Overview

Oh yeah, that's the good stuff! Nice work. Love the black "lining in".

I'm definitely a fan of the 3rd-to-7th basic rules structure; my personal favourite incarnation of the game as a whole is 4th*, as it's essentially 3rd with the trial rules from Chapter Approved added to the core ruleset and some other slight refinements made and the Codex and supplement selection available was superb. Also on the whole backporting the better parts of later editions is not too difficult at all. That said, there are some elements of later editions that I'd steal if as and when I eventually get round to making more progress on that homebrew ruleset I've been dreaming up (being a dad gets in the way of that a bit). Notably: >5th edition Rending rules as 3rd and 4th's Rending was absolutely bonkers. >5th edition blast/scatter rules- that is, blast markers never miss altogether, and the firer's BS is deducted from the scatter roll. I'm torn on this as it does make blast weapons pretty powerful but it also seems more simulationist/immersive IMO, given half the point of area-of-effect weapons is not worrying about precise aim. >6th edition styled access to universal psychic powers that any faction can use. It'd definitely need to be done better than 6th did it, as some powers became auto-includes, especially for otherwise crippled factions like Tyranids, but the idea of basic powers that would presumably manifest differently from faction to faction is cool. I'd say to make it fair they should be on the whole slightly weaker than Codex-specific powers so that they still have utility and a reason to exist but don't render Codex powers irrelevant. >TLOS in general (I forget if 4th used it or not, will have to consult my 4E rulebook), both for the improved immersion factor and also to avoid the dreaded L-shaped ruins on conspicuous rectangular bases that have taken over tables everywhere. I know modelling for advantage is a concern, but I also feel the solution to the dreaded Munchkin is just to tell him to get lost, possibly punctuated with the almighty Dreadsock of Justice (or if he's being REALLY dickish, the 4E-metal-Hive-Tyrant-in-a-sock of Castigation. OUCH!) As a slight tangent I've been collecting supplementary materials compatible with 4E, notably Chapter Approved 2004 and Codex: Eye of Terror. Really fantastic books and well worth a read whether you actually intend to play 4E or if you wanna take inspiration from them for your own games. *With the caveat that certain codices, notably the Chaos book, should be ignored entirely in favour of their predecessors, though that isn't too much of an issue as the not so good ones came out very late in the edition, and the preceding books worked absolutely fine in 4th- the legendary 3.5E Chaos book is basically made for 4th anyway.

Techmarine

Painted up this old RT Techmarine! Lovely little sculpt, and really fun to paint.

I remember the 1st edition Necromunda scenery being released as a scenery pack. Another thing 13-year old me could have done with, but didn't think about.

Think of it as Dedication...

Thank you, and I think it's my favourite version too; it took me a long time to stop thinking that the plastic one looked like a shoe...

I love the 2E Land Speeder, probably my favourite version of it if I'm honest! That's a great paintjob too. Oh sweet! Gotta love that old War Robot, even if it is just a smaller head on a Wraithlord (Eldar Dreadnought) body. Shame they never brought it or the smaller Ghost Warrior drones back.

When I was younger, I CUT THE BANNERS out of my Codex: Angels of Death to put on the banner poles

I don't own Codex Angels of Death and I haven't got a complete 3rd edition Honour Guard squad. I'm also missing the Vanguard Veteran BA Sergeant from 5th. I only own part of the Necromunda card layout and it's seen better days

Here are some of my favorite models from years past

I started my 40k Journey in 1997 after HS. Space Marines got my attention, but Sisters of Battle got me hooked. I still have most of pewter Sisters at my parents. My OG Canoness is on my desk waiting to be repainted into the original Order of Our Martyred Lady scheme. I still am working on my Adepta Sororitas plastic army

Mine would have to be OG Necromunda as I started at the tail end of 2nd edition of 40k.

Wish I had picked up more of the firstborn kits in general, but especially the assault squad kit, more bikers, and an assault bike. I have a big thing for full size squads. I have enough stuff to fill out my half size assault squad I am pretty sure, but I don’t have enough bikers nor the assault bike needed to make a full squad of bikers. C’est la vie I guess. Maybe they’ll make some for 30k I can harvest.

For me, it's: 2nd Edition 40K rulebook and codices Original Necromunda & Outlanders and the original Orlock gang. I did pick up the c.2000 reboot, and got the Delaque, Escher, and Cawdor gangs to go with my Redemptionists when GW did away with Specialist Games, but there were some I couldn't get (Delaque lascannon heavy, the Escher plasma cannon heavy, and the Cawdor heavy bolter and grenade launcher heavies). Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (I managed to pick up the main rulebook and most of the ships when GW did away with Specialist Games)

For me, It's GorkaMorka. When it released, I had a gaming group, and we were all keen to give it a go, but no one else had the funds to do it, and my EXTREMELY religious step-dad though they looked like green demons, so I was forbidden. Many years later, I was able to pick up an overpriced copy on eBay, but I no longer have a gaming group, and have never played it

Thought I'd start a topic where we can discuss the things that were available when we started in the hobby, which we missed out on getting for whichever reason. For myself, I'll always regret picking up the2nd ed Imperial Firebase and Landing Pad scenery pieces. Looking back, they were absolutely lovely, but to my 12-13 year mind scenery was less important than more models. One of those "if I had a time machine" moments. Anyone else?

He must hate it there.

In order to change a little bit, a non SM model! Eldar Spirit Warrior: Saim-hann livery, as usual, even if a Wild-Rider soul being trapped into a wraith structure is probably as odd as a White Scar incarcerated into a Dreadnought sarcophage...

Land Speeder (Tornado)

Thanks. A fine and long road Indeed. 18k pts or something of first born, as they are known now, collected since 93. All are or soon will be worth of the oldhammer range once the full primaris transition of the GW range will be completed. My repainting task started during lockdown. And is the achievement of 3 decades of hobby. This will deserve a family portrait...

And it is a fine road you have trodden. I see you too favour the dark slate blue for Wolves. Well met.

Another oldy from my collection, freshly reactualized. This lefts me with only 1 ooP Rhino to paint (and 6 wolves I share with my gobs wolfboyz) before getting 100% of my SW/SM models painted. Looks like the end of the road.