#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!

#ArmiesOnParade2024 - Better late than never

Afternoon #Warhammer Community it appears I never shared my #ArmiesOnParade 2024 entry at my nearest Warhammer in Liverpool. What with all the DreadTober content I never did a post, then again I've not shared my trip to the Warhammer World exhibition from last July either - so much to do. so little time. Anyway, this is mostly a photo round up, maybe with some thoughts for this year. First up we have this awesome Necromunda board. 

You have to acknowledge the genius of this - you can paint numerous small gangs that as soon as you put on the one board [or under - check out the lower level 🔍] you have an amazing diorama. I think this was the winner and justifiably so.

Plus you get a playable board too.

I don't know if every faction is represented but there is plenty of variety.

Including Inquisitors, Rogue Traders, genestealer cultists and Gellerpox infected!

The genestealer Malstrains are really cool.

A battle between Imperial and Chaos Knights. Display boards are no longer a necessary element, so I don't know if these card terrain mats were the owners or had been 'donated' by the store.

Part of me hopes it's the latter as I think it's a nice way to say we've got you covered.

It's not a necessity, but we know it makes your army look cooler so we'll ensure everyone can have one if they want.

And a Necron parade set up next to it.

I actually think it's two factions facing off. One dynasty in the silver and gold.

Up against this squad of distressed Deathmarks who have been buried in the desert for eons byt the look of it.

Here we've got 4 Kill Teams as a parade and I'm really kicking myself for not writing this blog post sooner as I talked to their owner at length.

He'd done the small red and black Space Marine display of 'Augmented Revenants' in 2022 and I didn't get his name.

This time I did but it's since slipped my mind. I'm so sorry.

An interesting mix of models and styles.

On the one hand it would be cool to see them somehow unified on a single board I actually applaud them being separate.

Because Parade day is your parade - do it how you want and if that's 4 small displays then parade away! Having an event that's so open with the rules is a real invitation to join in on your own terms.

Now, I may be wrong but this might have been a father and son duo.

Or it was just the father with 4 factions on one board. Tau and Space Wolves.

Alongside Tyranids.

And a different Tau army. 

I think he'd originally wanted to do 4 completely different quarters but settled on halves instead.

A Tyranid hive fleet.

I really liked this - simple, clean and highly effective.

A Norn Emissary to add to the Leviathan brood.

I took a lot of pics just because it looked so effective, and yeah, bugs!

A nice Stormcast Eternals display.

My own Imperial Knights parade.

I did do a video, but haven't got round to editing it yet, maybe 2026!

I had an online Knights Parade in 2020 and this is an expansion of that.

More Knights and new terrain pieces added.

And I set up the display the night before to test what I was going to do and get everything ready. Hope you enjoy the pics.