SO it's one of those weird weeks again where the releases are divided across geographic boundaries. As you know, the invisible shield that protects the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere is particularly thick this time of year, and with the Bermuda Triangle on it's annual pilgrimage across the Pacific, it's a dangerous time! Suffice to say that Australia and New Zealand miss out on the Dark Angels this week, but we'll cover them below.
This week we have the Siege Breaker Consul, another in the line of field commanders for the Horus Heresy. Very nice model, wielding a Stormcast warhammer, and with an oddly out of place MkVI helmet when a MKIII or MKV would be much more appropriate. Lots of cool detail on this model, including the bespoke backpack and artificer greaves, plus some extra groin armour! 
Only other common release this week are the books, with Lazarus: Eternity's Edge in hardback and Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (previously a Collectors Edition) in paperback adding to the Dark Angels' releases in the rest of the world this week. There's also an End Times omnibus, with Doom of the Old World, which includes the novels The Curse of Khaine, The Rise of the Horned Rat, The Lord of the End Times, and two short stories, The Siege of Naggarond and Bride of Khaine.

Alrighty, well the main show for the rest of the world, delayed Down Under, is the update to the Dark Angels range. The First Legion, Mightiest of Them All, The Lion's Fractured Sons. It's a pretty hefty update too, of course led off by the new Codex Dark Angels, which comes in Cowled Greatness Collectors Edition and Man This Green Is Hard To Paint Well, Lets Go Back To Black Standard Edition. Having the 8th and 9th Edition versions, Dark Angels Codex have been very light on detail, sadly missing the nuances of this Chapter, so here's hoping the copy and paste from previous editions also gets some new content.
Having read the book about the return of The Lion we're a bit baffled why the Dark Angels are still "hunting The Fallen" but here we go, as Asmodai, Master of Repentance comes forth with a brand new Primaris-scale mini. Heavily based on Mark Gibbons artwork, this is an amazing mini and comes with a choice of head options. Next up is Belial, Grand Master of the Deathwing, billowing cape and all, plus he also has head options. Speaking of the Deathwing - here are the Deathwing Knights - with this awesome update on what were already brilliant models. The amount of detail on these minis is incredible, really dipping into the lore and iconography of the Dark Angels. Prefer your Dark Angels in robes? Well the Inner Circle Companions are for you. With weapon, head and backpack options, this is a really thematic kit which will be loved by Dark Angels and Black Templar fans alike. There's also a new Dark Angels Upgrades and Transfers kit, which as with so many of the new kits comes with a Watcher in the Dark. Previously mysterious, maybe we should call them Watcher Emerging From The Dark from now on. This set comes with some great bits, including some for the Ravenwing, and yet more cowled heads. The Dark Angels also get a new Combat Patrol, giving you a Captain in Gravis Armour, three Bladeguard Veterans, five Hellblasters, and 10 Intercessors. Be aware that the transfer sheet in this set is the older one, not the one in the new Dark Angels Upgrades and Transfers kit. To top it all off, the Dark Angels also get a lovely white marble and green Dice Set and the Datasheet Cards to make sure you can run them on the battlefield to their maximum potential.
These are of course available in all other countries except Australia and New Zealand where they will be delayed.

Well it's going to be one of those weeks again where the Games Workshop Sunday Pre-Order Page doesn't actually match what we get to order on the weekend. That's okay, let's take a quiet step through what we will get and what will one day appear magically like a surprise or catching Santa making out with your mum.
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Space Marines are back, with some splits from recent boxed sets - including the long-awaited Dreadnought and Burn-Boys from the 10th Edition Starter Set. But first cab off the rank is the individual  units from the recent Kill Team: Salvation Set, with the new Primaris-scale Scout Squad and an update of the Eldar Striking Scorpions, the Blades Of Khaine. Both of these kits are mostly multi-pose, which is a nice change from recent times, so well worth a look. 
Space Marines, where would we be without them? Let's not ponder that question, instead being distracted by the glory of this new Captain In Terminator Armour. With multiple head and weapon options, this is the new go-to hero builder for the Imperium. Speaking of heroes, here's a boring kit for you, the Heroes Of The Chapter... so static for what should be a unit to rally your troops! The Bouncy-bouncy Phobos Guy and the Apothecary are both nice, but the Sternguard are so boring compared to the older plastics, and especially the older metals! Come on GW, these are meant to be hardened veterans smashing their way through the enemy, not gun line looking dudes. Showing a touch more dynamism are the Infernus Squad, helping friends and family alike start their weekend BBQs with their big burners! No but seriously, this unit was first seen in the 10th Edition Starter Set, but this time you get twice as many - despite the fact that unfortunately they are push-fit! The Ballistus Dreadnought has finally arrived (also sadly push-fit)! Very much awaited for by Imperium players, this Dread sports heavy long range weaponry and weirdly long legs... not sure what that's all about. Suffice to say, it'll be popular and a nice addition to the range. 
It's a White Dwarf week, let the angels sing in heaven, with Issue 497 here on Friday!
Notice something missing? Read on, fellow traveler!  

So despite being listed in the pre-orders this week, unfortunately we are missing the Legions Imperialis portion! Now maybe this is just an Australia/ New Zealand (maybe Japan) thing, but the news from independent retailers is that there is no release date for these delayed releases. I guess we wait and eventually they will arrive...
Missing this week is the new Legions Imperialis – The Great Slaughter expansion, and The Great Slaughter Army Cards. More disappointing to many will be the lack of the new minis - Solar Auxilia Support, Legiones Astartes Support - great to see Tarantulas back with Space Marines (Horus Heresy scale ones soon please GW??), the Malcador Infernus and Valdor Tank Destroyers and the Spartan Assault Tanks. Those Spartans will cause some grumbling. Don't keep tiny tanks from this Community.
Hopefully this is just a regional thing so at least others get to enjoy them, but meanwhile this part of the world will wait!

So if this is going to be the end, let's have a look at what they're giving us! Our Black Library Celebration 2024 miniature is Ufthak Blackhawk, an awesome name for a bit of a tired looking mini. In fact it's interesting to see that Community members given one to paint up also obviously didn't find it that inspiring either, with these tired looking paint jobs. I feel bad seeing their talent and then them having to polish a turd - it must really be a challenge!
Black Library is all about books though, so lets see what's on offer! First up is Da Big Dakka, bringing you more of the tales of Ufthak Blackhawk. Now this was supposed to come in the standard Hardback and then a Collector's Edition, but that version has been delayed, so hold your horses on that one. More Orky goodness abounds with the Paperback release of Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (broken link).
The classic Blood Angels novel Deus Encarmine is getting a 20th Anniversary Edition, telling the tale of division and faith amongst Sanguinius' sons.
Speaking of Space Marines and brother against brother style action, their is yet another updated version of The Art of the Horus Heresy. This seems like an almost annual event now, but with the Siege of Terra ending the narrative of the Horus Heresy, it seems now is the time to add the covers. Each time this is published we get new art, and the older art gets pushed out, so not entirely sure if we will ever have a definitive version.
Age of $igmar gets some love this round, with The Ghosts of Barak-Minoz, the sequel to The Arkanaut’s Oath. Steampunk Dwarves, swashbuckling and daring-do. It's all here in probably the most under utilized and poorly envisioned faction in Age of $igmar - the Kharadron Overlords. They have so much potential, and like Black Library's website, just sit and stagnate. Fantastic cover though!
The two Reader's Choice re-releases this year are Dan Abnett's Riders of the Dead and the Inquisitor vs Night Lords in Lord of the Night. (Neither of these books has a link on the webstore...)
As with each year, the Black Library Celebration Anthology 2024 will be available for free from Warhammer stores, and (for the first time) as an ePub when you order anything from the Warhammer webstore.

There are few ranges, Dark Elves and Kroot aside, that need more of a refresh than the Flesh-Eater Courts, and it's pretty exciting to see a much expanded roster for these deluded former High Lords. It all kicks off with Battletome: Flesh-Eater Courts, available in Pungent Stench Limited Edition and Decrepit Heraldry Standard Edition. Leading the strict hierarchy of the Flesh-Eater Courts is the esteemed Ushoran, Mortarch Of Delusion, a spectacular miniature with layers of detail. Up there in pricing with the 40K Primarchs, this i more than an army centrepiece, he's a powerful form amongst his rotting legions. Bringing forth the bestial forces of the Flesh-Eater Courts is Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia, who with her pack of creatures, becomes the Fangs Of The Blood Queen. Another great model, sure to be high on the kitbasher's list of must-haves (probably when she's sold separately and not in this highly priced set). What King would be without a court? Certainly not Ushoran, gaining the Varghulf Courtier, his Champion, the Marrowscroll Herald, a representative of the ecclesiarchy in the form of the Abhorrant Cardinal, Grand Justice Gormayne representing the judiciary, and his very own executioner, the Royal Decapitator. Ushoran also has forces to guard and conquer, with the amazing-looking Abhorrant Gorewarden holding his borders, and the Morbheg Knights and Cryptguard more than ready to follow his whims.
Ushoran and his forces also play a large part in the next chapter of the Dawnbringers Crusades, with Dawnbringers: Book IV – The Mad King Rises available in both Limited and Standard editions. Mighty heroes take to the field, and this time they're not all shiny armour and valiant daring-do!
Necromunda gets a new hero this week with the Champion With Mining Laser for the Votann. If you look closely you can see his prosthetic foot, giving us a further insight into the overall look and feel of the Leagues of Votann, their technology ad aesthetic.