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Horus Heresy - Age of Darkness: the next year!

Absolutely thrilled to see that new plastic Space Marine squads are in the works 😃

A MKVI Assault Squad and MKIII Tactical / Support Squad are revealed. So much potential revealed in these two images!

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The MKVI Assault Squad has a new design Warhawk Jump Pack along with a redesigned torso rig and harness for the flight unit.

A combat shield is shown, the first time a generic heresy kit will feature this gear.

The MKIIIs appear to be compatible with Support and Heavy weapons. ImageImage
The Deredeo Dreadnought is also to be converted to a plastic kit - can't wait to see this 👍

And yes, that's a plastic model in the picture - the Anvilus Autocannons have been reverted to the original design, removing the support bracket add to counter barrel warping. Image
Two new Astartes officers have been revealed: Vheren Ashurhaddon of the Sons of Horus and Lord-castellan Evander Garrius of the Imperial Fists.

I like both of these, and the tie-in with the upcoming Siege of Cthonia campaign feels like a good formula for future game development. ImageImage
Cerastus Knight-Lancer: in plastic!

This is a brilliant design, and to see it come in plastic will be a dream come true for many collectors and gamers. The resin original is a superb model, but the cost and medium are a barrier for many.

More Cerastus in plastic in future? Image
All of these new models have been tied together in a new Horus Heresy road map for 23-24.

Great to see this @warhammer it makes such a difference to know the development path of our favourite game of demi-god rebellion 👏

Mystery army is very tantalising - Ruinstorm Daemons? Image
Oh and finally.... Epic is making a return!

I feel this is going to be big, in a tiny sort of way.

Overall a great set of heresy reveals and I'm very excited for to see these over the coming year 🙂 Image

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Jul 30
Leakonomics! Games Workshop Annual Report: 2023-24.

The annual report is out today, I've had a quick skim read and thought I'd share a few observations.

Revenue: £525.7 (+54.9)
CO Profit: £174.8 (+26.6)
CO Profit rate:
LY: 11.66%
TY: 17.95% (+6.29%)

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As stated in the CEO summary, another record year for GW Plc in terms of sales and profitability.

As in investor prospect, GW is growing its dividend payouts year on year. Share price remains strong, 2nd only the block-busting 2020-21 period.

Impressive stuff.

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The core product line identity focus remains, as per the past 3 or so years, upon Warhammer 40,000, The Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and Warhammer: The Old World.

Lots of stated ambition here with the promise of lots more plastic heresy kits and big plans for WH: TOW.

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Read 7 tweets
Apr 18
Active Measures: the use of misinformation to spread a far-right anti-semitic conspiracy theory to attack Games Workshop.

In amongst the recent discourse regarding women Custodes, there has been a concerning idea planted and spread.

Let's go>

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This is the originator tweet as far as I can tell, posted by account Asmogan on 3 days ago.

Posted shortly after Warhammer Official's tweet answering a question regarding the newly announced woman Custodes.

Seems harmless enough?

Quite the contrary, and I'll show you why > Image
Soon enough, other accounts started reposting Asmogan, spreading the info.

Here Lord Metal Man reposts it, and soon enough another account adds the actual intended meaning in reply.

Note Lord Metal Man has not posted a response to Gentile_liberation countering their racism: Image
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May 12, 2023
Friday think: will Games Workshop be able to meet customer demand for Leviathan 10th Ed starter sets 🤔

I recently ran 2 polls asking if people thought if there would be enough stock, and if GW's website could handle the launch.

Let's begin /1

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The 1st poll asked if people thought if there would be enough sets to go round.

Only 1 in 5 people voted yes, and almost 2/3 said no.

Or to look at it another way, there was a 3:1 ratio of those not thinking there will be stock to those who did.

So not great confidence here /2 Image
I found this result interesting as GW's last 3 summer launch boxes did not experience stock scarcity.

Age of Darkness, AoS Dominion and 40K Indomitus (while it had a wobbly start, availability was ultimately not an issue).

So what's going on here, why such low confidence? /3 ImageImageImageImage
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Apr 30, 2023
Warhammer Fest 2023: single day ticket holder review.

Returning after a pause since 2019, Games Workshop's signature event has returned and I went along as a non-gaming, non Golden Demon entrant.

Here are my thoughts on the day.

#Warmongers #warhammerfest2023 #WarhammerFest Image
Entry price: £20

Venue: Manchester Central.

Onsite parking: limited (620)
Various other parking located around the city centre.

Visitors ~8,000

Opening hours: 08:00 to 19:00

@warhammer sent out an email on Friday at 20:40 containing the wrong opening time (10:00) Image
Impressions on arrival: upon entering the venue, I was confronted by a massively busy hall with few visual clues as to what is happening where.

No programme or event goodie bag was provided. I found this disappointing given the high ticket price and previous Fest offerings. Image
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Mar 25, 2023
40K Primarchs, characters and factions as Pokémon.

Rather than have a proper hobby afternoon, myself and Daughter decided this is a good idea 😋

Let's start with the Legio VII:

Imperial Fists: Palossand @CMValrak

#HorusHeresy #PokemonDay #Warmongers
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The Emperor: Arceus
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Horus Lupercal: Yveltal
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Aug 13, 2021
THREAD: a message for @BPLTEX

It's come to my attention that you recently appeared on a podcast with Arch. I read your YouTube post and it's clear you've come under a lot of criticism as a consequence.

Here's a bit of background to help you understand this harsh reaction.


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In June 2020, the contents of Arch's Discord server were leaked.

To say this was a hive of bigotry is an understatement.

Arch has never apologised for anything he said, or allowed to be said there.

Here are the full 60 pages - you should read them all:

mega.nz/folder/vUYwwIJ…
Shortly afterwards the actions of a 3rd party agency led to Games Workshop sponsoring a video he made promoting a World of Warships mod.

When this came to light, GW immediately had the video pulled and made the following public statement of apology: Wargaming.net
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