The year is winding down, Santa is stocking his sack (wait... that doesn't sound right) and GW have slowed down the 2023 pre-orders so their staff can have holidays. In fact, in the spirit of the season, (Christmas for those who hadn't been paying attention) let's start with some GW Christmas goodness that's AVAILABLE TODAY!! Yes, instead of going on pre-order last week, these products are just turning up this week - like Santa just popping up sliding down the chimney and giving your mum a slap and a tickle. It happens... I saw it once. It was your mum!
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In stores today are these little beauties from Starforged, the Thunder Hammer Keychain, the Chainsword Keychain and three different Purity Seals, in either Space Wolves, Grey Knights, or Imperial Fists. Grey Knights is an interesting choice considering we get neither a Blood Angel or a Dark Angel option. And that's it for the pre-orders for this week, and they are actually in stores this week, so not exactly pre-orders.

Honourable mention to a few products still missing in action for Australia and New Zealand - seems like the King of the Dead and Heralds (Clear Plastic), Warriors of the Dead (Clear Plastic), the Brimstein Firegrass tufts, and the Horus Heresy MKVI Assault Squad, won't be making an appearance this Christmas. Did we make Santa's Naughty List?

​"If I could turn back time, if I could find a way..." Cher had it right with the smash hit from her 1989 album Heart of Stone. Not only did she ask the question, she confused all of us about the use for big guns on battleships. What has that got to do with the pre-orders this week? Well the wheels have fallen off the Logic Wagon, but we're puddling along. It seems the releases not available to the US and UK are also not on the Australian site, but the ones not available to Australia and New Zealand are also not on the Australian site. BUT, fair friend, we have the things from last week available this week, and the things for this week we'll get in 2024. Read on while we cover it all, fear not!.
Hey, I know it's the 60th Anniversary of Dr Who, but this is getting weird!!
As we predicted a little while back, the Flesh-eater Courts are getting a refresh, and the Flesh-eater Courts Army Set is the harbinger of said influx. The entire range minus the amazing new King model are in this set plus the Collectors Edition Battletome.
Robots in Disguise was the catchphrase from 1984, but the Necrons have a whole new spin - they're ancient malevolent warriors disguised as robots... in plain sight! Well here they are in all their glory, with their new 10th Edition Codex and associated goodness. Their new Codex, comes in Spit and Polish Collector’s Edition (sporting green foil pages edges) or Malign Force of Evil Standard Edition. The Necrons also get some lovely new miniatures, with brand new versions of well-known characters Imotekh the Stormlord, ​Orikan the Diviner,  as well as a nifty new Overlord with Translocation Shroud. After some delay, there's two of the best Necron minis to be released since Day Zero, with the Overlord with Tachyon Arrow and Royal Warden, available in the 9th Edition Starter Set but now here to buy separately. Speaking of which, the bulk of the Necron forces from that set are also now available in the Combat Patrol: Necrons. To help you reign supreme over these nefarious shiny evil doers, the Datasheet Cards for the Necrons (with pretty green foil edges) and a themed Necrons Dice Set are also available this week.
Your friend and mine, the toaster-worshipping techno-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus (beep-boop) are also rolling out their 10th Edition Codex, which is available in either Robes Are So This Year Collectors Edition (with red foil page edges) or Mechanoid Radioactive Army Standard Edition. Showing that the Adeptus Mechanicus, once the baby of legendary designer Jes Goodwin, have fallen so far from favoured status, the Adeptus Mechanicus get an absolute stinker of a mini. Fresh from the We Have No More Ideas Factory, is the Sydonian Skratos - comically absurd and ridiculous - this stilt-walker is less sniper and more carnival freak show. However, if you have love for the Priests of Mars, then the new Combat Patrol: Adeptus Mechanicus at least gives you some of the nice Goodwin minis, plus some of the questionable Latham ones. As with the Necrons, the new Adeptus Mechanicus Datasheet Cards are very nice, and come with red foil edges to the cards, plus there's a set of Adeptus Mechanicus Dice.
Da Red Gobbo has competition, and it's the Grotmas Gitz. Arguably a nicer miniature, let's hope these two fight it out to mutually assured destruction and next year we can get back to a White-bearded Dwarf! 
In books this week it's the Vaults of Terra trilogy, available in the very pretty Collectors Edition. Plus White Dwarf is here again - Xmas Edition - with Issue 495.

This week, there are supposed to be a few products that are available in Australia and New Zealand, but not the US and Canada, and vice versa, but that seems to have got a bit confused too, plus the big release for the week is totally missing - 
This week was supposed to see the King of the Dead and Heralds (Clear Plastic) and Warriors of the Dead (Clear Plastic), two great looking new sets made of clear blue plastic giving them the ghostly look they have always needed and wanted. Though technically in Lord of the Rings they were green! Despite GW promises, these have also not turned up on the AUS/NZ site, and won't be available in the US/CAN for a little bit.
The big Horus Heresy release this week is the MKVI Assault Squad, not available in AUS/NZ, but ideally next week. This is a really nice kit - notice the jump packs modelled on the 40K Raptor kit to bring design elements together. Also this week everywhere apart from AUS/NZ are the Brimstein Firegrass tufts. They're kind of cool, but probably limited in usages.

Alrighty, for everyone playing along at home, this week sees the delayed pre-order of Legions Imperialis in Australia and New Zealand, with the delivery date of 9th of December. We showed this to you last week, but we didn't have links, but we have them now, so here you are! Legions Imperialis launches with the boxed set - ​Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis, which includes both Astartes and Solar Auxilia, You can also get the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis Rulebook separately, plus and the two Legiones Astartes and Solar Auxilia Army Cards sets are also on pre-order too. In terms of miniatures, there's the Legiones Astartes Infantry, and the very cute Kratos Heavy Tank Squadron and a Rhino sets. The release of Legions Imperialis also sees the reboxing of some of the Aeornautica Imperialis minis, with the Thunderhawk Gunship being front row centre for the Astartes. The other faction (either allied or as adversary) are the Solar Auxilia who on release also have their Infantry set, and a box of Baneblades for support, available to buy separately.
There's more Aeronautica Imperialis reboxing, with the Lightning Fighter, Marauder Bomber, Marauder Destroyer, plus some Forge World resin minis, the Marauder Colossus and Marauder Pathfinder, plus the Arvus Lighters on pre-order. They're not the only ones, with the plastic Questoris Knights, Cerastus Knight Lancers, Reaver Titans, and Warlord Titans returning, plus Forge World's Warglaives and Helverins, Knights Styrix, Moriax, Magaera, Atrapos, Arcastus, Asterius, Cerastus and the Warlord-Sinister Psi Titan in spanking new Legions Imperialis boxes. Will this be the end of Adeptus Titanicus? Time will tell! Legions Imperialis has also introduced some new terrain, with the Civitas Imperialis City Road Tiles and Civitas Imperialis Ruins sets, plus the Administratum Sector which collects some of the Adeptus Titanicus terrain kits, up for pre-order too. There's also a collection of new bases - Aeronautica Imperialis Base Pack, Legions Imperialis 120mm Oval Base, Legions Imperialis 105mm Oval Base, Legions Imperialis 80mm Round Base Pack, Legions Imperialis 50mm Round Base Pack, Legions Imperialis 40mm Round Flying Base Pack, and the Legions Imperialis 40mm Round Base Pack.
There's also the new new Carta Galactica Map showing the Imperium's domains at the time of the Heresy.

Now there's some more pre-orders this week, but also some missing, so let's struggle through this together like the united Community we are despite Games Workshop making this incredibly difficult!
Despite the Codex for the Necrons, plus some great Necron minis. plus the Codex for the Adeptus Mechanicus being listed as being on pre-order this weekend, they are missing in action! But we do have these....
The excellent Necromunda terrain sets continue with the Ash Wastes Outpost, bringing together some older pieces and some new, these are a departure from the traditional walls of the Hive City and a reflection of what's going on outside in the Ash Wastes of Necromunda. Speaking of Necromunda, there's two Forge World kits this week, with the awesome looking Asun'ghar, The Lady Of Ash and the super chunky Ironhead Squat Prospectors Skalvian Explorator. We really wish both had been in plastic!
There's a new Kill Team card pack with the Kill Team: Approved Ops – Tac Ops & Mission set giving you the ability to combine three mission types with nine standard killzone maps, or 10 Close Quarters maps – plus 27 Tac Ops cards, covering every archetype, and two alternate Tac Ops cards for Close Quarters games.
In books this week there's Warboss in paperback and the Titanicus omnibus, God-Machines in paperback.

This has become the longest pre-order update yet, almost surely! So, without further ado, here are the main pre-orders this week for everywhere except the European Union, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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​Not everyone loves Necrons, and frankly ancient metallic warriors are hard to love - they certainly don't like hugs - but here they are, all ready for Warhammer 40K 10th Edition. Hot off the presses is their new Codex, which comes in Spit and Polish Collector’s Edition or Malign Force of Evil Standard Edition. The Necrons also get some lovely new miniatures, with a brand new Imotekh the Stormlord, ​Orikan the Diviner and an Overlord with Translocation Shroud. Plus there's two of the best Necron minis to be released since Day Zero, with the Overlord with Tachyon Arrow and Royal Warden, available in the 9th Edition Starter Set, now here to buy separately. Speaking of which, the bulk of the Necron forces. from that set are also now available in the Combat Patrol: Necrons. As you'd expect, there's also the Datasheet Cards for the Necrons (with pretty green foil edges) and a themed Necrons Dice Set.
On the other side of the machine equation, the Adeptus Mechanicus (beep-boop) are also rolling out their 10th Edition Codex, which is available in either Robes Are So This Year Collectors Edition or Mechanoid Radioactive Army Standard Edition. While the Necrons got a selection of stellar minis, the Adeptus Mechanicus got an absolute stinker. Fresh from the We Have No More Ideas Factory, is the Sydonian Skratos - comically absurd, totally undynamic and ridiculous. However, fear not disciples, the new Combat Patrol: Adeptus Mechanicus at least gives you some nice minis to paint up so you can ignore this other one. Happily, the new Adeptus Mechanicus Datasheet Cards are very nice, and come with red foil edges to the cards, plus there's a set of Adeptus Mechanicus Dice.
When will we see these in other parts of the world? Not sure. Suffice to say that we, the customer, will be the very last to know, thank you Games Workshop!

This may have been the week that broke us, to be very honest. It's a huge pre-order week for a brand new games system that's been hyped for lord-knows how long, wanted by the community for longer, and Games Workshop couldn't get their act together to ship it to the Australia and New Zealand warehouse. In 2023, that's so disappointing. Back in 1988, when I first entered the hobby-proper (having been buying minis since the early 80s), this could have been acceptable, but with air freight, this situation is embarrassing for the largest miniature gaming company in the world. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth, and this is from someone who isn't even interested in Legion Imperialis. So, what will be be able to order this weekend instead of the much-hyped new games system?​

Well, we get part of it - the new Legions Imperialis: Civitas Imperialis Administratum Sector giving you a variety of buildings for your battlefield. A fairly pricey set, but also necessary to play the game!
In Made to Order this week we have the Classic Deathleaper and the fan-fave, The Red Terror, who despite not being in the new Tyranid Codex, is a nice mini to have for the Tyranid fan.
It's coming up to Christmas, so it's stocking filler time - the Warhammer 40,000: Imperium Tin Tote, Warhammer 40,000 – Official 2024 Calendar, and Warhammer Boxed Christmas Cards (have a look at the price for a good laugh!) are all there for the Warhammer fan in your life.
In books this week we have the continuation of the current Warhammer 40K storyline with Dawn Of Fire: Sea Of Souls Book 7 (in Special Edition and paperback), Hammers Of Sigmar: First Forged in paperback and 
The Last Volari in paperback.

The dreaded words have been spoken; "These products have all been delayed for a short time in Australia and New Zealand" - and the door slams shut on enjoying the new games system with the rest of the world.
So what's out for everyone else?
The big set, the ​Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis, giving you both Astartes and Solar Auxilia, the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis Rulebook and the two Legiones Astartes and Solar Auxilia Army Cards sets.
In minis there's the Legiones Astartes Infantry, Kratos Heavy Tank Squadron and a Rhino box to move your troops around in. The Thunderhawk Gunship makes a reappearance from the Aeornautica Imperialis game too.
The Solar Auxilia have their Infantry set, and a box of Baneblades for support, but no transports yet.
We also see the return of the Aeronautica Imperialis minis, the Lightning Fighter, Marauder Bomber, Marauder Destroyer, plus some Forge World resin minis, the Marauder Colossus and Marauder Pathfinder, plus the Arvus Lighters.
Reboxed and rebased, the Questoris Knights, Cerastus Knight Lancers, Reaver Titans, and Warlord Titans return, plus Forge World's Warglaives and Helverins, Knights Styrix, Moriax, Magaera, Atrapos, Asterius and the Warlord-Sinister Psi Titan return.
Terrain isn't forgotten with the Civitas Imperialis City Road Tiles and Civitas Imperialis Ruins sets, plus the Administratum Sector which collects some of the Adeptus Titanicus terrain kits.
There's also the new new Carta Galactica Map showing the Imperium's domains at the time of the Heresy.

The end of year boxed sets are upon us, and this year they are pretty hefty, giving you some solid units to either start or reinforce any faction. Interesting additions this year include named characters, and even a Primarch! Lets start with Age of $igmar! Packing an absolute punch is the Slaves To Darkness – Warhorde Of Eternus, with a succession of heavy units. The Seraphon – Primordial Starhost gives you a nive cross section of the new Seraphon range, as does the Ossiarch Bonereapers – Praetorian Spearhead, which could be compared to the Slaves to Darkness one in flexibility. Featuring the amazing Vengorian Lord, the Soulblight Gravelords – Vengorian Court is a standout for sure. The Warhammer 40K sets are a mixed bag, certainly not as thematic as the Ao$ ones... Leagues Of Votann: Defenders Of The Ancestors gives you some heavy hitters with transport and light support capability, the Astra Militarum: Cadian Defence Force is pretty standard Imperial Guard fare but gives you two tanks to keep your cannon fodder alive. The Orks: Beast Snagga Stampede is a mixed arms set, while the World Eaters: Exalted Of The Red Angel is pure melee smashy-ness and includes a Primarch! Speaking of melee, the Tyranids: Onslaught Swarm features some of the new models from the recent Leviathan release. The Space Marines: Spearhead Force is all about fast attack, with bikes and the new Assault Primaris in droves. All these have a price increase from last year, so do your sums to see if they give you savings! Be aware they are limited though!
In the past we had Xmas White Dwarf minis, but some bright spark decided Da Red Gobbo (or Red Goobo as we call him here) was more interesting - unfortunately none of the miniatures have been, so here's something reasonably lacklustre - Da Red Gobbo's Surprise - the mini no one asked for but will haunt Warhammer Community until the end of the year.
In books we have the paperback version of Leviathan, the classic Graham McNeil book Storm Of Iron in hardback, and it's a White Dwarf week, with issue 494 hitting the shelves this coming Friday.

Well just to make things a little more convoluted with the new two week order window, one of this week's releases is actually a one week pre-order window. Yes, the convoluted twisted and sneaky Primarch himself, Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children Legion in his demonic Fulgrim Transfigured form is actually available on the week of the 10/11, a full week before the other minis in today's pre-orders.
Fulgrim Transfigured is a huge model, the wings adding an extra 100% on top of his already larger overall frame. How he'll be transported one only knows, but on the field of battle he'll be a monster. Amazing model, but he's also the most expensive of the Primarchs so far, coming in at $400+ AUD/ NZD. It's an investment, but the detail on him makes him a model that you could take your time with and really make it a true centrepiece. Yes, I am currently talking myself out of buying this - and those bloody wings seem like an absolute pain! 
Alongside Fulgrim Transfigured  is another Forge World resin kit, the Legiones Astartes: Traitor Champion Consul - and what an awesome model he is. Tweaking the new MkIII armour, we now have an artificer plate version. More the pity he's not in plastic, but this is a great looking mini and a great base for a conversion. In retrospect, it would have been great to see this mini in Emperor's Children livery, considering the Primarch is on pre-order. Not to be confused, this mini is available on the week-of 18/11.
Also in Forge World resin (and available from the 18/11)  are two Necromunda Votann minis - Urson Grimjarl, Jardlan Nomad Hunter and Orrin Grimjarl, Last Charter Lord Of Jardlan. The latter is interestingly most noteable for his weapon - a Beamer - which we don't often see these days and harks back to Rogue Trader where it was mounted on both vehicles and as a heavy weapon option for many factions. The heavy Volkites have generally taken that role currently, but who know, maybe we will see a new Beamer option for some factions coming soon. We'd be very keen!

Cities of $igmar has been teasing us for some time now. All those pretty banners and grizzled faces, things that go boom and heavy armour. Praise-be Bretheren, they are here, and all starting with the Cities of Sigmar Battletome, which comes in Glorious Trudging Steel Limited Edition or Huddled Mass of Humanity Standard Edition. Cities of Sigmar has taken a much grimmer tone to the old days, but they still love a wing-ed beast, and Tahlia Vedra, Lioness of the Parch rides said monstrosity. In fact she's a bit of a monster in her own right, leading from the front, a little different from her Freeguild Marshal and Relic Envoy who maybe plays it a bit safer. These lovely models carry so much character with them and have multiple build options. Someone who does lead from the front is the Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal, a personal highlight from this range. He has an alternative head and that's about it, but the posing and baring of this mini is a triumph. Speaking of character, the Freeguild Command Corps is a collection of them. Possessing different attributes to help your units, this is a ragtag assortment of weirdos that will fit right in with the universe. It would be interesting to perhaps see some units introduced to go with the look some of these minis have. Magic plays a part in this universe, and the Pontifex Zenestra, Matriarch of the Great Wheel is certainly one of those practitioners. An amazing looking model, she is but one of the magical weapons in the Cities of $igmar army, for she is shadowed by the Alchemite Warforger - a brilliant looking mini which will surely become kitbash fodder for years to come. With the leadership and specialists out of the way, it's time to get down to the mailed fist! The Freeguild Cavaliers are the Knights of the force - heavy horse with multiple build options for each rider. A very nice kit, highly detailed and a must-have for hobbyists! It's far less glorious on the ground, and that's why the Fusil-Major on Ogor Warhulk has an easier time of it, leading his troops while riding this universe's version of a tank. Still, would you want to be up there? The afore-mentioned troops are the Freeguild Fusiliers - probably the poster boys and girls of this force. A great original looking unit, these form a strong gunline to keep your enemy back, while the Freeguild Steelhelms are the poor bastards who have to get into hand to hand combat with the foe. Supporting these ground troops is the amazing Ironweld Great Cannon, surely a hit with many hobbyists, this has multiple options for the crew and is surely another must-have.
Age of $igmar also brings us the next part of the Dawnbringers campaign, with Dawnbringers: Book III – The Long Hunt, which comes in Pale Rider Limited Edition and Fearsome Winged Foe Standard Edition. The book introduces not only a new path to the narrative but also a number of new units with the Stormcast Eternals - Cryptborn's Stormwing dragon riders and for the Sylvaneth - The Blades of Belthanos, a powerful character on a powerful giant bug, plus some underlings! This is the introduction to both Ionus Cryptborn, Warden of Lost Souls and Belthanos, who will (down the line) be available outside these units. Fear not, "He" is finally here - the Frank Frazetta-esque Harbinger of Decay - and what a model he is. Probably a front runner for Golden Demon entrants this year, he's a great (if not original) idea. Nurgle isn't the only recipient of new characters, we have the Fyreslayer's Grimhold Exile and a new elite unit for the Stormcast, the Blacktalons, who draw from different units and allies to build a rather pricey strike team!
In books this week, we have Da Gobbo Rides Again in hardback, Bad Loon Rising in paperback, Blacktalon in hardback, a 40K anthology with Galaxy of Horrors in paperback, Godeater's Son in paperback, The Vulture Lord - which stars the Bonereaper's very own Zothar Athrabis - in paperback and an Age of $igmar anthology, Untamed Realms in paperback.
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Pretty big week, but is it just us or does having a two week-pre-order window take the anticipation away? It seems a long time between the launch, the anticipation and the delivery - which is exactly what we predicted when this started. Let's see how long it lasts!

As you know, we have been working on the XIIth Legion War Hounds for a long time - since 2013 at least - and it's time for an update. I've tweaked the colour scheme to make a Version 3, plus added some new pictures to the Project Blog: War Hounds section of the site.
Developing a look and feel for the War Hounds has been a labour of love, making them an actual Legion rather than a less spiky version of the World Eaters. Giving them their own identity and look, with markings that echo the Great Crusade and love for the Emperor. The War Hounds were proud Terrans, or from newly inducted worlds brought back into the fold of the Imperium. They deserve their own place away from the shame of the World Eaters, the bloody savagery of Angron and the treason of His sons. 

This weekend we re-enter the world of Necromunda, where much has been happening - from insurrection to assassination it's all going on. Get up to date and play out the factions in the new expansion, Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Ruins of Jardlan available to order today but delivering on the 041123. One of the main protagonists are the Van Saar gang, who receive a pretty sizeable reinforcement this week with the new Ash Wastes Arachni-rig. You get two in the set, which gives you two chassis to share the loadouts over. All things Van Saar means some new and old toys - in the old camp we get the Van Saar Gang Tactics Cards (Second Edition), and hot off the presses we have the Van Saar Vehicle Gang Tactics Cards. Also in Necromunda, there's a new Underhive Graffiti Transfer Sheet, giving you much needed warning labels, some of the nerdiest graffiti you've ever seen in your life, plus more. I wonder why GW don't just hire a good local talent to design some great graffiti - it would pay off and look amazing.
This week also sees some of the more classic Space Marine models return in their Made To Order form. Most of these are resin, unless specified, and worth a look at - Brother-Captain Stern, the very classic Space Wolves Rune Priest in Terminator Armour, Loki's clone Lukas the Trickster, a personal favourite the Space Wolves Grey Hunter with Wolf Standard, the reasonably new Watch Captain Artemis who is based on the old Inquisitor model (and comes in plastic), the venerable Servitors with Multi-melta and Servitors with Plasma Cannon, plus and all-time favourite Top Ten GW mini, the gender neutral mini of many names, the Warrior Acolyte (who comes in metal, because sadly they never made it to resin),
In books this week we have the longest book title in history, and the book most likely to sell out in 5 seconds, The End and the Death Volume II The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 8: Part 2, which comes in both glorious Limited Edition and much easier to get and cheaper hardback. This week there's also the Word Bearers: The Omnibus in paperback, which includes the short story ​Torment, plus classics Dark Apostle, Dark Disciple and Dark Creed.

Not up in time for last week's update is the very cool ​Armoury of The Sons of Horus from Forge World. This is a really nice set, and if you look closely you will see one of the arms is MKIII, we get the Umbra and newer Phobos Pattern Bolters, plus some other types AND some axes. SO very Warhammer!!

Warhammer Day! It's time to celebrate - all those annoying articles about the 40th anniversary of Warhammer must be close to ending. Poorly written, often incorrect, they've bene the bane of the older Community members since their introduction. To celebrate this auspicious day, there's two special items on pre-order, the The Ancestors' Wrath mini from the Leagues of Votann range, and a reprint of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, the book where it all began! Rogue Trader has been available in limited numbers at events before, but this is the first wide distribution since the late 80's and a great collectible to read through. Absolutely worth getting a copy of, even if delivery date is unknown!
Horus Heresy gets a boost this weekend with the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy - Legiones Astartes Battle Group finally going on pre-order. This box sees the launch of the plastic Deredeo Dreadnought, alongside thirty of the new upgraded MKIII Space Marines and the Land Raider Proteus. Thankfully, the new MKIII Tactical Squad is also available separately, giving you twenty of the new version of the Iron Pattern armour. Personally we preferred the previous plastic set - it was much more faithful to the art from over the years and had that very crude look to it. It will be interesting to see how these are greeted, but we'll certainly miss the older ones. If you were holding out for the Deredeo Dreadnought, fear not because it is also available outside the boxed set too. The Deredeo Dreadnought: Anvilus Configuration has lots of weapon and armour options, so this will be a popular kit, maybe even an instant hit! Horus Heresy – Exemplary Battles of The Age of Darkness: Volume One is a collection of the articles published on Warhammer Community profiling special units and missions that they featured in. This is also the first time we will see the rules for the new Forge World Fulgrim Transfigured and his warped Legion.
Games Workshop continue to try to produce the perfect army transport case, and this one has to be one of the weirdest - the Stormvault Skirmish Case. This incredibly tenuous offering is not something I'd trust my minis in, but if you have the Emperor or Sigmar on your side, go forth!
In books this week we have The Dark Coil Collection, a set of three deluxe hardbacks, The Fall of Cadia in hardback, the Warhammer 40,000 omnibus Forges of Mars by Graham McNeill in paperback, and the paperback version of Angron – The Red Angel.

There's new Warcry, and this one came a little out of left field with the new Hunter and Hunted set reintroducing a very old part of the Ogor forces, the Gorger Mawpack. A much more bestial version of the Ogors - bit like shaved Yeti really -and  they face off against the Wildercorps Hunters from the Cities of $igmar. The Wildercorps Hunters would make excellent Skirmishers for your Cities of $igmar army, in fact this set is a really nice collection for hobbyists.
The new expansion for Warhammer Underworlds, Deathgorge is also on it's way, this time waging the Slaaneshi Thricefold Discord against the Idoneth Deepkin Cyreni's Razors, which of course come with a cute animal. Far out, these bloody mascots - more on that later!
The older Seraphon scenery has been repackaged minus the minis and the books to give us Ravaged Lands: Scales of Talaxis. This is a very nice set, especially if you're looking for additions to existing Ravaged Lands scenery or to add something to the look of your Seraphon forces.
Speaking of Warcry, there are two new warbands on pre-order this week - both excellent in different ways. The Kruleboyz Monsta-killaz have the lean appearance that sets the Kruleboyz apart from the usual Orcs, but this set comes with two Gnarlwood Howlaz - large fearsome-looking simians who will very quickly be converted into Jokaero for Warhammer 40k, but surely will become favourites in their own right. Games Workshop needs to bring a box of these out soon! The other new set are the Vulkyn Flameseekers, and although the Fyreslayers have to be our least favourite minis for some time, it looks like Games Workshop have finally got the look right. Whoever designed this new warband has finally FINALLY got this look and feel right. They just needed to go overboard and now we have some awesome minis! The introduction of the new skin tone is also a gamechanger! In our eyes they have gone from 'nope' to 'dope'!
It's a great day when GW release older Warcry warbands without the cards so you can just get the goodness of the minis, so it's with great joy that we have a batch of them; the Gorechosen of Dromm (the the excellent Shaman leader), Hexbane's Hunters (from when GW were flirting with Mordheim), the Skaven Skittershank's Clawpack (which brought a slightly tweaked look to the Skaven with their larger heads and more characterful appearance), The Exiled Dead, Da Kunnin' Krew (who go so perfectly with the Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast and the Marshcrawla Sloggoth that it can't be an accident), The Shadeborn, Xandire's Truthseekers and last but absolutely least, Blackpowder's Buccaneers. Blackpowder's Buccaneers is notorious for being the mini release where GW completely jumped the shark and made it all about the pets. The Community had fallen in love with the previous animal companions of some of the warbands, so when they announced this one, it was all about the creatures, to the detriment of the main character. It was absurd! So here that set is, the one that broke the back of a cute idea and made it dumb!
In books this week we have Realmslayer: Legend of the Doomseeker in hardback, the Warhammer Crime anthology Once a Killer in Paperback and it's a White Dwarf week with Issue 493.
There's also a very cool, but premium collectable, the BANDAI: Blood Angels Assault Intercessor Action Figure. The colour scheme they picked for this is excellent, and we should see it on Blood Angels more. The thing about these Bandai action figures is the price, and when you compare them to the Joy Toy versions, are they any better? At three to four times the price, you'd have to question it.  

As we've stated before, 10th Edition has got off to a slow start, in fact seeing more errata and FAQ than it has releases. But this week we have the largest faction in Warhammer 40K finally have their rules released, with Codex: Space Marines - available in Emperor's Light Collectors Edition and Wish We Still Had Volkites Standard Edition. There's also the new Datasheet Cards: Space Marines (all 99 of them!) to help you along and some reasonably lacklustre Space Marines Dice.
With that done, let's get on with the new stuff! We have a whole lot of new minis. These were all previewed some weeks ago, and as these aren't all of them and this is a two-week preorder window, we'll likely get more next week. For this week however we have the new Captain with Jump Pack. Very nice mini, and he comes with a very combustible cape in easy reach of his jump pack exhausts. That's not going to go badly! This mini does come with a number of options, so he'll be a great commander model to kitbash. Less flexible with options is the Space Marines Lieutenant (yet another one), but his pose is pretty generic so is easily adaptable to other looks. What would a new edition be without some flashy dudes? Well the Company Heroes are here to save the day. Probably not as flashy or impressive as the previous set, this still has a few noteable minis, including the Ancient - who according to some - is taking the field in his dressing gown. Please, someone paint tartan slippers on his feet!! Speaking of old bastards, the new Chaplain in Terminator Armour takes the field too, and for the first time actually has some interesting extra bitz, like a shield and crozius options. Also, if you look very closely, on his chest is the decaying corpse of a gingerbread man, or is it a Gummi Bear? Either way, this guy is killing fairy tale characters - and what else would you think the Imperium would do? Front and centre of the Legiones Astartes is the 1st Company, and this week we get two flavours - the new Sternguard Veteran Squad with multiple weapon options, and the multi-part Terminator Squad - a fitting re-scaling of the classic kit. These have been done incredibly well by GW, basically giving the Community what they want - the same minis but upscaled. Speaking of in demand, the long-awaited Jump Pack Intercessors are here. Bouncing here and there and everywhere, Intercessors are beyond compare, here comes the... nope, can't make that rhyme. These are a game-changer for Marine players, with the previous Assault Marine kit now being discontinued. From the very wanted, to the not-at-all-wanted, the new ​Desolation Squad (colloquially known as the Nerf Marines) have made landfall. Almost universally laughed at, this design is way over the top, but has been saved by some in the Community attaching the underslung rocket pods to the backpack or even under each arm. How this got through the Grimdark filter, one is to wonder! Thought that was a bit unfair? Brutal even? Well here's something truly frightening, the Brutalis Dreadnought. Having fixed the hip tilt of the upper legs so he doesn't look like he's been stretched, this is the close combat Dreadnought of your dreams/ nightmares. I know a few people with this guy on the top of their shopping list! Now, friend, Combat Patrol: Space Marines is out this week and yes it has some new stuff in it, but the price is ridiculous. If you can get your hands on a Leviathan boxed set, get that. You get a lot mo0re troops for only a little bit more. This price is just silly! Speaking of Leviathan, the Chapter Approved: Leviathan Mission Deck is on pre-order this week which will give you new missions to plan with your new Space Marines.
In books this week it's Genefather, which comes in both Special Edition and Hardcover, bringing Fabius Bile back as he takes on Belisarius Cawl. Could this be the introduction of some Primaris-inspired Chaos Marines? Or maybe some other abominations?? Time will tell. Also this week it's the Flesh Tearers novel, Wrath of the Lost in paperback.

Horus Heresy is back, in plastic, ready to stomp, just the way it should be!! This week we see the plastic versions of the Cerastus Knight hit preorder. This towering melee fighter is the first dedicated Horus Heresy titan we have seen so far, and they're certainly nice kits. You may have noticed we're using the term "kits", and that's because despite all the common parts, the Castigator and Acheron are two separate kits - not the usual combi-kit we have seen in the past for Titans. Not only that, but if you're a fan or want to build a force of these guys, then the price may blow your mind! At $335 AUD and $400 NZ, that's a lot to pay for one version of a miniature, even if it is a hefty beast! It's also twice the price of a Baneblade, which is already a sizeable piece of kit. Overall these are great looking kits, but doubt there will be much army building of them! 
Blood Bowl has been getting a bit of a pump recently, and this week we have the preview of the new Vampire Blood Bowl Team, The Drakfang Thirsters. Less the grand Vampire House look and more your Victorian-era romantic style vampire, there's more puffy shirt here than at a pirate convention! With the release of the vamps, there are of course the Blood Bowl Vampire Team Card Pack and Team Dice Set, plus the Vampire Team – Double-sided Pitch and Dugouts Set and an issue of Spike! Journal Issue 16 with all the lore a rules to field these Anne Rice refugees.
It must be a week for it, because another outlier in the Games Workshop stable, The Lord of the Rings has a new two-player game, The Fellowship of the Ring™ – Battle in Balin's Tomb. This comes with 22 of the classic plastic minis, so a nice gift for a LoTR fan out there.
Made To Order is back and this time with Warhammer 40K terrain. These much-loved and much-missed sets are available for a limited time only, so jump on them if you feel the need. This wave sees the re-release of the Aegis Defence Line - Classic, Wall of Martyrs: Imperial Defence Line, the Wall of Martyrs: Imperial Defence Emplacement, the Wall of Martyrs: Imperial Bunker, the Imperial Bastion and the Skyshield Landing Pad. There's also two basing sets, the Warhammer 40,000 Hero Bases and the Sector Imperialis Large Base Detail Kit.
In books this week there's the Ciaphas Cain: For the Emperor which comes in glorious Special Edition. Now the cover reveals something we never knew - the name of the Emperor! It's right there in bold type... Sandy Mitchell! Not the name we'd thought, but I guess we can't pick our name. 

The hordes of Destruction get some much-needed reinforcements next week as the second chapter of Dawnbringers launches, bringing new foes to bear against Sigmar's Twin-Tailed Crusade. The Dawnbringers: Book II - Reign of the Brute comes in Boofy Fungal Giant Limited Edition and Ravening Green Hordes Standard Edition, packed with all sorts of goodies for your warriors of questionable personal hygiene. With the recent FAQs and rebalancing of stats (even for the new 10th Edition 40K), remember that these books come with a code to add it to your Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The App, which will then have all the updates added to it - avoiding all the PDFs everyone else has to lug around with them. Seemingly it's the way of the future and the best way to keep up to date.
The undoubted hero of this expansion is the Gloomspite Gitz very own Trugg the Troggoth King, who is first available this week in Trugg's Great Troggherd with his bodyguard of Troggoths. Wow, spell check really hated that sentence! If you have now fallen for the Warriors of the Mushroom, then you may want to pick up the Gloomspite Gitz Dice Set, or in fact one of the heroes of the Dawnbringer Crusades, Rabble-Rowza, available for the first time on his own in this week's pre-orders!
Now if you're more into brutes with blades, then the big Orcs (the Orruks) are probably more your style. That being said, then you're probably grinning from ear to ear seeing the new Tuskboss on Maw-grunta/ Maw-grunta with Hakkin' Krew/ Maw-grunta Gouger combi-kit! Big Orcs on big boars... what a combination!! This mini was previewed some time ago, and finally they are here, and with multiple combinations of builds this will also be a converter's dream. The Orruks also bring an interesting character model to bear with a smithy, Zoggrok Anvilsmasha, and his cute little portable anvil. Of course this little guy caused "squees" all across the Community, but if you're more traditional in your appreciation of pure destruction, then the new Ardboys are definitely a must-have! The Ardboys are the classic Black Orcs reimagined, and with the new Ardboy Big Boss and bigger, badder, chunkier Orruk Ardboys on pre-order this week, has the sun not shone favourably upon us? Praise-be!! It's not just heavy armour, it's also Bezerkers, and they're here with the new Brute Ragerz/ Weirdbrute Wrekkaz combi-kit. Bouncing around, shirts off, lots of sweat, these dudes will carve their way through the enemy!
Orcs come in many flavours, and one such off-shoot are the swampy Kruleboyz, who this week get a new boxed set, with the Vanguard: Orruk Warclans on pre-order. Having a look at the price though, you'd be better off hunting out a Dominion boxed set - they retail for around the same and you get many more miniatures!
In books this week we have yet more in the Age of $igmar world (speaking of the Dominion boxed set) with Yndrasta: The Celestial Spear in Hardcover.

You know when you have one of those days when you walk out the door and it feels like you've left something behind? You do the wallet/ keys check and it still doesn't feel right? Well that's what this week feels with preorders! It just feels like the support act turned up to the gig but the headliner is still in the Green Room. Surely this isn't something we've waited a week for...
This week sees the new Creed Ashes of Cadia book, which comes in Special Edition or hardback. The Special Edition includes a bonus short story plus all the pretty stuff. Also this week is the Valdor: Birth of the Imperium, which interestingly is now in paperback, making it one of the few now released in all book formats. It's also a White Dwarf week, so White Dwarf 492 is available from this coming Friday.
We do have a minis release this week, but it's not available at Games Workshop stores. only at independent retailers - and that's ​Warhammer Heroes Series 4, the blind boxed minis that this time combine to be an actual useable force in their own right with rules and everything!! Do a Google search as these will pop at all sorts of stockists.

Praise be - Games Workshop have remembered that Warhammer 40k 10th Edition actually exists! This weekend we get the first real products outside the launch box, and it goes to the victors of the recent global campaign, the Tyranids!
To field your teeming masses you're going to need the new Codex: Tyranids, which comes in Get Away From Her, You Bitch Collectors Edition and Chittering Hordes Standard Edition. It should be noted that this is one of the first times GW have really gone all out on a Collectors Edition Codex, with a variant cover including silver foil lettering, and purple foil page edges. If you love you some Tyranids and can stretch to the price, this may very well be worth your while.
Lets get to the miniatures though - the real stuff we all hanker for... WH40K sees a revitalization of the Tyranids and the Norn Emissary/ Norn Assimilator combi-kit is probably the headline kit. A big chunky creature, the initial launch pictures had shown it seemingly larger, so before you jump at this kit, just have a look at the size and see if it's worth the cash. One of the most evocative, and a brand new design aesthetic is the Deathleaper. Sporting his cloak and many tendrils, this is a brilliant new direction for the Tyranids, moving away from the purely chitinous carapace forms. A more traditional design is the Neurolictor - big brain-things, long arms and a tail - he's your stealth attack dog. Absolute stand out for us is the Lictor. Always a superstar of the range, this new version has three distinct poses, all of which encapsulate the sheer terror and surprise attacks of the Tyrranid hordes. Another more traditional miniature is the Biovore/ Pyrovore combi-kit. More bug than anything else, this looks like a fantastic kitbash opportunity for Dark Eldar or other factions to me... please don't tempt me!! Away from the specialists, lets get into the screaming hordes with the brand new retooled and redesigned Hormagaunts which look absolutely fantastic, their ranged collegues, the Termagants, are a nice update, but seem to lack a bit of the character of the Hormies. Meanwhile the progenitors of the whole Tyranid range, first seen back in the original Space Hulk game, the Genestealers, have also had a refresh - bless their venerable hearts! If all of this is far too exciting, then the new Combat Patrol: Tyranids is a stonking big set with a selection of minis from the 10th Edition Launch Box. Now of course to play these happy little bundles of joy, you will need the new Datasheet Cards and if you so choose, the Tyranids Dice Set is a lovely addition to your games too.
In books this week we have the rather lovely Word Bearers Box Set Collection, the new The Rose in Darkness Sisters of Battle novel in hardback and the ​Blackstone Fortress Omnibus.
The kids at Forge World have brought back the ​Arvus Lighter too, a little early for the soon-to-be-previewed Auxilia forces for Horus Heresy.

After much anticipation and waiting, the Community will finally get their hands on some of the new Cities of $igmar minis, with the pre-order this weekend of the Cities of Sigmar Army Set. Packed with an exclusive cover variant of the Battletome, plus Warscroll cards and three transfer sheets, the Army Box also comes with miniatures - shock horror! You'll be getting two units of Steelhelms, five of the highly customisable Cavaliers, plus the Freeguild Marshal and a Alchemite Warforger. If the minis weren't cool enough, those transfer sheets are amazing! With so much more in the army, it's interesting to see this Army Box launch with two of the same kit rather than a better cross section of the army - which to us sadly seems to make this less desirable.
​This week also sees the new Vanguard: Seraphon box released. This is a great set, with the older Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur, flanked by a unit of Kroxigors and ten Saurus Warriors. These are great minis - bit of a challenge to put together, but it pays off in the end with some excellent minis.
Like to hang the skulls of your enemies around your neck? Well this week there's some very handy  lanyards for you to do so - the ATA-BOY: Warhammer 40,000 Ultramarines Lanyard and ATA-BOY: Warhammer 40,000 Orks Lanyard are here to not only make you fashionable, but hold all the trophies of war!
In books this week we have the Warriors of the Freeguilds Omnibus, featuring a soldier on the front that's no longer available... go team!
The new 2023 miniatures for Warhammer+ subscribers have been announced with the Warhammer+ Year 3: Soulblight Gravelords – Karlina Von Carstein and the Warhammer+ Year 3: Astra Militarum – Unbroken both available for sale, but only if you subscribe! Paying top dollar for these on top of a subscription seems a little rude - surely they could be a free gift to subscribers... They're both nice minis though, and interesting to see a Soulblight Gravelord (especially a named character) appearing and not an Orc or something more mainstream.
Forge World also have a new Horus Heresy model this weekend, the Loyalist Champion Consul, which has some really nice details on it plus and alternative helmeted head. It's an interesting pose for this model, really quite passive, and potentially a little odd on the battlefield. Considering his role - to challenge and fight enemy leaders - you would think something more dynamic would be in order!

Like Warcry before it, Kill Team has given it's progenitor game - Warhammer 40K - more of a boost than any new edition could (hello 10th Edition). New units, additional units, relaunched units - Kill Team has everything a hobbyist would want, and this week not only can you get some of the units last season of Kill Team, there's also a nice heafty book! The Kill Team Annual 2023: Season of the Gallowdark brings together a tonne of information, fluff AND rules for the Imperial Navy Breachers, Kroot mercenaries, the Kasrkin veterans, the Necron Crypteks, the covert Drukhari, Exaction Squads of the Adeptus Arbites, the Leagues of Votann spec ops team, the brand new Chaos Beastmen, Inquisitorial Agents and Chaos Cults. There's also rules for the walls and hatches, close quarters fighting, terrain rules and missions for Into the Dark, Shadowvaults, Soulshackle, and Gallowfall. It's a great recap plus the go to for the newer Kill Teams. Speaking of which, here they are available for the first time outside their large boxed sets... The thing to notice with these first three Kill Teams is that you get the core unit, plus an upgrade sprue to make your spec ops unit - so the Hand of the Archon has the excellent Kabalite set plus a sprue, the Hearthkyn Salvagers have the Hearthkyn Warriors set plus the sprue (and an excellent one at that), and the new Fellgor Ravagers looks like a base unit (still to be released) plus the additional sprue. The only one that doesn't follow that rule is the Inquisitorial Agents set which boasts "lots of options" in what we'd call in the past "a standard GW offering". Also in Kill Team this week we have the Killzone Upgrade: Gallowfall which gives you bits an pieces of scatter terrain, but more importantly you have pieces for a med bay - hello diorama!!
Back with the lumbering behemoth that is the progenitor, Warhammer 40K, there's a "new" Vanguard Task Force that has nothing new in it. Look, the Age of $igmar crowd get a nice new character in their sets, so how about chuck in the Scout dude from the new Leviathan boxed set and keep us all happy? It's not a lot to ask and would be a crowd-pleaser.
Oh, and on crowd-pleasers, three of the best 40K miniatures released last edition are here for your love and attention, the brilliant Captain with Relic Shield, the Lieutenant with Storm Shield and the Chaos Master of Possession. These are all absolutely brilliant, dynamic and full of character. A must have for your army or bits box at least. A little late to the party, but the new Getting Started with Warhammer 40,000 is here. A few years back we got an excellent one (probably 8th or 9th edition launch) but since then they've all been a bit yawn-tacluar. 
In books this week we have yet another incarnation of Warhawk - The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 6, this time in paperback. It seems like we get a new version of this all the time...
Last but not least, some merchandising goodness with the Devastation of The Imperial Palace Interior Map, which will likely sell pretty quickly, so get on board for that one. Not sure about the detail on this one, but the Community will let us know I'm sure.

It's a pretty rare week that Forge World take the lead with pre-orders, but this week the only minis we're getting are from the resin forges of The Forge. First off is the new Lord of the Rings diorama, Get Off the Road. It's a stunning little set and sure to be popular at the next Golden Demon. What's not entirely clear is the scale of this piece. Is it the same size as the LoTR minis or is it larger? The detail on the diorama would lead us to believe it's larger, but the price tag doesn't have the usually high mark of a larger Forge World piece. All will be revealed, but for now it's safe to say this is a very nice looking model.
Also from Forge World this week is the subtly named Bilerot Vomitflesh, a new big boy for Nurgle in Blood Bowl.
The contribution from Games Workshop this week is in the form of books, with the rather handsome Limited Edition version of Realmslayer: Legend of the Doomseeker and Godsbane in paperback on pre-order this weekend. With the Limited Edition books flying off the shelves it will be interesting to see how this one goes. 
It's also a White Dwarf week, with Issue 491 here to line the budgie cage with.

Bigger is Better is the motto for 10th Edition 40K - big guns, big monsters, big vehicles - and for 30K (which was the originator of big squads and big tanks) it looks we're getting some big Knights. Yes the mini-Titans hit Horus Heresy with the Cerastus Knight Lancer, but he's not the last of them as we'll see variants coming soon. So do you jump on the boat now or wait until you can get them all in the same box? The Community will come up with some amazing paint jobs, as the Forge World kit has already shown us, so it's a tad disappointing that the ones previewed aren't as glorious as they can be.
Warhammer Underworlds: Wyrdhollow apparently still exists, and the skirmish game that had so many great little warbands has delved back into the Skaven, a faction that needs an update like few others. This time it's all smoke and mirrors, a lot of smoke in fact with the new trend of ethereal puffs on minis taking it's ultimate form amongst the ranks of Skabbik's Plaguepack. Clan Pestilence REPRESENT! Maybe not entirely what the Community wanted in terms of new Skaven, but a win is a win. There's also 32 new universal cards in the Warhammer Underworlds: Wyrdhollow – Paths of Prophecy Rivals Deck to boost your current forces.
In what seems to be an unofficial Black Library Celebration, we have Part Two this week starting with the Fall of Cadia Mega Limited Edition - a mighty tome that includes little extra goodies including a 64-page A Diary of the Fall (a far-future sequel to the Diary of Adrian Mole - less pimples and more daemons), this time by Cadet-Corporal Wellum Josep of the 332nd Conscript Regiment. It's sure to be depressing reading. This set also includes the dogtags of Lord Castellan Ursarkar Creed, a map, and a Cadian medal, which despite the fact they lost their world, they apparently get as the worst consolation prize of all time!   
Also in books this week we have Ciaphas Cain: Vainglorious, Book 11 in the Ciaphas Cain series, in hardback and Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology also in hardback. Kasrkin gets it's paperback (remember when GW released that plastic Kaskrin kit that then just disappeared?), more Astra Militarum goodness with Longshot in paperback and finally Fist of the Imperium, Apocalypse and Of Honour and Iron have all been put into one collection to form For Glory and Honour in paperback.