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Hi there,
It’s almost Games Day UK, and here at Forge World we have reached a milestone: our 250th Newsletter!
To celebrate, we have an exclusive announcement about a top-secret project that you can see for the very first time at Games Day UK...

Thanks,
Ead Brown





Warhammer Forge Exclusively Unveiled at Games Day UK
Veteran games developer Rick Priestley and Forge World sculptor Mark Bedford have spent the past few months masterminding a brand new project, a long-awaited foray into resin products and detailed expansions for Warhammer, The Game of Fantasy Battles.

Warhammer Forge unveil a veritable horde of work-in-progress resin kits as well as early layout copies of the first in a series of lavish expansion books for the very first time at Games Day UK.
You’ll be able to see the staggering range of resin models that have been created over the past year, and Mark Bedford and his intrepid in-house sculptors Keith Robertson and Steve Whitehead will be available all day to answer any and all questions you have. These intricately detailed models are some of the finest yet produced in resin, adding an incredible depth and breadth to the existing Warhammer range.

Rick Priestley will be on hand to explain his future plans, and Book Production Manager Paul Rudge and Graphic Artist Sam Lamont will be displaying a dizzying array of their incredible work-in-progress example pages from the first Warhammer Forge book, and some phenomenal artwork from Games Workshop artistic stalwart Adrian Smith, as well as everything from single page vignettes to concept sketches and full-colour cover art.

The Warhammer Forge Studio team will be located right next to the Forge World Design Studio stand in the Arena – a map of Games Day can be found here.

You’ll be able to quiz the whole Warhammer Forge design team on the future of this exciting new range, and as an added bonus two of the resin kits on display will be available as advanced pre-releases from the Forge World Sales Stand in strictly limited quantities – details of exactly what these are will be unveiled at Games Day, so don’t miss the Warhammer Forge Studio Stand!

Games Day UK Tickets Still Available
If you haven’t yet bought your Games Day ticket, but still intend to come to the biggest and best Games Day of the year, you’ll be glad to know that tickets may still be available at your local Hobby Centre. To find out, give them a call and make sure you check if they have spaces on their coach to save you the hassle of getting to Birmingham.
Tickets will also be available on the door so don’t panic even if your local store has run out!

Really? That's it? 'Warhammer Forge'? A 'few months' and that's the best name they could come up with?

Well, it's a simple name with an obvious homage to Forge World. The name isn't much of a problem.

From a company called "GAMES WORKSHOP" that produces "SPACE MARINES" and the like, we should be accustomed to GW naming their IP using generic words.

I don't mind it.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Really? That's it? 'Warhammer Forge'? A 'few months' and that's the best name they could come up with?

Come on now, this was leaked a while ago, Apparently they liked how one is FW and this is WF... or something. I agree they cpuld have named it a number of things that would have been more creative. I just hope they have some pretty models.

Fairly basic name, but it does what it says on the tin; so it's ok with me.

It's making me wish I'd decided to go to GD after all this year... I'm very interested to see what their initial range of miniatures will be

H.B.M.C. wrote:Really? That's it? 'Warhammer Forge'? A 'few months' and that's the best name they could come up with?

It could be worse. "Forge of Warhammers", perhaps.

NERDGASM!

Now I really needs a job :(

I'd like to see photos of upcoming stuff from GD please!

A WFB version of Forgeworld by any other name...

I don't play fantasy but I'm looking forward to seeing what they've been doing all the same.

Well, at least it's not 'World Forge'!

Will FW give me a reason to play Fantasy? Only if there are sexy DE resins . . .

This announcement would be more exciting if they weren't just showing WIPs. They could at least sell an inaugural exclusive figure t celebrate them opening or something.

Iron Forge could have been

Vaul's Forge?

That's cool. Too bad no one cares about fantasy

Say what?! Rick Priestly is back? feth yeah!

Noooo, Samus_aran115! With that statement you consign me, as a Warhammer fan, to oblivion! TAKE IT BACK! AAAAAAAGH!

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Noooo, Samus_aran115! With that statement you consign me, as a Warhammer fan, to oblivion! TAKE IT BACK! AAAAAAAGH!

I thought you guys were already there, despite getting a new edition

Well, looks like I've got another thing to put on my Games Day "To-Do" List.

"Entry number 15 -- Ogle at shiny new Warhammer Forge Models"

Platuan4th wrote:This announcement would be more exciting if they weren't just showing WIPs. They could at least sell an inaugural exclusive figure to celebrate them opening or something.

Forge World wrote:The Warhammer Forge Studio team will be located right next to the Forge World Design Studio stand in the Arena – a map of Games Day can be found here.

You’ll be able to quiz the whole Warhammer Forge design team on the future of this exciting new range, and as an added bonus two of the resin kits on display will be available as advanced pre-releases from the Forge World Sales Stand in strictly limited quantities – details of exactly what these are will be unveiled at Games Day, so don’t miss the Warhammer Forge Studio Stand!

They are selling something to celebrate it. Two of the resin kits that will be on display.

For the first time in years I envy people going to the GD UK, as for the first time in years GW makes a real announcement. Very excited about this news. Sunday will be a busy day for posting news!

Uriels_Flame wrote:Well, at least it's not 'World Forge'!

Or Warhammer's Treasure Forge: WTF

Samus_aran115 wrote:That's cool. Too bad no one cares about fantasy

Bah, go back play with your Ultramarines: Warhammer Fantasy is for grown men ... that erm still play with toy soldiers

I am amused by the use of the word "forge".
Given how sensitive GW are about their IP Rights

No one cares about Fantasy
Shame on you young Samus

Who cares about the stupid name, all that matters is the models! I can't wait for Sunday, so much good information will be flowing through the inter webs!

Samus_aran115 wrote:

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Noooo, Samus_aran115! With that statement you consign me, as a Warhammer fan, to oblivion! TAKE IT BACK! AAAAAAAGH!

I thought you guys were already there, despite getting a new edition

Samus, you just made me feel a very serious bout of nerdrage.

Warhammer forge sounds epic to me! Here's to hoping they have a good Black orc model in the lineup somewhere.

Reecius wrote:Say what?! Rick Priestly is back? feth yeah!

LOL back? He never left.

So, imagine what the Warhammer world may look like on Monday. Not one, but TWO races thought dead may be back from the brink. Dark Eldar we know about. The other? Chaos Dwarves.

At least it wasn't named "Warhammer: The Forge" so we could just abbreviate WTF when something weird came out.

I hope to see some neat Lizardman pieces. Probably won't be able to buy them anytime soon, but I enjoy drooling.

Welcome to the jungle Harry . Good to see you posting over here.

The obvious thing to do would be to release self-contained, individual units with a tweak on the typical plastics, such as:
+ Dark Elves with Greatswords *and* Repeater Crossbows;
+ Orks in Heavy Armor, but armed with Crossbows;
+ Empire Spearmen in Heavy Armor who fight in even more ranks.
Slightly wacky, but interesting stuff like that.

Or even simple, dead sexy stuff like a new Elf Prince on a Dragon.

Then, let them be taken by a variety of armies, as a way to increase sales.

And, as they can be taken by multiple armies, perhaps the underlying concept is that they're special mercenary regiments.

That'd be a great idea!

I know I'd be very excited over it...