Are GW Doing Their Own X-Wing? - White Dwarf #126 Review

We've been a bit quiet this week due to various work commitment, but the weekend is here (still working mind you) and it's White Dwarf Day!
Games Workshop are interesting; they have led from the front for some time, generally imitated but rarely on par. Then, every now and then, something comes along that forces them to change direction somewhat - and I think X-Wing was one of those things. A highly popular game that kind of came out of the blue and took the tabletop gaming community (and the Star Wars community) by storm.
To be fair, there are elements of Battlefleet Gothic in X-Wing, so it's swings and roundabouts, BUT this kind of fighter ace vs. fighter ace is really what X-Wing is all about so it's interesting to see what GW do with their miniatures in a similar vein.
This issue isn't, thankfully, a single release issue of White Dwarf - there are a few other features, including an awesome Dark Eldar force that are beautifully done, but is it worth getting this issue?
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Well here it is - Stormcloud Attack! It comes in three flavours: Imperium vs. Traitor,  Eldar vs. Ork and Tau vs. Terminator 2.... I mean Necrons! Something for almost everyone! These are pretty cool sets and come with exclusive decals to create your own aces. Frankly I think this is pretty smart - like Renegade, you get two existing kits with some little exclusive extra and a new game is born!

Also coming out next week is the new Start Collecting! Blood Angels. Question: How do you make a Blood Angel? Find an emo kid and give him some red clothes. This is actually a pretty good set, giving you both infantry and a very decent armoured support vehicle.
Warhammer Visions also gets a look in here - being on it's last legs and all.

Now this is a book I can get behind!! Flyers of the Dark Millennium brings together the fluff from the newly released Stormcloud Attack releases plus more to bring you some serious good inspiration. I've pre-ordered this and can't wait to thumb through it!

A Stormcloud Attack battle report...

Now check this out! There'[s some serious love for the Dark Eldar here at Beardy Hammer, so seeing this beautiful army is a breath of fresh air. Such well executed paint schemes! These are awesome.

Here's a section about sojme dice and some rolling and then there's the nice planes.
D6 tables really don't do anything for me, surely this could be hotted up a tad!

Next Issue: WAR CONTINUES IN THE MORTAL REALMS - PLUS 'EAVY METAL

Verdict

The miniatures are nice, the feature army is awesome and that's pretty much all there is to it.
It was over pretty quickly.
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