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Yes! Exactly
We're working on some Guard models. Here you can see the 6mm models of the Death Korps of Krieg.

There are also very good proxies from other 6mm miniatures productor, like SteelCrown. Here the link to the specific models.

They're a lots of points with the Pocket conversion!

 Dirinel wrote:

Hi all.
I wanted to show you all an interesting idea that our gaming group developed during the last 6 months. What we managed to achieve is a radical reduction in dimensions of the standard Warhammer 40.000 into a much, much smaller version, using the easily available miniatures for Epic Armageddon.

When we first though about it we were quite surprised not to find anyone else on internet who already managed to get it properly functioning. There was only a single discussion on Tau Online silent from years now.

In the last months we then embarked on this simple project of our own on testing the actual feasibility of the idea. To our surprise it turned out to be absolutely efficient, easy to achieve, and fun.
It actually proved to be so good that we wanted to share the discovery with other Warhammer 40k players in the hope that other people will pick up the idea and enjoy the game.

With no further ado, here goes the link to the website, which hold pretty much every information and material about Pocket Warhammer 40K:

http://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home

The game is still being improved by adding more and more models to our collection, material to the website, pictures, tutorials and so on; therefore, any comment is much welcome!

I absolutely love this idea!

Not sure which army to play yet, but leaning towards Tau or Orks. I really want an excuse to make mini sized terrain

While the game looks great, I hope that you have consulted with an attorney. I would be very very very careful about the use of Games Workshop logos, phrases, races, and miniatures. Though I see that you have a legal disclaimer on your web page (where you admit that you are using GW IP without permission), that will likely not protect you against an injunction for trademark infringement. Further, GW could go beyond an injunction request and demand recovery of any profits that you made while associating your product with 40k, and any attorney's fees that they incurred during the proceeding.

I'm just sayin', be careful.

I absolutely love this idea!

Not sure which army to play yet, but leaning towards Tau or Orks. I really want an excuse to make mini sized terrain

I’m happy that you like the idea!

If you want to give it a try, I would suggest you to start with Orks, since you can find pretty much all the miniatures in no time. Tau are discontinued, and when they are on sale, their prices are far beyond the acceptable.

While the game looks great, I hope that you have consulted with an attorney. I would be very very very careful about the use of Games Workshop logos, phrases, races, and miniatures. Though I see that you have a legal disclaimer on your web page (where you admit that you are using GW IP without permission), that will likely not protect you against an injunction for trademark infringement. Further, GW could go beyond an injunction request and demand recovery of any profits that you made while associating your product with 40k, and any attorney's fees that they incurred during the proceeding.

I'm just sayin', be careful.

You bring up a topic that we have thoroughly considered when we started the whole idea, and there are many things to say about it, so I’ll try to keep it short.

First, it is important to make clear a few points:
We are not selling a product, and, to be exact, this is not a product in itself. What we’re doing is merely show an idea of ours to the widest public possible, especially considering the very positive feedbacks that we’re receiving continuously. Money are intentionally left out of the idea, meaning that we don’t earn anything from this, and we finance the whole thing out of our wallets (yes, we buy the miniatures, the chips with magnets, and that’s it).
We have chosen as medium for this “communication” a website, but a blog would have been equally effective. We inform people of what we’re doing, and we show that it can be done.

Not that all of this is clear, we can go on. As you have correctly noted, we do have a disclaimer, but this disclaimer is not intended to defend us against any injunction. In case of troubles with GW, we expect things to go as usual: they present us an injunction, telling us that we’re using their logos, phrases, etc (so far the only thing that may trigger such an event, to our knowledge), and they either ask us to remove them, or simply to shut down the website. If we have any criticism to their request, this would start a proceeding, otherwise, we simply comply with their requests.

Note, however, that what we’re doing is not opposing GW in any way. We’re actually very supportive towards it, and we never encourage to act in any way that would possible harm it.
It is, after all, the company that gave birth and fostered the whole Warhammer universe, and this idea of our is a tribute to it all.

Once I have finished my full sized 40k armies, I think I may try making Epic-Scale versions of everything :p

It's only 16,000 points xD

This is brilliant, subscribed... I now want to see Pocket Apocalypse 40k XD

 Dirinel wrote:

I absolutely love this idea!

Not sure which army to play yet, but leaning towards Tau or Orks. I really want an excuse to make mini sized terrain

I’m happy that you like the idea!

If you want to give it a try, I would suggest you to start with Orks, since you can find pretty much all the miniatures in no time. Tau are discontinued, and when they are on sale, their prices are far beyond the acceptable.

While the game looks great, I hope that you have consulted with an attorney. I would be very very very careful about the use of Games Workshop logos, phrases, races, and miniatures. Though I see that you have a legal disclaimer on your web page (where you admit that you are using GW IP without permission), that will likely not protect you against an injunction for trademark infringement. Further, GW could go beyond an injunction request and demand recovery of any profits that you made while associating your product with 40k, and any attorney's fees that they incurred during the proceeding.

I'm just sayin', be careful.

You bring up a topic that we have thoroughly considered when we started the whole idea, and there are many things to say about it, so I’ll try to keep it short.

First, it is important to make clear a few points:
We are not selling a product, and, to be exact, this is not a product in itself. What we’re doing is merely show an idea of ours to the widest public possible, especially considering the very positive feedbacks that we’re receiving continuously. Money are intentionally left out of the idea, meaning that we don’t earn anything from this, and we finance the whole thing out of our wallets (yes, we buy the miniatures, the chips with magnets, and that’s it).
We have chosen as medium for this “communication” a website, but a blog would have been equally effective. We inform people of what we’re doing, and we show that it can be done.

Not that all of this is clear, we can go on. As you have correctly noted, we do have a disclaimer, but this disclaimer is not intended to defend us against any injunction. In case of troubles with GW, we expect things to go as usual: they present us an injunction, telling us that we’re using their logos, phrases, etc (so far the only thing that may trigger such an event, to our knowledge), and they either ask us to remove them, or simply to shut down the website. If we have any criticism to their request, this would start a proceeding, otherwise, we simply comply with their requests.

Note, however, that what we’re doing is not opposing GW in any way. We’re actually very supportive towards it, and we never encourage to act in any way that would possible harm it.
It is, after all, the company that gave birth and fostered the whole Warhammer universe, and this idea of our is a tribute to it all.

Glad you have thought it over. I'm a second-year law student (though I work in the criminal law field, not IP law) so these things naturally catch my eye. I would hate to see a creative project like this get shut down for preventable legal reasons.

Love the 6mm Necron miniatures.

You know what they say: "What's the difference between lawyer and a catfish? One is a bottom dwelling scum sucker, and the other one is a fish."

Well now it looks like I can finally have the 1 Million strong army I've always wanted...

G. Whitenbeard wrote:

Glad you have thought it over. I'm a second-year law student (though I work in the criminal law field, not IP law) so these things naturally catch my eye. I would hate to see a creative project like this get shut down for preventable legal reasons.

Love the 6mm Necron miniatures.

You know what they say: "What's the difference between lawyer and a catfish? One is a bottom dwelling scum sucker, and the other one is a fish."

It is very rewarding to see that people are interested to the project, and actually care for it.
I do really appreciate your concern. If anything else come to your mind, and you have any ideas on how to improve the actual situation (legal or otherwise), don't hesitate to tell us! We also have an e-mail for more private discussion if you wish.

ENOZONE wrote:Well now it looks like I can finally have the 1 Million strong army I've always wanted...

Oh yes!

Five brand new pictures are on internet, in the Eldar section of the Gallery.
Enjoy!

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/gallery/eldar?pli=1

I also inform you that during this week we're planning some major changes to the website, and old links may stop working. The link to the hompage will remain the same anyway.

New brand tutorial for this week! A great flyer from the space marines codex. Hope you'll enjoy the wality of the model:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/conversions/stormraven

New aspect of the website, hope you'll enjoy this too!!
You can find all the relevant news, and a log of all the changes at the bottom of the home page.

On the news for this week. This time we have decided to embark on a bit of shameless propaganda, and to answer to the most common questions as well with our first video on Pocket! Have a look and spread the word!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKNz8NLAvZQ

Enjoy

We have added another tutorial this week, filling another gap for the Necron list! It is the turn of the Catacomb Command Barge / Annihilation Barge.
Only very few Necron models are missing to complete the whole range of miniatures, but the models available right now are more than enough for the most typical armies.
For the full list of the miniatures available for Necron players, this is the page:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/playing/where-to-buy-the-models

You can find this week's tutorial in his own section, or here:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/conversions/command-annihilation-barge

This is really awesome. I'm going to start following this thread for updates.

Rotgut wrote:
This is really awesome. I'm going to start following this thread for updates.

Thanks, hope you enjoy the conversion!

For this week we have enough material for two announcements!

The first announcement is about three new Blood Angels pictures in their Gallery section, featuring a Predator, a Razorback, and a very detailed Tactical Squad.
The second is about a very useful article on 6mm bases, how to make them, and what is the right size for each miniature.

Make sure you check them both!

This week we can finally present to you a very interesting and useful duo of updates!

The first one is about 3D printing. We finally managed to print and receive our Necron Monolith. Which you can see here:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/3d-computer-models/6mm-necron-monolith

For the occasion, we also added a few more tips on how to make and print a 3D miniature for a reasonable price.

And finally, after nearly one year since we started the project, we compiled a list of FAQ. All of them right at this webpage:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/playing/faq

This is the last update for this year. Merry Christmas to everyone, and Happy new year!

If you guys want, I can make some designs for most anything for 3D printing. (CAD Designer - I use Solidworks, so can make whatever.)

If anyone wants something custom done for whatever, I generally just ask you just add something to what you're 3D printing and sending it to me for the work.

This is a fantastic idea, I would definitely use both versions of full scale and pocket; but the pocket would be great for playing at home where I don't have the room for a full size game.

 lord_bobbington wrote:
This is a fantastic idea, I would definitely use both versions of full scale and pocket; but the pocket would be great for playing at home where I don't have the room for a full size game.

Thanks for the compliments!



Actually we do exactly this: we use Pocket for playing at home, and the normal 28mm WH 40K in the clubs and associations

this actually looks amazing, and nobody will notice my novice painting that way either

Exalbaru wrote:
this actually looks amazing, and nobody will notice my novice painting that way either

Thank you for the compliment!!!

After nearly one month of celebrations, holidays, partying, gaming and intense post-celebration work, we're finally back with some nice "6mm pictures".

The holiday period was the time of a big twist in our Warhammer 40K campaign! The Ork forces have been annihilated, and the Necron now threten the planet of Landair! more pictures in the Campaign section of our website:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/background-idea/campaign/3thmonththeorksextinct

For this weekend we bring to you probably the most amazing 6mm tutorial in our site that you've ever seen! A full Dark Eldar Raider made of plasticard. Check it out!

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/conversions/dark-eldar-raider

1000 pt battle report between Tyranids and Blood Angels. Big monsters, big vehicles, many pictures.

The Tyranids of Xantia

This is a great site, and an excellent idea

I'll be playtesting this game with a few of my friends, and a budget of about £40 each for armies (If you're gonna bring a warlord titan, I'm gonna spam predators, and you'll have nothing to stop me).
I'll see if I can get a battle report on this one, thanks for the idea!

Selym wrote:
This is a great site, and an excellent idea

I'll be playtesting this game with a few of my friends, and a budget of about £40 each for armies (If you're gonna bring a warlord titan, I'm gonna spam predators, and you'll have nothing to stop me).
I'll see if I can get a battle report on this one, thanks for the idea!

Thank you for your compliments!
Keep informed us if you realize your 6mm 40k, and please send us your photos so we can open a section on our website to show it on the web

awesome stuff.

Reading above, since I still have my epic starter set, I intend on painting up and building the models and making an "oh the go" version of warhammer. 40K as well. there is a plethora of 6mm based models to be used as proxies.

all from some inspiration of a folded up carry on version of a blood bowl board that I saw on the Dakka galleries. awesome stuff!

 Rimmy wrote:
awesome stuff.

Reading above, since I still have my epic starter set, I intend on painting up and building the models and making an "oh the go" version of warhammer. 40K as well. there is a plethora of 6mm based models to be used as proxies.

If you want to do you own version of Pocket Warhammer, please don't forget to send us photos of your work!!! We'll upload it on our website in the Gamer's Gallery, like Pekel:

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/home/gamer-s-pictures/pekel

Also we are now on all the social network, as you could see on our Home Page!!!!

https://sites.google.com/site/pocketw40k/

I need to try this. For too long have I been forced to play Magic at lunch with my friends. Now I'll be able to bring all my Warhammer stuff to school!