Dr Tomas Rawlings

Always a classic game to play, lol!

lol, indeed

It was the original cover art, not a copy of the game :)

This came up for auction recently. I assume the original for this sold for around $11K?

Really enjoyed the day!

Picture shows 4 different painted Zoat miniatures.

Oh and the issue also had Zoats because Zoats are cool (pg.57) plus a new Blanchitsu column starts for an irregular infusion of John Blanche’s unique and influential style. (3/3)

More 40K History here exploringwarhammer.substack.com

Side panel of article from White Dwarf 97 introducing the Ultra Marines.

This issue of WD also started a new 40K column, ‘Index Astartes’ that would document the chapters of the Space Marines, starting with the iconic Ultramarines. (2/3)

January - White Dwarf 97’s Culture Shock column documented the new ‘Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved Book of the Astronomican’ in production, which would be the first supplement for 40K Rogue Trader. (1/3)

#Warhammer #Warhammer40K

This is Thursday's #RandomWhiteDwarfCover

Issue 97. January 1988

Similar though in that he never spoke about his service. Same for my great grandad who served in WW1

My grandad served as a Royal Engineer during WW2, in the campaign to free Italy of nazis and fascists

Grand Theft Auto was the No.2 biggest game on the month. Its January performance is largely what the game always does in January, which just highlights the game’s remarkable consistency

So The Games Business note in the Jan 2026 report on GTA V is pretty staggering, considering the game came out in [checks notes] ...2013!!

Image of the headline 'HBO Greenlights Baldur’s Gate 3 TV Series with The Last of Us Showrunner at the Helm'

Interesting - Baldur’s Gate 3 is bringing D&D to TV! www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/hbo-gre...

I hear it said and indeed have said myself, “We’re data led” - but is that a good thing and how should game development be led by #data? Unpacking a few thoughts about data in #gamedev

exploringgamedevelopment.substack.com/p/when-data-...

(Video - Art of data flow, House of the Futures, Berlin)

The cover of the Skeleton Horde boxed set, art by John Blanche. The images shows a vast horde of animated and armed skeleton warriors marking to war.

Page 255 from Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader showing some Tony Hough art depicting a boarding action where the lead Space Marines emerges into a barrage of counter fire, is armed with a chainsword and pistol.

Image from pages 206 of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader showing a space vampire.

A History of #Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader in 5 Less Obvious Objects
- Robots!
- Space Vampires!
- Chainswords!
-Skeleton Horde!
& the spaceship, C43 Trader (Rogue)!

The full five parts is completed!! exploringwarhammer.substack.com/t/fivethings

"Strum those strings, baby!"

Ok if I use the pics in my post? Happy to put a link to your blog?

Amazing, thanks for sharing!

That would rock

Post us a pic?

Top dude, he is.

An image showing the miniatures in a Space Elves Command Group from Warhammer 40,000

Working on the next post for exploringwarhammer.substack.com - Here's a sneak preview of the subject - Command Squads!

#Warhammer #Warhammer40K

The cover of Citadel Miniatures boxed set showing a warrior with a warhammer smashing a skeleton warrior

Rear of Citadel Miniatures boxed set showing smaller images of all the minatures in it.

The inside of Citadel Miniatures boxed set showing the minatures.

Got a great gift yesterday, a friend who was clearing out an old box of stuff, gave me this!

They also appear in White Dwarf 43, July of '83 where pics of five unpainted miniatures include 'Uthmog Elvenblade' whose pose, armour and helmet bore a strong resemblance to the iconic Harry the Hammer.

WD 95, a month after the release of #Warhammer 40K (pg.23) Judge Dredd Citi-Block Floor Plans, “The Citi-Block booklet also gives information and rules for using the JD Floor Plans in your WARHAMMER 40,000 games. The plans are perfect for represented [sic] large building complexes of Hive Worlds."

Goat headed beast man with castle in the background

Chaos in RPGs and beyond with @tomasrawlings.bsky.social - GROGNARD files podcast coming soon …

spongebob squarepants is smiling and holding a shovel in his hand ALT: spongebob squarepants is smiling and holding a shovel in his hand

Very excited for it to drop!

Thanks for coming to the event Joe!

There’s a lot of great coop games around? Pandemic, The Mind, or So Clover for example?

A Key Document in the History of Warhammer 40,000: White Dwarf 112 & Terminator Armour Not the first issue of White Dwarf to feature Terminator Armour but the main expansion of the lore and rules for it, plus some other cool things.

If you want more terminator armour!?! A Key Document in the History of Warhammer 40,000: White Dwarf 112 & Terminator Armour exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-key-docu...

A battle scene showing Imperial Guard marching along under fire.

In the same issue the 'Culture Shock' news and events column notes plastic Imperial Guard (cover by John Blanche, pictured) and Squat boxed sets were on the way in early 1989. It also previewed the second Realm of Chaos book, the Lost and the Damned’s daemon forces.