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White Dwarf Feb. 2017 Review - Warhammer Quest 2 Hints!

31/1/2017

White Dwarf - back in our hands early, like Slaanesh designed it. Praise be!
This month sees the start of Gathering Storm II, which sees the Biel-Tan Eldar Craftworld take the place of Cadia on the chopping block of the Gridmark! As this is a review of the White Dwarf, not a spoiler-fest, suffice to say that some things are revealed, and others are left. To out mind the balance between backstory of the characters is good, not overloading and making you want more. Tell you what though, the Eldar have so much angst it could be a teen anime. The Dark Eldar have always been a bit emo, but the Eldar themselves are all drama drama drama, and the level of infighting is really interesting and logical considering the way their civilization was torn asunder.
Apart from Gathering Storm, there's also new terrain for Eldar themed boards, more on the Tzeentch minis, A Tale of Four Warlords draws to a close with four great looking armies, plus multiple painting a modelling tutorials and more.
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War Hounds Update - Getting Mean With Tactical Support!

29/1/2017

Bit of a hobby update for the weekend. Hope you got some stuff done too. Was going to be a big one this weekend, but it's too damn hot here in Sydney to do much else than sweat. Anyway, did get this War Hounds Tactical Support guy done. Not sure if he's going to be the Sergeant. Apparently the Sergeant can now have the same weapons as his squad, unlike the rules printed in Horus Heresy: Betrayal. The xenos skull on the backpack seemed like a bit of fun and another way I'm trying to add more character to each one of the War Hounds Legionnaires. Part Prospero MKIII and Forge World MKIII, I really like the pose.

Call Ghostbusters There's Ectoplasm In next week's PreOrders

28/1/2017

Tzeentch keeps coming (and it feels like we're saying that every week) and this week it's demons, a tonne of them!
Magnus The Red might have been the start of this Tzeentch invasion in the 40K universe, but the Lord of Change himself is the tail end in Age of $igmar, because this dual kit can also make Kairos Fateweaver if you so wish. But it's not just the big guys, next week will see a tonne of reboxing - Blue & Brimstone Horrors, Pink Horrors, Blue Scribes, Screamers of Tzeentch, Herald of Tzeentch on Burning Chariot, Herald of Tzeentch on Disc, Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch, Burning Chariot of Tzeentch, Flamers of Tzeentch, the Changeling and finally Start Collecting Demons of Tzeentch which gives you a pretty good spread of demons.
Had enough Tzeentch? Well Blood Bowl is back, this time with Dwarves: the Dwarf Giants are the newest team to take the field, plus the release of a Dwarves and Skaven pitch (already sold out) a set of really cool Dwarf dice, and a Paint Bundle. There is also a Hall of Fame set of cards just random enough to send any game of Blood Bowl into total chaos!
Like your Knights Imperial? Like them all big and mech-like? Well Kingsblade is not just a weird anime, it's also a new novel set for release next week as is White Dwarf. Here's hoping we get it earlier than two weeks after release this month!
Big week next week, especially if you like Tzeentch. Have to say that if we're at the point of reboxing,. this surely must be the end! Bring on Slaanesh... or Nurgle if the rumours are true!

Tzeentch Kairic Acolytes Unboxing & Review

22/1/2017

The Tzeentch releases from games Workshop have been hitting thick and fast, and it's not just the Tzaangors that are bolstering the forces of the Chaos God, there are human acolytes for The Changer Of Ways too - the Kairic Acolytes.
We first saw these guys, like the Tzaangor, in the Silver Tower boxed game. At the time more cannon fodder for the heroes to slaughter as they made their way through the game, Games Workshop have now released a box of 20 plastic multi-part (not to be confused with multi-pose) minis.
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Tzaanguary Continues & Dark Eldar - Next Week's Releases

21/1/2017

Last week we mentioned that the Tzeentch releases just keep coming and next week is no exception with four new kits, and one re-release.
On the New Releases front, it's spearheaded by the Tzaangor once again. From what seemed to be a small inclusion in the Silver Tower game, the Tzaangor - Tzeentch Beastmen - have taken on a life of their own and now have to be the face of the Tzeentch Legions. It's an interesting turn of event considering the back seat actual Beastmen seem to be getting in the Age of $igmar universe. Speaking of $igmar, we added the "$" for Sigmar because of the high prices that Games Workshop were charging - the Stormcast Eternals were monstrously expensive for what you got - but these Tzeentch releases seem to be settling back to almost Warhammer prices. The Acolytes that were released this week are an example of value - and beautiful models.
So, this week sees the reboxing of the Warhammer 40K Tzaangor minus the 40K weapons sprue - our unboxing here. This is a lovely kit and a joy to paint. The Tzaangors also get some cavalry of sorts with the Tzaangor Enlightened/ Skyfires dual kit. Finally, some flying discs with your choice of ranged or melee fighters. The Tzaangor also get a leader with the Tzaangor Shaman, again on a cool flying disc! Tzeentch also rolls out the old Magister and a paint set.
Dark Eldar don't get a tonne of love, but the new Gangs of Commorragh not only gives you a new skirmish game, but the minis are 50% off retail. Great for force building, especially Reavers - my favourite models. These cool Jes Goodwin pics (right) accompany the write up on the website, so may be in the rule book that comes with the game.
Also next week, the Horus Heresy Virtues of the Sons/Sins of the Father Audio Drama gives us some much-needed Blood Angels fluff

The Internet Explodes As The "Eldar" Are No More!

18/1/2017

... well in a manner of speaking!
It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced with news that the Eldar will now be known as the Aeldari. Like their cousins (in a universe that totally isn't the past or even related despite having the same Gods and God-like leaders who arrive via a comet in the sky) the Aelf in Warhammer Age of $igmar, looks like this is yet another new name that can be copyrighted by Games Workshop, but is it a big deal?
Personally I don't mind the Aeldari - kind of suits them! The big question is what about the Dark Eldar? Apparently they are not going to have a name in the same vein ("vein"/ blood/ Dark Eldar! Get it?... never mind!) as the Aeldari. So, will we get a unitede Aeldari coalition now, or will the Dark Eldar adopt the name Games Workshop have been using more and more for them, the Commorrite Raiders?
So what do you think?
Do you like Aeldari? Is it a thorn in your side, a slap in the face? Or is it divine justice that Games Workshop have to stop using the name they "borrowed" from Tolkien? It's all about the Intellectual Property Rights!
Let us know, Eldar fans and foes alike...

Next Week's Pre-Orders - Tzeentch IS Back, Back Again...

14/1/2017

Who would have ever thought that Tzeentch could get this much love? The bastard child of the Chaos Gods has had an absolute dream run so far. We saw Khorne dominate the releases for some time, to the point of saturation and frankly a few pretty poor models towards the end.
With Tzeentch we have seen no such thing - so far ALL of the releases have been absolute gold; the colours and iconography is unified, the miniature really are superb and as a first (well it goes back to the very old days of Realm of Chaos) the miniatures and the rule books span both Age of $igmar and Warhammer 40K!
Next week sees more releases, including a great value boxed set of Karic Acolytes - 20 minis for $84 AUD! Two great minis from Silver Tower now also get their own release with the Ogroid and the Gaunt Summoner now available seperately.. Curseling, Eye of Tzeentch gets a repack as does the ancient Fatemaster. There's also Tzeentch dice, the Disciples of Tzeentch Battletome (wonder how much of Liber Chaotica gets reprinted in this), a novel City of Secrets and the net in the Primarch's novel series looks at Leman Russ.
Certainly a good week for Chaos releases - lets watch them spill onto the battlefields of the Gathering Storm as the 13th Black Crusade begins.

Gathering Storm - Fall Of Cadia Overview & 100% Spoiler Free!

14/1/2017

Over the past few days there have been a few articles across the web with spoilers to do with the Fall of Cadia. You'll be happy to know that this overview has NO SPOILERS in it!
I read an article this week that persoanlly ruined this book before I even bought it, so if you want spoilers - go here and be sad. I warned you!
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Gathering Storm - The Fall Of Cadia is the first book in what is puported to be a year long campaign that sees Abaddon and his forces of meanness pour out of the Eye Of Terror and invade the Imperium in yet another 13th Crusade. Someone's abacus must be in the shop! Their first target this time is the might world of Cadia, home to seemingly an unlimited supply of troops and armaments for the Imperium.
As the forces of Chaos loom, the Imperium responds with all at it's disposal - Cadia must not fall.
Space Marines, Inquisition, Sisters of Battle, Imperial Guard and a very grumpy partridge in a pear tree.
So what's inside?
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The Fall Of Cadia - This Week's Pre-Orders

7/1/2017

... and so begins the so-called year long global campaign "Gathering Storm" - and what a big launch they have with very large army sets, harking back to the days of the Armageddon events.
First off we have the first book Gathering Storm: Fall Of Cadia - at $84 AUD it's not a bad price as far as GW go with these campaign books.. and then it's onto the miniatures!
There are three new characters to start out this campaign, we know htere are going to be more, but for now we get them all in one box, the Triumvirate of the Empire, which includes Inquisitor Greyfax, Archmagos Cawl (who is spread over 3 sprues) and Saint Celestine and her bodyguard. They also come in a steampunk slipcase cover over the box.. Speaking of boxes - I wonder how big some of thse are going to be?
The Conclave Acquisitororius is a massive set that includes the three characters backed by a Mechanicum army including a Knight. The Wrathful Crusade siumilalry comes with the three new characters, but this time backed by Black Templars and Tempestus Scions. The Grand Convocation doesn't come with the characters, but is a massive boost to your Mechanicum forces - Steven I'm looking at you! Castellans of the Imperium is a Space Marine/ Tempestus Scions box lead by a Terminator Cap[tain. The bad guys also get a look in with the Hounds of Abaddon Chaos Space Marine face-smash. Seems odd there is only one Chaos set - still this is a year long campaign and who knows what might come out...It should be mentioned that if you do order any of these you also get a framed print of Abaddon... There's also the Gathering Storm Collection with the three characters, the Fall of Cadia Book and some Psychic cards. Also this week is the Start Collecting Deathwatch set and two novels - The Red Tithe and Horus Heresy: Cybernetica.
Celestine The Saint - the old model - was in Last Chance To Buy this morning, but in Oz at least is sold out.

Having a look at one of the pages of the Gathering Storm book was interesting (below) to see what Space Marines will be involved and it look slie one of them are the Exorcists - haven't seen them in a long while, but makes sense with the amount of Inquisition around. Some of the others aren't that familair, so intersting times for hobbyists too with more Chapters to play around with.

White Dwarf January 2017 - Cadia, Tzeentch & Golden Demon!

7/1/2017

If you're reading this now, then this review was actually written on the 26th of January, not the 7th of January when the issue was released. Games Workshop are still stuffing up the subscription, so I'm getting these quite late. here's hoping they'll have it sorted by February. On with the review...
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When this first hit the shelves, Cadia was a well fleshed out rumour, but none of us really knew what was going to happen.
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Cadia dies! Yes the War World is no more... so this issue was the beginning of all that. Released the week before Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia here we get to see the Triumvirate for the first time. It's also the preview of some of the Tzeentch releases, Gangs of Commorragh, the iron Hill Dwarves from The Hobbit plus more on Blood Bowl, which since it's release has gone a bit quiet, as is the Games Workshop way! Want to see more?
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