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So, as the title states, this will be my third return to the hobby. Original time was back in the early 2000's, I had a Space Wolves army that I had painted a pale green, don't ask 12-year old me why. I quickly moved on to a Black Legion Army that included some Rhino Rush Berserkers, the then-new Defiler, and a metal Daemon Prince (you know the one). This must have been 3e-4.5. This phase culminated with a trip to the Atlanta Games Day where I submitted my old metal Typhus model. At this time, I was pretty into the Space Wolf books and also Storm of Iron. As for models, I was pretty into Codex: Eye of Terror, and especially the Grey Slayer models, but this was when I think high school started to really pick up for me. None of the models from this era survived. Fast forward to about 10 years ago, got back into it and picked up some models again and got back to work, converting some vaguely renegade Marines using the Chaos Warrior gloved arms and axes. Not sure what my plan was, and I fell off the wagon again. I think I first got into the HH books here. Second return- Still got a few of those models, and went back through them when I moved. Got some more, this would have been right around the time of the plastic HH boxes coming out. I started working on some fluff and got a ton of bits and did some assembly, but I was mostly working background via the Iron Gauntlet challenge in the Liber forums. You can find some of that fluff here and here. But with Primaris coming out, I felt pretty overwhelmed and kind of worn out, and for whatever reason, I fell out of it again. Finally, this time, I’m ready to finish the Violent Gods, including an update to the fluff that fixes some typos and situates them firmly in the space of the Dark Imperium now that Guilliman is back. My plan is still to run them as Space Wolves, albeit without some of the Wolfier choices in the Codex. Anyway, here’s some models. Counts as GH. Leadbelcher, Nuln Oil, then Agrax. They all need a highlight, and I think the Marine on the right needs some Nuln Oil. The one in the middle was mostly finished as a test, but I’ve since redone his armor to match the one on his left, built when you could load out GH squads with bg, bp, AND chainswords. Oh well. More GH. Same armor layers applied. GH Plasma Specialists. Champion/WG/Lieutenant on the left (needs more bits!), GH on the right. WGPL, WGPL- possibly for Long Fangs, GHPL. Counts as Long Fangs, including a possible RG defector, perhaps you can guess which one (!). I think two more lascannons ought to fill this squad out. I’ve got some Blood Claws, a few characters, and some Rhino’s hopefully up next. Thoughts about the dirty metal armor? I think it needs a highlight, but not sure which color to use. I was hoping that jumping right to Runefang or Stormhost Silver won’t be too stark. Thanks for looking! Edit: thought my old thread was archived, but it is not, and it is in my signature.

Gargant of Jagga, by Dennis Palmkvist Written by Karak Norn Clansman, based on background story by Dennis Palmkvist: - - - Yonder galactic east, far out and away across the starspangled nightsky, can be found the dead world that was once known as Jagga. A barren pearl spinning around its star in Ultima Segmentum, Jagga was not always a lifeless rock marred by impossibly large scars. Once upon a time, Jagga was the haven of the Star Krumpas, a mighty pirate fleet of Ork Freebooterz. Ramshackle starships once shot out from Jagga in search of prey in the void, with millions of Greenskins aboard stomping their feet in eager anticipation of crude adventure while chanting 'Ere we go! The Ork world of Jagga was likewise once famous for its dangerous herds of moonbison, with many raucous exploits of daring-do taking place as Greenskin herders tried to impose their will upon the equally dim-witted beasts. The denizens of Jagga once joined mighty expeditions of warfare and plunder, and they gained renown and bragging rights as good fighters for forming part of Waaagh! Ghazghkull during the Second War for Armageddon, for they bloodied their rusted arms in humie flesh. That was all once upon a time. A time now gone by. A time eaten alive by the alien swarm of Hive Fleet Behemoth. A time ground down into oblivion by Tyranid bioships as massive fleet battles raged between Ork Freebooterz and the tendrils of the Great Devourer. A time in the past, without a future, except for one scrappy remnant of Orks. For not all the Greenskins of Jagga perished under the endless tide of claws. A single Kill Kroozer managed to escape the closing jaws of the Hive Fleet by mechanical accident, catapulting itself through the Warp with a single Gargant aboard. Denied their final fight with the alien swarm, the Orks grew enraged and attacked one another in the mother of all brawls. So cataclysmic was the internecine violence of the survivors of Jagga, that they barely registered the Khornate Daemons that manifested aboard and joined the fray. So monstrous was the wrath of the last Orks of Jagga, that the civil war threatened to tear the vessel apart in the maddening depths of the Realms of Chaos. What saved the battered horde aboard Kill Kroozer Pigstikka was the sudden outburst of noise and rhythm that emanated through ducts and ventilation shafts. The Orks froze mid-violence, and listened. They listened as crazed Ork rockers played out their doomsday riff. Their weapons sank to the floor as demented Greenskin musicians yelled and filled the ship with a mangled tune. They listened as Guns 'n' Fungus played out the fall of Jagga and the great scrap against the chitinous swarm. Soon, all the Orks aboard the Kill Kroozer acted as if set ablaze by the music. They shouted in disjointed singing-along. They stomped their boots and fired their shootas into the roof. A new purpose filled them, as the lead singer bawled out his epic stanzas. For they were the survivors of Jagga, participants in the greatest of all fights and chosen by Gork, or possibly Mork, to spread the word and ignite the stars with the burning violence that befell their dead homeworld. The planet of Jagga might be dead and sucked dry by the Tyranids, yet the last Orks and Grots of Jagga set out to bring green destruction to all that they could find. For the blasting of gun is their bass and the shrieking of victims is their refrain. Sing, boys! Sing it with us! Waaagh! - - - What you witness here is the culmination of a mad and glorious project by one Ork Warboss from Sweden, known as Dennis "the Menace" Palmkvist. Behold the jolly scratchbuild that is the fruit of his Mekboy genius! This Gargant graced a Warhammer 40'000 tournament in Västerås in early 2025 Anno Domini, and it was one heck of a challenge for Dennis to get out of the house to then transport for a good while to its destination at slow speed. Gaze upon this walking Greenskin funhouse and savour all its layers upon layers of details. Here you will find life as Gretchin play cards and Orks drop a human prisoner to certain death. Here you will likewise find a plethora of Easter egg posters looted by the Orks to then adorn their Gargant home, of which some come from a post-apocalyptic setting. Dennis worked long and hard on this ambitious project. As for myself, I chipped in a little help in the form of three quick sculpts. Keep an eye out for an impaled Squat, a Grot painter and a Grot lookout! All credit goes to Dennis Palmkvist for this marvellous creation. Background information on Jagga can be found here. Cheers!

Hello frater! As part of my hobby progress this year I'm working on the Necron Combat Patrol. Now I have nothing against the design of the Doomstalker (it's adorable), the towering walker look doesn't mesh well with the old school theming of my army. I've been sketching out some designs for an obelisk or pylon-styled replacement that will fit in better with my old school Monolith, but am having issues deciding between my two best ideas. Any opinions or feedback would be appreciated!