From an ease perspective the 40k start sets make it simple to test the rules out with minimal commitment: https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/warhammer-40000/start-here

All sold out on their site, but available at plenty of other places.

They just announced a similar Starter Set for Kill Team that looks like a good way to test out this game: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/B3EtzIYC/kill-team-starter-set-space-marines-vs-plague-marines/

If your ready to pick a faction and get painting/playing I think the 40k Combat Patrol format might be one of the easier options to pick up and play. No need to make an army list, the core roles are free, only needing you worry about knowing the stats/abilities for 4 or 5 squads. https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/7VlmRolQ/download-the-new-warhammer-40000-rules-for-free-right-here/

Kill Team is less models (7-10 per side), but they are often almost all unique and it really needs you to get some terrain set up to play right. But there are “lite” rules available for free right now that make it easier to try out: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/downloads/kill-team/

The Global Mission scenario has a giant plantary defense gun going off at the start of turn three so everyone had to seek cover by the end of turn two.

Between that need and the sheer amounts of firepower the Aquilon were laying down as they descended this building had four Necrons holed up inside it.

I had my Tempestor bark a command to boost a trooper and run over to fight through the doorway. She lopped up the first Despotek and a charge attempt by another Necron ended with a “Ran into my Power Sword ten times” scenario.

One of the most hilarious moments from the game: I had a whole plan to drop my Precursor onto the Technomancer and give him the old slice and dice. Bu, before I got the chance, Techy here charged my Gunner.

What should have been an easy kill for the Necron boss went all wrong when he only scored one hit and my Gunner stepped up with a tripple-crit fist attack. Since I had softened up the Technomancer earlier in the turn by leaping my Marksman across the alley from the third floor of one building to the second floor of another and taking a potshot, the melee blow was enough to put the leader out of action before it did anything particularly useful.

In which Lemmy stops formatting posts from Pixelfed in the same way that it always has before.

He’s the classic metal version. I think I got him from eBay decades ago and only was ready to paint him up now that he’s been pushed out.

I’ve also got a metal Corbulo that I think was from the same second hand lot. I’ll probably get to him when the new Sanguinary Priest drops.

Edit: spelling

Lol, more that seeing the new guy reminded me thati had Chaplain-with-Ball-Gag at home. It’s a timeless look, apparently!

Good suggestion. If I do a “real” one I think a transfer or two could help that.

A bit slapchop.

I primed it Army Painter black, grey and grey/blue dry brush to make the edges stand out, heavier dry brush plus white dry brush on places to be red or gold.

Reds: Flesh Tearer contrast then another dry brush of Evil Suns Scarlet

Gold: Garaghaks Sewer, Army Painter Greedy Gold

Bone: Reaper Ion Soot (grey), Sepia Wash

Rounded out with: Sir Coates Silver, Guilliman Flesh, Magos Purple, Prismatic Bolt Speed Paint, Army Painter Strong Tone

They were mainly a color test, but I’m pretty tickled with the results.

It’s the Relic Envoy from GW’s Cities of Sigmar, but where he is meant to be holding a sheathed sword I swapped in an AdMech rifle.

The setting is grimdark WWI with demons and plenty of crusades influence so adding guns and gas masks to AoS minis seems to work well.

If anything, the blindfold is just an aesthetic because I wasn’t sure how to do empty eye sockets:

“These devotees of the Church blind themselves ritually as a devotion to God and use only their faith to strike the enemies of the Church. During the Siege of St. Lux stories were told of a sniper priest killing a target 3 miles away”

https://www.trenchcrusade.com/playtest-rules

Not yet, but she’s such a fun character that I jumped at the chance to paint her.

Turns out that finger is where the ursus claw fires from all along.

Thanks!

Time to abandon the finger and just kitbash a Power Fist Bump.

Every month the official Warhammer stores will have a different mini that you can get for free. It’s not something to make an army out of, but it is a great low stakes chance to paint something different or do an interesting kitbash.

This month: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/04/29/join-the-dawnbringer-crusades-and-celebrate-white-dwarf-500-with-this-months-free-miniature-and-collectible-coin/

Last month: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/04/01/deathwing-knights-and-dawnbringer-crusades-this-months-free-miniature-and-in-store-activities/