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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: 2026-03-30 11:59:07
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Forum post by Polonius, 36 responses at time of this post.
While commenting on another thread I made a joke about GW's relentless exploitation of its back catalogue, which is funny because I've been in the hobby for about 25 years, right sort of at the nadir of stripping 40k down to the core. This was 3rd edition, which had cut squats and GSC from the game entirely, cut harlequins from Eldar, made psychic powers unit specific abilities, and greatly simplified the game. Some things have changed, as all of those armies and more are back, while others have swung back and forth, as psychic powers exploded back into complexity before once again, in 10th, being datasheet abilities.
Still, what's really, really amazing is that after the last few years, with the return of Old World and Hellsmiths of Heshut, there really isn't much left that GW hasn't brought back. I remember when Kid Kyoto would make his predictions for new starter boxes in past editions "squats vs. GSC" and while that wont' happen, it could happen now, which is wild.
Squats: back, with a full army range.
Genestealer Cult: amazing models, cool play style, full army
Harelequins: really only sat out one edition as they came back in the 4th edition codex, but have been a playable army on their own off and on for a decade
Ad Mech: never really fleshed out in the past, they're a full army now. Stuff only sketched out in Codex Imperialis has plastic kits
Chaos Dwarfs: back!
Brettonians" back
Tomb Kings" back
WFB: back, with new units and a whole new army
Bloodbowl: back with all plastic teams
Necromunda: back, with plastic gangs, terrain, and vehicles
Epic: sort of back
LOTR: still going, with new plastics being released
Warhammer Quest: back many times, including in SPACE
Going through the old 2004 citadel catalog on Stuff of Legends, this is the stuff that's not made or playable now:
Battlefleet Gothic
Mordheim
Warmaster
WFB Dogs of War
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Post continues at https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/818187.page
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By Nice bits
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By Wyrmalla
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By Olthannon
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Posted: 2026-03-28 11:59:07
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By RAFF
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Posted: 2026-03-28 10:59:07
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Forum post by frwd., 36 responses at time of this post.
Due to the in my opinion tiresome discussion about the Kriegs and the ASL I wondered if the "hobby" aspect of the game is dying out? I started nearly 20 years ago with LoTR and having not much money I build a lot of the terrain myself with scraps my dad would normally throw away. I used the cheapest paints i could find just to get paint onto my miniatures. I even begged my parents to drive me into the next town so I could buy cheap green cloth we would use as a playmat. And we had fun with this poorhammer approach to the game. At the moment I am far more into Turnip28 and Trench Crusade where kitbashing and building your own terrain and fleshing out ideas is essential to the game, which drew me to these two games in particular.
I increasingly get the impression that and increasing number of people in the 40k community no longer care about the hobby itself – kitbashing, terrain building, house rules. They simply want to buy ready-made stuff, jump on the latest meta, and win as many games as possible.
Would love to have some opions on that from the community.
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Posted: 2026-03-28 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-03-26 09:59:07
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Posted: 2026-03-25 18:59:07
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Taken with a SAMSUNG PL20,PL21 / VLUU PL20,PL21
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By Ezki
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Posted: 2026-03-25 16:59:07
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Taken with a Canon EOS REBEL T1i
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Posted: 2026-03-25 15:59:07
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By Daia T'Nara
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By Captain Brown
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Unknown creator
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Forum post by Sherrypie, 36 responses at time of this post.
In the grim darkness of my teenage years, there was only heavy metal and classic art. Armed thus with a budding love of the baroque and some Italian bangers, I experimented with browns, reds and bone to create a fleet of my own with a naming scheme straight out of Rhapsody of Fire. Now, some 15 years later, it's time to continue the project and attack that mountain of unpainted things. Funnily enough, BFG ships are very zen to paint between all the more conversion-intensive projects.
All began with some new torpedo markers, created in a spur of the moment from AI Ork wingbombs while prepping for a game...
The first proper additions to Autumn Twilight's battlefleet followed soon after. Two Dauntless light cruisers Deadly Omen and Raging Starfire, escorted by Silent Dream, a squadron of Cobra torpedo boats and In Tenebris, a Falchion gunboat. Painted while chatting and helping at a university club's freshman event.
With that spark lit, another batch of BFG happened next week. All painted in a day without too pronounced detailing. Vis Divina and two escort squadrons, Tears of Pain and Winter's Rain.
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Posted: 2026-03-25 11:59:07
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