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For you sir ! One Alpha Legion upgrade sprue !

Over the last several years we have had a number of [former] moderators retire from their duties. However, I have been remiss in my duties, not announcing those retirements. The moderators are essential to the health and welfare of the site. Like you, they are hobbyists who enjoy the hobby and the community. They sacrifice their hobby time to perform moderator duties, and many of these members have served in this capacity for years. You don't always see the work that they do because much of it takes place behind the scenes, whether it's discussion about how to improve the site or how to deal with problems (and we try to take care of discipline privately, so you don't always see those actions). We are all indebted to each and every member who performs moderator duties. Over time, however, we all drift away from the hobby and the community. Sometimes hobbyists lose interest in the hobby; sometimes they find that they have less time to devote to the hobby/community; sometimes there are other reasons to retire. Regardless of their reasons, we are always appreciative for their contributions to the site and we wish them the best. The following members of the community have retired from moderator duties. Some of them are recent retirees, while others have retired over the last few years (and I've been a terrible slacker in not recognizing them before now). They are listed here in alphabetical order: @Brother Cambrius @Canadian_F_H @Claws and Effect @Commander Dawnstar @Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch @Dusktiger @Eddie Orlock @Iron Father Ferrum @Johanhgg @Khulu (you may remember him as Tyriks) @Lord Ragnarok @Mandragola @sal of manders @schoon @Seahawk @TiguriusX @toaae @TrawlingCleaner Triszin Please join me and the rest of the staff in thanking each of these members for everything they've done for the hobby and the community - the B&C is better for their contributions. And now I'll submit myself to the Pain Glove in penance for not thanking these very deserving members in a more timely manner.

I'm afraid someone showed me this and I can no longer unsee it. "That's it! Cheese, Grommyt! We'll raid somewhere where there's cheese!"

Well it appears the rumours were indeed, correct.

All in favour of calling it Warhammer New World?

I bring a new development. That ain't no wolf.

Okay, no more sugar for you!

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug

So Recently i had the opportunity to play Stargrave with my Local group of Friends and ultimately we had Decided that we loved the ruleset but also genuinely loved the 40k and Necromunda Aesthetic and Rather than learn another game we made the decision to combine the 2. As someone who's always played imperium forces i decided that this was my opportunity to go against my norm and chose Genestealer Cults, converted from Cawdor Models, using 3d printed components and Minor Sculpting i came about my 10man crew and even set about Creating the Gaming board 4x4 of densely populated Abandoned manufactorum. The first game we played was, Brutal to say the least. Here's the Crew/Gang Leader: First mate: Gunner: Sniper: Hacker: Chiseler: Runner: Recruits: Grenadier (If i feel like swapping out the Sniper): Striker (using the Giant Blooded profile from Frostgrave: I really tried to sell the idea that the Abberant model is swollen and bruised using a series of magenta and Cyan inks to suggest his existence is mostly painful More Posts coming soon with terrain.

Oh my, for me his face is on par with the updated coteaz. Rest is ok but definitely urgh was my first reaction. Shame as he's so iconic.

I've left it late (I always forget how long oils take to dry!) but I've got to a point where I can call my second entry done: the Chromnax Pattern Basilisk Tank Destroyer is finished. It's been a real treat following this thread with everyone's entries, merry Christmas all!

I'm happy to have a WH World closer to home, but it'll be a few years before I feel like it's safe to visit the US. If it had been there in 2023 or 2024 I wouldn't have hesitated to visit.

Some more comparison photos appearing on Reddit:

A Tale of Four Gamers, co-starring Paul "Fat Bloke" Sawyer himself, will always be one of the greatest. Watching them collect and convert on a budget, and add their painted units to their growing armies every month, was inspiring to me as a youngster and it is still the way I build my armies to this day.

Working on it...

If he was a real son of Olympia he should be wearing this. Iron Within, Iron Without, Style all about.

At this point, and really its already the way it is since 8th, the game/setting/whatever, is in terminal decline. Either they betray the setting's core principles, that have been there for decades, or the idea of a meta plot is just a joke (and it is a joke) and its pointless anyway. If they return Ferrus, or Sanguinius, I do not care in which or what form, they have crossed the event horizon. Not that it matters, the game is dire now anyway. Great models though!

Blimey, I've really neglected this plog over the last four months, haven't I?! Well, fear not, for I have still been painting - in fact, I've had my head down and got another couple of squads done Firstly, I finished the Jump Pack Assault Intercessors and the Captain: I finished these at the end of September/start of October, and got straight into the next squads for this army - two more Intercessor Squads, plus a Chaplain. The Intercessors are 7th Company (Purple Shoulder trims), whilst the Chaplain is 4th Company (to go with the first batch of Marines I painted for this army, when I started it over two years ago! ) I'll be painting more Ashen Sentinels in the new year - I'll post details over in my blog in due course; in the meantime, enjoy these pictures, and happy new year all!

Aaand done.

That looks very cool @Volgon, extremely thematic and you can tell he is a Night Lord even without any paint on him! Finished my first War Hound officer, an Optae/Centurion. Going for a clean "we are still the good guys at this time" feel with them. Also another assault guy with some bits swaps.

? (and yes I do know you mean the other previous lemartes, I'm just reminiscing of where we really came from)

Have finished off a few more War Hounds (in danger of starting a new army!). I found this artwork and have tried to copy a few bits.

As long as it doesn't detract from the 'real' WHW and GW doesn't forget where they came from. I really don't want Warhammer to become overly 'Americanised'. Nothing against America, from my experience they are a lovely people, just it is nice to have a bit of choice.

That 'Yarrick' is fake, someone posted explanation on the AdMech Discord

Managed to get one last miniature painted before the year is out! Inquisitor Erasmus Cartavolnus! This chap has been sat in my half-finished pile since he came out (god knows when?), so decided to just get him done before the New Year is here, and I go back to work!

Thanks @space wolf! I’ll keep them coming!! Cheers @Vairocanum! They have loads of stuff, not just Ultramarines bitz can’t say enough good things about them! Well, I’ve finished Lord Macragge himself, Marneus Calgar! I love this new sculpt. It was a joy to build and paint. I have put a little extra effort into this one as he’ll be leading the force until I get Guilliman. My face painting skills suck but I’m really pleased with the boat on this guy! That’s enough preamble, here’s the pics: Marneus Calgar Marneus Calgar Marneus Calgar Marneus Calgar Marneus Calgar Thanks for looking! Happy New Year in advance!

Oh big disagree. I think he looks absolutely fantastic. He might be my favourite CSM model in years.

I love the model. The face is goofy and ugly, but I think that fits. The paint job probably isn't helping, but I think a darker, more gritty paint job with discoloration near the edges of the flesh will really go a long way to giving him a jacked up Frankenstein look. The chupacabra hamadrya looks great. I'm glad he's just part of the base and not a separate piece. I'm also a fan of the Eldar trophies. CSM vs Aldari is one of my favorite match ups going back to Ulthwé attacking Talos and his warband in Void Stalker. Years ago I bought the Eldritch Omens set and gifted the Eldar to a friend, so I like the idea of having some Eldar trophies on a big character like this. Edit: I now see he always had the Eldar trophies. We'll, I'm glad he kept them.

Finally made some progress on my Ultramarines! This time I’ve added an Ancient (will probably never see the table but I think it’s cool!) I got the banner and head from Archie’s Forge. Absolutely amazing site! Here’s the pics: Ultramarines 3rd Company Ancient Ultramarines 3rd Company Ancient Ultramarines 3rd Company Ancient Thanks for viewing! Next up Marneus Calgar!! Also have a very Merry Christmas! Hope everyone has a great time and get lots of treats.

Finished two robots, and finally took some better photos of my Esoterist and some of my warband leadership council plotting their next move after the Dropsite Massacre. Harbingers of Taelus

I still can't belive that we're getting a 4th Armaggedon war with tied-in model releases and none of them is Steel Legion themed, not even a kill team box.

Berserker Surgeon: When the 'Ambulance' chases you.

Here it is, the first finished model for 2026. Valkia the Bloody, in all her horrifying glory. I love all the little details of the original model (like the paper leaflet stuck to the bunker inner walls) and I also added some battle-damage to the model, to show that she like to be in the thick of it.

Man, I hate how they keep bringing Lucius the Eternal back, really cheapens the setting. *runs away cackling while dodging the rotten fruit pelted at him*

July Firstborn Brother Bethor August MotM Space Wolf Primarisized Ancient Bethor September a commission Test Salamander a commissioned Emperor's Champion Orktober a Saturnine DA Terminator a custom Ork Boy November 10 commissioned Zephyrim a commissioned Neurotyrant and Drones, a commissioned Drukhari Reaper 4 commissioned Munitorum Containers a Primarisized Grey Knight Terminator December MotM Dark Angel Scout Boxing Day Bash Death Guard Marine

Hello everyone, it's been great watching your work progress on your creative miniatures. I have completed Zorzi, Bezerker relaxing. Sadly, there was a scuffle between 2 cats on my painting table. As a result, poor Zorzi took a tumble to the floor and Zorzi's original tea mug was lost to the carpet. I had to assemble and paint an ad hoc mug that is not as nice. Additional photos of Zorzi Happy New Year everyone!

The Kytan is done and I'm hoping for a couple more before the end of the year. We will see however.

I love the cycle we seem to have where people spend ages complaining about an old mini that "is ugly" and "needs updating" but as soon as GW update the model to modern standards it's suddenly awful, ruined, a huge downgrade and an affront to god because it isn't an exact 1-1 of the old design but slightly larger.

The face is too cartoony and I don't like the pose at all, he just looks like a generic chaos warlord. I would have much preferred something like this artwork.

The full report is available here. It's worth the read, at least until Brother @N1SB comes and tells us all what it actually means! My reading of it is that GW are still doing very, very well - even after licensing takes a (not unexpected) wallop. But you don't release Space Marine 2 every quarter, and it seems to be feeding into their wider sales. Amazon/Cavill show remains in limbo publicly so take from that what you will. The relevant AI section is this though: I do, genuinely, love how some of this is written by what sounds like an actual person and not Corporate Buzz Speak. How many other FTSE 100 companies would allow "to be honest I'm not an expert on it" to make it into an investor report? Honestly, glorious.

Finally! It’s high time a red-blooded American hobby like Warhammer returns home to America. Crazy they built one in the Robin Hood town, who even lives there? King John!?

I have finished my first War Hound tac squad. Going for early/mid Great Crusade look with armour types and minimalist decoration. We have been told both the WH and WE didn't stick to individual armour marks so I've tried to reflect this by giving them a mix.

Well, done mine just in time local time (but not for Germany), so thank you for the extension @Valkia the Bloody. Anyway, they aren't based, but I plan to do that tomorrow. If its alright with Valkia, I'll swap in that picture once the bases have dried - if not, that's fine too. They are now based, and pics have been swapped - thanks Valkia. Here are my tormentors: And from the back.

Well, contrary to my belief, I did indeed manage to finish another unit in the past few days. I am really glad I decided on this quick and easy paint-scheme (plus, it does not look half bad). Here is a unit of Termagaunts which I finished today: This means I have finished 2/3 of my planned Tyranid army already, in just around 3.5 months! I am amazed how much motivation I had. I think it is time for a glory-shot- here are the already finished Tyranid models on my Xenos shelf (ignore the Necrons), all Tyranids built and painted in the past few months of 2025:

Despite work, I did manage to finish a squad of Termagaunts over the past few days. I am really glad I chose such a quick and easy paint scheme! This is fun and fast to do, while still looking good and it really gives a sense of accomplishment when you have finished a batch. So here they are, part of an unending swarm: With this, more than half of my planned (and bought) Tyranid army has been finished! And this just during the last 3.5 months of 2025. I had not thought I could make this much progress. Here is the already finished part of the Tyranid army, on my Xenos shelf (just ignore the Necrons). These are: - One giant turtle Harpy - One Swarmlord - One Broodlord (with a Space Wolf pulling the tail) - One Winged Tyranid Prime - One "Pyrovore" (converted Sentinel) - 16 Genestealers (including 6 hybrids as proxies) - 11 Neurogaunts - 10 Termagaunts - 5 Raveners - 6 spore mines - 5 Ripper bases (one with a Deathwatch Marine) Time to pad myself on the back! What is still in the pipeline tyranid-wise? I still have all the Lictor-esque models (Deathleaper, Van Ryans Leapers, Neurolictor), a Maleceptor, another Broodlord (fighting against Titus on the base), a Psychophage (with some Ratlings trying to blow it up) as well as 10 Hormagaunts. If new Tyranid models will be released, I would love to do some new Gargoyles (I do not like the current ones, too goofy), new Warriors (the old ones look outdated) and there is this rumor that one of the next models might be a new Red Terror / new Trygon- I would be totally on board with these! So what is next? Well, I decided that January will be Lictor month (Lictuary?), so I am planning on finishing a Deathleaper, a Neurolictor and 3 Van Ryans Leapers next. They stand primed and ready: Also, since over at the Legio Roll of Honor, one can built a "mini-me" to represent the member in the loyalist Legio of this forum, this reminded me.... I did a conversion more than 2 years ago as a representation of myself in my Night Lord Traitor Warband. I think I have shared her before, in my old Night Lord thread. I got her out and dusted her off. After all, there is a chance that there might be some games coming up in the near future with maybe a gaming group establishing here, and I always like to create a unique leader for my army (even if it most of the time does not represent myself on the battlefield). So here she is- Valkia the Bloody in all her splendor. She is NOT an Astartes. Call me old fashioned, but I came to the Hobby because I liked the lore, and I am not a huge fan of red-conning lore bits to fit with current fashions. It is fine as is, and I do not need any "inclusion factions", and I can create "inclusion characters" myself using established lore. I already was not a fan of the whole re-make of the Marine range with all this Primaris stuff. No, this Valkia model is similar to the favorite pet of Fabius Bile in the novels, one of his best and most vicious creations, who is nearly as strong, if not superior, to the Astartes in some cases. Backstory: Valkia was born a psyker. She has a unique power- a psychic shriek which brings forth the worst nightmare into the head of anyone who dares oppose her (a bit like that Boggart from Harry Potter). She was ripped from the arms of her family by the Sisters of Silence during a raid by the Black Ships. She was imprisoned on the Black Ship, together with many others, and subjected to cruel torture and neglect by the Silent Sisters. However, the Black Ship carrying her was ambushed by my Warband of Night Lords. They raided the vessel and took material and slaves. Valkia made an impression on the Master of my Warband (most of all with her unique psychic shriek which is invaluable for the Night Lords), and has become his favorite pet and trusted and loyal servant. Valkia is allowed to lead small raids herself and distinguished herself by her cruelty, joy of the hunt and clever fear tactics. The armor she wears she stole herself, by slaying the loyalist wearer in a sneak attack from behind. The dark gods have bestowed gifts on her, so she has grown in body and mind, her demon flesh filling out the armor and enabling her to wield it's power. To mock her former tormentors, she is wearing the mask of a Silent Sister and the top-knot of the Sisterhood. But the demonic horns sprouting from her forehead make it very clear who her new masters are. Maybe I feel motivated enough to paint her until New Years day (or maybe I start painting the Lictors).

There are some great projects here! I have begun assembling Zorzi, Bezerker relaxing. Zorzi with tea and a good book Enjoy the photos!

Don't talk to me or my unwashed son ever again.

It was a good run and this is actually my second retirement, but the demands of family have dramatically cut back hobby time. I'll still be poking around as a Frater.

I just hate GW’s policy of not acknowledging their talent. I don’t care if this is written by Joe from the mailroom, ADB, or Tolstoy. They deserve credit for work done.