Hard Core Oldhammer


Welcome to the Hard Core Oldhammer blog where we show you how to do Oldhammer the hard core way!

Rules of Hard Core Oldhammer:

1. The game is Warhammer Fantasy Battle (WFB) 3rd Edition. The key publications are:

     Warhammer Fantasy Battle

     Warhammer Armies

     Realm Of Chaos Slaves To Darkness

     Realm Of Chaos The Lost And The Damned

     Warhammer Siege

     Warhammer Townscape




2. The models, bases and components were* produced by Citadel Miniatures, Iron Claw, Marauder Miniatures and in some cases Ral Partha before 1991.





3. The aesthetic for miniatures and scenery alike is straight from the key books above and the pages of White Dwarf Magazines of the 1980s.




* Miniatures in some extremely limited cases have seen re-release by Games Workshop, Ral Partha Europe, Ral Partha Legacy and Wargames Foundry.

Comments

  1. Mike25 August 2025 at 20:15

    Cool stuff, will you add a follower widget to your blog do you reckon?

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    1. James25 August 2025 at 20:20

      Good idea. Done 👍

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    2. Orlygg25 August 2025 at 21:06

      I'm your first follower. I see on your blog page you started with issue WD106! Just a few months ahead of me then, with 108. The John Blanche Adeptus Titanicus cover. I have to say I agree wholeheartedly with your Oldhammer definition. What you describe was the original blueprint for the movement (if you can call it that).

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    3. James25 August 2025 at 21:29

      It is highly appropriate you are the first follower Orlygg as it has been your blog that has inspired me for a great many years now.

      Oldhammer can seem a bit of a solitary hobby but knowing there are others out there with the same interest (obsession) and passion is heartening👍

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