Category: warhammer the old world

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.

Old World Imperial Dwarfs

According to the copyright information on the base these are from 1987.

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.

Dwarfs of the Old World

On a recent visit to Warhammer World, as well as purchasing some nice new metal Dwarf Engineer miniatures I also took some photographs of the beautifully painted armies of the Dwarfen Mountain Holds in the display cabinets.

Dwarf Gyrocopter
Dwarf Gyrocopter
Dwarf Anvil of Doom
Dwarf Flame Cannon
Dwarf Gyrocopter
Dwarf Anvil of Doom
Dwarf Quarrellers
Dwarf Miners

Dwarf Miners

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.

This was very much an impulse buy. I was in my FLGS looking at the shelves across The Old World range and decided I would get some dwarf miniatures.

I went for the Dwarf Miner box, which gives you twenty miners and four miner’s carts.

Dwarf Miners often join their brethren when they march to war. As a point of pride, they wield the same heavy, two-handed mining picks and mattocks they use to carve out tunnels, rather than the axes and hammers typically favoured by other Dwarfs. They are accompanied into battle by sturdy wooden carts drawn by rugged draft ponies to ensure they are properly equipped to face the trials that await them.

I like the candles on the helmets, but in reality how long would they stay alight on the battlefield? You get four large sprues and a bundle of bases in the box.

I am planning to paint them in the same way as some (metal) Dwarf Miners I painted a while back, a long while back.

I am thinking I might have to go to the eBay to get some OOP miniatures.

Bretonnian Battle Pilgrims

These fanatical Battle Pilgrims follow Grail Knights into battle.

Their wish is to bask in the glory of the knights as they fight and die on the battlefields of the Old World.

They have a burning passion for glory, so will follow their idols, praise their words, rejoice in their acts of heroism, regardless of weather and geography.

These are metal castings.

Duelling a Dragon

This impressive model was at Warhammer World.

It was a Bretonnian Knight in battle with a Dragon.

The modeller has managed to capture a moment in the fight which looks like the dragon is actually flying at the Knight. Nice scenery and little touches like the broken lance.

Close up of the Knight which I had photographed on a previous visit to Warhammer World.

More photographs of the Bretonnians.

Siege of Volganoff

The Siege of Volganoff was originally displayed as the Siege of Altdorf at Games Day 2010 and was then put into place at Warhammer World in 2015. A few years later it was reduced in size. The Chaos forces were replaced with Orcs and the the “new” diorama was entitled the Siege of Volganoff.

The diorama has changed quite a bit over the years. More photographs of the Siege of Volganoff.

Webspinner Shaman on Arachnarok Spider

Webspinner Shaman on Arachnarok Spider
Webspinner Shaman on Arachnarok Spider

Arachnarok Spiders are vast arachnid predators possessed of a malevolent sentience. Especially old and cunning spiders often carry a Webspinner Shaman and his mob of hangers-on into battle. The shaman draws power from his howdah’s catchweb spidershrine, to boost his ability to weave spells and call on the Spider God for its wicked aid.