Look out. He may try to do a conversion on them. At the very least, you’ll have to put up with a coat of primer, a base coat, picking out the details, and then washing and drybrushing to make them look more realistic.
This, right here, along with other factors* is why all games involving miniatures are summarily banned from my dwelling for all eternity.
*I hate the smell of paint. I have cats who view any object smaller than a grapefruit (including, oddly, apples) as toys to be stolen and subsequently chewed, batted, folded and otherwise mutilated. I enjoy having flat spaces in my home which are not encumbered by a diorama of small plastic figurines and/or “terrain”. My husband (who is a would-be figurine enthusiast who’s held off only by my above dictate) is a freaking completionist. We can’t really afford yet another expensive, time consuming hobby. Etc.
Could you take a picture for us, of the exact instant you crush his creative soul and drive it from him forever? I’ve always wanted to see that.
The codexes…uhm…the ones that look look like comic-book albums…cost about the same as any other moderately fancy book, or two paper-backs. The rule-book costs the same as any other nice hardcover.
He may not need the rule-book if he is mainly a painter and does not actually play the game. The new codex is needed for painting-ideas and for knowing which models go together and how many you need of each (known as “army-lists”).
Brilliant!
DellieM, don’t despair. You’ll never need to wonder what to get him for birthdays, christmas-time-like-holiday etc. Geeks are ridiculously easy to shop for.
Sadly for your voyeurism, the moment happened some years ago 
His creative soul gets other outlets a-plenty. I am, actually, a fabulous wife for a geek. Feel free to ask him 
NanookoftheNorthShore - I think he’s doing a Mafia thing.
You guys can defile each other all you like, but I think this belongs in The Game Room.
::Glance askance:: Buncha weirdo kids with your MMPORGs and things… in my day we only had CPBBGs… Coupla Player Boring Board Games. And we liked it!
Okay, we didn’t really like it.
Beh. Marley, this sort of thing involves moving little hunks of lead around. It was first codified by H. G. Wells…
Heck, why not? Everyone, the first minature combat game.
I put a tiny bumper sticker on my Monopoly race-car, and that was the extent of my foray into game-piece artwork.
Just to establish my credentials: I play chess, roleplaying and computer games.
But when I had an exchange visit with a ‘female’ Russian teacher, all she wanted to do in her free time was shop for shoes. High heels, low heels, slingbacks? - oh and apparently the best leather boots come from South America.
You people are a strange species. I wish I understood. 
I loved Warhammer 40k until I was about 17 when spending $10 on gas instead of a small plastic figure seemed like a better investment.
Tell it to the judge. 
But thanks. I suppose I was thinking of Warcraft.
Glee! For your information I own 5 pairs of shoes. The newest thing in my wardroble is my wedding dress from January this year. So there (sticks out tongue). I hate shopping passionately. If the fate of the world’s economies rested on me, we’d be seriously screwed. Okay, blinding realisation is now that I don’t understand gamers or shoppers. OMG - where does that leave me? Probably friendless and alone …
Defiler coming along nicely and husband now wants a link to a picture of a bloodcrusher (?) or is it a soul destroyer (?) I can’t’ really remember … a little voice says that maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention.
My fallback position is that you dream of having a new kitchen or bathroom (or both)…
Bloodthirster? Balrog-looking thingie with a huge axe? I can’t find an official picture either, maybe he’s onto something what with the reorg of their product line and all…
Aren’t you, like, 25 or something?
The Defiler is so 2003. The Soulgrinder is the hot new product this spring.
True obsessives are waiting for the photographs from Nottingham this weekend. Forge World is holding its annual open house tomorrow - they will be revealing the new Reaver Titan for pre-order, it is expected to cost around $1,250 US.