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Dr Tomas Rawlings
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VP Sumo Digital. Auroch Digital Studio & Bristol Games hub co-founder. Award winning game designer. Co-founder Digital Tabletop Fest, PhD in Software Studies. BAFTA Member. Warhammer & TTRPG fan. Climate advocate.
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3. Bring Out the Dead, The Rogue Trader Dead exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/bring-out-...
Imperial medics models from White Dwarf 102, source Stuff of Legends.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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2. Another Key Document in the History of #Warhammer 40,000 - White Dwarf 108 featuring Heresy, Ambulls, Chaplains & Commissars exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/another-ke...
Image - page 46 from White Dwarf issue 108 showing an Imperial Guard Commissar flanked by two Space Marine Chaplains, all fighting in the midst of a battle. Photo by author.
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Three most recent Exploring #Warhammer posts:

1. The most fun, eclectic and prescient Sci-Fi and Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Limited Editions of Ye Olde Citadel Miniatures exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/the-most-f...
LE22 Orc Bazooka and Crew showing a three Orc team of operator, loader and spotter, dressed in chainmail operating a bazooka. Image via Stuff of Legends.
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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LE7 Wizard with a Sub-Machine Gun. Source ReverendRyu posted on Reddit.
Image - LE7 Wizard with a Sub-Machine Gun. Source ReverendRyu posted on Reddit
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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The most fun, eclectic and prescient Sci-Fi and Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Limited Editions of Ye Olde Citadel Miniatures exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/the-most-f...

#warhammer #warhammer40K

Image: LE9 - Space Skeleton from sho3box.com
LE9 - Space Skeleton showing a skeleton in a space suit with a huge spanner next to a space cat. Image from sho3box.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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The post is live! exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/the-most-f...
LE1 Space Orc holding a axe-like weapon. Image via Stuff of Legends
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Very metal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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What was the first Games Workshop/Citadel or #Warhammer miniatures you ever purchased? Reply with a picture.
Oriental Heroes miniatures range from Citadel showing 6 models with weapons from White Dwarf issue 79, July 1986. Image via Stuff of Legends.
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Errr. It was the 80s.
Three strange limited edition minatures
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Hey - that's a misnamed LE2! www.solegends.com/citads1986b/...
Three minatures in a row - a space marine, a space orc and space santa. From Stuff of Legends.
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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So in a more recent Exploring #Warhammer post I covered the pre-40K Space Marine released including LE2 and LE10. I'm working on a post that will cover all the LEs or 'Limited Editions'.

Feel free to share any memories or thoughts on them! Thanks.

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An unpainted LE10 Powered Armour Marine miniature, photo credit to godofid on Reddit
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Playing Catopoly (Monopoly but cats) with the kids and my youngest, in order to thwart me completing a set, added a 4th property to the green set; Chicken Cat.
The corner of the Catopoly board showing an extra square added for Chicken Cat
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Wow. Harry the Hammer art may go for £400K!

Via @origoldhammerart.bsky.social - www.threads.com/@originalold...
The text reads; he iconic Harry the Hammer to be auctioned with estimated guide price £400k+++ It will be offered in the sale Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time at Christie’s London, on Thursday, December 11. Below are three images of a man with a warhammer hitting a skelleton.
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The Evidence is Clear: Bending the CO2 Curve towards Zero Means Not Just Fighting Climate Chaos - But a Better World Too

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We are witnessing a technological shift on the scale of the agricultural revolution and this is sparking major change #climatechange
The sun shines down on solar panels in the Somerset region of the UK. Photo by author.
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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It is December 1988 where the glorious cover of White Dwarf 108 depicts titans during the Horus Heresy era! Adeptus Titanicus being the first separate 40K game released following the original Rogue Trader the year before. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/another-ke...
The cover of White Dwarf 108 showing two huge Titans under fire, while infantry fight around, underneath thier giant feet.
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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A Key Document in the History of Warhammer 40,000: White Dwarf 108 - featuring Heresy, Ambulls, Chaplains & Commissars exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/another-ke...

#Warhammer #Warhammer40K #RogueTrader #SpaceMarine
Page 46 from White Dwarf issue 108 showing an Imperial Guard Commissar flanked by two Space Marine Chaplains, all fighting in the midst of a battle. Photo by author. Both units still exist the game today
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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I posted this to Reddit too and it blew up!
Reddit screenshot showing the Zohran meme with 6.8K upvotes
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Politics aside, this was clearly why he won.
The mamdani socialist promises meme saying; Aeldari Exodite Combat Patrol
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Well played, Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/ghostbuste...
Image of the spooky energy in ghost busters and below it the new NY mayor
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Working on thoughts of WD108 as a key document.
Cover of White Dwarf 108
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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So for no particular reason I decided to collect together all of the ‘dead’ (well, casualty) miniatures that Citadel produced during the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader period. Here they all are! More info in link. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/bring-out-...

#Warhammer #Warhammer40K
A collection of miniature models showing a wounded or dead pose from the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader era. Image source is White Dwarf, Stuff of Legends and one image from eBay
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Caught My Eye - A few stories about data, Roblox and the emotional rollercoaster that is releasing a game, that caught my attention. If you want to see them and my thoughts, do click and read on!

#GameDev #Roblox #GameDevelopment

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Star Wars: The Battle for Hoth, iPhone version screenshot showing a downed AT-AT as Rebel and Imperial infantry clash.
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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There was also an advert for the Eldar Command Group and new units of the Tarantula, Mole Mortar, Land Speeder, Vincent Black Shadow Bike with Side-car Combination and an Ambull model. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/know-your-...
The Tarantula robotic weapons mount, from WD 99, pg.63
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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A video of me chatting about the issue.
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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A Key Document in the History of Warhammer 40,000: White Dwarf 112 & Terminator Armour

Not the first issue of White Dwarf to feature Terminator Armour but the main expansion of lore/rules - plus some other cool things.

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#Warhammer #Warhammer40K
The detail of a shoulder badge for Space Marine Terminator Armour showing a skull motif on an ‘Iron Cross’ from White Dwarf 112 page 15. The detail of White Dwarf issue 112 pg.16 showing the Space Marine Terminator shoulder badge and the text accompanying it
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM