DIY Resources

[Brother Tyler]

Welcome to the Liber forum. This forum exists to provide members of the community with a place to discuss various aspects of developing fan-made organizations (e.g., Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, Heretic Astartes warbands, Ordos of the Inquisition, regiments of the Astra Militarum, etc.), locations (e.g., planets of the Imperium, Aeldari craftworlds, etc.), etc. within the Warhammer 40,000 setting.

 

Members of the community are encouraged to use this forum as a place to solicit and provide constructive feedback and recommendations in the development of DIYs. Very important advice can be found here.

 

This forum works hand-in-hand with several other forums and features that are available here at the Bolter & Chainsword:

 

Blogs are the preferred place for members to cover all of their work on a DIY project, including the development that this forum focuses on as well as the other aspects of a DIY that are covered in the forums/features listed below. When you work on your DIY in your blog, it is perfectly acceptable to also post a topic/comment in this forum or any of the forums listed below, either repeating the blog post in its entirety or providing a summary of the post and then linking to that blog post in your discussion forum topic/comment.

 

The Forge and its sub-forums are a great place to post images of your DIY models. Naturally, we recommend that you upload any images of your DIY models to your free albums in the Gallery feature (and you can always use those images to embellish your blog posts, discussion posts, articles, and download files).

 

The Homegrown Rules forum is a great place to post any homegrown rules you may be developing for your DIY.

 

The Fan Fiction forum is a great place to post any fiction you may be developing for your DIY.

 

When you decide that the work on your DIY is completed and you are ready to present the finished product to the rest of the community, you are invited to use the Articles and Downloads features. The Articles feature allows you to present your article in a digital format that can be read on the screen whereas the Downloads feature allows you to upload a file that other members of the community can download and print. Both features have a category - the Articles feature has the DIY category and the Downloads feature has the Background (Lore) category. Submitting your DIY content to these features/categories automatically creates an announcement topic in this forum that links to the article/file. Naturally, you are also encouraged to post your finished product at your blog.

 

[Brother Tyler]

This topic provides members with links to handy discussions/tutorials/articles that will assist them in both developing and discussing their DIYs. If there are any discussions, external sites, or videos that you think should be added, please post a reply here with the link. If any links are dead, or if you think they are no longer relevant, please post a reply.

 

Background Information

Timelines of the Warhammer 40000 Universe: WH40K Wiki | Lexicanum 

Adeptus Astartes Founding Timeline (Lexicanum)

 

DIY Aids

DIY Article Templates - A variety of BBCode templates members can use in composing the articles for their DIYs

DIY Musings: How much detail is enough? (Brother Tyler)

Guide to DIYing (Ferrata)

The Octaguide (Octavulg)

On Do It Yourself (DIY) Discussions - Advice for participating in discussions (Brother Tyler)

Primaris Chapter markings and heraldry sheet

WH40K DIY Article Templates - Downloadable Microsoft Word .docx templates in a variety of formats that can be adapted to a DIY from any faction

 

References

Tabula Astartes - An index of all Adeptus Astartes legions, chapters, and warbands - loyalist and renegade, official and DIY

Tabula Mechanicus - An index of all Adeptus Mechanicus forge worlds, hellforges, titan legions, and independent Kastelan maniples - loyalist and renegade, official and DIY

Tabula Militarum - An index of all Imperial Guard regiments, worlds, and army groups - loyalist and renegade, official and DIY

Tabula Questoris - An index of all knight households, knight worlds, and freeblades - loyalist and renegade, official and DIY

Tabula Sororitas - An index of all Adepta Sororitas orders - official and DIY

Submit your DIY to the tabula once it is completed!

 

Showcases

Background (Lore) Files - Submit the downloadable/printable version of your DIY article to the Downloads feature once it is completed!

DIY Articles - Submit the online version of your DIY article to the Articles feature once it is completed!

Liber Astartes Miniatures Showcase - A place for members to display the models for their DIYs

 

=][= NOTICE - Current Painters below are at this time, Lost in the Warp. If they are ever recovered these links will be updated =][=

 

Painters

Astra Militarum

Chaos Space Marine

Scout

Sister of Battle

Space Marine (w/ wargear)

Terminator

[Brother Tyler]

With the consolidation of the Liber sub-forums into a single forum, this resource index has been updated and expanded to include basic guidance and recommendations for maximizing the various features of the site in developing your DIYs.

[TheArtilleryman]

This painter still works - out of date but better than nothing:

 

https://bolterandchainsword.com/bcp/smp.php