MUHREENS
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Twitter(twitter.com/WHTV_Dunc).
MiniWarGamingandStrikingScorpion82
haveexcellentpaintingvideostoo.
Alternatively,youcancommissiona
paintingcompanyif youhavethecash.
Brushes:atleastthree– a smalllayer
brush,a mediumlayerbrush,anda
mediumbasecoatbrush.Stayawayfrom
bargainbrands.They’llonlybetrayyou.
Acrylicmodelpaints:colorsdepend
entirelyonyourpreferences.Vallejoand
FormulaP3arestalwartalternativesto
GamesWorkshop.
Cuttersanda hobbyknife:Games
Workshop’sversionsaretop-shelf
quality,withpremiumprices.Youcan
buycheaperonesif youwant.
Superglue and plastic glue: any brand
is groovy.
POPULARFACTIONSFOR
BEGINNERS
Foranyarmyyoucollect,you’llneeda
codextogowiththemodels.Codices
provideessentialinfo,includingdata
sheetsandspecialrulesforallyourunits,
andoftensomeinterestingloreand
backgroundinformationtoo.
SPACEMARINES
Codex:AdeptusAstartes– Space
Marines
Suggestedstartingkits:Start
Collecting!SpaceMarines,Primaris
Hellblasters,ThunderfireCannon
Painting/modelingdifficulty:
Moderate
Pricetoexpand:Significant
Overview:Hulkingmonkswithguns.
Froma loreperspective,eachSpace
Marineis sevenfeettall,genetically
modified,cladinpowerarmor,and
completelyfearless.Theyhavethemost
modelsoutofanyfaction,anddespite
beingelitefootsoldiers,theysomehow
stillhavesuperiorvehiclesandtanks.
Whytoplaythem:Becauseyoulike
winning.SpaceMarinesarethedarling
childrenofGamesWorkshop,sothey
alwaysgetthemostupdates,thenewest
models,thebestrules,andthebiggest
codices.
Whynottoplaythem:Everyone
playsSpaceMarines.Evenpeoplewho
saytheydon’tplaySpaceMarinesplay
SpaceMarines.If you’re looking to stand
out,goelsewhere.
AELDARI
Codex:Craftworlds
Suggestedstartingkits:Start
Collecting!Craftworlds,WaveSerpent,
DireAvengers,AvatarofKhaine
Painting/modelingdifficulty:Hard
Pricetoexpand:Minimal
Overview:Whatif Legolas,butin
space?That’stheAeldari,alsoknown
asEldarandAsuryani.They’reelegant
and immortal, and they have the
mostadvancedtechnologyinthe41st
millennium.TheAeldarialsoenjoya
gamutofnastypsychicpowers,which
are40K’sversionofspells.Despitetheir
superiorityinfirepowerandspeed,the
averageAeldariunitis fragile.
Whytoplaythem:Withcertain
Aeldariunitsaimedatthecorrect
targets,youropponentswilldrownin
theirowntears.It takesskillandgraceto
fieldthem,butit’simmenselyrewarding
planninga well-laidtrap.
Whynottoplaythem:You’realways
outnumbered,andthere’slittleroom
forerror.Youcantossaroundpsychic
powerswithglee,butthere’salways
thechanceofPerilsoftheWarp– an
unluckydicerollthatcan potentially
murderyour caster.ORKS
Codex:Orks
Suggestedstartingkits:Battlewagon,
Meganobz,OrkWarbossGrukk’sBoss
Mob,OrkTanksbustas,OrkBoyz,Ork
WarbikerMob
Painting/modelingdifficulty:Easy
Pricetoexpand:Moderate
Overview:TheOrkphilosophyis this:
killingthings.That’sit.Theyworship
twogods:GorkandMork.Gorkis brutal,
butkunnin’,andMorkis kunnin’,but
brutal.TheOrksarerumoredasthe
mostpsychicallygiftedrace,though
theydon’trealizeit,orjustdon’tcare.
Forexample,sinceOrksbelievethatred
vehiclesgofaster,theyactuallydo.
Whytoplaythem:They’rerandom
andhilarious.Setyourunitsinthe
directionoftheopposition,and
thenchargethemdirectlyin.Laugh
maniacallywhenanOrkslaughtersa
SpaceMarineTerminatoratoneeighth
thepointscost.
Whynottoplaythem:It’scommon
foryourgunsandmechanical
contraptionstokillyourownunits.From
a narrativeangle,thisis completelyOrky.
It’sfunnyatfirst,butif you’refocused
onbeingcompetitive, Orks tend towards
unreliable.ASTRAMILITARUM
Codex:AstraMilitarum
Suggestedstartingkits:Start
Collecting!AstraMiliatrum,Cadian
DefenceForce,Basilisk,Manticore
Painting/modelingdifficulty:
Moderate
Pricetoexpand:Extreme
Overview:Everyhuman-colonized
planethastoprovidesoldierstothe
AstraMilitarum(alsoknownasthe
ImperialGuard).Therearesomany
recruits,they’reconsideredmore
expendablethanammunition.Tanks,
artillery,rowsofconscripts,hardened
veterans,andsheerpowerthrough
weightofnumbers:this is the Astra
Militarum’s mantra.