Retro Warhammer unboxing: 1997 Gorkamorka with Andy Chambers

[@cabe_bedlam]

I know this is only the second video on it, but I am loving the "retro stuff with the designer" series and long may it continue!

[@MidwinterMinis]

I know, right? I absolutely love making them :)

[@JagdWehrwolf]

@@MidwinterMinis Hint for a next one: Mordheim...

[@ShallowVA]

Yes! It’s so cool. This is the sort of content I would have expected from Warhammer+

[@aslskfan1]

I agree. These have been just awesome.

[@EternalQuestion]

As for being too old to get excited about building a toy fort - here's a quote from George Bernard Shaw: "We don't stop playing games because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing games."

[@Jormyyy]

I know that quote from the freaking geek himself, Emgo!

[@annasstorybox7906]

Yea... I think a number of adults and already older teenagers don't dare showing interest in such things because they don't want to be called a manchild, wierdo etc. I guess there is a lot of artificial peer pressure for adults or older teens not to do stuff like building Lego stuff, Tabletop games... I personally couldn't understand how so many people in my school had completely removed every single toy from their rooms. No Legos, no plushies, no pirate ship on top of the wardrobe... Nothing! As from one day to the other interest in fiddling around with littel figures and their vehicles and houses vanished... Its kinda sad that a lot of people stil consider the urge to play as something immature.

[@guyincognito5663]

@@annasstorybox7906 Complex games keep your brain from degrading with age. Our culture is broken.

[@ChrisSmout]

Andy Chambers is the GOAT of old GW, he was behind so many excellent projects.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Absolutely, and what a total gent for getting involved!

[@hyderalhassani4907]

@@MidwinterMinis Another interview/stuff video. Gonna say it again, no one else is doing this and its the best type of content.

[@konornunan-reynolds8865]

He also sounds a bit like John peel

[@landotucker]

He had some epic hair back in the day.

[@danielcannon9893]

I always keep an eye on his projects, he always has something interesting coming out.

[@bruhfunnies3441]

When the note mentioned to bring it to a games workshop store to get a paint starter set for £5 i was half expecting a cutaway to an actual warhammer store and seeing if it worked.

[@rowdyzack5914]

If the store manager honors your gorkamorka coupon he is an absolute chad

[@MidwinterMinis]

I was seriously considering it.

[@veekleek7535]

@@MidwinterMinis dooo ittt!

[@gothsoda]

@@MidwinterMinis Do it

[@Calmeg658]

@@MidwinterMinis do it

[@FelisMachina]

I almost forgot how much empty space were on sprues on older kits. Now almost every part of the sprue is packed with something.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Totally! You could have probably fitted another 3 or 4 oil barrels easily on those accessory sprues.

[@minishaw280]

One of the things modern warhammer has now

[@karalas]

@@minishaw280 sad but true *guitar riffs*

[@soupalex]

that's CAD for you. it's nice getting more minis per sprue, but i do miss the simpler construction of models… interchangable arms and things, being able to pose the same model a variety of ways out of the box. most of gw's kits now seem to be a collection of models in set poses that you may or may not have one or two different head/weapon options for… and since a kit usually contains multiples of the same sprue, you often end up with pairs of models in the exact same pose.

[@PepsiMagt]

Many complex cavities on the same sprue requires a lot of finesse when designing the plates, or you'll end up with trapped airbubbles and partial flow. I think GW just didn't have the knowhow yet.

[@alexanderfielding]

As a 26 year old man; I approve of building forts and giggling maniacally while putting plastic soldiers on the ramparts.

[@nemesis7696]

Hey guy, I had basically given up on the hobby until I discovered your channel, you inspired me to start painting again(currently painting my black stone fortress box set using your guides) and now I have an almost 2000 point necron army. Thanks for the awesome content dude, can’t wait for more videos.

[@Clancywiggum97]

More power to you buddy!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Wow! That's a fantastic achievement, great job :)

[@djnotnice8416]

Same @ethan gamer

[@notreallydavid]

0:17 Melanie Brown in a cold studio

[@intzbk1]

I did the same. Congrats and stay with it! Guy's videos introduce all of the basic concepts so by the end, You can paint anything.

[@Retribution83]

Those paint pots are insane. I found some at my parents house that are probably close to 30 years old, and they paint it still perfect.

[@DtLS]

Same, I've still got a pot of enchanted blue and the paint's still great. Clearly GW had to change their paint pots to get people to rebuy paint as it dried up.

[@jonridley]

Me too, still using a couple (even older, the paint line before that one) it’s slightly jelly-like but paints fine with a bit of water

[@iaincousins4968]

@@DtLS I found that the paint pots died before the paint did. Well, more specifically the lids cracked and fell apart. I had to retire a few of the old paints due to this.

[@MadhouseMinis]

The interviews you've been getting lately are fantastic! Keep it up, really adds an extra bit of interest and perspective on these kits as old as I am

[@mikepeters8132]

100%

[@GalianMode]

I can't believe you got Andy Chambers on, he was our childhood hero. What a legend!

[@GalianMode]

I remember thinking his Lemmy style hair and beard were so cool 😂

[@anotherzingbo]

It's great to hear from people like Andy Chambers and Bob Naismith, hearing their memories about how they created so many great things about our hobby. Combining your interview with Andry Chambers and your Gorkamorka unboxing was a great way to give the video both great audio and video content. :-)

[@MidwinterMinis]

The past few videos have been a total dream come true, if I'm honest.

[@markusfreund6961]

And when you'll be an 86 year old man with lots of grand (and possibly great-grand) children, 4 dozen businesses and a couple of mansions, never, ever lose that enthusiasm for the joyful things in life! I'm in my 50s now and the impacts are coming closer but as long as we're alive on the inside, we're alive. Do keep 'em coming, and never lose that spark! 🍻👍

[@cavemanbum]

Andy Chambers is/was my absolute favorite GW designer and gamer. His battle reports in White Dwarf in the 1990s were astounding, and his personality toward the games made him so much fun to follow. His appearance as "Lord Varlak" in the 'Heretic' battle report in WD 187 (1995) was hilarious!

[@NightfallTH]

That was a great decision to feature Andy Chamber's newest game BRS. But this segment now caused me to have the song "10 German bombers" stuck in my ear. I recall how at the World Cup 2006 here in Germany you Brits sang it quite a lot ;)

[@bigbrowntau]

Don't worry Guy, I'm a 57 year old man with kids, a job that's life and death at times, responsibilities etc etc, and I was totally excited to see that fort come together! It's inspired me to scratch build a copy.

[@KahaniKhalifa]

The most worrying part of this is that there's apparently been more time since Andy Chambers left GW than he spent there in total. Andy Chambers, Rick Priestly and Jervis Johnson are GW as far as my brain is concerned.

[@bombarded15]

Not really worrying, I'm glad to know he's gone on to make new things (didn't know he did Blood Red Skies but long knew about it). Same case with Rick Priestly, he's made great games at Warlord Games (same company) with Bolt Action and Beyond the Gates of Antares - which seemed like a passion project for him making a hard sci-fi setting for a game when he's done interviews etc. Also Alessio Cavatore, another core GW old timer, has made a lot of games with Mantic (Kings of War), and the new rank-flank game Conquest the Last Argument of Kings with Parabellum Games. So, it's bittersweet that they aren't at the helm of the grimdarkness, but they've moved on to make new systems, and may be happier with more creative room :)

[@nekrataali]

Don't forget Gav Thorpe! Poor Paul Sawyer is often overlooked, as well. I know these guys didn't show up until 2nd. Edition 40k, but they helped establish much of the fluff and setting that went into 3rd. and 4th. Edition. Gav Thorpe basically wrote all of the fluff behind the Sisters of Battle. Paul Sawyer made a bunch of contributions here and there, mostly short stories you'd read in the margins of each codex.

[@raymiller315]

You got to interview Andy Freaking Chambers?!?! Holy shit - thanks so much for sharing!

[@crassbandicoot5082]

Fully agree with you opening the box and the ethos that these games are meant to be built, painted and played. As someone fairly new to the hobby side of Warhammer after being into the lore since my teenage years, its really interesting and fun to see the retro stuff and get an insight into how it all came together from the people who were there!

[@CharliePhair]

Andy Chambers… man I remember his face from white dwarf. When ever you saw that face on a battle report you knew you were in for a good time.

[@johnclarke25]

I'm a 62 year old gamer and still love to build card buildings,loved gorkamorka.

[@benbashore1429]

I really love these interviews with the creators. There's so much information on 40k's in-game history, but so few resources talking about its real world development history.

[@eastwindtabletop7883]

I cannot imagine how much you wanted to say "You've been handy, Chambers" throughout the conversation and burn that bridge forever

[@EmbraCraig]

Love this, and the surprise of the interview being included was great. Andy Chambers, Rick Priestley and Jervis Johnston were responsible for many many happy hours of my teenage years, between games and time just spent just flicking through rulebooks, codexes and issues of white dwarf. It’s always good to hear a bit from one of them.

[@DiscourseMinis]

I am super jealous of both your Gorkamorka box and the fact that you got to chat with Andy Chambers

[@jimwork7117]

I was there! I worked at GW in the United States Trade Sales team when this was released, and this brought back soooooo many memories. One fun piece of trivia: there was a thought at the time that introducing lore through other games would help solidify narratives going forward. In that vein, the art in this set included the first (for suitable values of "first") art of Necrons!

[@t75044]

Don't feel bad about being 36 and excited about a toy fort. My Dad is in his 60's and enjoys building toy forts as well

[@BrickworksDK]

As much fun as it is watching that old gem of a game getting unboxed, I would have liked to hear the entire interview. Andy Chambers was part of the team that made Games Workshop so great, back in the days. Things just haven't been the same since he left. Or perhaps he left because things weren't the same back then...

[@johnturner112]

I'm 50 and I still get excited building this kind of stuff. The new Ork terrain in the new Killteam box is what made me buy it. I painted it all in about a week.

[@twiztedrazor8088]

Man that was epic, right in the nostalic feels for me , GOMO is what got me into GW . Very cool to hear Andy Chambers voice after all these years

[@stephenwells7379]

Got me with the intro feels again. I was 17 and only had to worry about having enough scratch left over at the end of the week for a battlefleet gothic blister pack. Edit: holy bollocks it's Andy Chambers.

[@luckyskaven13]

As a fellow 30 something with a partner and a full time job, I'm here to tell you that the best part of growing up is that you get to decide what is silly for you, and what isn't. And being old enough not to care if anyone else thinks you're ridiculous.

[@TheKodiak72]

What! I recently learnt about gorkamorka and started watching tons of battle reports and lore on it.... Now you are somehow unboxing one ! Crazy!

[@TheMallrat]

Got GorkaMorka back when it released as I was big into Orks, and loved playing it. Was going through the garage the other day and found all my old minis for it including the ones for the Digganob expansion

[@lordhamster9452]

Oh man i love the specialist games! The normal WH games of 40k sigmar and fantasy are good. But the specialist games are so diverse in their scope! Innovative with great miniatures. And sometimes surprisingly affordable compared to the main game. I also really like the interviews with the veterans of our hobby! It is an honour to hear tham out, and to learn WH’s history from first hand accounts. Plus it is very unique and original when you compare MM to other painting channels.

[@williamford3605]

Thanks for putting this video together! I just got my own intact starter box a few months ago and I can't wait to dive in, take pictures and document it!

[@zid_just_zid]

I love Gorkamorka, still have the box displayed on my top shelf for the artwork! You have the original stuff from the box but if anyone else is interested ive recreated the Fort, Tower and Turny Gubbin, as well as the Rebel Grot vehicles to widen access to now quite rare and expensive kits in the form of free 3d printable files. Great vid and always nice hearing from AC :)

[@judgechan9036]

Your stuff is awesome! Thanks for all your hard work!🙏

[@rugbymeat]

Almost squealed when I heard Andy Chambers, he was such a big influence on my "first time" with Warhammer. Still have a Battlefleet Gothic box in my loft!

[@harlek1149]

I was an avid White Dwarf reader back in the day and it's great to hear Andy Chambers and find he's still doing well.

[@oleww50]

that sigh at the end 😆😆👌 Wow, Andy Chambers... takes me back so many years! Another great vid

[@MiniatureRealms]

Awesome video, can’t think why I’ve not found your channel before, lived the content and the way you put it together. I missed this game myself, I was in my second year at uni in 97, trying to pretend I wasn’t a nerd.

[@Jason-oc2tf]

Andy Chambers was one of the best things to happen to GW and brought Orks into the modern era. A remake of BFG with him at the helm would be a dream come true.

[@fozzyami]

Dude! Youre smashing it with the interviews of these classic GW designers.

[@Jonas_Fox]

Super-excited for your exploration of the art over time. Thanks for all you do.

[@hughmac7423]

I have 40K Epic and Gorkamorka, as I was painting and playing them back then, when I was in my 30's. Cool to see a video on them.

[@Flamethrower1942]

I remember playing this game in my local GW in Derby as a young.I was 14 at the time, good times, back when the stores had about 3 or 4 staff members on always busy with people playing games or painting models. Many hours spent in the store playing games.

[@mathieu.robert]

Man, that was some concentrated notalgia injection for me, Gorkamorka was my first taste ever of wargaming back when for some unknown reason my mother decided to buy it for us to assemble and paint together when I was a wee lad. Thank you so much for doing this, hope you'll be able to do a couple of battle reports from it!

[@bu5hhead]

These retro unboxing videos have really taken me back to my teens, keep up the great work.

[@jamesg72901]

Probably my all time favourite GW game… it was fun, fast paced and captured the imagination on the table as well as on the hobby side… encouraging kit bashing and creativity!… bring it back GW! I miss the good ol days!

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

I love videos like this. They're so chill.

[@TheLodgePainting]

One of the best games Gw ever made, on my second game i boosted across the map and just kept boosting in true orky fashion until i lost control crashed in a barrier and injured enough of my mob that i had to make a bottle out roll, of course i failed and my opponent won the game without even touching his minis or a single dice :D One of my boyz lost a leg and my nob ended up with a iron lung….great times lol!

[@Zzzarka]

the interviews really make these unboxing videos stand out ! please continue with this :)

[@simonsarvari285]

The production value on these retro videos are phenomenal!

[@Zalintis]

Loved the interview! Retro stuff is always fun too :)

[@SirBuffton]

I'm 36 and I love this shit. I bought GM the day before the official release at my local GW, after we all got back from Gamesday! I was so happy to be the first one in my town to own it. I made some awesome kustom truks which I still have. GM has a special place in my heart, I loved watching this vid. I want more interviews with old GW staff! They designed our childhoods and many memories now.

[@greensticklife4046]

Andy Chambers is a game design legend!

[@R0xxo]

You have to arrange Jervis and Andy for some 2nd Edition 40k battle report commentary. Relive some of those classic WD battle reports.

[@will_oak]

N. R. F. B! N. R. F. B! ...But seriously, that unboxing brought back many happy memories. Thanks for that. I'm pretty sure Mr Chambers wrote 90% of the games of my youth; what a legend :)

[@matsuomasato]

How perfect! I just got back home from a job interview, made a cup of hot cocoa and I see a new Midwinter Minis video about one of my favorite 40k things!

[@TheCollin19]

I remember playing a test game of Gorkamorka at the local game store down the street from my school. I absolutely loved it.

[@andysands3683]

Good one Guy, great to hear from Andy Chambers, you're vintage unboxing videos are a real time machine. 🤘

[@konne16]

I just bought the Red Gobbo, Triba, Mad Doc Grots, Mec and Grot Rebbels, couldn't help my self.. had a DEPRESSION, now i do what I loved to do as a kid... Playing Gorka Morka!!!! WAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHH

[@konne16]

Second Gorka Morka set is ordered, too😊😅❤

[@gothsoda]

That was one genius intro! Thanks for the laugh!

[@supervike1]

Andy Chambers is a legend.

[@magpiejames1440]

This was my introduction to the 40k universe, and it shaped my view on kit building forever.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Great video. It reminded me of watching people playing this back when I was a little one wandering the local game shop.

[@jonasbonjean]

oh god a sealed box of classic imperial guard stormtroopers. I love that you interview the old designers btw Guy, great job!

[@ubermoose5694]

Gorkamorka is hands down my favorite Games Workshop game. It was the best era to play orks. Back when the focus was still on customizing and being imaginative.

[@regulus_2284]

Love these retro Warhammer videos was literally re-watching the space wolf video when this dropped, keep up the great videos.

[@nikkicoyotie8431]

I love that I saw the sustained fire dice and unironically though "oh, jam dice" like that's what they're actually called and hearing them called sustained fire dice was almost jarring. Tells you what kind of rolls everyone at my tables had

[@Loqcust]

A game I always wanted to try but back then my friends were leaving the hobby so never picked it up. 😔 Looking forward to seeing these painted!

[@pwwillia]

As a 50 year old man I think that ork fort looks awesome 😲

[@gavinforbes5645]

I remember going to down to the Grand Reopening (remember those?) of GW Worcester, standing in a long queue in the cold with my friend Andy and our dads, then buying the Gorkamorka box and a bunch of extra stuff using some of the vouchers printed especially by GW for their opening/reopening events (remember those?). Andy and I then spent the whole weekend putting together our models and terrain then playing some brilliant games of Gorkamorka across what I think was a table tennis table with the net removed. Gorkamorka was easily one of the best games I played during my pre-teen/teen GW phase - the campaign rules were brilliant, the ramshackle nature of the models made converting the vehicles and scratch building terrain a joy, and it was just a lot of fun to play a game that didn’t take itself at all seriously. I still have all the rules (including the expansion, Digganob) and all of the models (none of which are painted, predictably). I suspect the cardboard terrain is long gone, but it feels like a game that I could have a lot of fun with again nearly 25 years later.

[@Nortonius_]

“how warhammer art has changed over the years” That sounds so interesting. I would love in particular to know more about how the factors that made the game and setting look the way it did changed over time. I’m sure GW has teams of dedicated illustrators, sculptors, 3D modelers etc now, but back in the day were the same people drawing the art and designing the figures?

[@pauliusthemad3498]

It's great fun to be honest. Using newer minis of course, we are having a lot of fun.

[@RoguePlank]

the nostalgia from these videos is like a fine wine

[@Naru1987]

Got this as a present around 2000 from a friend. Never played it but I sold it together with my fully painted little Ork army and my big Tyranid army to my cousins who played with them really often.

[@adamwesselinoff126]

Cracked a huge smile when Chambers came on!!!!!!! Absolute fucking legend

[@stonehorsegaming]

The nostalgia is heavy with this one. I remember picking Gorkamorka up at Games Day. Reading it back on the coach is a fun memory. My old local GW store want mad for it! Also remember the shop window advert for it... 'HOW HARD ARE YER NOBZ!' With a picture of an Ork Nob. Unsurprisingly a few parents complained about that one!

[@JohannEthDiablerie]

Can't thank you enough for pulling this together, great to hear from Andy. Still hoping for an official re-release one day, the current Ork range is perfect for it.

[@andrewdavies7816]

I continue to be amazed at the quality of content you are putting out. I know I should be expecting it by now, but you manage to keep my attention better than any other youtube channel. You're a hobby hero!

[@jonesdan85]

Gorkamorka, Mordheim and Necromubda are GWs greatest creations hands down. I still remember a lot of my Gorkamorka games from when the game first came out. Super fun.

[@mayofrench5170]

I met Andy Chambers at a small convention in Campbell, California. There was a Gorka Morka Demo. I never played the game. I got a free copy a bit later with the renewal of my White Dwarf Subscription. I am considering trying the game with current Ork models. The game always sounded fun to me.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Absolutely amazing. Looking forward to more videos like this. Keep up the good work.

[@NRSGuardian]

One of my friends had GorkaMorka back in the day and we played it together. This and Battle Masters were my first introduction to GW and wargaming.

[@Viperz357]

Hey guy you have inspired me to get into this stuff because, back when we were all stuck at are homes I found your channel and now I have an old necromunda box set and you now got me in to orks because I LOVE Mad Max keep up your good work FOR THE EMPEROR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chubaxco]

I really loved original Necromunda, It was my first GW game, but I really enjoyed playing GORKAMORKA! It was really fun! Thanks for bringing back these memories from my teenager me!

[@ULCFilm]

Excellent and extremely well produced content! When you tell about your own childhood memories and years without the hobby, it reminds me a lot about myself.. I was involved in Blood Bowl all the way back in the eighties and had a break from board games for just about 25 years, And I get a lot of good memory, vintage vibes from these retro videos. 👍

[@TheDaltonius]

After my school started I completely forgot about this channel! This is great content!

[@turhiki]

Ah, those boxed sets were amazing. I wish I still had my 2nd edition 40k box, just to put it on a shelf and display it like the piece of art it is. Sigh... been pining for it for years now. Also, it's really amazing that you got to speak to Andy Chambers, amazing game designer and eternal nemesis of Jervis Johnson on WD battle reports.

[@intzbk1]

@10:39, One of the biggest things I miss, mail order options. I swear my options and bitz orders were more than the kits I bought at the time. Thx Andy and Guy for the video! I always wanted this game but couldn't afford it at the time so it's nice to see what was exactly in the box and here's to hoping we get some play throughs!

[@elskanko1]

love that you are bringing back the old guard to talk about design lightly. I am and have always been a fan on the sidelines but never really engaged beyond painting. I love design, products, world building and thought processes so I really enjoy this content.

[@tychoMX]

"hm...look at that, Gorkamorka. Fun, but not my thing... HOLY CRAP, THAT'S ANDY CHAMBERS TALKING!!!". Thanks for this, that was super fun, being of that vintage as well.

[@nwagner4119]

Man, I love that you’re interviewing the people who made these. As someone who didn’t get into the hobby until a few years ago, this is fascinating!

[@Gfloresadam]

I'm loving this newest style of video, it's so great to hear from the people who were living this history back in the 90s! Nice one Guy!

[@HeavyArms0404]

Always wonderful to hear Andy.

[@Klomster88]

Cool to hear some quips from the legend himself. And good ol' gorkamorka. It's cool to have a box somewhere in prime condition, but in the end, having all the contents played with utmost care and really putting love into it. That's what it's about. Sure the "collector value" dropped, but the gaming value can't begin without opening it. Plus i realized i never saw an unboxing of this set. That one got 2 traks and 2 trukks is good value.

[@danncozey]

I bought this box set when it came out and the vibes at my local GW were simply put just EPIC.. So much fun!

[@Senbei01]

"Although it was a little bit overpriced at £300" During the last (and coincidentally actual 'LAST') GW sale, sealed copies of Gorkamorka were sold from GW stores for somewhere around the £11-15 mark. We know that time travel is impossible because nobody has gone back in time to invest heavily in Gorkamorka box sets. (there were also great deals on bagfulls of Battle Sisters blisters, Diggas and certain 2nd ed army books).

[@MidwinterMinis]

I know right? I'm fairly sure "box investors" are also quite to blame for the recent FOMO sellout releases, too.

[@Senbei01]

@@MidwinterMinis I've certainly seen reports of scalpers flooding ebay with several dozen copies of certain starter sets recently, at a healthy mark-up. Luckily, for myself, I was into collecting 'old' books in the mid 90's, so paying £10 for a Rogue Trader rulebook wasn't uncommon. I never did get the entire collection though, so the ones I still want are now... well... overpriced (£250 to £480 for a copy of Waaargh the Orks. I wouldn't, even if I could.).

[@nepetalejion5751]

Super excited to see someone actually cover gorkamorka! Ive only seen pictures of the box/learning about the goofy lore and stuff. Awesome to see you dive into the box and talk about its history

[@Berserkerworks]

I love these video. I also never got to play Gorkamorka, but I feel a huge nostalgia for games that had silly fun rules, over modern stuff that always needs to be "competitive."