About Us
‘I need troops!’ the general muttered to himself, despite being alone in the room. ‘I don’t have enough archers, my spearmen just stand there lifeless like statues, and as for my cavalry- they must all be inbred or something, they all look the same!’
Out of the ether, a mysterious, heavily bearded figure appeared in front of him.
‘I can help! I have the knowledge and power to create as many troops as you want. Merely say the word…..’
‘Yes please! But how can I ever repay you?’ asked the general.
‘Oh that can come in time, but if I’m going to make a start, I just need to go fetch the Green Stuff.’
‘Green stuff? That which fell from the chaos moon? The essence of pure chaos itself?’ The general looked terrified. ‘Actually, I’ve just realised I have a chiropodist’s appointment.’
The mystical apparition vanished, leaving the words ‘bloody timewaster!’ echoing in the general's ears!
Heavy Metal Hordes is a collaboration between vintage miniatures enthusiast Gary Westwell and Sculptor/Illustrator Aaron Howdle. Frustrated by the lack of variety in certain out of production ranges, Gary reached out into an Oldhammer Facebook group for suggestions. Aaron answered the call, and the two discussed how Aaron could provide Gary with the wood elf army of his dreams. And while he was at it, what about some proper scary old school orcs, sea elves maybe, and wasn’t it a shame that nobody really made more than a handful of chaos goblins? Come to think of it, maybe there were other gamers and collectors of a certain age who felt the same way? After all, he was always taught to share his toys!
Our aim is to populate the battlefields with our versions of the major factions found in many of the classic tabletop fantasy wargames of the 80s and early 90s, with miniatures which will scale and rank up with your existing collections should you wish. Following the launch of the Legendary Leaders, and their respective command groups, our plan is to produce all the unit types you will be familiar with for these same factions over the next few months. Further down the line, we have exciting plans for not only other armies that you will recognise, but also our own original races.
All our miniatures are hand sculpted and cast in pewter as all proper miniatures should be.