So the big news this week was undoubtedly the cancellation of Bring Out Your Lead, the world’s original, biggest, and best Oldhammer event, which was scheduled for the second weekend in August.
“We are very sorry to announce that, because the existing premises at East Stoke are no longer suitable, we have decided to postpone this year’s Oldhammer BOYL event.” wrote organiser Garth on the official BOYL website.
“Foundry are actively seeking new, better and bigger premises to relocate to, which is likely to take some time. We are in regular contact with Foundry, and we will update everyone with moving news as it arises.”
Garth added that they would not postpone the event until later in the year and that “the next Bring Out Your Lead will be in 2027”, going on to say “We imagine that some local ‘bootleg’ BOYLs will appear, and other similar types of events, but these will be organised separately, and any relation to our August date and location is coincidental.”
And a Bootleg BOYL we have for you now, in the form of BOYL GITS! Organised by some of the chaps from the Bedroom Battlefields Community.
This will take place in the Navigation Inn in Nottingham on Friday, 7th and Saturday, 8th August, and will play host to a massive open-to-all game of Warhammer Fantasy – the culmination of a global narrative participation campaign.
There are plans to play some other games on the day, too, though, including Blood Bowl and Battlefleet Gothic. And, this is unlikely to be the only Bootleg BOYL on the go in August – Brother Meredith has put together a list of proposed events on the Oldhammer Forum, too.
Phew, so now that you’ve still got a good excuse to make your August pilgrimage to The Lead Belt, let’s get to our weekly roundup of new stuff that caught my eye.
- We’ve had Chaos Toilets before, but how about a Chaos Kitchen? “In a kitchen where chaos reigns supreme and order is merely a distant rumour, the most unlikely characters have gathered to cook, serve, and survive. Welcome to the minds of Robson & Darpa, where, in this carnival of culinary catastrophe, hierarchy collapses under the weight of incompetence.” A gloriously surreal set from Eureka Miniatures. I’ve eaten food in establishments where I’ve pictured this exact scene behind their mysterious ever-swinging doors.
- Duncan Rhodes doesn’t just paint miniatures now, he makes them. This Lords & Legends Preview Pack offers a glimpse of the exceptionally high quality we can expect from the range. I hear that next month’s release will be a couple of half-starved beastmen, known simply as Two Thin Goats.
- Check out this lovely Venetian Carriage from TTCombat. It’s perfect as-is, but just think of the sci-fi conversion potential, too.
- Some “opening a blister pack” nostalgia from Old School Miniatures – Grubskit’s Choppas are a goblin command group, sculpted by… who else, but Kev Adams?
- This characterful wee Beastie is new on Ramshackle Games, sculpted by Vexing Workshop, and he makes me nostalgic for Boglins.
- I don’t think these Knightmare Miniatures Evil Dwarfs are brand new, but I hadn’t come across them before. I love everything Knightmare makes, and Lothar’s Regiment is no exception.
- Here’s a big box of miniatures from Wargames Atlantic: The Damned Army Box contains 52 multi-part hard plastic 28mm figures for Death Fields Arena.
- And dropping to 15mm, the new MILLENIUM range from Khurasan Miniatures focuses on the 1000AD to 1150AD period.
- The idea of Lovecraftian Rome is right up my street, and it’s brought to life on the tabletop courtesy of Cohors Cthulhu Tactics by Modiphius. These new Servitor Legionnaires of Mormolook like they’re suffering a fate almost as bad as being stationed in Scotland.
- I’ve just finished reading Treasure Island, and I’m receptive to the idea of collecting some gentlemen of fortune. This Golden Age Pirates Starter Bundle from Firelock Games looks, as Silver himself would say, “as smart as paint”.
- If you want to make a fiscally prudent pirate warband, don’t let them bury their loot on a remote and deadly tropical island; have them invest it in a bank, instead. I hear Branwell Bank in Fallowmere has excellent interest rates and a “no questions asked” policy. More superb colour-printed 28mm MDF fantasy buildings from Warbases, all with removable roofs and accessible interiors!
On the Podcast: Andy Chambers Q&A: Re-Roll From 2023
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Back in 2023, the legendary Andy Chambers was kind enough to dedicate some of his time to working his way through my list of questions. So, what’s he not very good at? Why does he think this hobby still exists? And what myths and misconceptions would he like to dispel?
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On the Hobby Desk
I mentioned Knightmare Miniatures earlier on, and I’ve actually just finished up one of their excellent Space Raiders. He looks like he could do with a hand, doesn’t he?