What do you feel like saying, right now?

[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.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

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.

Not Warhammer, but in our last house my husband had a GIANT bookshelf that took up one whole side of my home office where he kept all his board games and you wouldn't believe the number of people who commented on them during meetings. I had one guy who used to spend the whole meeting looking at the bookshelf and sending me games he'd tried.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

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?

Probably pictures from Konclaves I’ve been to, but I think that’s just random artwork, which is what makes it funny and weird at the same time. My brother and I don’t really look alike, maybe somewhat, but in a way you definitely can tell we’re brothers. Yeah, we’re very close. Second to my wife, he’s my best friend.

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.

Let’s go ahead and hijack the thread then. 😂

This is really cool stuff, man. I was talking to one of my colleagues about it yesterday. He’s bringing in some of his books to show me this morning. It seems like it’d be hard to learn. Have you seen some folks with some terribly painted figures? And who hosts the games?

I hear you on the airbrushing. I have one, but haven’t used it yet. I definitely need it for layering my figures, though.

I’m about to start a podcast, when time allows. My wife told me because I know the history behind the cars in my collection, I should do something with all of that “useless information” (her words), so I decided to do a podcast with them. Should be cool.

I like the customization you’ve got going on. Very cool. I build my dioramas from the ground up so they’re all custom.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

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.

As long as I’m not giving my “toys” (real car and model cars) more attention than I give her, they’re in their confined rooms and not all over the house, and I don’t bring a motorcycle home, she’s chill about it.

[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?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

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

No, I would think not. I mean, only Congress has the authority to declare war? I don’t think a president can start a war, unless it’s in self-defense, and even then, he needs congressional authorization. I think?

What would happen if he did? I know both economies would be annihilated. He wants this because he sees what Putin is doing in the Ukraine. The moron is a nutcase.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

No, I would think not. I mean, only Congress has the authority to declare war? I don’t think a president can start a war, unless it’s in self-defense, and even then, he needs congressional authorization. I think?

What would happen if he did? I know both economies would be annihilated. He wants this because he sees what Putin is doing in the Ukraine. The moron is a nutcase.

Republicans have control of both the house and senate. They agree with him.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Zach

I was actually being serious. I thought she was from here. Trump conversation plus passport added post = deportation.

It’s just Phrozen Sands teasing me about my complaints I’ve posted about. When I lived in Michigan, people thought I was Armenian. Now that I’m here in Minnesota, I’m Latina, etc. I’m anything but my own real ethnicity. I guess I have one of those faces that comes with a world tour.

Originally Posted by AGDee

I was fairly successfully keeping myself calm from the WTAF??? moments since the election. I told myself I can't go through the same daily stress of being terrified by things he says. But I can't get away from it now at all. It's constant. It's outrageous. And it's terrifying that more than half of the voters did this to us.

Yep. That means more than half the country are as dumb as a box of rocks. I swear, I hate his supporters so bad. It’s not a dislike, it’s a hatred. ANTS! are smarter than his supporters. I have NEVER seen people so FREAKING STUPID!

Originally Posted by AGDee

Right? I feel like we went on like that for 4 years. Every, more shocking and outrageous. He's clearly feeling even more empowered and has his oligarchs behind him. I'm very afraid. This is insanity.

The entire legal system backs him. He wasn’t even supposed to be on the ballot.

Originally Posted by AGDee

Passports will be needed to escape this insanity to one of the eight countries where all you have to do is purchase property to become a legal resident.

At this point, does it matter, Dee? If he gets away with this, the entire world will be in trouble. I am SO sick of him I could SCREAM!