Warhammer 40K: The 2025 GW Mini Designs Pet-Peeves
Goatboy here with a few pet peeves that annoy me lately from modern GW 40K kits. I still love em – but man do they just make me sad – especially when an offending piece shoots off and gets swallowed by the carpet.
Currently I build the 40K models for review we get here at BoLS. This means I build a lot of stuff and they can range from some simple snap-fit kits to big giant fancy centerpiece models ready to rock the tabletop. I wouldn’t call myself a model builder by trade, but I understand the process you need to get it ready to be painted and on the tabletop. Here’s my current list of pet peeves.
5. Close Combat Weapons – Only a weapon and fist that don’t have a peg to fit into
You can look at all the latest infantry troops we have out there but this was especially annoying with some of the latest Space Wolf Kits like the Grey Hunter kit. There are a ton of “Chainsword” hands that can glue onto an arm or put a bolt pistol if you want. There is no way they could just sculpt a full arm for each weapon option. I know you will have extra arm bits but you know what is cool about these figures? All the dang bits you can get and kit bash something different with other kits. It isn’t like the weapon bit is connecting to a flat wrist to allow you some conversion/movement potential but the little divot isn’t enough to keep that arm stuck on at times.
4. Multiple Layers – showcasing armor, cloaks, and random other kit
You will see this in the new Lord of Poxes kit from the Death Guard range for GW. In it you have a body you are building and then you have his cloak/moo-moo that is covering his business. You end up building up the middle then basically cover it again in this fabric. Why isn’t it just the fabric without all the randon stuff you have underneath that you will never see? We do not need all this layering to create your creepy Death Guard dude.
3. Separate Reins – for your horses – WHY?!
I won’t dive deeply into the entire idea of horses in a Space War game but why do they have these floppy reins you have to sync up with a hand and then the horses mouth? I am looking at you Rough Riders from the Astra Militarum! The worst part of this bit is that there is always some kind of terrible sprue bit that you have to try and clean off and hope you don’t bend it too much. The Reins for your horse should just be molded into the horse itself and save me from complaining when I bend one after trying to clean it.
2. Manspreading Across a Base – this is becoming a fashion trend – STOP IT!
Why do all these EC Noise Marines have to have their legs spread so far apart? I know they are on a bigger base but can’t we make them a bit more dynamic? Just have them moving towards you a bit or look menacing. They need some bit of drama as they bust out that dang ska song about skateboarding on the boardwalk and wondering if that girl will say yes when you ask them out.
1. Floating Energy Connection Bits – can they ever travel on airplanes and survive?
I really like how Saint Celestine looks but I am tired of weird floating models that bounce too much. It can be such a pain to paint quickly as you are worried about bending and breaking your bouncing bundle of murder. We are starting to see it happen more in the bigger models and I am sure the new Nightbringer will be a floating little jerk in his shroud of electric nonsense and space goth witch robe that flares around them.
What models make you mad when building them? I have built a lot and these are the things that just drive me crazy sometimes. I always ask the question could this have been just one part instead of 3-4 all the time.
