=] 12 Months of Hobby 2025 [=

[Valkia the Bloody]

On 11/21/2025 at 3:20 PM, Grotsmasha said:

So I'm considering a Group project thing as a sub-event for next years 12MoH, and would like to gauge interest.

 

I have two ideas.

 

The first is a back-burner idea I've had since.....8th? Ed.? I think.  Basically it would be a Chaos Daemons Army, that is actually modelled and painted as LotD, and termed Codex: Angels of the Emperor OR The Emperor's Angels of Death OR Imperial Nephilim.

Over the 12 months, the challenge would be for each participant to take one Index / Codex Daemons entry and choose an Imperial Unit (Astartes, Sisters, Guard etc) to model for it, and then re-word the Data-card with Imperial language, but not actually altering the rules (to ensure balance remains), and paint at least one of these models to suit a "ghostly warrior" theme.

For Example: Thunderwolf Cavarly to replace Juggernaughts of Khorne, or Repentia to replace Daemonettes, and so on.

 

The second idea, is a little more involved. I guess the end result would be a Kill Team of 10 Models. It would be a narative type event, similar to 2020's Reclaimation of the Inviolate Rage 12MoH Campaign (Summary HERE), which featured a Hex-based map to explore and fight over. This time rather than Armies and loads of models, each month would feature a particular "Operative", one month would be a Comms model, another a ranged specialist, another a Heavy Weapons model and so on. January would be for choosing your Factiona and prepping a roster, Feb would be choosing starting positions, March would see the first model completed, with one each month til December.

Each Faction would have Lore themed Buff, extra Defense for Nurgle, extra movement for Eldar, stuff like that. It would be themed inside a Hive City. Each participant would have a fixed number of "Actions" per month, with each Badge earning additional Actions. I haven't yet decided if Actions will be banked for future months, or expire monthly. There will be Objectives to complete, place to loot and so on. The Map, movements etc will all bt public, I don't think I can maintain that many PM's this time (2020 Campaign have Faction PMs).

An idea I'm toying with is each Participant will be PM'd a private mission, that is Lore / Faction inspired.

 

So what say you, do either of these ideas work? Which one interests you more?

 

 

 

ALSO, also, 12MoH will be run as a Club in 2026, I've already confirmed with BroT that we will have it pinned here at the top of the WIP Forum, so ease of access will be the same as all previous years of the Challenge.

Sorry I overlooked this. 

Since I still have 5 different Kill Teams in various stages of completion (2 of them still fresh in the unopened box), I think a Kill Team challenge would be something I am interested in. I actually think my 30k Night Lord Team ( assembled and primed and then forgotten on the shelf) might fit this perfectly. This might give me the motivation to work on them. 

EDIT- or I make something work with the accumulated masses of Inquisition operatives collecting dust here.... there are options. 

Edited November 24, 2025 by Valkia the Bloody

[Valkia the Bloody]

Since I will be away for the weekend (my local diving club will be visiting Germany's largest indoor diving center featuring a sunken city and even a sunken boat), I will make my December vow early. 

I got another parcel today (I really need to stop buying new things before finishing everything else sitting around here!):

 

Therefore....

 

I, Valkia the Bloody, vow for the month of December to finish painting one Swarmlord and a Kill Team of Tyranid Raveners. 

[LameBeard]

Vow complete on the Kroot. Only about half way on the Secret Santa…

 

 

Spoiler

  

On the campaign, I advise something a bit simpler than the last hex campaign, again, for your sanity! And maybe two tiers of participation: grunts and commanders, say, for those who want to chip in vs those taking the tactics seriously.

[Khulu]

Trying to paint these before the long weekend is over so might as well vow them.

 

For the remainder of November, I vow to paint 10 White Scars Tactical Marines:

[Lord_Ikka]

November vow finished- 4 Necromunda Spyrers (inspired by BLAME! manga Silicon Life weirdos)

 

 

 

As far as the idas for next year @Grotsmasha, I have a pretty hefty load to do- I've got nearly a 2k Votann army to paint up (though I'm going to speedpaint them so it should be quick), as well as a new project that will integrate some Night Lords into my very slow burn Word Bearers hobby project. I think I might be able to do either, but the second idea (killteam) is more in my wheel-house as I'm looking at getting a Nemesis Claw squad anyway...

[Boc]

On 11/21/2025 at 9:20 AM, Grotsmasha said:

So what say you, do either of these ideas work? Which one interests you more?

 

 

 

ALSO, also, 12MoH will be run as a Club in 2026, I've already confirmed with BroT that we will have it pinned here at the top of the WIP Forum, so ease of access will be the same as all previous years of the Challenge.

I like the idea of the 2nd option a bit more, unless the daemon-tied entries would be opened up for full factions, not just Imperial.

 

The 2nd is more narrative and sounds like it'd be a PITA to run but fun to participate in. My main concern would be for people that don't run at the stupid pace others do, where they're aiming to do a mini or two per month. Since it's a sub event it should be fine though for folks to self-select out.

 

Also... who is BroT? I'm an old Heresy-Online guy but don't recognize BroT.

[Boc]

I think this'll do it for completions for my November.

 

Knight Abhorrent (stubborn), completed

 

Repulsor Executioner (stubborn), completed

 

Norn Emissary, completed

 

Tyrannocyte, completed 

 

Bjorn the Fel-handed, completed

 

Rotigus

 

Beast of Nurgle, INCOMPLETE

3 predators, INCOMPLETE

Karacnos Tank, INCOMPLETE

Krios Tank, INCOMPLETE

 

Stormraven, completed 

[Grotsmasha]

55 minutes ago, Boc said:

Also... who is BroT? I'm an old Heresy-Online guy but don't recognize BroT.

Admin Brother Tyler

 

56 minutes ago, Boc said:

My main concern would be for people that don't run at the stupid pace others do, where they're aiming to do a mini or two per month.

I have considered this, and at this point completing the month would be worth 3 Board Actions a turn, with additional badges earning bonus secondary Squad actions (or something to that effect).

[Blissful Brushes]

On 11/21/2025 at 2:20 PM, Grotsmasha said:

So I'm considering a Group project thing as a sub-event for next years 12MoH, and would like to gauge interest.

 

I have two ideas.

 

The first is a back-burner idea I've had since.....8th? Ed.? I think.  Basically it would be a Chaos Daemons Army, that is actually modelled and painted as LotD, and termed Codex: Angels of the Emperor OR The Emperor's Angels of Death OR Imperial Nephilim.

Over the 12 months, the challenge would be for each participant to take one Index / Codex Daemons entry and choose an Imperial Unit (Astartes, Sisters, Guard etc) to model for it, and then re-word the Data-card with Imperial language, but not actually altering the rules (to ensure balance remains), and paint at least one of these models to suit a "ghostly warrior" theme.

For Example: Thunderwolf Cavarly to replace Juggernaughts of Khorne, or Repentia to replace Daemonettes, and so on.

 

The second idea, is a little more involved. I guess the end result would be a Kill Team of 10 Models. It would be a narative type event, similar to 2020's Reclaimation of the Inviolate Rage 12MoH Campaign (Summary HERE), which featured a Hex-based map to explore and fight over. This time rather than Armies and loads of models, each month would feature a particular "Operative", one month would be a Comms model, another a ranged specialist, another a Heavy Weapons model and so on. January would be for choosing your Factiona and prepping a roster, Feb would be choosing starting positions, March would see the first model completed, with one each month til December.

Each Faction would have Lore themed Buff, extra Defense for Nurgle, extra movement for Eldar, stuff like that. It would be themed inside a Hive City. Each participant would have a fixed number of "Actions" per month, with each Badge earning additional Actions. I haven't yet decided if Actions will be banked for future months, or expire monthly. There will be Objectives to complete, place to loot and so on. The Map, movements etc will all bt public, I don't think I can maintain that many PM's this time (2020 Campaign have Faction PMs).

An idea I'm toying with is each Participant will be PM'd a private mission, that is Lore / Faction inspired.

 

So what say you, do either of these ideas work? Which one interests you more?

 

 

 

ALSO, also, 12MoH will be run as a Club in 2026, I've already confirmed with BroT that we will have it pinned here at the top of the WIP Forum, so ease of access will be the same as all previous years of the Challenge.

As a fellow who enjoys a conversion at a slow pace I think 2nd option would suit me, especially if I can pigeonhole it into my plans for the year, which are a bit more painty and less buildy.

 

i do have plans semi pencilled for a Luna wolves KT

Edited November 30, 2025 by Blissful Brushes

[Grotsmasha]

 

 

 

 

andes (NEXT MONTH)

nightwing1511 (NEXT MONTH)

 

 

Arkley (ARTIFICER)

Bob Fossil  (STUBBORN, ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Boc (STUBBORN, ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

Bouargh (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Brother Christopher (ARTIFICER)

cleon (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)

Cryptix (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Dwango (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

gaurdian31 (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)

Grotsmasha (STUBBORN, ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Heraclite (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)

Jolemai (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)

Khulu (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Lamebeard (STUBBORN, ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Lord_Ikka (ARTIFICER)

madao (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY, PLODDING ALONG)

_Saracen (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

Valkia The Bloody (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)

 

 

 

 

Grotsmasha AND Firedrake Cordova's Pick: Madao's BSF Heroes

 

 

 

Edited December 18, 2025 by Grotsmasha

[Grotsmasha]

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December

The following award badges are up for grabs this month,

 

There is also a badge for those who wish to make a pledge for years end, a slow burn model or project to work on through out the year,

and for those who don't complete their pledge this month,

There are Bronze, Silver, and Gold versions of these badges to be awarded to those who earn the same badge multiple times. There is also a Platinum version of each badge available to anyone who earns the same badge for all 12 months, even the Next Month badge .

 

Participating

Vowed, No pic

Vowed, with pic

Complete

 

List of Participants

• andes: 1x T'au Riptide (vow, completion) (STUBBORN), 1x Phobos Deathwatch Marine (vow, completion), The Wrecka Krew (8) (completion), 1x BDB Grombrindal and Servitor (completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Arkley: 1x Red Scorpions Apothecary (completion) (STUBBORN), 1x AoV Assault Intercessor (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME)
• BadJokeAK: 
• Blissful Brushes: 
• Bob Fossil:  
• Boc: Beast of Nurgle (STUBBORN), 2X Impulsors, 1x Ballistus Dreadnought, 2x Carnifexes, 2x Crisis Suits, 2x Ghostkeel, 1x Tau Commander, 1x Devilfish, 5x Drones, 2x Knight weapons (vow, completion) 1x Lord Discordant (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Bouargh: Rouge Trader Entourage (4), 2x Servo Skulls, 1x CAT, 1x Infocyte, 1x Infotek, 1x Axiarch 1x Archeotechnologist, 10x SA Breachers (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Brother Argent: 1x BDB Hellblaster (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, SPEED DAEMON)
• Brother Carpenter:
• Brother Christopher: 1x Space Marine Shield Captain (vow) (NEXT MONTH)
• cleon: 18x Legionnes Imperialis terrain (vow, complete) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Cryptix: 
• Dwango: 1x Kytan Daemon Engine (vow, completion), 1x Cerberus Heavy Tank (completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• gaurdian31: 1x Necron Warrior (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER)
• Grotsmasha: 1x MotM Scout (completion), 1x BDB Plague Marine (completion) (ARTIFICER)
• Heraclite: 1x Legio Scout (vow, completion), 1x Legio Reiver (completion),1x Bladeguard Veteran (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER)
• jaxom: 
• Jolemai: 5x Assault Marines (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)
• kennyjapan:  
• Khulu: 10x Tactical Marines (vow) (NEXT MONTH)
• Lamebeard: 1x Kroot, 1x Drone (completion) (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)
• Llagos_Tyrant: 5x Devastator Marines, 2x Deimos Predators, 2x Chaplains, 6x Van Saar gangers (vow, completion) (STUBBORN, SERIOUSLY)
• Lord_Ikka: 1X Brokyr Iron-Master, 4x Crew (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)
• madao: 1x BDB Calidus Assassin, 4x Hive Scum (vow, completion), 4x Hive Scum (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)
• MadGamerAK:  
• nightwing1511:  
• PeteySödes:
• _Saracen:  
• SquigPile:  
• steamboat28:  
• TheArtilleryman:  
• The Ergonomic Enginseer:
• Trokair: 9x Heavy Weapon Team (vow, completion) (LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)
• Valkia The Bloody: 1x Swarmlord, Ravener Kill-Team (11) (vow, completion), 10x Termagants (completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• W.A.Rorie:  

 

 

Plogging Along Pledges for 2025

• Blissful Brushes: 1x Warhound (vow)
• Brother Christopher: 1x scratch-built Thunderhaw (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER)
• Dwango: 1x Istvaan III Armies on Parade board (vow, completion)
• Cleon: 
  • Horus Heresy: 1x Solar Auxilia Battleforce, 10x Veletaris (vow)

  • Legions Imperialis: 6x Land Raiders, 4x Spartans, 4x Sicarans, 1x Astartes Support box, 8x Leman Russ, 8x Artillery, 1x Auxillia support box (minus the Cyclops), 1x Industrial terrain box, 1x buildings box (already assembled) (vow)

• Grotsmasha: KT Challenge KT Justain (9) (vow, completion)
• Guardian31: 6 members of a Red Corsair Nemesis Claw and 8 Cultists (vow)
• Heraclite: Shaeffer's Last Chancers kill team (vow)
• Khulu: 1x Eldar Titan (vow, completion)
• madao: player characters from Blackstone Fortres and Escalation expansion (vow)
• SquigPile:
  • Legion Imperialis: Astartes Battlegroup, Reaver Titan, Warbringer Titan, Thunderhawk Gunship, Xiphon Interceptors, Land Raider Proetus, Drop Pods (vow)
• TheArtilleryman:
  • Raven Guard: 10x Tactical Marines, 10x Plasma Gun Marines, 10x Assault Marines, 10x Missile Launcher Marines, 1x Spartan, 1x Kratos, 5x Cataphractii (vow)
• Valkia the Bloody:
  • 1000 points Tyranid army (vow)
• W.A.Rorie: 1x Hierotek Circle Kill Team, 1x Deathwatch Veteran Kill Team (vow)

 

 

Participants on the Randomizer List

• Grotsmasha: Leagues of Votann (completion) (JAN) , Imperial Knights (FEB), AdMech (MAR), Chaos Daemons (APR), Sororitas (MAY), Iron Hands (JUN), Custodes (JUL), White Scars (AUG), Iron Warriors (SEP), GSC (OCT), Dark Angel Successor (NOV), Tau (DEC)

Edited January 23 by Grotsmasha

[Trokair]

On 11/8/2025 at 11:41 AM, Trokair said:

My November Vow will be my DA Secret Santa model.

 

I’ll edit in stating picture after the recipient has received it, if that’s ok.

 

Model complete despite a few setbacks, packaged and ready to be posted as soon as I get to a post office.

 

Pictures have been taken and will be posted/edited in once it has been safley recived. 

 

 

Edit: as he has arived safley here is the starting pictures.

 

Edited December 30, 2025 by Trokair

[gaurdian31]

November vow complete!

 

Spoiler

 

[Boc]

8 hours ago, Grotsmasha said:

9 hours ago, Boc said:

don't recognize BroT.

Admin Brother Tyler

I thought it was an acronym for another board 

[Cleon]

Awful picture because the light in the room isn't strong enough, but as I had a clear table after our Blackstone Fortress session I gathered a group shot of my Legiones Imperialis plodding along (and a couple of top up individual months) grouped together while I had space.

 

 

I won't get the Industrial terrain completely done (I might get a couple of bits done in Dec) and with Christmas and other distractions I'm not going to have time/space for another group shot this year. 

[Heraclite]

With just one hour to spare before the beginning of december, my november vow is done

 

[_Saracen]

Didn't get the whole squad fully done as work has been unexpectedly difficult, but I did manage to get another marine across the finish line this month: 

 

Edited December 1, 2025 by _Saracen
Typo

[Brother Christopher]

@HerocideThat's a really cool conversion. I'm loving it.

 

***

I, Brother Christopher, continue the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of December pledge to complete 1 Space Marines Shield Captain by month's end.

 

[Cleon]

And (basing drying and maybe being touched up permitting) - that's November almost on schedule.

 

SA Command team and Dracosan transport.

[Boc]

I, Boc, continue the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of December pledge to go full stupid and complete a Beast of Nurgle (stubborn), 2 impulsors, a ballistus dreadnought, 2 carnifexes, 2 crisis suits, a ghostkeel, a Tau commander, a Devilfish, a Lord Discordant, and a ton of Knight weapons by month's end.

 

2 hours ago, Cleon said:

SA Command team and Dracosan transport

Really like this color scheme

[Dwango]

I, Dwango, continue the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of December pledge to create a Kytan Daemon Engine, out of this lot, by month's end. 

 

I will also likely be painting some weater units. 

 

[Valkia the Bloody]

I just finished painting a McFarlane large sized Genestealer in the colors of my Tyranid army.

Just an interesting side- project and not really part of my vow to advance with my army, though. 

[Jolemai]

November Complete

 

Librarian Dreadnought complete

1/1 complete

 

Spoiler

 

 

Edited December 3, 2025 by Jolemai

[Heraclite]

for december, I vow to paint a reiver and a scout of the Legio Bolter and Chainsword for Brother Tyler's Legio Roll of Honour. I still need to decide on a third candidate from my available minis as it will be my legio mini mi

 

[Cleon]

Well I have disruption to my painting area due to building work and end of year/christmas schedule interruptions, so for December I'm going to just do what I can of my assembled LI terrain, hopefully getting at least one piece done.

 

Same picture as about a month ago as I haven't started it yet..,