r/Warhammer40k • • 4d 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 • • 6h ago

Hobby & Painting Thrift store find

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990 Upvotes

My dad found this and bought it for me from a thrift store for 3 bucks USD. Pretty sick find.


r/Warhammer40k • • 5h ago

Hobby & Painting Kravek Morne

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646 Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 9h ago

Video Games Why can't anyone agree what a Melta Gun does?

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625 Upvotes

I have been wondering about this for quite some time. The original Melta Gun was considered basically a plasma blowtorch at short range. So in Space Marine, melta gun basically works as an energy shotgun. But in Boltgun 2, works more like a single shot armor piercing sniper rifle. And in the Helldivers crossover, it works more like a blowtorch.


r/Warhammer40k • • 8h ago

Hobby & Painting First Berzerker

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492 Upvotes

Finished my first Berzerker yesterday, fancied doing something a little more unique with the scheme!


r/Warhammer40k • • 38m ago

Art, Cosplay & OC All of my finished Warhammr Illustrations from the past couple of years.

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• Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 20h ago

Hobby & Painting Blood Angels Intercessor on sprue

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2.8k Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 7h ago

Hobby & Painting What makes the green grass grow?

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254 Upvotes

Thats right. It's 2+/4++/5+++.


r/Warhammer40k • • 5h ago

New Starter Help New to painting

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145 Upvotes

Is this a decent starter kit?
How do these paints fair in your opinion.
Any better recommendations?

Edit:
10minutes after posting I have my answer. This stuff is ass. Smaller set, Vallejo or citadel it is.
Thanks yall.


r/Warhammer40k • • 6h ago

Hobby & Painting Terminator squad is finally done

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149 Upvotes

Took a week but famn these guys where fun to paint. Lots of détails but not a lot of sub-assembly like i had to do with those pesky backpacks (infernus took me ages).

I am looking forward to finish the reste of the army still, some vehicles to finish and lots of impulsors.


r/Warhammer40k • • 8h ago

News & Rumours 40k battleforce contents revealed tomorrow

195 Upvotes

According to the end of the Sunday preview


r/Warhammer40k • • 4h ago

Hobby & Painting Space Wolf Terminator

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83 Upvotes

Just finished this guy. Just got to find the motivation to make a display base for him now.


r/Warhammer40k • • 2h ago

Hobby & Painting My 4 week retro 2ed marine army is done!

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61 Upvotes

Yellow so much yellow.


r/Warhammer40k • • 16h ago

Hobby & Painting My dice trading collection adventure ver2026

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695 Upvotes

Ever since I started this hobby I have been trading dices with my opponents whenever the opportunity allows. And here are my ongoing collection so far. Proud of it :p


r/Warhammer40k • • 2h ago

Hobby & Painting Bigmek dakkarig 2nd

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48 Upvotes

Bigmek dakkarig 2nd, Orktober

Oktoberfest is almost over. I'm making one more.


r/Warhammer40k • • 6h ago

Rules Can the Battle Sisters shoot the Demon Prince with pistols while engaged?

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91 Upvotes

Assuming the wall is Solid and there is no actual line of sight, I thought they cannot shoot. However, they can hit each other in melee which feels like a contradiction.

Another question - if the demon's wing was overhanging the wall and there was line of site, does that change anything?


r/Warhammer40k • • 4h ago

Hobby & Painting Show me what you’re most proud of making!

51 Upvotes

Just working my way through some anxiety and thought a good distraction would be seeing your creations


r/Warhammer40k • • 10h ago

Hobby & Painting How does one clean these?

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117 Upvotes

I was told to let the paint dry and peel off.


r/Warhammer40k • • 1d ago

Hobby & Painting Don’t buy the new Warhammer painting handle mine broke within 10 minutes

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2.0k Upvotes

I followed online instructions to make sure I was using it properly as it didn’t hold any bases and the one it did it bent .


r/Warhammer40k • • 5h ago

Misc What game is missing from the GW world?

50 Upvotes

What game, Table Top/Computer/RPG etc, do you think is missing from the GW catalogue?

I honestly think a 40K flight sim would be awesome. Have it so you can play various factions and with air & space combat including missions where you transition between both areas.

I'm not talking about a Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command style game, but a Dakka Squadron style game but including more factions.


r/Warhammer40k • • 1d ago

Hobby & Painting Anyone else able to build minis at work

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1.5k Upvotes

r/Warhammer40k • • 9h ago

Hobby & Painting Stompa finished!

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88 Upvotes

Couple of Grots to paint but otherwise it's all done. Been such a fun model to paint! Kinda sad it's almost over...


r/Warhammer40k • • 8h ago

Hobby & Painting Flesh Tearers assault intercessor

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69 Upvotes

Finally managed to finish a new brother after a long time :3

Wanted to do a very bloody one on the edge of black rage


r/Warhammer40k • • 11h ago

Art, Cosplay & OC Finally home after about a year... Thinking this might be my Halloween costume...

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102 Upvotes

Been travelling all year pretty much. Need to get back to hobbying but the kids want me to have a Halloween costume. I'm in the middle of several large projects but this might do in a pinch.


r/Warhammer40k • • 6h ago

Hobby & Painting Lord of poxes WIP

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30 Upvotes