This morning Games Workshop released a statement on Warhammer Community, making their previous statements about inclusivity and zero tolerance for extremism in the Community pale into insignificance. We weren't aware of the root of this, but thankfully a reader sent us the context - this - which shone a light on the explicit nature of extremism in the hobby. Now for most of us, we are probably far away from this either geographically or in terms of our experience, but as the Australian Federal Police have said, violent Right Wing Extremism is the fastest growing form of TERRORISM they are seeing. That transposed onto Europe must be in the magnitude of multitudes, a Europe that suffered greatly under this specific brand of extremism. What is quite extraordinary is GW giving us a very explicit view of the universe we visit in the hobby. They have set the stage so it is abundantly clear that WH40K is about life and conflict in an oppressive state built on zealotry dictated by a bureaucracy that is divining guidance from a corpse. Beardys will understand the inherent satire that has always been part of the universe, and we wonder if this statement will stick.
You will notice I've chosen to use the word "extremism" here, as this could apply to any extremism (religious, political etc) but we're talking Nazis. Those losers who still follow a regime that lost their fight and their appeal because it was fundamentally flawed. The inherent nature of we as humans is about fairness and justice not oppression and genocide.
You will notice I've chosen to use the word "extremism" here, as this could apply to any extremism (religious, political etc) but we're talking Nazis. Those losers who still follow a regime that lost their fight and their appeal because it was fundamentally flawed. The inherent nature of we as humans is about fairness and justice not oppression and genocide.
It's a Made To Order this week, with the Warhammer Commemorative Series: Holga Clovenhorn making a reappearance. This is a really cool model with one of the best faces in Warhammer today. Great model, steep price, but ultimately tempting, despite that stupid horn!
The undisputed stars of Made To Order are the Lord of the Rings/ Middle-earth range and this week we see probably the nicest set out of the entire older range, The White Council reappear. This is an awesome set, have a look at those likenesses! Less exciting are the Mirkwood Elf Captains, Thranduil, the Elvenking, Kârdush the Firecaller, Twilight Ringwraiths.
Meanwhile in Forge World-land, the Van Saars get one of the oddest anime-inspired powersuits with the Van Saar Arachni-rig. To us it looks unstable, but the far future is a weird and wonderful place for technology. Also for Van Saar this week are two great looking models, the Van Saar Champions in Mesh and Flak Armour and something a little weirder, the Van Saar Champion in Carapace Armour with Cyberachnids.
The undisputed stars of Made To Order are the Lord of the Rings/ Middle-earth range and this week we see probably the nicest set out of the entire older range, The White Council reappear. This is an awesome set, have a look at those likenesses! Less exciting are the Mirkwood Elf Captains, Thranduil, the Elvenking, Kârdush the Firecaller, Twilight Ringwraiths.
Meanwhile in Forge World-land, the Van Saars get one of the oddest anime-inspired powersuits with the Van Saar Arachni-rig. To us it looks unstable, but the far future is a weird and wonderful place for technology. Also for Van Saar this week are two great looking models, the Van Saar Champions in Mesh and Flak Armour and something a little weirder, the Van Saar Champion in Carapace Armour with Cyberachnids.
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