Titanicus makes a return next week with the next expansion, Doom of Molech, adding new Knight Households and Titan Legions to the fan-favourite. There are also two new scenery sets, the Civitas Imperialis Administratum Sector and the Civitas Imperialis Spires to either use on their own or add to your existing scenery. There's also Knight Stratagem Cards and the re-release of the wildly popular Grand Master Edition. Forge World have also come to the party with two new Warlord weapons, the Quake Cannon and the Macro Gatling Blaster. The price on these has been universally panned from our group, so interested to see how these go.
Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault have two new units - the Ylthari's Guardians (with themed Card Sleeves and Dice) and Thundrik's Profiteers (also with themed Card Sleeves and Dice) - both excellent dynamic sets either for this game or to add to your Age of $igmar army. Speaking of additions for armies, there have been a number of new Warhammer Underworlds sets released over the poast 6 months, and now you can get them without all the added junk so you can add them to your existing force for each army - Tzeentch's Eyes of the Nine, Slaves to Darkness' Godsworn Hunt, Gloomspite Gitz Zarbag's Gitz and Mollog's Mob,  Nighthaunt's Thorns of the Briar Queen, Stormcast Eternals' Stormsire's Cursebreakers (definitely the weakest set of the lot).
In books next week we have a fair few... the short story compilation Lords and Tyrants,  the new paperback editions of Dark Imperium: Plague War and Blacktalon: First Mark, the The Imprecations of Daemons audio drama and finally a new edition of the classic The Imperial Infantryman's Handbook.
That's it for the main GW pre-orders this week, but with there's still Middle-Earth to cover...

Middle-Earth has a real cult following to it, and next week sees the brand new Battle Companies book that is an expansion for both The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, encompassing all the miniatures across the GW and Forge World ranges. This of course brings with it miniatures - Éowyn & Merry in plastic as well as Made To Order minis including the classic metal The Breaking of the Fellowship, Rangers of the North (The Grey Company), Galadhrim Warriors with Swords (Haldir's Elves), Galadhrim Warriors with Bows (Haldir's Elves), Morgul Stalkers, Faramir, Captain of Gondor, Halbarad, Kardûsh the Firecaller and Círdan

Last week when we wrote THIS the cupboard did seem a little bare, but as the Chaos Space Marine release slowly finishes we are left with three heavy hitters - the new Dark Apostle and his Dark Disciples, the rather melodramatic Master of Executions (with alternate head) and available for the first time out of the Blackstone Fortress game, the rather non-descript Chaos Lord.
Age of $igmar has been sadly left forlorn and unattended  during this time of wide-spread Chaos love - but no more, with the Fyreslayers getting a bit of a bump in the form of a new Doomseeker mini, and a new Battletome. which comes in Does The Collar Match The Cuffs Limited Edition and the We Have Souls Standard Edition. As with all new Ao$ releases we have a piece of very cool magical scenery in the shape of the Magmic Battleforge and some Endless Spells called Magmic Invocations - good luck painting those! GW actually missed a very good opportunity here and could have cast these in clear orange plastic. It's a real shame to not see them thinking outside the box while other companies do clever things for their Communities. Of course the Fyreslayers also get a set of Fyreslayer Dice and also Warscroll Cards.
Do you like barbarians? Do you like Chaos-worshiping barbarians? Well Gav Thorpe has a new book for you - The Red Feast - which may very well be the entry point for the last of the Malign Portents forces to be released.... the Darkoath!

It seems strange that after waiting so many years for Chaos to really get a nice new refresh, that Games Workshop would stop here. We've had two troop choice, one elite choice and two HQ choices and that's it! Well this week we get the last of those HQ choices - Vex Machinator, Arch-Lord Discordant - a truly impressive centrepiece for any Chaos army.  Not only is it big, it's very detailed and alternate weaponry.
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We've written more on what seems to have been missed from this Chaos release here if you'd like to join the conversation.
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​The rest of this week's pre-orders are books - the new Sisters of Battle teaser to whet your appetite, Requiem Infernal, the republishing of an old horror story from the old Warhammer world, Drachenfels , a new Warhammer Chronicles omnibus of Skaven stories in Warlords of Karak Eight Peaks, the audio drama The Palace of Memory and Other Stories, and finally Ruinstorm telling a rather tragic element of the Horus Heresy story - if only Imperium Secundus had lived, no more would the Imperium be ruled by bureaucrats in the name of a corpse, but by Gods.

Last week saw the brand new Chaos Space Marines and the bulk of the re-releases go up on pre-order, and this week we see two specialist units for the CSM - both iconic and both really nicely re-imagined. ​
The Havocs are Chaos' version of the traditional Devastator Space Marines, and this new look team have some brilliant throwbacks to various eras of Havocs, including the shitty 90's missile launcher! These guys look brilliant, and although quite static in pose, are again a very tempting must-have! The second CSM release next week are the Chaos Space Marines Terminators - keeping the iconic spikes and horns of the older plastic kits now with added flair. Again, more a NEED than a want!
Oh and White Dwarf is out next week... YAWN!

​Chaos Space Marines - to some the coming of evil, to others the vengeance wrought by sons betrayed by their father - has broken like a wave on the shore of the Community, and all is right with the world. 2019 finally sees Chaos Space Marines get the attention they have so richly deserved for so long. To the simplest in the Community they are the bad guys, to the more nuanced they are those who turned their back on (as the Horus Heresy fluff now tells us was) an uncaring father, so allying themselves with unknown power from beyond The Warp. Enough foreplay... because all of this is in honour of the next part of Imperium Nihilus, Vigilus Ablaze which comes in Raining Black Death From the Heavens Collector's Edition and the Mum There's a Spiky Man At The Door Standard Edition. plus if you pre-order it on the webstore you can get this lovely pin! Now with Chaos entering the fray, Codex Heretic Astartes is here and interestingly the new Codex only comes in one flavour - Spikey Death To Our Father Standard Edition. If you're more a hobbyist or were stung by getting a new Codex only a few months ago so you're on strike, there's the minis - and they do not disappoint. Abaddon the Despoiler, the Warmaster is back - bigger and frankly frakkin' amazing! There's a tonne of features on this guy and customizable elements. Even for the price, he's worth it. What would a leader be without troops, and here's where we get the real joy - Chaos Space Marines! ​Every race and their domesticated creature of choice now has some special scenery and the Chaos Space Marine one does not disappoint -  the Noctilith Crown is basically a massive blackstone shield generator and it's cool!! As with most new releases there are themed Chaos Space Marines Dice and Chaos Space Marines Datacards. Now if you're #HardForHeresy for these releases, then you can get these free Chaos Dog Tags by ordering the weekend's Chaos pre-orders and if you just order the new Codex online, then you'll get these Chaos Art Cards. There have been a number of Chaos vehicles including the Heldrake, Rhino, Forgefiend/Maulerfiend combi-kit which have been off the site for a while - well they're now back and repackaged along with the Chaos Cultists and the Chaos Terminator Lord/ Sorcerer combi-kit.
In the tradition of Chaos, the Iron Warriors: The Omnibus is finally out telling the story of the rise of the infamous Iron Warrior's Warsmith Honsou via Graham McNeill’s Ultramarines series. I was very tempted by this, but knowing it's couched in terms of the Ultras takes the shine (pun intended) off it. Also out in books next week is the first novel in the Warhammer Horror line The Wicked and the Damned and the audio drama Perdition's Flame.

Khorne is the most brutal of the Chaos Gods. Bend on bloodshed and destruction, the forces of Khorne rampage about, smashing stuff up more than your average 8 year old in your Gundam collection. The spotlight is never far from Khorne, to be frank - after Nurgle Khorne is GW's favourite Chaos entity to constantly relaunch. SO here we find ourselves with a new Khorne Battletome for Age of $igmar, a few new minis and a pretty cool scenery piece.  The Battletome itself comes in two flavours; Lop It Off And Drink From It's Skull Limited Edition and the Chain Axe As a Butter Knife Standard Edition. There's two new daemon characters too, Skulltaker and Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne - as is the way with all the newer Chaos releases, there is always a Herald. Flash Hounds are a big part of Khorne, so for the first time out of the Wrath and Rapture boxed set we get the new plastic Flesh Hounds and their master Karanak, The Hound of Vengeance. Thing to notice about these four releases is that they can be used in Ao$ or 40K - again pointing to the return of Realm of Chaos-era sharing of forces across both universes. Now Khorne doesn't do magic, but they do do "judgements" so the Endless Spells.... I mean Endless Judgements of Khorne pop up too. Blood For The Blood God, Skulls For The Throne of Khorne may entail some sort of ceremony, so what better than an altar, a large Skull Altar to be precise. Games Workshop aren't straying much from the look they set up in the first Age of $igmar starter box really - red plate with gold trim. Khorne is a little more nuanced than that, so it is a bit of a shame to see these so simple wrought. To go with your new forces, you'll be needing some Warscroll Cards too. Interesting to see a Khorne release mainly built around daemons, which seems to be the trend these days. The mortal followers of Khorne might like a little update too, especially from the not-very-exciting 1st Edition Ao$ minis we got.
In books we have a doozy, which in our neck of the woods is all sold out - its the beginning of the end of the Horus Heresy and to celebrate, this limited edition Solar War, the first of 8 books set around the Siege of Terra is on it's way next week.

Generational change is an odd thing - the next thing comes along and it looks like the old thing, but then it's also not the old thing. It seems that for Games Workshop, generational change means robes or cloaks or tabards and the word "Vanguard". Post-Malign Portents, GW brought out Gen 2 Stormcast, added robes, made them more dynamic and used the term Vanguard. Fast forward 12 months or so and we get the Shadowspear boxed game with Gen 2 Primaris Marines and - well butter me on both sides and call me Nancy - we have Primaris Vanguard Space Marines.... in tabards and cloaks. Of course it's not just about Primaris, it's also about the LONG delayed Chaos Space Marines, and boy do they look amazing! Drawing on miniatures from Blackstone Fortress, these guys are well worth the wait! The tactical nature of these forces is questionable, but the minis do look amazing - and for the price they should be. This is not a cheap set, but certainly a cool looking one! Bit of a drawback on this set is the lack of poseability - these are mono-pose (effectively) at a multi-pose price. This pricing was also a trend set by the Stormcast Gen 2 and the ghosts that came with them. We'll coin it Vanguard Pricing. Also out are the Shadowspear Datacards, available exclusively from the webstore if you order Shadowspear.
In books, Warhammer Chronicles: Knights of the Empire, which has been hanging around the webstore for months is finally available.

Necromunda continues to impress the Community, and not just the Necromunda players, but also hobbyists from across the Warhammer Universes - especially for the Blanchitsu and INQ28​ converters out there - with a range of interesting miniatures that delve deeper into the lore than the more traditional WH40K range. Taking the old-school Ambull and turning it into a robot to produce the Luther Pattern Excavation Automata "Ambot", has been greeted with excited squeals as there are very few automata in plastic form in this universe. For the price, these are a must-have! Also in Necromunda this week, are the Necromunda 40mm Bases - only 5 in the pack, but also a very good price! When Speed Freaks was released we were told that there were two vehicles in there that were exclusive to that set - so here they are now separately, the Kustom Boosta-blasta and the Shokkjump Dragsta. Lacking the weapons options of the other kits, these are still pretty cool.
Despite not being stocked in most GW stores, Adeptus Titanicus has been a big hit, especially in the powerful Horus Heresy Community! With the ever expanding range, GW have now released the new weapon sprues seen on some of the later Titans releases to further customise your force. For the Warlord we have the Volcano Cannons and Apocalypse Missile Launchers and for the Reavers, the Melta Cannon, Chainfist, Volcano Cannon and Turbo Laser and the classic Gatling Blaster, Power Fist, Laser Blaster and Apocalypse Missile Launcher. Also next week the next in the series of decals, this time for the Traitors, Legio Fureans.
Next week also sees some Made To Order Skaven - only a week or two late - with the classic Thanquol with Boneripper, Grey Seer, the super-cool ​Ikit Claw, Queek Headtaker, and Deathmaster Snikch only available for the next week. 
In books next week there's also The Beast Arises Volume 1 in Paperback which collects the first four parts of this seemingly forgotten super-amazing-world-changing series...

This weekend is all about Black Library - most of the stuff is actually in store today so go check it out if you can! We've added them below so you can what's happening!
What would a celebration be without a celebration miniature? Well this celebration miniature comes in the form of Severina Raine, who is unfortunately such a boring miniature it will quickly fade from memory.
Away from Black Library for a minute, there are two new Start Collecting sets; Start Collecting! Maggotkin of Nurgle and Start Collecting! Idoneth Deepkin. If you're a fan of Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault then the Forbidden Chambers Board Pack, fully compatible with the full game. Also next week White Dwarf March 2019 is out, guest edited by Phil Kelly! 

As it is the Black Library Celebration, we have a few new books, a few older books and a couple of other items available for the big-big day!
First up is the Angron: Slave of Nuceria (Limited Edition). This 244-page hardback comes with a custom foiled slipcase and for those of us eager for any more info on the War Hounds Legion, is hopefully packed full of information to flesh out these guys. The next in the Horus Heresy novels is also out, The Buried Dagger, which tells the tale of the fall of the Death Guard to Nurgle in all his pestilence. The hardback version of Honourbound, the story behind the Severina Raine miniature is also out. Now barely a year goes by without these being re-released but the Horus Rising and False Gods Celebration Edition Paperbacks are pretty cool - each includes an additional short story, yet another new introduction by Dan Abnett, black page edges and these stark covers. Graham McNeil's classic Storm of Iron is getting a re-release - if you haven't read this it's a great brutal read! Another classic is Gotrek and Felix City of the Damned. If you do decide to buy any of these books, you will also get the Black Library Celebration 2019 Anthology for free!
In audio drama, the Our Martyred Lady (CD Box Set) is heading our way. A four CD set too!! 
In merchandise, there's a Black Library Celebration 2019 Coaster Set with the images of The Eye of Horus, the World Eaters Legion, the Death Guard Legion and the Knights Errant to keep your drinks happy. Last but not least, there is now a Horus Heresy Sketchbook - and before you blow your lid, no this isn't full of sketches... it's blank pages to doodle on! Yes we felt the same way!

There are many creatures and races lurking in the fluff of the Warhammer universes, some come to light after many years like the Necrons did and then there are those that have waited for even longer, biding their time - the Ambull is just such a creature. Originally native to desert worlds, it seems the Ambull can now be found in the space because now we have them in the first of the Blackstone Fortress expansions Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress – The Dreaded Ambull. The latest expansion now also gets it's first hobby accessory, the Blackstone Fortress Carry Case which looks quite a bit bigger than the previous soft cases we have seen. In books we have the first full length novel featuring Hamilcar Bear-Eater, Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods and the second Gotrek and Felix Omnibus.

Meanwhile Forge World have released new minis for the vampire-Batman Space Marines - the Night Lords.
First up is the Night Lords Leviathan Dreadnought with Siege Claws. You can also get it without the claws if that is your want and desire. There are also two Praetors - the superbly detailed Night Lords Legion Praetor in Tartaros Terminator Armour which not only comes with an alternate bare head, but also seems to have Adolf Hitler's head around his waist... and the Night Lords Legion Praetor who sports a MKIV jetpack and an optional bare head. Both of these poses are amazing - both dynamic and fear inducing. The detail on the armour is brilliant. A real high point for Forge World sculpting, plus a fair price - about the same as a plastic GW character. There are also Night Lords Dice to strike fear into every dice roll.