Reddit mentions of Warhammer 40K: Kill Team Theta-7 Aquisitus

> don't like the aesthetic of AoS

Any of the AoS models? or just the general style of the game?

> I'm considering going for WH40k instead but not quite sure

Both games play similarly. 40k a bit more focused on ranged combat, AoS a bit more focused on melee. Which one to go with really depends on 2 big things. Do they both have large playerbases at your local store. And which one has a faction/army that calls to you. If the aesthetics, lore and play style of a particular force really calls to you, you'll have a much better time painting it and reading up on all the rules.

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You may want to start small to get used to painting and assembly before buying fully into a AoS or 40k army. This way you can affordably dip your toes in both before making a big investment in a full army for either one. Here's something I tossed together for someone a week or so ago.

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Have you considered the smaller Warhammer skirmish miniature games or Dungeon Crawl games instead of the full tabletop wargames? They use the same models and factions, so eventually you could use the models in the big wargame if you keep expanding. And it would give you good experience with Games Workshop model building and painting while spending less upfront.

• Age of Sigmar - Warhammer Underworlds -- Available Underworlds kits - Many inexpensive model sets to try painting in a wide variety of styles combined with a quick playing game that blends boardgaming, mini gaming, and a little deckbuilding. Just need one of the starter sets Shadespire or Nightvault. Then add any desired warbands. Nice thing about Underworlds is that it's available all over the place (amazon/miniature market) for much cheaper than games-workshop.com. Alternatively you can skip the "board and card game portion as use the models/kits to play AoS "skirmish". A way to play the AoS rules in a smaller format. Very similar to Kill Team below.
  
• 40k - Kill Team - Skirmish Game Info -- $35 - Core Rule Book - Face off with squads of 5-20 models per side for full and fast games instead of dozens upon dozens of infantry models and vehicles. In Kill Team, you activate each individual model from your squad instead of blobs of 30 models at time. Just buy the individual squad boxes you want - Example here and there to get your full forces. A recent White Dwarf magazine issues added rules for Daemons to Kill Team. There are even some bundle boxes out there like this one for AdMech/Skitarii. The game is expandable with more rulebooks to include commanders and elite forces. But very fun with just good ol' basic troops kitted out in different ways.
  
• 40k - Blackstone Fortress. Straight up co-op dungeon crawl in the 40k setting with lots of monsters and heroes to paint. Note - They are continuing to release additional content for this to continue with more quests.
  
• AoS - Silver Tower - Co-Op Dungeon Crawl in the AoS lore. - AoS/Fantasy Dungeon Crawl. This has been Discontinued so no more quests will be coming out from it.
  
• Necromunda. Gritty Gang warfare set amongst the "civilians" of the 40k Imperium. These models don't directly translate to the bigger 40k game. Though many will use the ganger models as basic "grunt" infantry for either the Imperium (Guardsmen/Conscripts) or Chaos (Renegade Guardsmen/Cultists)
  
  
• As for value on paints, you'll need to decide if you want to try the new speedy Contrast system from GW with a few colors. Or just get a nice value pack of model colors and paint things the classic way. Bundles like this from Army Painter bring the cost of each color down to under $2 each(shake well) where the new GW Contrast paint colors are around $7 each. Pricey, but seriously decent painted models in very little time.
  
  If you really want to jump right into the deep end with full wargame AoS or 40k game, you may want to use the following to build a quick list for any army you are thinking about. It will give you a good idea of how many models you really need in the long run. Not trying to scare you away, just make sure you know what you might be getting into. It's not uncommon for an experienced player starting an army to buy three or more Start-Collecting boxes, an Additional Character or two and a big Monster/Tank/Dreadnought or two.
  
  
• 40k List Builder - Big/Event Games are at 100 Power Level - Casual/Small at 50PL - https://www.warhammer-community.com/combat-roster/
  
• AoS List Builder - Big/Event Games are at 2000 Points - Casual/Small at 1000 - https://www.warhammer-community.com/warscroll-builder/