Wraith

Good grief, man! Think about what you are saying! If we allow those upstarts in the Americas let their temporary independence go to their head and spell English words as they please, think what will happen to the language elsewhere in the world. Next it will be those shackle draggers in the antipodes wanting to degenerate the language by spelling their nation’s name just as they pronounce it: “Straya”. Heaven forbid!

IIRC, Warhammer was released in July 1983. So ToW should ideally have been released back in July. I am not sure why they are going for October as the target for their 40 years of Warhammer count down. Can anyone explain? The rumour (not spelt ‘rumor’) is that the release date for ToW was to be November but has been pushed back. I suppose we should be grateful that GW doesn’t reschedule the release to meet the 50 year anniversary of Warhammer. But I guess too many of the old granary’s would have died of old age by then and GW wouldn’t make as much money. Would be better for the kid’s inheritance balance, though.

OK, so the rumours are for the release date to be pushed back and into 2024. No problem! I have a big backlog of AoS stuff to paint so I will arrange my schedule accordingly. @Gaz Taylor is there something that can be done about the spell checker? Warhammer is English in origin and thus should use the King's English, not that North American pigeon English that the spell checker seems to be using.

The ToW project was announced 3 years ago (or was it 4?), which is not standard practice. I doubt it really counts as a marketing exercise as it has been so drawn out, which leads many to suspect an ulterior motive such as maintaining a claim to living IP of the Old World so they can keep getting their royalties from certain computer games is the real objective. It quite possibly might be the case that they have announced minis that won't be released for yonks. Since the ToW team have seen fit to release no more news, we have nothing but clues and logic to guide us. One theory is that there will be the final ToW release announcement on Warhammer Day this year to mark the 40th anniversary of Warhammer. Personally, I'd be happy with just the new bases and a list of base sizes for each model so I can get an army organised.

You're right! There is definitely a pattern emerging!

So, I guess ToW release date should be announced in four weeks, then? No doubt that release date will be 10 years in the further to coincide with 50 years of Warhammer. That would make pre orders around mid October, 2033.

Me too! A couple of those bad boys are at the top of my buying list for ToW reruns.

Somewhere near in Nottingham...

It depends on whose point of view we take. For example, from an Ogre Kingdom's point of view, we are looking to start with two lunch boxes.

Looks like smooth sailing for the wallets of Chaos players through to the end of the year. I might catch up on my painting backlog if this pattern holds up.

Dang! A new plastic sculpt for ToW. I wonder if it is part of the launch box? If the other spur is ghouls, they are very different from the old Vampire Courts era ghouls. I see halberds, nice looking swords and a standard. Could be an elite unit rather than battle line ghoul replacement. Guess we will find out in 6 months or so. Or sooner if stuff keeps falling off the back of a truck.

Would the KO count as financial pirates? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSO9OFJNMBA

@Hollow is right. Models are a physical asset. They have intrinsic value. The solution, as already stated on this thread, is to look at other rule systems. Go to clubs rather than shops to join a community who will play with notGW rules or old rules. Anyone familiar with GW* will know that they need to future proof their investment. Associating with people who let you proxy and are prepared to try alternative rules or play old rules, is how you manage GW risk. The LGS and the tournament scene, and range refreshes that obsolete part of your collection, along with the excitement of new releases, are the mechanisms of a games industry. If one is sick of being caught up in the machine, and one wants to be involved in a hobby rather than an industry, then leave the places that impose the rules that restrict what models you are allowed to use. Or at least attend those places that do more regularly. *WotC is much the same. The big boys like to create and exploit monopoly power.

Well, to be honest, not until you pointed it out. But now I think about it, this is a rather unfortunate, though surely unintended, representation of the old 1899 racist trope of "The White Man's Burden". All the more unfortunate that the theme for this faction is to march out into the rude lands beyond the walls with the intention of civilizing the savages beyond. I am sure Richard Kipling himself would heartily approve of the message conveyed by this miniature. The funnest thing about it is those posters here who have called out your post but clearly have no knowledge of history. To these simple souls, the model is just a representation of a non European in a position of power. Anyway, let us not bring too much real world politics into AoS. Our community is for everyone and everyone who is in it should be represented in the modelling and artwork. I thin we can agree that GW is put some effort into doing this. I propose that we give the GW design team the most charitable interpretation of this model and we assume it is merely that they were trying to show an inclusive model. Therefore, the important thing for us to find out is whether or not it has 9 wounds or 10. If the latter, I shall enjoy blowing it of the table with the Khorne Skull Cannon I am currently working on.

A good sign daemon minis needs an updated replacement is whether I buy them or not. Going by this rule, the Skullmaster needs a new sculpt. Could Scarbrand get a better model? I use Raging Hero’s mantis warriors in place of Daemonettes. They really needs better models, including Seekers and chariots.