Finally finished the whole group! From left to right: Inquisitor Coteaz, Interrogator, Sister of Battle, Scrollboi, Feral Worlder, Mystic, Servitor, Booksy the Book Skull, Joe Krabo, and “Daemonhost”.
I’d painted up Coteaz years ago (and it’s good I did because his new model sucks lol). Eventually they’ll all be based in the same style as Coteaz but the texture paint I use is all dried up.
Close-ups of individual models in comments.
Another thing is that there’s a 40k ruleset called Kill Team which focuses on smaller battles, think like a firefight with twenty dudes total. You don’t need 2000 points of Tyranids to play 40k.
Kill Team is a great option if you want 40k on a small scale/budget. In terms of time (painting/building), it’s a LOT less work, and in terms of money, it’s much more affordable since Kill Teams are usually just 10 models.
Heck, you could go on eBay and get 10 models for 30 bucks, and you’re set.
It’s also, as far as I know, simpler and quicker to play than full-scale 40k, which should be a bonus for newcomers.