Warhammer Fest 2023 – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly! #OTTWeekender
May 5, 2023 by brennon
It's OTT Weekender time! After coming back from Warhammer Fest, Ben goes through the Good, The Bad and the downright Ugly as Games Workshop revealed loads more for Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, Warcry, Underworlds, The Old World and The Horus Heresy.
We got some great-looking new Tyranids, some hit-and-miss Space Marines, a gorgeous pair of Warhammer: The Old World miniatures and some potential teasers for the future of Epic from Games Workshop too. What were the hits, misses and downright fails from Warhammer Fest 2023 for you?
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Here is some of the wargaming, tabletop and miniatures news this week that caught our eye and made us go "ooooh!"
- Warhammer 40,000 Leviathan Launch Box - Could you be tempted by the Space Marines or Tyranids in this set?
- Tyranids Tactical Article - Get your update on the Tyranids for Warhammer 40,000
- Space Marine Tactical Article - Get your update on the Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000
- Reveals For Warhammer Age Of Sigmar! - New stuff for Warcry, regular Age Of Sigmar and also Warhammer Underworlds
- Warhammer: The Old World Previews - Will you be going with the Bretonnians or the Tomb Kings when The Old World lands?
- Warhammer: The Horus Heresy & Epic Teaser? - Some great new characters for The Horus Heresy and an Epic teaser for small-scale wargames
- Midgard Heroic Battles - A new multi-scale and multi-genre wargame coming from James Morris
- English Civil War Miniatures By Bloody Miniatures - Four new packs of 28mm miniatures for the English Civil War
- Coronation Special Miniature For Moonstone - A great new Goblin King to celebrate King Charle's coronation this month
Let us know if something from this week made you "oooh!" and if we missed anything!
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Which of these Sci-Fi wargames could you be tempted to pick up and start playing?
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The best Weekender ever!
We do our best
Certainly the best one I’ve seen this week
Watchmaker comes again, and again and again.
Yes. The weekend starts now.
Just getting the new Titan-forge wood elves ready to print on my 3d printer.
Hope to get them ready for when the Old World rules come out.
Very cool – those should turn out nice
Ooh nice it’s weekender time folk’s.
That it be!
https://youtu.be/HX0im3vJaqg?t=10
Happy ahoy hoy bank holiday Weekender all. I agree that any epic box set will furnish a contents similar to the warlord epic range with multiple sprus of identical space marines with vehicle plus a little terrain. Likely one type of power armour, although I’d expect some terminators, with further power armour, special weapons and armour to follow in release packs as per Aeronautica imperialis. I’d also expect, like Aeronautica, a range of war zone specific books leading to the very walls of the palace. I’m keeping my expectations high, I adored epic back in the day but I’m surprised… Read more »
The return to Epic, was in the Warhammmer Fest shop with the lad. He was salivating over the Baneblades. “I used to have a dozen of those, a dozen Shadowswords too.” His jaw dropped and I explained what epic was.
ShayCW surely
Fab show guy’s.
And so the weekend has begun with an epic episode from Professor Gerry and his tutees… sit back and feel inspired to paint those minis! ? The anticipation for the return of the Bretonnians is torture… ?
You can never have to much paint.
It’s the Weekender! (Hurray, I’ve had a really trying week…….I need HOBBY) Love the ‘Arena Rex’ stuff! I even bought the Playmobil arena……$27 USA dollars. ??? I have several teams but have yet to buy all that I want. (I even bought a toga to wear when facing off with an opponent across the arena). Yes, I was hooked on this when Justin showed it off at Historicon. (I think it was…….I could be wrong. Or was it Sons of MARS?) Love the Knight Lancer……..need that for my Imperial Knights forces! I think I need that ‘Evander Garrius’ form my… Read more »
And it would seem that it’s time for me to put in another order to Goblin King and snag the new goodness!
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How does he know what on my desk!
like the great Oz I know all and see all.
also… hidden cameras
Lol.
Love the Arena Rex range – backed the Kickstarter back in the day and the minis are quite, quite lovely. I’m just somewhat terrified to even attempt paint them. Will have to look at getting the revised rulebook & updated cards though….
And @Avernos, go on, give Predators & Prey a shot. I think you’ll be pleasently surprised. Or at least not as crumbly about either of them 😛
Good Morning all.
I hhought I read somewhere that there wasn’t going to be a box set for the old world return
@avernos , you’ve discovered Arena Rex? Nifty little game with some amazing miniatures. One of the features of the game are obstacles and pits that will wound, fatigue or kill models which makes those pushes and re-positions really important. Also having beasts that’ll just attack the nearest model regardless of whose side it’s on. Fantastic stuff!
I’ve mostly sworn off Warhammer but this Epic 30k could be interesting depending on the rules and price.
Great stuff as always!
I’ve always liked that Arena Rex style damage. I loved Guild Balls aproach and ever since i’v wanted to see a more traditional wargame move away from standard damage to something like that, where rolling better gives you more interesting options and not just more damage. It should leade to more strategic games about more than just killing the enemy.
Pikeman arms race, that’s a good one..
Still haven’t painted two bookshelves of GW stuff I got second-hand pre-covid.
I’m actually still refilling the GW paint pots and using the lid lips as wet palettes! 😛
finally @avernos Gerry is wrong on camera. Justin is wright You should watch PREY. it is Next Predator movie.
Fantastic Indie this week …. Does anyone know if/where you can buy the mini`s from in the UK/Europe?
Firestorm games appeared to at one time be a stockists but their page is now blank.
Thanks
Great show. Bretonnians and Tomb Kings what an excellent combo. Both Armies I already have lots for so it will be great to add more to them both.
Happy bump day!
Cool Moonstone release eventhough it’s not my faction of choice…
Not a fan of some of the new Nids!
See you next weekend and thanks for the show guys