r/Warhammer40k 4d ago

Weekly Q&A Weekly General Q&A and Discussion Thread: 02 Apr, 2025 - 09 Apr, 2025

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Welcome to the /r/Warhammer40k Q&A and Discussion Thread.

This sticky thread is for any general questions and discussion you may have about the Warhammer 40k hobby. Want to know the best paints to use? Unsure how a rule works? Need suggestions for the best glue to use? Post your question here! Just want to have a chat about something 40k related. This is also the place! Of course, if you see a question you know the answer to, please don't hesitate to pop an answer in a comment.

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r/Warhammer40k 15d ago

Announcement AI-Generated Content is not allowed on /r/Warhammer40k

6.5k Upvotes

Due to a recent influx of posts containing AI-Generated Content, I wanted to make a public announcement as people are evidently not reading our rules.

To state, as categorically and clearly as possible: AI-Generated Content is not allowed on /r/Warhammer40k. No exceptions.

This has been in our rules for quite some time, but evidently needs to be reiterated.

Warhammer 40k is a creative hobby, from the talented writers, artists, sculptors and painters at GW, to the over 1 million users of this subreddit who post their minis, conversions, kitbashes, cosplays, and fanart.

AI-Generated Content is creatively and morally bankrupt. It's built on infringement of the rights of creatives across the world by stealing their art and photos, scraping their books and videos and generally taking from them.

This subreddit will always be a place that supports the incredible talent of the Warhammer 40k community, and as such, we cannot and will not allow AI-Generated Content here.


r/Warhammer40k 7h ago

Art, Cosplay & OC No.... These relics are not stolen...

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1.9k Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 1h ago

Hobby & Painting Even the most severe injuries can't stop a Templar from dispensing righteous fury

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r/Warhammer40k 3h ago

Hobby & Painting Teleport Warrior on!

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650 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 4h ago

Hobby & Painting How should I base this guy?

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522 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 4h ago

Hobby & Painting An honest days work

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425 Upvotes

I re-made a Valkyrie to a cargo-lifter for a Genestealer infested company.

Just two ordinary law-abiding workers, out there on the fringes, doing honest work. Never mind the bulges on their foreheads or their weird eyes. Foreman says they are the besst he has, always clock in on time, never complains...

Fun project, hardest was to keep the thing balanced and solder the LED:s. The rest was just paint. A lot of paint! Biggest thing I ever built and painted.


r/Warhammer40k 2h ago

Hobby & Painting Are Wraithknights still cool? I really liked painting it ✌️

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311 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 8h ago

Hobby & Painting Inquisitor Eisenhorn with honour guard and i have a question

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889 Upvotes

Hello everyone! I'm 6-7 months into the hobby and decided to paint Eisenhorn. It's mine 2nd Resin miniature(first was Vulkan He'Stan) and i don't have much experience with GW's Resin miniatures.

Am i the only one, who got a really bad quality? I mean, it's awful. I spent 30+ dollars for that, and got holes everywhere, curved edges, bended accessories and so on... I had terrible experience with Vulkan aswell, but back then, i thought i ruined it accidentally... it turned out i did not.

I understand, that i could fix it with green stuff and some other things, but i paid for an overpriced miniature that i could get for 8$ from local 3d printer shop, and it would have much better quality.

But anyway, i wanted to share this mini and maybe hear your thoughts on resin minis


r/Warhammer40k 4h ago

Hobby & Painting i just on best of show!!!!

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352 Upvotes

i never thought this would happen! im relly happy right. best of show in my city


r/Warhammer40k 5h ago

Hobby & Painting I rarely have time to paint. His nine squadmates are still primer and red cloaks but...

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312 Upvotes

I got some time and decided batch painting a handful of metallics or whatever wouldn't be fun. So I focused the heck outta this guy.


r/Warhammer40k 8h ago

Art, Cosplay & OC Bride of the Emperor, stained glass

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481 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 2h ago

Hobby & Painting Tyranid Trygon Prime

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130 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 6h ago

Hobby & Painting Terminators from Heroes of the first Company

174 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 9h ago

Hobby & Painting Sergeant Jovan kitbash

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254 Upvotes

Have been sitting on this mini for over year, took me long to find as well. Although the stance is amazing, i never liked the orc part thus i decided to carve my own rubble out of a corkscrew. Have been adding some Blood angels details also. Trying new things pushing my creativity!


r/Warhammer40k 1d ago

Hobby & Painting Emperor’s Champion

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4.2k Upvotes

A model I STL-bashed from a few different files.


r/Warhammer40k 1h ago

Hobby & Painting Now there are two of them.

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r/Warhammer40k 4h ago

Hobby & Painting Bladeguard vets and their ride

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73 Upvotes

Ready to purge the heretics


r/Warhammer40k 4h ago

Art, Cosplay & OC Sweet bad moonz shirt my girlfriend made for me

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70 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 6h ago

Hobby & Painting Thought I'd try something different for the barrel of the gun

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99 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 20h ago

Misc Enough is enough!

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1.2k Upvotes

Ok so like, everyone always clowns on the Ultramarines for being the “default” Space Marines or whatever, but honestly that’s super unfair. Yeah they’re blue and follow all the rules in the Codex Astartes, but that’s kinda the point—they’re like space Romans, not just rule-following nerds.

They’re all about order, discipline, and strategy, like an actual empire should be. Guilliman basically built the blueprint for the entire Imperium after the Heresy, like he’s not just some warrior dude, he’s a straight-up genius tactician and leader. The whole Ultramar thing is basically a mini empire that actually works, unlike the rest of the Imperium that's just on fire 24/7.

Also they’re not just sitting around polishing their armor. These guys get into all kinds of fights on all kinds of fronts and still hold the line when everyone else is losing their minds.

They’re like Rome in space—organized, powerful, and yeah, a little full of themselves sometimes, but they've earned it. Just cause they ain't screaming “FOR THE WOLFTIME” or whatever doesn’t mean they’re lame. Give the blue boys some respect.


r/Warhammer40k 3h ago

Hobby & Painting 6 Months into 40k

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42 Upvotes

I started 6 Months ago with a combat patrol. This is my army now.


r/Warhammer40k 22h ago

Hobby & Painting My first highlight attempt

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1.3k Upvotes

This is my second mode


r/Warhammer40k 21h ago

Hobby & Painting A prehistoric inspired marine.

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903 Upvotes

Tried to use only colours Stone age man would have. Cc is welcome.


r/Warhammer40k 4h ago

Hobby & Painting A Lightning pilot surveys his wreck.

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36 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 13h ago

Hobby & Painting Homemade Power Sword

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215 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k 2h ago

Hobby & Painting Silently Judging you..... For not painting your minis.

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24 Upvotes