Ooh you started with some guard I see!
What drew you to them if I may ask? General aesthtic, lore reasons you may have heard off hand, or was it just "cool army men go pew pew"?
My wife loves painting miniatures too! We ended up getting a resin 3D printer because it was cheaper to print our own minis than keep buying them. It's a ton of fun!
Welcome to the hobby, feel free to make yourself at home. Enjoy your stay and stay as long as you like. The boys are just getting ready to send in the next wave.
Welcome to the party! Stay clear of the more Horde Armies and your wallet will thank you! If you do Ebay is you BEST FRIEND as you'll be amazed how cheap older non plastic minis are - just be weary of lead ones as they're still obtainable (but some have really funny designs you can't help yourself)
I was going to make a wallet joke, but in all seriousness, isn't the cost of these reduced if you could 3D print them? Other TTRPG's and TCG's take up my money so I'm not completely familiar with Warhammer.
Actual help: if you’re planning on a unique color scheme instead of something standard, make a little guy on https://HeroForge.com and play around with their paint tools to see what looks good together before buying paint.
A quick tip that I learned along the way: you don’t want to buy at retail stores, you’re better off finding groups online that resell their old minis or small hobby shops that advertise there.
And if you ever wanna try paint something bigger and more complex warhammer minis you can find bootleg copies (called recast) of official GW stuff so you don’t have to spend a fuckton of money just to try ^^
Welcome! Please buy your miniatures in moderation otherwise your "to paint" pile will look like this.
(Not all the drawers are full but dang close to it)
Look at those boys! Just gotta give 'em a splash of color and make 'em yours! Just remember to always keep your first painted mini, even if the eyes are horribly misplaced.
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What drew you to them if I may ask? General aesthtic, lore reasons you may have heard off hand, or was it just "cool army men go pew pew"?
That was my first army, some 14ish years ago and i still have them as my primary army.
For the Emperor!
... I am terribly sorry for your loss of spending money, but you will enjoy the results.
Have an old army shot of mine for inspiration :D
Those look like guardsmen
I'm hosting a funeral for your wallet as we speak
And it will only get bigger if you happen to look at the custom bits on Etsy...
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welcome.
As a fan of yours though I'm surprised ya didn't pick up a goblin army heh
Welcome though
For the emprah
I have nowhere to put it.
This pleases the Emperor.
Condolences to your wallet
it's already too late
o7
*pushes crates of starch and lasrifle powerpacks out the back of a valkyrie onto your position
My favorite army, but oh dear does the wallet hurt
Your wallet will thank you
I'm sorry, but also congratulations!
Hope you’ll have fun painting them !
A quick tip that I learned along the way: you don’t want to buy at retail stores, you’re better off finding groups online that resell their old minis or small hobby shops that advertise there.
But I like horrifying bug creatures from outside the galaxy who will stop at nothing to transform all biological matter in the universe into biomass.
Nids are for girls. Just ask MontyGlu.
Thats the expensive army
(Art source: https://twitter.com/AdRidiculous/status/1515677739113750543?t=k5Flq6lBClwohpll-9vXgQ&s=19)
(Not all the drawers are full but dang close to it)
They're gonna be so ready to do space murder!
Enjoy your new hobby :)
Good luck!