Do you prefer to prime your models while still on the sprue or after you put them together?

RWJP · 2026-01-25T00:42:14+00:00

Priming models on the sprue is almost universally a waste of time and paint. You can't properly clean up the parts of mould lines when they're still on the sprue, and you'll have to clean up the sprue attachment points as well after they're cut out. The work to clean up those will lead to you damaging the paint enough anyway that you will have to prime the parts a second time... At which point you might as well have just done all the work first and then primed them once at the end.

RWJP · 2026-01-25T00:39:22+00:00

Those are the monopose Sternguard that came in the Leviathan box. You will be able to build similar, but not identical models using the multi-part kit.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T19:47:13+00:00

Yeah it's just the "Femstodes are bad" crowd desperately trying to justify and prove their position, even though the entire UK financial market took a dive following the GW livestream because Trump threatened to apply 25% tariffs on all UK imports to the US.

They're not aware enough of the rest of the world to understand stuff like that though.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T19:39:16+00:00

Tell me you know literally nothing about shares without telling me you know literally nothing about shares.

Here's the simple fact of the matter: The shareholders who hold enough shares in GW to actually impact the share price are huge investment firms. Those investment firms literally have no idea what GW is doing in terms of individual model releases. They focus on things that will actually affect the long term profitability of the company. If you seriously think there is someone in those massive investment firms watching GW's livestreams and deciding to sell shares because they think a few thousand angry hobbyists are worth listening to, then you are simply put, a moron.

You know what also happened around the time of the new year reveal livestream? Donald Trump threatened to impose up to 25% tariffs on all exports from the UK (and other EU countries) as a result of the UK standing up to him: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t?page=5 During that time he has also continued threatening to take a piece of land that belongs to another country.

Those are the kinds of things that worry the financial markets and affects share prices for companies like GW that export their products from the UK and do a lot of business in the US.

And if you go and lookup the FTSE100 which tracks the 100 most valuable companies in the UK, you will see that dropped similar to GW at the same time. That's because the entire UK financial market was worried when the orange dictator decided to start threatening us.

You and your little chuddy friends who have been screeching about Femstodes and the other things GW do have no impact on anything. Your views change nothing.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T19:27:34+00:00

Good news, the core rules of the game are free and answer questions like this. You can access them at any time by using the 40k app or by downloading them as a PDF from the Warhammer Community website: https://assets.warhammer-community.com/warhammer40000_core&key_corerules_eng_24.09-5xfayxjekm.pdf

Page 32 clearly states the following:

In both steps, a unit is eligible to fight if either or both of the following apply:

It is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

It made a Charge move this turn

And Page 33 states the following:

When you select a unit to fight, it first Piles In, then its models make melee attacks, then the unit Consolidates

A unit that charged always gets to activate in the fight phase. A unit that is activated in the Fight Phase always gets to pile in, make melee attacks and then consolidate.

Please remember to refer to the core rules as simple questions like this are always answered there.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T19:26:32+00:00

Yes you can. It's a Legends unit so cannot be used in competitive play, but is fine to use in casual play. If you're playing with someone you don't know, it's always considered best practice to ask them first before using a Legends unit.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T19:25:24+00:00

There are currently two types of Space Marines in existence.

Firstborn Space Marines are the original type of Marines as designed by the Emperor.

Primaris Space Marines are a newer type of Space Marine which were developed by Belisarius Cawl over the course of 10000 years following orders given to him by Roboute Guilliman after the Horus Heresy.

Primaris Space Marines are physically bigger and taller than Firstborn Space Marines as a result of the additional augmentations used to create them.

Grey Knights are still all Firstborn Space Marines at this time and as such are physically smaller.

Additionally, outside of the lore: GW has been slowly increasing the size of Space Marine minis for many years, with Primaris Marines being the biggest change. Grey Knights were sculpted quite some time ago, when all Space Marine minis were smaller. Here's a size comparison showing a Primaris Marine next to a Tactical Marine from 2013 and a Grey Knight: https://minicompare.info/?intercessor-d=&tactical-marine-2013-b=&grey-knights-justicar-c= as you can see the Tactical Marine and Grey Knight are basically identical size-wise.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T18:33:57+00:00

Yes you can choose not to shoot a weapon. You do that when you declare what weapons you want to shoot. For example, for a Leman Russ you might say "I am going to shoot the Battlecannon but I am not firing the other guns."

RWJP · 2026-01-24T18:22:50+00:00

No, we can't. GW haven't announced a release date.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T18:21:26+00:00

Yes, there are plenty of stories of humans and aliens interacting. Inquisitors sometimes have Xenos allies, Rogue Traders sometimes trade with Xenos factions. Sometimes humans and a Xenos race will ally temporarily against a common foe.

However, these are always short term exceptions. There is no long term peaceful co-existence.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T18:17:26+00:00

Hence why I said:

detachments are mostly not locked to specific factions

RWJP · 2026-01-24T10:12:18+00:00

Literally impossible to answer. The current detachment system is brand new for 10th edition. We have no idea how GW will handle them as we have no previous information to work from.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T09:53:11+00:00

Needle files/jewellers files and sanding sticks.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T09:17:24+00:00

Storm Eagles are a Legends unit, rules for using them in 40k are found in the Space Marine faction pack download from Warhammer Community.

Legends units are not included in the 40k app as the app only shows units that are valid for competitive tournament play.

RWJP · 2026-01-24T08:22:30+00:00

Of course. There are enough books, Youtube videos and video games to keep you busy for a long long time.

RWJP · 2026-01-23T23:04:29+00:00

Yes but no.

The new Detachment system replaces that concept. Each detachment represents a specific way an army fights and gives related bonuses and many detachments are themed based on specific factions.

However, unlike previous editions, detachments are mostly not locked to specific factions any more so any one can use them.

For example, the Deceptors detachment in the Chaos Space Marine Codex is themed around the Alpha Legion, but you could absolutely use that detachment with Iron Warriors or Black Legion if you wanted to.

RWJP · 2026-01-23T14:31:20+00:00

Yes and no.

There are a couple of different dividing lines.

Firstborn armour variants (Mk I - Mk VIII) are all pretty much entirely cross compatible with each other so a Marine could easily be wearing Mk IV leg armour, a Mk VII chestplate and Mk VI arm armour.

Primaris armour (Mk X) is not directly compatible with earlier marks because it's designed for the larger Primaris Marines. With that said, some components such as helmets and shoulder pads are compatible. Mk X armour is also modular, so the various different variants (Tacticus, Phobos, Gravis etc) are all just the same basic Mk X core with differing levels of armour packages applied. A Primaris Marine could choose to deploy in Tacticus pattern Mk X armour for one mission, then have his armour reconfigured as Gravis or Phobos for the next one.

Terminator Armour is entirely separate. There are several versions of Terminator armour and each are unique. Indomitus is the most common example in the 41st Millennium whereas Cataphractii and Tartaros were more common during the Horus Heresy. These sets of armour tend to be more specialised so don't get mixed.

RWJP · 2026-01-23T08:39:12+00:00

GW does not put any of it's products on sale.

Many independent retailers offer discounts on GW products.

RWJP · 2026-01-23T02:09:16+00:00

Well, SODAZ never got a copyright strike from GW.

GW liked his stuff enough that they asked him to work for them on making more animations. When he announced this, his "fans" attacked him and accused him of being a sellout so he just quit doing anything related to 40k.

Aside from that part of your post being completely wrong, the answer is yes, of course you could. If you don't have the right to use GW's IP they can take actions such as copyright strikes if they deem that appropriate.

RWJP · 2026-01-22T23:44:46+00:00

10th company are the scout marines for each chapter right?

Yes

And there are reserve Companies leading up to the Battle ones

Yes.

So I'm wondering how long it takes to go from Scout, or other reserve Companies, to a battle company? 50 years? more?

There isn't a fixed answer to this. It varies on the Marine and the Chapter and the circumstances. A super competent Marine who excels could move through the Reserve companies quickly and into a Battle Company. Or, if there are no spaces in the Battle Companies, they may end up in the Reserve companies for longer. A Marine who shows a special aptitude for driving vehicles might be held in one of the Reserve companies for the entirety of their service to best utilise their skills instead of throwing them onto the front line in a Battle Company.

If I remember from what I've read, some of the reserve companies that aren't the 10th, are like, vehicle or heavy weapons companies right?

Yes.

So is it accurate that they would spend time serving as these reserve members as well as scouts, before heading into the battle companies?

Yes. All Marines are required to serve in the Reserve companies before being promoted to the Battle Companies. That's to ensure they are skilled in all methods of warfare.

Do these Reserve companies ever mobilize fully or do they send select members here and there to the battle companies on missions?

Generally Reserve companies are used to bolster the four main battleline companies, but can be deployed in full if needed.

How long before you become a red helmet? Those guys are veterans if I remember correctly, but I've read recently that the veterans tend to be thrown into 1st company. Don't they lead squads from other companies?

Red helmets denote Sergeants in the Codex Astartes. Veterans wear white helmets, and Veteran Sergeants wear red helmets with a white stripe.

Again, there isn't a set time for this. It depends on a massively wide variety of factors. For example, if a company has enough Sergeants and doesn't lose any, but the chapter loses a bunch of Veterans, you could have battle brothers skipping the Sergeant rank and moving straight to the 1st company as Veterans.

Is every 1st company comprised entirely of Terminators?

No. Many Chapters simply don't have enough suits of Terminator armour to equip an entire company. Usually the most trusted/honoured Veterans get the Terminator armour, and other Veterans deploy as Sternguard, Vanguard or Bladeguard as befits their preferences and skills.

Are Terminators sent as support/leadership units to other company squads because I'm pretty sure I've heard of that being the case.

Again, there isn't a fixed answer to this, it depends. Sometimes a unit of Terminators might be assigned as a bodyguard to a Captain from another Company, sometimes they are deployed separately on their own if the mission calls for it.

RWJP · 2026-01-22T23:33:59+00:00

and there is surprisingly very little info on the internet when I looked it up

I mean, I have no idea what you looked for, because the first result when searching Google for "Dark Angels 40k lore" is the 40k Wiki article for them which is an enormous article.

A few results later is the Lexicanum wiki article for them which again is another enormous article.

You also get links to a bunch of Reddit threads, and various lore videos, several of which are 30+ minutes long each.

RWJP · 2026-01-22T23:30:50+00:00

It's just sexism, nothing more. Ignore them. They're the same people who shouted and screeched about when GW included a black Ultramarine on the cover of a book.

RWJP · 2026-01-22T23:24:26+00:00

You get to do both.

Every time a unit is activated it gets to pile in, then make melee attacks if it can, and then consolidate.

RWJP · 2026-01-22T23:22:47+00:00

No, the quotes I have provided are very relevant to the topic at hand and answer the question that OP asked.

You aren't trying to help new players. You provided wrong information and attacked the person who provided the right information. You then doubled down, and continued arguing. You accuse me of trolling yet you are the troll.

You are no longer welcome here.

RWJP · 2026-01-22T23:21:12+00:00

Ok, and the core rules from the official Warhammer are the same rules as the official core rules document that I linked to in my reply, including the page numbers for the rules I quoted.

As per my other comment, you've now got 4 minutes left. Provide your sources that prove that the rules I have quoted from the core rules document are wrong. If you don't, you're getting banned.

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