The year is winding down, Santa is stocking his sack (wait... that doesn't sound right) and GW have slowed down the 2023 pre-orders so their staff can have holidays. In fact, in the spirit of the season, (Christmas for those who hadn't been paying attention) let's start with some GW Christmas goodness that's AVAILABLE TODAY!! Yes, instead of going on pre-order last week, these products are just turning up this week - like Santa just popping up sliding down the chimney and giving your mum a slap and a tickle. It happens... I saw it once. It was your mum!
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In stores today are these little beauties from Starforged, the Thunder Hammer Keychain, the Chainsword Keychain and three different Purity Seals, in either Space Wolves, Grey Knights, or Imperial Fists. Grey Knights is an interesting choice considering we get neither a Blood Angel or a Dark Angel option. And that's it for the pre-orders for this week, and they are actually in stores this week, so not exactly pre-orders.

Honourable mention to a few products still missing in action for Australia and New Zealand - seems like the King of the Dead and Heralds (Clear Plastic), Warriors of the Dead (Clear Plastic), the Brimstein Firegrass tufts, and the Horus Heresy MKVI Assault Squad, won't be making an appearance this Christmas. Did we make Santa's Naughty List?

​"If I could turn back time, if I could find a way..." Cher had it right with the smash hit from her 1989 album Heart of Stone. Not only did she ask the question, she confused all of us about the use for big guns on battleships. What has that got to do with the pre-orders this week? Well the wheels have fallen off the Logic Wagon, but we're puddling along. It seems the releases not available to the US and UK are also not on the Australian site, but the ones not available to Australia and New Zealand are also not on the Australian site. BUT, fair friend, we have the things from last week available this week, and the things for this week we'll get in 2024. Read on while we cover it all, fear not!.
Hey, I know it's the 60th Anniversary of Dr Who, but this is getting weird!!
As we predicted a little while back, the Flesh-eater Courts are getting a refresh, and the Flesh-eater Courts Army Set is the harbinger of said influx. The entire range minus the amazing new King model are in this set plus the Collectors Edition Battletome.
Robots in Disguise was the catchphrase from 1984, but the Necrons have a whole new spin - they're ancient malevolent warriors disguised as robots... in plain sight! Well here they are in all their glory, with their new 10th Edition Codex and associated goodness. Their new Codex, comes in Spit and Polish Collector’s Edition (sporting green foil pages edges) or Malign Force of Evil Standard Edition. The Necrons also get some lovely new miniatures, with brand new versions of well-known characters Imotekh the Stormlord, ​Orikan the Diviner,  as well as a nifty new Overlord with Translocation Shroud. After some delay, there's two of the best Necron minis to be released since Day Zero, with the Overlord with Tachyon Arrow and Royal Warden, available in the 9th Edition Starter Set but now here to buy separately. Speaking of which, the bulk of the Necron forces from that set are also now available in the Combat Patrol: Necrons. To help you reign supreme over these nefarious shiny evil doers, the Datasheet Cards for the Necrons (with pretty green foil edges) and a themed Necrons Dice Set are also available this week.
Your friend and mine, the toaster-worshipping techno-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus (beep-boop) are also rolling out their 10th Edition Codex, which is available in either Robes Are So This Year Collectors Edition (with red foil page edges) or Mechanoid Radioactive Army Standard Edition. Showing that the Adeptus Mechanicus, once the baby of legendary designer Jes Goodwin, have fallen so far from favoured status, the Adeptus Mechanicus get an absolute stinker of a mini. Fresh from the We Have No More Ideas Factory, is the Sydonian Skratos - comically absurd and ridiculous - this stilt-walker is less sniper and more carnival freak show. However, if you have love for the Priests of Mars, then the new Combat Patrol: Adeptus Mechanicus at least gives you some of the nice Goodwin minis, plus some of the questionable Latham ones. As with the Necrons, the new Adeptus Mechanicus Datasheet Cards are very nice, and come with red foil edges to the cards, plus there's a set of Adeptus Mechanicus Dice.
Da Red Gobbo has competition, and it's the Grotmas Gitz. Arguably a nicer miniature, let's hope these two fight it out to mutually assured destruction and next year we can get back to a White-bearded Dwarf! 
In books this week it's the Vaults of Terra trilogy, available in the very pretty Collectors Edition. Plus White Dwarf is here again - Xmas Edition - with Issue 495.

This week, there are supposed to be a few products that are available in Australia and New Zealand, but not the US and Canada, and vice versa, but that seems to have got a bit confused too, plus the big release for the week is totally missing - 
This week was supposed to see the King of the Dead and Heralds (Clear Plastic) and Warriors of the Dead (Clear Plastic), two great looking new sets made of clear blue plastic giving them the ghostly look they have always needed and wanted. Though technically in Lord of the Rings they were green! Despite GW promises, these have also not turned up on the AUS/NZ site, and won't be available in the US/CAN for a little bit.
The big Horus Heresy release this week is the MKVI Assault Squad, not available in AUS/NZ, but ideally next week. This is a really nice kit - notice the jump packs modelled on the 40K Raptor kit to bring design elements together. Also this week everywhere apart from AUS/NZ are the Brimstein Firegrass tufts. They're kind of cool, but probably limited in usages.

Well just to make things a little more convoluted with the new two week order window, one of this week's releases is actually a one week pre-order window. Yes, the convoluted twisted and sneaky Primarch himself, Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children Legion in his demonic Fulgrim Transfigured form is actually available on the week of the 10/11, a full week before the other minis in today's pre-orders.
Fulgrim Transfigured is a huge model, the wings adding an extra 100% on top of his already larger overall frame. How he'll be transported one only knows, but on the field of battle he'll be a monster. Amazing model, but he's also the most expensive of the Primarchs so far, coming in at $400+ AUD/ NZD. It's an investment, but the detail on him makes him a model that you could take your time with and really make it a true centrepiece. Yes, I am currently talking myself out of buying this - and those bloody wings seem like an absolute pain! 
Alongside Fulgrim Transfigured  is another Forge World resin kit, the Legiones Astartes: Traitor Champion Consul - and what an awesome model he is. Tweaking the new MkIII armour, we now have an artificer plate version. More the pity he's not in plastic, but this is a great looking mini and a great base for a conversion. In retrospect, it would have been great to see this mini in Emperor's Children livery, considering the Primarch is on pre-order. Not to be confused, this mini is available on the week-of 18/11.
Also in Forge World resin (and available from the 18/11)  are two Necromunda Votann minis - Urson Grimjarl, Jardlan Nomad Hunter and Orrin Grimjarl, Last Charter Lord Of Jardlan. The latter is interestingly most noteable for his weapon - a Beamer - which we don't often see these days and harks back to Rogue Trader where it was mounted on both vehicles and as a heavy weapon option for many factions. The heavy Volkites have generally taken that role currently, but who know, maybe we will see a new Beamer option for some factions coming soon. We'd be very keen!

This weekend we re-enter the world of Necromunda, where much has been happening - from insurrection to assassination it's all going on. Get up to date and play out the factions in the new expansion, Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Ruins of Jardlan available to order today but delivering on the 041123. One of the main protagonists are the Van Saar gang, who receive a pretty sizeable reinforcement this week with the new Ash Wastes Arachni-rig. You get two in the set, which gives you two chassis to share the loadouts over. All things Van Saar means some new and old toys - in the old camp we get the Van Saar Gang Tactics Cards (Second Edition), and hot off the presses we have the Van Saar Vehicle Gang Tactics Cards. Also in Necromunda, there's a new Underhive Graffiti Transfer Sheet, giving you much needed warning labels, some of the nerdiest graffiti you've ever seen in your life, plus more. I wonder why GW don't just hire a good local talent to design some great graffiti - it would pay off and look amazing.
This week also sees some of the more classic Space Marine models return in their Made To Order form. Most of these are resin, unless specified, and worth a look at - Brother-Captain Stern, the very classic Space Wolves Rune Priest in Terminator Armour, Loki's clone Lukas the Trickster, a personal favourite the Space Wolves Grey Hunter with Wolf Standard, the reasonably new Watch Captain Artemis who is based on the old Inquisitor model (and comes in plastic), the venerable Servitors with Multi-melta and Servitors with Plasma Cannon, plus and all-time favourite Top Ten GW mini, the gender neutral mini of many names, the Warrior Acolyte (who comes in metal, because sadly they never made it to resin),
In books this week we have the longest book title in history, and the book most likely to sell out in 5 seconds, The End and the Death Volume II The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 8: Part 2, which comes in both glorious Limited Edition and much easier to get and cheaper hardback. This week there's also the Word Bearers: The Omnibus in paperback, which includes the short story ​Torment, plus classics Dark Apostle, Dark Disciple and Dark Creed.

Not up in time for last week's update is the very cool ​Armoury of The Sons of Horus from Forge World. This is a really nice set, and if you look closely you will see one of the arms is MKIII, we get the Umbra and newer Phobos Pattern Bolters, plus some other types AND some axes. SO very Warhammer!!

Warhammer Day! It's time to celebrate - all those annoying articles about the 40th anniversary of Warhammer must be close to ending. Poorly written, often incorrect, they've bene the bane of the older Community members since their introduction. To celebrate this auspicious day, there's two special items on pre-order, the The Ancestors' Wrath mini from the Leagues of Votann range, and a reprint of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, the book where it all began! Rogue Trader has been available in limited numbers at events before, but this is the first wide distribution since the late 80's and a great collectible to read through. Absolutely worth getting a copy of, even if delivery date is unknown!
Horus Heresy gets a boost this weekend with the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy - Legiones Astartes Battle Group finally going on pre-order. This box sees the launch of the plastic Deredeo Dreadnought, alongside thirty of the new upgraded MKIII Space Marines and the Land Raider Proteus. Thankfully, the new MKIII Tactical Squad is also available separately, giving you twenty of the new version of the Iron Pattern armour. Personally we preferred the previous plastic set - it was much more faithful to the art from over the years and had that very crude look to it. It will be interesting to see how these are greeted, but we'll certainly miss the older ones. If you were holding out for the Deredeo Dreadnought, fear not because it is also available outside the boxed set too. The Deredeo Dreadnought: Anvilus Configuration has lots of weapon and armour options, so this will be a popular kit, maybe even an instant hit! Horus Heresy – Exemplary Battles of The Age of Darkness: Volume One is a collection of the articles published on Warhammer Community profiling special units and missions that they featured in. This is also the first time we will see the rules for the new Forge World Fulgrim Transfigured and his warped Legion.
Games Workshop continue to try to produce the perfect army transport case, and this one has to be one of the weirdest - the Stormvault Skirmish Case. This incredibly tenuous offering is not something I'd trust my minis in, but if you have the Emperor or Sigmar on your side, go forth!
In books this week we have The Dark Coil Collection, a set of three deluxe hardbacks, The Fall of Cadia in hardback, the Warhammer 40,000 omnibus Forges of Mars by Graham McNeill in paperback, and the paperback version of Angron – The Red Angel.

Horus Heresy is back, in plastic, ready to stomp, just the way it should be!! This week we see the plastic versions of the Cerastus Knight hit preorder. This towering melee fighter is the first dedicated Horus Heresy titan we have seen so far, and they're certainly nice kits. You may have noticed we're using the term "kits", and that's because despite all the common parts, the Castigator and Acheron are two separate kits - not the usual combi-kit we have seen in the past for Titans. Not only that, but if you're a fan or want to build a force of these guys, then the price may blow your mind! At $335 AUD and $400 NZ, that's a lot to pay for one version of a miniature, even if it is a hefty beast! It's also twice the price of a Baneblade, which is already a sizeable piece of kit. Overall these are great looking kits, but doubt there will be much army building of them! 
Blood Bowl has been getting a bit of a pump recently, and this week we have the preview of the new Vampire Blood Bowl Team, The Drakfang Thirsters. Less the grand Vampire House look and more your Victorian-era romantic style vampire, there's more puffy shirt here than at a pirate convention! With the release of the vamps, there are of course the Blood Bowl Vampire Team Card Pack and Team Dice Set, plus the Vampire Team – Double-sided Pitch and Dugouts Set and an issue of Spike! Journal Issue 16 with all the lore a rules to field these Anne Rice refugees.
It must be a week for it, because another outlier in the Games Workshop stable, The Lord of the Rings has a new two-player game, The Fellowship of the Ring™ – Battle in Balin's Tomb. This comes with 22 of the classic plastic minis, so a nice gift for a LoTR fan out there.
Made To Order is back and this time with Warhammer 40K terrain. These much-loved and much-missed sets are available for a limited time only, so jump on them if you feel the need. This wave sees the re-release of the Aegis Defence Line - Classic, Wall of Martyrs: Imperial Defence Line, the Wall of Martyrs: Imperial Defence Emplacement, the Wall of Martyrs: Imperial Bunker, the Imperial Bastion and the Skyshield Landing Pad. There's also two basing sets, the Warhammer 40,000 Hero Bases and the Sector Imperialis Large Base Detail Kit.
In books this week there's the Ciaphas Cain: For the Emperor which comes in glorious Special Edition. Now the cover reveals something we never knew - the name of the Emperor! It's right there in bold type... Sandy Mitchell! Not the name we'd thought, but I guess we can't pick our name. 

After much anticipation and waiting, the Community will finally get their hands on some of the new Cities of $igmar minis, with the pre-order this weekend of the Cities of Sigmar Army Set. Packed with an exclusive cover variant of the Battletome, plus Warscroll cards and three transfer sheets, the Army Box also comes with miniatures - shock horror! You'll be getting two units of Steelhelms, five of the highly customisable Cavaliers, plus the Freeguild Marshal and a Alchemite Warforger. If the minis weren't cool enough, those transfer sheets are amazing! With so much more in the army, it's interesting to see this Army Box launch with two of the same kit rather than a better cross section of the army - which to us sadly seems to make this less desirable.
​This week also sees the new Vanguard: Seraphon box released. This is a great set, with the older Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur, flanked by a unit of Kroxigors and ten Saurus Warriors. These are great minis - bit of a challenge to put together, but it pays off in the end with some excellent minis.
Like to hang the skulls of your enemies around your neck? Well this week there's some very handy  lanyards for you to do so - the ATA-BOY: Warhammer 40,000 Ultramarines Lanyard and ATA-BOY: Warhammer 40,000 Orks Lanyard are here to not only make you fashionable, but hold all the trophies of war!
In books this week we have the Warriors of the Freeguilds Omnibus, featuring a soldier on the front that's no longer available... go team!
The new 2023 miniatures for Warhammer+ subscribers have been announced with the Warhammer+ Year 3: Soulblight Gravelords – Karlina Von Carstein and the Warhammer+ Year 3: Astra Militarum – Unbroken both available for sale, but only if you subscribe! Paying top dollar for these on top of a subscription seems a little rude - surely they could be a free gift to subscribers... They're both nice minis though, and interesting to see a Soulblight Gravelord (especially a named character) appearing and not an Orc or something more mainstream.
Forge World also have a new Horus Heresy model this weekend, the Loyalist Champion Consul, which has some really nice details on it plus and alternative helmeted head. It's an interesting pose for this model, really quite passive, and potentially a little odd on the battlefield. Considering his role - to challenge and fight enemy leaders - you would think something more dynamic would be in order!

Just when you thought Kill Team had covered it all, they bring yet another faction to light, and in Kill Team: Ashes of Faith, it's the Inquisition! That's right, 7 x new Inquisitorial Agent miniatures with multiple options for each one! They are aided in their work by 5 x Militarum Tempestus Scions and 5 x Sisters of Silence. They face off against servants of the Chaos Gods with the Chaos Cult Kill Team consisting of Chaos Cultists, 5 x Accursed Mutants, 3 x Twisted Torments and at the head - the Dark Commune (who to be fair haven't really had that much attention!). This will be a popular box, and will undoubtedly increase the sales of Tempestus Scions!
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The Horus Heresy gets the first Campaign book since the relaunch, with Campaigns of The Age of Darkness – The Siege of Cthonia - which includes new missions, a campaign system, rules for Zone Mortalis rules, and battles set in the Siege of Cthonia. There's also some new units, upgrades, and characters for all Legiones Astartes armies that field units in the latter part of the Horus Heresy. Why they are choosing the latter part and not earlier to bring new people in, no one knows! Seems like a huge opportunity lost! What's really interesting about this book is that Horus Heresy is now Games Workshop's second most popular franchise and the announcement of this book has had seemingly zero splash or interest in the Heresy Community. Is it the period it's set in? Is it the fact it concentrates on a niche battle between two over-exposed Legions leaving little interest for other players? Either way, it's something GW need to think about.
Also in Horus Heresy we have the new plastic Legion Vindicator Siege Tank, which not only sports the ubiquitous Demolisher Cannon, but also a personal favourite, the Magna Laser Destroyer variant!
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​This week also sees the end of the road for some old Space Marine favourites as they go into Last Chance to Buy and therefore Made To Order. Surprisingly one of them is fairly new, in the form of the Primaris Company Champion. There are of course the venerable minis as well, Brother Corbulo, Captain Tycho, Blood Angels Captain in Terminator Armour (in plastic), the much-loved Dark Angels Company Master, the wacky and bizarre Chaplain Cassius, probably the best Scout model since the Rogue Trader days Sergeant Telion, Sergeant Chronus, the very detailed and beautifully sculpted Captain Sicarius, the Tyrannic War Veterans (notice the variant MKIV plate on the grenade throwing dude), White Scars Khan on Bike, the excellent Gabriel Seth, Darnath Lysander, Chapter Master Pedro Kantor of the Crimson Fists and the original ​Flesh Tearers Shoulder Pads.

Arks of Omens ends, and with it, the mighty Primarch of the 1st Legion - Lion El'Jonson - takes the stage. The Lion has form, he was late to rescuing Terra from Horus too, but he's here this time, and brings The Fallen back with him, or so say rumours!
​Arks of Omen has ended, in what seemed to be a bit of a rush right at the end. We had a very cool Tarot to go along with it, which was beautifully produced, but all in all, not a lot changed. If you've been following along, the final book, The Lion is out next week, with the Emperor's Chosen Limited Edition and Better Late Than Never Standard Edition ready to put a full stop to the event. As some things end, so others begin, and the new Lion El'Jonson miniature is absolutely amazing. Not too garish, not too huge, he is grace and power all in one miniature. Unfortunately for Australia and New Zealand he won't be turning up quite yet, but the rest of the world can enjoy his presence. With the increased popularity of Horus Heresy, it will be interesting to see if he will take to the field in those battles too. Being such a spectacular model, he'd be a pleasure to see anywhere. It's not just The Lion who's reappearing - old shiny-pants Dante has gone all Primaris on us and learnt to balance on a precarious rock. Commander Dante is the hero of heroes for the Blood Angels, so this update will be well received - even if the head is a bit weird. Dante heralds the release of specific Sanguinary Guard Dice Set, so go wild Blood Angels players. Released during the Arks of Omen event, both Azrael, Supreme Grand Master (who must be a little miffed about losing his job to the returning Lion) and Vashtorr the Arkifane (more like Vashtorr the Flash-in-the-Pan) are available separately. We also get the final two Boarding Patrols are also here, with the hefty Agents of the Imperium and Leagues of Votann sets on pre-order this weekend.
The Horus Heresy rumbles on, quite literally this week with two excellent vehicles - the randomly phallic Sicaran Venator Tank Hunter (of course based on the excellent Sicaran chassis) and the super-chunky Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer (based on the Spartan chassis). Be interesting to see if we eventually see a Sicaran and Spartan kit with all these variants together, but maybe that's a pipe dream!
Here's a thing we never thought we'd see - Made to Order Drukhari! Drukhari - or the Dark Eldar in Imperial slang - are one of the least served of the Warhammer 40K ranges, and before you arc up, this week proves it. Which other 40K faction has almost their entire command structure still in resin? None of them! What doesn't make sense in that decision is that the Dark Eldar are the love-children of Jes Goodwin - iconic miniature designer and creator. Anyway, the love for the Drukhari range is real despite them being very poorly served over the years. They're still some of the very best miniatures out there, and having a look over these Made to Order this week proves it in droves! The beautiful and deadly Lhamaean, the nightmare-ish Urien Rakarth, the miniature most-deserving of having a full boxed set - the lethal bodyguard Sslyth, the psy-assassin Medusae, the abomination that are the Grotesques (also desperately in need of plastic kits), the Mandrake shadow assassins, the Beastmaster, his Khymerae and Clawed Fiend, Ur-Ghul the blind alien hunters and the Razorwing Flock, who have found a home in Age of $igmar thee days. Have a look at the potential of not only the command units, but the terrors that the Drukhari unleash and tell me that you wouldn't want to see them in plastic and expanded into the range. Enough with the Vashtorrs, give us these to take the field. Imagine Imperial Guard assailed by the Khymerae in a jungle, or the Medusae holding reign over some unsuspecting Orks. It's worth doing, as this lore is some of the high points in 40K history.
In books this week, we of course have the The Lion: Son of the Forest in both beautiful Limited Edition or hardback, a new Dark Angels omnibus - the Legends of the Dark Angels in paperback, and it's a White Dwarf week with Issue 487 on the shelves this coming Friday.

The masters of the shadow, the dark and the lurking terror of haunted woods, the Soulblight Gravelords - surely on of the most enjoyable armies out there - are here with their new Battletome, Vanguard and more. The Battletome is available in Crypt Lurker Limited Edition and Is it a Man or is a Bat Standard Edition. Like all the more recent releases, we have not one, but two special characters for this faction, with the frankly terrifying Ivya Volga, the Outcast and a lovely salute back to the past with the very old-school looking Wight King on Skeletal Steed. There's also a new Vanguard: Soulblight Gravelords which has an amazing selection of units to either start with or act as a force multiplier. Of course we also get the Warscroll Cards and Soulblight Gravelords Dice Set. Now if all of this is too exciting for words and you must have it all... then the Soulblight Gravelords Pre-Order Collection is for you!
Now for the relatively new kids on the block, the Ossiarch Bonereapers, who have their new Battletome which comes in either Shake Rattle and Roll Limited Edition or the 
Clash of Calcium Standard Edition. Not to be outdone, they also have a new special character, the Mortisan Ossifector, a new Vanguard boxed set which is also an excellent collection, the Warscroll Cards, but no lovely themed dice! Again, like their brother faction, there is an awesome Ossiarch Bonereapers Pre-Order Collection.
Remember how last week we had the new Lord of the Rings terrain? Well this week we have something more to put on it. Sure it's older, sure it's quality sporadic, but it's here with the Cave Troll with Chain and Hammer, Cave Troll with Chain and Spear, Elladan and Elrohir, The Grey Company, Halbarad, Kings of Men,
Mordor Orc Bowmen, Mordor Orc Captains, Mordor Orc Warriors, and the  The Witch-king of Angmar on Fell Beast all appearing in Made to Order form.
In books this week we have two Soulblight Gravelords books with the The Last Volari in hardback and The Hollow King in paperback.
Over in Forge World land there are also the last of the ​Contemptor Dreadnought Torso Upgrades, with some being significantly different to the originals, and some being very similar. The Space Wolves one is of particular interest.

It's all about Chaos this weekend, with The Hotness and The Rage getting an update and some powerful figureheads.  The almighty Slaanesh, She Who Thirsts, the Prince of Darkness and almost the only reason why GW have the colour pink in their paint range have their new Battletome, Hedonites of Slaanesh. which comes in Shimmery Satin Limited Edition and These PVC Pants Are Hot In Summer Standard Edition. Probably one of, if not THE best Slaaneshi miniature makes an appearance this week with the Lord of Hubris bringing a sense of style, panache and a very cool tactical rock to the battlefield. This is a really great mini, and manages to encapsulate so much about Slaanesh, from the sculpted body, to the exotic weapons, to the almost alien style headwear. This is a must and an amazing basis for kitbashing! WIth the Battletome we of course get the Hedonites of Slaanesh Warscroll Cards and Dice Set, plus the new Vanguard: Hedonites of Slaanesh which includes both the Blissbarb kits that are "No Longer Available" on the GW webstore.
​Away from the excess and glory that is Slaanesh and over to a whole different sort of excess - this time an excess of violence and rage! Everyone's favourite skull-collecting red-boys and red-girls from Khorne are also getting their Battletome, with Blades of Khorne coming in Sticky Red Goodness Limited Edition and Spikes for Spike's Sake Standard Edition. Like Slaanesh, Khorne also have a new champion, with the Realmgore Ritualist rocking up. Personally not a fan of this mini at all. It seems thick and chunky, lacking the finer details found on the more recent Khorne miniatures. Too much and too little all at the same time! There are of course the Blades of Khorne Warscroll Cards and Dice Set, plus the new Vanguard: Blades of Khorne. It's interesting to look at this boxed set and see the change in GW's philosophy when it comes to proportions, with these minis seeming cartoonish - which even on release was a criticism we had.
In books this week it's just the one - Warboss for you Ork (and Goblin) fans!

Forge World have the first of their resin torso upgrade kits for the plastic Contemptor Dreadnought up this week. All reworkings or redesigns, these torsos are probably just the beginning of the relaunched accessories. In a way it's a pity these aren't plastic, but that's probably not practical.
This week we can get the excellent White Scars, Imperial Fists, Iron Warriors, Dark Angels, Sons of Horus and the Emperor's Children. The White Scars and the Dark Angels were probably the most recent ones made in the previous releases, so it's interesting to see them in the first wave this time.  

The next chapter of the Arks of Omen is here, and the big-bad, Vashtorr has taken form to wreak havoc in the name of pure machine-Chaos. He's not going to win any beauty awards, but he's the centrepiece for the new boxed set to accompany this new expansion. Wrath of the Soul Forge King includes not only Vashtorr, but host of machine abominations and human cultists (which makes no sense to us, but okay) against the Emperor's Finest, The First First, the Dark Angels, who are led by the now Primaris-ified Supreme Grand Master Azrael and his force of Deathwing Terminators and Dark Angel legionaries. Seems like an okay set, but not going to blow anyone away, especially with Vashtorr not being able to be fielded in the Boarding Actions combat. Small hole in the plan there! As for the fluff around Vashtorr and his parts in the current Arks of Omen story, the Arks of Omen: Vashtorr book is available in Where's The Boss? Collectors' Edition and OOOOH It's Cramped In Here Standard Edition. To accompany the new book and the new boxed set, there's a very nice set of Arks of Omen: Vashtorr Dice too. 
​Now Vashtorr might not fight in the corridors of the space hulks, but there are plenty who do, as these four new Boarding Patrols prove - one each for the Genestealer Cults, Death Guard, Adeptus Mechanicus, and Chaos Daemons. Not bad little sets for either their intended purpose, or as force multipliers for your existing armies. 
Something else that is too big to fight in the corridors of the space hulks, are Imperial Knights, who this week get new dice sets - one for Imperial Knights and one for the Chaos Knights!
Horus Heresy fans delight in having a crappy difficult and awkwardly heavy resin kit replaced with a lovely new near-identical plastic kit of the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank. What a beauty she is too! It is interesting that this kit only comes with the Dreadhammer and not the turbo-laser destroyer variant like the Vindicator does. That would make a pretty great multi-kit.
It's been a while since we have had some new plastic Lord of the Rings, and this week we have two sets - the flexible Gothmog, Lieutenant of Sauron, who has multiple weapon and accessory options and the Faramir, Madril and Damrod, Rangers of Ithilien set that provides you with dynamic poses in almost mini diorama type poses, which is a lovely touch.
In books this week we have the beautifully presented Cypher: Lord of the Fallen in Limited Edition, Knight of Talassar: The Cato Sicarius Omnibus, and Ahriman: Eternal in paperback.
It's also a White Dwarf week with Issue 486 out on Friday.

Unfortunately Forge World haven't put the links up for these on their site yet, but we have some Horus Heresy goodness this week, with Alpha Legion's very own Exodus – The One Who Is Many and the generic Traitor Esoterist Consul on pre-order. 
Not to be outdone, there are Mk VI shoulder and head upgrades for Raven Guard and Alpha Legion, plus two different generic Character Heads Upgrade Sets. These seem like great sets with some of the best heads we've seen in some time from Forge World, who can sometimes botch them horribly. However these should be on everyone's shopping list! Be great to have these in plastic!

Between Kill Team and Warcry, we can certainly see where the interest in Games Workshop games lie, with  this week's pre-orders being stuffed with new and old minis from these expansions.
The next expansion in the growing range is Kill Team: Soulshackle, which sees the return of a fan favourite, the indomitable Imperial Adeptus Arbites (pronounced Ar-BEE-tees believe it or not... ) in an Exaction Squad matched up against the only real evil in the 40K universe, Drukhari of the Hand of The Archon. The Drukhari kit is not a new set of minis, it's an upgrade sprue with the venerable (and well priced) Kabalite Warriors kit. This is an excellent kit, so Soulshackle is coming in as one of the better of these expansions. There's also Exaction Squad and Hand of Archon Dice Sets plus a very cool new base set, Boarding Actions: Void War Bases, to go with the new Space Hulk feel. These seem like really nice bases, adding a new look and feel to the older Necromunda bases which many people use for Zone Mortalis.
If you didn't go all in on the Warhammer 40,000 Boarding Actions Terrain Set, then you can now get the smaller Kill Team: Killzone Gallowdark which comes with some extra scatter terrain but less wall sections. From that original expansion we also finally get access to the two Kill Teams, the Kasrkin and the Necron Hierotek Circle. Like the Drukari set this week, the Necron set is mainly an upgrade sprue with the existing Immortals sprue and some characters. If you want to team these guys up against each other, the Kill Team: Shadowvaults Book is also available separately, as is the Kill Team – Killzone Upgrade: Shadowvaults scatter terrain. But wait, there's more! That's right, the Imperial Navy Breachers Kill Team and the Kroot Farstalker Kinband are also now available to add to existing 40K forces or to throw into your Kill Team skirmishes too. The Farstalker Kinband is one of the really excellent additions to the universe, harking back to the original concept of Kroot outside the Tau alliance, so it's great to have these available. The Imperial Navy have always been around, first appearing in this form as part of the concept art by Jes Goodwin for Battlefleet Gothic. Like Shadowvaults, the Kill Team: Into the Dark Book and Dice Sets for the Imperial Navy Breachers and the Farstalker Kinband are also available.
There's also a very cool new addition for Horus Heresy this week, with the Legion Sky-hunter Squadron giving us Heresy-era Javelin jetbikes in plastic for the very first time.. Instead of one miniature, we get three. This is also the first time we have seen the Horus Heresy Space Marine 'rider sprue' for want of a better term, so that's worth a look as this may also appear in a later release of bikes or other fast transport.
It's not just Warhammer 40K that does skirmish, oh no, for Age of $igmar has Warcry, and this week gives us the opportunity to pre-order Warcry: Bloodhunt, a very cool new set with two excellent new warbands - the samurai vampires of the ​Askurgan Trueblades and the feral Khorne-worshiping Claws of Karanak. Both of these are excellent, and although the scenery is a bit Ewok village, it fits with the current deep-dark-jungle vibe. Speaking of deep-dark-jungle, the newest Seraphon warband, the Hunters of Huanchi had stepped out of the more recent expansion along with their foe, the Jade Obelisk warband. Again (broken record) these are also both awesome and oh-so-tempting. Honestly, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that each and every one of these warbands is great in their own right, it's just how far the wallet will stretch...
Oh look, it's some classic metal Made to Order Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Middle-Earth once again with some of the (mostly) later releases from that range - Heroes of Helm's Deep, Théoden (Warg Attack), the very nice and only eclipsed by the plastic kit Gandalf the White (The Two Towers), Gimli Getting Stoned on Dead Uruk-hai, Frodo, Sam and Gollum in Ithilien, Gamling (Warg Attack), the Rangers of Ithilien, Ringwraith on Fell Beast, another nice set the Warg Riders and the Uruk-hai Battering Ram.
Next week is also a White Dwarf week with issue 485 on sale on Friday.
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If you missed our article on the new pricing for Games Workshop and how they A) don't need to do it and B) possibly shouldn't do it - then check that out here.

Barely a week goes by without Games Workshop dragging some old white metal Lord of the Rings models out to pad out a slow release week, but fear not valiant followers of all things Tolkien, for new things come to tempt you back to The Precious! This week sees the new The Lord of The Rings Battle of Osgiliath boxed set, that includes new terrain, new rules and some new miniatures for Faramir, Madril, Damrod, and Gothmog. This is an actual Starter Set, so if you're wanting to begin in the realms of Tolkien, this is the time and this is the place. Speaking of the new rules, the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game - Rules Manual is also available separately, so if you're running a force, then you can catch up on the changes and then beat the living snot out of the new players and if you're anything like the Horus Heresy Community, you can gatekeep and make people feel uncomfortable. Well... with that of our chests... there's also some lovely dices sets, one each for Mordor, Minas Tirith, Isengard, and Rohan.
Speaking of Horus Heresy, it's time for some serious long range hitting power - need to get some people in a building? Scorpius Missile Tank! Need to shoot down a plane? Scorpius Missile Tank! Need to destroy an Archmagos sitting in the backfield? Scorpius Missile Tank! Yes the Scorpius Missile Tank, once very overpowered and may have now been fixed, is here and it's a really great piece of kit on the field. If you're a gamer of Heresy, then this is an almost must-have!
Warhammer Underworlds continues to grow (no pun intended) as we continue into the Gnarlwood, this time with some Gloomspite Gitz, it's Grinkrak's Looncourt. Lots of character in this lot, but as a Goblin fan, it does feel like some of these are moving away from the idea of war and more towards the idea of circus! Also in Warhammer Underworlds: Gnarlwood, the Fearsome Fortress Rivals Deck is here. It can be used with any warband, giving you the power to build walls and traps. There's also cross-compatibility with Rivals, Nemesis, and Relic games
More rules supplements this week with Kill Team getting their Critical Ops - Tac Ops & Mission Card Pack giving you new scenarios and maps, plus an update to the existing Tac Ops mechanic. 
Next week is also a White Dwarf week with ​White Dwarf 483.

All that later, lets' go with the new stuff first as the new Blood Bowl set is out, Dungeon Bowl: Death Match. Feels like this has slipped under the radar a bit, but if you're thinking "Hmmmmm, that'd be fun on Xmas Day with the family/ kids/ collection of fellow geeks" then you might want to look at the Jim and Bob's Dungeon Bowl Yearbook Collection which gives you the base set plus a softcover Spike! yearbook. While you're at it, the Blood Bowl Spike! Presents: 2022 Almanac is also here, bringing you rules from the year's Spike! issues and White Dwarf articles.
We say it all the time - but Warcry is awesome. Sure recently it seems like maybe they are scraping the bottom of the imagination bin, but how cool to see Seraphon back as the Hunters of Huanchi in the new Warcry: Sundered Fate expansion. It's Seraphon vs the Tzeentch-flavoured Jade Obelisk warband with terrain that expands the existing Gnarlwood look at feel. This is where we see the first of the regional differences in pre-orders this week, with the Hunters of Huanchi Dice Set and Jade Obelisk Dice Set being delayed to the US and Japanese customers. More on what you're missing below. 
That's not the only Warcry this week though, with the Warcry: Warband Tome – Rot and Ruin expansion book, the Ravaged Lands: Gnarlwood Watchcamp, and the two warbands from the previous release, the Horns of Hashut and Rotmire Creed all on pre-order this week too. It's not just these releases either - on pre-order this week is ALL the previous warbands - some of the very best miniatures Games Workshop has ever produced and now webstore exclusives. Let's start with the beasts, the Ogroid Myrmidon Champion, Fomoroid Crusher and Mindstealer Sphiranx are all amazing models - I have them all (sure they all got converted) and they are highly recommended. In fact you would have seen the recent Slaves to Darkness Army Box set has three somewhat more static Myrmidon in there too. You like your warbands - check these out: the gruesome Unmade, personal favourite, the dynamic Corvus Cabal, three of the warbands from the original boxed game the Iron Golems, the Untamed Beasts and the Chaotic Beasts, another favourite that became Slaaneshi warriors on our hobby desk - the Cypher Lords, the Chaos Undivided warbands the Spire Tyrants and the Darkoath Savagers, the newer Scions of the Flame and Tarantulos Brood, and two of the best for last, the Khainite Shadowstalkers who make amazing characters in Dark Elf forces and the amazing Splintered Fang. If you're into Warhammer, Age of $igmar or even Dungeons and Dragons, these add so much character and dynamism to your forces.
Christmas is a time for giving, but it's pretty rare we get the hobby stuff we need/ want/ desire - so why not get yourself a Christmas present and grab one of these Battleforce boxes to reinforce your army, add allies, or start something brand-spankingly new?! You could get these from Games Workshop, or you could support a local business and buy it from your hobby store and save around 20% on the RRP. Let's dig in...
First up we have the Bloody Side of the Force with the Daughters of Khaine – Khainite Slaughter-coven box, which comes with a good cross section of their forces. The Gloomspite Gitz are here with the Stampeding Squigalanche, which may not give you the masses of infantry you want, so if it's pure numbers you're after , then it's the Skaven's Verminous Host answers that in spades. Meanwhile, on the Sylvaneth arrive with their Revenant Wargrove.
Want to add some Tzeentch to your hobby table? Well the Curseling, Eye of Tzeentch is now available for the first time separately too.
In books this week, a beautiful Special Edition for the nice guy of the Primarchs, Sanguinius: The Great Angel, which is also available in hardcover the same week which is nice! For Age of $igmar readers, there's the paperback of Hallowed Ground, and The Soul Drinkers Omnibus II in paperback for the WH40K fans.

As above, Australian, New Zealand and Japan won't be getting some of the pre-orders this week, so ideally our chance to get our hands on the Nighthaunt - Legion of Grief, Orruk Warclans – Kruleboyz Swamp-lurkers and Stormcast Eternals – Thunderstrike Spearhead Battleforces will have to come later. I'm not saying this was a contributing factor, but Dominion did not sell well in Australia and NZ, so if I was GW and had to choose to work out what to put in a container, these would be ones I would drop for room. It's logical, but also a pity because all three may in fact be the pick of the bunch.
Add three of the Warcry Dice Sets - The Hunters of Huanchi and Jade Obelisk dice which are delayed in Japan and North America, and the Horns of Hashut and Rotmire Creed dice are delayed in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand and it's a bit of a bummer. Japan also has delays with Blood Bowl and Warcry, so a small week for you I'm afraid!
Lastly in the delayed section for today, the Scinari Enlightener from the Lumineth range, available for the first time separately except in Australia, NZ and Japan this week 

In the Wonderful World of Forge World, Horus Heresy is king, and this week we get the Mark VI upgrades for the Night Lords and the Iron Hands.
Night Lords get MK VI Helmets and Shoulder Pads, while their Loyalist Brothers in the Iron Hands also get their new MK VI Helmets and Shoulder Pads.

Age of $igmar hasn't had much love recently, so this week there's definitely some of that being sent your way! The brand new Slaves to Darkness Army Set, with 14 brand new multipart minis, a limited edition Battletome, and exclusive warscroll cards is here. This is the first chance you will get to get your hands on the new Daemon Prince (the other build options are better than the one pictured), ten Chaos Chosen and excitingly, three Ogroid Theridons (yes the one with the horn does look a bit weird, but he's plastic so an easy fix!) This is a pretty awesome set and a great addition to the already excellent Slaves to Darkness range. 
You think the Ogroids are big and mean, wait until you get a load of the new Battletome for the Ogor Mawtribes. The Battletome comes in Is That a Foot Between Your Teeth Limited Edition and Showering is Optional Standard Edition. To kick this Battletome off, the Ogor Mawtribes get a new miniature (as frankly all factions should when a new Battletome comes out) with the Bloodpelt Hunter. There's also a new set of heroes with the Maneaters, including The Executioner, who has to be a great model to convert for a Nurgle army. Build your new army, or add to an existing one, with the new Vanguard: Ogor Mawtribes boxed set, theme your rolls with the Ogor Mawtribes Dice Set, and add to your strategy with the Warscroll Cards. Speaking of ​Warscroll Cards, the Sons of Behemat ones have rocked up this week. Away from the obviously evil to the ambiguous power of the Sylvaneth who get their Vanguard boxed set on pre-order this week too.
The Horus Heresy rolls on with the Liber Imperium – The Forces of The Emperor Army Book here to add rules for the Imperial forces that aren't Space Marines. The book includes rules and unit profiles for the Legio Custodes, Sisters of Silence, Divisio Assassinorum, and Solar Auxilia, plus Warlord Traits, a new Reaction for Assassins, and rules for the Tercio and Cohort Doctrines of the Solar Auxilia. There's also rules for the seven Divisio Assassinorum Clade Operatives and everyone's favourite non-Stormcast Golden Boy, Constantin Valdor, the Shield of the Emperor. It's a real shame we haven't seen plastic Imperial Army or Solar Auxilia. These would be amazing additions to the battlefield and are very much wished for from the Community. The Solar Auxilia range is excellent, and in plastic would be a sure winner.
Necromunda is a game, a universe, and seemingly a cult if you go online. A hugely popular game, there's now some more scenery to add to the expanding range with the Promethium Tanks Refuelling Station and the mobile Promethium Tanks on Cargo-8 Ridgehauler Trailer. These will be popular!
In books this week we have a new novel for the Tau Empire with Shadowsun: The Patient Hunter in Limited Edition. There's also three new anthologies - Conquest Unbound: Stories from the Mortal Realms in paperback - 21 short stories from the Mortal Realms, Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium in paperback - 24 short stories from the 41st Millennium and Inferno! Presents: The Emperor’s Finest in paperback - 12 stories featuring the Space Marines doing what Space Marines do.
Also on pre-order this week, the paperback version of Kragnos: Avatar of Destruction, and the graphic novel of Marvel – Warhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle.

Meanwhile, Forge World continue their Horus Heresy range with characters including new Assassins! First up is the excellent (I need four) Clade Vanus Infocyte Assassin, the Clade Venenum Assassin, and an assassin who will look familiar to you, the Clade Adamus Assassin, who we have seen in many incarnations over the past 20 or so years.
Away from Assassins it's all about two new Praetors, the Death Guard – Legion Praetor and the rather crushed-looking Death Guard – Legion Cataphractii Praetor.
Away from Horus Heresy, Necromunda has a new upgrade set with the Goliath Ash Wastes Upgrades. Interesting these aren't in plastic as that would go well with the weapons upgrade sets.

No, we didn't forget, there are indeed a bevy of Made To Order for Horus Heresy bits on pre-order this week - let's dive in with the ​Iron Hands first. This week Forge World are offering shoulder pads in Mark II, Mark IV, and Cataphractii, and Mark III torsos for your Iron Hands.
Away from the mechanically-enhanced and on to the purely evil Night Lords, with Mark II and Mark III shoulder pads, and Mark IV torsos.
To add to the pre-order of the new Liber Imperium book this weekend, the Solar Auxilia have some re-released minis too, with the Solar Auxilia Tank Crew, the Solar Auxilia Surgeon-Primus Aevos Jovan and Medicae Orderlies and the Solar Auxilia Rapier Batteries.
​By the Gods - please give us plastic infantry!

Warhammer Day 2022 is here and so far this year it's all 40K, with the Bayard's Revenge mini-diorama up for order this week. It's the 35th Anniversary of Warhammer 40K, so that makes sense, but it's interesting the mini isn't a generic Space Marine and instead a Black Templar... one wonders why.
Speaking of 40K, this week sees the launch of the new Horus Heresy/ 40K Land Raider Proteus, which throws back to the original Warhammer 40K V1 (Rogue Trader) in design. It's a great looking vehicle and can be built with either an assault ramp or the traditional old school dozer blade in Explorator configuration. 
Some "big" (pun intended) releases for Warhammer Age of $igmar this week, with the Sons of Behemat launching their new Battletome - which comes in Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum Limited Edition or Toe Jam Standard Edition. Launching with the Battletome is the huge new King Brodd kit, which not only sees the Sons of Behemat King take to the field, but it's a combi-kit, so you can also choose to make the Beast-smasher Mega-Gargant, Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant, Warstomper Mega-Gargant or Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant from the same box. It's not cheap though, but would all those spare bitz be worth it? The original Mancrusher Gargant is also back, and there's a pretty good deal on the Mancrusher Mob which sees you getting one-ish free if you buy three. Sons of Behemat also get a themed Dice Set.
On the totally other side of the coin, the Battletome for the Lumineth Realm-lords is also on pre-order. These are really beautiful miniatures - trust me, I have been bitten by the bug recently and delved into this force. The Battletome comes in Bling-Bling Limited Edition or Pointy Battleline Standard Edition. There's also a  new Vanguard box for the Lumineth Realm-lords which gives you all you will need for one form of combat, it's only missing the cavalry for the other form. Of course there's also Warscroll Cards and the Lumineth Realm-lords-themed Dice Set.
In books this week, it's more Black Templar goodness with Helbrecht: Knight of The Throne in Hardback.
As with last week, there's some stocking-stuffers for Xmas with the adult sized Roy Lowe: Warhammer 40,000 – Red Imperial Aquila Socks and Blue Imperial Aquila Socks. 

​Well here we are, the star of the Games Workshop Nova Open Previews, the brand new Middle Earth edition, The Lord of The Rings Battle of Osgiliath. It's a pretty hefty box, with a new campaign, new rules and some new minis (alongside some old ones). As with much of the Lord of the Rings product, this is pretty pricey, and a different scale to the other GW minis, but form all reports it's a fantastic game to play, so go forth! 
Speaking of new minis, there's a lovely new plastic Elrond, Master of Rivendell, who (as with previous characters) comes in both mounted and on-foot versions, plus a handy standard bearer. But what to play in this new edition? Well by chance there is a multitude of mew army boxes - and frankly they're all pretty great with the  Isengard Battlehost, Minas Tirith Battlehost, Mordor Battlehost, and the Rohan Battlehost all on pre-order this weekend, plus the Ruins of Middle-earth terrain set and the Final Fate of the Witch-king diorama thing. You've got the new minis - what could be better?? What about Rivendell and Garrison of Dale Dice Sets? How fabulous!
Heresy is the gift that keeps on giving - if there's supply - and the new Deimos Pattern Predator Battle Tank is now where! It's a really nice looking kit with some cool details, especially the hatches under the turret gun. There's also two Heavy Weapons Upgrade Sets for Heavy Flamers, Multi-meltas, and Plasma Cannons
and one for Volkite Culverins, Lascannons, and Autocannons. A interesting addition this week are the Age of Darkness Reference Cards, which you think would have come out with the game!
Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze have an awesome new gang, the Gorechosen of Dromm. and the Deadly Depths Rivals Deck. 
Add to your Chaos Daemons army from the other week with the Datacards.
In books this week the beautiful Special Edition of Awakenings is here, plus the standard hardback, there's also some Heresy offerings with The Horus Heresy Print on Demand Collection 11 (which includes 
The Buried Dagger, Garro, Titandeath, Heralds Of The Siege – a Horus Heresy Anthology and Slaves To Darkness) and Mortarion: The Pale King in hardback.
It's also a White Dwarf week with issue 480 on offer.
If you're in the mood for some miniature collections with a limited edition art print, then it's the week for you: Tyranid Tendrils of the Hive Fleets Collection, Fighting for Ur-Gold Collection, Deepkin From the Ocean Depths Collection, and the Skaven Fight-fight, Kill-kill Collection.

If you're a fan of the Horus Heresy, then this week is a BIG one - but in true GW style, they've made it confusing with options and... oh you'll see!
So the second of the Leviathans is up for pre-order this weekend, the Leviathan Siege Dreadnought with Ranged Weapons. And he's a beast! Now there's also a second version of the second version, this one is the Leviathan Dreadnought – Locked and Loaded
which is the same kit but with two of the ranged weapons sprues. Now if weapons sprues are your thing - then you can also get the Leviathan Siege Dreadnought Ranged Weapons Frame on it's own, which I guess makes sense if you got the close combat guy last week, and now want some pew-pew for added dakka. Now, for the little brother, the Contemptor Dreadnought which comes in standard, but also in Contemptor Dreadnought – Ultimate Loadout 
which is the standard guy with an extra Contemptor Dreadnought Weapons Frame 1
and Contemptor Dreadnought Weapons Frame 2. Clear as mud!
One of the most loved Horus Heresy vehicles is the potent and fast Sicaran Battle Tank which has been available from Forge World for a fair few years now. Well here's the new plastic version and it's pretty much a direct transition, in fact there's some swapability of parts according to the internet. If you like tanks and you've been patient not buying the big box, then your reward is here - the Spartan Assault Tank. This is a really lovely kit, easy to build and a pleasure to paint. Highly recommended., though personally we think it's a bit small in terms of scale.​
More good stuff from the boxed set, the Legion Praetor with Power Axe and the Legion Praetor with Power Sword are here, plus the ten-man Legion Cataphractii Terminator Squad and Legion Tartaros Terminator Squad.
Probably a really good opportunity to say this here, and the Community has been pretty quiet on this front, but the box art for the Horus Heresy range is excellent! Probably some of the best we've ever seen.
The Horus Heresy wasn't all just Space Marines you know - no - the Mechanicum were well in up to their augmented elbows, which is why the release of the Liber Mechanicum – Forces of the Omnissiah Army Book is so exciting. Who knows what plastic goodness we will see comes from this - our bet is on plastic Thallax and Castellax. In honour of the Mechanicum entering the fray, there's a reboxed and updated collection of Knights with Horus Heresy era transfers - the Knight Questoris and the Age of Darkness Armiger Helverins/ Age of Darkness Armiger Warglaives combi kit. See below for the Heresy transfers.
Away from space battles, there's a new set for Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze, Hexbane's Hunters. As per the current trend, there are animals, this time a nice set of war dogs!
Blood Bowl is back, not with new minis, but this time the Elven Union Pitch – Double-sided Pitch and Dugouts Set, Dice and Blood Bowl Elven Union Team Card Pack.
Fair few books this week, with the very cool Warboss (Mega Limited Edition)
, the Aeornautica-themed Outgunned in Hardback, the final part of Dark Imperium, Godblight in Paperback, the Paperback version of Urdesh: The Magister and The Martyr, The Wraithbone Phoenix in Paperback, and finally, Fabius Bile: The Omnibus.
It's also a White Dwarf week, with the new-look White Dwarf 479 out on Friday.

Well for those of us in Australia, New Zealand or Japan today is the day the first of the two Big Boy dreads makes it to our shores. That's right, the Leviathan Siege Dreadnought with Claw & Drill Weapons has arrived. We are of course all waiting for the ranged version with the pew pew, but this is a good start. Now if you have a Forge World version then you can also get the plastic 
Leviathan Siege Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons Frame to add to your existing mini, so really everyone wins - apart from Ferrus Manus (who died before the Heresy even got going).
Now the rest of this week's pre-orders are all from Forge World. Happily the Dark Angels get some love with ​Marduk Sedras – Lord of the Twenty-third Order. Pretty stock standard stuff for the 1st Legion, no surprises. This week also sees the new Dark Angels MKVI Shoulder Pads and Dark Angels MKVI Heads, which have met with much more happiness than the Space Wolf ones.
The 1st Legion may be the progenitors of the Space Marine Legions, but the 3rd Legion are the Emperor's favourites (at least temporarily) and this week we get some classic Made to Order goodness with the Emperor's Children MKII Shoulder Pads, Emperor’s Children MKIII Shoulder Pads and Emperor's Children MKIV Torsos. We've got these and they're very nice! 
Meanwhile, in more Made To Order news, the White Scars MKII Torsos and White Scars MKIV Shoulder Pads are also back.
It will be interesting to see if we get these releases week-by-week in Legion order, so next week maybe we will see the new MKVI Emperor's Children, and so on. Be great to have a new character for each Legion too.