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Offline TWD

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12435 on: 23 January 2024, 06:13:45 AM »
What gets me is the atmosphere around the hype of: "At last we can play Old World WFB battles again!" As if they ever had to stop. But that's the "GW Hobby" for you, I suppose. Encouraged to stick with what's official and supported...

Yes I'm very amused by the folk posting about "finally being able to play Warhammer again" - I've played hundreds of games of Warhammer since AoS came out.

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« Reply #12436 on: 23 January 2024, 11:15:00 AM »
Yes I'm very amused by the folk posting about "finally being able to play Warhammer again" - I've played hundreds of games of Warhammer since AoS came out.

I thought of your games when I was posting that.  :D

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« Reply #12437 on: 24 January 2024, 01:44:45 AM »
It's even more weird with things from companies like GW - which, if they're popular, often generate vast online communities.  Look at the people still playing Mordheim/original Necromunda, etc.  The community resources are vastly superior to normal GW publications, and nowdays you have huge libraries of 3D printable miniatures, etc.

The consensus from some podcasts I listen to was that more people are still playing "old" Necromunda over new Necromunda...simply because the amount of fan-made content, etc.

I know Fantasy had "WAP" and even the large group of people playing Kings of War using GW armies, etc. 
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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12438 on: 24 January 2024, 09:30:39 AM »
When I want to play oldhammer, I will grab the older rules set and go at it.

It has always baffled me that people stop playing certain games or editions, simply because they're no longer officially supported or were surpassed by a new edition.

I mean; they were perfectly good games when they were current, so why not play them anymore when they are the ones you like!

There are currently no competative players in my group (anymore), therefore the need to keep up with what's new and 'official' is completely absent. So why do they still want to play the latest edition, while we all own the old version that we played and loved for so long and were perfectly content with?

Just weird...  ::)
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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12439 on: 24 January 2024, 10:28:11 AM »
+1 just what Daeothar just typed.

I kept trying but could not be bothered.

I guess because they are doing it for the next customer catch, I wish them and GW the best.

Same old.

I have old warhammer on the shelf in 3rd Edition flavour - good enough. I have plenty other rules to play with when I wish.

Really does not matter as we all have opinions varied regards the good/bad edition and so on. It'll do.

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12440 on: 25 January 2024, 08:42:18 AM »
The wonders of 3D printing...

Just browsing the auction sites, as one does, when I came across these beauties:


Marketed as 'Vespa Marines'.

Gave me a right chuckle  :D

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« Reply #12441 on: 25 January 2024, 10:24:26 AM »
yup so many people so many varied ideas, and such wonders can be produced

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« Reply #12442 on: 25 January 2024, 09:01:39 PM »
Issue 2 of Combat Patrol is out with three Tyranid Von Ryan's Leapers for £6.99. The boxes of 3 Leapers sell for around £30.
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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12443 on: 26 January 2024, 04:18:05 AM »
The wonders of 3D printing...
Just browsing the auction sites, as one does, when I came across these beauties:

Marketed as 'Vespa Marines'.
Gave me a right chuckle  :D
Ok. I could buy and paint those.  lol
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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12444 on: 26 January 2024, 05:25:19 PM »
The wonders of 3D printing...

Just browsing the auction sites, as one does, when I came across these beauties:


Marketed as 'Vespa Marines'.

Gave me a right chuckle  :D

I now need, and I mean NEED dwarfs riding a Vespas and Lambrettas

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12445 on: 26 January 2024, 09:19:59 PM »
I went back with the intention of buying them and painting them up as Angry Marines, but they were already gone...  ::)

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12446 on: 26 January 2024, 10:04:21 PM »
Shriner Marines! I love them, please can you post a link?

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12447 on: 26 January 2024, 10:59:37 PM »
Had to do some searching, as the auction had already disappeared, but I eventually found them through an image search based on the above picture.

They're free models available through Cults3D:

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/scooter-cosmic-soldiers

Have at it  :D

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12448 on: 27 January 2024, 08:22:17 PM »
Angry Marines!  Yes!


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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #12449 on: 29 January 2024, 05:33:55 PM »
Not nearly as cool as marines on vespas, but.....

... one of the new event miniatures for the coming year. I really like this, and it is pleasingly uncluttered by AoS standards.  I expect we'll see lots of Inq28 bird-knights too  :) (I'll definitely be doing one)

 

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