GW redesigned a bunch of miniatures for Warhammer The Old World to be easier to build, which is great for the older kits!
If you’ve been playing since Warhammer Fantasy was a thing, you know how hard some of those older models were to build. So we won’t complain about GW making them easier to build and looking a little better. A lot of the molds went from metal to resin this time, so the sculpts needed a little reworking to make them detailed again. While these models aren’t total reworks or coming in plastic, it is fantastic to see the redesigned models and the process that went into making them.
GW Reveals Redesigned Miniatures For The Old World
Here is the latest on the redesigned Warhammer The Old World models.
…While we remember each and every one of these wonderful miniatures from yesteryear with all-consuming fondness, we can’t claim in good conscience that they were all smooth experiences to build. Fortunately, the team bringing Warhammer: The Old World to your tabletop had this in mind when they were pillaging the archives, and more than a few of the larger returning models have been remastered to update their details and ensure they fit together as painlessly as possible. Here’s Rob, the guy in charge of the whole Old World project, to explain:
“In some cases, the original greens* are long missing. The factory keeps the cast masters,** however, which are sometimes in metal and sometimes resin. There is a slight loss of detail when transferring to the master cast from the original green, so we had Lewis painstakingly hand-sculpt those details back into the models.
Even though they aren’t totally new models, it is nice to get some reworks to make things easier to build and slightly more detailed.
This also meant cutting them up slightly differently, as the manufacturing process for resin is different to metal. He resculpted every rivet on the Bretonnian Trebuchet, the eye socket on every skull, sharpened all manner of other details, and even added some additional work.
Resculpting every rivet had to be a serious task, but it’s such a classic model, so it’s good to see it getting some love!
For example, there is now an inside to the Casket of Souls! He has had a lot of fun looking at these kits and working out what best to do.
This was already an amazing mini, and now, with a screaming soul on the inside, it’s even better!
Kit Redesigns
He also addressed the joints on the Tomb Scorpion to make it easier to assemble and more posable – it’s now all ball joints. He created a new third variant of the Carrion based on Trish’s*** original two. This allowed us to put them in a pack of three, which we think better serves how people will want to use them in the game.
The Tomb Scorpion was a pain to build, but with all ball joints, it should be easier now. Plus you could pose it how you want for conversions. Getting two Carrions was always odd, so we won’t complain about having an extra one either!
We also obviously took the opportunity to add an unreleased head to the Bone Giant kit, as we all thought it was very cool.
So while Warhammer: The Old World is mostly supported by this vast range of classic models, the entire team has poured enormous care and attention into getting their best ever versions out onto the tabletop. There will be a smattering of remastered models coming to the other core armies once each range gets its release, and there are loads of surprises returning on a Made to Order basis.
That is definitely a cool head on the Bone Giant, and it will be interesting to see different kits pop up from time to time as either MTO or just normal kits. Games Workshop has redesigned some of the miniature models for Warhammer The Old World, making them easier to build and more detailed. The molds have been shifted from metal to resin, resulting in a loss of detail, which has been compensated by painstakingly hand-sculpting the details back into the models. Some of the joints on some models have been reworked to make them easier to assemble and more posable.
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