#ArmiesOnParade2025 - Warhammer Liverpool in-store parade

Afternoon #Warhammer Community as I didn't share my #ArmiesOnParade2024 pictures until March this year I thought I better crack on with my in-store photographs from Warhammer Liverpool. First up we have what I think is a Blood Ravens army.

Nice little battleforce.

With some terrain.

This Kill Team Gallowdar board was by Umaya, who has been doing AoP since 2022 at least. It was nice to see him again. 

Last year he brought 4 individual Kill Teams on custom boards. I think some of them have helped evolve this board alongside quite a lot of additional models and scatter terrain alongside the board sections.

There's detail everywhere and I love how his AoP journey has brought him here. To go back to previous years and see this grow, exactly as I believe AoP should champion.

Helping people start out small and celebrating the growth of their hobby. 

I think all the walkway and board sections have been scratchbuilt, with card for the floor plates. Another side to the hobby on show. 👏

Such a great escalation in his parades.

A nice Seraphon board.

With individual holes for all the figures' bases. 

Cool ziggurat in the background.

And these flesh/muscle trees were downright disgusting!

A Nurgle/Death Guard/Chaos Knight parade.

Chaos Knight.

Mortarion and banner.

The Death Guard alongside the mark of Nurgle glowing from the ground.

With previous in-store 'musters' where folk brought in their army to secure a participation plaque I'd already seen this Chaos Titan/Knight/Dark Mechanicum army.

But I wasn't quite prepared for the quality on display.

The painting standard was top notch,

Just look at that accursed verdigris 🗽!

You have to admit, Legio Fureans have got style.

The Armigers also had LEDs built into the heads and windows on the carapace hatch.

So glad I got to see these in person.

The board was really detailed too.

With so many cool models, even hidden way in the back. This went on to secure second place in the public vote. 🥈

Last year a father and son duo created a quartered board with two different Tau armies, Space Wolves and Tyranids. 

The Dad was back this year with mostly Space Wolve and a few Tau for them to savage.

I particularly liked the ruins. Obviously I love a good red building!

It was nice to catch up and chat about AoP.

Maybe the Tau will come back fighting next year?

There was another Tyranid board, featuring Leviathan.

Plus the Tyranid Kill Team terrain I had wanted. At least someone got to parade it.

Plus some valiant Imperial defenders.

I think this is Darryn back with his Orks and a new board.

I mean the whole thig was just awesome.

The scrapmek workshop, like something out of Mad Max Fury Road. The clever use of cheap battery operated push button lights, painted red to add glows underneath the walkways.

This was the worthy winner. In a change to previous years entrants were not allowed to vote. With the amazing terrain this would have probably got my vote if I'd been able so gold was well deserved. 🥇

And my own entry. Now you would be right in thinking this is a bit 'stripped back'. It's my original board from year's ago, few pieces of terrain and no backdrop. 

Well, I decided not to have the backdrop as it was just too big, under the circumstances and I didn't want to overshadow any entry either side.

I did include Mr Pink's gift of one of his terrain pieces. Which was convenient as he's featured in this month's White Dwarf, which I was able to share with anyone who was willing to listen!

So I finally paraded my Tyranids in Liverpool Warhammer. All of them were new, or repainted, except for the base and Matt Black: Former Hero of the Imperium.

You're probably tired of me saying the competitive element of AoP is something I could do without. That being said, I have always wanted a bronze medal. Whether it's my brassy/bronze proclivities they look the best to me and I was fortunate enough to finally secure one. 🥉 I think the Void Shield Generator might have made the difference as apparently the votes were very close between all entries.

That being said I was pleased to hear them say everyone was able to get a participation plaque. At least I think that was the case. No participation pin badges, but if this is the replacement I consider it a massive investment in GW in rewarding the hobby, rather than just the 'winners'. This is exactly how it should be.

I've no idea what AoP2026 will be. I have my Goblin Town and my Adeptus Titanicus, but there's no a huge amount I will need to add to either, but we'll just have to see.

#ArmiesOnParade2025 muster

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer and having finished the last of my Leviathan box set I was in the position to visit my local Warhammer store in Liverpool to share my efforts. This year there are some double sided medallions that stores are giving out. I think it's at their discretion and the Liverpool store is wanting their entrants to bring their armies in advance of parade day to secure the medal.

I think perhaps its a way to add content to their social feed and build anticipation for Parade day, or days in their case. Liverpool will be hosting Youngbloods one weekend, Team the next, then Armies without a base and finally Armies on Terrain the last one.

In truth I may not have a lot of terrain on my board, but I don't parade without one. I've seen a lot of great hobby shared on their WiP Wednesday posts recently. I suspect the competition will be quite fierce this year, there have been strong scratch built boards in previous years.

But, I've said many times the competition is not what interests me. It is about parading my hobby efforts and this time around everything will be new to the parade. Or, in the case of my Warriors, have been newly repainted. So, although the Warriors have been on display before they've never been in-store in their current finish.

As far as I recall anyway. Some bits were in my 2021 online entry, but nothing Tyranid has ever been in Liverpool, Wigan, or Manchester even [unless my Genestealers in the Genestealer Cult/Deathwatch Parade counts?]

Anyway, I'm really happy with my efforts. Not too much to fill the board, although this is a bigger area than I'll have on Parade Day.

But enough models to be interesting and some room for my Tyranid VSG. It was a shame I couldn't get the Kill team Typhon terrain. It's available directly from GW now, for £42.50 but I just couldn't justify that price for what you get. Not when there are quite a few 3D printed capillary tower sets available where you get more terrain for much less cost.

Sadly not legit to go in the Parade but something that may well grace our games eventually. Until then I will happily receive my 'participation' medal. I mean this thing is awesome. With a medal like this I just don't understand why there needs to be a competition.

I can't imagine anything more fitting than if the day was just come, parade your army and then everyone walks away with one of these. Calling each army's owner up to accept their medal to a round of applause. Of course if I finally walk away with a bronze medal I won't be complaining. But I'd trade that gap in my collection to have this one hobby event purely about participation rather than competition. Regardless, bring on 1st November for Armies on terrain Parade Day. Although, they're moving store on 20th September so that will be exciting too!