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Delaying buying a FW Hydra tank and/or platform when they were still available.

I do like the current plastic version, in many ways it's preferable to the FW resin model, but I've had trouble adapting a Krieg crewman to fit the vehicle.

I've also had several failed paint jobs, which coupled with an otherwise tolerable degree of OCD, has almost crippled my enthusiasm for painting.

Buying too much. I have so many different armies and models, but in the end I have played Craftworld Eldar the most(my original 2nd edition army) with Drukhari second. Everything else(Dark Angels, 30k Emperor's Children, Tyranids, Orks, Necrons) have got so many models I can't imagine getting rid of, but I fear I will never play.

I regret not buying models which have now gone out of production (Macharius Omega, Marienburg Landship, Vanaheim Griffon and more).

GOD DAMNIT FORGE WORLD, WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE UNLIMITED PRODUCTION AND STOREHOUSE CAPACITIES?

I put the jets on a stormwolf on backwards, it would destroy the model to correct them so now I'm stuck and can't unsee it any time I play it.

I regret putting all the shoulderpads on my Deathwatch the wrong way around. This was before the Deathwatch actually got given a codex and plastic kits, so when they did come out, it'll be hard for the new and old models to mix together with opposite pads.

I regret modelling said Deathwatch all with combi-weapons, when they lose their Special Ammo with it now.

I regret my first Captain model, built in 5th when I had no idea of how the game worked - armed with *cringe* a storm bolter and chainsword.

I regret carving pieces out of my first Razorback to make it battle-worn.

I regret using some kind of shiny blue paint to spray my Vindicator, Whirlwind and Stormtalon.

I regret painting a Stormraven in Deathwatch colours, only to have the Deathwatch get a new codex and lose access to them.

I regret not getting my hands on the metal Cadian Kasrkins - they were such good models.

With regard to my conversions:

Necron Assimilated:


Horrible/unfinished paint job aside, I quite like these guys. The only thing that really bugs me is the leader - I regret giving it a stupid scythe thing (though I can at least correct that if I think of something better), but I really regret giving it a 'boob plate' (which is a great deal harder to fix).


Destroyer Lord:


I regret just giving him the basic Overlord arms. I wish I'd given him the Stormlord's Gauntlet of Fire hand or something.


Corsair Void Dreamer:


My regret here is that I didn't modify or change his weapon at all. I regret not giving him something more interesting. Also, there's a little trail of magic that breaks off at his waist, just under his left arm. I regret not adjusting it slightly so that it connected to the magic fire on his arm.


Corsair Prince w/ Voidblade and 'Jetpack':


I regret not giving him Scourge wings. I think they'd have both fitted a lot better (both in terms of modelling and the resulting pose) and looked far better than what I ended up with here. I also regret giving him a different left arm. It never quite went with his pose, it meant that he now has the same arm as my Void Dreamer (see above) and it means I don't have an arm that fits the pose of my spare Mandrake. I've also never been satisfied with the paint job on this guy.


Fallen Angel (Celestine proxy):


Whilst I think it worked out okay in terms of his pose, I regret using the two-handed Hellblade as the basis for his scythe. Using the one-handed one would have given him amore dynamic pose and also allowed me to use his left arm for something more interesting (what is it with me and arms?).

Not buying 3 Bretonnian battalion boxes, which would basically be an army for £180 (with a couple of added characters), on the numerous occasions I could have done so.

 Stormonu wrote:
I put the legs on my Skitarii Dragoon on backwards (left vs. right). Had to rip them off, drill them out and put them on correctly. Still looks messy if you examine it closely.

I also regret painting 1/2 to 2/3 of my RT01 models in different colors than my primary SM army. I've never stipped paint from models and I'm afraid to try it with these old guys.

I mean, you can just use the other set of servitor legs and it works perfect. All of my skitarii walkers are 50-50 left leg/right leg firstto add variety.

Of course, I'm not sure why the incense balancers on the legs are slotted for the balistarii instead of the dragoon now that I think about it...

Oh man, it was just as 3rd edition was coming out and I went to a local GW stores tourney.

I was very young at the time and got into a rules argument with another kid (we were both young)

I yelled at him, and damn, I'm still embarrassed about it to this day.

I have a recent near-miss mistake wise.

Not terrible, but I glued the horizontal tail section on my storm raven backwards with plastic glue. I realized my mistake before the glue fully set thankfully and was able to, with a little extra effort, remove the top section of the tail and flip it around correctly before re-gluing it down.

This storm raven has been a beast of a model to paint so far I'll add. Looking forward to finishing it at some point soon.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Arcanis161 wrote:
The biggest regret regarding 40k was selling the unpainted and perfectly viable Space Marines and Vehicles when I sold my Space Wolf army, as well as the 4th Ed Grey Knights. Could have stashed them away, which would have saved me money now. But at the time I was upset at GW's business practices and the lack of balance in 5th/6th edition (I mean a newbie like myself shouldn't have won every game after my first two, especially against decades old veterans).

Models wise, mostly regret hard gluing some stuff from that old army. It was my first army and I didn't know any better.

I did the same thing w/ my massive CSM army at the beginning of 6th. Except I didn't sell it - I gave it away. I was bitter about what had been done to the army, especially after I saw the massive codex creep after the CSM and DA codexes dropped. I was mad at GW for my army, for their business practices, and their treatment of us as a customer base.

I had ~10k pts worth of CSM - All the named characters, 2nd/3rd edition Rhino's, Vindicators and Predators, 2 Chaos Land Raiders, probably 30 terminators, 30 Rubrics, 30 Berzerkers, 20 converted Plague Marines, 30 Noise Marines (15 of which were the old 2nd ed models w/ the sonic weapons that looked like guitars), probably 200 standard CSM with various weapon options to make Havoks, Chosen, or CSM squads, 9 converted Obliterators, 2 Daemon Princes, various Chaos Lords and Sorcerers of differing load outs, 20 of the old metal Raptors, some Possessed and Spawn models and a couple Dreads including a Thousand Sons and Sonic dread from 2nd/3rd ed. I'm sure there's other stuff in there I'm forgetting, too. And of course, bits for years. But I was furious that out of all that, I couldn't make anything work, without going out and spending more money on the new Dino-bots that I hated (I have since come to like the Heldrake model and have one in my current 're-build'). So, off it went to a friend who parted it out & sold/traded it for various armies for him.

I'm not sure 'Regret' is a strong enough term for how I feel about that now.

Wish I went more Rhino for my SM and more bikes for my Orkz instead of flipped.

Craigslist army for deals.

sure i have a ton of stuff and options to play

but stripping and painting is destroying my will.

Not because i dont like it, but because it will NEVER be exactly what i want :(

new plastics for me from now on.

Another regret: buying a whole bunch of stuff to run a Battle Company with my Dark Angels, only for that army build to be completely invalidated by 8th edition. I've now got more DA Tactical marines than I'll ever need. Not to mention more Drop Pods than I'll ever use now that they cost too much to be worthwhile.

Losing/missing some of my old 2nd edition box set models and rulebooks/codices.
Still have some but others are gone :(

I play sisters, khorne, and death guard.

I regret owning so many unpainted Imperial Fists.

So much yellow and missing so many transfers...

I regret any of the purchases I have made over the years that are models I have no interest or time to paint, or to even play with. This would consist of a bunch of Calth and Prospero Marines, a bunch of Tau, Khorne Daemons, Necrons, almost my entire Khador army, and various other models and kits.

I also regret several lost days to playing at events that ended up being not fun for whatever reason (which was always the other players). Those days were lost and could have been spent working on painting models or spending time with my family.

I have so little time and money now for the hobby that I have to make sure every single second and penny I spend on it is worth it. Hopefully I can get a better job that either pays better or gives me more time at home (or doesn't require the 90 minutes commuting each day). But as of right now, I am doing my best to limit my regrets, enjoy what I have, and sell of the models that I am no longer interested in.

I honestly regret starting a Space Marine army. The playstyle just feels so middle-of-the-road to me. Decent at just about everything, but not exceptional at anything. I like the models, but I wish I had just picked up a few Marines HQs and focused more on my Necrons and AoS armies.

 Sgt_Smudge wrote:


I regret my first Captain model, built in 5th when I had no idea of how the game worked - armed with *cringe* a storm bolter and chainsword.


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... that actually might not be too bad now.

Bought a whole bunch of forgeworld crisis suits early in 6th, then didn't play much for 2 years. Right around when I started playing again they released the new crisis suits.

I regret selling off my Orks for college textbook money. Because if I ever get Orks again, I'm either going to have to buy already painted models on ebay..

... or I'm going to have to paint so much damn green skin again D:

Eh, I don't regret anything. Having started 40k as a young teen and entering my 30s, I found the hobby has been a good therapeutic outlet. If I do regret anything, it's probably having a more introverted social life and not having developee a more well-rounded list of of hobbies *earlier.* (Blacksmithing & music festivals)

Definitely, learning not to take 40k the *game* as seriously took more time than I wish it did.

 ForceChoke wrote:
Had a fight with my gf about "war-hammer." She hated the idea of me buying more 40k for "larger" games. We broke up and I kicked my army to bits. It was in a box at the time. I stopped looking at it for 3 years.

After 3 years I pulled out my shame. And reassembled the army .

I regret pretending that grown ups don't play 40k.

We're engaged now and shes painting thousands sons.

A link to the shame https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/879447-.html New stuff was added since then.

Sounds like a bigger regret is on the horizon.

I regret rattle can spray painting glossy metallic enamel on my models. Impossible to strip the paint.

I regret buying more ork models in preparation for 8th, buying the hype/gw community site and 40k reviewers/contributors saying they would not be garbage again for another edition.

I regret selling and giving away my entire model collection when I was 13/14.
I had what equates in today's point values to roughly 3.5k of Ultramarines back then along with a reasonable Tau and Ork army plus some Black Templars and Dark Eldar. All that gone for less than £100.
I've come back to the hobby in my adulthood to find my love for the 13th has not diminished and I've had to start the Ultras from scratch.

A friend of mine got me into the hobby a few years ago and we got his room mate (one of my closest friends) into the hobby as well.

That friend started out with Orks and I started with Tau (this was around the time that the Riptide came out so I was drawn to the big meanie with the big gun.) I always enjoyed the hobby but it was generally an uphill battle for him.

Even playing against other opponents my friend always had a really rough time with his Orks and he soured on the hobby really quick. He loved his Orks though but was considering trading to a different army like Necrons of Imp Guard.

A friend of mine informed me he was selling his Guard and he had a nice selection of units to choose from. (Enough vehicles and infantry) I felt this was a nice opportunity to suggest to my friend to generate new interest in the hobby.

My friend seemed genuinely interested and we calculated the value of his army and for trade he would be able to acquire a nice sized guard army. I also traded a few of my Grey Knight units so that I could bolster that trade for him.

Now, after trading and selling his Orks he has a bit of buyers remorse. He really likes his Guard but misses his Orks. I don't want to tell him how good they are in 8th ed. (At least Guard is doing well in 8th)

I've felt bad for being the middle man in this.

Cutting all the arms, heads and torsos off my Genestealer cult neophyte sprue, then realising they all had to go with specific parts and spending an age working out what went with what.

I gave my first ever Leman Russ a hull flamer and plasma sponsons...
What the hell was I thinking?