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Old World Tomb Kings

These Old World Tomb Kings models were on display at Warhammer World.

Liche Priest on Necrolith Bone Dragon

Tomb Kings

Skeleton Chariots

Settra the Imperishable

A landscape cursed by the nefarious machinations of the dread necromancer Nagash, the realm of Nehekhara, once known as the Great Land thanks to its long enduring prosperity, is now the domain of the dead. This accursed land is ruled over by the ancient Tomb Kings and their legions of dread skeletal warriors.This supplement takes an in-depth look at the Land of the Dead, exploring the traditions and beliefs of this horrifying realm of cadaverous kings and their skeletal subjects.

The Merwyrm returns from the depths

In the Warhammer Community there was news about the re-release of the Merwyrm for Warhammer: The Old World.

The Merwyrms are distant, watery cousins of the dragons, among the most ancient beasts in the Old World. The Sea Lords sometimes summon and bind them to their will, letting them loose writhe in battle, battering and eviscerating the foe with their heavy bulk and sharp claws – a dark, watery foil to the nobility of the dragons above.

What’s interesting is the origins of the model.

This is a rare kit returning to the range for the first time in more than a decade – a beast once part of the Warhammer Forge range.

This did make me wonder if there will be future releases for Old World from the short lived Warhammer Forge range.

One of the models I always liked, but never bought was the Marienberg Landship.

This was a lovely model. Did think we would never see it again, now I am wondering if we will see it again?

Burlok Damminson on pre-order next week

This week we found out that this lovely dwarf miniature goes on pre-order on the 18th January.

Burlok Damminson was an old dwarf in the era of Karl Franz, but we see him here as a young and impetuous inventor who’s really getting on the nerves of the Engineers’ Guild… He’s armed with several proprietary experimental weapons, and substantially improves nearby ranged units by his very presence.

The model is made of Forge World resin.

Very tempting.

Undercoating the Dwarf Engineers

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I purchased a blister pack of four metal Dwarf Engineers. Within the blister are the four dwarf models, separate weapons and tools, and four 25mm square slottabases. The first thing I did was clean up the models, sorting out casting lines, and the little bits of metal that are on the model from the casting process. I then based the models, I slotted them into the bases and added some sand.

The next stage was a white undercoat.

The next step will be starting to paint the models.

Undercoating the Old World Orc Warboss on Wyvern

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I purchased the boxed Orc Warboss on Wyvern for Warhammer: The Old World. I never had this (originally) metal kit, this version is resin and I did like it. After constructing and basing the model I gave it a white undercoat.

I also undercoated the Orc rider.

Constructing the Old World Orc Warboss on Wyvern

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I purchased the boxed Orc Warboss on Wyvern for Warhammer: The Old World.

I never had this (originally) metal kit, this version is resin and I did like it. I did think about using it for my Feral Ork army. Though I might paint it for an Orc and Goblin army for The Old World.

The model comes in a plain Forge World box. The original version of this model was metal. This has been re-released as a resin model. The castings were excellent. I washed the resin pieces which I then cleaned up.

I removed the extraneous resin and cleaned up the mould lines. I then put the model together. The model comes with plastic wings, the rest of the model is resin. The original release of this model was in metal.

There aren’t that many pieces and it has been well designed to fit together. I think it works better as a resin model than it did as a metal one. The body consists of three parts and a leg. In addition there are separate horns for the head.

The positioning on the base was similar to what GW had done with their model. The wings affixed really easily and certainly look the part.

The rider is a large orc and looks great. He has a separate shield, and there are three horns to add to his helmet. I kept him attached to the resin sprue for ease of painting.

There is lots of great detail in this model.

After putting the model together I added some sand and slate to the base.

I bought my pot of sand years ago, but as I was running low, I realised I wanted another tub, but Games Workshop had stopped selling it. I was lucky in finding a tub on eBay. I like the sand, as it also contains small stones, which enhances the bases.

The slate was from the Urban Basing Kit. This was released as part of Cities of Death. The box set contains 2 pots of slate, 2 pots of resin details and 1 pot of razorwire.

I saw that there were some gaps where the parts joined together, so I used some Green Stuff to fill the gaps.

Next step will be a white undercoat.

Basing the Dwarf Engineers

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I purchased a blister pack of four metal Dwarf Engineers. I did baulk slightly at the price of £37.50, nearly ten pounds per miniature. I know it’s been nostalgic when I remember buying a blister pack of five dwarves back in the 1980s for £1.95. These were originally released about twenty years ago. I never bought these, as my original dwarf army comprised miniatures from the 1980s and 1990s.

Within the blister are the four dwarf models, separate weapons and tools, and four 25mm square slottabases.

The first thing I did was clean up the models, sorting out casting lines, and the little bits of metal that are on the model from the casting process.

I then attempted to slot them into their slottabases. Alas the tabs on the models were too wide for the slots. This is something that I remember from days of yore. The main issue is the writing on the tabs, the name and copyright information. It was a simple matter of getting out the file and filing the tabs down to the right size before slotting them into their bases.

I have decided to paint their quite detailed and bulky backpacks separately.

I then added texture to the bases using Citadel Sand.

The next stage will be a white undercoat.

Old World Metal Dwarfs

I did look into my miniatures archive. I knew I had some drunken dwarfs and some metal miners.

The drunken dwarfs were released twenty five years ago in 1999 and were designed by Colin Dixon. There were four dwarfs in the pack, including one miner.

The miners were released at the same time, I have three of them, four if you include the drinking miner.

I also discovered I had three Ironbreakers as well.

Though in theory they are finished I think they’re not and need some additional work.

I know I have a classic Dwarf Gyrocopter as well, well I have the pilot, but need to find his aircraft.

I like my miners and drunken dwarves, so would like to get some more like that.

I am thinking I might have to go to the eBay to get some OOP miniatures. A really challenge is finding some 25mm slottabases, as the newer Warhammer: The Old World models are coming with 25mm bases.

Old World Imperial Dwarfs

I was going through some stuff and I found some Imperial Dwarfs that I have had a few years. This is a unit commander and a standard bearer. I didn’t have the bases, and there was only one plastic shield.

I don’t know if I have any more unpainted models of this era in the garage, but I don’t think I have anymore than these two unpainted models, I know I have some painted miniatures, somewhere.

Having bought some metal models recently from Warhammer World, I have been thinking about how I could build my Old World Dwarf army. There are plenty of plastics now available, as well as some metal models. I am thinking I might have to go to the eBay to get some OOP miniatures. A really challenge is finding some 25mm slottabases, as the newer Warhammer: The Old World models are coming with 25mm bases.

The Battle of Matorea

This diorama is one of the newest displays at Warhammer World. This is a Warhammer Old World diorama and shows The Battle of Matorea. A massive conflict between the undead Tomb Kings of Khemri and the valiant Kingdom of Bretonnia.

Settra the Imperishable lays siege to the coastal city of Matorea with a massive undead host as Cecil Gastonne, the Wyrm Slayer rallies its hopelessly outnumbered defenders. Just as the city’s defences begin to fail, the trumpeting of silver clarions sounds in the east, heralding the arrival of Duke Gastille. Have the duke and his knights arrived in time to lift the siege, or will they join the doomed defenders in a heroic death?

More photographs of The Battle of Matorea.