u/Whitstable_Wargamer

So a few weeks later than they said Warlord have announced that the next epic will be Zulu!

I think this is a good addition to the range. I was expecting either Zulu or Leipzig. I’m sure we’ll see some of the figures on Friday! What’s everyone else thoughts?

A somewhat benign thought today, but given that Warlord's new releases seem to have a particular structure to them in the past 18 months or so, it seems like the 10 man metal squad box seems to be a thing of the past (not that they have been removed, but that we wont get anymore)

With the recent article about next steps for Bolt Action, and the arrival of plastic weapon teams and artillery, it seems that non-plastic releases will be mainly obscure vehicles, command and weapon teams boxes, and crew for the plastic artillery and heavy weapons. Now I certainly welcome the era of plastic. I'm currently having a blast with the Italian Parascudisti box, but I always had a soft spot for the more obscure 10 man metal infantry squads that Warlord have made over the years.

I know that they were loadout and pose limited, but some of the best ones, such as the Tropical Fallschimjager as pictured, as well as the Kreigsmarine and Royal Naval Sections, were nice figures for a niche squad type. Now I know that there are other great manufacturers out there (Empress, Artizan, Offensive etc) but feels a bit like an end of an era.