Do NOT miss this one! Checkout this amazing new preview of more exclusive items that will be on sale Monday for Custodes, Blood Bowl, The Hobbit and more!
We all love events for the people, atmosphere, and great gaming conversations, but what we all crave most are the special items that are available only at these events!
There’s even more exclusives to be had this Open Day so get your tickets now.
Here’s the lineup of previously seen Forge World new releases, and some new ones, that will be available first on Monday Jan 2nd.
The New Year Open Day is nearly here! We’re busy getting everything ready here at Warhammer World, but thought you’d all like to see a few more cool things that will be available for the first time on Monday 2nd January, exclusively at the Open Day.
Without further ado, feast your eyes!
For Horus Heresy (30k):
For the Hobbit:
And Mighty Zug is back for Blood Bowl!
Wow what a 11th hour lineup of first access minis that are on many hobbyists want lists. Check back on Monday for even more coverage from the floor of the 2017 New Year’s Open Day!
Open Day First Access & Exclusives Compilation
Source: Warhammer World
Starting from today, each day until December 27th, we’ll be revealing or teasing you about an exclusive or First Access item which will be available for the first time at the New Year’s Open Day!
First off checkout this venerable mug of power:
And now feast your eyes on the book that started it all, nearly 30 years ago…
Get your hands on an exclusive piece of Warhammer 40,000 history – Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader is coming back from the archives for 2017!
Throughout 2017 Games Workshop will be celebrating 30 years of Warhammer 40,000, and we’re starting the party at Warhammer World’s New Year’s Open Day. The book that began Warhammer 40,000 as a table top strategy battle game will be available, in a faithful reproduction, to add to your archives – It’s truly an artifact to be proud of. How faithful is this reproduction? It’s been created from a scan of an original edition, taken from Games Workshop’s own Archives!
Wow don’t miss out on this venerable relic from the birth of 40k on January 2nd Here’s the rest of the first access and new exclusives that will be on sale then as well:
Dec 22nd:
This Space Wolves Legion t-shirt will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
Dec 21st:
Grak and Crumbleberry are a box set of miniatures for Blood Bowl, coming to Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get them first on January 2nd!
Dec 20th:
These caps from Forge World will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get them first on January 2nd!
Dec 19th:
This Thousand Sons legion t-shirt will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
Dec 18th:
This miniature of Alfrid, showing him in his “disguise” complete with stolen gold, will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
Dec 17th:
This Space Wolves Legion Mug will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
This Eye of Horus cap will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
This Mechanicum – Opus Taghmata Mug will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
Here’s some First Access news! This Mechanicum Taghmata Transfer Sheet will be available for the first time at Warhammer World on January 2nd!
This Legio Custodes Magisterium t-shirt will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
This Legio Custodes Magisterium Mug will be available at Warhammer World and selected events, but you can get it first on January 2nd!
2017 Open Day
Whether you are a fan of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000, Blood Bowl or The Hobbit we will have something for you to enjoy at Warhammer World’s New Year’s Open Day on January 2nd!
We’ve just received confirmation about something we were hoping to have for you at the New Year’s Open Day, and although we can’t make a full announcement yet, we wanted to drop you a hint…
One of the exciting things about coming to a Games Workshop event is getting hold of special items, and we have something very special planned for the New Year’s Open Day at Warhammer World.
As well as Warhammer World’s Exclusive items, AND Event Exclusive items, AND First Access to Forge World products before general release, the New Year’s Open Day will see an Artifact come back from the archives… To kick off 2017’s celebrations of 30 years of Warhammer 40,000, you’ll be able to get your hands on a classic again.
We’re bursting to tell you more, but we have to wait until nearer the New Year’s Open Day event, so get your tickets now and watch out for upcoming announcements!
So what classic will be made available to us again? Click here to get your tickets for the New Year’s Open Day at Warhammer World on January 2,2017!
If you can’t get enough and want more exclusives, then checkout the Spikey Bits Hobbies page!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
