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1st pic LOOK AT HIS FACE!

Awesome.

My nephew (Wifes sister) has a hubby who's mega into sci-fi, so fingers crossed he'll be the same.

Haha that's awesome, does he paint them all himself? That's certainly somethign to be proud of Well done on the comp! I love the pic of him about to shoot the Ork

Look the guy who did the life size sisters of battle suit he made a working chain sword.

Those are awesome pics! Great to see the hobby being passed on in such a fun way to the next generation.

Cool pics, he will be wanting terminator armour soon eh!

My god, that kid is 8 years old and his army is larger than mine! Unfair

awesomeness is awesome

aye your son will make a fine new initiate into the sons of Gulliman. I'm betting that your son will be at least i high ranking GW employee so be sure to teach him what not to do with fluff and game mechanics

THOSE ARE THE BEST LEGOS EVER! This is a prime example of good parenting.

A working chainsword would be sweet - my fiance and I are trying to brainstorm ideas on how to step up his costume a bit, but it's so simple and effective and gives him the freedom of movement he needs to still enjoy events.

Two words: Utility Belt. A visit to the local army surplus should get you a web belt, ammo pouches, and a canteen (stencil an aquilla on it).

For the working chainsword, try looking for a toy chainsaw that you can disassemble and attach to a more SM-like handle? There's a blog on "Life size Sister of Battle" in the P&M section that has an example of a working chainsword, sisters helmet that lights up, bolters made from nerf guns, etc. They provide links to a community that supports 40K cosplay.

Great to see a little man into the hobby. My son was excited to play, got a nice 3k necron army handed to him, and promptly lost interest. He'll occassionally pick up a game of Kill Team with me and play with a friend once in a blue moon, but sadly has no interest n painting or playing full games.

Indoctrinating the willing young is always fun...

So said the rhyming inquisitor...

well done mate!i started my ultramarines army when i was 10 years old.keep up the good work!

He's eight years old and his army is larger than he is!

Good job.

You raised a good boy who will grow into a great warrior in the service of the emperor !!!! Now, seriously your kid is incredibly lucky, i wish me and my dad had power armors and incredible minis when i was a kid =D Congratz mate you are the awesomest dad in the imperium !!!!

My son's 4 and he already rolls dice and will actually sit and watch me play a tournament ALL DAY with nary a complaint. I can't wait to do something like that for him. Hooray for father/son bonding!

thats so friggin cool. You are what every parent should be.

BTW, im 90% sure My little brother saw him at comic con; when he told me about the "Ultra-kid" I assumed he was just messing with me!

I've always had a no-child attitude and don't want any in my life any time soon but heh - having seen this, my attitude is changing.

It's awesome - I wish me and my dad had something in common to share.

JEALOUS!

Wow, my mom bought my son his first army, a compleate 4,000 pts Ultra Marine army. He has a 2-0 record vs. my Chaos..(Mom dont want mo to beat him). House rules are cool here and I always let him re-roll all missed shots and we have a great time. Costume is great, my son has just built himself a Thunderhawk Gunship he is so proud of and showed off at school. So now we got more WH40K players showing up at are house they are 10+ yrs old but play very well.

love the work

This is awesome.

Still having a little boy inside my 30 year old body, I can imagine how amazing a kid must feel, having such an great army to command.

This reminds me of how essential tabletop is to the child part of myself.

Thanks for sharing.

My teenagers just aren't into it. The older one will play RT and DH but seems dearth to assemble/paint minis.

Awesome dude. Keep him on it and keep him building his mad modelling skillz and he'll be a lifer like us.

I showed this thread to my boy, Zachary and he says to all of you:

"Thanks for all the notes.. I bet everyone has good armies too. See you at Games Day. And yes, I want Terminator Armor."

He needs a couple purity seals. He has so earned them.

Gah. Why does my son think "xbox is more fun."

Damn it.

Yeah pretty awesome there dude! And yeah, we try to hook em young with after school clubs, that's how I got started!!!!