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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.

Now for the conclusion of the event! First off, "thank you" to all participants, thank you for your ingenuity and creativity and motivation. It was great to see all the awesome work everybody did. I hope you all had as much fun creating your models as I had. Now for the winners of the event: -Drumroll- Overall winner and therefore eligible for presenting with the gold badge is Brother Anderson with this Daemon Engine (11 votes) Second place with the silver badge is Tallarn Commander with his Chillin' Berzerker (5 votes) And third place, with the bronze badge is space wolf with his Void Panther Judicier (3 votes) Congratulations!!!! I will run this challenge again later this year, and I hope there will be as many amazing entries as there had been in 2025.

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

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.

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.

The grav-kit is fully magnetized, and the Rhinulsor can be a Rhino (or a Whirlwind) in a pinch. The base was made with plastic tabs from medicine ampoules my baby took during his first months.

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.

FINALLY managed to finish these.

And that's the Rhino Wreck Terrain done!

I'm calling mine complete if that's acceptable: It was ripping fun! Life got in the way of a second vow, but wishing you all a great 2026! Cheers, The Good Doctor.

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.

Right! So we are nearing the completion of the event! If I count correctly, we have so far 13 completed entries. Please have a look at the very first post of this thread- I tried to keep up to date with completions, but if I have missed any of you, please let me know! About the deadline of the event- since I am from Germany, my New Years Day will be in advance of many of the members on the American continents. To enable a few more last minute completions, let us just be lenient and last minute completions will also be allowed for New Years day. And let us be honest- I will sleep in for New Years Day anyways (no work), so will not check for any late / early morning completions. I hope this will be fine with everyone. When all completions are in, there will be a poll for the best entries. This will be set up in the upcoming days in the new year. Everyone who completed at least one entry will have the honor of wearing a participation patch. Since this was a fun event, I am planning on doing this again in 2026. Next time, we might start earlier in the year and have a longer running time. I still have a box with an Imperial Knight here (bought more than 5 years ago) and I already have plans to "Night-Lord-ify" the knight with bat swarms, lots of skulls and gore- so doing this event again will help motivate me to finally get the project going. So everyone who did not finish this year will have another chance next year. I hope you all had fun and I wish you all a Happy New Year!

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:

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