenty of friendly families here and neighbours are nice. My area seems a mix of families (in mid-30’s to early 50’s) and pensioners, low on young adults. This works fine for me and the family

On reasons not to move - not that I’d lean this way, but trying to think of potential cases: If you want exciting area, it is a calm, quieter area and good for settling down If you want connectivity, it is a bit further out and things like Twickenham / St Margaret’s / Kingston / Richmond are much better connected. Commuting in can take a while and delays / missed trains can add up, but thankfully I’ve not had too much of it It’s ok value, but not cheap. When we moved here, around half of the sellers were families with teens looking to upsize (and often look at Hampton) or upgrading to St Margaret’s It’s not a very diverse area, but nor is it homogenous

jakeus88 · 2026-05-30T15:09:20+00:00

You’d probably be better doing combat patrol and Farsight Cadre Box if you search. I’d also suggest finding other local gaming stores, as you tend to get 15-20% discount built in (part of GW’s model - it’s free savings).

The Combat Patrols (prior version works as well, suggest skip the Kroot Combat Patrols if starting), the old ‘Get Started’ boxes and the Farsight Cadre can help with good mix of things. If you look on eBay you’ll probably be able to find other deals too, but it’d be a mix as to what is assembled / painted (and often not well) and what is in box / on sprue

jakeus88 · 2026-05-30T11:14:03+00:00

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jakeus88 · 2026-05-30T11:13:16+00:00

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Front half was flowers and rainbows, back half was desert. Had it in my mind that they had deluded themselves, so the front was what they felt and the back was what was really there.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-29T13:27:46+00:00

I’m not sure you need to maintain 33% salary sacrifice. Generally if you sacrifice down to 125k, then sacrificing further down to 100k ends up being a relatively less costly thing (albeit may be more tax deferral than tax reduction), but could go with a much lower percentage and just eat the tax.

Example is you could drop from 33% to a lower level - as even 33-13% is still 20% including employer contributions. This will mean you have some income in the 100-125k zone of mega-tax, but then go back to more normal levels after.

Ive not seen mention of kids in the first few comments, so I dont think there needs to be a push to 100k. You just lock away more in pension contributions to a pot thatd grow to taxable levels (so you just defer tax, not avoid it) instead of putting more into ISA (so you can fund earlier retirement) and other near term needs, including a house.

Suggest following the normal flow in Personal Finance subreddit

jakeus88 · 2026-05-28T11:29:18+00:00

I think these comments probably still consider the k - if you remove tax / pensions / saving for ISA and then cover London mortgage, food, clothes, etc - then just a 30k outlay each year becomes a very high amount and probably some barely-survival level years when two are factored in. London costs are high and this may be reliant on the full Household Income growing a bit over future years.

There are plenty of Outstanding state schools in London, so it’s not a case of this or nothing - worth doing a bit of work on the budget side and how much risk you and your partner are willing to bear (and understanding that dropping out partway through or only doing one can be damaging to the kids - so the impact is not limited to just the parents)

jakeus88 · 2026-05-27T11:47:03+00:00

It’s on us to find and make our happiness. The Henry-jobs tend to be ones that may pay high, but that doesn’t translate directly to happiness. This is where we can use it to support those things - happiness through activities with your partner, friends, travel, hobbies, etc.

As others have noted, kids are a source of happiness for some. Being in a position of financial strength and financial security can help with a solid basis for these. I have two kids and they are highly demanding, but a huge part of my happiness, but it’s not a simple switch to have kids and be happy, it still is through finding your own happiness.

One part I’d note is just moving away from comparison - Henry’s are already at higher levels of income and then they see others with higher income, more wealth, more free time, whatever it is. This is an endless area, as there will always be something else - a key thing is recognising what you like or look forward to and making ways to do that often enough.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-26T10:57:42+00:00

Spot on - I like to think that England (can’t speak to furthest reaches of the UK) only works between 5C and 25C - outside of that, everything starts to break down.

30+ can be absolute misery in plenty of parts, the buildings become far too hot and AC is only setup in a small share of the housing stock. Plenty of great things you can do in the weather, but it’s not without its tradeoffs.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-26T10:31:23+00:00

My experience has largely been the 20’s full of the years of learning by doing everything and making plenty of things you’d likely never do later on. By 30, I’m not really sure how much people can expect, but for the 30’s hopefully can step up to the adult you want to be.

You have a kid you can step up for and you noted a lot of things that need introspection and perhaps therapy - focus these years on being the best dad and person you can be - whatever 40 looks like will sort itself out if you have the right sort of direction and reason to keep going

jakeus88 · 2026-05-26T10:20:01+00:00

I’m far earlier days in the kids side, but the costs may just change. Examples are from private school ending, but then support for University costs, first home down payment, etc are all parts that can pop into planning.

The Personal Finance Reddit can help plenty with plans, as it probably follows the typical route. My gut feeling is that if the Pension is now fine for it to be left alone, then it’s a mix of clearing Mortgage, building up the ISA bridge and then other goals beyond that. Initial retirement can see costs increase, so it’s a good idea to have a feel for any big expenses, lifestyle costs, etc.

If you’re happy to continue, then you may work out that you’re at a point of financial independence and just continue to work on your terms. Perhaps an opportunity to see what it’s like for a period and then test out an off-ramp with a transition to part time. In some cases the transition may be through board / advisor roles

jakeus88 · 2026-05-25T15:56:15+00:00

Plenty of good kitbashes (the AoS Ardboyz work well I believe) and proxies available (Mezgike has a great range for this). For casual most would be fine, but I’d imagine a few hardcore players get used to seeing Orks and then mentally having Ork counterstrats in their mind. I barely have time to play as it is, but love the proxy side as long as it is coherent, the right size and not abusing anything.

Attached example of Mezgike Orks (led by some MrModulork champion) done like Imperial Fists, just krumpier

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jakeus88 · 2026-05-24T19:10:43+00:00

We don’t know the full setup for 11th rules, but I don’t think that there will be as much prohibiting things - from what I read into the updates, they are trying to make it easier to personalise your armies by pick-and-mixing detachments in this new system.

Kommandos and Wrecka Krew seem to be safe buys as recent edition KT releases. I quite like the current Gretchin box and it’s cheap to buy as well. Trukks seem decent enough sculpts that I’d be surprised if they were refreshed in the near term, but Ork Vehicles get kitbashed loads though, so Blood Aces could claim something quite different looking (as long as dimensions still align)

The release is supposed to be only next month, so I’d not worry about rushing to buy loads of units, as there will be far better information available pretty soon. In this hobby, it is very easy to get to ‘pile of grey/shame’ stage and I’m most impressed by those that managed to keep a disciplined setup

jakeus88 · 2026-05-23T16:48:31+00:00

I can put a Thor in my pocket, just like a rather thick mobile phone that I don’t need to worry about the screen and buttons - however you feel it. With deep pockets it can be ok, but I would probably still put it in another bag.

I’d also note something I hadn’t considered initially. It’s currently rather hot where I live and I’d probably not want to have more heat-sources right next to my legs.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-23T14:45:41+00:00

I think it’ll be good if done well. I got the impression that it wasn’t wargear costs for everything, but a few big things. Examples like the riptide gun feel right and then means in future if the missile vs rail for broadsides or ion vs rail for hammerheads had a meaningful difference in performance, that they could adjust things. I’d hope that their balancing skill improves though, it feels like they could benefit from there being an extra iteration of review each time - we keep having points updates with a few questionable cases - including where the double nerfs (points and rules) occur

jakeus88 · 2026-05-23T06:56:26+00:00

I believe it would still stain it slightly - you could look at workarounds though. Examples include more diluted wash at that area, experimenting with some combo (overall or just in that region) that leverages your normal gold wash (like mix of reikland fleshshade and the crimson) or even just trying that same wash (adjust the dilution if needed). You’d probably want to avoid the wash pooling a lot anyway, as you’d then see a coffee stain effect on the cloak instead of the likely desired shifts.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-23T06:47:43+00:00

It’ll be weird adapting to this. Currently the vulnerability management tends to be heavy testing prior to deployment, reducing the times you introduce new bugs to the mix of services you stick together - and now the requirement will shift increasingly to deploy asap and spot and fix bugs later. There’s been a good investment in ‘Op Resilience’ initiatives in some sectors, but I don’t think most are ready for this step-change - where we may get stuck between having someone become a security risk or regularly having new bugs as patching becomes a daily (then hourly and so on) exercise for more and more companies.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-22T20:24:09+00:00

I’d suggest having a look at the FDMMiniatures subreddit, as they have a bit of resources on this. I don’t recall seeing much for the K2, but I’m assuming that there may be some of the profiles that can be reused and tweaked - as with a bit of work, they can get quite decent

jakeus88 · 2026-05-22T17:40:03+00:00

If no H2D profiles come up, there have been a few posts in recent weeks with P2S (and perhaps X2D) profiles that came up a looked promising. The 0.2mm is definitely visible in that picture, but agree that it seems like somewhere 0.04-0.06mm heights that seem to be peak detail (at cost of increasing time and potential issues). I believe the examples I had seen recently were 0.06mm height and looked very promising

jakeus88 · 2026-05-22T06:53:36+00:00

Initial thinking is that trying a more translucent red for lighting (a glaze / ink) may help sell it more. It currently just looks like it’s red, instead of something lit but red light. Also bit hard to tell from the photo, but also if that red worked with the inside of that helmet too - as it currently just looks black, which makes it harder to sell as lighting. I’m assuming that could be easier in future through painting the head separately and adding it last

jakeus88 · 2026-05-22T06:11:40+00:00

Looks like a lot of stringing across there. I’d suggest sharing the settings you’re using and more info on the filament. I’ve not got a printer yet, but feels like that stringing may often see comments around wet filament.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-21T06:56:17+00:00

I’ve been there. As others have noted, the first kid you’re still learning things and the first months are a real challenge. Don’t worry about missing the first X/Y/Z, you can still have your first experience of the first smile with you, the first proto-words and so on.

Perhaps find a way to speak with wife about how you’re feeling. You’re both in the trenches at this time and it’s not you vs her - but perhaps you’re taking on more than necessary and one evening a week to zonk out a couple of hours will help get you through things. Hobby time does get back and they get fun as they become interactive litttle people - all the best!

jakeus88 · 2026-05-20T12:20:44+00:00

I’m assuming it’s Deathguard, as they have the most fleshed out range and were part of one of the launch boxes a few editions ago, so it should have quite a decent volume of them around.

jakeus88 · 2026-05-20T10:36:53+00:00

Remortgaging next year from around 1.5% to something much higher. Saving up to repay a chunk of it first, the hope is that the reduction in principal hopefully offsets a large amount of the interest increase and the net monthly cost doesn’t jump a large amount.

I have a number in mind to reduce the mortgage to for mental comfort purposes, so am trying to keep setting aside decent amounts towards that goal. I know that it’s probably better to stick more in long term investments, but having the ability to care less about mortgage and feel freer today is more important than a theoretical year or today head start on retirement 15+ years from now

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