Yeah, I just dropped $150 on a crowdfunding campaign for third party The Lost & The Damned (from Wargames Atlantic), so I can't really afford to expand my Drukhari army right now. Especially since I've already got a Venom and some Kabalites I need to assemble and paint.
As someone that worked at a print shop saying “kick it and hope the demon inside is happy” made me laugh so much, I swear no one understands how printers work. Also this experience is something that has been putting me off 3d printers
The Drukhari boats look so cool. I would want to maximize those boats as much as I could if I could afford to build a second army (I'm slowly working on finishing my T'au army).
Excellent video. If I may make 2 suggestions as someone who actually films and edits videos for a living. 1. Increase the volume by a few decibles. I personally like having it average at -6 decibles, peaking at 0, but that is an opinion thing. 2. Love the turntable shots. If you are using a camera with a lense that has manual focus, set the focus to the closest model. If you can adjust the aperture to f/16 or smaller this will let you get more models in focus. If your camera doesn't have a lense you can swap or doesn't have manual focus, this worked, but the auto focus swapping whenever a model wasn't in the middle third of the frame was a tad distracting. Other than that, loved the format and the content. Y'all did great on this episode.
It amuses me your thoughts on the Tantalus, because of you guys Ive already started work on a Drukhari army centered around a 3d printed Tantalus necause its a massive centerpiece boat and I love that. This video has been a great way to get a taste of the different units and get some ideas of what i want to build my pirate crew...
For my death guard I'm planning to use some old zombies from Warhammer fantasy battle. I got more then a few arms laying about so it'll add some nice creepiness to them I hope. Maybe even turn a few of them into cultists. Kit bashing is great when you've got old stuff laying about. Now if only I could find those dryads i had... spikey bits are always handy for chaos.
I want to see a Thousand Sons of this and Eric's Grey Knights. I *do* want to get into Drukhari. They're calling...but...I want to wait for a range refresh. I'm sure it'll be like 5 years at least, but I just don't want to go in hard with the current state of the range. I do have a number of the Imperitum and Edge STLs - just want to see what happens.
I like this format. Would love to see both of y'all do it for your armies, and then maybe invite others on to do an episode with y'all for their armies. Its always great to hear about an army from someone who plays it and loves the faction.
I only just got back into 40k since I was like 16 back in 2006. I played Black templar as my first army, then Tau cause I liked the way they looked. I sold everything in like 2010 and I only just started building a Dark Eldar army. I think I'm going to play kill team before I actually get back into 40k. Hand of the Archon looks fun.
I think it's very interesting. If anything, I'd like a bit more information on what else is available in the range/army, and why you don't use/have it.
Loved to see Brad's evil space elves. Especially those kitbashes and proxies. Top shelf stuff. My Drukhari army is fairly small. 3rd edition Kabalites, one (1) old metal Helion (no flight stand, so I had to build one from a chunk of sprue, made to look like they're crashing through a piece of metal debris jutting from the ground), and an old metal Archon that was missing his clawed gauntlet. I got a trio of the metal models (the third was an ugly old metal Wych) for really cheap, because the Archon was missing that arm. So I had to kitbash a power sword arm from bits I had left over. (And because the arrangement of gun and melee weapon was reversed for the Archon, compared to every modern Drukhari kit, I had to clip a power sword blade off a left hand and glue it to a gun holding right arm.) Working with these old models gave me an appreciation for them (except for the Wych), that I didn't have going in. But I've also not started working on the newer plastic kits I own, so I have no point of comparison here. I'll probably use the new Kabalites as Trueborn, as if they got all the newer armor. I did some other kitbashes for my 3e Kabalites. They were used, preassembled models, some in states of unfinished assembly or disrepair. I gave one a jank pose, to look like a Sergeant firing a pistol (not the original weapon on its arm) while holding a sword upside down behind his back. My attempt to make him more dynamic, which only sort of works. The model I'm really proud of, though, is the Kabalite that originally came broken off her base, having left a foot behind. (Naturally, the base + foot did not make it into the job lot I bought). Having no extra feet, I kitbashed a blade from one of the splinter rifles and glued it to the leg stump. So it looks like a bladed peg leg. I also stuck her, as if hopping, on top of a bit of sprue on the base. To give her a bit more impression of forward motion. I couldn't line the left hand so it was holding the rifle (the arm was also broken off, and didn't line up when reattached flush), so I gave her a little techno doodad I pillaged from my Space Marine bits. So in summation, a Kabalite with a blade for a peg leg, hopping on a chunk of metallic debris, while looking at a looted Imperial device. I call her Peg'hi, and she is my favorite.
Not even remotely interested in Drukari, and this hasn't changed my mind, bit did enjoy listening to this very much. Was very entertaining to learn about another person journy into a faction and the things they enjoy about it. Would love more of these.
Argh, and I'm just looking at the combat & boarding patrols too...! On the "Here's your boxes for kitbashing" thing, as a sisters player I get the feeling. You look at the Seraphim/Zephyrim box and realise it's giving you spare pistols, swords, a cool flag, a lot of backpack icons that can go on any backpack (a lot of the ones in other kits need the backpack to have a little slot) then you look at Novitiates and realise "Put the Novitiate Hospitaller/Dialogus/Preceptor bits on a regular battle sister body, add a fancy backpack and you've got a Hospitaller/Dialogus/Dogmata without spending £20 on a single mini" and that the Novitiate Superior is as heavily robed and ornamented as a Canoness, so... use her as one and save another £20 kit. Honestly that might just be Kill Team versions of kits in general tho. Chaos Legionaires springs to mind; £2.50 over a standard Chaos Marine box to get a whole sprue of bits and the happiest marine face ever.
Great video; I loved seeing your models! Next time, it would be great if you included recommendations on how to start collecting the army: what is a core of useful units to make sure you have? Which units are best for trying each play style? Etc
Great podcast as usual, you guys should bring on an imperium player sometime, seeing as the only imperium army either of you really talk about is probably the community’s most hated(Grey knights), just someone to give em some love haha.
Every time I see the homunculus model I want to cry. I spent a week of painting looking for some paint job that would make it look good but I couldn’t. I ended up banishing the model to my hate bin along with my Tech Priest Dominus.
I don't play or collect, but I love hearing about all of this stuff from the perspective of people that do. It's all fascinating and you guys make it very entertaining, especially when you explain the random BS stuff in lore and why Razerback's are "free", ect... heh Keep it up.
I really loved this podcast/video. I'm planning a Dark Eldar army around a mix of Idoneth Deepking, Daughter of Kaine and Drukhari kits. Your approach with the nurgle fly's is really good and could fit in, maybe adding some Gellerpox bits for the marine esthetic. Damned too much ideas not enough time and money... Could be cool hearing Eric's experience for his new faction
Great episode! Only one very small criticism: don't forget to use a tripod while taking video of all the models rotating! Some of the boat videos were jarring motion sickness.
I have a custom Drukhari army based on redeeming themselves and believing the Exodites had the right move and so seek to live in their example. Their main enemy is Slaanesh and they raid in defence of Forest Worlds that they have claimed as their territory. Lots of kitbash to make them look more mix/matchy and woodsy survival types.
I disagree about magnetizing. I really enjoy magnetizing my minis, even the tiny, frustrating, pointy sadist elves. For people who don't enjoy the hobby aspect as much as playing, then absolutely you should just glue stuff together, but I love having the different build options available.
As a lore guy, Gotta correct this. The ultra hedonism isnt extending Drukari lives directly. Slaanesh is constantly draining their souls away, and by absorbing the intense psychic release of other creatures (through unimaginabl agony mostly), they're replenishing that essence. The distinction is subtle but important. Regular craftworlders combat that not with the soul stones, but by their strict the path system and not allowing themselves to feel. Soul stones only kick in as an alternative pocket dimension after you die. ...the drukari plan is just to sort of never die. Eldar live almost forever by default and Homunculi medicine is so advanced that death is a temporary setback. ...provided you can pay for their services. If you cant, well, its Dark eldar, like they give a shit what happens to the rest of their race, hell, they get off on DE suffering if anything more than monkeigh suffering.
I'll tell you why I started playing Dark Elder. I hated Elder in sixth and funneled that hate into any Faction that was hated equally in universe. I also like 2/3s in the order of Wytches, Cabal and Covens. I made my Succubus out of Extra Venom bits.
Thank you for this video. I've always wanted to get into minis, specifically the 3d print and kitbashing side of the hobby. So this has kind of given me the gumption to go out and start. Also I would love to see the "edgy sonic oc" writings of Bra'd army if only because the method of how he wrote the kabal sound really cool.
I think people are way to quick to pigeonhole druckari be "edgey" and do not look furter into it, worst of all are some of their own fans. This very down to earth vid about drukhari was very refreshing
Story time by you guys is always fun and seeing models/hobby and the tales behind them are always neat, but I would not be interested in this as a regular series. Its a very good padding idea for exact times like this where the info cycle is a bit lame ducked due to the timing of 10th. Doesnt mean you guys have to wait a whole edition to do this again but its not the primary content style that drew me to the channel.
@@thepoorhammerpodcast GSC is probably my favourite 9th army. I was lucky enough to get whole lots of infantry for free so I didn't need to proxy so much. Still proxied all my characters though! Not spending £18 on one model smh...
I just started drukari, i was looking at proxy wars talos and chronos since i will be fielding 6 talos and 3 chronos. Do they have to be GW models or are the 3d printed models ok?
15:16 I wanna stop collecting space marines because there is too much availibility and Im starting to view it as a first army where I learned what I like and dont like and now I realize that I love the living hell out of melee and am probably gonna collect world eaters or just do templars since I like marines
My only issue is it seems to me like you printed with resin but the entire time the editor put fdm printers in the background. I know you haven't really done an episode going over the different kinds of printers and stuff but that could lead someone down the wrong path.
I am all for an episode where you talk about what armies could use 3d printing and models you suggest if they do. Iam just starting to get into it myself and it has been a nightmare so far, but that was because my first printer was broke so I recently got a 2nd and its working like a dream. I am currently waiting for 10th edition datasheets to come out to decide what army I want as my main.
Yes I’d love more 3d print knowledge. There are some armies that would be simply unattainable for me with official GW plastic but could consider an alternative.
What printer did you get, and what did you replace it with? I (and others) would like to avoid a repeat of that nightmare. I mean unless you know it was a problem on your end with it. (And even then, avoiding that would be good.)
@@Sorain1 I do think my first printer was just unlucky. It was a Elegoo Mars 3. I couldnt get it to print more than the base of the test model. It had some weird glitch where it wouldnt save a new default Z-axis height I put in and a screw for the plate broke. Since then I got a Photon Mono 4 and it is much more newbie friendly and auto levels its own plate so you dont have to. Also has a plate that can adjust with screws if you want to ad in a magnetic plate to it. I never got to print with my Mars 3 but from what I hear I think the Mars 3 is supposed to print faster? The Photon Mono 4 has been great so far.
So a little case for the gw haemonculus : he’s ugly because he doesn’t really care about being physically perfect like the rest of the race, he only cares about being efficient in his work. In this way the whole “he’s ugly” makes sense, as his work is mostly chopping off slaves to either make a grotesque or a pain engine, transform kabalites into scourges, or enhance some drugs.
I love hearing people talking about things they enjoy/are passionate about, so this episode was right up my alley. The only comments can think of at the moment: Maybe talk about why you picked what you did and how feel about it after you got it? Not from a strictly competitive perspective but overall. As a hypothetical example: Before - "The model looked sweet and the made it seemed like it could fill this gap in my armies abilities." After- "I still think it looks sweet, but it totally doesn't do the job I thought it would. Not great, but a lot of fun because x and would definitely include in crusade games."
This was a fun episode and more in this format would be fun. And a episode on which armies benefit the most from 3d printing could be fun. I'm guessing imperial guard benefits a lot from 3d printing since that army is so expensive. Plus you could theoretically print bases to use with spare bits you get from tank kits.
Really enjoyed this video, its fun seeing your perspective on an army you've collected I would look forward into seeing more armies in this style. Love this idea 34:55, honestly would enjoy seeing someone talk more about 3d printing in general. Also I thought it was funny how you mentioned that you used the razor wing jetfighter like once, and you can actually see the cobwebs on it
Our entire playgroup repeated this the entire afternoon I took these videos. I have one in the mail already but the feedback is appreciated and my noodle arms agree.
