CommunityWD 523 · pp. 58–59
Jamie traces his army’s beginnings to the Chaos conversion artwork in White Dwarf 202 and later Index Astartes material, supported by Iron Warriors fiction and a longstanding interest in siegecraft. He returns to those older inspirations during lockdown to make his own versions of classic conversions. His account presents modelling as a way to express stories and personal connections, including why Perturabo’s frustrations resonated with him.
Warhammer 40,000Chaos Space Marines
CommunityWD 523 · pp. 108–109
Readers share an Imperial Fists successor Chapter developed after a create-your-own-Chapter feature, a converted Minotaurs officer photographed at Knossos, and Nurgling-based markers that make a Death Guard army’s affliction effects easier to track. The exchange connects background writing, travel photography and practical gaming aids. A separate Grombrindal answer explores how Salamanders religious traditions sit alongside Imperial beliefs.
Warhammer 40,000Space Marines
CommunityWD 523 · pp. 118–123
A letter from Mick Wilson introduces Models for Heroes, the group founded by Malcolm Childs to support serving and former armed-forces and emergency-services personnel through model making. Wilson describes discovering Warhammer during a January 2025 visit and later contributing painted miniatures to a Warhammer World display. Photographs and participants’ own reflections explore what concentration, creativity, achievement and companionship have meant in their personal lives.