What do you feel like saying, right now?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

I live in New Orleans, within walking distance of the attack.

My family, neighbors, and local friends are safe. The city is back open for business, and the Sugar Bowl happened (postponed to today), but y’all … we’re still in shock.

I completely expect that shock will take a while to lift. Take care of yourself.

[AGDee]

We had a saying back in the day - The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys ...LOL

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

Yeah both the Guard and Space Marines are 40k armies. If the lizard-like models look kind of inspired from the Aliens movies, then those would be the Tyranids, a hyper-advanced insect species. Warhammer 40k is the space dark fantasy/science fiction realm, but the same company also puts out models for The Old World and Age of Sigmar, which are closer to a traditional high fantasy as well as having the rights to make the Lord of the Rings tabletop game.

The great thing about The Hobby (what people into Warhammer call it) is that it's a very deep rabbit hole to dive into, but also lots of different avenues. Thousands of models to build and paint, several game formats and styles, and literally hundreds of books telling the lore of the universes. Even better than that is if you get bored of playing the game, you can just focus on another area of the hobby like the books or the painting or custom modelling. I used to use Audible when I landscaped and would go through 1-2 books a week while working.

Painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RyW2w2sDEQ

Playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWfzuzt5nUU

Books/Lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6M9-oFEKpk

I remember the name now. They’re Tyranids. When he showed me pictures of his setup, his Imperial Guard setup stood out the most to me, because they looked kind of like an advanced WWII army. It was really amazing. This is interesting. What are the differences between the 40K armies vs the ones you’re painting? Can they mix the two when playing the game?

Yeah, I hear you on the YouTube’s. Interesting. Here’s some I subscribe to for my collection. The videos are great references.

https://youtu.be/hq_VJCb3Mr0?si=MQYCLrDu4wpTh4G-


https://youtu.be/CSpFHxiZ8Ec?si=92vtnQHH1F5bOicT

https://youtu.be/F6k69BQ3rb0?si=FTtVHqY17haV8gqQ

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I knew PB was going to come back with something about everybody else’s fraternities being less than Lol!

Now, hold on, I never said any fraternity was less than mine. I just spoke mine into what it is. If that made you and some others feel smaller, that’s a reflection, not a statement. 😂

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I was about to roast the cartoon Kappa image but I’ll leave PB alone today since it’s his founders day.

If you look at my post, I edited it because my brother (also a Nupe) sent me that image last night. I liked it. Here’s his text.

“Happy J5. You see the brotha on the far left? Minus the earring and lines in his hair, tell me he’s not your twin. If you were a cartoon, that’s exactly what you’d look like. 😆”

I had to do a double take and check my birth certificate to make sure I wasn’t secretly animated. I’m equal parts flattered and concerned that Pixar might owe me some royalties. 😂

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Happy Founders Day, PB. Have fun at y’all’s banquet.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

The best part of being an adult with adult money is that my toys get way cooler.

Ah, indeed. Nice reply. I couldn’t agree more. 😂

When I look at my collection, nothing quite matches the sophistication of curating a collection where each piece whispers tales of engineering marvels and design brilliance. It’s not just “cooler toys” for me, it’s a celebration of artistry, history, and innovation, all neatly scaled to fit on my shelves.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Now, hold on, I never said any fraternity was less than mine. I just spoke mine into what it is. If that made you and some others feel smaller, that’s a reflection, not a statement. 😂

See, Zach? You opened up a can of Krappa worms. I was trying to be cool with him for his founders day Lol

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy;2510969
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If you look at my post, I edited it because my brother (also a Nupe) sent me that image last night. I liked it. Here’s his text.

“Happy J5. You see the brotha on the far left? Minus the earring and lines in his hair, tell me he’s not your twin. If you were a cartoon, that’s exactly what you’d look like. 😆”

I had to do a double take and check my birth certificate to make sure I wasn’t secretly animated. I’m equal parts flattered and concerned that Pixar might owe me some royalties. 😂

Lmao. Wow! You have any pictures on the internet you don’t know about? They find pictures of people then photoshop the image and then put it on the net. You talk about your brother a lot. Are y’all close? Do y’all look alike?

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

I remember the name now. They’re Tyranids. When he showed me pictures of his setup, his Imperial Guard setup stood out the most to me, because they looked kind of like an advanced WWII army. It was really amazing. This is interesting. What are the differences between the 40K armies vs the ones you’re painting? Can they mix the two when playing the game?

Yeah, I hear you on the YouTube’s. Interesting. Here’s some I subscribe to for my collection. The videos are great references.

https://youtu.be/hq_VJCb3Mr0?si=MQYCLrDu4wpTh4G-


https://youtu.be/CSpFHxiZ8Ec?si=92vtnQHH1F5bOicT

https://youtu.be/F6k69BQ3rb0?si=FTtVHqY17haV8gqQ


When I look at my collection, nothing quite matches the sophistication of curating a collection where each piece whispers tales of engineering marvels and design brilliance. It’s not just “cooler toys” for me, it’s a celebration of artistry, history, and innovation, all neatly scaled to fit on my shelves.

I totally get that for the display and artistic part of the hobby. On my end, having a model that is posed in an interesting or exciting way, or something that was changed by using other model bits or made with a more display-styled base with the added accomplishment of being able to say "I built/customized/painted that all by myself" (with help/inspiration from Youtube) makes it much more valuable in a certain way.

I enjoyed those videos, there's a lot of overlap with what I do and scale modeling with the techniques. I would like to get into airbrushing to get base layers done quickly and efficiently, but logistically it may not be possible without a lot of leg work and approval from The Boss.

As far as mixing models/armies goes: In the core rules with the Open Play ruleset, you can mix and match armies as much as you like, and have as much on the table as you want. I only play with the Matched Play ruleset, which is more equivalent to a proper sport or game, where you are limited in how much you can bring, and tries to balance each faction/army so that it's more on how well you play vs having a stronger army.

For Open Play, you can totally have Space Marines and Guard mixed together. For Matched play, you gain access to additional rules like "If your army is all SPACE MARINES, you can re-roll dice results of 1". Sometimes you can ally in small portions of other armies and not lose the benefits of having your main force be one army, but that's the exception and not the rule.

My main armies are the Imperial Knights (building-sized mech suits turned into war machines with a GOT vibe), the Adeptus Custodes (Literal superhumans with advanced gene-therapy and functionally immortal) and now the Drukhari (Dark Elves with a heavy raiding/pirate theme that are the most evil faction in the game by far, even when every other faction is very evil.) I chose Drukhari because I wsn't happy with how the other armies played. The Knights and the Custodes are tough, elite armies that leverage their relative power to be as efficient as possible to defeat their opponent. Drukhari on the other hand are what's known as a glass cannon, they can hit like trucks but are equally as fragile.

I'll stop there as that was actually the Reader's Digest version of all that, and I could easily let my autism run wild and hijack this thread even moreso.

[cheerfulgreek]

WIFLSRN: My staycation is over.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

I totally get that for the display and artistic part of the hobby. On my end, having a model that is posed in an interesting or exciting way, or something that was changed by using other model bits or made with a more display-styled base with the added accomplishment of being able to say "I built/customized/painted that all by myself" (with help/inspiration from Youtube) makes it much more valuable in a certain way.

I enjoyed those videos, there's a lot of overlap with what I do and scale modeling with the techniques. I would like to get into airbrushing to get base layers done quickly and efficiently, but logistically it may not be possible without a lot of leg work and approval from The Boss.

As far as mixing models/armies goes: In the core rules with the Open Play ruleset, you can mix and match armies as much as you like, and have as much on the table as you want. I only play with the Matched Play ruleset, which is more equivalent to a proper sport or game, where you are limited in how much you can bring, and tries to balance each faction/army so that it's more on how well you play vs having a stronger army.

For Open Play, you can totally have Space Marines and Guard mixed together. For Matched play, you gain access to additional rules like "If your army is all SPACE MARINES, you can re-roll dice results of 1". Sometimes you can ally in small portions of other armies and not lose the benefits of having your main force be one army, but that's the exception and not the rule.

My main armies are the Imperial Knights (building-sized mech suits turned into war machines with a GOT vibe), the Adeptus Custodes (Literal superhumans with advanced gene-therapy and functionally immortal) and now the Drukhari (Dark Elves with a heavy raiding/pirate theme that are the most evil faction in the game by far, even when every other faction is very evil.) I chose Drukhari because I wsn't happy with how the other armies played. The Knights and the Custodes are tough, elite armies that leverage their relative power to be as efficient as possible to defeat their opponent. Drukhari on the other hand are what's known as a glass cannon, they can hit like trucks but are equally as fragile.

I'll stop there as that was actually the Reader's Digest version of all that, and I could easily let my autism run wild and hijack this thread even moreso.

For the record I was messing with you and PB. But I did crack myself up though LOL!

Who’s “The Boss?” Must be The Wife. That’s why I asked you and PB what your wives think about all these toys.

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Who’s “The Boss?” Must be The Wife. That’s why I asked you and PB what your wives think about all these toys.

She's okay with it, but doesn't want it out on display in our living room. I just went to Ikea and got another cabinet to hide my models. She said she would be fine with a proper display case in a second room that isn't our living room, but that's a "next apartment" issue.

[cheerfulgreek]

Seriously? I mean, like seriously?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/us/trump-news

[Sciencewoman]

Every time I think he can't possibly come up with anything nuttier to say, he does.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Seriously? I mean, like seriously?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/us/trump-news

Yeah, I saw that. Can he do that? I wonder what would happen if he did. This fool wants to annex Canada?

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by AGDee

We had a saying back in the day - The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys ...LOL

PB and Xant meet on the playground:

Xant: “Cool hot wheels, bro! Wanna see my space monsters?”

PB: “Sure! Cool beans, bro! Will you be my friend?” (while peeling the crust off his dinosaur shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwich).

Xant: “Yeah. Let’s be buds!” (while drinking/eating milk and animal cookies).

Lmfao! I hollered!

Two grown ass fraternity dudes, playing with space marines and hot wheels Lol!!

What’s y’all’s wives have to say about this? Lol!

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Lmao. Wow! You have any pictures on the internet you don’t know about?

This!

That cartoon guy looks like he raided PB’s closet, stole his face, and it’s honestly a little creepy. Ay ya yai, lol.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

PB and Xant meet on the playground:

Xant: “Cool hot wheels, bro! Wanna see my space monsters?”

PB: “Sure! Cool beans, bro! Will you be my friend?” (while peeling the crust off his dinosaur shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwich).

Xant: “Yeah. Let’s be buds!” (while drinking/eating milk and animal cookies).

Lmfao! I hollered!

[Phrozen Sands]

LOL! @ CG.

You excited about the game tonight?

[PGD-GRAD]

In her bio, Ms. Obama said Trump’s constant lies about her husband not being “legitimate” and “not born in America” made life hell for the whole family, especially their girls.
She talked about how difficult it was to be decent to Melania when she hosted the new First Lady after 2016. Melania Trump had also spread the “not a legitimate American” lies.