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Hi there, back again on this forum after about a decade. In that decade Ive still been active in the hobby with lots of different proyects. I have an instagram account that maybe some of you know: manta_man_miniature, though Im still a small fish over there. So, I just want to chill and share everything Im working on or have worked on in the past woth you fine people. Let me start of with my profile picture and without a doubt one of the minis I am proudest of: a Blood Angels apothecary that I painted and donated for The Apothecarion last year. Oh and a question, because I can't quite recall how things worked here. Do i only share minis on this thread or can I add lore blurbs and stuff Ive written aswell? Admins? Thank you!

From Facebook. Very sad news. Rest in peace.

What happened to the Blood Angels one? Did they forget to put stuff in it??

Hello all, I made an account on here back in, God, all the way back in 2013. I stopped posting at some point because I guess I was a teen and had better things to do (that's probably what I thought with all the arrogance of a teen haha) Anyways, I have an account of instagram, some of you may know it: Manta_man_miniatures. Anyways, that wss fun in the beginning but then it just got worse and worse... the apps, the brainrot, the doom scrolling, the toxic people (there were more good people that toxic people, but the bad ones are just louder). And now as a 31 year old dad of a chronically sick toddler, I just can't handle the social media stress. So this is me, trying to get back to those easier times. The good old forums. Not constant reminders. No notifications, commercials, false information and all that non sense. So, hi everyone. Looking forwars to sharing my stuff

Morning ladies and gentlemen. The previous Imperial Fist was part of a proyect I wanted to do, painting every space marine chapter, a proyect that takes way too long but I still find interesting and want to do more of. However in regards to gaming, I have about 1500pts of Blood Angels (less now after the latest legends updates ) and a slowly growing Bad Moonz WAAAGH!!. But here, is my Astorath, Redeemer of the Lost. In a, in my opinion, more fitting black and red instead of gold and red scheme. Despite my disapointment with GWs tratment of Blood Angels they did a banger job with this mini.

Thanks you al and thanks for clarifying the lore bit I might as well share another mini I did about, 6 months ago I think. I found the infernus sargeant at my LGS and I couldnt resist. And despite having a Blood Angels army I could not resist using the stoic pose for display Imperial Fists. I love doing freehand since Ive always been terrible at usibg decals and let me tell you what, freehanding the Imperial Fists badge was painful "Primarch-primogenitor, for your glory and the glory of him on Earth!" Space Marine chapters proyect nr.1

Thanks, guys! I'm still very behind on updating this log, but let me share something currently on the desk while it's fresh...

My genuine reaction to the Blood Angels box.

First came the Imperial Knights, then the Custodes, but those were just stepping stones. With plastic Titans on the horizon, my ultimate skew army is finally taking shape. Everything is proceeding exactly as I have foreseen. Your high model counts mean nothing to me now! Soon, local metas will witness the power of this fully armed and operational skew army.

Leaks like this REALLY annoy me. I want to be teased properly with trailers and amazing photos. Not spoiled on facebook by some “insert swearword” who is after his 30 seconds of internet fame.

Thanks, guys! I'm going to enjoy painting him I think - but first I have to get a few other things off my paint desk. Such as, for example, this big fella... For an eBay rescue - I don't think he came out too badly. What do you think?

To those of you who like greenskins, Ive also got a small Bad Moonz army In working on. Here we have Badzag, warboss of Badzag's Bad'uns, the meanest, greenest, bad moonz mercenaries this side of Armageddon (atleast according to Badzag).

Speaking of other chapters, I did do this to the sargeant from the Armageddon box. He was initially me dilly dalliyng with different lesser known chapters in my struglw to figurw out what to do with the boxed set, but now he has just become part of my chapters proyect. So Space Marine Chapters #2: Eagle Warriors. Now I gotta say I love the colour scheme, it looks badass, but Im was not entirely convinced. I may still use it for an entire army, I dont know

Cheers chaps. Had a little surge of enthusiasm on the Tyranids and finished off Zoey. She's due to be joined by her sisters Zoë and Zooey soon...

So I re-did my Chapter Master... again...

I heard the same GW board member cancelled multi part suppressors and Sanguinary Guard nipples

Yeah, I think there's a fair bit of "well, these look cool and it's relatively thematic" going on, rather than a lot of looking at what makes sense for building a competitive force. Which, imo, is pretty much as it should be. If you're building a tournament army, this sort of box isn't really for you to begin with. I guess these are also primarily intended for christmas presents, so they're not necessarily something you're supposed to buy for yourself, as an experienced hobbyist. If I cast my mind back to my teens (or my 20s, 30s or, let's face it, now) I'd have been quite happy to find one of these under the tree. Of course back in my day, we had to make do with terrain made from cardboard and dreadnoughts weighed upwards of a ton, which was a real problem when we had to trudge five miles uphill in the snow, just to get a game in after working the fields all day and...

Brothers, Sisters, I had an argument with one of my closest 40k friend that dealt with this very issue. Yes, the same thing I missed. I actually agree with you, Brother Razorblade. I'm here to share with you others' point of view. "Narrative" does NOT mean the same thing to others There IS a fundamental issue, a definitional issue. GW categorises "Narrative" as opposed to "Competitive". The argument was with Timperial Guard, whom I played Dungeons & Dragons with, who also reads the HH novels. It was from a 1st ed 30k game. Timperial Guard and I allied together against an opponent's army as big as ours combined. I played Dark Mechanicum, Timperial Guard was Death Guard and insisted on bringing Mortarion. Great against MEQs, but our opponent used mostly Terminators instead. We won that game, but as we cleared up after our opponent left, I simply asked him, why bring Mortarion? I think I kept pressing him, because at some point he snapped, shouting that he was a "Narrative" player, implying I was pushing him on being a "Competitive" army, but I wasn't! I shouted back I was a "Narrative" player, too! My point was Mortarion wasn't just a Primarch, a great warrior, he was also a commander! He wouldn't join every battle because he'd delegate it out to one of his subordinates! Even from a "Narrative" sense, it wouldn't even fit the history! It went on. He kept on invoking the HH novels. I was making points from FW's Black Books, written like an incomplete history. And that breaking point lead to enlightenment. It wasn't just different sources, it was more like... "Re-enacting" vs. "Roleplaying" I say "Re-enacting" and "Roleplaying" in quotes, because they're rough terms, but a useful shorthand. Timperial Guard played 30k to "Re-enact" what he read in the novels. In those stories involving Death Guard, OF COURSE Mortarion would show up to lead his armies, he's a main character! That was his reason for getting into 30k in the 1st place, the novels lead to the game, for him! I was more "Roleplaying" like in Western video game RPGs, we make OUR OWN characters, spend a whole night in the character creation screen, go into the game right before bed just to save that character. I got into 30k to figure out how my own character would react to the historic event that is HH. (It's interesting to note character creation is less of a thing in Japanese RPGs; they're happy with pre-made characters.) It was the moment I dropped the word "Re-enact" that immediately calmed things down. I said something like, "Oh, you're re-enacting the (HH) novels." I was going off the lore, too, but the way it was laid out in FW Black Books, like a massive sociopolitical event. He replied like, "Yeah...like a Napoleonic Wargame." He realised the difference, too, thus he invoked Napoleonic Wargames, or just Napoleonic Re-enactment in general. There, it was very important to paint your miniatures or cosplay very accurately, like you're trying to reproduce that event exactly. That is a different mindset than me, wanting to create my own story. I apologised 1st, I think. Not only did I understand him now, AND the difference between us...but OF COURSE I'd also want HIM to use Mortarion so that my characters could be the Techpriests that marched shoulder to shoulder with the Pale Lord of Death, that'd enhance MY story. And how is it that 40k had Crusade rules in previous editions but not 30k? 30k Marines were ON the Great Crusade! Those are NOT Roleplaying games, in fact Necromunda Roleplay will be a thing (probably soon to be re-named)...but they're "Roleplaying" a bit, y'know? Like the idea of a progression system is kinda like RPGs, and asymmetrical scenarios like a few characters facing a horde, that's RPG stuff. And it's not just progression systems, those games you cited are designed for Campaign-play, not just 1 game. Honestly, the Horus Heresy WAS an actual Campaign, it was a Campaign to get to Terra, then the Siege of Terra. Even in 1st ed, new units were added to reflect that. You see how 30k is more "Re-enactment" than it is "Roleplaying", which is how you and I probably consider more "Narrative"? And that's the difference I see even in this thread. We're all seeped into the same lore, but they're talking more along the lines of "Re-enactment" whereas "Roleplaying" isn't exactly the right term, but you see it's closer to how you and I see "Narrative", Brother Razorblade? The biggest thing about that argument between Timperial Guard and I is what I see here, we don't disagree, we were talking past each other. Our very definition of "Narrative" was different, and everything built on that fundamental point changed. It was very interesting then as now to think about.

You’re gonna love this. Not only am I old enough to have played Confrontation, we had no terrain so my brother and I used piles of cassette tapes in their plastic cases to create the fire corridors and junctions of the underhive. Those tapes became our running joke go to for years. Don’t know what tapes are, kids? Ask your grandparents.

Those heads keep coming back to haunt space wolf players

As promised. Something shiny! I decided my force needed some deep striking punch, so I went for some Inquisition allies. I’ve had the bitz for true scale Grey Knight Terminators and Inquisitor kit from Warhammer + for a year or so, so thought it was a no brainer! 40K Inquisitor 40K Inquisitor 40K Inquisitor Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators Grey Knight Terminators I’m really happy with how they turned out. I really struggle with metallics so the idea was to practice and I believe I’ve done a fairly good job. You might not notice it from the pics but the tilt shield matches the shoulder pad heraldry! I reckon when the GK refresh happens I’ll do an entire army of these blue steel legends! Thanks for looking!

The Emperor's Blessings be upon You all! TL;DR -In the Hobby since 2nd Edition -Missed between 7th & 11th -Restarting with The Sons of the Phoenix -Previously also played: Dark Angels, Craftworld Eldar, Slanneshi Chaos (Marines, Daemons, Cultists, etc), and Inquisition (Ordo Hereticus, Sisters of Battle) -Currently finishing up building the Armageddon Box Marines and a few extras. -Completely Lost, but willing to be found. Thank You in advance for any Assitance and Useful Advice.

Finally, I can shelve my Custodes. I was tired of bringing all those models with me to games. No I can properly play as the Omnissiah intended... with 1 model.

As promised, all my CSM characters together. Unfortunately I'm still missing the old Huron Blackheart, but a friend of mine who had him for a while, sitting in a box, told me that he'll give it to me, so I will end up painting that guy as well! Typhus was painted back in 2012, so his level of detail is not the best. But I decided to keep him as is. His base and hip nurglings are shaded using old GW green ink and for the verdigris on his pipes and scythe I used the, back then new, Nihilakh Oxide special effects paint.

Yeah, it sure is! Nothing near the level of your work, but still! It was a fun break, too. It's always nice to hear that one's experiences resonate with those of others. And you're right about balancing and juggling everything in the hobby - it's like a little mental mini-game inside the broader painting/modelling hobby. *** Working on Celestine was an interesting experience as well, with its fair share of ups and downs. Once again, thank you for your continued feedback and for motivating me to push myself even further. I feel like I've learnt a lot from this experience, and I'm hoping to carry those lessons over into my more regular projects. Looking back, I think the main takeaway I need to keep in mind going forward is to limit these more ambitious projects to one or two per year. One of the most striking realisations was that I seem to be hitting a certain time-to-skill ceiling, where the extra time spent on a miniature no longer translates into a significant improvement in quality. Let me give you an example of what I mean. For the sake of argument, let's say it takes me three hours to bring an infantry model up to my usual standard, which I'd put at around 80% of what I'm capable of. However, pushing that quality up by another 5% might require an additional two hours of work. So, I had this realisation (and remembered that I've experienced a similar thing with my shield captain) and vowed not to get into the 'better painting business' in the foreseeable future. I took some quick photos to inspect the paint job and found myself a bit disappointed because I've noticed that I did some damage while using a brush-on varnish. This bit was quite depressing. I also thought that all the additional brush strokes and all the extra effort weren't really worth it. As such, I've rushed the base and declared the miniature done. I applied a final layer of rattle can varnish, hoping to fix the damage I made earlier, made the 'flying stand' and called it a day. And you know what? Then I took some photos of the finished mini in good lighting and inspected them and... /drum roll/ was impressed with what I did here. Something ususal happened - photos actually made the mini look better. Allow me to be a bit prideful: I definitely outdid myself here. The extra hours I put into Celestine were probably worth it in the end. I'm usually quite critical of my work but this time, I've gotta admit - it's the best mini I've painted and shows a nice incremental improvement in what I can do. It's not anywhere near the pro-level, influencer/Golden Demon stuff, but I didn't expect it to turn out this nice. I particularly like the face and armour. Paradoxically, the miniature doesn't really look like what I expected/envisaged but - I have to admit - I didn't have anything overly specific in mind beyond "Celestine but NNM silver." That's something I perhaps should pay more attention in the future - plan out your projects! My most significant post-mortem concerns relate to the (sort of rushed) base. I wanted it to be quite simple and wanted to avoid the usual solutions for flying minis (e.g. broken walls, stairs, scrolls or other form of elevation). In the end, I think the flat base is a bit... too flat. Probably the go-to elevated basing details would have been better and would some heft and create a more 3d feel to the whole mini. Also, in order to improve the overall feel, I probably should have painted some shadows or something else to make the tiles seem less flat (lighting-wise), but I don't have the skills and patience for that right now. Also, the wounded sister's face turned out a bit rubbish (that's why I didn't take a close-up of it! I'm a coward :D). Having said that, these are just minor remarks. On the plus side, the colour selection for the tiles worked out pretty well and I ended up with some nice, vibrant colours that - I hope you'll agree - pair nicely with Celestine. Thanks for the feedback and reassurances on this final stretch of the project. And I'm surprised how the sprinkling some sand onto the base help tie the ornate tiles with the grey rocks. Overall, considering my unspecified aims and expectations, I give myself a 7/10 or a 8/10. I could make the mini better but I don't feel like it's the right time for this. Also, I've been working on her for over a month and I don't want to fail my 12MoH vow. This brings me to a total of 20 minis painted this year. That's below my usual result so let's hope that the last two months will help improve the stats.

In 2018 a young fan of our hobby passed away from cancer. During this time, while he was fighting this illness he was not alone. Many fans were with him, creating a great company with a symbol for him, visiting him in hospital, with gifts and cosplaying. And also they were asking for GW to create a SW character of him. And GW did it, in writing. Sadly too late, but Brandon's character was in the war for Vigilus, and was mentioned at least in two codex, carving his legend among the stars. Sometimes I like to paid tribute to those who passed away with my hobby, with what I can do. Brandon was my same age when I discovered warhammer, and I often think how, no matter other problems, I am privileged to get to enjoy this hobby, when others cannot any more. So in his honor brothers and sisters, let's raise our glasses to a legend: Brandon Shovlar ! Until the Wolf's Time, brother.

I'm stoked that you think so! This means a lot, thank you! Oh, I think I know what you mean. It's nice to put a term to something one internalises. It resonates SO MUCH with how I feel, usually, most of the time, that it is scary. Full support, brother. Thanks for commenting, it's nice to know that there are others who have similar experiences. I think you've hit the nail in the head. Until I'll get overexcited and forgetful the next time, I'll try to plan these more advanced projects over longer periods of time. It turns out that I've probably made the mistake of assuming one month will be enough to paint this but haven't realised how demanding (or dare I say, draining) painting to a higher standard/level may be. I suppose all of this boils down to a sense of gratification. With painting batches of minis, you see progress - you not only finish stages of minis quicker, you also get squads-worth of minis in a similar time frame. With Celestine, parts of the mini were in the 'ugly' stage for extended periods (ugly stage = unfinished or at an early WIP stage). These 'ugly' bits ruined my perception of the finished parts of the mini and the sense of progress I've constantly been making with the armour. Thanks guys. It appears that my post came off as more self-critical than I intended. I expect it has a lot to do with the late time I'm usually making these updates. I would like to clarify: personally, I think that Celestine is one of the best, if not the, paintjobs I've pulled of. It's only that I thought that I'll end up with something else, whatever that might have been. I'm surprised with the direction this project went and, I think, it has a lot to do with me overestimating my skills and/or poorly preparing for the project. For one, I probably should have picked the colours for the mini and done more research. The second big proper criticism is that I haven't stripped the mini well enough and there were parts a bit messy with paint residue. But I'm stoked and surprised with how well it turned out. Speaking of, I've almost finished Celestine. I'll need to take proper photos with my camera to inspect the mini and check what minor fixed are required, but apart from that she's done. Below are photos taken with my phone to give you a sense of the direction the project went and the colours I ended up choosing.

That's not a Warhound Titan...

There will be no being around Valrak after this is confirmed. Ill be able to hear the "vindication" across the Atlantic

"Khanginaj Khan, The Ringing Lord, 1st Co. Lt, Storm Lords" Cheers, The Good Doctor.

My final vow is complete! The battlewagon has been finished! Its been a pleasure participating in Orktober with everyone, Special thanks to grotsmasha for organizing!

Nazdreg is done.

All 5 vows COMPLETE! Vow 1- Warboss Vow 2- Boyz Vow 3- Warbikes Vow 4- Deffkoptas Vow 5- Wartrakk

I don’t think anyone has to worry about GW undercutting prices.

The year is 2027. The only armies on the table are titans, Tau Gundam, and Six custodians. A tactical squad now costs 120 dollars.

T][TANS - The Siren Second of the Titans - the Siren - finally painted! Painting: oil paints over a messy acrylic underpainting, and some satin and matt varnish finishes. Making the body: Upper body is from the Bloodwrack Medusa and the lower is another Melusai. I sculpted scales to redirect the tail to vanish into the depths, and more scales on the main body section to make the illusion she’s bigger than you see. This helm was sculpted from a Tamiya/milliput mix as I'd run out of Warcry helms. Left arm was two sections, upper arm from Witches, lower from one of the Night Haunts; right arm was almost the same as above except for some reason the Nighthaunt hand came without a thumb so had to slice a thumb from a random old hand. Also added a curling bracelet as the forearm looked a little thin. Thanks for looking!

I have a solution in 2 words. Godzilla crossover.

I've been involved in the physical side of the hobby (i.e. miniatures and gaming) since the early days of 5th edition. I'm sure my fond memories of 5th and 6th edition are largely down to nostalgia, but I genuinely preferred Warhammer back then. I want to believe that what I'm about to say is objectively true, but unfortunately, I'm too self-aware to make that claim: Warhammer in the days of 5th and 6th edition didn't feel as soulless as it does today. It felt more like a casual game and a fictional universe than a corporate product or IP. I prefer the older aesthetics and the design philosophy behind the kits (e.g. Space Marines with separate legs, two-part torsos, arms, backpacks and weapons). The miniatures also made better gaming pieces. Today's models are undeniably and incomparably superior from a technical standpoint, and they make excellent collector's pieces. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, I generally find them less characterful than the older designs. Having never been particularly interested in the competitive side of the game, I also vastly preferred the old approach to army building and rules: a core ruleset supplemented by universal special rules, without formations or detachments. The game seemed much more approachable and enjoyable back then. I also preferred the old sales model and pricing. 40K has always been an expensive hobby, but I could still afford to build a Space Marine army on a student's budget. I also don't recall having much trouble getting hold of kits. At least in my experience, there weren't the availability issues we seem to hear so much about nowadays. On top of that, the individual army ranges seemed smaller, and units tended to remain available for longer. Allow me a related tangent. For a couple of weeks now, I've been meaning to start a separate thread about how much Warhammer has changed, to the point where 40K has become something I personally no longer recognise or feel particularly inclined to engage with on a deeper level. I think this thread is spiritually as good a place as any to share some of those thoughts. A bit of context: my last games were played in 9th edition. For a long time, I'd refrained from buying new miniatures, as I already had a large, unfinished Firstborn Templars army (I'm still not entirely comfortable with the term "Firstborn", mind you). Only later did I start a small Primaris force, alongside a few even smaller projects involving other factions and races. Over the years, I've mostly been painting, converting and scratch-building my miniatures, while following and experiencing the wider Warhammer hobby through this forum. Only very recently did I realise just how enormous the miniatures range had become. I stumbled across some really cool sculpts and thought I'd pick them up. Except I couldn't: many of the models I'd found were no longer available or had been discontinued. But discovering the sheer size of the miniature range also left me feeling... inadequate and ignorant. There was this vast, sprawling Warhammer universe of miniatures that I hadn't even known existed, despite having considered myself someone who actively followed and engaged with the hobby. Around the time of the 11th edition release, I even subscribed to GW's newsletter. That gave me a glimpse into the entire promotional machine, another aspect of modern Warhammer I'd previously been oblivious to. Add to that the constant rules changes and what seems like an inexhaustible library of books, games and other media, and I've come to realise that I'm simply too old for contemporary Warhammer. My Meta (FB/IG) account also realised that I'm interested in 40k so I have had a glimpse into the whole influencer ecosystem with their pro-painting reels or reel-format rule explanations. All of this made it abundantly clear: Warhammer has grown way too big and demanding for me to keep up with. So I've unsubscribed from the newsletter, stopped browsing the ever-expanding catalogue of models I can't actually buy, and decided to retreat to my safe little corner of the hobby: the days of Dawn of War II; a world where AdMech, Imperial Knights, Custodes and Votann aren't armies; a simpler time, with a more stable game and a more manageable miniatures' range. A time when Warhammer was an expensive but more approachable and affordable hobby, rather than something that felt like a part-time job. And that's absolutely fine. Still, these two brief experiences – first, trying to hunt down miniatures I'd missed out on, and then getting a first-hand glimpse of the entire pre-11th-edition promotional machine – got me thinking. They made me realise something that should have been obvious: there are people who have only ever known modern Warhammer, and to them, the very things I find intimidating and overwhelming are perfectly familiar and normal. I don't want to pass judgements here, mind you. Warhammer hasn't necessarily become something worse (even though I subjectively feel it has). It has simply become something different, something much bigger and more demanding than the hobby I used to know and enjoy. I still have my miniatures, my memories and my little corner of the hobby. But these experiences also made me realise just how significant the generational gap between me and younger (or perhaps simply more internet-savvy) hobbyists has become. It's something I must have known on some level, something I'd been subconsciously aware of, but had never really stopped to think about. I must concede: I'm no longer a Warhammer hobbyist or fan. At least, not in the way I used to be. I don't know what Warhammer is anymore. I still enjoy a Warhammer, though.

Of course! Happy to oblige. Here is the first ork kommando I did, still 9 more to go Obviously painted as blood axes, but with the yellow details to tie them into my Bad Moonz warband.

Final 2 boyz of the squad Ive been working on. To think this kit has been looking at me for aboyt 3 years its so NICE to fibslly have it all done. As you know, Im doing a primarily bad moonz army. What do I mean by that? Well the tribe includes all the klan kultures of the orks, because I like to think thats how orks work. After all their kulture is more like a sect within the ork tribes. So for example my walkers, meks and tankbusters will be deff skulls and to represent this I will use yellow armoue with blue details. Vehicles will be evil sunz, so yellow with red details, etc. Now my BOYZ, are the orks who may not yet have found their calling. So they will be a bit of a weird mix. You can see one of them wears camouflage, I have a couple of other boyz with camouflage in variois patterns. My thought process being that perhabs these boyz have begun to take a liking to the ways of the kommandoz but have reached the peak of their adaptation.

ASTARTES | IMPERIUM | CHAOS | XENOS | HERESY Call to Arms 2026 Final Summary First of all, thankyou to the newcomers and returning members who participated in the 2026 Call to Arms, whether or not you completed your Vows, you have all made the event the success it has been. While participation is down somewhat (not surprising, given the general reduction in board traffic), completion percentages were up and the five Strongholds completed 2,542 pts. of painted models which is an OUTSTANDING result by any metric. Stronghold Artificers POLLS: ASTARTES | IMPERIUM | CHAOS | XENOS | HERESY Across the five Strongholds, the Mods and Admins faced the difficult task of voting for their favourite entries from within each Stronghold. These entries then faced off against one another in a Frater Poll to claim the title, and badge of Stronghold Artificer. Below you will find the five Stronghold Artificers, please join me in congratulating them on their oustanding entries, Master Artificer POLL: MASTER ARTIFICER POLL Once the five Stronghold Artificers had been selected by the Frater, they faced a new poll against one another, this time to claim the title and badge of Master Artificer. While each of the contestants is a veritable work of art, ultimately there could only be one winner. Surviving three rounds of voting, from a sea of outstanding entries, please join me in congratulating 2026's Call to Arms Master Artificer... Princepts @TPS This year we only had 1 titan sized model this year... which is still more than last year, where there were no titan sized entries. That said, I'm sure everyone will agree that TPS's Tau Tigershark is more than worth the recognition in its own right. Favourite Young Blood @Rowland Despite not having any competitors, check out his work (and here) - it is truly excellent and deserving of the recognition, especially given his inexperience in the hobby and his very respectable 51 completed points. With such an excellent start to his hobby journey, I can't wait to see what he does in the future. Master of the Forge POLL: MASTER OF THE FORGE This year's Master of the Forge featured 14 entries, each a masterpiece in their own right. Please join me in congratulating 2026's Master of the Forge... Grand Marshal This year we had 6 frater (up from 4 last year) who completed 100 points or more of models, a truly monumental achievement. In ascending order of completed points, these were: @TPS in the Xenos Stronghold, with 100 pnts. @Khulu in the Chaos and Imperium Strongholds, with 105 pnts. @Halandaar in the Astartes and Xenos Strongholds, with 128.5 pnts. @lokkorex in the Heresy Stronghold with 167 pnts. @Antarius in the Chaos and Imperium Strongholds with 220.5 pnts. However, even these very impressive point totals were not enough to secure the title of Grand Marshal, which went to.... Now we come to the answer we've all been waiting for; Which Stronghold has claimed victory, and bragging rights over the others? Masters of the Horde This badge is awarded to the participants of the Stronghold that completed the highest overall points worth of models. Please join me in congratulating the.... Masters of the Call This badge is awarded to the Participants of the Stronghold that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. Please join me in congratulating the... and with that, we are at the end. Thank you all, once again. Without your participation and support, this event would not be the success it was, so pat yourselves on the back, maybe even a high-five, you all deserve it. Hoping to see you all at the next Forge Event..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Previously there have been some issues with sizing/formatting to add these Badges into you Signatures, the *best and most reliable* way we've found to reduce these issues is to; - Right click on the badge - Select "Copy Image Link" - Paste the link into your signature, and the forum software will automatically turn it into the image.

Well first off, I applaud all of you that completed the challenge. I failed. I won't give ten million excuses, however I learned a lot. I am a really slow painter but I had quite a bit of fun working on these orks and I will continue to finish them. I discovered that these ork models have quite a bit going on and at every turn I discovered a spot I should have already painted or another mold line that I missed. One of the biggest challenges is just becoming familiar with what I'm painting, meaning is this little piece armor or clothing, and trying to figure out what some of the equipment was and should be painted. Thanks again to everyone for sharing your progress and inspiring me.

Seemed a big enough deal to get a News forum thread.

Hey gang, thought I'd get some happy snaps up! I'm running a Badab Event using The Codex Badab war (a 3rd edition reimagining of the Badab War books) in 2.5 weeks time. It will be set around the first battle for Sagan! We've got 24 odd players, with 10 player 'slots' per team (to allow people to buddy up if required). There will be 5 glorious games over the weekend using the 3.5 Rulebook, The Codex Badab War and any relevant Imperial Armour units! Games will be 2k, with Super Heavy allowance if people so choose! I'll be playing as well as EOing as there was a snowflakes chance in hell that I'd miss smashing out Badab games! Anyway, these pics are a week old, as the tank has paint on it now, but thought you may enjoy my custom Mars Pattern (FW style) Stormlord, which will be acting as Carnac Commodus' personal ride! Front shot, wanted to really change it up from the standard GW look, so opted for an under/over barrel arrangement, which then allowed it to use a rejigged 'standard' super structure. Also got a 'trophy' of an inverted aquila. Just a side profile shot, showing how chonky it looks with a 'full deck' super structure. A bit of back detailing, kept it prettty simple like the originals, while added some ad-hoc stowage and engine deck protection. Bit of a zoomed in view on the spot-light mount. This actually went through multiple variants. Originally it is a commanders hatch, that I Removed and put in a a twin-linked heavy bolter turret, then removed that and put in a very low(and lazy if I'm honest) light mount, then I sculpted up the 'bubble' to look like a cast item.. which still looked a bit plain so added some view ports back to it.. so it really just kind of returned to a commanders hatch with a light on top... Finally the back deck. I wanted the fighting deck to look like it's almost squeezed in after the fact, or at the very least, around all the important parts of the tank itself. That large bulge is there as I imagine there still needed to be some room behind the back end of the Vulcan Mega Bolter, with a high up access hatch. I wanted to have the armour look reasonably thick around the edges and side as I would imagine it is the same 'cut' as the rest of the super structurer, just with more supports installed due to the lack of a roof. Chucked in some small arms firing ports, as well as view ports so logically humans could fire out relatively safely. One this is done though, there will be 4 or 5 marines firing out of the platform, with a small group of armsmen deploying out of that opened side door! Any way, this big bugger has been many months in the designing and building.. now lets see if I can get it painted in all up probably less than a month (as well as 2 basilisks, 1 thunderer, 2 trucks, 30 odd marines, 50 odd auxilian and about 40 armsmen... pray for me!). Haha yeah I based them on Valhallans as they aren't a model I've painted before, and thought even with some updating, looked suitable for a 3rd edition vibe! Thanks mate! Well it had another dip, but is back again mate haha! Thanks mate!

Pulling an already produced and waiting for sale product while it's sat in the warehouse over an expected minor drop in share prices doesn't really make much sense. Pulling an already produced and waiting for sale product because someone in legal realised they were about to break their own licensing agreement and possibly cause an FFG RPG tier issue again makes more sense imo. GW do not consider Necromunda to be a "WH40k game" but as a game in the Warhammer 40k setting it could have been an issue if, say, a company had bought the rights from GW to make RPGs for all the Warhammer settings.

Took a bit of time off from painting. I think I was a little burnt out after the last batch so taking it slow with a single model this time. Went back and did some touch ups on the librarian. Just need to add in the little extra details like text to the parchment and maybe have a bash at adding the correct codicier marking to his robe.

I beg your pardon! I find the term pejorative in the extreme! I identify as Macro-adolescent, I'll have you know!

I do not like them, hobby man. I will not build them, if I can. Would you build them with a fox? I would not build them with a fox! Would you build them in a box? I would not build them in a box! Would you build them with a brush? I would not build them in a rush! Would you scrape off every line? I would not scrape them, coarse or fine! Would you bond them with some glue? I will not glue them, old or new! Would you paint them on the sprue? I would not paint them, red or blue! "But look!" cried out the hobby man. "Just try one sprue, I know you can!" He pushed a cutter in my hand, The sharpest tool in all the land. I took a piece, I clipped it free. The plastic snapped so easily! A little scrape, a touch of glue, The torso fit, the legs did too! A little snip upon the sprue, And suddenly the model grew! A tiny dab of plastic cement, I finally knew where the evening went! A shoulder pad, a tiny sword, I sat in joy, no longer bored! Say! I do like to build this kit! I like it, every single bit! I'll build them now with any fox! I'll build all models in the box! I'll build them fast, I'll build them slow, I'll build them all and watch them grow!