Finally finished the whole group! From left to right: Inquisitor Coteaz, Interrogator, Sister of Battle, Scrollboi, Feral Worlder, Mystic, Servitor, Booksy the Book Skull, Joe Krabo, and "Daemonhost".

I'd painted up Coteaz years ago (and it's good I did because his new model sucks lol). Eventually they'll all be based in the same style as Coteaz but the texture paint I use is all dried up.

Close-ups of individual models in comments.

  • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]
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    15 days ago

    Every year or so I see something like this and think "damn, I should get into 40k" and then I dont because its expensive and nobody around here plays and the couple that do are almost certainly weird racist freaks

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      15 days ago

      Depending on what part of it interests you, there are other, cheaper ways to engage with the hobby.

      On the painting/modelling side, you can get 3d prints, recasts, or minis for other game systems. The cheapest are probably generic minis from Reaper or WizKids; the base crab model I painted is $4.50USD on Reaper's site, for instance.

      On the playing the game side, you can buy Tabletop Simulator on Steam and play 40k online. It's a bit janky, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper ($10 for TTS on sale vs several hundred for physical). There should be other players online, probably in discord servers, not all of whom will be nazis. Some people even made a coop "horde mode" that uses a simple flow-chart for the "AI" opposition so you could solo play if you wanted to.

      Having a group is definitely the biggest hurdle to get over, though. I'm just lucky that I had a few friends that all decided to start 40k at the same time.

    • SSJ3Marx [he/him]
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      15 days ago

      Another thing is that there's a 40k ruleset called Kill Team which focuses on smaller battles, think like a firefight with twenty dudes total. You don't need 2000 points of Tyranids to play 40k.

      • Comp4 [comrade/them]
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        14 days ago

        Kill Team is a great option if you want 40k on a small scale/budget. In terms of time (painting/building), it’s a LOT less work, and in terms of money, it’s much more affordable since Kill Teams are usually just 10 models.

        Heck, you could go on eBay and get 10 models for 30 bucks, and you’re set.

        It’s also, as far as I know, simpler and quicker to play than full-scale 40k, which should be a bonus for newcomers.