The three books arrived yesterday - boy, are they heavy combined - and this morning I briefly looked at them in their shiny clingwrap before wrapping them up and placing them beneath our Christmas tree. I don't have any models yet, and I do plan on going full on down the nostalgia-hole by getting the official Old World minis (I can hear my wallet, and my wife, screaming already!) but as I approach 54 next year, I'm going back to a time in my hobby when I was truly happy, before the anxiety and depression set in.
Just painting the Blood Bowl models this last month has given me a lot of joy and calm, (although finding a decent colour scheme for the Bretonnians has been a pain), along with watching some Blood Bowl matches and NFL games while I paint - just like I did with 3rd edition.
So what armies am I thinking of collecting for Warhammer?
Well, my army of choice in 1995 was Orcs and Goblins, so my natural inclination is to recreate that army once again. However, I am also working on a fantasy game of my own and have gathered forces of humans and undead so I may use these as Empire of Man and Vampire Counts for The Old World, although they are based entirely different (4 infantry on 40mm square bases, 2 cavalry on 50mm square bases).
That'll give me something to re-learn the game with, but the first official armies I think are going to be Orcs & Goblins and Warriors of Chaos. In fact, I'll probably start with the Warriors of Chaos and the first purchases will be a themed army of an aspiring champion and his Marauder warband:
But that's going to have to wait until February at the earliest as I have to pay off the Blood Bowl and paints purchases - and get some games in.
Looking forward to tearing open the presents and getting some Warhammer vibes on Christmas morning - just like it was back in the day.
And no doubt my plans will have changed when it comes to actually buying the first army.
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