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DakkaDakka is a large, independent wargaming community that features discussion, tutorials and images for many games. If you are new to the world of wargaming then learn about it in our introductory article: What is Wargaming?
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DakkaDakka - Warhammer, 40k, Warmachine and Flames of War Community.
DakkaDakka is a large, independent wargaming community that features discussion, tutorials and images for many games.
Warhammer 40,000
Our warhammer 40k forums are among our most popular. They have been operating the longest and contain discussion about every facet of warhammer 40k from tactics and army lists to background and upcoming releases.
Warhammer Fantasy
The Warhammer Fantasy Battle Forums are consistently increasing in popularity and are almost on a par with our 40k forums covering the same large range of content with advice from some of the best tacticians the world has to offer.
Warmachine and Hordes
Dakka now has one of the largest Warmachine and Hordes forums om the web, and has a huge range of Warmachine Pictures in our gallery.
Flames of War
Flames of War and other historical games are growing in popularity here on dakka and we invite anyone to join in and discuss them in detail. As flames of war grows more popular, Dakka's coverage will only increase. Be sure to check out the Flames of War gallery to see some inspiring stuff.
Dakka Features
Dakka is a big site with a lot to explore. Here we highlight some of our more interesting features:
Wargaming Gallery
The dakka gallery is one of the largest wargaming galleries in the world and has a huge range of tagged miniatures from many game systems. From flames of war to babylon 5, and of course 40k. You can vote on images (like using hot-or-not), and use our advanced gallery search engine to find exactly what you are looking for, be it space marines, orks, cryx or Dark Elves!
Forums
The dakka forums are growing faster and faster and are the bread and butter of the website. They still maintain quality and a fair level of freedom compared to many other forums. Our most popular forum is News and Rumours, but Dakka Discussions and 40k army lists are very popular too. There are some important rules to consider (no spam, no swearing, no piracy) but everybody gets on well enough thanks to our great moderation team.
Articles
The dakka wargaming articles are run on a wiki (like wikipedia). We have a huge range of wargaming articles covering everything from tactica to modeling and painting and even some great funny stuff. If you are bored and want to have the equivalent of dozens of magazines to read then head over to the main articles page and start clicking around. Because it is a wiki, anybody can hop in and click the 'edit' tab at the top of the page, so if you have anything to add or just see some typos or bad grammar then you can help make it better for everyone.
Army Profiles
Dakka's army profiles are a throwback to the very earliest version of dakka from the late 1990s, where various armies were highlighted in detail. Our army profiles section now contains many armies from different game systems with in depth photographs, army lists and explanations of their signifigance from their owners.
DCMs
Help keep Dakkadakka.com running by becoming a DCM (Dakka Contributing Member) and enjoy a ton of perks for doing a good deed! For a small donation of only $25 a year you gain the following benefits:
- Surf with ease! Get an ad-free site.
- Be a celebrity! Get a 'DCM' marker in the forum listings and under your username.
- Name yourself! Create your own custom title in the forums.
- Expand your conversation! Post and chat in a private DCM forum.
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Posted: 2012-02-04 04:59:07
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Posted: 2012-01-27 14:12:00
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It's been about a year since our last Dakka Painting Challenge, but we're back with a fun new theme and easily the largest kitty of prizes we've ever offered for our winners (that's right, we're giving out prizes to 2nd and 3rd place too this time!).
If you've ever thought about participating in a Dakka Painting Challenge but found a reason not to do it, this is the one to get your brushes out and go for it!
So what's the theme this go-around?
It's WELCOME TO THUNDERDOME!...which is basically the classic duel. Paint up two models (of any type) facing off against each other in a struggle to the death.
For all the rules and details, check out this thread in the Painting and Modeling forum.
Entry pictures must be submitted by March 8th, so get out there and start painting!
A big thanks to miniwargaming.com for sponsoring this challenge!
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Posted: 2012-02-04 03:59:07
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Forum post by M0rdain, 103 responses at time of this post.
I recently aquired a load of random bits and bobs from a friend who used to car boot. I finally got round to going through it all and cutting the bits off the sprue and seperating out into seperate containers. There were also a few metal models thick in paint.
I had been thinking for a while of building a command squad, and decided that i might be able to kit bash something together with my new aquisistions. So i have decided to start off with an Apothecary as i found a redactor in some of the sprue.
First off i had to clean up the metal miniature, so i soaked it in Oven cleaner for 48 hours then went at it with a tooth brush, then finally picked out the stobborn bits with a craft blade.
I did not have any paper clips or brass rod, to pin this guy with, but i did happen to have some tooth picks, that also match the drill bit i have in my kit. Im not sure where the 'cod piece' is from or what it is meant to be fore but i thought it looked quite cool, and i neede to change the model so it was not just a normal Marine with a redactor.
Dry fitted the arms on to the pin, i think that i will either need to trim the pin a bit more or drill the hole a bit deeper in the arm, as ther eis quite a gap. Either that or i will use some green stuff to fillt he gap. I was plannin on painting the arms seperatly before i glued them on, so using green stuff would be out, also i need to attach the shoulder pads at some point, so i may need to glue it together and green stuf fit anyway (although one shoulder pad ends up very close to the helmet which would be aquward)
More to come once my Son is asleep tonight and after my D&D session has finished ... hopefully.
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Post continues at http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/389669.page
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Posted: 2012-02-04 02:59:07
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Taken with a Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
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Posted: 2012-02-04 01:59:07
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Forum post by Kroothawk, 113 responses at time of this post.
Hi,
some stores got the info that there are changes about to happen with the GW paint range. They are advised to
- sell down their stock;
- restock can be made in single pots instead of 6 packs to assist this;
- more details at the end of March;
- stores should budget for a large outlay at some time after that.
What that means is to anyones speculation. This could be a change of pots, a change of the paint rack, or something bigger. That's all I have at the moment. If you want to be on the safe side and have one colour you absolutely need for your army, you might want to stock this colour in case some colours are discontinued. Or you consult this table of alternative paints: http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint_Range_Compatibility_Chart .
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Posted: 2012-02-04 00:59:07
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Taken with a SONY CYBERSHOT
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Posted: 2012-02-03 23:59:07
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Taken with a Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
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Posted: 2012-02-03 22:59:07
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Taken with a Sony Ericsson K770i
By jame5log
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Posted: 2012-02-03 21:59:07
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Forum post by Perkustin, 104 responses at time of this post.
Greetings good sirs and madams. I have never collected an Astartes force and thought now would be a good time to start. Mainly because i have a suspicion that the battleforce is overdue for a price hike (Pesky GW). (EDITED as of 09/06/11 HA! beat you GW!) So on impulse i bought a battleforce and an extra razorback. I also made an order from forgeworld (more on that later).
There is however a twist in this tale, i love the idea of wolf scouts and grey hunters, i think they well represent the kind of marines i would want to collect. So this is a spacewolves army, though the rune priest who will lead is hard to explain i definitely wont be including any Thunderwolves (Or thunderhorses, thunderbikes, thunderbuggies, thundermechs or thundergolfcarts.), Fenrisan wolves or special characters as i think they are too space wolvsey to get away with.
EDIT: Finally i would like to namecheck the blog that pushed me over the edge for space marines (And no it doesn't involve gitsplitta lol)
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/331718.page
So that is the preamble over, now, time to introduce THE DIATRIBORS
:\> Initializing...
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:\> Message recieved...
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:\> Verified..
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++ Re. information forwarded to Inquisior Quiran Uolis.
You don't understand, the events that transpired on cost them. A price dearer than the 650 battle brothers, a price we or they are yet to comprehend. Empathy for the Diatribors, Pity for the Diatribors, Mercy please for the Diatribors.
I implore you Quiran, stay your master's hand!
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http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Antipater1/spacemarine.jpg?t=1302482593
*Arm painted red to honour those who fell on
The Diatribors
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Post continues at http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/360153.page
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Posted: 2012-02-03 20:59:07
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Taken with a Samsung Techwin <Samsung D70 / D75 / S730 / S750>
By Iron Angel
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Posted: 2012-02-03 19:59:07
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Taken with a Sony Ericsson C905
By georap
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Posted: 2012-02-03 18:59:07
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Taken with a Nokia N93
By Formosa
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Posted: 2012-02-03 17:59:07
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Taken with an OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. u770SW,S770SW
By JOHIRA
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Posted: 2012-02-03 16:59:07
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Taken with a Nokia 6700s
By madgrotbob
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Posted: 2012-02-03 15:59:07
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Taken with a RICOH Caplio RR30
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Posted: 2012-02-03 14:59:07
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Taken with a Canon DIGITAL IXUS 70
By unistoo
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Posted: 2012-02-03 13:59:07
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Taken with a SAMSUNG ES74,ES75,ES78 / VLUU ES75,ES78
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Posted: 2012-02-03 12:59:07
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Taken with a Canon PowerShot S30
By grimvar
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Posted: 2012-02-03 11:59:07
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By lostlegionminiatures
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Posted: 2012-02-03 10:59:07
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Taken with a NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D80
By nerdfest09
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Posted: 2012-02-03 09:59:07
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