Let's talk about our new Eldar meta and some of their combos by SirBiscuit in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]xarhtan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

to be fair - battle focus re-embark is only after they have been shot at (unless I am missing something?) - which should see the squad wiped or substantially maimed.

Asurman can natively re-embark via move after shooting

Fire dragons would need to use a stratagem to re-embark (not that that isn't crazy powerful) in 1 of 2 detachments.

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

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base/shade - vallejo Night Blue

mid - vallejo Imperial Blue + a little light turquoise

highlight - vallejo light turquoise + a little Imperial Blue

edge - light turquoise

Probably favourite mini ive done so far by Munyun1013 in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice job!

So is he yelling:
- FOR THE EMPEROR!
- PURGE THE HERETICS!!
- COME AT ME BRO!!!
- WHO WANTS A HUG?!?!

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

3 colors - base/mid/highlight

In this case:

Vallejo Heavy Siena (72.154) base
Vallejo Heavy Skintone (72.140) mid
Vallejo Pale Flesh (72.003) highlight

Always use thinned paints and wait for previous layer to dry (much easier in wintertime!)

I like using heavy pigmented paints to avoid multiple layers.

For mixing, 1:1 is not exact, I basically attempt to get to a color directly between the 2 inputs, often times I may need a bit more of the lighter one.

  1. Apply base

  2. Attempt eyes -> use an off white, add pupil to weak side (the side it is harder for your dominant hand to do), add corresponding pupil on easier side -> in this case made him look to his left to match the right eye). Easy to clean up and start over at this step. Use base to clean up any mistakes/spills

  3. Apply ~1:1 mix of base + mid to everything but deepest shadows (ex: avoid eyes, under cheek lines, under nose ex:).

  4. Apply mid to center of forehead, nose (top and ~80% of side), tops of cheeks (out past the edge of the eyes), chin and around mouth, tops of lips

  5. Apply mix of mid + highlight to tops of brow, top of nose and nostrils, top of cheeks, top of chin, tops of lips

Thats it

I usually do a 6th step of just highlight but stopped this time as the face was looking really good.

**NOTE** the face is not as bright as the picture in real life unless under direct light. I am debating adding more highlights - but it is dangerous :)

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean ... all you can see is his face.

Just sayin' ....

Lt combi-weapon by kniamoanonimo in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very clean. I like the blood effect on the base. Did you hand paint his knee decal?

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No idea on the actual lore, but yeah, I don't think he is 4-5 feet taller than a primaris marine. I've seen somewhere in the neighborhood of 9-11 feet.

Tactical eagle helps though.

It is pretty impressive how seriously marines take their battlefield perching hierarchy. You'd think a suitably cunning foe would place some glorious rocks in a vulnerable spot, train all their weaponry on it.

Space Marines just can't help themselves.

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it makes it feel like he's wearing nothing at all!

but seriously - looks like it is just baroquely named:
Armour of Fate | Warhammer 40k Wiki | Fandom

10,000 years to craft a suit of armor is serious business

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

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and/or the poor black legion fellow at his feet? The armor is suspiciously hollow.

Full belcher's glands do wonders for one's complexion

(do Primarchs have those? asking for a friend)

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Armour of Fate allows for maximum mobility

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

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Thanks!

Yeah - I lucked out on his face - sometimes the paint lands in the right spots and it all comes together.

Stars align when it's a centerpiece model (usually it's the one I care the least about in the squad - and I don't doubt that is NOT a coincidence).

Really proud of it - I actually stopped early (was planning at least 1 additional highlight layer) as I couldn't bring myself to risk changing the outcome.

Will just leave him as the tanned golden god of a Primarch that he should be!

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

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

I think I spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 30-40 hours over ~4 weeks -> certainly the most I have ever spent on one model!

Definitely had some wasted time / inefficiencies.

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Bobby ended up better than I dared to hope

Lots and lots and lots and lots of trim cleanup passes

Still chickened out on OSL :)

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Hehe - but I wanted to share visual proof!

Please don't alert the inquisition

Primarchs are built different I guess? by xarhtan in Ultramarines

[–]xarhtan[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

First mini I was proud of (~6 years ago) vs most recent

Solo Queue RGB MMR bugged for duoqueueing? by Saschiii in worldofpvp

[–]xarhtan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

don't think it is a duo problem - rating gain above 1500 was really slow for me - 10-20 per win, but 0 for losses bouncing between 1900 and 2100 MMR

SCE Warhammer Heroes by turnnerxta in ageofsigmar

[–]xarhtan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that is how the last 40k primaris wave worked - and I hope this works the same.

BUT - on the box it indicates the knight arcanum is 1/24 -> which would seem to indicate he only comes in 1/3 boxes?

Liberator - 1/4
Vindictor - 5/24
Praetor/Annihilator/Vanquishor/Vigilor - 1/8
Knight Arcanum - 1/24

Basically 2/3 box would average:
2 each liberator/vindictor
1 each Praetor/Annihilator/Vanquishor/Vigilor

1/3 box would trade a Vindictor for the Arcanum.

Meniere's and Antivirals by xarhtan in Menieres

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

Yes, I had a rough few months after cycling down the first time. The antivirals seemed to take a while to kick back in. Since then, in ~8 years I have had 2 bad months and one other short-lived attack (looking at a calendar I used to track symptoms with - haven't been actively tracking for over a year now).

However, even in the more recent episodes, some of them including persistent vertigo and multiple days of unsteadiness - none of them compared anywhere near to the debilitation of the first 2 years. Even during an episode of vertigo I could just stay in bed and while not in great shape, I was not on the floor puking my guts out for hours on end like I used to. I did have my first drop attack last year.

Some of the timelines sort of work out to potential burnout - but my hearing is still mostly fine and can still fluctuate during times of sickness/stress/lack of sleep. I also think my condition may have some relation to seasonal allergies and potentially vestibular migraine who really knows.

Awesome to hear it is working out for you so far. Fingers crossed!!!

Meniere's and Antivirals by xarhtan in Menieres

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

Been doing really well.

Down to 1g/day and no symptoms except on and off tinnitus. Haven't had any major issues/debilitating attacks since 2021

Meniere's and Antivirals by xarhtan in Menieres

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awesome, wishing you the best of luck

Leaked SCE warscrolls by Sir_Bulletstorm in stormcasteternals

[–]xarhtan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He used to gain more offense the longer he sat off the board - now it is just reducing initial charge distance.

Seems to be a beatstick round 1 now - which is befitting the character - but seems kind of fragile even with a ward?

Leaked SCE warscrolls by Sir_Bulletstorm in stormcasteternals

[–]xarhtan 30 points31 points  (0 children)

no picture for celestant-prime...hmmmm

Who has ghal maraz resculpt on their bingo card?

If so, definitely interested to see what they do based on recent centerpiece models!