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Dakka Daily Poll: When doing model fine details and symbols do you prefer to...


Posted: 2026-05-14 09:59:07
When doing model fine details and symbols do you prefer to...
Use standard decals
Create your own custom decals
Use detail on the original model itself
Deliberately buy upgraded parts for models with Symbols and detail on, to save using decals.
Model your own GS fine detail
Paint on fine details free hand
Don't bother with detail, just a basic paint job
I Don't Paint
Other (write in)


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Posted: 2026-04-26 18:00:00


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Dakka Gallery: Infinity Ariadna Chausseur + ac Tankhunter


Posted: 2026-05-13 16:59:07
By the_boot

Dakka Gallery: Karak Garaz-ngol 330


Posted: 2026-05-13 15:59:07
By Mothsniper

Dakka Gallery: April 2026, Citadel, Eldar, Games Workshop, Harlequins, Oldhammer, Out Of Production


Posted: 2026-05-13 14:59:07
By JoshInJapan

Dakka Gallery: Killbrecht Exalted Champion of Khorne


Posted: 2026-05-13 13:59:07
By RAFF

Dakka Forum: Terminators, why?


Posted: 2026-05-13 12:59:07
Forum post by ccs, 36 responses at time of this post.

What is it with people running full 10x + attached character squads, loyalist or heretic, of Terminators?

For the 5th game (all different opponents) in a row now I've faced these huge point sink units that generally just don't put out enough damage.
1 UM player used them well & held a key objective/area of the board.
The other 4 (DA, Iron Hand, & CSM x2)? All went offensive, DS them, often into sub-optimal areas thanks to being screened (its not easy to place 11 40mm bases) or just poor target selection, largely failed to cause enough damage wether shooting or melee, & then I simply ran away from them.

I don't see the draw of investing that many pts into such huge & generally lackluster units.

Now if any of my opponents were doing so because either A) Theme!, B) "Termies are my favorite units/models"?
Then I'd get it. I'm all for playing models for those reasons. I do it all the time.
But I know that's not the case....
So why?

Anyone else noticing people doing this?

Dakka Forum: Death Reaper Games from DRPA


Posted: 2026-05-13 11:59:07
Forum post by Ghaz, 36 responses at time of this post.

Duncan does more than just paint now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EfFGrue78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJjxOjfmh8Q

Dakka Gallery: if Terminator


Posted: 2026-05-13 10:59:07
By landcruiserlarry

Dakka Daily Poll: What would you most like to bring into your army from another?


Posted: 2026-05-13 09:59:07
What would you most like to bring into your army from another?
A Weapon
A Special Rule
A Tank
A Monstrous Creature
A piece of Wargear
A Psychic Power
Other (write in)


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Dakka Daily Poll: What 28mm Base Style Do You Like Most?


Posted: 2026-05-12 09:59:07
What 28mm Base Style Do You Like Most?
Circular Standard (40k, LOTR, Infinity)
Square Standard (WHFB)
No bases (big creatures balancing on legs)
Small, supporting structure only (basic Mantic)
Lipped, curved and circular (Warmachine/Hordes)
Other (write in)


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Dakka Gallery: Goffs, Orks, Stompa


Posted: 2026-05-11 15:59:07
By Camkierhi

Dakka Gallery: Khador Army Shot


Posted: 2026-05-11 14:59:07
By GiraffeX

Dakka Gallery: Legio Custodes Caladius Grav-tank


Posted: 2026-05-11 13:59:07
By KeX

Dakka Gallery: Steamtank


Posted: 2026-05-11 12:59:07
Taken with a SONY DSC-S730
By TheFireDrake

Dakka Forum: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 135 May 2026: Hunter and the Hunted


Posted: 2026-05-11 11:59:07
Forum post by Nevelon, 36 responses at time of this post.

Welcome all to the 135th round of the Dakka Painting challenge. For the unfamiliar, this is a friendly painting competition open to members of all skill levels and experience, whether your entry is your first or you thousand-and-first time painting miniatures. Each month, finished entries are collected into a thread where the community can vote on their favorite pieces, and those votes go towards an annual overall League that runs for 12 rounds.

This month the topic is: Hunter and the Hunted: Rangers, inquisitors, assassins, snipers, and other combatants who search for the enemy and destroy them. Also woodland creatures, grots or othering things targeted for the hunt. Or cross the streams and paint up a fox assassin. Lots of woodland adventure minis out there. Things that stalk the night and their prey.


- You may enter up to 5 MODELS as a SINGLE ENTRY, and are permitted one entry per member per month. If you enter multiple models, they should ideally be related in some way, such as part of the same squad, unit or scene if you are doing a diorama
- You may enter at any time during the month, up to the last minute. We do encourage people to enter early, as to be part of the community, but if you can’t start until the 11th hour, that’s OK.
- You MUST post a 'proof' picture of your entry in the thread of the state it was in before you started working on it; this must be either unassembled, unpainted, primed or coated a single colour. Entries that do not submit a valid Proof Picture will not be eligible for voting.
- After this, you may post WIP pictures in this thread and your own if you wish, and on completing the entry, you may post up to 6 final pictures IN THIS THREAD that will then be used for voting. Please note that pictures in a montage or collage picture will be considered individual images for this purpose, so while these types of presentation are ce...

Post continues at https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/818848.page

Dakka Gallery: Silas Alberec


Posted: 2026-05-11 10:59:07
By RAFF

Dakka Daily Poll: ForgeWorld MKVIII 'Errant' Armour, do you want it???


Posted: 2026-05-11 09:59:07
ForgeWorld MKVIII 'Errant' Armour, do you want it???
YES, I want/would buy MKVIII Errant Armour from FW
NO, the plastic torso is more than enough if I want MKVIII
Abstain, because I don't play 40K or SM


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Dakka Gallery: Hmcs Chilliwack Aft View 1942


Posted: 2026-05-10 11:59:07
By Captain Brown

Dakka Gallery: Traitor Imperial Fists Saturnine


Posted: 2026-05-10 10:59:07
By landcruiserlarry

Dakka Daily Poll: What style of paint pot do you prefer to use?


Posted: 2026-05-10 09:59:07
What style of paint pot do you prefer to use?
Flip-top paint pots
Eye-dropper squeeze bottles
I only care about the paint quality, not the pots
I don't paint/have no opinion


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