The Warhammer 40k Thread

[JokersWarPig]

This is what I have pictures of right now, AoS wise

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHhV63ncKU/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHgnFBn_Ex/

[Xenomrph]

Nice!

[The Kurgan]

The rust on the grave guard looks amazing. How did you do that?

I also really dig the undead chaos champion. Putting undead versions of other faction's models in an undead army is always a great idea.

[LastSonofKrypton]

This is freaking awesome!

[[cancerblack]]

This is what I have pictures of right now, AoS wise
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBiTNuHRr0/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHhV63ncKU/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpzmH7jHtGP/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHgnFBn_Ex/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmcVg_EnC5I/

Neat! I should dig out some of my whfb/aos stuff. Mostly night goblins.

[JokersWarPig]

Thanks all 

The rust on the grave guard looks amazing. How did you do that?

I also really dig the undead chaos champion. Putting undead versions of other faction's models in an undead army is always a great idea.

For rust I use GW's Typhus Corrosion and then layers of Ryza Rust. I'm probably going to do some Stomrcast undead next, even though that technically going against the lore a little bit

[[cancerblack]]

The AoS lore is pretty fast and loose anyway, which is great as an excuse for doing whatever you think is cool.

[The Kurgan]

That, and :

rule of cool > minor lore discrepancies

New Total War : Warhammer DLC with a familiar scene in the trailer 

[The Kurgan]

Giant battle of beautifully painted tyranids and guard on great looking terrain :

[Local Trouble]

I wish I could read a story about the Astra Militarum being little more than ineffective cannon fodder.  Especially versus Chaos.

[The Kurgan]

Have you tried the Gaunt's Ghost series of novels?

It's about a light infantry guard regiment that mostly battle mortal chaos traitor forces.

It has been a while since I read them, but I remember I really liked those.

[Local Trouble]

I've seen videos of them and they sound like a Dirty Dozen type, but I'm mainly talking about the normal grunts rather than some plot-armored freaks.

[The Kurgan]

Hmm kinda.

They do a lot of grunt work that regular guard troops would do and while there is the occasional super duper commando mission, with the exception of one or two characters they never feel really overpowered or invincible.

Over the course of series they take quite a pounding and from the original 3000,4000 or so soldiers there is not much left. It definitely felt more grounded in reality than most of the other stuff GW put out at that time. It's definitely the most " a soldier's life" kinda story i read from GW.

I also heard good things about the Ciaphas Cain series and the novel Cadian Blood, but have not read them myself.

[[cancerblack]]

I wish I could read a story about the Astra Militarum being little more than ineffective cannon fodder.  Especially versus Chaos.

Storm of Iron

[Local Trouble]

Is this canon?

https://www.deviantart.com/lutherniel/gallery/46787308/W40K-Bolter-to-Kokoro