=] Call to Arms 2026 - IMPERIUM STRONGHOLD [=

[Dr_Ruminahui]

 

The Call to Arms 2026

IMPERIUM STRONGHOLD

 

Time to bust out those brushes and paints and stand ready to represent your Forum/s of choice and aid them on the path to claim Victory!!!!

 

 

What is The Call to Arms, I hear you ask?

 

The Call to Arms is a multi-forum event designed to  encourage us all to start a new army, or bolster our current forces.

 

The Forums of the B&C are divided up into five Strongholds;

 

The Astartes Stronghold

• Adeptus Astartes
• Black Templars
• Blood Angels
• Dark Angels
• Space Wolves
• Ultramarines
• Grey Knights
• Deathwatch (note, Deathwatch models can be vowed either in the Astartes or Imperium Strongholds)

 

The Imperium Stronghold

• Adepta Sororitas
• Adeptus Mechanicus
• Astra Militarum
• Imperial Knights
• Talons of the Emperor
• The Imperium of Mankind
• Deathwatch (note, Deathwatch models can be vowed either in the Astartes or Imperium Strongholds)

 

The Chaos Stronghold

• Chaos Daemons
• Chaos Knights
• Heretic Astartes
• Death Guard
• Emperor's Children
• Thousand Sons
• World Eaters
• The Realm of Chaos

 

The Xenos Stronghold

• Aeldari
• Drukhari
• Genestealer Cults
• Leagues of Votann
• Necrons
• Orks
• T'au Empire
• Tyranids

 

The Heresy Stronghold

• Age of Darkness
• Epic Scaled Heresy Games

 

These five Strongholds will act as the hub for each of the five main Factions, and will for the 3 Month duration of the Call to Arms, run independently of the four other Strongholds. At the end of the 3 months, the five Strongholds will face off, and overall winners will be declared.

 

Dates

 

Start Date: 15th JUNE 2026

End Date: 15th SEPTEMBER 2026

(Timezone will be GMT -8 [so, North American Pacific Coast time], please make local adjustments for time)

 

 

So, how is it all going to work?

 

1.   As each of the Strongholds are treated independently (except for final rankings), you may choose to focus within a single Stronghold, or participate in several. Your Vows will be treated independently in each Stronghold, meaning a Failed Vow in one Stronghold will NOT effect Vows in the other Strongholds.

 

2.  Models pledged to a Stronghold must come from the army books associated with those Forums covered by each Stronghold. The exceptions to this are 30K/40K scale Titans and models not associated with a given faction (such as Necromunda models and terrain), which may be pledged to any Stronghold.

 

3.  You may join in any of the Strongholds at any time within the 3 Month time-frame of The Call to Arms.

 

4.  For each Stronghold, you have a MAXIMUM of 3 Vows.  For each of these vows, you must finish your active vow before pledging to a second or third vow.  In addition, there are the following additional vows:

 

       a)  Job's a Big'Un:  you can vow a model with a value of 10 or more points, which you can work can work on alongside your other vows and complete at any time.

 

       b)  Rapid Deployment: this vow can be for any number of points and can be made at any time even if you have an uncompleted vow.  However it must be completed before completing any other vows (including any Job's a Big'Un vow).

 

5.  Once recorded, Vows may not be altered, however special considerations may be made upon request.

 

6.  There is no minimum pledge, you may vow 1 model, or your entire collection, but beware, failing ANY vow in a Stronghold will invalidate ALL completed vows for that Stronghold.

 

 

How do I join in?

 

Each model has a point value based upon its size, and the comparative amount of effort and time it takes to paint said model, listed below are are the points-per-model.  More specific lists can be found in each Forums Rally Point thread, but I've added some generic examples below,

 

1/2pts  GW provided markers and token (for example, teleport homers, eldar shrine tokens, mine tokens, grot orderlies, squig bombs, etc.)

1pt   Infantry

2pts   Cavalry/Bikers

3pts   Heavy Weapons Teams / Walkers (Dreadnaughts, Sentinels)

4pts   Skimmers / Light Vehicles (Landspeeders, ATV, Armigers)

5pts   Small Tanks (Leman Russ, Rhino Variants)

6pts   Large Tanks (Rogal Dorn, Sicaran, Land Raider)

8pts   Superheavies (Baneblades etc) 

10pts  Imperial Knight etc

 

Characters

5pts   Leader/Character models

10pts Primarchs

 

Note 1: Characters with Retinue, I.E. Saint Celestine.  The Leader model is worth 5pts, the other models are pointed as to their type - for example, Saint Celestine and her bodyguard would be 7 points - 5 for the Saint (leader), 1 each for her 2 seraphim buddies.

 

Note 2: "Named" models are only characters for Call to Arms if they have the character keyword (or equivalent) in their game rules.  For example, the named models in the Wardens of Ultramar, while Epic Heroes, do not have the character keyword and are not characters for this event.

 

30K/40K Scale Titans

20pts Warhound Titan 

30pts Reaver Titan 

40pts  Warbringer Titan

50pts Warlord Titan

 

Terrain

1pt    3 Munitorum Barrels, 4 Munitorum Crates, Zone Mortalis/Gallowdark Column, Octarius Ramshackle Bridges

2pts   Aegis Defence Line Section, Aegis Defence Platform, Galvanic Servo-haulers, Thermic Plasma Conduit Section, Imperialis Ruins Wall Section, Zone Mortalis/Gallowdark Wall, Octarius Scrap Heap/Barricade

3pts   Fronteris Vox Antenna, Fronteris Auspex Shrine, Thermo-exchanger Shrine, Octarius Oil Rig, Necromunda Fuel Tanks

4pts   Munitorum Container, Mechanicus Transterranic Gantry, Galvanic Servo-crane, Big'ead Bossbunka, Skull Alter, Noctilith Crown, Octarius Ramshackle Walls

5pts   Tidewall Droneport, Tidewall Shieldline, Feculant Gnarlmaw, Miasmic Malignifier

6pts   Fronteris Landing Pad, Mechanicus Forgeshrine, Mechanicus Galvanic Magnavent

8pts   Fronteris Hab Bunker, Manufactorum Administratus,

10pts Zone Mortalis Gang Stronghold

 

Note: Custom/Scratchbuilt terrain- use this list as a guide as to how many points tour terrain is worth, but please make sure to mention your terrain is custom when Vowing.

 

Subfactions

 

In any Stronghold in which you have vowed, you have to choose which SUBFACTION you support with your vows.  This Subfaction must be one of the appropriate subfactions (listed above) for that Stronghold, and is chosen at the time of your first vow in a Stronghold (though may be changed upon request).

 

NOTE: Your chosen Subfaction doesn't have to correspond to your vowed models, although it typically does - for example, if you support the Blood Angels subfaction you can still paint Space Wolves or Ultramarines as part of your Astartes Stronghold vows.

 

How to Vow

 

Please make your vows in this thread in the following format;

 

"I, {insert username}, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint {insert units/models} for {xxx pts} for the Glory of the {Subfaction name} and the {Stronghold name} Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end."

 

In addition, please indicate if you vow as a Young Blood or if it contains an entry for the Master of Forge (see below for both).

 

For example:

 

"I, Dr Ruminahui, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 6 seraphim, a converted vindicare assassin, Saint Celestine and her bodyguard and a Necromunda Fuel Tanks for 21 pts for the Glory of the Adepta Sororitas and the Imperium Stronghold on or before September 15th, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.

 

The converted assassin is my entry for the Master of the Forge."

 

The post that contains your Vow must include starting pictures that contain all the models from the Vow.

Starting models may be in any of the following conditions;

• In the box
• On the Sprue
• Assembled
• Single Colour Primed
• Sub-assemblies primed in different colours will be acceptable, I.E. chassis in Leadbelcher, with armour plates in secondary colour.

Additionally, you may pledge models you have not yet received I.E. Warhammer: Imperium Subscription, just make sure a image is edited in to your Vow post once you've received the models, and make a post indicating that you have done so.

 

Your Vow is considered complete when you declare it so, and post completed pictures of all models contained within the Vow. Although "Complete" is to your own standard, we would like you to aim for GW's "Battle Ready", with the miniatures based. If basing is something you don't do, or won't be doing within the Event's timeline, please return the bases to flat black or brown.

 

Required Completion Pictures: Each vow completion must contain pictures of all completed models - either in the form of a "group" photo or of each model/unit individually.  Indeed, both is recommended, as the group photo really shows off your progress, and the individual photos best show your hard work and facilitates choosing candidates for best painted.  All completed entries for Master of the Forge (see below) must have their own photos.

 

Once you have made your vow, pop this badge of Participation into your Signature:

 

 

 

Will there be badges?

 

Yes!!  There will be Badges awarded for various achievements during the event - many members put the badges they have earned in their signatures.  Note, these are separate and different from the ranks and achievements tracked by the forum software.

 

Badges are awarded for the following:
 

Event Failed: Servitor

1-9 points: Completed

10-24 points: Veteran
25-44 points  Sergeant
45-76 points:  Captain
75-99 points:  General
100+ points:  Theatre Commander

Princeps - Awarded to all completed 30K/40K scale Titans 
[Stronghold] Champion - Awarded to the member who individually paints the most points worth of models in the Stronghold

Champions of the Horde - The Subfaction with the highest overall points worth of models in a Stronghold

Champion of the Call - The Subfaction that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage in a Stronghold.

 

 

As to the overall competition between the Strongholds, there will also be Badges awarded for the following;

 

Masters of the Horde - The Stronghold that completes the highest overall points worth of models.

Masters of the Call - The Stronghold that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage.

Grand Marshall - Individual with the Most Points of Models Painted across all Strongholds.

 

 

Finally, the following will be chosen by vote by the members:

 

Favourite Young Blood - This category is for participants who have been building and/or painting models for less than 12 months.  Anyone wishing to participate as A Young Blood will need to specifically declare that are are doing so when making their Vows.

 

Artificer - Top 3 best painted models from each Stronghold, chosen from a selection of models from the Stronghold made by the forum Moderators, Administrators and Librarians. 

 

[Stronghold] Artificer - Best painted model/unit for each Stronghold, chosen by the members from the 3 Artificers for the Stronghold.

Master of the Forge - Best Conversion or Kit-bash. Anyone wishing to participate for the Master of the Forge Badge will need to specifically declare that they are doing so when they vow the model.  Each member can only submit one model/unit

 

Master Artificer - Best painted model/unit for Call to Arms 2026, as chosen between the 5 Stronghold Artificers.

 

That's it, you've done it, you've made it to the end!!!

 

 

If you have any questions or queries, contact me,  @Dr_Ruminahui and I'll be more than happy to help you out.

 

 

F.A.Q.s

 

Q- If I have models with different coloured heads or shoulder pads, can they be primed different colours IE. Black templars or Eldar Guardians?

A- Yes, this is acceptable.

 

Q- I want to paint Traitor Guard, is there a way to pledge them to Chaos?

A- Yes, for the purposes of Traitor Guard, the Astra Militarum units may be pledged to Chaos. The Realm of Chaos is the most appropriate forum.

 

Q- Are 3D prints allowed?

A- Yes, as long as they are board appropriate, 3D prints can be pledged to the Call to Arms. Use the points associated with the unit they represent.

 

 

THIS THREAD WILL REMAIN LOCKED UNTIL JUNE 15, 2026, AT WHICH TIME VOWS MAY COMMENCE.  

 

In the meantime, please continue to use the main announcement thread and the Faction rally points to discuss your participation and to ask questions.

Edited June 8 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Dr_Ruminahui]

PARTICIPANTS

 

TOTAL STRONGHOLD RESULTS - Pledged:  pnts / Completed:  pnts / Secured:  pnts / % Completed -  Participants,  (%) completed all Imperium vows

 

 

Adepta Sororitas - Pledged:  5 pnts / Completed:  pnts / Secured:  pnts /  % Completed

Participants: 

 

 W.A.Rorie - Vow 1: 5 pnts- Incomplete

 

5x Celestian Insidiants (5)

 

Adeptus Mechanicus - Pledged:  37 pnts / Completed: 10 pnts / Secured:  pnts /  % Completed

Participants: 

 

 bouargh - Vow 1: 27 pnts - Incomplete, Job's a Big'un: 10 pnts - Complete

 

10x Hastarii (10)

3x Serverys (6)

5x Pteraxii (5)

2x Iron Striders (6)

 

1x Knight Castellan (10)

 

Astra Millitarum - Pledged:  204 pnts / Completed:  pnts / Secured:  pnts / % Completed

Participants: ( Total,  Secured - %)

 

 Norman Paperman - Vow 1: 23.5 pnts - Incomplete

 

1x Krieg Command squad consisting of 5x guardsmen, 1x  lord commissar & 1 servo skull (10.5)

1x Krieg Heavy Weapon Team, consisting of 3x guns/crews & 1 spotter (10)

1x Scout Sentinel (3)

 

Sgtsharp - Vow 1: 123.5 pnts - Incomplete

 

1x Rogal Dorn tank (6)

3x Taurox Primes (15)

2x Taurox (10)

5x Vertis Preators (10)

6x Custodes (6)

1x Shield Captain (5)

13x Scions (13)

1x Hypogryph (4)

1x Centaur (5)

1x Commissar (5)

1x Ursula Creed (5)

1x Commissar Yarrik (5)

10x Cadian shock troopers (10)

1x Castellan (5)

1x Inquisitor Ostromandeus with servitor and servoskull (6.5)

1x Veteran (1)

1x Ogrynn (2)

1x Psycher (5)

1x Zealot/Priest (5)

 

 _Saracen - Vow 1: 57 pnts - Complete

 

37x Guardsmen (37)

1x Castellan (5)

2x Lord Commissars (10)

1x Primaris Psycher (5)

 

Imperial Knights - Pledged:  68 pnts / Completed:  27 pnts / Secured:  pnts / % Completed

Participants: ( Total,  Secured - %)

 

Drakheart - Vow 1: 7 pnts- Incomplete

 

1x Knight Destrier (7)

 

Firestorm40K - Vow 1: 34 pnts- Incomplete

 

3x Armiger Helverins (12)

3x Armiger Warglaives (12)

1x Knight Questoris (10)

 

 Khulu- Vow 1: 27 pnts- Complete

 

1x Cerastus Lancer (10)

1x Knight Destrier (7)

1x Knight Questoris (10)

 

Talons of the Emperor - Pledged:  pnts / Completed:  pnts / Secured:  pnts /  % Completed

Participants: 

 

The Imperium of Mankind - Pledged:  86 pnts / Completed:  12 pnts / Secured:  pnts / % Completed

Participants: ( Total,   Secured - %)

 

 Antarius - Vow 1: 65 pnts- Incomplete

 

1x Bastion (6)

2x Large walls (12)

3x Harbour sections (18)

1x Plain harbour section (5)

1x Lighthouse (6)

1x Large statue (6)

1x Tower with lift (6)

1x Munitorum container (4)

2x Barricades (2)

 

 Brother Argent - Vow 1: 9 pnts- Complete

 

4x Custodian Guard (4)

1x Catachan Officer (5)

 

 Lord Ikka - Vow 1: 8 pnts - Completed, Vow 2: 4 pnts - Complete, Vow 3: 7 pnts - Complete

 

1x Vindicare Assassins (5)

1x Commissar Catticus (non-character) (1)

2x Brat gangers (2)

 

4x Inquisition flunkies (4)

 

1x Knight Destrier (7)

 

Deathwatch - Pledged:  pnts / Completed:  pnts / Secured:  pnts / % Completed

Participants: ( Total,  Secured - %)

Edited 23 hours ago by Dr_Ruminahui

[Dr_Ruminahui]

* ALL STRONGHOLDS ARE NOW OPEN, YOU CAN NOW MAKE YOUR VOWS *

 

Happy painting!  Be sure to cheer on your fellow stronghold participants!

As a reminder, all vows must be completed by September 15th.

[firestorm40k]

I, Firestorm40k, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 3 Armiger Helverins, 3 Armiger Warglaives and a Knight Questoris for 34 points, for the Glory of the Imperial Knights and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.

 

(I’ve built two Helverins in sub-assemblies, the rest are still in the box! Also, won’t actually be able to start until next week as I’m currently on holiday )

[Khulu]

I, Khulu, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint one Cerastus Lancer, one Destrier and one Questoris Knight for 27pts for the Glory of the Imperial Knights and the Imperial Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.

 

Lancer 

 

Destrier

 

Questoris

[Lord_Ikka]

I, Lord_Ikka, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint one Vindicare Assassin, one Commissar Catticus*, and two Necromunda Brat gangers for 8pts for the Glory of the Imperium of Mankind and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2026, or bear the badge of failure until year's end."

 

 

 

*- Only counting Catticus as a 1 point model due to size/lack of detail for a character.

[_Saracen]

I, _saracen, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 37 guardsmen (1), 1 Castellan (5), 2 Lord Commissars (5), and a Primaris Psyker (5) for 57 points for the Glory of the Astra Militarum and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.

 

Edited June 16 by _Saracen
Didn't realize characters were 5 points

[Norman Paperman]

I, brother Norman Paperman, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint one Krieg Command Squad (11), one Krieg Heavy Weapons Team (10), and one Scout Sentinel (3) before the deadline of September 15th. I make my vow for the glory of the Guard, in the name of our mighty Emperor, to the victory of the Imperium Stronghold, and for the redemption of Krieg herself! I calculate this pledge as 24 points, and shall I fall even a single point short, my vow is forfeit and I shall bear the badge of shame. Rumours that I failed a vow in the Chaos stronghold last year are filthy slander and anyone spreading such vile lies should be reported to your nearest Commissar. 

 

[Bouargh]

I, bouargh, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint:

 

• 10 Hastarii – 10 pts
• 3 Serberys – 6 pts
• 5 Pteraxii – 5 pts
• 2 Iron striders – 6 pts

 

for 27 pts for the Glory of the Adeptus MEchanicus and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.
 

Spoiler

 

[W.A.Rorie]

"I, W.A.Rorie, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 5 Celestian Insidiants for 5pts for the Glory of the Adepta Sororitas and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end."

 

 

 

[Antarius]

I, Antarius, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 1 bastion, 2 wall sections, 4 harbour sections, 1 lighthouse, 1 statue of "liberty", 1 harbour tower with lift, 1 munitorum container and 2 barricades for 65 points for the Imperium of Mankind subforum, on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.
 

 

Edited June 20 by Antarius
updated points and subforum

[Brother Argent]

For the glory of He on Terra I, Brother Argent, vow to paint;

 

4x Custodian Guard (4pts)

1x Sly Marbo/Officer count as (5pts I think) - Store Anniversay Model

 

 

For a whole massive 9 pts (I think) for the Imperium of Mankind Sub Forum

 

And thats it, five vows over five sub forums...  Was hoping to get something primed, but no luck so far...

[Dr_Ruminahui]

@Norman Paperman, the servo skull in the krieg command squad is only a 1/2 point (as its a token), so I've reduced your vow to 23.5.  BTW, it is unclear what your dirty secret is - that you (may have) vowed for chaos last, or that such a vow (if it was made) failed?  Inquiring inguistors want to know. 

 

@Antarius, I've messaged you to figure out the points values of your terrain.  What subfaction are you vowing them for?

 

@Brother Argent - what subfaction are you vowing for?  I would guess Talons, but they have a random friend, so I'm double checking.  

[Brother Argent]

On 6/17/2026 at 10:41 PM, Brother Argent said:

For a whole massive 9 pts (I think) for the Imperium of Mankind Sub Forum

 

Went with Imperium due to if I do vow more it will likely be a Mechanicus guy, maybe more guard and who knows what else.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Turns out I can't read...  - I'll put it in the right place.

[Brother Argent]

I was suprised I could actually write . 

 

I think, with the size of the Call, all things considered you are doing a pretty damned good job.

[Lord_Ikka]

Imperium vow finished - Vindicare Assassin, Commissar Catticus, and two Necromunda Brat gangers

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

* PARTICIPANT ENTRIES UPDATED AS OF THIS POST *

 

Please double check the Participants post to ensure that your vow is recorded correctly, for the correct number of points, for the right subfaction, correctly marked as completed (if completed) and is linked to the right post(s).

Edited June 22 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Lord_Ikka]

My second vow for the Imperium.

 

I, Lord_Ikka, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint four Inquisition kill-team members for 4pts for the Glory of the Imperium of Mankind and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2026, or bear the badge of failure until year's end."

 

[Bouargh]

I, bouargh, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to commit a "Job's a Big'Un" under the form of :

• 1 Knight Castellan – 10 pts

For the Glory of the Adeptus Mechanicus or Bear the badge of failure if I do not complete by sept 15th.

 

Spoiler

 

Sprues primed (despite the heatwave I found a cool enough night to do it under correct weather conditions) and sub assemblies on going...

 

Edited June 28 by Bouargh
Affiliation

[sitnam]

@Lord_Ikka That Catissar got a good chuckle out of me, excited to see some Sanctifiers get painted up. Super underrated kit IMO

[SgtSharp]

I, Sgtsharp, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint:

1 Rogal Dorn (6pts)

3 Taurox Primes (15pts unless anyone dissagrees)

2 Taurox (10pts, see above)

5 Vertis Preators (10 pts)

6 Custodes (6pts)

1 sheild captain (5pts)

13 scions (13pts)

1 hypogryth (4pts)

1 centaur (4pts)

comissar (5 pts)

Ursular Creed (5pts)

Old Bale Eye (5pts)

10 Cadian Shock troopers (10 pts)

Castellan (5pts, the Unbroken Mini)

Inquisitor Ostromandeus +servitor+ servoskull (7pts)

From Darktide board game 

Veteran (5pts)

Ogryn(5 pts)

psyker (5 pts)

Zealot 5pts)

 

for 130pts for the Glory of the Emperors true finest, His own Imperial Guard and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2026, or bear the badge of failure until year's end. (the picture of the guardsmen unbroken and inquisitor will come in a bit, I am charging up my old phone as my current one is too good, apparently)

[drakheart]

"I, Drakheart, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint a Destrier Knight for 7pts for the Glory of the Imperial Knights and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 15th September 2025, or bear the badge of failure until year's end.

 

 

My destrier knight primed and ready to paint in sub assemblies ( body etc just put together for photo.)

[Dr_Ruminahui]

 

@SgtSharp - I have your vow as 119.5, as your tauroxes are 5 (as is the centaur), but the servoskull is 1/2 (its a token) and the Dark Tide minis are pointed as whatever their 40K equivalents are (2 for the ogrynn, 5 for the psycher, 1 for the others - zealot could be 5 if you can point me to a 40K equivalent model - a priest, maybe?).

 

* PARTICIPANT ENTRIES UPDATED AS OF THIS POST *

 

Please double check the Participants post to ensure that your vow is recorded correctly, for the correct number of points, for the right subfaction, correctly marked as completed (if completed) and is linked to the right post(s).

[SgtSharp]

1 hour ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

 

@SgtSharp - I have your vow as 119.5, as your tauroxes are 5 (as is the centaur), but the servoskull is 1/2 (its a token) and the Dark Tide minis are pointed as whatever their 40K equivalents are (2 for the ogrynn, 5 for the psycher, 1 for the others - zealot could be 5 if you can point me to a 40K equivalent model - a priest, maybe?).

 

* PARTICIPANT ENTRIES UPDATED AS OF THIS POST *

 

Please double check the Participants post to ensure that your vow is recorded correctly, for the correct number of points, for the right subfaction, correctly marked as completed (if completed) and is linked to the right post(s).

ok, thank you, and yes, the Zealot is a priest, its the one with the flamethrower chainsword