Bloody Khorne & New FW Weapons - White Dwarf #113 Review

In 1996, Sepultura released a song called "Roots, Bloody Roots" - it was the beginning of the end for that version of Sepultura and the formation of Soulfly. The song was a tribute to indigenous strength, but these days whenever I see Khorne miniatures I can't help but think "Khorne, Bloody Khorne" 
What has that got to do with White Dwarf this week? Well... Khorne Bloody Khorne is back, this time with three new character models which duplicate already existing Khorne characters - but far from being imitations, in my mind these are far better!
What is interesting is to see that these were obviously sculpted by at least two different sculptors.
More on that later.
Also in this issue we have a good look at an awesome Space Marine Diorama from Golden Demon (oddly it only got Bronze!), there is an expanded look at the Forces of Order in Age of $igmar, plus a really good piece on the new heavy weapons from Forge World.
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The Exalted Deathbringer and Aspiring Deathbringer are effectively additions to the already existing Deathbringer line within the Chaos range. There are already a few, but these seem to be closer to the current look of Khorne than even the more recent ones released.
Where the Aspiring Deathbringer looks very much like he has fought his way up through the ranks of the Blood Warriors, wearing similar armour but with a trophy laddened helmet. the Exalted Deathbringer is much more like the Bloodreavers.
Both of these sculpts have the same issues most of the recent Khorne releases do - they are out of proportion with the muscles are too big and the legs are too short. That being said, the alternate head for the Exalted Deathbringer (right) is amazing 

The Slaughter  priest on the other hand is a thing of beauty. Like his predecessor, he is large in stature but in proportion and beautifully sculpted.Like the previous two models, this is not a kit that can be made in different poses - this is how he looks! All three of these new releases come in at $50AUD, so the needs to be some serious love for the models to dip into the wallet for them! 

While GW gut their range of Order miniatures, looks like there is a new book for the faction, Grand Alliance: Order with 170+ Warscolls and more. If you're fielding this army, then you'll be needing this - and at only $56AUD it's value.

Forge World have come to the party with these awesome new underslung heavy weapons. There is debate about the traditional shoulder fired heavy weapons, so now there is an option and these are just lovely.
Hailing from many a different forgeworld, we have (in no particular order) 
Ryza Pattern Lascannon, Mars Pattern Heavy Bolter, Phaestos Pattern Heavy Flamer, Mediant Patter Multi=Melta, Proteus-II Pattern Missile Launcher, Kalibrax Pattern Autocannon, Proteus Pattern Rotor Cannon, Telerac Pattern Volkite Culverin, and the Mars Pattern Plasma Cannon.
​Apart from the weapons themselves, the backpacks are equally cool! These are awesome!!

Apart from miniatures, there are also some book - Curse of the Wulfen the novel and the next Horus Heresy novel The Seventh Serpent based around the Alpha Legion.

The Forces of Order are 21 different factions, so this section takes a look at just a few that appear in the new Grand Alliance: Order book.

Now this is an awesome diorama!! Iron Hands can be a tad plain, but somehow Neil Hollis has really made them come alive in this brilliantly set up scene. Have a c lose look at all the different bits he has used to make each marine a character in themselves. This is really cool! I might need a drop pod or two...

Picked from the regulars at Games Workshop Lyon, here's a selection of their miniatures.

For those interested, here's the Warscrolls for those new Khorne minis.

Verdict

There are a few key elements of this issue that are really quite good; the new Khorne miniatures are good to see, the diorama is really nice, and the super clear shots of the new Forge World Heavy Weapons are great! Warhammer Visions - THIS is how you take a photo!
All in all it's a bit of a mixed bag really. There is a lot of Age of $igmar, so if that doesn't float your boat then this might not be for you, but if you're interested in the hobby and interested in what people do, then I'd say this issue is worth picking up.
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​In the Pot of Paint vs. White Dwarf:
White Dwarf
(Mind you I do really need some Ceramite White!!)