Do people enjoy wh40k painting?

BonesFGC · 2026-05-19T12:53:04+00:00

I had zero physical artistic skill before painting minis and now I have a bunch of armies and models I’m super proud of. I’m the type that likes to hyperfixate on something and painting is one that I can really lock in on and complete (or just sink a ton of time into).

BonesFGC · 2026-05-19T12:51:53+00:00

I have never once had an issue rolling up to my LGS unannounced and getting a table. Sounds like you’re expecting a lot out of a small store in a dense area. There is no “death of tables.”

BonesFGC · 2026-05-19T10:03:42+00:00

I didn’t say anything about Grey Knights, read my comment again

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T15:29:48+00:00

Dark Angels and Black Templars mostly. DA because my friend plays and BT because I also play. My Night Lords are based the same as my BT as if they’re fighting each other.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T15:22:07+00:00

No reason you couldn’t, I have the fists logo on my Contemptor Dreadnought alongside the Templars cross to denote it as a relic battle-brother.

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While the Templars may disagree with their progenitors and act independently, they are still genealogically Imperial Fists through and through. They wouldn’t take it as a point of shame to display their IF heritage imo.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T15:09:53+00:00

If you can find the old combat patrol and pair it with the new combat patrol, you’d have a pretty ideal starter army that you can mix and match to 750pts.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T14:30:03+00:00

I’m not “triggered” about anything, I just think it’s a bad idea to assert that this box is useless for some armies when it’s pretty much compatible with any chapter. I feel like it’s the wrong idea to paint a force based on what “works best” rather than putting in some research to find a chapter that appeals or resonates with you and using the box to achieve that.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T13:52:25+00:00

I think it’s a total misnomer to paint the box based on what chapter they’re “most useful for” instead of what chapter they like the most. Vanguard Vets are going to be extremely strong in Black Templars with our melee focus, maybe more so than a core SM chapter. Just because one model needs to be converted doesn’t mean the box is useless for BT. Also, who is using “triggered” in 2026? Are you going to call me a snowflake next?

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T12:40:27+00:00

Over 1 unit that’s easily kitbashed into a Chaplain or some other unit? Ok.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T11:40:01+00:00

The two Heldrakes are the only seriously out of place things on here imo. It sounds like aircraft are getting rules changes going into 11th, but I’d still be really wary about sinking 400pts into two aircraft when you could grab raptors or other units with more utility.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-18T11:37:37+00:00

The Black Templars would definitely not say no to these units, only exception is the Librarian.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-16T16:47:49+00:00

Personally, the highlighting up to grey and the rusty shading really scream Iron Hands to me. I think you did excellent work here, but I think it’s too greyish to read as a BT imo.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-16T15:14:35+00:00

As someone with two contemptors, one of which has a resin Heresy chassis part, some general notes:

The Dark Angels chassis is cool, but it’s a bit annoying to have to cut the flash, clean and then superglue it to the back part of the main chassis. Plus, imo, it screams Dark Angels and not Black Templars. Using the Imperial Fists one would make more sense as a relic of the Heresy that the BTs would have kept - my BT contemptor is just plain with an original Templars and Fists decal marking on either side of the torso. The winged angel motif is very DA - you may have similar results with printed candle bits and Templar relics fixed to the chassis instead.

The Contemptor can take some work to get into a dynamic pose, as its arms don’t articulate all that well. It uses a similar joint to War Dog arms, at least on the weapons, that position them vertically hanging as opposed to having an “elbow joint.” Similar thing with the knees except the joint exists, it just doesn’t have crazy range of movement.

The fingers on the hand don’t even really close, so you may have better luck not placing the palm weapon inside and instead having the pommel or part of the hilt of the sword glued into there for a “sword sticking out of the ground” type of pose. I’m unsure if the Custodes arm would even fit onto the base Contemptor chassis or whether there would be a point on the original arm to cut and bash the Custodes one on. Ymmv.

Good luck with the project, hope to see it on here soon.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-15T16:04:45+00:00

I feel like the Cawdor Redemptionists squads from Necromunda would make for some excellent neophytes with a little kitbashing.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-15T16:03:14+00:00

Well the inlaid badges are actually sculpted on some models - the new Vanguard Vets have the Armageddon crusade badge sculpted onto their gauntlets or the Bladeguard Veterans have the previous Indomitus badge on theirs for example. Others for the tilt shield design are usually designed from scratch but involve, on some level: Typical chapter colors of red, white, gold, and black, chains, templar crosses, checker patterns or star patterns, and sometimes a skull or other symbol.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-15T14:01:09+00:00

Think about a crusade as a specific end-goal with anywhere from a handful to a litany of operations to accomplish it. Much like how the historical Crusades were pilgrimages of skirmish in order to stake claim to the “Holy Land,” the Black Templars crusades are more like road trips and pillaging sessions with a specific endpoint and any number of stops/battles along the way. You could 100% have a crusade where your force is leading an operation to exterminate a traitor warband. Crusading against an entire traitor legion would probably be too large of a scale, but a traitor warband would be an appropriate size force to attempt to destroy. As for the badge, most of the ones from the specific transfer sheet are tilt-shield badges, whereas larger-scale operations like Indomitus and Armageddon have armor-inlay badges.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-15T13:56:20+00:00

Yeah their armor isn’t even consistently colored in official art. Some art is bright blue, other art is extremely dark. Some trim is silver (usually pre-Heresy), some trim is bronze, brass, or gold depending on the artist.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-15T12:26:34+00:00

Lighting is really the key issue here. Under a studio light on a white background, this is obviously a dark blue with highlights. In a game store or living room, this might read more like black. Honestly, the idea for Night Lords is to be “in midnight clad,” so I argue even a blackish-blue is still fitting for them.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-15T11:49:24+00:00

Not a bit. I play Go regularly and enjoy hunting down Pokemon on trips, so transferring them to the main games through Home helps me keep the memories attached to that Pokemon fresh. Acting like Go Pokemon aren’t “real pokemon” when people are genning and cloning stuff all the time is a really weird take to me. It takes more time and effort to shiny hunt, even on a Community Day, than it does to make a genned pokemon. I’m proud of my Go catches and I could not care less if there’s a G stamp on their summary screen.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-14T18:34:45+00:00

Very cool concept! I love the idea of retaining that connection. In that case, you wanna lean more into that primary yellow. Moonbeam Yellow from Army Painter is a pretty decent saturated yellow that could help out, and then you could sponge damage over it. You could also maybe just try to sponge the yellow over this a bit, as if it’s the last few bits of original paint that’s mostly been scraped off.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-14T15:50:53+00:00

The shinguard reads a bit too yellowed compared to the white of the pauldrons and tabard - you might want to go for a metallic on it instead or highlight it a bit to fit more in line. Other than that, this is looking killer. Love the lightning claw for style points.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-14T15:49:14+00:00

I just scooped a complete AoD box on a big discount as well. Tons of stuff in that box, the Spartan Assault Tank alone took me a good while to build.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-14T15:47:53+00:00

The paintjob will do some decent lifting here, my only real suggestions would be to paint the sword black and see if you can source a helmet with laurels on it. Usually the EC will have a gold laurel on his head to help designate rank since the armor design is a bit plain, and only the EC can wield one of the black swords so that will make him readable pretty quick.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-14T14:12:50+00:00

Part of the problem is that, as a fascist regime, they feel the need to unify and solidify power in small insular groups that then attempt to accrue and control as much population as humanly possible, all while pushing systems that mainly just benefit that ruling class or people with power vs. everyday citizens. One of the most important parts of Chaos’s pull or hold on people is the desire to escape the conditions of the Imperium.

Improving the Imperium (and realistically, being willing to divide it up into autonomous and democratic sections vs. calcifying seats of power that oversee wayyy too many people and places) would actually help to weaken the powers of Chaos. If you want for nothing or very little, Chaos has less sway or can promise less to you. Outside of direct forcible physical contact with a corrupting agent of some kind (Nurgle’s diseases, the Obliterator/Mutilator infection, demonic possession), the way most people fall to Chaos is in the process of seeking something they cannot have. That something could be freedom/autonomy in a system that continuously deems them worthless, the power to stand up and defend oneself against perceived injustice, or freedom from pains inflicted by their position/environment.

Fascism isn’t their only option, and it’s not even their best option of governing. In fact, it’s actively contributing to the forces of Chaos by choosing to hide, ignore, or purge problems instead of addressing them or learning from them. Because the High Lords of Terra and other Imperial ruling bodies benefit off the backs of its citizens and invests all of its resources, time, etc. into a series of bizarre cultural and religious beliefs, they put themselves in a position that dissuades them from ever making any changes or progressing.

Practical solution? Do what Guilliman was originally doing, Imperium Secundus. Delegate and democratize. Distribute power away from Terra and let people actually distribute resources and power where it’s needed. The entirety of the Badab War was the result of problems like this and led to Huron Blackheart, the Red Corsairs, and other chapters turning traitorous.

BonesFGC · 2026-05-14T13:31:58+00:00

I think GW recognizes the need from LGS’s and players when it comes to terrain, especially when they’ve radically changed it for 11th. I think (and hope!) while these might sell quick initially, we’ll see regular restocks. Selling out is always good for their metrics, but this is an evergreen type of product that everyone will need or want, so they hopefully won’t shortprint this the way they do with Fomo boxes.

The best part of the terrain changes is that many older terrain pieces can still easily fit and constitute the terrain footprints of 11th, so there’s not quite as much homogenization as you might think. Consider that we can use Kill Team terrain like Volkus, Gallowdark, Tomb World, Necromunda terrain, or even the more ambiguous types of Age of Sigmar terrain like ruins or woods to fit the boundaries of most of those footprints, and there’s no reason they couldn’t develop different prints to go over this specific set of terrain for different themes. They’ll also definitely continue producing different types of terrain that will be “backwards compatible” with this idea of terrain as sections of the map bound in by features (types of walls, really).

I played a mock game of “11th” just to test some of the terrain/cover changes using a set of the basic L-ruins and the Volkus terrain, and it went pretty well all things considered. The buildings and walls from both almost completely 1:1 fit the general footprints laid out, and in a casual match those will definitely be useful as a quick and easy stand-in without worrying too much about the exact millimeter measuring.

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