The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[stone-cold-lead]

Seems the Talisman rumor from earlier this year isn't going to lead to a new shiny edition in any way.

http://www.talismanisland.com/?p=8128

Part of me is glad as I've got all the 4th edition sets but I was hoping for something new from GW. I'd have loved it if they reprinted the 4th edition stuff but replaced the models with high quality versions (most in the games are utter crap sadly). Oh well, saves me money and at least keeps the nicest looking edition out there.

[stone-cold-lead]

for cheap robots/walkers, Gundam and other japanese anime kits are massive savings. A dreadnought here is $74, that is over 10 gundam no grade kits or up to 6 or 7 high grades or 2 master grades. Get a 1/100 and you have a titan sized kit for $60.

Yeah but do you want to play 40K or Super Whizz Bang Transformo-Bots (don't mention Tau anyone  )? 

[stone-cold-lead]

The body on that reminds me of the Battletech hard suit type infantry... what were they called? Nice work by the way.

[Andrew May]

@Andrew May

I'm actually happy they kept it stock rather than "poxing" it up.  Nurgling things up with GS and spares is pretty easy compared to trying to remove molded festering to get a "clean" version.  I see the kit having cross comparability (As is it looks like it should have IW scrawled on it).  This way it's adaptable to any traitor forces.

I mean like upgrade sprues for the chaos tanks to Nurglify them. One generic sprue and a tank specific for each would be cool. Imagine a predator turret sprue with different daemon faces wrapped around etc.

[FramFramson]

It's worth pointing out that busted/used/unbuilt old hobby kits are around to be found for a lot cheaper than £20 whereas GW stuff tends to have a higher resale value.

[stone-cold-lead]

Kits and toys have always been used as fodder for 40K vehicles but I think it's really just a matter of how those things are 40K-ified to fit into the general aesthetic of the game world. Picking the 'right' pieces and converting them to fit in, great stuff, but just plonking down a Gundam robot and a toy dump truck might take some people out of the game.

[Andrew May]

Why you would convert a detergent bottle into a hover tank is beyond me! Dude seriously, you are going to argue that you have to use official 40k stuff to play 40k? I use Gundams because I like them, the sort of person who objects to that sort of thing we don't play games with anyway.

What? That 30yr old conversion?  

Of course you don't have to use official minis to play 40k, just it might not be the right game for you if you're interested in saving money.  

Edit: and what SCL said.

[Westfalia Chris]

Everybody involved, kindly turn it down a notch. Stat.

[Cubs]

[nic-e]

This one came up in a meme Page on Facebook a couple of days ago and caused a whole heap of confusion 

[Cubs]

This one came up in a meme Page on Facebook a couple of days ago and caused a whole heap of confusion 

As in 'about to crack open a cold one ... with the boys'.

[Elbows]

Yep, this thread went full retard for a page or two.  Back to silly Space Things w/ guns.

[Cubs]

I feel like this is the worst time to come into this thread. Hello, everyone!

Every now and then the pressures of modern life are released in a maelstrom of terror.

[Westfalia Chris]

Well said. So please get back on topic.

[Andrew May]

Sorry guys.

So what's next for 40k Nurgle? I've seen leaked pics of a daemon force but looks like conversions and standard figures.

Adding to my earlier wish lists I'd love to see a Nurgle hellbrute type thingy, sized to fight that new Primaris dread. Would look great themed like the Deathguard, draped in mail dribbling maggots from every nook.