Tempted by Cities, but Bretonnia Won This Round
Sometimes a hobby week starts with us definitely not buying anything… and ends with someone being a thousand down and very happy about it.
That was basically the mood in our chat this week.
Cities of Sigmar came out swinging
Michał kicked things off by spotting just how much good stuff is landing in preorder for Cities of Sigmar. There are new heroes, new units, the massive Cogfort, and even a completely new Spearhead. And honestly, it does feel a bit wild that Cities is already getting a fourth Spearhead, while plenty of other Age of Sigmar factions are still sitting on just one.
The new releases really do look great too.
And some of the new infantry especially got our attention, because even if we are not all actively playing Age of Sigmar, there is a lot here that could easily spill over into other projects.
Michał’s immediate reaction was very on-brand: these models would fit beautifully into a Renegade Crowns force for Warhammer: The Old World, or even as Empire-adjacent pieces. That kind of cross-system hobby brain is something we absolutely understand. Sometimes we are not looking at a release as “for that army,” but as “for that conversion project we haven’t started yet but already love in our heads.”
The important question: can the Cogfort become a War Wagon?
Naturally, the conversation escalated into the truly important matter: could the new Cogfort fit on a 60x100 mm square base and pretend to be an Empire War Wagon?
The scientific conclusion from our chat was: maybe? It would need measuring, but the chance seems real enough to keep the idea alive.
And then, just to make resisting even harder, the new Spearhead also looked extremely tasty.
At this point Michał declared that he was buying absolutely nothing until something truly irresistible appears — the example given was basically a dream Kislev battalion. A respectable stance. A disciplined stance. A stance that definitely held for at least some people in the chat.
“You don’t even collect Cities of Sigmar”
Wilini, of course, immediately pointed out the key detail: Michał does not even collect Cities of Sigmar.
Which is fair.
But also, that has never stopped anyone from appreciating a really good kit.
Meanwhile, Wilini was on the way to 2d6, allegedly just to pick up paints for Marta. The temptation level rose slightly when Knights of the Realm on Foot entered the conversation. There was also immediate talk of using them for Mordheim, because once we start discussing foot knights, some weird and wonderful campaign idea is never far behind.
Then the “small shopping” happened
Despite the initial resistance, the day ended the way many hobby days do: with a message that can be translated roughly as, “welp, there goes 1k.”
A small shopping trip, obviously.
First we got a glimpse from the store:
And then the real stars of the purchase started appearing.
Later, after getting the box in hand, Wilini gave the kind of review we always like to hear: these Knights of the Realm on Foot are finally a really solid plastic kit, especially compared to some of the older models.
That is exactly the kind of purchase we love: not just adding points, but adding a kit that actually makes you want to sit down and build.
The army grew fast
By the next day, the haul was properly laid out: one unit of Knights of the Realm on Foot, two wild horses, and two Pegasus Knights.
That is a very satisfying kind of expansion for a Warhammer: The Old World army. A bit more mobility, a bit more punch, and some genuinely cool centerpiece-adjacent models in the Pegasus Knights.
And then there was the other “3000 point model” shown in the chat:
Michał called it a titan, which honestly feels fair.
Wilini also gave a nice shout-out to the paint scheme here — silver with purple is a combo that really works. Always good when a purchase post turns into a little hobby appreciation thread too.
What happens next
The plan now is less about buying and more about momentum. Wilini wants to keep pushing assembly first, then do bases, primer, and zenithal in a bigger batch later. That makes a lot of sense, especially when there is still a pile of Bretonnian work waiting: archers, knights, Pegasus Knights, cavalry, and the damsels.
Also, and this is important, once the foot knights are assembled we absolutely want to try using them in Mordheim at some point. That part of the conversation had exactly the right energy: a new box appears, and within minutes we are already imagining some ridiculous campaign matchup.
So in the end, this week gave us two very familiar hobby truths:
- we can get very excited about releases for armies we do not even collect,
- and “I am not buying anything” is sometimes just the opening phase of the purchase process.
Honestly? A good week.