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.
In books, Warhammer Chronicles: Knights of the Empire, which has been hanging around the webstore for months is finally available.
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