Warhammer Hobby Guides — Collecting, Painting and Starting Armies

Evergreen guides for Warhammer hobbyists — starting a new army, what to buy first, and keeping your painting pile under control.

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SETTINGS, LEADERBOARDS AND YOUR ACCOUNT — Warhammer 40k GETTING STARTED — Warhammer 40k HOW TO BUILD A WARHAMMER 40,000 ARMY LIST HOW TO FOLLOW OTHER WARHAMMER PAINTERS — Warhammer 40k HOW TO LOOK UP WARHAMMER 40,000 RULES AND DATASHEETS HOW TO RUN A GAME OF WARHAMMER 40,000 HOW TO TRACK YOUR WARHAMMER 40,000 COLLECTION STARTING A BLACK TEMPLARS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE ETERNAL CRUSADE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A BLOOD ANGELS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: FIRST BOXES FOR THE SONS OF SANGUINIUS — Warhammer 40k STARTING A CHAOS DAEMONS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: PICK A GOD AND LET THE WARP PROVIDE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A CHAOS KNIGHTS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE DARK HOUSEHOLDS RIDE OUT — Warhammer 40k STARTING A CHAOS SPACE MARINES ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: SWEARING YOURSELF TO THE LONG WAR — Warhammer 40k STARTING A DARK ANGELS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: ROBES, RELICS AND UNFORGIVEN SECRETS — Warhammer 40k STARTING A DEATH GUARD ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: ROT MARCHES AT ITS OWN PACE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A DEATHWATCH ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: ONE VOW, EVERY CHAPTER — Warhammer 40k STARTING A DRUKHARI ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: YOUR FIRST THREE BOXES — Warhammer 40k STARTING A GENESTEALER CULTS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: YOUR FIRST 1,000 POINTS — Warhammer 40k STARTING A GREY KNIGHTS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: SILVER, STORM BOLTERS AND SANCTITY — Warhammer 40k STARTING A LEAGUES OF VOTANN ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: A COMPACT BUYING GUIDE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A NECRON ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: FROM FIRST BOX TO CENTREPIECE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A RAVEN GUARD ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: WINGS IN THE DARK — Warhammer 40k STARTING A SALAMANDERS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: FORGED IN FLAME, PAINTED IN PATIENCE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A SPACE WOLVES ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: A SAGA IN PLASTIC — Warhammer 40k STARTING A T'AU ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: WHAT TO BUY FIRST — Warhammer 40k STARTING A THOUSAND SONS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: DUST, DESTINY, AND A THOUSAND SHADES OF BLUE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A TITAN LEGIONS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: GOD-ENGINES AND HARD TRUTHS — Warhammer 40k STARTING A TYRANID ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: GROWING THE SWARM THE SMART WAY — Warhammer 40k STARTING A WHITE SCARS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: BORN IN THE SADDLE — Warhammer 40k STARTING A WORLD EATERS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: BLOOD, BRASS, AND ABSOLUTELY NO SUBTLETY — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN ADEPTA SORORITAS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE SISTERS OF BATTLE KEEP THE FAITH — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN ADEPTUS CUSTODES ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: TEN THOUSAND YEARS, TWENTY MODELS — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN ADEPTUS MECHANICUS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE OMNISSIAH PROVIDES — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN AELDARI ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: A COLLECTOR'S STARTER PATH — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN AGENTS OF THE IMPERIUM ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE EMPEROR'S OWN CONSPIRACY — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN ASTRA MILITARUM ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE IMPERIAL GUARD HOLDS THE LINE — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN EMPEROR'S CHILDREN ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: PERFECTION IS A JOURNEY, EXCESS IS THE DESTINATION — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN IMPERIAL FISTS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: HOLD THE WALL, MASTER THE YELLOW — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN IMPERIAL KNIGHTS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: FIVE MODELS, ONE HOUSEHOLD — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN IRON HANDS ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE FLESH IS WEAK, THE PLASTIC IS ETERNAL — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN ORK ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: BUILDING YOUR FIRST WAAAGH! — Warhammer 40k STARTING AN ULTRAMARINES ARMY IN 11TH EDITION: THE CODEX-APPROVED WAY IN — Warhammer 40k TAMING THE PILE OF SHAME — Warhammer 40k Introduction to Warhammer 40,000 Core Concepts — Warhammer 40k Datasheets — Warhammer 40k Moving — Warhammer 40k Making Attacks — Warhammer 40k The Attack Sequence — Warhammer 40k Other Core Concepts — Warhammer 40k The Battle Round — Warhammer 40k The Command Phase — Warhammer 40k The Movement Phase — Warhammer 40k The Shooting Phase — Warhammer 40k The Charge Phase — Warhammer 40k The Fight Phase — Warhammer 40k Terrain — Warhammer 40k Objectives — Warhammer 40k Stratagems — Warhammer 40k Actions — Warhammer 40k Missions and Mission Decks — Warhammer 40k Monsters and Vehicles — Warhammer 40k Transports — Warhammer 40k Attached Units (Leaders) — Warhammer 40k Strategic Reserves — Warhammer 40k Flying and Surging — Warhammer 40k Other Rules and Abilities — Warhammer 40k Aircraft — Warhammer 40k Core Abilities — Warhammer 40k Weapon Abilities — Warhammer 40k Mustering Your Army — Warhammer 40k Preparing Miniatures for Painting: Mould Lines, Washing and Sub-assemblies — Warhammer 40k How to Prime Miniatures: Spray Can, Brush-on and Airbrush — Warhammer 40k Zenithal Priming and Slapchop: The Fastest Way to Paint an Army — Warhammer 40k How to Basecoat Miniatures: Thinning Paint and Getting Clean Coverage — Warhammer 40k How to Use Washes and Shades on Miniatures — Warhammer 40k Layering for Miniature Painting: Building Up Smooth Highlights — Warhammer 40k Edge Highlighting Miniatures: Crisp Lines on Armour Plates — Warhammer 40k How to Drybrush Miniatures: Fast Texture on Fur, Stone and Rust — Warhammer 40k How to Paint Metallics: Steel, Gold and Non-metallic Metal — Warhammer 40k Weathering Miniatures: Rust, Chipping, Mud and Battle Damage — Warhammer 40k How to Base Miniatures: Texture, Tufts and a Unified Army Look — Warhammer 40k Varnishing Miniatures: Protecting a Painted Army Without Frosting — Warhammer 40k