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Post by neuroticus on Apr 22, 2019 14:29:37 GMT -5
Greets, my all-time fav hobby is wargaming. Think painted miniatures, a massive battle on the mat, lots of dice and a good pint of beer with friends. Here's a Mordor Orc from my Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game collection:  Shout out if you play or are curious, I'd like to say hello. |
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Post by exbenedict on Apr 22, 2019 22:13:23 GMT -5
Warhammer 40k since 1995 (2nd edition)
The All Father grabbed me by the beard early and told me in no uncertain terms that I would be there....for the end...for the Wolftime!
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Post by crapgame on Apr 22, 2019 22:55:50 GMT -5
1st edition since 1982 that was when it was ROLE PLAY and not RULE PLAY...that said 2nd ed is still playable and enjoyable!
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Post by crapgame on Apr 22, 2019 22:57:55 GMT -5
Greets, my all-time fav hobby is wargaming. Think painted miniatures, a massive battle on the mat, lots of dice and a good pint of beer with friends. Here's a Mordor Orc from my Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game collection: Shout out if you play or are curious, I'd like to say hello. That was Arms Law/Claw Law if I am not mistaken.. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 23, 2019 0:19:25 GMT -5
I would buy miniatures for D&D 1st edition from the late 70s through the eighties, but you couldn't afford the twenty orcs in this room, plus the twelve skellies and ten zombies in that plus, no one even made a berbalang. They were fun to paint and have though.
Spent many years with board wargames too; once we found Squad Leader, there was no reason to play Russian Campaign or Tobruk, until Combat Mission Beyond Overlord came along. There was an Avalon Hill naval game you played on the floor, with speed and turn radius templates, which was ship miniatures, but we were too busy learning all the Squad Leader add-ons.
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Post by neuroticus on Apr 23, 2019 9:58:33 GMT -5
Warhammer 40k since 1995 (2nd edition) The All Father grabbed me by the beard early and told me in no uncertain terms that I would be there....for the end...for the Wolftime! Thanks for the reply and good to hear you still enjoy Warhammer. My son's first army was Space Wolves -- started them when he was about 11. They are such a blast to convert and paint, and brutal on the field. Now a police officer and pushing 30, he wants to get back into gaming. He has an Eldar army and we also love Warmachine / Hordes and Malifaux. |
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Post by neuroticus on Apr 23, 2019 10:00:25 GMT -5
I would buy miniatures for D&D 1st edition from the late 70s through the eighties, but you couldn't afford the twenty orcs in this room, plus the twelve skellies and ten zombies in that plus, no one even made a berbalang. They were fun to paint and have though.
Spent many years with board wargames too; once we found Squad Leader, there was no reason to play Russian Campaign or Tobruk, until Combat Mission Beyond Overlord came along. There was an Avalon Hill naval game you played on the floor, with speed and turn radius templates, which was ship miniatures, but we were too busy learning all the Squad Leader add-ons.
Yes indeed Sim, things have changed quite a bit. I no longer do RPG's, but it is much easier on the game masters now with pre-painted plastic minis options, tiles for dungeons, etc. You and I were back in the day, old school -- had to pull off everything from scratch ourselves! |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 23, 2019 11:15:04 GMT -5
Damn straight. I used a whiteboard for D&D, and it worked really well. When they entered a room, I'd draw the room and it's contents top down on the board, when they left, I'd erase it. The mapmaker had to keep up. Worked like a 'fog of war' computer screen.
Plastic minis would work better than the old lead figurines we had to handle!
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Post by neuroticus on Sept 1, 2019 13:22:26 GMT -5
Damn straight. I used a whiteboard for D&D, and it worked really well. When they entered a room, I'd draw the room and it's contents top down on the board, when they left, I'd erase it. The mapmaker had to keep up. Worked like a 'fog of war' computer screen.
Plastic minis would work better than the old lead figurines we had to handle!
That is totally old school, drawing maps with a dry erase marker I love it. I had a huge case full of those old lead Ral Partha and Grenadier 28mm fantasy Models man. Sold some for a mint, traded others for hand-crafted terrain. Cheers and thanks for contributing to this thread. |
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Post by neuroticus on Sept 1, 2019 13:26:56 GMT -5
Warhammer 40k since 1995 (2nd edition) The All Father grabbed me by the beard early and told me in no uncertain terms that I would be there....for the end...for the Wolftime! That's a long run -- it is an amazing universe and a riot to play, so much fun. My son started with that army; I have fond memories of us enjoying the hobby together when he was about 12 all the way to 23. Cool thing is after some time off he wants to get back into it. We're starting with Skirmish games like Warcry. |
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Post by username on Sept 1, 2019 13:51:38 GMT -5
I have a Emperors children army and Iron Warriors for Horus Heresy. I want to build Nurgle daemons again Used to play a tally-man list in fantasy Rip fantasy. I dont care for Age of Sigmar. I want to learn how to use a airbrush so I can take my painting to the next level.
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Post by sperrytops on Sept 2, 2019 13:18:31 GMT -5
I played DnD, and many Avalon Hill board war games back in the 80's and 90's. M favorite was the strategy game Third Reich. I still have several different editions of that game. Also had several from other publishers. Never got into miniatures, though my sons and nephews all play W40K. Got rid of most of the games, but held on to a few special ones, including the Avalon Hill and Europa series.
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Post by adui on Sept 6, 2019 17:38:05 GMT -5
I still play Tabletop RPG's though we use a system my friend created, rather than any of the current systems out there.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 7, 2019 9:09:48 GMT -5
Greets, my all-time fav hobby is wargaming. Think painted miniatures, a massive battle on the mat, lots of dice and a good pint of beer with friends. Here's a Mordor Orc from my Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game collection: Shout out if you play or are curious, I'd like to say hello. Did you paint that boyo yourself? That's impressive work. It's right up my street but I'm not talented enough. |
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Post by neuroticus on Sept 8, 2019 16:31:04 GMT -5
Greets, my all-time fav hobby is wargaming. Think painted miniatures, a massive battle on the mat, lots of dice and a good pint of beer with friends. Here's a Mordor Orc from my Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game collection: Shout out if you play or are curious, I'd like to say hello. Did you paint that boyo yourself? That's impressive work. It's right up my street but I'm not talented enough. Thank you Legend. Practice and a supportive community (easily found online or in person these days) improve's one skill quickly. Let me know if you ever dabble in painting yourself; I'll connect you to forums or FB groups that are always welcoming with advice and tips. Like baccy, the hobby is a pure pleasure and very relaxing. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Feb 15, 2020 14:55:27 GMT -5
Trying to get into 40k, working on building my first army, Admech, I'll try to get some pics up.
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Post by Kerley0319 on Feb 16, 2020 21:55:09 GMT -5
That 40k sounds like something fun I could do with my son. He's eight , and I think this would be right up his alley. How do I get started?
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Post by fadingdaylight on Feb 17, 2020 9:52:38 GMT -5
That 40k sounds like something fun I could do with my son. He's eight , and I think this would be right up his alley. How do I get started? Save $800. Seriously. Between books, models, paints, and tools, that's about what your first Army is going to run you. Beyond that, pick up the Big Rule Book, it will give you the basics, then you will need to choose an army and pick up the appropriate Codex. The BRB runs like $60, I got lucky and found a used copy for $30. |
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Post by Kerley0319 on Feb 17, 2020 11:11:13 GMT -5
That 40k sounds like something fun I could do with my son. He's eight , and I think this would be right up his alley. How do I get started? Save $800. Seriously. Between books, models, paints, and tools, that's about what your first Army is going to run you. Beyond that, pick up the Big Rule Book, it will give you the basics, then you will need to choose an army and pick up the appropriate Codex. The BRB runs like $60, I got lucky and found a used copy for $30. That seems pricey for the little models. Wow. Also weary about shopping on Ebay for the book because I want the 8th edition right? Very few of the ones on Ebay state what edition they are. |
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Post by bigwoolie on Feb 17, 2020 11:39:07 GMT -5
Ive been known to play a mean game of checkers. Does that count? It's kind of a table top war game.  |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Feb 17, 2020 12:01:58 GMT -5
Save $800. Seriously. Between books, models, paints, and tools, that's about what your first Army is going to run you. Beyond that, pick up the Big Rule Book, it will give you the basics, then you will need to choose an army and pick up the appropriate Codex. The BRB runs like $60, I got lucky and found a used copy for $30. That seems pricey for the little models. Wow. Also weary about shopping on Ebay for the book because I want the 8th edition right? Very few of the ones on Ebay state what edition they are. Do you have game shop or an actual Games Workshop anywhere nearby? I got mine from a small, local gaming shop. Your Start Collecting! Boxes contain enough models to just barely get started, not enough for any kind of competitive play, but those can be found for $95-105, or on Amazon for about $15 cheaper. You can also do digital downloads of all the books on the Games Workshop website. |
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Post by Kerley0319 on Feb 17, 2020 12:59:37 GMT -5
That seems pricey for the little models. Wow. Also weary about shopping on Ebay for the book because I want the 8th edition right? Very few of the ones on Ebay state what edition they are. Do you have game shop or an actual Games Workshop anywhere nearby? I got mine from a small, local gaming shop. Your Start Collecting! Boxes contain enough models to just barely get started, not enough for any kind of competitive play, but those can be found for $95-105, or on Amazon for about $15 cheaper. You can also do digital downloads of all the books on the Games Workshop website. Dont know about games workshop but here in Bentonville or Roger's they're are alot of game stores. Most of them places for Magic the Gathering tournaments I'm sure they'd have 40k stuff. I just bought a base paint citadel kit and the first strike box to see if my son will even like the game. I figure if he doesn't love the little tease from the first strike box I absolutely shouldn't spend any more money on it. Haha. |
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Post by Kerley0319 on Feb 17, 2020 13:00:38 GMT -5
Ive been known to play a mean game of checkers. Does that count? It's kind of a table top war game. Checkers is plenty fun too- I haven't played checkers since I was a kid. I play alot of chess though here with the family. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Feb 17, 2020 14:43:35 GMT -5
Do you have game shop or an actual Games Workshop anywhere nearby? I got mine from a small, local gaming shop. Your Start Collecting! Boxes contain enough models to just barely get started, not enough for any kind of competitive play, but those can be found for $95-105, or on Amazon for about $15 cheaper. You can also do digital downloads of all the books on the Games Workshop website. Dont know about games workshop but here in Bentonville or Roger's they're are alot of game stores. Most of them places for Magic the Gathering tournaments I'm sure they'd have 40k stuff. I just bought a base paint citadel kit and the first strike box to see if my son will even like the game. I figure if he doesn't love the little tease from the first strike box I absolutely shouldn't spend any more money on it. Haha. Smart move. And no, the closest GW store is OKC. I'm in Fort Smith, we have a few places around here, but they are mostly small. Another cool resource that only runs 8 bucks is the 40k intro magazine. Comes with a single, blue, Space Marine kit attached to the front. If you want a cool sneak peak into all the armies and stuff, that's where I got started. |
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Post by Kerley0319 on Feb 17, 2020 15:36:00 GMT -5
Dont know about games workshop but here in Bentonville or Roger's they're are alot of game stores. Most of them places for Magic the Gathering tournaments I'm sure they'd have 40k stuff. I just bought a base paint citadel kit and the first strike box to see if my son will even like the game. I figure if he doesn't love the little tease from the first strike box I absolutely shouldn't spend any more money on it. Haha. Smart move. And no, the closest GW store is OKC. I'm in Fort Smith, we have a few places around here, but they are mostly small. Another cool resource that only runs 8 bucks is the 40k intro magazine. Comes with a single, blue, Space Marine kit attached to the front. If you want a cool sneak peak into all the armies and stuff, that's where I got started. Cool, I'll check that out as well. I'm in fort Smith quite a bit. Some of it very cool. Got married at Lake Fort Smith State Park. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Feb 17, 2020 17:34:43 GMT -5
Smart move. And no, the closest GW store is OKC. I'm in Fort Smith, we have a few places around here, but they are mostly small. Another cool resource that only runs 8 bucks is the 40k intro magazine. Comes with a single, blue, Space Marine kit attached to the front. If you want a cool sneak peak into all the armies and stuff, that's where I got started. Cool, I'll check that out as well. I'm in fort Smith quite a bit. Some of it very cool. Got married at Lake Fort Smith State Park. That's awesome, it's a beautiful park. We hit Devil's Den alot also. If you've never been, you might check out Winston's in Fort Smith also, pretty good B&M. I did a full review on here a few years back with pics and all, I'll see if I can find the thread. |
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Post by Kerley0319 on Feb 17, 2020 18:09:07 GMT -5
Cool, I'll check that out as well. I'm in fort Smith quite a bit. Some of it very cool. Got married at Lake Fort Smith State Park. That's awesome, it's a beautiful park. We hit Devil's Den alot also. If you've never been, you might check out Winston's in Fort Smith also, pretty good B&M. I did a full review on here a few years back with pics and all, I'll see if I can find the thread. Yeah we love devils den. We hiked part of the Ouachita Trail for our honeymoon. |
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Post by neuroticus on Aug 25, 2021 19:06:15 GMT -5
That 40k sounds like something fun I could do with my son. He's eight , and I think this would be right up his alley. How do I get started? Thread resurrection, just saw this Kerley. There are a number of ways to enter the hobby that don't cost an arm and a leg, including some Warhammer themed board games. Those have push-fit models, streamlined rules, use minimal play space, and generally don't take too long to finish. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss a bit of minis gaming for you and your son. I'm happy to share a few thoughts. |
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Sept 22, 2021 19:30:26 GMT -5
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Post by fadingdaylight on Sept 26, 2021 21:45:04 GMT -5
Nice work man. I just paint too. Haven't actually played a game, but I'm slowly working on finishing up my AM army for 40k. Some day I'll get some pictures of them...
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