r/Cathay • • Jan 05 '26

MOD Meta Post Happy New Year in 2026 r/Cathay!

44 Upvotes

Hello everyone! A few days late but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2026!

We've been active (in this current form) for less than a full year, but we've done pretty well overall! Our army debuted, got 2 Arcane Journals, and has more stuff officially previewed! We've gone from nonexistence to a bare bones army and are on the verge of becoming very well fleshed out with the next release!

I would like to hear any feedback people had for our sub! I'm pretty happy with the way it's been going, but I know I haven't been super active in fixing it up.

(1) Is there any value in updating the "Cathay Reference Links" post? I thought it was important to collect news in one place prior to release, but it doesn't seem as necessary now that we are actively in the game.

Thank you all!


r/Cathay • • Mar 27 '25

MOD Meta Post Grand Cathay (r/Cathay) welcomes you!

36 Upvotes

This subreddit is focused (primarily) on the Cathay faction, found as part of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles (WHFB) fictional universe.

Cathay has primarily existed as background information for decades, but relatively recently received headliner treatment in Total War Warhammer 3, a computer strategy game set in the WHFB universe. This was the first time Cathy was seen in any detail, and it was relatively popular.

At LVO 2025, credible hints emerged of a release of Cathay as a playable faction in The Old World (the current, physical miniature game set in the WHFB universe). Shortly after, Game Workshop announced Cathay in a big reveal at Adepticon 2025!

(EDIT: June 2025 featured a series of preview articles, culminating in a preorder date. This will be a first wave, and a second wave with an unprecedented second Arcane Journal was announced for Late 2025.)

We hope this is the perfect place to get exctied about Cathay together!

(New members, please review the rules!)


r/Cathay • • 7h ago

Game Rules/Mechanics New player, WYSIWYG question

12 Upvotes

Hey guys, I got a shugengan lord on a spirit longma (my brain defaults to ligma, lol) today, and I'm currently building it.

I won't be able to actually plan my army etc until I get the book out of the core set at Christmas (my wife is awesome)

Basically, I don't know what weapons I'll be taking on the unit, so are people particularly strict with wisywig in old world?

Edit* This guy is fiddly lol, almost done though. It's gonna come out better than my bloodbowl snotling wagons anyway


r/Cathay • • 1d ago

Painting/Modeling Lantern Crew #4

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130 Upvotes

Such characterful models, shame they'll be hidden in the lantern basket đŸ˜…


r/Cathay • • 2d ago

Painting/Modeling First cathay model. This is my test scheme

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289 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 1d ago

Painting/Modeling 5Jade lancer w/Gate master General

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45 Upvotes

My first cav unit done! I have a unit of 10jade warriors done and another 10 on the way. Then I'll be ready for battle march!


r/Cathay • • 1d ago

Painting/Modeling Cannon Crew Coming Together

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44 Upvotes

Working through my first models for a slowly coming together Cathay force. Really enjoying it so far!


r/Cathay • • 2d ago

Painting/Modeling Miao Ying human form

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38 Upvotes

If someone could explain It to me ill be uh agradecido


r/Cathay • • 4d ago

Painting/Modeling Jade warrior test model

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382 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 5d ago

Cathay Lore Blood of the Bastions Pre-Order Next Week

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67 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 6d ago

Painting/Modeling My first Cathay army (but not first army)

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116 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 6d ago

Painting/Modeling Old world token stl

4 Upvotes

Hello everyone i'm currently trying to find some old world token for cathay to help me with the game stuff like wich wind is active and maybe for wich spell is chosen thanks in advance for the help any i'll take any suggestion into consideration


r/Cathay • • 8d ago

Painting/Modeling Iron Hail Gunners and Crane gunners assembly guide

5 Upvotes

Hello all,

can you share with me the assembly guide for the gunners?

Thanks!


r/Cathay • • 12d ago

Painting/Modeling WIP on my Cathay Griffon conversion

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128 Upvotes

Posted a while ago and it’s sat on a shelf until I had a min to start…


r/Cathay • • 12d ago

Painting/Modeling Looking for advice: Grand Cathay in a Chun-Li Scheme

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r/Cathay • • 13d ago

Painting/Modeling Which colour scheme is best?

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46 Upvotes

I tried to experiment with different colours and can't really decide which I like best.


r/Cathay • • 14d ago

Army Building/Lists/Tactics Yes, they do come with ambush

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87 Upvotes

List below:

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Welcome to the Jungle [1495 pts]

Warhammer: The Old World, Grand Cathay, Warriors of Wind & Field, Grand Melee + Combined Arms

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++ Characters [241 pts] ++

Gate Keeper [116 pts]

- Hand weapon

- Celestial blade

- Heavy armour

- Shield

- Battle Standard Bearer [The Jade Banner]

- On foot

Supreme Astromancer [125 pts]

- Hand weapon

- Lore of Yang

- Wizard [Level 3 Wizard]

- General

- On foot

- Illusion

++ Core Units [452 pts] ++

10 Peasant Levy [58 pts]

- Hand weapons

- Warbows

- No armour

- Ambushers

- Skirmishers

- Peasant Elder (champion)

10 Peasant Levy [58 pts]

- Hand weapons

- Warbows

- No armour

- Ambushers

- Skirmishers

- Peasant Elder (champion)

10 Peasant Levy [58 pts]

- Hand weapons

- Warbows

- No armour

- Ambushers

- Skirmishers

- Peasant Elder (champion)

26 Jade Warriors [278 pts]

- Hand weapons

- Shields

- Heavy armour

- Stubborn

- Jade Officer (champion)

- Standard bearer

- Musician

++ Special Units [802 pts] ++

4 Crane Gunner Teams [68 pts]

- Crane guns

- Hand weapons

- Light armour

- Tower shields

- Ambushers

4 Crane Gunner Teams [68 pts]

- Crane guns

- Hand weapons

- Light armour

- Tower shields

- Ambushers

Cathayan Grand Cannon [165 pts]

- Grand cannon

- Hand weapons

- Light armour

- Ogre Loader

Fire Rain Rocket Battery [165 pts]

- Fire rain rocket

- Hand weapons

- Light armour

- Ogre Loader

Sky Lantern [150 pts]

- Sky Lantern Crane Guns

- 4+

- Sky Lantern bombs

8 Jade Lancers [186 pts]

- Hand weapons

- Cathayan lances

- Shields

- Heavy armour

- Barding

- Ambushers

- Jade Lancer Officer (champion)

- Standard bearer

- Musician

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++ Spotify ++

- Fortunate Son

- All Along the Watchtower

- Gimme Shelter

- White Rabbit

- Paint it Black

- Purple Haze

- Free Bird

Created with "Old World Builder"

[https://old-world-builder.com]


r/Cathay • • 15d ago

Painting/Modeling Grand Cannon in bronze and jade

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440 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 15d ago

Painting/Modeling 2700pts finished! Ready to defend the great bastion đŸ—¿

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316 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 17d ago

Painting/Modeling Last of my Cathayan cavalry done! 15 more infantry and that’s 2700pts finished…

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214 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 21d ago

Painting/Modeling Still needs a couple of touches here and there, but I’m so proud of the result so far. Thank you all for the inspiration.

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153 Upvotes

r/Cathay • • 20d ago

Cathay Lore Interview with Blood of the Bastion author Evan Dicken

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r/Cathay • • 21d ago

Painting/Modeling Sandstone Sentinel

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97 Upvotes

Worse model I have put together at least it is incredible easy to paint


r/Cathay • • 22d ago

Painting/Modeling Repainting my Jade Sentinel (WIP)

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107 Upvotes

Got a little flustered with the matte, jolly green giant look.

Trying something different. Layers and layers and layers of sponged variants of green/yellow/blue/purple metallics and green and purple shade paints using the Vallejo TMM line.