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What is Dakka?
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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Muette's blog of little soldiers
Updated: 2025-12-12 16:23:59
Warp Wanderers : Chaos warbands in the Eye of Terror
Updated: 2025-12-14 21:21:11
The (Mini) Details of Dr H: Now: Dragon sculpture.
Updated: 2025-12-15 22:52:09
Featured Articles
Rusty Painted Industrial Metal tutorial
Painting
Warpig1815's Desert Bases
Basing
Eight Tips for Tournament Play
Tournaments
Friends of Dakka
Bell of Lost Souls - Warhammer 40k Blog
Tabletop Gaming News
Bartertown - wargaming trading forum
Lexicanum - Warhammer 40k background wiki
Warseer Forums
Warhammer 40k Wiki
Bolter and Chainsword forums
Beasts of War
Wikipedia - Warhammer 40,000 overview
Games Workshop - the company behind Warhammer
Flames of War - the official website
Privateer Press - the company behind Warmachine/Hordes
Global News Feed
Warhammer 40K: Random Effect Rules Are A Problem @ BoLS
Warhammer 40K: Anatomy of an Ork @ BoLS
Cubicle 7’s ‘Old World RPG’ Arrives On Foundry VTT @ BoLS
More About Dakka

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 on 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 Maelstrom's Edge, 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.
Dakka Blog

Dakka Daily Poll: What is your opinion on measuring distances in wargaming.


Posted: 2025-12-16 09:59:07
What is your opinion on measuring distances in wargaming.
Every measurement must be exactly perfect every time, if you move a space marine 6.01 inches in his movement phase you are cheating.
As exact as possible, the game will take a lot longer, but it will be worth it in the end.
Try to be exact, but don't sweat the little stuff, especially in the first turn or 2.
Measure exactly for the first guy in the unit, then just arrange the rest so they are in roughly the correct position around him.
Eyeball it.
Just put your guys where ever, we assume superhuman space marines can manipulate the space-time continuum.
To cut out all the boring tactical positioning stuff we just arrange our troops in melee at the start, no measurements needed.
Other (write in)


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Sponsor Press Release:
Thornvale City Kickstarter


Posted: 2025-12-11 20:00:00


Would you like to have an entire city for your wargames without spending hours designing terrain?

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The project is organized into two main routes: Civil and Military, featuring shipyards, walls, barracks, markets, palaces, towers. With both standard and ruined versions, you can represent anything from a living city to a brutal siege. All pieces are modular, so you can build streets, plazas, ports and fortified districts exactly how you want them.

For those who want to go all-in on the full city, there’s a particularly good-value pledge: for €69 you get both routes, all city buildings and all content unlocked during the campaign. The total original value of the set is €346, which means you’re saving around 80% off the final price!

The campaign has already started unlocking Stretch Goals and Bonus Items (such as the destroyed shipyard, tree sets and various props), with files prepared for both FDM and resin printing.

If you’re into printable terrain and detail-packed tables, you might want to take a look at all the modules and renders here.




Dakka Gallery: Octarius Ork Kommandos


Posted: 2025-12-16 08:59:07
By cptnsdnss

Dakka Gallery: T'au Riptide


Posted: 2025-12-16 07:59:07
By AceXT

Dakka Gallery: Iron Hands Marine - Side 1


Posted: 2025-12-16 06:59:07
Unknown creator

Dakka Gallery: N16


Posted: 2025-12-16 05:59:07
By Klaus, not Santa

Dakka Gallery: Large Scale Terminator


Posted: 2025-12-16 04:59:07
By Meph

Dakka Gallery: 3guys


Posted: 2025-12-16 03:59:07
By 2boltpistols

Dakka Gallery: Awsum, Chaos, Ghost, Imperial Knight, Knights, Undead


Posted: 2025-12-16 02:59:07
By tarar2d2

Dakka Gallery: Axer, Berserkers, Charakters, Clockwork, Cryx, Cygnar, Death, Helljack, Hordes, Impaler, Jack


Posted: 2025-12-16 01:59:07
By Paule

Dakka Gallery: Armored Vehicle, Artillery, Bronekorpus, Conversion, From Russia, Kitbash, Missile Launcher, Mud


Posted: 2025-12-16 00:59:07
By Junker

Dakka Gallery: Killbus


Posted: 2025-12-15 23:59:07
By Mr.GitSquash

Dakka Gallery: Autarch


Posted: 2025-12-15 22:59:07
By LauraMCR

Dakka Gallery: Space Marine Raptor


Posted: 2025-12-15 21:59:07
By Deadflocke

Dakka Gallery: Blood Angels Heroes Primaris


Posted: 2025-12-15 20:59:07
By RAFF

Dakka Gallery: Bombur, Angle 1


Posted: 2025-12-15 19:59:07
By bilzander

Dakka Forum: The Night Before 986996.M41 (Dakka Christmas thread)


Posted: 2025-12-15 18:59:07
Forum post by Kid_Kyoto, 1 responseat time of this post.

(I didn't write this but it makes me smile, Merry Christmas Dakka!)

The Night Before 986996.M41

by Patrick Marstall (MarstallP@bah.com)


'Twas the night before 986996.M41, and all through the station

All there was clear, there was no abomination.


My helmet was set on the desk to my right,

On the chance that I was to need it that night.


The guardsmen were ensconced, asleep in their beds,

All the tanks too were safe, secure in the sheds.


Marines in the barracks, some manning the wall,

Assured me that the bastion never would fall.


When out in the yard there arose such discord

I grabbed up my bolter and unsheathed my sword.


Away to the window, I ran to take aim

As the marines around me all did the same.

My bionic eye turned the night into day

Allowed me to see, and to seek out my prey.


When what did my loyalist ocular show,

But an ancient conveyance, knee-deep in the snow.


The vehicle was pulled by horned quadrupeds

And a fiery red nimbus glowed from the sled.


The driver was mighty, his eyes full of scorn,

Dressed all in crimson like a servant of Khorne.


I gestured for other to shoot without pause,

For I was now certain this was Santa Claus.


"Fire Marines! Fire Guardsmen! Fire Ogryn and Ratlings!

Fire bolters! Fire lasguns! Fire mortars and gatlings!"


"You in the courtyard and you men on the walls!

Now blast away! Blast away! Blast away all!"


But all through this maelstrom the evil one flew,

Past plasma and bolt shells and frag that we threw!


And then, to my horror, I heard on the roof

The vile cavorting of each decadent hoof.


Screaming my orders, I spun quickly around,

As down the chimney shaft it came with a bound.


I saw its eyes glow, its vast stomach gurgle,

Bloated and fat, like a deamon of Nurgle.


Blinded by anger, I attacke...

Post continues at https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/818074.page

Dakka Gallery: Legio Krytos Battlegroup


Posted: 2025-12-15 17:59:07
By zedmeister

Dakka Gallery: Abaddon The Despoiler


Posted: 2025-12-15 16:59:07
By HungryTaz

Dakka Gallery: Sdkzf 234/1


Posted: 2025-12-15 15:59:07
By Weird WWII

Dakka Gallery: Cursed City Glaurio Ven Alten Iii


Posted: 2025-12-15 14:59:07
By Slinky

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