What is in the preview

Games Workshop’s August 23 Sunday Preview introduces a Custodes Support Battle Group with four Gyrfalcon jetbikes, one Pallas Grav-attack and one Telemon Dreadnought, all in plastic. The publisher says the miniatures can be used in both Warhammer 40,000 and The Horus Heresy, turning one limited box into support for two related but distinct rules systems.

The same preview announces five Battle March boxes for Warhammer: The Old World. They are designed around compact games of roughly 400 to 750 points, giving players a smaller force format rather than demanding a full traditional army at the start. The exact contents vary by faction and must be judged from the owner listing rather than treated as identical starter sets.

Why the formats matter

Moving the Custodes vehicles and dreadnought into plastic changes assembly, availability and collection planning for players accustomed to specialist-resin versions. Cross-system compatibility also makes the box more flexible, although rules, bases or unit options can still differ between 40,000 and Horus Heresy. The announcement does not promise that one build serves every list equally.

Battle March addresses a different barrier: scale. A 400-to-750-point game asks for fewer models, less painting time and a smaller initial commitment than a large Old World battle. That can make a first faction more approachable and create a quicker format for established groups without replacing the main game’s larger battles.

The practical unknowns

Games Workshop identifies regional delays for some products and describes the Custodes box as available only while stocks last. It does not provide one universal preorder date or prices for every market. Players should therefore use their regional Warhammer storefront rather than assume that the global preview translates into identical timing.

The next meaningful details are regional prices, final order windows and the exact rules support for compact Old World games. Stock duration cannot be inferred from a limited label, and the preview does not establish how long any box will remain available.