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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 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.
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Posted: 2026-05-07 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-04-26 18:00:00
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Hi there!
I'm a resin printer hobbyist with a file hoarding problem and absolutely zero regrets about it. I’ve built a new free tool for other people like me that might have a similar problem.
It’s called 3D Print Manager.
It lets you download files from any website straight into your library, organize with smart folders, preview models interactively, and manage your build plates from start to finish.
Use code SENDHELP for 50% off the pro tier if you want to support a fellow hobbyist.
Thanks for taking a look — I genuinely hope it helps!
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Posted: 2026-05-06 14:59:07
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Forum post by Kid_Kyoto, 36 responses at time of this post.
https://www.facebook.com/tpirinen1
JOHN BLANCHE'S EN GARDE
Now that the Trench Crusade rulebook is safely in the hands of the production crew, it seems like a good moment to talk about a little project I have been working on in my spare time. I would like to introduce you to the world of John Blanche’s En Garde.
About a year ago, after his retirement from GW, John summoned me over to discuss an idea he had for a game. It was something he had been thinking about and planning for years. He revealed to me a wondrous stack of illustrations of warriors drawn in his inimitable and iconic style. He wanted to create a game of fast and furious fantasy duels in 54mm scale. One model per side. Brilliant. There was no way I was going to pass up this opportunity, or let anyone else make this game. Myself and John haven’t worked together on a project for over 20 years. The stars aligned and this felt like the right time to reunite.
Imagine then if you will, a city upon water where the greatest duellists of the age engage in sanctioned swordfights. In the alleys and half-submerged palaces you will find a vampiric aristocrat crossing swords with the most ferocious buccaneer captain or a refined master fencer from the far east. Here epee meets the sabre and cutlass clashes with a rapier. Here your quick wits, sharp reflexes and bright steel determine who lives and who dies.
As a quick teaser, here are some glimpse of the models made for the game as well as some of John’s character design work. As for myself, I’ve been wrestling with the age-old design dilemma of how to make one on one duels on tabletop exciting, varied and replayable. And I can’t wait to reveal how I’ve cracked it.
More news on John Blanche’s En Garde later this year. Once more unto the breach, old friend.
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Posted: 2026-05-06 13:59:07
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Forum post by Sudsy, 39 responses at time of this post.
So, I discovered the joy of papercrafting at a young age when I could not afford to get model kits but maybe once a year with birthday money, or whatever family gave me for Christmas. Later, I left the paper behind when I was out on my own right up until I had kids of my own and they ate my wallet. With not too much disposable income, I came back to paper somewhat. Then one day, I discovered what silveroxide was doing here on Dakkadakka, and thus began my quest to build a decent motor pool of paper vehicles!
My first project was a BMP-2 inspired replacement for the venerable Imperial Guard Chimera. I cannot say I am the biggest fan of the WWI and inter-war period style of most Imperial Guard designs, so this really grabbed my attention. Better, it shows the real genius of it's designer, Eli Patoroch.
For scale (I had to create it at 96% to fit the templates onto 8.5 x 11.00 US Letter paper from ISO size), but you cannot really tell next to the miniatures. Building is a David Graffam papercraft building, and still both the vehicle and building look great for the gaming table.
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Posted: 2026-05-06 12:59:07
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By WarpSpider767
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Posted: 2026-05-06 11:59:07
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Forum post by the-gentleman-ranker, 36 responses at time of this post.
If i recall, since i haven't played HH3rd only HH1st, Rotor Cannons are technically considered a special weapon and not a heavy weapony (so i suppose that means that its more lightweight, mobile and cheaper than a heavy bolter), so my question is, has a reason ever been given for why modern marines can't take these?
I assume if clearing out hordes of lightly lightly armoured opponents and if you wanted to keep some distance, surely a rotor cannon would be preferable to a non-heavy flamer as it has better range?
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Posted: 2026-05-06 10:59:07
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Forum post by flyingpancake, 36 responses at time of this post.
Hello fine people of the DakkaDakka forums!
I’m flyingpancake, a miniature painter since the start of the end of the world (Covid). Since that time I’ve painted two armies and sold one of them.
The first was a Valhallan army that was my entry into the hobby, and the second was a Traitor Guard army that I still own.
Every once in a while my insatiable appetite for inspired armies brought me to this website, but I never really engaged, until now.
Recently my dad and I went on a trip to Bastogne to visit various museums. Me, being a massive WW2 buff, got inspired for my next army project.
Two armies doing a fanatical and desperate clash up to their earballs in mud and snow is really about as 40k as you can get. The first two pictures are basically the moodboard (1, 2) for this project. (I haven’t figured out how to properly add pictures in between text lmao.)
The 4th Bastonian “Sluggers” Armoured Regiment
The aesthetic of this army, as the name implies, is drawn from both the American and German sides of the Battle of the Bulge in WW2.
This is both to allow me to draw from multiple sources of inspiration, and also to avoid being “that guy” who rolls up to a Warhammer game with a suspect army.
This army will make extensive use of 3D-printed units and parts. Sadly, I do not own a resin printer, but a friend of mine does.
Force Organization & Modelling Plans
The 60 normal lasmen will be built out of Tiny Legends Blitztroopers (3) with a gas-maskless head (4) (to differentiate them from Steel Legion) and goggles down (I hate painting eyes).
To blend in some US aesthetics, I will be using the new Cadian arms with lasrifles that look a lot like space-M1 Garands (5).
The color scheme of most of my infantry will be inspired by US WW2 uniform colors. To this end, I bought the Army Painter WW2 US historical paint set.
Sergeants and subtenants will hav...
Post continues at https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/817878.page
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Posted: 2026-05-06 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-05-05 13:59:07
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By RAFF
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Posted: 2026-05-05 12:59:07
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By Shakalooloo
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Posted: 2026-05-05 11:59:07
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Forum post by Annie, 4 responses at time of this post.
Wahoo! I'm hyped to be working with Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games on another round of backdrop books. If you're new to them, they're A4 and A3 sized books that you place behind your minis to help photograph them cool. I use them for 99% of my pics, and have since they first came out. I have a sample book coming any day so you'll see me demonstrating these latest ones.
Launches 19th May, clickie here
https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:roobc6udkwvffuuwgbew7rs7/bafkreicvqdmg6xotnrg47f5fdvmaqbqqwciuviliuio7sxrrxkv7xpnz6q
from Handiwork Games:
With Trench Crusade Backdrop Books heading out the door this week, we're looking to the next round of Backdrop Books releases!
We've been hard at working ensuring we have 4 fully-completed, ready to go books for our next round of Backdrop Books.
These will be:
More Fantasy - the first Backdrop Book which featured fantasy themed landscapes is our best selling title across everything we do, so it's about time we did MORE FANTASY! This is a lovely selection of new fantasy paintings.
Sci-Fi Cityscapes - focusing on urban sci-fi settings, this book presents a variety of vistas from a sprawling sci-fi city.
Horror and Hellscapes brings you a series of sinister, spooky and gothic images for all your investigators, vampires, ghouls and other anti-social denizens.
Robot Future is designed to show off your robot models with zoom lines and suitably techy looking backdrops.
Stay tuned to see both me and Jon mucking about with them and more pics of what is inside.
Which is intriguing you the most? For me personally - HORROR (as that's what I mostly paint) and for my Bad Squiddo use it's MORE FANTASY as they're some of my favourites.
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Posted: 2026-05-05 10:59:07
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Forum post by dreadblade, 36 responses at time of this post.
What are you waiting for GW to release?
Here's my list:
New Grey Knight Terminators
A new edition of Space Hulk
Rogue Trader Compendium reprint (as another Warhammer World exclusive)
An actual Chaos Knight Tyrant
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Posted: 2026-05-05 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-05-04 13:59:07
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By Mothsniper
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By JoshInJapan
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