this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
31 points (100.0% liked)
oldhammer
422 readers
2 users here now
For lovers of Warhammer & Games Workshop products from before the turn of the millennium.
Rules
- Be awesome! We are all here to share our hobby, so lets share the love.
- Posts should be about GW products from the last millennium, but old stuff in general and modern oldhammer style miniatures are also welcome.
- No Buying and selling. I’m sure folks will be happy to help you identify or even give a good indication of worth, but leave it at that.
Other Federated Communities
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
Resources
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Honestly, this is a question that everyone has there own answer for. Some people see it as Rogue Trader, some will include 2nd edition, I have even heard some people refer to 5th as oldhammer (damn raggamuffins and their tight pantaloons - I'm talking to you Bricky)!
When I created this community I wanted to include the vibrant colours and goblin green bases of the 90's as they are so different from the the grimdark that we have today. I decided to pick the turn of the millennium for the cut off as 3rd edition still had plenty of metal miniatures and the grimdark was still very much finding its feet (lots of goblin green bases and blue backdrops to be found in 3rd). Also folks can share some of the awesome minatures for games like Mordheim and Gorkamorka (or even Bommerz over da Sulphur River if anyone has a copy lying about).
Where would you draw the line?
Well. I'm young, I don't remember the earliest Warhammer. I got my first minis sometime close to the end of 3rd and certainly had 4th edition rulebook. In my personal perception 3rd is old, 4th onwards is blurry, 5th is new. Black Reach is certainly not Oldhammer.