Warhammer thread

[Kyriakos]

Since i bought some dark elves WH miniatures and plan to paint them in the following days, i thought i could start a Warhammer thread. You can discuss the hobby, if you are familiar with it, and your views of it. Also tips on painting are welcome

For those who do not know what Warhammer is, read the article

Here is a pic of some dark elf Cold one knights, which i have myself as well. The pic was found at druchii.net

 

[salty mud]

A friend of mine has an extensive Warhammer collection, and he does his own painting and scenarios. It's a cool hobby, but I don't think I'd enjoy it too much to be honest.

 

[Phlegmak]

That Warhammer crap looks really cool, but it's expensive, and seems time consuming. So I never got into it.

 

[Yoda Power]

I used to collect and paint Warhammer models when I was 9-13. I would still LOVE to start painting again, but it's simply too time consuming.

 

[GoodGame]

I used to worship that stuff when I was in high school and finally kicked the habbit buying some plastic figures loose a few years ago. Promptly put in storage and never played. Pretty cool stuff if you get into the painting technique and terrain making. Very geeky and time-consuming though.

 

[Brighteye]

I learned most of my skill in painting from painting models. Warhammer and its kin are hideously expensive, and rather time-consuming.
They're very much a lifestyle choice more than just a game.

 

[philippe]

the best warhammer is the CivIII mod.

fun times.

 

[illram]

I loved painting and putting together warhammer 40K miniatures when I was in middle school. I also enjoyed the story. I think a warhammer 40K movie (trilogy??) would be frikkin epic and I can't believe Hollywood hasn't jumped on it yet.

I think I still have a big box of them lying in storage somewhere.

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

I never liked Warhammer, the models are too over the top for me and I could never get into the game itself either. It doesn't help that Games Workshop is like the EA of the wargames world: all-consuming and soulless, not to mention expensive to the point of being a rip-off. If you're going to play one of their games however, I always enjoyed their LOTR rules which are simpler and can be played with somewhat fewer figures, making it a bit easier on the old wallet. The figures from their LOTR range have a more realistic look to them as well, but that's a matter of taste.

When I played wargames, I mostly preferred WW2 stuff (Rapid Fire was the main ruleset I played with, relatively simple and quick to play). WW2 models and figures are very cheap if you buy stuff like Airfix which is a nice advantage, though there are plenty of nice metal/resin models for the period if you want to spend on a little quality as well.

 

[El_Machinae]

The 40k universe is some of my favourite fiction. I actually purchased Eisenhorne.

 

[Lockesdonkey]

A friend of mine has a very fine Warhammer set. He used to have a very fine girlfriend.

 

[Perfection]

Here is a pic of some dark elf Cold one knights

Cold one knights?

Do they like drink a lot of beer? Do they brew it?

 

[GoodGame]

A friend of mine has a very fine Warhammer set. He used to have a very fine girlfriend.

Is that a correlation?

 

[bigdog5994]

the best warhammer is the CivIII mod.

fun times.

amen, i still play that mod

 

[Lockesdonkey]

Is that a correlation?

Make of it what you will.

 

[philippe]

amen, i still play that mod

ah, massively big pangea map, 31 civilisations, raging barbarians, and start playing with the empire. I spend days with that single game.

 

[Shaihulud]

I used to collect the Lizardmen from Warhammer fantasy, and I really fancy the 40k Chaos Marine's look.

 

[Xyan]

Warhammer is great fun. Alas, very expensive and time consuming.

 

[Shaihulud]

The bad thing with me is that I had the minatures, but never had the inclination to play them... I just like to paint and look at them. I also like to collect the books

 

[Kyriakos]

Yes, i too am like that. I have no real intention of playing a game, i just like the miniatures and would like to learn to paint them