Warhammer Quest – Darkwater Unboxing
Today, we will be covering the latest release of Warhammer Quest - Darkwater. The pictures in this article show the German version, Dunkelwasser, but it is identical to the English release, except for the translated printed parts.
We previously covered Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress in 2018, as well as parts of Cursed City, and we are happy for the game to return to the fantasy setting.
The Warhammer Quest series began around 30 years ago in 1995 with the original Warhammer Quest. At that time, Games Workshop collaborated with companies such as Hasbro to expand the reach of their Citadel miniatures range. Similar to HeroQuest, it was sold on a wider scale - in department stores, for example, alongside board games - and thus reached more people than their usual products, which were limited to comic book stores, fantasy stores, their own Games Workshop stores, and mail order.
Warhammer Quest – Darkwater The Manticore Knight
This time, alongside unboxing Warhammer Quest Darkwater, we’re trying something new - we’re painting a selection of miniatures from the set.
After going through the Heroes sprue, I considered which figure would be the most interesting for me to paint. While avoiding the main character was tempting, I ultimately decided on Edmark Valoran, the Manticore Knight. Something about this model really stood out, and I wanted to experiment with a new paint scheme for him.
Let’s start by assembling the miniature. The entire set is designed as push-fit (as we know it from various starter sets and the Underworld range), so glue isn’t strictly necessary, but I highly recommend using it for a clean fit. Just pushing the parts together might leave gaps and the plastic glue not only bonds the parts together but actually melts them, filling in smaller gaps. All heroes come in light beige plastic, divided into several finely detailed components on the sprue. The Manticore Knight, for example, consists of five pieces plus a round base with a peg hole instead of a slot.
TabletopWelt Paint Meeting 2025
It was that time again: the Tabletopwelt painting meet-up took place and drew us to Lützensommern at the Rittergut. You can find my report on the 2024 painting meet-up here, so we'll skip some basic information about the location this time.
The weather was better as well. Although it drizzled a little in between, the fact that it was a good 8 °C warmer than last year was a welcome change.
As I was very busy last week, I started packing early. In addition to my painting supplies, I also brought something for the open bar. In addition to the full board provided by the youth hostel (including a fridge stocked with delicious Vita-Cola), many participants bring snacks or drinks from home, some of which are home-brewed. On the way there, I stopped at Haribo and picked up one of the large mixed kilo boxes. Later, numerous other sweets and snacks were added.
October 2025 review
I went on holiday in October and had a great time with my family in southern Bavaria.
We spent a few days in Munich, before moving further south to take day trips into the mountains and to various towns and smaller cities.
A visit to … Radaddel
I have been in touch with Radaddel since 2008. At that time, they were one of the first advertising partners on my old portal. Over the years, I visited the shop several times, for example for the open day or the inauguration of the new shop premises. In mid-2022, Matthias and Simone handed over the reins to Dominik. He relocated the shop and the logistics of the online shop from Rudolstadt to Großweil. It was time for me to take a look for myself, which I did during my holiday in southern Germany.
Radaddel is one of the largest tabletop shops in Germany. In addition to the Games Workshop range, the shop also stocks products from Warlord Games, Asmodee and board games. The very wide range of paints, tools and other accessories is particularly noteworthy. Radaddel not only supplies end customers, but is also a reliable contact for resellers as a wholesaler via Tabletop Depot.
Großweil is located about an hour south of Munich near Murnau am Staffelsee. There, Radaddel has moved into the spacious upper floor of a timber merchant's premises. In addition to plenty of space for the shop, there is also a generous selection of gaming tables (I think the last time I saw such a spacious venue was at Maelstrom Games 15 years ago). These are frequently in use, as can be seen on the Instagram channel. Radaddel is a partner of STC Oberland, Würfel-Rüpeln and Level Zero Heroes, among others, who hold their various events there. At the end of November, a Bolt Action tournament will also take place.
September 2025 review
That was September. We attended the second-to-last event of the year for us - the Rhein Main Multiversum (including a loot post)!
Next time we'll be out and about for our hobby will be the Paint Meeting in Lützensommern (you can find a recap of last year's event here).
This month we released the 500th review on this blog! That is certainly a milestone and we managed to schedule it in a way, that this special review would be of the Super-Heavy Tank Fellblade! On the same day, we reviewed the Mk II Assault Squad for Horus Heresy. I am really glad that I have been able to present so many articles on the blog over the last 15 years..
Age of Sigmar – Stormcast Eternals Praetors
Let's continue on the Age of Sigmar coverage from the Stormbringer subscription with some more Stormcast Eternals. Today, we will be looking at the Praetors from issue 15, which are available as a regular kit in the Age of Sigmar range.
Depending on where you purchase them, you will either pay 10.99 EUR via Stormbringer or 44.00 EUR retail for a box of three.
But who are the Stormcast Eternal Praetors? They are elite bodyguards who are soul-bound to protect their commanders with unwavering loyalty and magical oaths. To become Praetors, Stormcast Eternals must have a profound soul connection with their commander, whether through shared adversity or family ties in their previous life. They are reforged as a unit using the highest arts of the dwarven god Grungni, which distributes the burden of reforging and strengthens their spiritual link. This connection can result in the Praetors resembling their commander and displaying unwavering devotion, sometimes at the cost of their individuality.
Warhammer Fantasy – Forge World Ruined Chaos Temple
I was able to pick up another Forge World terrain pieces, and this time it was the Ruined Chaos Temple. This one was initially released in 1999, as TR WFB S 017 (while the old online shop listed it with the Reference FWW019/MO and sold through the 2000s.
It started at 38 GBP but quickly was moved to another price bracket, at 42 GBP / 71 EUR / 84 USD for the eight resin pieces. The Chaos Temple was designed by Simon Harris, who did quite a few pieces for Forge World, among them some of the scenery pieces later collected under the Warhammer Forge brand.
The ruined chaos temple is made from a large base, which is roughly 18 x 23 cm in foot print, along with six pillars in different height and a ring for the pit.
Warmaster – A Fortress
Forge World used to offer terrain for Warmaster, you can find some pictures of it on the Collecting Citadel Miniatures Wiki. But these are incredibly rare and you can't really get your hands on them anymore.
Some reached out into the historical wargaming ranges, picking up medieval castles in 10-15mm scale and used those. But with 3d printing the opportunities moved and casting up larger pieces as a solid block of resin became less attractive.
We went with Dark Realms STL files for the Deth Wizards table, and they offer an interesting range of walls, towers and buildings under the name of Castle Argent as well. These should be printable at 40% and I gave the Dark Realms Castle Argent Gate & Walls and Keep a try on the BambuLab A1.
I checked the scale beforehand in chitubox, if they would properly fit the Warmaster bases and they turned out great!
Age of Sigmar Warcry – Stormcast Eternals Lord Aquilor
The Stormbringer subscription included some impressive characters for Age of Sigmar, such as the Stormcast Eternals Lord Aquilor, who was delivered with issue #23 of Stormbringer.
Lord Aquilor is a character from the second edition of Age of Sigmar, released in 2017. A similar pose of a Lord-Arcanum on a Gryph-charger was included in the Soul Wars starter set. Games Workshop describes the Lord Aquilor as follows:
Commanders of the Vanguard Auxiliary Chambers, the Lord-Aquilors are masters of the hunt, tracking their foes across the Mortal Realms as they ride the winds aetheric. When the foe is cornered, the Lord-Aquilor will strike with their starbound blade, channelling their hatred of the enemies of Order into every blow as their Gryph-charger savages the opponent with beak and claws.
This multi-part plastic kit contains the parts necessary to assemble a Lord-Aquilor, mounted on a Gryph-charger and armed with a starbound blade, shock handaxe and heavy boltstorm pistol. He comes with a choice of bare or helmeted head, and a selection of accessories – a rope, grapple and bed roll – that can be used to decorate the Gryph-charger’s saddle. A magical astral compass can be attached to the pommel of his saddle.
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