War Head Horus Heresy: The Grid Results and Coverage

Several war-hungry Legions will enter The Grid this Saturday, as we kick off another War Head Horus Heresy event in the traditionally casual and hobby-first atmosphere! This post will be updated with pairings, results, picture gallery and the full army list compilation over the week - check in to see what went down!

First Round Pairings

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Second Round Pairings

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Event Picture Gallery

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War Head Show of Force 2026

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War Head kutsuu Suomen figupelaajat ja -maalaajat mukaan Show of Force -armeijagalleriaan! Ropeconissa 2026 järjestetään avoin miniatyyriarmeijanäyttely, jossa yksityiskokoelmien makeimmat figut kootaan näyttäville esittelyalustoille coniyleisön ja tuomariston ihasteltaviksi. Show of Forcen henkinen esikuva on Games Workshopin Armies on Parade -kilpailu, mutta osallistuvien figujen ja teemojen ei tässä tapauksessa tarvitse olla GW-tuotantoa. Kaikki figut ja pelijärjestelmät ovat tervetulleita!

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Show of Force -armeijagalleria järjestetään Ropecon 2026 -tapahtumassa Helsingin Messukeskuksessa lauantaina 25. heinäkuuta. Ohjelmanumeron sijainti tapahtuma-alueella kannattaa tarkistaa lähempänä virallisesta Ropecon-ohjelmaoppaasta.

Näyttelytöitä otetaan vastaan lauantaina 10-13:00 välisenä aikana. Teokset jätetään näytille erilliselle galleria-alueelle conivieraiden ja tuomariston ihasteltavaksi. Osallistuminen ja töiden jättäminen näyttelylle rajatulle alueelle tapahtuu osallistujien omalla vastuulla. Yleisöäänestys järjestetään lauantaina 13-18:00 ja skaban tulokset julkistetaan näyttelypaikalla lauantaina 18:30. Omat teokset kerätään tämän jälkeen talteen ja näyttelyalue sulkeutuu 19:00.

Syitä osallistua Show of Forceen

1. Tunnusta väriä - tuo esille omaa suosikkipelijärjestelmääsi, -faktiotasi tai maalaustyyliäsi! Luodaan yhdessä vaikuttava näyteikkuna koko figupeliharrastukselle.
2. Inspiroi ja inspiroidu - jokainen näyttelytyö tarjoaa osallistujille ja yleisölle mahdollisuuden saada uusia hobby-ideoita!
3. Viimeistele kokonaisuus - selkeä aikamääre tarjoaa hyvän kannustimen armeijan tai sen uuden osan valmistumiselle!
4. Keskustele ja verkostoidu - upean näyttelyn parissa on helppo tavata muita samanhenkisiä harrastajia, vaihtaa ajatuksia tekniikoista ja löytää vaikka peliseuraa!
5. Tavoittele palkintoja - ansaittu tunnustus hyllynreunalla tai vitriinissä palkitsee kovasta työstä siveltimenvarressa!

Show of Force -armeijagallerian säännöt

• Ennakkoilmoittautumista ei tarvita, paikalle voi vain saapua oman työn kanssa.
  
  
• Kaikkien esiteltävien miniatyyrien tulee olla valmiiksi koottuja, beissattuja ja maalattuja.
  
  
• Display Board saa olla enintään 24"x24" (61x61cm) -kokoinen, korkeutta ei ole rajattu. Tämä on myös järjestäjän virallinen suosituskoko, jota toivotaan käytettäväksi.
  
  
• Esiteltävän armeijan olisi hyvä koostua useammasta yksiköstä, mutta sen ei tarvitse olla sääntöjen mukaan pelikelpoinen kokonaisuus. 
  
  
• Figujen mittakaavaa ei ole rajattu, mutta kaikki työt arvostellaan samassa teemakategoriassa skaalasta riippumatta.
  
  
• Töiden arvostelussa kiinnitetään huomiota paitsi miniatyyrien tekniseen toteutukseen, myös erityisesti teoksen teemaan, tunnelmaan ja omaperäisyyteen - millaisen tarinan armeijakokonaisuus kertoo ja kuinka ympäröivä maisema tai miljöö tukee armeijan narratiivia.
  
  
• Näyttelyn kuvagalleria julkaistaan viimeistään Ropeconin jälkeisellä viikolla War Headin somekanavissa Facebookissa ja Instagramissa.
  
  
• Kysyttävää? Viestitä tiedustelut järkkäritiimille sähköpostitse contact@gowarhead.com ja palaamme asiaan!

Kategoriat ja palkinnot

War Headin raati palkitsee Show of Force -osallistujien joukosta seuraavat teokset:

• Paras Scifi-kokonaisuus (esimerkiksi Warhammer 40,000 tai Star Wars Legions)
• Paras Fantasiakokonaisuus (esimerkiksi Age of Sigmar tai The Lord of the Rings)
• Paras Historiallinen kokonaisuus (esimerkiksi Bolt Action tai Hail Caesar).
• Yleisön suosikki (eniten Ropecon-viikonlopun aikana yleisöääniä saanut teos)
• Trench Crusader (Upein Trench Crusade -kokonaisuus palkitaan pelin julkaisijan toimesta!)

Organisaatio

War Head on suomalainen miniatyyripelikollektiivi, joka on elänyt ja hengittänyt figuharrastusta tiiviinä ryhmänä jo yli vuosikymmenen. Tiimi on järjestänyt tai ollut mukana tukemassa toistasataa kansallista turnaustapahtumaa, miniatyyrimaalauskilpailua ja harrastuksen esittelytilaisuutta. Inspiraatiota, meriittejä ja maalauskilpailumenestystä on haettu myös kansainvälisistä tapahtumista niin pelien kuin maalauksenkin saralla ja filosofia on selvä - jokainen maalattu figu tekee maailmasta paremman paikan.

Nyt on aika laittaa valmistelut vireille, maalailemisiin!

News from the Carcass Front

Trench Crusade's atmospheric Carcass Front set is coming out this Summer and the official promotion is well underway! To feature the new models in the different Trench Crusade events and shows this year, we were commissioned by Factory Fortress to produce some demonstration models for their introduction tables. These were comprised of a selection of the Prussian Stosstruppen warband models as well as some of the brand new units from the Carcass Front box.

The Prussians were painted with a historically flavoured "field drab" palette of greys and greens, drawing contrast from the basing and white gas masks particularly. For the Carcass Front troops we went with a "nautical" feel and paired seaweed hues with rusty details and oxidation effects. These will most likely be on display in the UK Games Expo already this weekend, good luck and godspeed!

The plastic troops went together very neatly, many of the Stosstruppen come with several accessory options ranging from grenades to firearms and melee weapons.

Heretic Naval Raiders and their fearsome Drowned Chorister.

The Stigmatic Nun and the Leper Pilgrim represent the holy faction.

Prussian Feldkaplan ready to punish His foes.

The Herald, Issue 4

On the Lodestone River

To accompany our newly-finished, oldschool Fantasy Battle armies we produced an entirely new wargaming theatre to deploy the regiments in. This would tie the campaign visuals together and partly inspire the armies' basing themes as well. We had been waiting for an opportunity to reuse some old Citadel plastic terrain parts and to make a mundane and "naturalistic" terrain set fitting for several game systems. Loosely basing the idea on the Border Princes countryside and adding a spice of ruined Arnor vibes - we now had a subject to approach.

In the centre of our entire build were the retro corner ruins, familiar from the Battleforces and Starter Boxes of Warhammer 40,000 third edition - everyone has seen these or the plastic jungle trees on the battlefields at some point! Back then terrain elements were modest, the line of sight blocking was not the most important aspect of a scenery piece, and any feature put together with care was enough to elevate the battles to another level of wargaming atmosphere.

In our heads our scenery was an ancient culture that had deteriorated into overgrown, mossy ruins over time. We used some of the corner ruins as they were, but some were elevated by assembling extra "floors". We also replicated sections of the plastic ruins with foam, while imitating the style of the architecture on these parts. This was a way to build a bit larger ruins that still resembled the classic designs, also adding scenic variety.

We intentionally built many ruins with smaller footprints, as this reminded us of our childhood terrain, and they're also more versatile to use between many game systems. Although the intended use for the new terrain was our Warhammer Fantasy campaign, we assembled all of our classic corner ruins - way too much for a standard WHFB battlefield but handy for other systems with bigger terrain requirements. This way we can get more use out of the scenery, for example as a feudal world setting in the coming Heresy events. 

The ruined chapel is the centerpiece feature for our Border Princes board, something solid to explore and fight over. Our smaller ruins use the classic 40K corner ruins but here the structure is mostly foam shaped to resemble the plastic terrain - our aim was to imitate the architectural style but build something larger and effective with gameplay in mind. Small details like the crypt can add massively to the narrative - we could see a treasure hunt or a last stand developing here!

The farmstead crops on the other hand are not particularly effective terrain, but really neat to have in the background for pictures! With these we combined the old Fantasy Battle wall sections with foam and natural pebbles to frame a piece of doormat on a plasticard base. The doormat is removable, so technically we could make an alternative version (burnt, with a path or with patches to place models in...) with specific scenarios in mind.

Thanks for taking a look! We're eagerly waiting for more Border Princes action already.

Welcome to the Grid

And we're live! War Head's next Horus Heresy event, The Grid, will be arranged on Saturday the 6th of June. This time we're introducing a completely new event format, weaving in-game objectives, hobby spark and soft score into a single mission chart. The event includes two thrilling games using 3000 point armies, a compact Horus Heresy quiz and an open army parade combined with photography, all concluding in a light-hearted awards ceremony. The idea is that everyone can choose their own event approach depending on their hobby motivations - paint & prepare before the event, or burn those brain calories trying to capture the right objectives on the battlefield! Check out our event primer below and sign up via email!

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The Herald, Issue 3

Civil War Patrols in Cinematic Frames, Part II

The second of two cinematic gallery videos from War Head Civil War 2025 is out now! This film showcases the other four of the eight armies that took part in our narrative Horus Heresy skirmish event - a 500-point format focused on camaraderie and the visual aspects of the hobby. See the first part here!

The Old Silk Road

War Head's nostalgia-filled Fantasy Battles campaign is truly on! This spring we'll march to the Border Princes, where many conflicts of glory, story-driven narratives and medieval military discord will occur in the authentic scenes of the Old World! This gaming spree is something we're building for our childhood selves - realizing lifelong dream armies, revisiting our favourite classic story tropes and taking in the true spirit of Warhammer Fantasy as we remember it. Here we present the participating factions, campaign coverage shall follow!

Campaigner: Joel (GM)
Faction: Dwarfen Mountain Holds, Royal Clans
Army: Royal Clan of Karak Varn
Sobriquet: The Unbroken
General: Prince Belegrond of Karak Varn, heir to the Gromril Throne
Purpose: Redeem family honour and earn the King's Crown

Campaigner: Eric
Faction: Bretonnian Exiles
Army: The Lady’s Pilgrimage
Sobriquet: The Faithful
General: Paladin Géraud le Noir

Purpose: Build a Chapel of the Lady in the Border Princes

Campaigner: Teemu
Faction: The Empire, Gunnery School Class of 2611
Army: Expedition for the New Nuln Mining Municipality
Sobriquet: The Hardheads
General: Markgraf Bastian Havertz
Purpose: Establish a regional Blackpowder Tax and a saltpetre monopoly

Campaigner: Scott
Faction: Wood Elf Realms
Army: Arhain of the Misty Glade
Sobriquet: Arahai Kindband of Argwylon
General: Valkath, Ashenhawk of Drakira
Purpose: Elven Secrets

Campaigner: Ollie
Faction: Orc and Goblin Tribes
Army: The Great Hunt of Grill da Megz
Sobriquet: The Greenskins
General: Grill da Megz "Monsta-hunta"
Purpose: Capture and domesticate the Wandering Giant

One For All - XVIII Salamanders

It's interesting how much room there is for artistic, personal interpretations and strong, themed army composition choices even in small, 500 point patrol rosters. We often talk about how neat it is to see personal takes on different Legions - especially now as we have pretty much every faction represented in our joint collection we start to see new, reimagined versions of the same subjects. It's all down to the vision and understanding of the culture behind each faction, as each Legion can be interpreted in miniature art in so many ways. The combination of Salamanders and Solar Auxilia elements in Ollie's Civil War list was particularly fitting for the 18th Legiones Astartes.

When it comes to modelling, Ollie chose to mix armour marks within the squads for an olschool Tactical Squad vibe and also to have different kind of details to paint. These might also be the first Heresy force Ollie has done with a warm colour palette - a proper collector's item! The basing scenery has been created with the help of GamersGrass tuft kits.