Heralds of War - An Australian Gaming & Hobby Podcast · Clint Mallet

214 - GW's Best and Worst of 2023

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Harbinger of Decay is treated as the year's top redesign, not just a nostalgia pick.

1. Heralds of War's 2023 Christmas episode ranks Games Workshop's best and worst Age of Sigmar models from the year. 2. Clint hosts the show with Travis Savart, and Travis jokes that his first name is "spelt backwards" in the recording software. 3. The episode stays out of 40K and focuses on three favorite models plus one worst pick from Age of Sigmar. 4. Travis starts his list with the Seraphon Kroxigor from the re-release range and says they looked bigger and more dynamic in plastic than in photos. 5. He gives the Seraphon Astrolith Bearer an honourable mention and says the new Kroxigor beat the old versions by a wide margin. 6. Clint chooses the Scar-Veteran on Aggradon because the dinosaur mount borrows from several reptile shapes while still echoing the old Carnasaur kit. 7. He says the Aggradon leader is a strong example of Games Workshop doing mid-sized mounted characters well. 8. Travis then picks the Free Guild Command Core, a six-model box with separate roles instead of one generic hero. 9. He compares the command unit to historical armies where a medic, banner bearer, and officer each had a distinct job. 10. Clint points to Evia Volga, the Outcast, the Soulblight Gravelords vampire with bats, a fur hat, and a clean silhouette. 11. He says the model worked for a painting competition and feels more focused than the earlier bat-covered vampire sculpt. 12. Travis's top pick is the Harbinger of Decay, which he says is a plastic redo of a metal model that is about 20 years old. 13. He likes that the redesign keeps the same hunched rider and overall silhouette while sharpening the sculpt. 14. Clint's favorite is Talia Vedra, the Lioness of the Parch, on a Manticore with eagle-like wings and rider options. 15. He likes the centerpiece look but questions the size of the throne-like back piece and suggests leaving it off for a conversion. 16. The hosts also trade hobby notes about swapping tusks, armor plates, and rider weapons on pig models. 17. Clint describes a pale-army paint recipe built around Apothecary White, Griff-Charger Grey, Magos Purple, and contrast medium. 18. Their worst pick is the Fusil-Major on Ogor Warhulk, which they see as an impractical raised shooter rather than a clean character design. 19. The episode ends with hobby goals for 2024, including Armies on Parade, store painting competitions, and trying to place rather than just enter. 20. The tone stays casual and year-end oriented, with long digressions about Queensland heat, resin kits, and a laser cutter.

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A loose, friendly year-end tour through Warhammer models, paint time, and hobby opinion.

Heralds of War turns its 2023 Christmas episode into a relaxed year-end look at hobby ranking, with Clint and Travis talking from an Australian summer while the heat, shed painting, and model work keep pulling the conversation in different directions.

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For a relaxed Christmas Warhammer chat with hobby bench talk and summer-weather banter.

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