Reset the clock! It’s crazy to think about but all of the Games Workshop Doomsday clocks are coming true, well sort of.
If you don’t know what the heck we’re talking about, way back in 2018 to promote the first new Squats model released in like forever, GW put out a cheeky “reset the clock” video that hinted at a countdown to all the mythical 40k releases fans have been wanting for years.
All The Games Workshop Doomsday Clocks Are Coming True…
For many long years, a certain clock has counted the hours at Games Workshop, holding back the tide of an ancestral promise – until now…
The funny thing is, all of them have come to pass in since then, in a manner of speaking.
- Plastic Sisters of Battle
- Squats
- Plastic Thunderhawk
The only one that has truly come 100% true is plastic Sisters of Battle. Still, a Plastic Thunderhawk is now confirmed, and we’ve seen two squats released for Necromunda.
The Clocks are Still Ticking
Games Workshop got tired of staring at the Squat’s clock back in 2018 when they released Grendl. Then reset it again in 2019 with Ragnir the Squat Ammo-jack.
But what does a clock sitting on the wall mean? Well, first off, GW hasn’t totally forgotten about Squats, and since the other things they actually had clocks for all have come to pass, maybe they are about to get some love soon!
Even though the plastic Thunderhawk is for a different scale, it’s still on the way. Plastic Sisters have been out for a while now too, so that means there is only one thing left to come out..
SQUATS!
Tic Tock, time to reset the clock. Which one? Oh, you know which one. Let’s hope they soon reset this bad boy again with some new minis.
There is actually more evidence we may see new Squats soon too, as we’ve also seen a story about them in Psychic Awakening- you know GW doesn’t like to put lore into books unless it is based on something you can buy, eventually…
A Spot in Psychic Awakening
Be sure to read this whole excerpt for yourself. Essentially, there’s some kind of Imperial ship that is getting pulled in by a weaponized gravitational field.
Note that they’re in a sector called 47-Grendel and oddly enough, guess what the Necromunda model is called? Grendl Grendlsen (this may or may not be a coincidence).
Now, talking about the gravitational field, we know that Squats (while they were canon) lived in worlds that had gravitational pulls two-to-three times stronger than that of Earth’s. While Squats have been considered extinct by Imperial scholars- you’ll find that in the lore a few Squats still inhabit Terra and other Imperial worlds. But for the most part, a planet purely inhabited by Squats is thought to be non-existent.
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The guy in the story is having his mind blown by the fact of what he’s seeing because the Imperium taught him that there’s no way Squats could be alive with their own planet, much less a whole starship.
Finally, this biggest cliffhanger of all ends with “That (v)essel belongs to Squa(ts)…”
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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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.
