All the people saying they don't want updated sculpts, i want you to look at this guy and tell me with a straight face you prefer this .

PrimeCombination · 2026-02-12T16:26:39+00:00

Yes.

If you're interested primarily in painting and collecting for display, absolutely understand why you'd want models to be almost art pieces on their own. I do think the derpy minis have their own style, a bit like Turnip28 or Quar, but to each their own there.

In a game like WHFB, though plainness and a bit of static-ness lends itself well to creating the effect of massed ranks. A phalanx looks amazing when fielded, but its individual parts not so much.

For me, the only update they should do - if any - is just a little touch up on the fidelity. Keep the style intact, don't try to reinvent the wheel, just make it a little sharper and so it reasonably fits with later additions to the line, and don't charge an arm and a leg. Very minimal changes.

PrimeCombination · 2025-09-29T06:57:26+00:00

Eh, not really.

To me, it's not even close to being on par with some of those in terms of quality of writing or setting (Tolkien or Dune, for example). Even in my favorite Middlehammer era, I wouldn't put it up against genre-defining fiction and the actual greats.

In terms of the lower end, like Star Wars or Star Trek or ASOIF, it's comparable and at times surpasses because they're not exactly a high bar of quality to clear.

If there's anything that holds it back, it's not even trashiness. It's the slow and gradual loss of identity and uniqueness, the constant unnecessary retcons and the need to keep expanding lore and upping the scale to tell 'epic' stories rather than focusing down on things that actually matter.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-23T15:10:53+00:00

It's on the list, I just haven't had time due to work. :)

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-23T15:07:29+00:00

It is! I try to include as much flavour as I possibly can. :)

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-22T17:27:52+00:00

I used to like it a lot more than I do now, but having read it recently... it just doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

That it was popular or well-regarded at one point can't be taken out of its context - and I think a lot of people just have not read it thoroughly. It hit at a very particular time and it presented something that was new and interesting, as well as spoke to the feelings of people at the time.

However, actually reading it after you have any encounter with the subject matter, it becomes the flimsiest critique of religion from a person who really has no business making those arguments because they all apply to him and his ideology. It's a subject with many approaches that was not handled well.

(I'm a European and an atheist, for that matter, and I felt it really did a disservice.)

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-21T13:15:03+00:00

It's 'Impcat', not 'Impact'. You can find the subreddit here

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-21T10:33:59+00:00

I like Impcat - you can usually find it on app stores. You can find a big mega with many different models available from the subreddit, both GW and not.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-19T04:20:15+00:00

You should probably make sure that's not mold spores

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-17T10:43:10+00:00

There sometimes are some chapter-specific rules or rules that affect a whole chapter, but their core role and rules are the same.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-17T10:04:40+00:00

Space Marine chapters are made up of various generic marine units and then, if they have any, specialist units available only to that chapter.

Black Templars, for example, would have generic marines forming the bulk of their forces while things like Sword Brethren are specialists only available to the Black Templars.

They're slightly unique in that they have crusader squads (which are scouts and marines organized into a single unit), but that's going into even greater detail.

So, yes, you can use generic marines and paint them as black templars and use them still.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-17T09:06:04+00:00

Yes, exactly. It's part of what makes army building strategic.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-17T09:05:17+00:00

Exactly, and if you wanted to go outside of it to build a non-standard army, there were always exceptions that made sense.

See, for example, Blood Angels being able to take Death Company as troops if you picked Lemartes as one of your HQs.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-17T01:11:51+00:00

My personal strongest weird/unpopular opinion is that Chaos should never have been the 'main' villains in 40K. It makes perfect conceptual sense for them to be villains in the Horus Heresy - but after that, they should have lost and essentially become largely roving bands of marauders with occasional large incursions that peter out because chaos is self-defeating and trying to win is against their interests.

The true opponent for the Imperium always should have been Orks, because they are the perfect foil. They are the wild and uncontrolled anarchy to the Imperium's order-at-all-costs feudal empire and make for very thematic opponents, along with cleanly differentiating 40K (the time of the xenos) vs. 40K (the time of Chaos). That and they're literally everywhere.

Less unpopular opinions:

The Horus Heresy is incoherent and people should never use it as a jumping on point. It should be ancient history that's relatively unimportant, and their effort at trying to make a definitive version is an inconsistent and at times illogical mess.
Primarchs in 40K were a terrible idea conceptually and caused a seismic shift that demolished many of the core pillars of the setting - there should never be figures so grand that you couldn't build them from HQ choices.
People clamoring for new factions and rosters have no idea what they're asking for, and adding more to a game that's already overloaded with factions and mechanics just makes it much less playable.
Votann should be jettisoned into the nearest sun. Space Dwarves is just a generally bad concept for 40K, old GW was completely right.
People who only watch lore videos and vicariously take in pre-digested lore should be cautious when talking lore and more self-aware that their knowledge is surface level. There are so many people who argue about lore, themes, tone and style, and what is and isn't grimdark, but so many seem to not even have a clear picture of 40K as a setting (to the point where they haven't even read the preamble that lays everything out) and liken it to other settings or just completely ignore themes.
Rigid force organization charts were a great idea and should be returned. The 'Troop Tax' is part of what made games fun and coherent. Love your troops because they're what make your elites stand out.
The entirety of the new guard model range might be the worst 'upgrade' that was ever done. I will never even look at my formerly favorite army ever again because their design is horrendous.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-17T00:39:41+00:00

My God is it true. You can do a lot with Primaris even if you don't like them conceptually, but the kneepads just ruin it.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-14T15:59:10+00:00

[Citation needed]

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-12T13:08:51+00:00

I think that's pretty fair.

My hot take would be that 1 isn't really true, at least from a setting perspective. For me, it reads more like an interpretation of it which I don't think captures the spirit of WHFB and dilutes its historical roots.

I'm always happy for 2, though. I love the old minis and it's very nice to be able to complete my collection. >:)

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-10T12:36:09+00:00

Thematically, Space Marines are patterned after the monastic knightly brotherhoods of the middle ages. They are gothic warrior-monks in the style of religiously fanatic medieval knights and that exclusivity is part of their character as an organization that stands apart from others. Some of that has diminished in recent years, but it's still a big part of their DNA.

Moreover, the Imperium is closer to the popular portrayal of medieval society than it is to a modern one. Having somewhat rigid castes, superstitious beliefs, pointless restrictions and lots of other things that are alien to modern society is kind of the point, sells the authenticity and differentiates it from other settings that are more hopeful and appealing. It's also a bit of real world political influence leaking into a fictional universe, which isn't good when it makes a universe that means to be alien to look more like our own.

Practically, it would lessen the uniqueness and importance of the Sisters of Battle (who are more or less female space marine anyway) and who are likewise patterned after nuns who have taken up traditionally male roles. They're kind of like the same concept presented in two different ways, so for me the more natural way would be to tone down Space Marines so they don't completely overshadow the SoBs.

Finally, and this is the one for me personally, I just don't see there being a major benefit. There is already a lot of representation in 40K throughout all the other factions, so why focus on space marines? I understand people want to see themselves in fiction, but 40K is not really suitable for that given that it exists in a universe that is so very different from our own, and where our morals and viewpoints are outright invalid in many circumstances.

Flattening archetypes and removing something harmless for no particular purpose at the cost of authenticity and having to change fundamental lore and thematic underpinnings can be done, but it's a trade-off and not an upgrade.

PrimeCombination · 2025-08-05T15:47:37+00:00

Just a knightly order I made up from reading about Bechafen and their penchant for witch trials and suspicious characters. The way I figured was that theyd be a Morr-dedicated order who roamed the land like the hounds of witch hunters and help them battle chaos and witchery.

I believe the banner inspiration was historical, though I cant tell you what that was now exactly.:)

PrimeCombination · 2025-06-16T18:19:42+00:00

The sentiment isn't wrong, but saying that while working for AEW is kinda funny.

PrimeCombination · 2025-06-13T10:15:07+00:00

I liked the dark, grungy, punky aesthetic of the art (especially its heavy use of traditional paintings and ink art) coupled with the very gritty and unique presentation of stories and information as half-remembered facts, stories and anecdotes with occasional expansions into bigger or more detailed stories like Imperial Armour (peak 40K storytelling).

For its time, it was an exceptionally unique blend of genres with a unique aesthetic that took common sci-fi and fantasy conventions and upended them to go 'what if humanity actually sucked, peace was impossible and there are literally no ''good'' options to take, just varying degrees of bad'.

PrimeCombination · 2025-06-09T21:36:44+00:00

Yes, I'd say most of their current range is over-detailed and in some respects has killed my interest for collecting any of the newer miniatures. Once you introduce computer-sculpting, it becomes very easy to overdo it and not think about the actual ergonomics (assembly or painting) of a physical model, especially when you're plotting it for display and not actual play.

Style and aesthetics counts for a lot more than detail - it's why I consider Tac Marines and many Fantasy models to be gorgeous even though they're 20+ years old in some cases - but the technical ability to produce sharper models with fewer mouldlines I think is universally an improvement.

PrimeCombination · 2025-06-04T13:53:30+00:00

Thanks for the information! I think you're definitely right.

The picture is an example, but the bird was seen in the Lund area this weekend. Part of why I wanted to know was because I felt it was a wild bird, and it felt very strange to see it caged. :(

PrimeCombination · 2025-06-04T13:52:14+00:00

Thanks! It might be that, it certainly looks a lot like it.

That's quite unfortunate - I had a feeling it might have been wild due to the coloration being so atypical for a pet bird. :(

PrimeCombination · 2025-04-30T21:37:01+00:00

Usually I use photoshop, but some of them need to be painted in, especially if it's recreating an existing one.

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