More Bretonnian Minis Revealed For Warhammer: The Old World
October 16, 2023 by brennon
Over the weekend, we got a look at some new reveals for Warhammer: The Old World and specifically the Bretonnians. They are one of the two big armies that got properly nuked during the switch to Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, so it's good to see them returning with a vengeance. The weekend's Games Workshop preview gave us a look at what will launch for the Kingdom Of Bretonnia.
Bretonnian Duke On Royal Pegasus // Warhammer: The Old World
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The first of the miniatures that was shown off was the new Royal Pegasus plastic kit which comes with some nice options for making different character miniatures. The Royal Pegasus mount comes with characters like the Duke that you see here wielding an impressive lance.
Bretonnian Duke On Royal Pegasus (Details) // Warhammer: The Old World
As well as the Duke, you can also choose from a variety of bitz to make a Baron instead. Here you can see one of the other weapon options from the kit where you can tinker around with a sword if the lance doesn't quite work for you.
Bretonnian Baron On Royal Pegasus // Warhammer: The Old World
I quite like the look of the new miniature and I think they've managed to match the classic look of the Bretonnians from Warhammer Fantasy Battles whilst also embracing some design ideas that are more familiar with the look and feel of miniatures we got in 8th Edition.
Another of the options for the Royal Pegasus kit is the Battle Standard Bearer.
Bretonnian Battle Standard Bearer On Royal Pegasus // Warhammer: The Old World
Bretonnian Battle Standard Bearer On Royal Pegasus (Details) // Warhammer The Old World
Plenty of details for you to get stuck into and that Royal Pegasus does look great. There is also plenty of space across the miniature to work on your heraldry and show off the colours of your province. I can see some folks delving back into the history books to see if they can find some obscured baronies to bring to life.
Sticking with characters, we also got a look at this new miniature for the Handmaiden Of The Lady. She is going to be one of your powerful casters that can bestow blessings on your knights as they get ready to charge into battle.
Handmaiden Of The Lady // Warhammer: The Old World
All of these miniatures then match up nicely with the rest of the Bretonnian characters that we've seen revealed over the last year or so. We've got some impressive knightly characters and another blessed lady to lead the way, this time from the back of her unicorn.
New Bretonnian Characters // Warhammer: The Old World
All of the character miniatures for the Bretonnians are going to be a mix of new plastics, Forge World resin and perhaps a few classic metal miniatures might make it back into the mix. They did mention that returning metal heroes and specialist units will be joining this resurgence of The Old World.
New Knights Of The Realm
As well as the new characters, we also had a new plastic regiment for those needing even more knights in their collection. It only took the death of The World That Was for us to get some Knights Of The Realm On Foot.
Knights Of The Realm On Foot // Warhammer: The Old World
These miniatures represent those Knights who might have lost their horses earlier in the campaign or those who just prefer getting up close and personal in the mud. You can arm these knights with the double-handed axe/polearm style weapons that you see there or you can use swords and shields.
Knights Of The Realm On Foot With Sword & Shield // Warhammer: The Old World
I think I prefer the sword and shield options as they just match more with the look and feel of knights to me. I do quite like set but I'm not sure about the helmets. I think the tops of them look suitably ostentatious and kooky but the actual shape of the helmets feels a little odd. I don't know if it's just how they're painted but they don't feel angular enough to be and are almost bucket-like. I'm sure time will tell as to whether or not they work.
Knights Of The Realm On Foot (Details) // Warhammer: The Old World
These miniatures will be coming out during the launch of Warhammer: The Old World next year alongside a host of their newer and older siblings. Talking of older miniatures, Games Workshop also showed off some of the miniatures that are returning to the tabletop for the Bretonnians.
Classic Returning Miniatures
It would make sense to start with the cream of the crop amongst the people of Bretonnia. The Knights Of The Realm will return and I would guess by the way they have been set up, so does the lance formation in-game.
Classic Knights Of The Realm // Warhammer: The Old World
While not quite as dynamic as some of the new mounted miniatures that we've seen for the Kingdom Of Bretonnia, this will give you your elite cavalry option. Get those lances couched and slam into enemy regiments, sending poor Orcs and Goblins scattering!
As well as the Knights Of The Realm, we also have the dregs of society that have been raised to fight in the name of their local barons. You will be able to get the Men-At-Arms again...
Classic Men At Arms // Warhammer: The Old World
...and the Peasant Bowmen. I really like these classic miniatures and whilst they are showing their age, they scream The Old World to me.
Classic Peasant Bowmen // Warhammer: The Old World
I don't know if this points to something interesting about the way regiments work in The Old World but you'll note that the frontages here are six rather than (as far as I remember) five. In saying that the frontage of the Knights Of The Realm On Foot is still five so, maybe it's nothing!
It does feel like the armies might be a little bit smaller in The Old World which would be welcome. Could we see regiments going back to being around ten or so miniatures to match the feel of some of the older editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battles?
Whilst not as nice as the new Royal Pegasus, we also got a look at the returning Pegasus Knights who are certainly showing their age but look pretty awesome all the same. I remember how rock star most of the horses in Warhammer looked. Looking at you Elven horses!
Classic Pegasus Knights // Warhammer: The Old World
Last but not least, we also got the Trebuchet which is going to be coming back but will be available in Forge World resin rather than metal. This should make the kit a lot easier to work with although I would also imagine the price tag might be a little eye-watering.
Classic Field Trebuchet // Warhammer: The Old World
And that was that! We got a look at what should be coming out for the Kingdom Of Bretonnia when The Old World launches properly during the early portion of 2024. As well as the previews that you see here, we have been told that there will be a new website launching for Warhammer: The Old World today. It will be interesting to see what details that might reveal.
Are you tempted to dive back into The Old World or will this perhaps be your first quest into The World That Was?
Drop your thoughts below...
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“early 2024” and no word on prices? Hmm…. I think I’ll pass 😉
Yes… but cheaper than some scalpers on eBay? Plus independents like OTT will probably have up to 20% off? ?
Great to see some classic kits returning, though im sure the prices will have increased!
I’m a bit torn on the new foot knights, great to see them finally get miniatures but I’m not keen on them all having large cake decorations on the top of their helmets, they have an almost comical feel to them.
I know what you mean, although from a heraldry book I read recently I found out that apparently the ‘cake’ was kinda standard for knights during the high middle ages so as to see who you were facing on the battlefield (in addition to the heraldry on your shield, tabard etc.). I’m not a history buff, though, so I don’t know what a military historian’s take on this is (or all the other books on heraldry, I just read the one). Unless you’re one of course, then I stand corrected 🙂
It’s utter bullshit (no meant to be offensive, sorry XDD) There is little to none imagery of historiographicall sources to determine the use of any decoration os sutch nature into armours; and the archaelogicall evidence… is zero XDD The little art there is of the matter goes around touneys, never war; but in archeologicall evidence no war, tourney or even cremeonial armour has ever appeared wearing this kind of ‘cake’ ornaments. Reenactors and recreation expert have concluded that theese tipe of garments would be DISASTORUS in battle, as if they where made of steel or any other stiff material, they… Read more »
Are these new knights bigger than the older models?
Because it feels that way.
The foot knights did not exist before and the ones on horses in these pictures are the old kits. The foot knights are bigger than the standard men at arms but not that it looks out of place. You would expect being better fed than generally a knight would have been taller.
I was revering to the foot knights and they might not look out of place to the men at arms but if placed next to an old knight on horse it might. If comparing them to other armies they could also feel out of place if the size difference is to big, like compared to a chaos warrior who should be taller. Or it is their idea to resize all new models that will come out for the Old World and so obsoleting the old models, like they did with the Imperial Guard range. But I will probably stay with… Read more »
I have little hope for this being anything of any note.
GW is barely pushing this; it feels so much like an afterthought project that it just isnt even funny.
It almost feels like the just are setting it up to fail. Every choice feels like a cost cut to me, really just nickel and diming this thing.
They are kind of on par with Fireforge miniatures, except their price will be so much higher.
Just release the damn new rulebook or let us go back to Ninth Age and leave us old WHFB players in peace.