Long time readers may remember my previous Warhammer fantasy battle 3rd edition & Rogue Trader projects – and remember they fell by the wayside. Partly because the changes in 8th edition Warhammer, and 6th edition 40k were to our liking. It was also because of what turned into a crazy amount of work to adapt…
Old Slambo, purchased 1990 for Advanced Heroquest, painted nearly 30 years later! Just started to learned to paint, am about 8-10 models in, learning from YouTube tutorials. Constructive criticism welcome!
Confrontation on the red wastes! Games Workshop has come a long way in the past 10 years in terms of miniature production, taking advantage of new technology to create more dynamic models that are easier to assemble and trim. You would have a hard time arguing that the older metal Keeper of Secrets holds up to the newer plastic one. Despite this, I often find myself looking back at many of the older models, from 2nd edition 40k and Rogue Trader, with special fondness. This is partially due to nostalgia from back when I started with the hobby, but also due to the wonky charm present in many of the earlier sculpts, sculpts that were not aided by computer design or even the internet for reference material. Recently, I have tried to incorperate some older models into some of my conversions, as a way to celebrate the venerable models, particularly with my my Pilgrym warband. You can imagine my excitement when I found a local shop that was selling a whole assortment of old Rogue Trader blisterpacks! It seemed to be an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up, and I purchased a whole bunch of them, ranging from Imperial Agents to Orks. I have long admired the work of exemplars in the “oldhammer” community like Don Hans (Realm of Citadel), Alex (Leadbaloony), Axiom (Magpie and Old Lead), and Warburton (Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition), just to name a few. And having found all these Rogue Trader models I decided it would be fun to build two small warbands of the models, with the goal of playing some games of Rogue Trader in the future! The old blister design stayed relatively unchanged for many years until the introduction of the plastic clampacks for the multipart plastic character models. Mad Morris in all his oddly proportioned glory. Back in these early days, rifle stocks were not heresy ;) His paint scheme, white/grey armor and pale blue fatigues, was inspired by Weirding Way’s Navigator House Akuhm. When starting to paint the “Beakie” tinboy, I knew I needed to paint him as a Ultramarine circa 1995. I made sure to paint some checkers and Ork glyphs on the Tinboyz’ oversized shoulderpads. To paint the models’ bases I used Games Workshop’s technical paints Martian Ironearth and Ironcrust. I also tried to add a little of the dark ork humor with the addition of a Skitarii foot. The next few Rogue Trader models I am working on! I particularly like the chaotic ork with the Left Hand of Doom. ;) While this is only the first two models, I hope to paint a lot more of these Rogue Traders models over the year, including a few more Ork Tinboyz! Let me know what you think and if there are any particular classic models you love! - Adam Wier
In issue 102 of White Dwarf there is an excellent article about how to get the best out of painting shields and banners. I am sure that...
I finally managed to find the long-OOP chaos champion infamously known as Slambo . In a fit of inspired mania, I managed to paint him...
My wife and I have just been discussing what we are going to do for New Year! This has been an incredibly challenging year for us, and we wanted to do something that involved just us. No resolutions, just relaxation! That got me thinking about the ' Grand Plan' and my shocking lack of progress over the last four months or so. So I set about thinking about what my new year warhammer resolutions could be, you know, to carry me along. Perhaps resolution is the round word, as it means change. New Year plan might be more appropriate. Anyway, he is a list (in no particular order) of Oldhammer related things that I would like to achieve over the next twelve months. 1. Play a game of Warhammer (or related games) with someone on the Warhammer Opponent Finder. We have all thought about it, I'm sure. But I actually want to arrange something, load up the car with painted miniatures and scenery and travel to meet someone I have never actually met in person, play an exciting 3rd Edition game, photograph it extensively and publish in all its glory here on my blog. Any takers in the New Year? A Warhammer 3rd Edition game in action! Here's the link to Skarsnik's famous site if you have not heard of this resource before -wfb-3rd-edition-opponent-finder.html 2. Safely organise my painted models and catagorise my unpainted ones. At the moment, all my models lie in plastic bags in an old toolbox, even the painted ones, and time will no doubt be unkind to them. What I'd like is some why of storing them with the minimum of fuss. Perhaps one day I could be as organised as this, but I think not! I bet Erny has 10 times this amount in his famous garage! 3. Collect more Limited Edition Citadel miniatures I want to be more focused and less impulsive. Using Billy Bunter's collection as a guide should lead me towards winning a few rare models to paint up - I definitely would like some festive models for next year! If only, Orlygg... If only... 4. Buy a good copy of Advanced Heroquest, Space Marine (first edition) or Adeptus Titanicus. This one needs no explanation really. 5. Paint The Nightmare Legion. Bought by my father in the 80s and never painted. He asks everything he visits, "Have you painted the legion?" as a joke, I would like to say, yes! Additionally, its another unit for my Old School undead army. 6. Complete small daemonic armies for all four powers using Realm of Chaos. Old school colour schemes a plenty. Doing this should help with the grand plan and I have most of the models. Warhammer at its strangest? Not a lot is it? Better get started. Have any other readers have any long term plans or ideas they would like to complete over the next year? Orlygg.
From The Lexicanum : "Aekold Helbrass is a champion of Tzeentch who bears a very unusual gift: the Breath of Life. This gift causes ...
Tim Prow is raising funds for Diehard Miniatures: Oldhammer Fantasy Miniatures (Canceled) on Kickstarter! Our aim is to give you high quality sculpts with more than a nod to the past. Combining 'Oldhammer' with new cutting edge designs!
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curtis fell is raising funds for Circle of Chaos: Oldhammer metal miniatures for your warband on Kickstarter! Behold! Oldhammer 28mm miniature minions of chaos, cast in high quality metal and ready to cause some serious mayhem on the tabletop.
Sean gives us an introduction to Oldhammer - a style of hobby gaming that throws back to the games and models of yore (or the 80s & 90s)
Some pics of the finished miniatures for the core game. I still have to paint most of the expansions.
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Today we look back through the glorious retro battle scenes that inspired gamers 30 years ago. Come see battle scenes from the glory days of Warhammer Fantasy.
