Brother Tyler

The member known as @Cenobite Terminator has been permanently banned. While many members, including the staff, have long suspected him of being a sockpuppet for the [previously permanently banned] member known as @BLACK BLΠFLY, there was enough reasonable doubt that, in the interest of fairness, we were willing to let it slide as long as he didn't continue the pattern of misbehavior that he established under that previous identity (as well as an even earlier account he had years before which was similarly permanently banned). Recently, however, he (Cenobite Terminator) provided proof positive that he was BLACK BLΠFLY, compelling us to permanently ban the latest of his sockpuppet accounts. Per our standard policy, this announcement will remain locked to prevent any piling on; and it will remain pinned temporarily to address any questions that might arise from those that either notice his absence or his new user group. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me via PM.

A reboot of the Battlefleet Gothic game set during the Horus Heresy would also provide the advantages that drove the original Adeptus Titanicus game: reduced need for rules (playtesting) and models. Games Workshop could easily expand from there to satisfy hobbyist desires if the game is successful, but the logistical advantages of the Horus Heresy setting are plain to see. Practically speaking, the setting of the original Battlefleet Gothic game, the Gothic War, was somewhat limited in the Imperium vs. Chaos, but the rules and factions quickly expanded to include pretty much all of the (sub-)factions extant during the 3rd edition of the Warhammer 40,000 game, and I expect that many players would want a "modern" (in WH40K terms) spaceship combat game to similarly support diverse (sub-)factions. I'm not sure that Games Workshop has the appetite for that, however (though I wouldn't complain if they did give us that level of diversity). I'd love to see a reboot of the Inquisitor game, but I see it more as an expansion/modification of either the Kill Team or Necromunda games. The Inquisitor rules, while fun, were problematic. Updating the concept and using the standard scale vice the 54mm scale would be more logistically supportable. A mitigating factor here would be to provide basic guidance for players wanting to use 54mm scale models - simply double the ranges. With Games Workshop's shift to only publishing rules supported by models, however, I don't see Inquisitor as we knew it as likely. The Inquisitor game was driven by hobbyist conversions, and that is no longer Games Workshop's way. A new Inquisitor game will either be much more limited or it will have to be fan-driven (and we already have various Inq28 and Inquisimunda options). Anyone that has seen my posts about the Space Hulk game knows how much I love it, so I'm only bringing it up to voice my support for and agreement with those that would love to see continued support for the game from Games Workshop.

Anything I say would simply be parroted from the book Battlefields in Miniature by Paul Davies. I used to refer to Games Workshop's book about making terrain, but I either put that in storage or gave it away after getting Battlefields in Miniature. Games Worshop's old book is still good if you can find it, but other guides are a lot more informative. If you're interested, you can purchase Battlefields in Miniature from the publisher, Pen & Sword Books, or via your local/online booksellers such as Amazon. Note that you can get the ePub from Pen & Sword Books for much cheaper than the Kindle version available on Amazon. I also recommend looking for guides such as those sold by hobbylinc.com (they have several guides on making vignettes, dioramas, and terrain). The images below are several books I found at hobbylinc.com (and you can probably find some/all of them at other booksellers). Each image links to the book's page on hobbylinc.com. Note that I don't have any of these books, nor have I purchased anything from hobbylinc.com, so I can't attest to the usefulness of the books or the reliability of the site. I merely offer these as alternatives to Battlefields in Miniature. To provide a more useful and direct answer to your questions, let me lead off with some questions of my own... Are you building this as a gaming board? Or are you planning to build terrain pieces that you can place on a gaming board? My recommendation for a gaming board is to have a sturdy base, preferably something built with wood so that you can use proper fasteners (i.e., screws and nails) and joinery (depending on your woodworking skill level). The gaming board needs to be sturdy enough to support some knucklehead leaning on the board without falling apart, but it doesn't need to be engineered for 100 fathoms deep (you still want it to be light enough to move around easily). If you're talking about terrain pieces, there are a variety of options for basing. These include chipboard, foamcore, high density foam, etc. My recommendation here is to use something that is thick enough that it won't flex too much, as too much flex can cause glued elements to become unglued. This can be mitigated with small nails/screws, or even more complex joinery (e.g., cutting tabs and slots). In most cases, simple glues such as PVA (most commonly associated with Elmer's white glue, but there are varieties) and hot-melt adhesives (i.e., hot glue) will be sufficient. I don't recommend cyanoacrylate (i.e., super glue) for basing as its crystalline structure isn't good with flexible surfaces, though it can be used for gluing details onto non-flexible elements. I'm sorry that I can't provide more useful information, but I'm sure that more knowledgeable hobbyists will be along shortly.

We would love to have more articles, and you can submit them as digital/online in the Articles feature, as downloadable files (e.g., a .pdf) in the Downloads feature, or as both. Submitting an article to the Articles feature is quite similar to submitting a topic to the Forum feature, albeit with a few steps that are slightly different (but pretty easy to figure out). There is also a process whereby a member of the staff will provide assistance with formatting before the article is actually published, allowing you to work on the article to get it just right before everyone can read it. If you opt for the Articles feature, I recommend the Lore category. Submitting an article as a downloadable file is also fairly easy, and staff members can be contacted if you need assistance. If you opt for the Downloads feature, I recommend the Background (Lore) category. Both the Articles and Downloads feature also allow you to include a screenshot, and you can use the same screenshot for both. Both features also automatically create announcement topics in the + AMICUS AEDES + forum, providing visibility for our members that primarily focus their attention on that feature (and that is a significant majority of our community). The members of the staff may move those announcement topics to more appropriate forums. For example, an article about records management within the Imperium of Mankind would likely be moved to the + THE IMPERIUM OF MANKIND + forum (since it's about the Imperium at large and not about one of the (sub-)factions that have dedicated forums). As for the article for the current 2025 conference, the announcement topic(s) for that would be placed in a forum based on the subject matter. If you have more questions, please contact me via PM. While we plan to develop tutorials for both the Articles and Downloads feature (similar to the tutorial we have for the Gallery feature), we are planning an upcoming software update (to Invision 5) and server upgrade, with a high likelihood of changes to one or both of our themes, so we're holding off so that we don't have to revise those tutorials as a result of either modified steps or changes to the themes. And getting back to the topic, welcome to the community, @Phrixus!

Note that I moved the topic that was created in the Black Library forum as that was misplaced. That forum is for discussion of the Black Library fiction. This topic is about the organization, so + The Imperium of Mankind + forum is the correct location (since this is where the Inquisition is discussed). Also, I merged the new topic with the original. @kabaakaba provided a serviceable summary of the Ordo Machinum, but here's the quote from the codex:

I've updated the images with the transparency, and I've added the image links into the posts so all you have to do is copy and paste them in. The interface for editing your signature is just like composing a post/reply, albeit with a few steps to get to your signature. You can see the tutorial here (Editing Your Signature). Also, since the source images are 300x300 pixels, you will need to shrink them down to 100 pixels high (presumably 100x100, but you do you). If you are unsure how to do that, there is a tutorial here (the link should take you directly to the post about EDITING AN IMAGE IN CONTENT, which is part of the larger Images and the Gallery Feature tutorial.

The site software creates an announcement topic for each file, not the individual. The topics will remain separated so that responses can remain focused on the individual files. In this way, if a file is updated or if someone identifies either a problem or a possible area for improvement, the relevant file can be identified right away. Other discussions will rise back up to the top as replies appear, so the impact on users isn't onerous; and we should all be thankful for the time and effort put into creating something that others can use to enrich their hobby experience.

I've moved this over to Homegrown Rules as the Special Projects forum based on what it is (posting of rules for unique units) and the fact that the Special Projects forum is likely to disappear (since we have Blogs and Clubs for projects now).

I wish that I had thought to do this sooner, but here's a chart showing the rank distributions prior/subsequent to the adjustment: I wish that the Novitiate and Battle-Brother numbers were reversed and that the Veteran numbers were double what they ended up being, but it is actually very easy to reach both the Battle-Brother and Veteran ranks with a minimum level of participation in the features outside of the Forums, so I let it ride. And while I'm happy that the number of members in the top three ranks exceeds the number that were in the old top rank, I wish the distribution was a little steeper (i.e., more Honoured Frater and a steeper decline to the Ancient Frater). The ranks aren't intended to be gatekept, however, so this isn't something I'm going to worry about. After all, the ranks are intended to be a quick indicator of a member's overall participation within and contributions to the community (with the badges serving as a more granular indication).

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Your suspicions are correct.

July marks independence/treason (depending on how you look at it ), so we're going to use that for our theme. Banners submitted for this month should have imagery that evokes the theme of independence from the yoke of tyranny, whether that tyranny is the oppressive Imperium of Mankind or the stifling Paths of the Asuryani. That's right - we're looking for so-called "traitors" and "renegades" (such ugly words for those who simply want freedom) - Heretic Astartes, Chaos cultists/Lost and the Damned/Slaves to Darkness, Chaos Knights, traitor Titans, Drukhari, and Anhrathe (Aeldari corsairs). While the traitor imagery should dominate the banner, "B&C" or "Bolter & Chainsword" or "Bolter and Chainsword" or the B&C logo (or a derivation thereof) should also show clearly in the image. As usual, please submit your image(s) to this album (and feel free to post them here, too). The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 23 (i.e., whenever I log in on Tuesday, June 24), after which time the community will vote and the selected banner will appear in the rotation through August, 2025.

I'm not sure how many of our members may be able to assist you in this (I know that I can't ), but you might also check out sites like Fine Scale Modeler (https://finescale.com/).

Congratulations to @apologist on having his submission selected as Banner of the Month for June, 2025. You will see this banner in our rotation through the end of July, 2025.