Worthless Bumsi tried to reconcile the populations on hive worlds and crusade casualties and stuff the other day
that was a mistake
they're arguing if codexes are lore
i dunno man. if that doesn't count as lore what does
"they changed the lore later" is valid
"i don't feel like the swarmlord is that powerful" is like, not really that valid
take it up with gw xD
i think one of the funniest things about 40k is the homogeneity. especially since it's sci-fi
a counterinsurgency in real life modern terms only needs like two dozen insurgents per 1000 populace
in 40k population scale and modern tech (everyone running around with lasguns) that ratio is prolly way lower
even the cults don't operate right, they're described as infesting whole planets/ships
bruh that place is fucked way before infestation levels
pour one out for the poor guardsmen who get rat fucked in everything i've ever read because they are led by the most braindead "supersoldier" motherfuckers you ever did see
i really REALLY don't like the guardsmen minis because of their uhhh
stylistic inspiration source
for the most part. some of them look like normal ww2 soldiers or whatever
how are they replacing all their lost materiel anyway with the iom having such shit manufacturing capabilities
there is a weird contingent of 40kers who insist you must paint your minis to play (casually)
lol lmao
it would not surprise me if the majority of people who are in 40k at all are just hobbyists and don't play
just read lore and paint and shit
now i just wanna get real good at painting minis
like fucking S-tier level shit. just a massive collection of fallout warfare minis beautifully painted
and then show up at my lgs with a totally unpainted 40k kill team like sup bitches
if anyone gives me shit i'll just be like "all space marines look the same anyway" and enjoy the show
"IT'S BASIC RESPECT TO PAINT FOR YOUR OPPONENT"
your color choices are sad and you disgust me
respect-- go strip your minis and try again nerd
gonna go around rules lawyering marines throwing grenades if i don't see grenades glued on them
i have one unpainted mini left
the zetan
do i paint him today. hrmmmm 🤔
i feel like yes, because i have my white primer and white (and bone white! and off white!) paints now
but also if i don't get my minis tomorrow that will leave me with zero unpainted minis
why does that make my palms itch lololol
7 of the 9 coming tomorrow are named npcs tho, so i'd also like to slow down a bit and take my time
and not do nora 2.0 lololol
i had this idea last night that i wanted to handmake a power noodles stand
i dunno how imma do that, but it would also give me an excuse to hang leds in it
power noooooods 🍜
and choice chops 🥩
honestly it's weird i never bought this book
i kinda wanna expand it. the in-game diamond city is obviously super compressed because video game, but i imagine just a buncha lawn chairs and bleachers and scattered tables with food and shit
maybe takahashi hired some helping human hands as well xD
also like, i realize most mini/terrain builders /i've/ seen don't really use actual flowing fabrics and stuff?
they all almost always use stiff materials that look like it, and then paint them that way
why tho
i could just use cloth for the awnings xD
i'm not sure how to make that neon sign
do they even make lettering that small. how would i mimic the font/style
i feel like the big stylistic things here are:
1) the big tower shape of the power plant,
2) the awnings covering the counters/stools,
3) TAKAHASHI! and
4) that neon sign
the rest is all secondary
i could take strips of tin or copper and literally build the shell of the generator
the power connectors (and wires?) might be harder than i think
the wires would also interfere with gameplay if you wanted to play with it
i kinda want takahashi and a mr handy in there now
maybe it's ALL run by robots xD
this probably works better as a diorama
gotta wait for my display cases to arrive so i can take more precise measurements
I installed the etsy app on my phone
This is a mistake but
green stuff world canceled my order at least
but they also screwed me on $1.90. their response email was also some condescending bullshit on how exchange rates work which, you know, was only part of that trainwreck
whatever, fuck it never buying any of their shit
i don't intend on buying a bunch of pre-painted stuff, but it's nice that it exists
all of their stuff is nice, but it's also ALL pre-painted heh
me: "i suck at painting faces. impossible. detailing too difficult"
also me: "i could paint these boxes and arcade machines with fallout in-universe themed shit no problem"
eating some sausage and wondering how fast the swarmlord can run and lore nerds are failing me xD
usps says my fallout minis are coming today
i dunno if they boxes are small enough to fit in the secure box outside so i should keep an eye out on that
might tho, since the minis are small and unlike the starter kit this doesn't include a buncha play manuals and wide stuff
yessss my grass tufts shipped via usps as requested :)
i'm honestly just waiting for a 40klore and warthunder lore crossover post with all the glorious mudslinging that will ensue
who would win, a bunch of nerds who don't know what .75 caliber is, or some fuckos who break federal classified document laws to win internet arguments
"but the bolter is fully automatic!"
that just means space marines are even more incompetent for taking long range shots on fully automatic
"space marines are really strong and have a lot of mass!"
that has basically nothing to do with accuracy of the first round, and almost completely irrelevant taking into account bolter recoil which for some reason lore says is super high
that has basically nothing to do with accuracy of the first round, and almost completely irrelevant taking into account bolter recoil which for some reason lore says is super high
you got a laser pointer? go find the longest straight line of sight you can in your home and aim at something small across that distance
hold it
hold it
yeah. now imagine because 40k lore is full of space marine wank you have a second heart, somehow your ribcage has fused around your lungs (how does this work?), and because you're technically still human your circulatory system still functions
you breathe. your heart beats. blood and other fluids are constantly moving inside your body
cool. now move one of your fingers touching your laser pointer, without causing the laser pointer to move. just a little!
and then remember you're supposed to be on fully automatic
oh and that distance you're aiming at is certainly not like 500 yards or something
enjoy
it's wank
it's absolute wank
the reason you all headcanon bolters as massive explosive ordnance is because space marines couldn't hit shit with them in real life. they need the explosion to splash damage what they're aiming at lololol
the safest place to stand is where the space marines are aiming
star wars storm troopers level shit
you know what i hope gw does actually come out and say bolter rounds are the size of fucking energy cans
that way it's canon bolter magazines only hold like what, 6 rounds? 8 rounds?
space marines run out of ammo about 10 seconds into any enemy contact, that's why they have chain swords
bolter is for losers
get a lasgun. shit is a directed energy weapon that somehow runs off solar
this is basically like someone offering you a stick of dynamite or a magic sword
you take the magic sword
know what's really annoying? they absolutely coulda just straight up specialized space marines given the level of sheer weight carry/mass they gave them
like okay, no, you are not sniping someone a mile away with your shit for brains designed pistol
but you can carry a ton of ammo on your back and just hose an area with machinegun fire
just a hulking mass of suppression fire
but no, they instead gave them generic ass power armor and then a generic ass fantasy do-it-all pistol
you coulda had a space marine sniper be able to just smash through buildings to better positions
you coulda had a space marine shotgunner just completely hold one hallway by himself. just filling the entire corridor with lead (or whatever space material you want). just flak cannon the shit out of that sector
this is prolly why i'm more attracted to kill team than 40k
otoh i am so fucking confused about what i actually need for kill team
i'm actually a lot less mad about space marine pauldrons than i thought i'd be
i mean they still do not make any geometric/combat sense, but it bothers me less than the bolters
i think they're related actually lol
i think in my head space marines shoot like the soldiers in the starship troopers movie
so they don't aim or anything, not really
so their arms don't actually ever have to move up that high. but also even if that was true that seems like a hindrance for melee combat
i think this is /less/ of a lore problem, since if you want (at least terminator) power armor to be able to give you spatial awareness and biofeedback then it seems more plausible you could at least sort of track some kind of semi-accurate shoot from the hip fire
but also you are giving up a pretty big advantage which is that space marines are tall
like really tall. taller in power armor
the height advantage when shooting gets negated if you can barely lift your arms to boob level
"if they're really tall maybe that's why they don't need to lift their arms"
terrain can be asymmetrical you wanna be able to aim up. it's important lol
i know in lore and gameplay space marines never go prone, but standing/kneeling is a thing so
is there art of space marines assaulting up something
like a hill lol
what the fuck does that look like