r/Warhammer40k • • 14h ago

Weekly Q&A Weekly General Q&A and Discussion Thread: 14 Oct, 2026 - 21 Oct, 2026

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Welcome to the r/Warhammer40k Q&A and Discussion Thread.

This sticky thread is for any general questions and discussion you may have about the Warhammer 40k hobby. Want to know the best paints to use? Unsure how a rule works? Need suggestions for the best glue to use? Post your question here! Just want to have a chat about something 40k related. This is also the place! Of course, if you see a question you know the answer to, please don't hesitate to pop an answer in a comment.

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r/Warhammer40k • • 4h ago

Hobby & Painting Thousands of years of hatred etched into every piece of armor.

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265 Upvotes

Once defenders of the Imperium, now its greatest enemies.


r/Warhammer40k • • 13h ago

Lore why is lorgar so wanting of gods?

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1.2k Upvotes

im very new to war-hammer and know little to nothing about the lore so i have a question why was he so like eager for gods and religion even though hes a primarch made by a emperor who bans religion? wouldn't he be conditioned to be pure atheist? where did his obsession with religion come from.


r/Warhammer40k • • 14h ago

New Starter Help Does anyone know how to get Citadel blizzard snow effects off a tank?

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1.4k Upvotes

This has been soaking in cleaner and water for about a month. Nothing comes off it. This had multiple coats of clearcoat on it but the clearcoat is mostly gone but the snow effects endure. I really liked this kitbash and now it is covered in far too much snow effects. Please help.


r/Warhammer40k • • 7h ago

Hobby & Painting WIP Initiate, nearly done.

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298 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 2h ago

Misc How Will 40k Look in Lore, Models and Gameplay in 20 Years Time?

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80 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 5h ago

Hobby & Painting BT Infiltrator Squad and Eliminators

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116 Upvotes

Pointing the way forward for the ensuring Black Templar blades and bolters are the Infiltrators and Eliminators.


r/Warhammer40k • • 8h ago

Hobby & Painting Neophyte

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202 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 17h ago

Hobby & Painting Night Lords Daemon Prince - Ave Dominus Nox 🦇

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734 Upvotes

My latest hobby project 😁


r/Warhammer40k • • 17h ago

Art, Cosplay & OC The Truth Defiler upon his daemon-engine, Theli, Monument of Chaos attacks Angels Encarmine voidport. Warhammer 40k fanart, painted by me.

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661 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 2h ago

Hobby & Painting 317 models painted this year so far!

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41 Upvotes

Here are some pictures i took during this insane 9 months of painting! I hope you like em and I hope this helps inspire some of you to finish your back log!


r/Warhammer40k • • 20h ago

Art, Cosplay & OC Arbites & Sororitas Cosplay

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1.1k Upvotes

Just wanted to share the photos of the adeptus arbites and adepta Sororitas cosplays I made! :)

I'm @matthew__Barry and featured is @chloecat.cosplay

I hope you like!


r/Warhammer40k • • 6h ago

Hobby & Painting War beyond death

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70 Upvotes

Brutalis (Ultramarine) and Leviathan (Night Lords) dreads I painted up.

Bonus unfortunate Salamander and Hormagaunt


r/Warhammer40k • • 1d ago

Hobby & Painting Lord Marshal Drier now done

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2.4k Upvotes

Completed this lad yesterday. He is now head og my Krieg and centrepeice for a display board i am working on. Hope you lime him. Full photos over on my instagram


r/Warhammer40k • • 10h ago

Hobby & Painting Scored Dawn of War: Onslaught for $34 at Target!

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95 Upvotes

Just picked up Dawn of War: Onslaught for $33.74 before tax at Target! They had a 25% off coupon that stacked with another 10% discount, bringing it down from $49.99.

I’m pretty new to Warhammer as a hobby and just finished painting my second Ultramarine. I really love the look of the red Blood Ravens in the promo box art, so I’m excited to try painting some of these next. The swords and shields look so awesome.

I think I’m gonna try some of The Army Painter Speedpaints for them.


r/Warhammer40k • • 6h ago

Hobby & Painting Is this too much Dakka for a chaos land raider?

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52 Upvotes

2x Sidemounted Las-Cannons

1x Combi-Bolter

1x Twin Heavy Bolter

1x Hades Autocannon

2x War Dog autocannons

1x Rocket Launcher

Wasn’t sure if this was too much and looked too crowded (even for a chaos model) or if it was a good amount of extra weaponry outside the models profile. (Other than the autocannons and rocket launcher it is WYSIWYG)


r/Warhammer40k • • 12h ago

Hobby & Painting I should have placed it on a shelf...

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139 Upvotes

It wasn't amazing, but it was some of my best work. It was for a local painting competition with the theme of "sportball" and all I had to do was put a clear coat on it... and the cat got ahold of it while I was working 16 hours. My whole family looked all over the living room and only my daughter could find an arm of my Baltimore Ravens/Spacemarine mash-up.

Anyways, I figured many here could imagine my heartbreak.

And yes, the cat is okay. He's a sweet boy.


r/Warhammer40k • • 44m ago

Hobby & Painting Got this lil' guy on eBay, I don't think he really needed all this packaging...

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• Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 3h ago

Hobby & Painting Suboden Khan (c&c welcome)

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24 Upvotes

Got some photography advice and wanted to show my paint job better.


r/Warhammer40k • • 42m ago

Hobby & Painting Tau Knights aren’t real and can’t hurt you-

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• Upvotes

2000pt list I’m running in a friendly game next week. It’s so dumb and I’m so excited to lose with it!


r/Warhammer40k • • 23h ago

Hobby & Painting You, vs the guy she tells you not to worry about

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736 Upvotes

I've shared my first ever mini before, but not compared to another jump pack marine. Thought the comparison was interesting. Just finished this guy today


r/Warhammer40k • • 20h ago

Hobby & Painting Abaddon the Despoiler

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448 Upvotes

Big daddy Aby


r/Warhammer40k • • 10h ago

Hobby & Painting First Miniature

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57 Upvotes

Went to the Warhammer store and got a free space marine. Also bought the painting starter set so I only used the starter brush for everything. The mini was already primed in matte black when I got it. I’ve never painted anything before, but it was a lot of fun! Can’t wait to do another.

Big rookie mistake was that I used the starter brush for the texture Armageddon dust on the base, so now it’s destroyed and looks like Patrick Star’s nose hair brush. That’s preventing me from doing some final touch ups. Anyways, just thought I’d share! Advice and tips are welcome.

Looking for a recommendation with shading. The kit came with Agrax earthshade, do you think that would be beneficial on this to finish it off? Thanks!


r/Warhammer40k • • 18h ago

Hobby & Painting Warboss for a small competition in Nantes!

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249 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 4h ago

New Starter Help What model is this?

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14 Upvotes

Got this dude as an extra throw in with a lot of minis I purchased but I have no idea who he is. Thanks for the help.