You can kick-start your very own army with a battalion box containing 61 miniatures – a whopping 30 State Troops and 30 State Missile Troops, supported by a Steam Tank, the Empire’s premier smoke-belching engine of war. This is a solid core force, featuring enough command options to split your units of thirty, if you wish, and comes with two Empire of Man transfer sheets, each with 290 transfers.

Anyone the least bit interested in raising an army in support of their city, state, or indeed city-state would be remiss to not pick up Arcane Journal: Empire of Man. This 48-page primer covers the Empire during the time period Warhammer: The Old World is set in, and includes rules for two Armies of Infamy – the City-state of Nuln, and the Knightly Orders of the Empire, plus special characters, units, and magic to take into battle.

The Commanders of the Empire set features a pair of mounted and on-foot Commanders

If you really want to show your enemies who‘s boss, you can field the perennially impressive General of the Empire on Imperial Griffin, which can be built as a Commander too.