There are only three days to go until April's issue of White Dwarf comes out in Games Workshop Hobby Centres and Independent Stockists around the globe. It's also a big landmark for us because it's the 400th issue of White Dwarf, which has now been going strong for almost 36 years. To celebrate, we've made April's issue is even bigger than usual - it is a veritable hobby feast. Here's a little of what to expect:

There are not one, but two, Parade Grounds in April's issue. The first is a gallery of Golden Demon winners from 2012 and features 16 pages of stunning miniatures, including the diorama above, which was painted by Fabrizio Russo. The second is a showcase of Warhammer monsters, which includes a Ghorgon painted by Nick Bayton and an Exalted Vermin Lord by Keith Robertson.

Something we've wanted to do for a while now is make our own battlefield for our hobby room. We set ourselves the challenge of building and painting an 8' by 4' board in just two days, which we could then use in our Battle Report the following week. You can see the full board in all it's glory in our Battleground article, find out how to paint it in this month's Paint Splatter article and see myself and Jes fighting over it in the Battle Report.

And here's just one of the units that Jes used in the Battle Report. Every lunchtime for a month Jes could be seen at the painting bench working on his new Tyrannofex, which he hoped would give him some long-range fire support against my army. Put it this way, I'll never underestimate Tyranid shooting again.

The Beastmen above belong to Richard Sherlock and are just a small part of the collection that is featured in Army of the Month this issue. Richard's force features many inspirational conversions and his miniatures are all tied together with characteful modelled bases. The iPad Edition of White Dwarf even features a few extra pictures of his units that we just couldn't fit into the paper version.

But that's not all. Alongside all these articles, we take a look at what Forge World and Black Library have been up to, chat to the designers about their latest creations and, of course, show off all the new releases. We can't say what they are just yet, but you may have got a glimpse of one of them in Monday's teaser video. What could it possibly be?

White Dwarf will be available on Saturday, but remember you can always set up a subscription to ensure that you never miss an issue. You can find out more by clicking on the links below. You can also download the iPad Edition of White Dwarf here.

The chain that binds me to my desk is made of sturdy steel, but every now and again the padlock is taken off and I'm allowed out for a little walk around Warhammer World to see what's going on at the heart of our hobby. While I was taking a stroll around the gaming hall I bumped in to Ricky Upjohn, who had a selection of gorgeous miniatures with him. It seemed rude not to take some pictures of them.

The Heresy-era Thousand Sons Legionnaire was painted for a local painting competition. The model was converted using several Space Marine plastic kits, including a head from the Black Templars upgrade frame. The sword is from a Dark Elf Executioner. The crisp red armour was painted using a basecoat of Khorne Red applied in several thin layers to get a smooth, even coat. He then shaded the recesses with watered-down Abaddon Black. Once the black was dry, Ricky highlighted the armour using Mephiston Red followed by edge highlights of Troll Slayer Orange and, finally, Fire Dragon Bright.

Ricky painted the Saurus Oldblood to lead his Lizardmen army. The other Saurus in the army have dark green scales, so to make the Oldblood stand out Ricky painted his scales blue. The gold was painted in the same way as that on the Thousand Sons Space Marine above: two thin coats of Gehenna's Gold, followed by a wash of Agrax Earthshade and then two highlights, one of Auric Armour Gold and the other of Runefang Steel, which was used sparingly on the edges. The base has been modelled with a woodland theme to tie it to the rest of the army - the little runestone comes from the Wood Elf Dryad kit.

"Deathleaper is one of the coolest models in the Tyranid range," says Ricky. "I started by spraying it with Skull White Undercoat followed by a basecoat of Averland Sunset. I then covered the whole model with Seraphim Sepia. For the highlights I added progressively more White Scar to the basecoat until it was almost pure white."

"Warrior Priests have always been my favourite part of the Empire army," comments Ricky. "Their background is awesome and the miniatures reflect that. I was particularly pleased with how the bronzed armour came out, which I basecoated with Warplock Bronze and highlighted up through Gehenna's Gold to Runefang Steel. A wash of Agrax Earthshade and thinned-down Sotek Green helped to give it a weathered appearance."

While I was in Warhammer World I happened to wander into the store and found this White Council painted by Chris Bilewicz, one of the staff members. I was so impressed that I snapped some pictures there and then. The texture on Elrond's clothes is spot-on and Chris has captured Gandalf's haggard appearance perfectly.

You take command of a strike force of Blood Angels Terminators as they make their way through the close confines of the Space Hulk - Sin of Damnation. It's a turn-based game that emulates the look and feel of the board game, but with full 3D animation. Genestealers lurk menacingly while the Terminators use their action points, bolter rounds tear down corridors in overwatch cut-scenes and whole sections of corridor are set alight as the heavy flamer hoses them down. There's a lot of exciting features to this game, which will be coming out next year on PC, Mac and iOS. I'll be sure to post teaser pictures on White Dwarf Daily when I get them. Until then, make sure you check out the Space Hulk website to find out more about it. Now, seeing as Terminators and Genestealers are very much the theme for today, here are a few pictures of them that you've sent in.

These beautifully painted Black Templars were sent to us by Björn Hahne who used parts from the Grey Knight Terminators kit, the Black Templars upgrade set and the Forge World upgrade pack to make them. The object source lighting around the eyes gives them a very sinister appearance, while the tattered parchment and memento mori hanging from their armour are perfectly in keeping with the dark gothic feel of the Chapter.

Jussi Nurro painted this unit of Tartaros pattern Terminators in the Chapter colours of the Doom Legion. To break up the dark black and metal colour scheme, Jussi used green as the spot colour on the weapons, chest eagles and eye lenses.

Retro blue and purple were the colours of choice for Jay Adan, who painted this horde of Genestealers. He also added a tiny hint of metallic paint to the blue to give the carapace a shimmery, chitinous quality much like the exo-skeleton of a beetle.