Warhammer 40k thread!

I loves me some dazzle camouflage, almost tempted to paint a tank in it as mine are a basic urban grey/blue due to swapping colour schemes so often.
Purple and white is always cool, seen one of two Tau armies painted like that and it looks good.

Book wise there are some very good ones out there. The Gaunt's Ghost rides high on making the world more believable with Dan Abnett's lore making it's way into the tabletop game. For instance vox casters and lho sticks are his inventions.
However I must mention Sandy Mitchell's Ciaphas Cain novels, essentially Harry Flashman in space and feature Guard units who are slightly less awesome at everything than the Ghosts. Read Emperor's Finest recently and it makes a refreshing change from the Space Marine worship that is so common in the books. Also adds back old school 'stealers.
Most of the other Guard books are pretty good as well, Double Eagle is a great one about the pilots of the Navy/Guard and Dead Men Walking is the Death Korps v.s. Necrons.
I feel iffy about the Heresy books though they are very popular, quite why the Emperor put the Primarchs in charge of millions of men when they have trouble tying their own shoelaces without killing thousands of men or falling to Chaos is rather confusing.
 
Speaking of animal based designs, I found these Poison Dart Frog inspired Tyranids.


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How big are these figures, actually? I hate all the inch measurement, and yes, I can easily convert them, but I'm lazy.

Anyway, I saw some packs containing 3 Space Marines for around 15$, if I'm not wrong. I'm not planning on making an army, but I have some leftover colors from "regular" modelling I'm doing (airplanes etc.) and was thinking of getting this little pack and doing 3 variously colored Marines.
I figure they'd look good on my work desk.

Think this is a good idea?
 
Atomkilla said:
How big are these figures, actually? I hate all the inch measurement, and yes, I can easily convert them, but I'm lazy.

Anyway, I saw some packs containing 3 Space Marines for around 15$, if I'm not wrong. I'm not planning on making an army, but I have some leftover colors from "regular" modelling I'm doing (airplanes etc.) and was thinking of getting this little pack and doing 3 variously colored Marines.
I figure they'd look good on my work desk.

Think this is a good idea?
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A space marine is 28mm tall, 30mm if you include the base. Guardsmen are a little shorter.
 
Wait, what? 3 cm?
I thought it was at least 6 or something.

Skipping it, then.

Alpha, I'm not sure really, but they're probably plastic. Regardless, will avoid.

Thanks for your responses.
 
Atomkilla said:
Wait, what? 3 cm?
I thought it was at least 6 or something.

Skipping it, then.

Alpha, I'm not sure really, but they're probably plastic. Regardless, will avoid.

Thanks for your responses.
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Nah, six is pretty huge for a miniature. I think Ogres are 6cm tall, and those are monstrous infantry.

3 Space Marines for 15USD is a bit much anyway.

For 40USD you get 10 of them + weapon options.
 
CthuluIsSpy said:
Atomkilla said:
Wait, what? 3 cm?
I thought it was at least 6 or something.

Skipping it, then.

Alpha, I'm not sure really, but they're probably plastic. Regardless, will avoid.

Thanks for your responses.
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Nah, six is pretty huge for a miniature. I think Ogres are 6cm tall, and those are monstrous infantry.

3 Space Marines for 15USD is a bit much anyway.

For 40USD you get 10 of them + weapon options.
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My perception of this hobby has radically changed.

10 is too much for me, but I see why 3 figures don't pay off.
 
CthuluIsSpy said:
For 40USD you get 10 of them + weapon options.
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Ouch, I thought that was a bit much then realised that is the same as 25 quid. Man I remember when tactical squads were £10.
 
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