I got back into the hobby mid last year after a sports injury ended any sporting stuff for a year+. I've ended up just painting mostly, between 40k and Sigma (blood Bowl too) i've spent so many hours making and painting that it became a part of daily routine. Then i moved to Poland and left them all at home :*(


But yeah, i'm happy Games Workshop has become a lot more accessible to the masses.

Ork, Tau, Blood Ravens, Genestealer Cult, Nids, a few Knights, Grey Knights, Khrone, Nurgle and a few Imperial Guard here and there. As for Sigma i had mostly Dwarfs, Ork and a few other factions i'd use for parts and scenery.

The lore is pretty damn dense, i wouldn't worry about it 'getting it' straight away. The best method i found was finding one faction/chapter or character and learning about them, they normally cross paths with each other and before you know it you have a pretty good understanding!

It's errr quite scary so i get the initial caution. Honestly though, now more than ever, is a great time to get into Warhammer. Games Workshop has switched their approach in the last few years to make the hobby easier to get into. I don't like the Tau very much, but they have a cool civil warish storyline that has a good story and made them far more interesting. The lore is full of that kinda thing.

And if all else fails, screw it, make up your own lore for your own army!

Seems we're on the topic, here are a few bits i paint up late last year and early this year:


90's comic book inspired Hive Lord:

https://i.redd.it/uq2k3kk6gl401.jpg

More Nid and Nid related bits

https://i.redd.it/aml39m74hd601.jpg

https://i.redd.it/feaok3sm1jb01.png

https://i.redd.it/j2m0g4yqcy801.jpg

https://i.redd.it/uflzzeffbs801.png

https://i.redd.it/ky23qi2ysq801.jpg

And a Dwarf...

https://i.redd.it/9aeep12nrbq01.jpg

Aye it's an olderish model.

Cheers!

The blood effect is made by mixing Uhu glue with a little paint of water and the paint you want to use. I used the Blood for the blood guard texture paint from GW, with a tiny bit of black to lower the colour. From there it's just a case on putting it onto the model and dragging it down. You can use the method for toxic waste, ice etc etc. It's super cheap too. Though i does stink

DOW3 felt more like a MOBA :(

Pretty sure we're getting new sisters this year? As for female Primaris...i don't like it due to lore, but it's not hard to make yourself. Just grab some bits from the new Necromundo sets or Sigma 2.0 heads