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just saw someone on the accursed youtube shorts point out that the grey knights couldn't beat the custodes cause they couldn't even beat the SPACE WOLVES lmao

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this is art or smth

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Valtun: "How do humies make more humies?"

Grotsnik: "You wouldn't believe me if I told you. It's disgustin'."

—from Grotsnik: Da Mad Dok by Denny Flowers

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||fulfilling request|| Report to Servitorization Station Omega-Seven for your initialization . All may serve the Omnissiah.

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With some salvaged Astra Militarum models and the leftover T'au Empire recon Specialists matrices I have created a couple of Gue'vesa auxiliary troops to annex as Shas'la Pathfinders.

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And to add on to the warhammer angst, especially for those of you who don't really know the lore/ haven't read the books *yet

Both Sanguinius and Curze could see versions of the future. However, Curze could only see the worst possible outcome whereas Sanguinius could always see the best possible outcomes. At the end of his life, Curze became paranoid to the point of boarding himself inside his own flagship and then allowing an assassin to sneak in and kill him because he simply could not bear the tension of waiting to see how he was going to die. Tangentially, Sanguinius began seeing visions of his own death after his duel with Ka'bandha, and did not know specifically that it would be by the hands of his own brother and in front of his father until he lost the battle. To make matters worse, the only futures Sanguinius saw were ones where he died, meaning that this was the best possible outcome somehow. And yet, he continued to fight, emboldened by the knowledge that he will die soon but *not right now.*

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oh! the clowns are dancing 😆😆😆

My bro @masacrescent and Karen Bleak

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Get outta his home right now

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making these is a delight tbh

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only one meme in that huge Warhammer discord made me exhale air thru my nose and its the ‘if Emps had whatsapp’ one. but it looks like it could have been made here and I haven’t found the creator yet. Is it possible its organic

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As promised, here’s my breakdown of my matches at the Warhammer Open Tacoma where I went 2-6!!

Here’s the first mini I ever painted in front of the life size terminator statue!

So I want to say off the bat that I had a fantastic time and have 0 complaints and was completely blindsided by getting picked for the army Showcase. This is just a breakdown of my games for those curious and my insights, nothing more :)

51-89 loss vs Black Templars

53-83 loss vs Imperial Knights

39-92 loss vs Imperial Knights

60-75 loss vs Tyranids

82-83 loss vs Thousand Sons

95-80 win vs Votann

98-44 win vs Custodes

72-79 loss vs Tyranids

So for game 1 the biggest takeaway was that I had to be far more confident in my deployment. I was nervous about getting tagged in close combat and was not nearly aggressive enough with my infiltrators and as a result, my opponent dropped 4 drop pods in the midfield because I gave him enough room and I was trapped in my deployment zone for most of the game 🥲 Completely my fault there

Games 2 and 3 were my first games against knights and OOF that was a rough matchup. My list just did not have the firepower needed to kill those knights and it really showed off some of the weaknesses of the Stormsurge. Its weapons are just too diverse to be truly effective against big targets like I needed it to be. These games were where the use of the Experimental Ammunition stratagem first really started to click with me over the Threat Assessment Analyzer Stratagem however. The extra pip of AP does SO much work, though the Threat Assessment Analyzer does have some niche uses where I can fish for 6s that I’ll discuss later

Game 4 was the first game where I didn’t feel on the back foot. It was against the subterranean Tyranid detachment but was much more of a monster mash list. I did way better with my deployment and screening and it came down to not having enough big guns for all the big bugs. Also my Stormsurge did WORK this game and I genuinely enjoyed fielding it. Plus my opponent Ari and I bonded over his metal raveners and my metal Vespid and overall it was a great game.

(Forgot to take any pictures of this game, sorry 😅)

Game 5 was the closest game of the tournament and one of the tightest games I’ve ever fought (82-83 final score). Nikki’s thousand sons were a real challenge to battle and I’m hopeful that she and I can play again soon as she’s another local!

Fun moment where binoculars pathfinder realized his imminent doom was on the other side of the door

Game 6 was my first win of the tournament and it was against the most incredibly painted army I’ve ever fought. Mike’s Cyberpunk Votann were a joy to fight against and both of us were in the showcase afterwards so I got a lot of good pictures of his army. Highlight of the match for me was my Riptide charging his Squig-Saggitar and finishing it off in close combat.

I’ve reached my photo limit for this post, so I’m going to have to make a part two covering the last 2 games, the showcase, and my final thoughts and takeaways. Thanks for reading this far!!

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I have decided the name for my loyalist Farsight proxy.

Erra’nan, meaning Shadow-blade. (The name is not technically a canon name meaning that but it’s close enough) I got it from the T’au lexicon I have and it seems a perfect fit for someone filling the Echo Farsight left behind

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No, my new Farsight Kit… ;-;

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She must get an A in gender. or else.

COMIC DIRECTORY

Silly comic context:)

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I got picked for the Showcase at the US Open Tacoma!! I’m shocked I got picked and just ecstatic that the judges thought so highly of my work! Additionally judging was tonight and we won’t know final scores till tomorrow so fingers crossed! 🤞