New to 40k but keen to get started

Do we have any imps or ork players btw? Or maybe dark elder? I may build a 2nd army with my nids just to mix up the gameplay a bit and the painting. so just to keep it interesting i wanted to know what the club is short on?.

well i got a small dark eldar force that is growing and Elvis has some Dark eldar as well  
and yes we got a few imps and a smattering of orks

Nice :-). Just got the guard codex and im liking what i have seen so may try and put together a small recon force next month to see how i get on.

hold off if you can as the new dex is out in the first quarter next year including plastic steel legion infantry  
orks are also due out around the same time

Nah the elves are canned as are the orks just marines at the moment

dark eldar are a son of a beach to use it must be said that is why i use them as allies for my eldar .

Ok sure but it won't hurt to put together let's say some guardsman and a chimera as its not like i wont be using them in this codex or the next. :-p what u think? just keen on starting to paint some.

Lol ye thay also look tricky to paint so i think thats what swung it for me as i liked the fact out of the 3 i mentioned Orks dark elder and guard i think for a novice gamer and painter the guard are for me.

they are as tricky to paint as you want them to be. guard can be tricky if you go with camo patterns something orks and dark eldar done use.
dark eldar can be very easy to paint with just black base coat and a little bit of green highlights .

to be fair you can not go far wrong with a squad of imps and a trusty transport but have a chat with some of the gamers in club who have imps before you start .

Yes will do mate. Love what i have read with the orders etc. but ye would love to see your dark elder as i have never seen them in battle just been told a few scary things about them ie poison as a nid player thats bad. But any info for a new player im happy to listen.

dark eldar have a glass jaw.
they can hit hard but can not take much punishment at all. but unlike other armies they can get harder as the game goes thanks to the pain tokens.

as a nid player watch out for their splinter weapons, you will outnumber then mind you so your best bet is to get in there and mix it up with large untits of the little bleeders. also knock out there transports as soon as you can.  

In more detail but still basic

Step one: take out the transports
Step two: shoot there assault troops cos they is nasty in combat
Step three: shoot/assault the gun line so they cannot shoot you
Step four: process biomass.

That is very basic still and you can do mutable steps in a turn depending on what you have where.

You want large units of your little chaps cos for every unit a dark eldar units kills then it gets a pain token and you really don’t want them getting a pain token.

Ye i see. More of a fan of the big guys tervagons and make troops but i see it could help out the DE with pain tokens. Dont know what that dose but im not sure i want to find out :-p.

Also packing tyranids. How do u guys with the big swarms do it?. Buy things from battle foam and the big bags?.

well that big bad momma could help lots allowing the smaller units get up close and giving the target something to think about lol.

Just watch out for their assault units cos they get a 4+ doge save and can be equipped to take out big and little nids rather easy.
Of cose I seem to be the only person with dark eldar at the moment so you don’t need to worry to much………. Be more worried about the eldar

the 1st pain token gives them feel no pain, the second one gives them furious charge and the 3rd and last one makes them fearless i think.

I have case from GW and it looks a bit merrrrrrr. I can put my 1k army in it but not the army i would like so i have out groan it already and and played 2 games with my tyranids.

Lol ye nasty a good reason to take out the little broods. One last question about the club is there a pub close to it as im getting dropped off a little early as wife works nearby and was hoping to kill some time while i wait for the club to open and get a quick pint in?

lol they serve drink in the hall that we play  

as for cases well there are lots of options out there

Surve drink hay?. Now thats what im talking about :-)

Sorry anout the spelling dyslexic

it is like a dream come true i know

i will be along around 8:30 to play some dropzone commander with ryan so if you are still around pop over and say hi

so am i...... lots of fun for every one

Sure will do but i think i may be gone then but next week i plan to stay longer.

Lol

groovy i will catch you when i can then