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What would you say?

-Don't try to magnetise your models, it won't work.
-I know those Tyranids look cool, but listen to the others in the store and stay far away from them.
-Use inks sparingly and don't try to use them to tint bright silver a deep red.
-You're going to discover a bunch of amazing hobby stores filled with people just like you. Don't get attached to any of them.
-When playing the game, wear short sleeves.
-Don't paint on the couch, seriously.

Buy as much stuff online as you can, right now. Convince your parents to stock up on Land Raiders and Stormravens.

I started playing about six months before GW simultaneously bumped up their prices and cracked down on webstore sales. (Back then, you could pretty easily find a Land Raider for 25-30 bucks. Fifty of those, shrinkwrapped and ready for Ebay a year later, could have made me a nice tidy investment profit.)


Does it have to be 40k related advice? If not:
Invest in Bitcoin. Trust me, past self.
Titanium Metals company, too. Buy as much stock as you possibly can.

Buy more boxes of sisters. No, don't bothers with those catachans or nids- no forget them; you're going to love sisters always and they're going to vanish soon and when they come back they'll be twice the price. Get them now- and spec weapons, get heaps of those!

I would have said try as many new painting techniques you can and SLOW DOWN with your painting process. Get real good with plasticard and greenstuff too.
Also would have told myself to never stop painting models even for a little. It really is not like riding a bike and you DO forget stuff. Also, get real good at freehand so you can do your own logos etc more easily.
And just keep painting. Also, try to finish one project before starting 3 others(even though I still do that to my demise in not just hobby but every aspect of my life and really need to stop.) start something, see it through to the end, then begin something new.

"For the money you're going to spend on paint supplies, you could have gotten a good sized army painted by a pro."

I don't like painting and I'm only halfway decent at it. No interest in getting better either. I wish I had just paid for a cool army.

Thin your paints! Don't play Eldar, don't worry about competition.

Don't buy Terminators - they suck.

When selling on ebay, don't sell as a lot sell it individually. It might be more hassle but you will get more cash for it.

Stick to Chaos, always Chaos.

Don't take a break from the hobby, keep doing it because you enjoy doing it. Don't listen to other people who don't get it.

Stick with painting, each time you paint you get a little better. You may never be a pro but look at the differences.

 Pilau Rice wrote:
Don't take a break from the hobby

I think if you followed that advice, you may have found yourself telling yourself the opposite

Taking a break when things are dropping into a rut is one of the easiest way to rekindle your love for the hobby. Most of us need a breather and the feeling of coming in fresh every now and then! If you stick with it out of spite you might find yourself getting sick of it for good.

 Pilau Rice wrote:

Stick with painting, each time you paint you get a little better. You may never be a pro but look at the differences.

You speak truth there.

Think thrice before setting up on a colour scheme, not after painting a whole unit and a vehicle.

It may seem a few models but I really feel the time I take when painting. I guess I'll just learn to love my colour scheme.

 Purifier wrote:

 Pilau Rice wrote:
Don't take a break from the hobby

I think if you followed that advice, you may have found yourself telling yourself the opposite

Taking a break when things are dropping into a rut is one of the easiest way to rekindle your love for the hobby. Most of us need a breather and the feeling of coming in fresh every now and then! If you stick with it out of spite you might find yourself getting sick of it for good.

You missed part of the sentence off there. I agree though, if you are falling out of love with the hobby, by all means, take a break. But in my situation I never did. I stopped because I let people get in the way of doing something that I really enjoy doing. I was a lot younger then and thought peoples opinions matter over my own, i'm much wiser now

Thought: Although, maybe taking the break when I did was a good thing as it did reignite my passion for the hobby and the background when I did decide to start back into it. I think then what I would tell myself when I first started would be not to let other people determine if you do the hobby or not. If you enjoy it still, keep doing it regardless of other peoples opinions on it. But, if you do get burnt out, take a break and then see how you feel. I've taken a few breaks since I started 2nd round but not because of other people but because i've needed a break.

Magnetize
Clean your mold lines!

 Nevelon wrote:
Magnetize
Clean your mold lines!

I second the mold lines part.
And check again after priming, you'll see if you "kinda okay" job is enough.

 Nevelon wrote:
Magnetize
Clean your mold lines!

So far we have "don't magnetize!" and "magnetize!"

I'd say magnetise big things like weapons on tanks, but magnetising infantry feels wrong to me. I feel better with it being one solid block. I don't know what it is.

1. Don't buy a gigantic starter kit as your first purchase.
2. Start with a small, single unit box, a basic palette of colours: red; blue; green; yellow; black; white and a couple of decent brushes.
3. Don't worry about technique yet. Just slop that paint on & get that unit done. Once it's finished it will be both terribly painted & immensely satisfying, and only then will you begin to appreciate all of the hints & tips people have for painting.
4. ALWAYS clean your brushes.
5. Don't give away all of your toys when you start to get into video games. Teddy Ruxpin alone is worth like 3 grand now!

That last one may have been a bit off topic...

 Purifier wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Magnetize
Clean your mold lines!

So far we have "don't magnetize!" and "magnetize!"

I'd say magnetise big things like weapons on tanks, but magnetising infantry feels wrong to me. I feel better with it being one solid block. I don't know what it is.

One thing magnetizing does if future proof your army. Back when I built my assault marines in 3rd edition, you could give a 5 man squad 2 plasma pistols at 5 points each. In 4th, you needed to have a full 10 man squad for the second and the price got higher. Wasn’t until recently that we got back to the 2 specials in a 5 man squad, and plasma is comically overpriced. But flamers have been a reasonable option for a while now. One of the few units I took a knife to.

I’ve also got a swap shelf full of guys with crummy gear options.

Tanks and big expensive kits are important, but some infantry is worth doing. Although I’ll agree that they feel better as a solid chunk.

The mold lines is top on my mind right now as I’m in the process of stripping and cleaning up some old RTB01s. Did I even try back then? I thought I did.

I would have said "Don't start any GW products". Not because the prices are crazy and the only reason you keep continuing is because of "sunk cost" or I will be spending lots of money and not putting together lots of minis bought because of no motivation because of bad systems or poorly written rules and GW doesn't seem to care about us as customers.

The real reason to not start GW is because of all the arguing I would do on the internet and in real life with people on how GW should be or how rules should work.

What is worse is how I became a miserable person online arguing with people on the internet because of the HHH.

As a side note why do we call it the Triple H again?

"Don't worry. I know you're going through a lot of stuff right now, but trust me, it really does work out great for us. This hobby will help you get through it, and you won't believe how good things work out."

There will be a time when you do no longer like WFB due a rule change. Do not switch to 40k it is a waste of money that you really should have used on vacations with your girlfriend, you will never like your necron army due to an eldar sniper unit killing your nightbringer in a single volley from the other side of the table and your space ork army will become become completely unplayable even before you finished painting them all. All of this will result in huge piles of useless piles of plastic.

Now remember those Mortheim, Necromunda and metal daemonnette models you really liked, but didn't buy since they would be "a waste of money". They will go oop fast and become extreme expensive collectors items. So for the love of god do not buy the same dull plasitc models over and over again, but buy large quantities of cool looking metal models instead they will be worth a lot when you really needed the money and you will love to use them in your future inquisitor army.

Get into Infinity.
Don't take either Warhammer seriously, you'll only upset yourself. Keep it fun and casual.

Now where is that time machine to send me this message. And do you accept limited edition Necromunda models as a payment ; )

"Don't buy dark angels just because you can get them super cheap. You (i) won't like the way they play and you (i) will end up selling them after you almost paint the whole army. Just get blood angels, you know you love death company and dreadnoughts. In a year or so, nipple armor becomes a thing, and you'll love it.

Second the don't buy starter sets.

-Especially when you don't have the rule book.

Use ebay to buy sections from starter sets (like Bertrayel of Calth 30 Marines or 5 man cataphractii instead of FW). Saves so much cash.

Strip models and repaint.

Don't build models TO LOOK COOL build to rule sets and available rules. wasted a lot of tyranids early on.

magnetize tank sponsons weapons.


slow down with painting. Don't buy so many units that painting becomes a chore.

Have fun.

Don't forget to lock the car trunk with your Army case with 2 land raiders, 3 Defilers, 2 OOp Daemon princes and other gak in it.

And 4 years later, Check if the car trunk is shut, twice, so that your Toolbox with Land raider, heldrake, MAulers, obby materials and Limited Edition KDK cards, skulls and Objective token+HH Kharn don't get stolen because some arse holes though it was a genuine toolbow with tools in it...

DO NOT get rid of all the models you collected as a kid. You might want them one day when you start back in the hobby again.

1: Pick up as many Preatorian guard and Chaos Dwarf models as possible
2: Don't let untrustworthy 'friends' borrow rule books and magazines
3: Don't let ill-tempered, obnoxious relative's near any paints, glues or spare part boxes
4: Tell hypocritical priests where they can........Guess that ones a bit too personal

Do not stick to that camouflage scheme. It looks great but you'll need as much time to paint one of your marines as you need for 12 of your lotr Orks.

I know the internet is telling you "everyone plays Space Marines and they're pretty strong", but you won't like the playstyle. Stick to your first instinct and build more Necrons.

Wait.

CSM are cooler than Orks, you just don't know it yet. Wait a dozen years or so and CSM will get some cool new stuff.

Or just go HH directly and skip 40k.