Warmachine Wednesday: Tables, tokens, and TikTok
Today’s TL;DR
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Warmachine Organised Play Kits are coming soon — Take a look at what’s inside the kit that’ll power your events.
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We’re on TikTok! — And what better way to start with a new painting tutorial for the Cygnar Hellslingers spellslinging warjack, Deuce.
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Lock & Load 2025 updates: Event schedule tweaks and swag bags going fast.
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P3 Grandmaster Painting Competition: Categories finalised — start your entries now.
Ready the tables, It’s almost OP Kit time
Warmachine nights are getting a serious upgrade. The Warmachine OP Kit is coming soon to help you host thrilling events and make unforgettable memories.
Each kit includes art prints, sign-up sheets, tokens, command cards, and a QR code that unlocks STL trophies to celebrate your local champions, from best painted to biggest brawl.
Keep an eye out for our next Newsmachine blog post, where we’ll share all the details on how to get your kit and level up your Warmachine events.
Now showing on TikTok — Deuce gets a makeover
Warmachine has officially joined TikTok! You can find us @warmachinegame, where we're kicking things off with a painting tutorial for Deuce, the Cygnar Hellslingers’ character warjack.
He walks through quick, effective techniques to get your model tabletop-ready fast — ideal for hobbyists who want standout results to get your warjacks on the field pronto.
You can grab Deuce and Allister Caine’s Hellslingers in the Cygnar Hellslingers Command Cadre. Follow along, show us your results, and let us know what tutorials you want next!
The countdown to Lock & Load is on
Lock & Load 2025 is shaping up to be an epic weekend of metal and mayhem. We have a few updates to share:
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The Warmachine Saturday Legacy event has evolved into the Lock & Load Steamroller, offering a full day of action-packed competitive play.
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Guild Ball will now run as a single condensed Saturday event — day tickets for Guild Ball are now available for a packed Saturday slamfest of throwing down on the pitch!.
We will be streaming our Lock & Load 2025 Keynote taking place during the event so make sure you tune into the Steamforged & Warmachine YouTube channels to see what we’ve got in store.
A reminder. Only 200 early bird swag bags were made, and they’re nearly gone. So if you haven’t yet secured your badge, now’s the time.
Book badges and sign up for events here
Brushes at the ready: the P3 Grandmaster returns
The P3 Grandmaster Painting Competition is back for Lock & Load 2025 and AdeptiCon!
Last week we mentioned the P3 Grandmaster would be open category, there’s a few changes to the categories we’ve updated for Lock & Load 2025
This year’s Lock& Load 2025 categories are:
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Best Army: First, second, and third place awards
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Grandmaster Singles: One champion will take home the title
Recognition tokens (50mm objectives) will be handed out on day one to mark painters in contention — so even if you don’t take home the crown, you’ll still have a unique keepsake to use in your games.
Get painting, test out your new P3 paints, and show us your Iron Kingdoms creativity at its finest.
That’s a wrap for this week
That’s all for this Warmachine Wednesday! Keep sharing your projects, event photos, and freshly painted minis. And don’t forget to check out our new TikTok we’ve got painting tutorials and more coming!
Follow us on Facebook, Discord, Instagram, and now TikTok for all the latest Warmachine updates.
Monthly MiniCrate: Orange is the new black
MiniCrate’s already embracing Autumn! Nekane’s turned up in full witchy regalia, complete with pumpkin ordnance glowing necrotite green. This one’s a seasonal special — grab it for your October painting lineup, and maybe pair it with a pumpkin spice latte while you’re at it.
Spellbinder Nekane will be available with a MiniCrate subscription from September 28. Subscribe with a MiniCrate subscription between September 28 — October 27 for shipping in late November.
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