​Chaos Space Marines - to some the coming of evil, to others the vengeance wrought by sons betrayed by their father - has broken like a wave on the shore of the Community, and all is right with the world. 2019 finally sees Chaos Space Marines get the attention they have so richly deserved for so long. To the simplest in the Community they are the bad guys, to the more nuanced they are those who turned their back on (as the Horus Heresy fluff now tells us was) an uncaring father, so allying themselves with unknown power from beyond The Warp. Enough foreplay... because all of this is in honour of the next part of Imperium Nihilus, Vigilus Ablaze which comes in Raining Black Death From the Heavens Collector's Edition and the Mum There's a Spiky Man At The Door Standard Edition. plus if you pre-order it on the webstore you can get this lovely pin! Now with Chaos entering the fray, Codex Heretic Astartes is here and interestingly the new Codex only comes in one flavour - Spikey Death To Our Father Standard Edition. If you're more a hobbyist or were stung by getting a new Codex only a few months ago so you're on strike, there's the minis - and they do not disappoint. Abaddon the Despoiler, the Warmaster is back - bigger and frankly frakkin' amazing! There's a tonne of features on this guy and customizable elements. Even for the price, he's worth it. What would a leader be without troops, and here's where we get the real joy - Chaos Space Marines! ​Every race and their domesticated creature of choice now has some special scenery and the Chaos Space Marine one does not disappoint -  the Noctilith Crown is basically a massive blackstone shield generator and it's cool!! As with most new releases there are themed Chaos Space Marines Dice and Chaos Space Marines Datacards. Now if you're #HardForHeresy for these releases, then you can get these free Chaos Dog Tags by ordering the weekend's Chaos pre-orders and if you just order the new Codex online, then you'll get these Chaos Art Cards. There have been a number of Chaos vehicles including the Heldrake, Rhino, Forgefiend/Maulerfiend combi-kit which have been off the site for a while - well they're now back and repackaged along with the Chaos Cultists and the Chaos Terminator Lord/ Sorcerer combi-kit.
In the tradition of Chaos, the Iron Warriors: The Omnibus is finally out telling the story of the rise of the infamous Iron Warrior's Warsmith Honsou via Graham McNeill’s Ultramarines series. I was very tempted by this, but knowing it's couched in terms of the Ultras takes the shine (pun intended) off it. Also out in books next week is the first novel in the Warhammer Horror line The Wicked and the Damned and the audio drama Perdition's Flame.

Khorne is the most brutal of the Chaos Gods. Bend on bloodshed and destruction, the forces of Khorne rampage about, smashing stuff up more than your average 8 year old in your Gundam collection. The spotlight is never far from Khorne, to be frank - after Nurgle Khorne is GW's favourite Chaos entity to constantly relaunch. SO here we find ourselves with a new Khorne Battletome for Age of $igmar, a few new minis and a pretty cool scenery piece.  The Battletome itself comes in two flavours; Lop It Off And Drink From It's Skull Limited Edition and the Chain Axe As a Butter Knife Standard Edition. There's two new daemon characters too, Skulltaker and Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne - as is the way with all the newer Chaos releases, there is always a Herald. Flash Hounds are a big part of Khorne, so for the first time out of the Wrath and Rapture boxed set we get the new plastic Flesh Hounds and their master Karanak, The Hound of Vengeance. Thing to notice about these four releases is that they can be used in Ao$ or 40K - again pointing to the return of Realm of Chaos-era sharing of forces across both universes. Now Khorne doesn't do magic, but they do do "judgements" so the Endless Spells.... I mean Endless Judgements of Khorne pop up too. Blood For The Blood God, Skulls For The Throne of Khorne may entail some sort of ceremony, so what better than an altar, a large Skull Altar to be precise. Games Workshop aren't straying much from the look they set up in the first Age of $igmar starter box really - red plate with gold trim. Khorne is a little more nuanced than that, so it is a bit of a shame to see these so simple wrought. To go with your new forces, you'll be needing some Warscroll Cards too. Interesting to see a Khorne release mainly built around daemons, which seems to be the trend these days. The mortal followers of Khorne might like a little update too, especially from the not-very-exciting 1st Edition Ao$ minis we got.
In books we have a doozy, which in our neck of the woods is all sold out - its the beginning of the end of the Horus Heresy and to celebrate, this limited edition Solar War, the first of 8 books set around the Siege of Terra is on it's way next week.

Generational change is an odd thing - the next thing comes along and it looks like the old thing, but then it's also not the old thing. It seems that for Games Workshop, generational change means robes or cloaks or tabards and the word "Vanguard". Post-Malign Portents, GW brought out Gen 2 Stormcast, added robes, made them more dynamic and used the term Vanguard. Fast forward 12 months or so and we get the Shadowspear boxed game with Gen 2 Primaris Marines and - well butter me on both sides and call me Nancy - we have Primaris Vanguard Space Marines.... in tabards and cloaks. Of course it's not just about Primaris, it's also about the LONG delayed Chaos Space Marines, and boy do they look amazing! Drawing on miniatures from Blackstone Fortress, these guys are well worth the wait! The tactical nature of these forces is questionable, but the minis do look amazing - and for the price they should be. This is not a cheap set, but certainly a cool looking one! Bit of a drawback on this set is the lack of poseability - these are mono-pose (effectively) at a multi-pose price. This pricing was also a trend set by the Stormcast Gen 2 and the ghosts that came with them. We'll coin it Vanguard Pricing. Also out are the Shadowspear Datacards, available exclusively from the webstore if you order Shadowspear.
In books, Warhammer Chronicles: Knights of the Empire, which has been hanging around the webstore for months is finally available.

Necromunda continues to impress the Community, and not just the Necromunda players, but also hobbyists from across the Warhammer Universes - especially for the Blanchitsu and INQ28​ converters out there - with a range of interesting miniatures that delve deeper into the lore than the more traditional WH40K range. Taking the old-school Ambull and turning it into a robot to produce the Luther Pattern Excavation Automata "Ambot", has been greeted with excited squeals as there are very few automata in plastic form in this universe. For the price, these are a must-have! Also in Necromunda this week, are the Necromunda 40mm Bases - only 5 in the pack, but also a very good price! When Speed Freaks was released we were told that there were two vehicles in there that were exclusive to that set - so here they are now separately, the Kustom Boosta-blasta and the Shokkjump Dragsta. Lacking the weapons options of the other kits, these are still pretty cool.
Despite not being stocked in most GW stores, Adeptus Titanicus has been a big hit, especially in the powerful Horus Heresy Community! With the ever expanding range, GW have now released the new weapon sprues seen on some of the later Titans releases to further customise your force. For the Warlord we have the Volcano Cannons and Apocalypse Missile Launchers and for the Reavers, the Melta Cannon, Chainfist, Volcano Cannon and Turbo Laser and the classic Gatling Blaster, Power Fist, Laser Blaster and Apocalypse Missile Launcher. Also next week the next in the series of decals, this time for the Traitors, Legio Fureans.
Next week also sees some Made To Order Skaven - only a week or two late - with the classic Thanquol with Boneripper, Grey Seer, the super-cool ​Ikit Claw, Queek Headtaker, and Deathmaster Snikch only available for the next week. 
In books next week there's also The Beast Arises Volume 1 in Paperback which collects the first four parts of this seemingly forgotten super-amazing-world-changing series...

The new Angron: Slave of Nuceria, the latest in the Primarchs series of books from Black Library has been released in Limited Edition form and although I haven't read it all yet, having read the Forward, there is a small quote from Gheer - final Legion Master of the XIIth Legion War Hounds.
This builds on the stark differences between the War Hounds and their soon-to-be-progeny the World Eaters, as shown in Betrayer by Aaron Dembski-Bowden and After Desh'ea by Matthew Farrer.
Where the War Hounds were conquerors, the World Eaters are slaughterers.   

This weekend is all about Black Library - most of the stuff is actually in store today so go check it out if you can! We've added them below so you can what's happening!
What would a celebration be without a celebration miniature? Well this celebration miniature comes in the form of Severina Raine, who is unfortunately such a boring miniature it will quickly fade from memory.
Away from Black Library for a minute, there are two new Start Collecting sets; Start Collecting! Maggotkin of Nurgle and Start Collecting! Idoneth Deepkin. If you're a fan of Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault then the Forbidden Chambers Board Pack, fully compatible with the full game. Also next week White Dwarf March 2019 is out, guest edited by Phil Kelly! 

As it is the Black Library Celebration, we have a few new books, a few older books and a couple of other items available for the big-big day!
First up is the Angron: Slave of Nuceria (Limited Edition). This 244-page hardback comes with a custom foiled slipcase and for those of us eager for any more info on the War Hounds Legion, is hopefully packed full of information to flesh out these guys. The next in the Horus Heresy novels is also out, The Buried Dagger, which tells the tale of the fall of the Death Guard to Nurgle in all his pestilence. The hardback version of Honourbound, the story behind the Severina Raine miniature is also out. Now barely a year goes by without these being re-released but the Horus Rising and False Gods Celebration Edition Paperbacks are pretty cool - each includes an additional short story, yet another new introduction by Dan Abnett, black page edges and these stark covers. Graham McNeil's classic Storm of Iron is getting a re-release - if you haven't read this it's a great brutal read! Another classic is Gotrek and Felix City of the Damned. If you do decide to buy any of these books, you will also get the Black Library Celebration 2019 Anthology for free!
In audio drama, the Our Martyred Lady (CD Box Set) is heading our way. A four CD set too!! 
In merchandise, there's a Black Library Celebration 2019 Coaster Set with the images of The Eye of Horus, the World Eaters Legion, the Death Guard Legion and the Knights Errant to keep your drinks happy. Last but not least, there is now a Horus Heresy Sketchbook - and before you blow your lid, no this isn't full of sketches... it's blank pages to doodle on! Yes we felt the same way!

There are many creatures and races lurking in the fluff of the Warhammer universes, some come to light after many years like the Necrons did and then there are those that have waited for even longer, biding their time - the Ambull is just such a creature. Originally native to desert worlds, it seems the Ambull can now be found in the space because now we have them in the first of the Blackstone Fortress expansions Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress – The Dreaded Ambull. The latest expansion now also gets it's first hobby accessory, the Blackstone Fortress Carry Case which looks quite a bit bigger than the previous soft cases we have seen. In books we have the first full length novel featuring Hamilcar Bear-Eater, Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods and the second Gotrek and Felix Omnibus.

Meanwhile Forge World have released new minis for the vampire-Batman Space Marines - the Night Lords.
First up is the Night Lords Leviathan Dreadnought with Siege Claws. You can also get it without the claws if that is your want and desire. There are also two Praetors - the superbly detailed Night Lords Legion Praetor in Tartaros Terminator Armour which not only comes with an alternate bare head, but also seems to have Adolf Hitler's head around his waist... and the Night Lords Legion Praetor who sports a MKIV jetpack and an optional bare head. Both of these poses are amazing - both dynamic and fear inducing. The detail on the armour is brilliant. A real high point for Forge World sculpting, plus a fair price - about the same as a plastic GW character. There are also Night Lords Dice to strike fear into every dice roll.

Games Workshop revealed some new minis from their upcoming arena-style game, Combat Arena. The new minis have been drawn from across the Warhammer 40K universe and include an Inquisition Crusader, A Tech Priest, what looks like a Servitor, a Psyker and another Rogue Trader. They're all great looking miniatures who will hopefully also get a release outside the boxed game. In reality, this motley crew could actually be a Rogue trader's retinue, and as this serves as a Blackstone Fortress prequel, maybe we will start to see boxed sets of Rogue Traders and their retinues coming our way.

As you may know, from time to time we buy new stuff we have seen so we can review it and pass that info on to you and bases seem to always be a popular one. We all want to add more character to our models, especially special units or characters. Well the other week we came across Unreal Wargaming online and thought we'd do a small order to sample the quality - and we have to say WOW! Not only was the international postage to Australia quite quick, the quality of the product is just amazing - to the point where I'm seriously considering rebasing all my 60+ War Hounds Legion on these bases! So lets dive in...

Logically the best place to do a sample order is the 32mm bases for your troops - we ordered the 32mm Urban Rubble Bases Set 2 (10). The detail on these is amazing - pipes, girders, pieces of metal all mixed in with bricks and rocks to create a very random but also flat-enough surface for minis. The detail is also crisp, but not so crisp that the corners seem fragile, these are solid bases and beautifully executed! As I said above, these may become the bases for my War Hounds now.

We also ordered two larger character bases. Some character bases seem so large and ungainly that they almost overshadow the miniature themselves - hello Forge World, are you listening? These however provide enough surface area and detail, but don't detract from the model in scale.
On the left we have the 40mm Urban Rubble Character Base 1 and on the right 40mm Urban Rubble Character Base 2. Both of these are simple but have nice little touches to them. Unreal Wargaming do have more elaborate bases, but for our purposes, this seemed to fit. 

Unreal Wargaming have a tonne of other bases in various sizes including the new 170mm and 120mm Knight and Flyer bases! They are super cool.
Honestly we are pleasantly surprised and impressed by Unreal Wargaming and their products, so if you're in the market for bases or scenery, look them up ans sample their wares.
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++ This Review Was Not Paid For By A Third Party And Is The Unpaid Opinion of Beardy Hammer ++ 

With the tail end of the Genestealer release due this week no one expected the Inquisition... and by that we mean two Age of $igmar Battletomes and a large boxed game in the form of Carrion Empire.
The Genestealer release last week was undoubtedly a hit, and this week we get the Biophagus character, the powerful melee fighters the Aberrants with a variety of weapon options and the heavy-hitter the Abominant with the face only a mother could love - little fluff joke there!  The Genestealer Cults also get an awesome light vehicle, the Achilles Ridgerunner which has three weapon options - see the pic below for more.
Now with all that, the amount of releases attached to the Carrion Empire game came as a bit of a surprise - not only do you get the large boxed set, enough to start a Flesh-eater Courts army for sure plus some core units for the Skaven, but their Battletomes also got released AND some Endless Spells for both armies. The Skaven Battletome comes in Bigger Than A Cat Limited Edition and Scurry Scurry Standard Edition. The Skaven also get their Endless Spells which includes the iconic Vermintide, Warp Lightning Vortex and the Bell of Doom and the magical Skaven Gnawholes, which are really sizeable pieces of terrain! In terms of troops, nothing new - just a reboxing of the classic Clanrats. There are of course the ubiquitous Skaven-themed Dice and Skaven Warscrolls. Have to say, it is really nice to see Skaven that aren't Clan Pestilens for once. Meanwhile the Flesh-Eater Courts also get their Battletome with the Let Me Suck Your Blood Limited Edition and the Just The Fang Tip Standard Edition. They also get a sizeable terrain piece, this time the Charnel Throne, which if you look at the floor looks like it may have been built on an old Bretonnian building! There's also an Endless Spell set too including the Cadaverous Barricade, the Chalice of Ushoran, and the rather fearsome looking Corpsemare Stampede. Don't forget the all-important Warscroll Cards: Flesh-Eater Courts... important until GW put them on Last Chance To Buy in a week or two!