​Well, it's quite the weekend, with a tonne of minis for Horus Heresy, Kill Team, and Warhammer 40K. It's one of those weeks where knowing who gets priority becomes a bit of a challenge. But, coming from the dim distant past, it has to be the Aeldari Exodites first up, surely!
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Not only do we have a new Kill Team box this week, but it seems that "Kill Team" is now "Kill Team™" - at least in Games Workshop-land, but not here, fear not! So who are the Aeldari Exodites? They are the cool Aeldari, the ones who ride dinosaurs! Sure there's more lore to it, but that's the main take away. This new Kill Team: Exodite box gives you an Exodite Dragon Master Clanblade, an Exodite Dragon Master Leystalker, an Exodite Dragon Master Stonesinger, and 2 x Exodite Drakolithe. If you're using these guys for Warhammer 40K, then Exodite Dragon Master Clanblade, Leystalker, and Stonesinger can also be built as Exodite Dragon Knights. The adversaries in this box are 10 x Beast Snagga Boyz and 5 x Squighog Boyz - the Orks that don't seem to get much love! The box also includes a hardcover 128-page Kill Team: Exodite "dossier" (maybe this is the new word for mini-Codex), Exodite tokens, the Exodite Dragon Master datacards, Exodite mission pack cards and 10 x universal equipment cards. This box will sell out straight away and is only available for a limited time, so if you want it now and not in a few months, then jump on this when the pre-orders go up in your neck of the woods.
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Horus Heresy gets some reinforcements this week, with not only some new weapons, but also the two MKIV Space Marine sets! The new weapon set is the Legiones Astartes Combi-weapons & Shotgun Upgrades, which gives you 2 x single handed combi-meltas, combi-plasmas, combi-volkites, combi-flamers, and for the first time Astartes shotguns. Not having two hands moulded onto them is meant for Breachers, but it's also good for officers or characters who hold these weapons single-handed. Also in the set are 10 x combi-meltas, combi-plasmas, combi-volkites, combi-flamers, and Astartes shotguns., which do have the two hands moulded onto them - so are for your firing line dudes. The set also comes with 60 "belt-mounted" pouches, which is nice for some added chunkiness on your troops. Despite the shotguns being drum-magged, we don't get a single drum-mag pouch though, so that's a lost opportunity. I have to admit that these were very much on my radar, in fact all of our radars, but these are a bit of a miss in our books. Most of the combis are fine, but the combi-volkite is a miss, and what's with the top-fed magazine? It looks terrible. Now this is how you make a combi-Volkite - the original Beardy Hammer design from eight years ago: https://www.ozdestro.com/beardy-hammer-blog/making-a-combi-volkite. Meanwhile we have the new upscaled MkIV Tactical Squad and MkIV Assault Squad also on pre-order this week. The MkIV Assault Squad is exciting for the addition of 10 x power lances. These sets first appeared in the Legiones Astartes: Maximus Battle Group, which is still available and excellent value once you price these two squads minus the vehicles in the Legiones Astartes: Maximus Battle Group.
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Back to Kill Team for a minute, with some of the more recent or hard to find Kill Teams re-boxed and back for whatever limited time they're around for. We have the excellent Spectre Squad and Kasrkin for Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy Breachers, the very cool Adeptus Arbites Exaction Squad, fan-favourite Kroot Farstalkers, the Chaos Fellgor Beastmen, plus we have the Spectre Squad Datacards also on pre-order this weekend too.
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As if that wasn't all enough we have brand new battlefield terrain, this time from Battlefield Armageddon! There's the Galvanic Network, Capacitor Cluster, and Manufactorum Ruins - the latter sure to be very popular as they are perfectly suited to 11th Edition Warhammer 40K.
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We've heard that the Baneblade is on the way out, but this week either Games Workshop are proving us wrong or selling off their stock because the Warhammer 40K behemoth that is the Baneblade is here and ready for your pile of shame! I WANT ONE!! There's also the reappearance of the Baneblade Sponsons & Accessories, which is sure to be popular too.
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In books this week we have the Guard-themed The Relentless Dead and Mechanicus-themed Archmagos in paperback. 

With the new edition here, it's time to bring new people in, update the regulars and provide the Beardies with something to grumble about. We're all Beardies here - slow your roll!
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The big starter set, far from stretching the imagination of the Games Workshop team is called Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set - up all night with that one! It includes the softcover 88-page Core Rules booklet, a softcover Starter Set Handbook all about the hobby, 2 x  double-sided Reference Sheets (army rules, stratagems, enhancements and data sheets for Combat Patrol games), and the miniatures. The minis include 2 complete push-fit Combat Patrols - one Space Marine and one Ork! There are 13 x Space Marines (a Captain with Relic Shield, Librarian, 5 x Intercessors, 5 x Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs and a Land Speeder). There are 33 x Orks (a Warboss, Weirdboy, 20 x Ork Boyz, 10 x Gretchin, and a Wartrakk). There's also plastic push-fit terrain in this set - which I thought was going to be the pre-painted versions, but it's not listed as such, so maybe not. You get 4 x large Manufactorum Ruins, 4 x small Manufactorum Ruins, a Shock Array, Capacitor Stack, 2 x Rockcrete Barricades, a Generator Shrine, and 2 x Galvanic Pylons. There's also 2 foldout cardboard game boards, 2 range rulers, and 10 dice. It's basically a cut down version of the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon boxed set that launched 11th Edition, but for the same price! If you got the rules online and bought Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon, you would be getting more minis - minus the terrain - so decide what's a better deal for you. 

The Warhammer 40,000 Introductory Set, is the Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set, but even smaller. It includes only 12 multipart plastic push-fit miniatures (a Space Marine Lieutenant & 5 x Intercessors, vs. an Ork Nob & 5 x Ork Boyz). This set, however, concentrates more on the hobby rather than the gaming side, with a softcover 48-page handbook, double-sided cardboard playing mat, cardboard terrain, a Warhammer Colour Starter Brush, a transparent plastic range ruler, 6 x D6 dice, and paints (Abaddon Black, Macragge Blue, Mournfang Brown, Leadbelcher, Retributor Armour, and Orruk Flesh).
 
Now we have two hobby sets which are interesting in that they help you get started with a faction, whether you play 40K already or not. Warhammer 40,000 Getting Started with Space Marines includes 13 push-fit Space Marines (Captain with Relic Shield, Librarian, 5 x Intercessors, 5 x Vanguard Veterans, and a Land Speeder). It also comes with a softcover 36-page Introductory Booklet, Warhammer Colour Starter Brush, a Texture Spreader and paints (Abaddon Black, Macragge Blue, Mournfang Brown, Leadbelcher, Retributor Armour, Corax White, Mephiston Red, Wraithbone, Dawnstone, Nuln Oil, and the Astrogranite Texture Paint). Meanwhile the ​Warhammer 40,000 Getting Started with Orks includes 33 x push-fit Ork miniatures (Warboss, Weirdboy, 20 x Ork Boyz, 10 x Gretchin and a Wartrakk), plus the softcover 44-page Introductory Booklet, Warhammer Colour Starter Brush and Texture Spreader. The paints include Abaddon Black, Orruk Flesh, Runelord Brass, Leadbelcher, Zandri Dust, Wraithbone, Mephiston Red, Mournfang Brown, Dawnstone, Agrax Earthshade, and Armageddon Dust Texture Paint.
It's not entirely clear who these sets are for - maybe someone starting out with a faction - maybe someone wanting to get the new minis into their existing faction...? It's a bit strange considering how unbalanced the amount of minis in each set and what's missing from the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon box that could have been included. Why didn't they just put the entire contents of each faction in these sets and leave the paints out? It would have been much more popular and had the bonus of add-on paint sales.  

Speaking of paint, we have new versions of the sets designed for people just starting the hobby. Space Marines: Intercessors + Paints includes 2 x multipart plastic Space Marines Intercessor miniatures with 6 x Warhammer paints (Abaddon Black, Macragge Blue, Mournfang Brown, Leadbelcher, Retributor Armour, and Corax White). The Orks: Boyz + Paints is similar, with 3 push-fit Orks - 2 x Ork Boyz and 1 x Gretchin - and 6 paints (Abaddon Black, Orruk Flesh, Mournfang Brown, Leadbelcher, Zandri Dust, and Corax White). Interesting it's Corax White and not a yellow to make skin highlights mixed into Orruk Flesh.

But wait, there's more, with the new Warhammer 40,000: Paint + Tools set, which includes Abaddon Black, Orruk Flesh, Averland Sunset (there's that Ork skin highlight colour), Macragge Blue, Mournfang Brown, Leadbelcher, Retributor Armour, Corax White, Mephiston Red, Rakarth Flesh, Zandri Dust, Agrax Earthshade, and Armageddon Dust Texture Paint. Interesting there's no Nuln Oil. It also includes a Warhammer Colour Starter Brush, Warhammer Colour Starter Set Clippers and a mouldline scraper.

In books we have Ghosts of Cadia in Hardback and Special Edition (which does actually look really nice), Longshot in Hardback and the Blood Angels-themed ​The Devastation of Baal in Hardback.
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Not sure if anyone else is feeling it, but the launch of 11th edition seems to be the most copy-paste boring launch of an edition that I can think of. Maybe it's just us, but there's no personality to this edition, the miniature are incredibly plain and almost like knock-off versions of Games Workshop miniatures. The Space Marine Ancient is really nice, and the Captain and Librarian are fine, but the rest - including the entire Ork range - is just so ordinary and lacking in any anything. Bland, stale, cookie-cutter stuff.
Let us know if you disagree!  

It only seems like last week we had Indomitus, then Leviathan, and now Armageddon - Games Workshop seem to be dropping new editions of Warhammer 40,000 like it's going out of style! So much so that we're up to Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition, and this week sees the launch by Games Workshop of the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon box, following what has been a fairly lacklustre build-up, mainly involving some of the most boring videos ever created - absolutely zero enthusiasm from anyone involved!     
SO what's in this Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon box you ask? We have sixty one new multipart (YAY!) plastic (YAY!) push-fit (urgh, yuck!!) miniatures, giving you 23 x Space Marines
led by a Captain with Relic Shield, a Librarian, a Chaplain with Jump Pack and a new dynamic Ancient with banner. Your troops are 10 x new Intercessors who, despite promises, look exactly like every other boring Primaris model - which is a huge shame because the tweaks that have been made to Primaris (see the Space Wolves set) were really interesting! It's also very disappointing to have these constantly pushed forward as being amazing - me thinks they are overselling something they know is pretty poor. On the other end of the spectrum we have the 5 x new Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs, excitingly sporting the Crux Terminatus for the first time on power armour in many years. These are dynamic and great additions to anyone's force. We also have 3 x Eradicators with Heavy Bolters in suitably strong poses, though not really exciting. The vehicle is a newly reimagined Land Speeder with a multi-melta, onslaught gatling cannon/ heavy flamer, and a stormfury missile launcher, which is nice to see this in a smaller format than the previous one. On the other end of the battlefield there are thirty eight Orks led by a large Warboss, a Bannernob, a Bigboss, Painboy and a Weirdboy - something for all the Ork players there! Your troops are 20 x Ork Boyz, and 10 x Gretchin, and these aren't your traditional push-fit single option minis, there is some customisability with torsos and head swaps possible. The Orks have two vehicles - the Wartrakk and a very cool Big Mek Dakkarig! 
Aside from miniatures we also have the hardcover Armageddon: Operation Imperator book which gives you the forces at play and what's going on, plus we have the softcover Core Rules booklet, the Chapter Approved 2026-27: Mission Deck, the Dominatus Narrative Campaign Deck, Armageddon Datasheet Cards for every unit contained within this box, and the Armageddon Transfer Sheet with markings for both Marines and Orks. 
That's it - that's the launch box. What do you think? We're pretty underwhelmed, but there are some good bits, just not $500 AUD worth!
In books we have the Armageddon: Season of Fire narrative novel in hardback, plus next week sees the release of White Dwarf 524.

Stepping from the pages of the Horus Heresy, then the Eye of Terror, the Iron Warriors - Perturabo's sons - have returned to Warhammer 40K. With new miniatures, and a narrative campaign, the long-rumoured return of their Primarch is nigh! The story begins with Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron – War for the Cadian Gate, a three-book set guiding you through the narrative campaign. The in the set is Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron, 80 pages of lore and background on the Eye of Terror, the Iron Warriors, Adeptus Mechanicus and the new Adeptus Mechanicus hotness, Thulia Ghuld. The second volume is Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron – Apocalypse, a 72-page hardcover book which sees the return of Apocalypse battles, with new rules etc etc. The third volume is Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron – Detachments, a 16-page booklet including new detachments for a number of factions across Warhammer 40K. Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron – War for the Cadian Gate comes in two flavours; Puckered Eye of Terror Collector's Edition and Raining Iron, Torn Umbrella Standard Edition. In terms of miniatures we have a new character Kravek Morne, who has stepped right out of the Horus Heresy with his modified Cataphractii Terminator armour. He is flanked by the abominations of the Warp, the Chaos Mutilators - which despite getting a full glow-up absolutely don't hit for us. They seem to lack the horror aspect, despite the usual tick-box of bits one would add to a Warhammer 40K Chaos model. If troops are more your thing, then the new Combat Patrol: Chaos Space Marines – Iron Warriors is for you. Sporting the brand new Warpsmith, this also includes 5 x Havocs, 5 x Chaos Terminators, 10 x Legionaries and the new Iron Warriors Upgrade frame, which is going to be a hit! We'll see this scattered amongst Horus Heresy hobbyists and Warhammer 40K hobbyists alike. The biggest part of this release is the new Defiler kit - and it's a beauty for sure. With what Games Workshop call "poseable legs", multiple armour and chest options, interchangeable exhaust pipes, 2 x sets of shoulder pads, and 2 sets of torso trim. There are also 10 face plates (one for each for the Chaos Legions, and 4 for any Chaos Space Marines force). The Iron Warriors Upgrades Sprue is also available to pre-order this weekend (GW webstore only) and holds some great conversion options for all hobbyists. There's also a set of Iron Warriors Dice, which unfortunately aren't yellow as this would provide a brilliant contrast on the tabletop.
From Iron Men to the Machine Spirit, it's the Adeptus Mechanicus - this time led by Thulia Ghuld, one of the few female Mechanicus models we have, despite them being so present in the novels. This is an interesting model, combining may elements that have gone before to make a great looking mini. She brings with her the Hastarii, heavy infantry that can either be built as Hastarii Exterminators (armed with arc blasters and eradication casters) or Hastarii Fusiliers (with neutron fusils and phosphor blasters). Neither options you'd want to run into on the battlefield, but they do take a bit of a step away from the previous design aesthetic, having the loping element of some Heresy-era Mechanicum minis but the sleek look of the Skitarii in Warhammer 40K. There's also a Eye of Terror Battalion: Adeptus Mechanicus which includes an Onager Dunecrawler, Skorpius Disintegrator/ Skorpius Dunerider and an Ironstrider Ballistarius/ Sydonian Dragoon. This isn't the only Eye of Terror battalion box, with the ​Eye of Terror Battalion: Imperial Knights, sporting a Knight Valiant/ Knight Castellan, and 2 x Armiger Warglaives/ Armiger Helverins, and the Eye of Terror Battalion: Sons of Dorn featuring a Redemptor Dreadnought, Ballistus Dreadnought and 2 x Repulsor Executioners. 
There's a big release hidden amongst the Eye of Terror event, and that's the new Knight Destrier, bringing a brand new sleek look to what is a rapidly aging aesthetic of the current Knights range. The Knight Destrier includes what's being touted as "2 straightforward poses for the legs, and an advanced option for more experienced Warhammer hobbyists". How this works in reality could be interesting, but this will ideally fix what many see as the very mono-pose, static look to GW Knights. The Knight Destrier also includes an opening cockpit, detailed interior and pilot, along with the Knight's many weapon options. This is a big leap forward in their Knights range, more than likely influenced by a well-known Community member who entered their take on Knights in Golden Demon a year or so back. The Knight Destrier is very similar and shows how Games Workshop do see the Community as a pipeline for ideas - it is just a pity that the creator isn't going to be credited in any way by them. A Warhammer Community article wouldn't go astray!
Before we get to the delayed Australia and New Zealand releases, lets have a look at books, with two new omnibuses on pre-order this week. Paragon of Faith and Other Stories includes the novellas Paragon of Faith, and Saint's Judgement, plus short stories Infernal Motives, Our Lady of the Voyage, Joy of the Martyr, Redemption Through Blood, and The Fires of Our Faith. Carnage Unending includes the novella Blood Rite, and short stories Ork Hunter, Wulfen, The Glorious Tomb, Packin' Heat, Road Rage, Mad Dok, It Bleeds, The Price of Morkai, Consecrated Ground, Hell Fist, and Sarcophagus. We also have the hardback Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith.
It's also a White Dwarf week for the rest of the world with #523 on it's way!
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In delayed releases for Australia and New Zealand we have the must-delayed Warhammer: The Old World ​Chaos Marauder Horsemen and Chaos Marauders. Both sets come with weapon options - either a hand weapon and shield, a great weapon, or a flail, plus a choice of helmeted or bare head for each mini. These are absolutely brilliant minis and a huge improvement on the originals which lasted decades!!

It’s a Warhammer 40K week with Combat Patrols and pirates from the last few weeks now available separately for the first time, plus a rare Tau Empire release.
Let’s start with the Tau and their new battlesuit-ed elites, The Twin Lance. Known as Shas'ri Locai and Shas'ri Lantar (or Exemplar Sunsear and Exemplar Scatterflare to us non-Tau), these new battlesuits have a much bulkier (some might say very un-Tau-like look to them, almost with a human bulkiness to them).
Speaking of rare-ish, the Tyranids have a weird release out of nowhere – the Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip. Harking back to the original Tyranid releases of old, this mini definitely has a retro look to it, probably something much-wanted for Tyranid fans who have seen quite a few changes in the last few years. 
The Leagues of Votann are a weird mob, not Xenos but also not entirely human in allegiance either. There’s something about that which brings a new ambivalence to them and their intentions. This week we have a new hero, Berehk Stornbröw, who seems to have beef with Orks – as all Votann do. Quite a nice-looking figure but it’s a shame to not have any real options for the posing.
Aeldari, in their original form are back! They’re space pirates and they don’t care what you think! Now we have some new, some reboxed and some… nope, that’s it! The Vyper/Starfang is the reimagined fast attack support pew-pew mobile, and being a fan of the older type, this one isn’t as exciting, but it’s a great looking vehicle and will be heavily fielded by any Aeldari players. Also in the new camp are the two characters, Kharseth and Prince Yriel (who comes with a choice of two heads). Kharseth is a definite winner here, sporting the helm first seen in Jes Goodwin art from the launch of Battlefleet Gothic. We also have new troops, with the Corsair Skyreavers box bringing you 5 x flying Aeldari armed with melee weapons, plus there are options for two of the Corsair Skyreavers to take either a shredder, blaster, fusion gun, or flamer. The Corsair Voidreavers (a kit first released in Kill Team) has been reboxed and wins the award for being a super-flexible kit out of the box with not only standard weapons but specialist ones too, plus you get 9 x helmeted heads, 4 x bare female heads, 5 x bare male heads and 9 x back vanes to make them look extra bad-arse! If you like the look of this, then the new Combat Patrol: Aeldari Corsairs (only available for a limited time) is for you, sporting a Kharseth, Wave Serpent/ Falcon, 5 x Corsair Skyreavers and 10 x Corsair Voidreavers/ Voidscarred. With this generous bounty there’s also the new Aeldari Corsairs Dice.
Speaking of pirates – IT’S THE RED CORSAIRS (different corsairs, not related!). These guys are renegade Space Marines, enemies of the Imperium cruising around blowing stuff up!  Leading your warband will be a Red Corsairs Reave-Captain – and what a great kit he is – with options for a power maul or a power sword in one hand, and a plasma pistol in the other, plus three head options, alternate bandoliers, and two different backpack trophies. Already have some Space Marines and want to convert them up to be Red Corsairs? Well the Red Corsairs Upgrades and Transfers kit is for you! Sporting 5 x bare heads, 10 x power armour shoulder pads, 5 x Terminator shoulder pads, 3 x bandoliers, 2 x chainswords and 2 x hanging trophies, this will likely be a big hit with Chaos Space Marine fans too. Personally we think it’s a bit light on heads and too heavy on shoulderpads (considering there's already transfers in the kit), but there you go! All in? Want to fire up? Then the new Combat Patrol: Red Corsairs is for you because it includes the Red Corsairs Reave-captain, 5 x Red Corsairs Raiders, 10 x Fellgor Ravagers (Beastmen rule!!) and a Chaos Rhino (a flyer might have been better, but okay!). There’s also some rather nice Red Corsairs Dice.
Speaking of Combat Patrols, the new Combat Patrol: Night Lords is here with a Chaos Lord with Jump Pack, 5 x Chosen, 10 x Legionaries and a Rhino. Sadly this only comes with a Chaos Space Marine Transfer Sheet not a dedicated Night Lords one. With all the recent Night Lords releases it really is time to step up and GW to give them their own!
Now this is a beauty – the Combat Patrol: Kroot! Bringing some of the best of the recent Kroot releases this includes a Kroot Lone-spear mounted on a Kalamandra, a Krootox Rider, 3 of the awesome Krootox Rampagers and 12 x Farstalker Kinband warriors. Super thematic, really nice, and also (if you read the lore) potentially space pirates!!
In books this week we have the new Carcharodons: Void Exile in paperback and for the rest of the world it’s a White Dwarf week… I’m not going to go on about it again!  

There's also supposed to be a Middle-earth Made To Order this week but it doesn't seem to be offered in Australia or New Zealand this week. 

Last year we were discussing that if Huron Blackheart comes back, would we get a release of pirates... and well here we are. It's just the tip of the iceberg, and would have been great to see Freebooters right at the start, but pirates we have, for "it is, it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king"!
Huron Blackheart, the hero of the Badab Wars (as we see it) has since gone on to rule the galaxy with an iron (and spiky) fist, and this week sees him re-entering the Warhammer 40K universe with new miniatures and a brand new narrative event called The Maelstrom, including a boxed set of books that "explore the Maelstrom and the ruthless warlords who call it home". ​The Maelstrom: Lair of the Tyrant – Into the Nightmare Realm includes an 80-page hardback book with lore and background on the Maelstrom, and the factions fighting each other for control (fingers crossed we will see Renegade Space Marines appear at some point). The second book in the set is the 64-page hardback book Crucible Champions with rules for creating your very own Champion for each 40K faction. Raid and Ruin is 48 pages going over the narrative campaign plus 12 Incursion missions, ten Raid and Ruin missions, and two Mayhem missions. Finally, the last is Detachments, a 16-page softcover booklet including two new detachments for Chaos Space Marines, Aeldari, one for the Ork Freebooters and another a Votann Mercenary Oathband. This collection of books comes in a slipcase and is available in Swashbuckling Fury Collector's Edition (with handsome soft-touch slipcase and covers to the books, red gilt page edges, red ribbon bookmarks and red foil-blocked details) and of course the Plankwalkers Standard Edition. With all this glory you can imagine that we'd be seeing some miniatures, and yes, it be true! Look avast, land-lubber for Huron Blackheart and the Masters of the Maelstrom be on the approach. This set includes all new plastic miniatures of Huron Blackheart, Garreon the Corpsemaster, Katar Garrix, Garlon Souleater, Captain Sargotta, the dog-soldier Enforcer and her pet Plunder. About 50% of this is a great looking set, the rest are pretty ordinary or just a bit weird. Fantastic concept and one we've seen before with Captain Titus and The Wardens of Ultramar. Every warlord needs troops and here we have the start to them - the Red Corsairs Battleforce: Lords of the Maelstrom. This includes the new awesome Red Corsairs Reave-Captain, 10 x new Red Corsairs Raiders (in MKVII armour - no Primaris here), 5 x Red Corsairs Chaos Terminators, 10 x Red Corsairs Legionaries, 10 x Traitor Guardsmen and only 1 x Red Corsairs Upgrade Frame which seems a bit of a shame for so many guys. Now when it comes to pirates we can't forget some of the original Rogue Trader pirates, and that's the Aeldari! We've seen Aeldari Corsairs more recently in Kill Team, and now we have even more with the Aeldari Corsairs Battleforce: Eldritch Raiders making their way into 40K. Headed by the brand new Prince Yriel and a beautiful Kharseth (based on the Jes Goodwin drawing for Battlefleet Gothic), this set also includes the new Starfang/ Vyper and 10 x new Corsair Skyreavers. The set also includes 10 x the previously released Corsair Voidreavers/ Voidscarred who are absolutely brilliant! This is a great set and for the Aeldari-curious it's incredibly tempting!! Nothing says "bad guy" like the Drukhari - who apart from their fashion sense really don't have many redeeming features. Well not wanting to be left out, these raiders have a new set and it's the The www.warhammer.com/en-AU/shop/maelstrom-battalion-drukhari-2026?queryID=eb8f02d432cede8bb49489f3087e636eMaelstrom Battalion: Drukhari. This blood-drenched fast attack set gives you a Succubus, 2 x Venoms, 3 x Reavers (brilliant models to paint - they really need more love), 5 x Hellions and 10 x Wyches. In close combat, this force will eviscerate so many foes! The final Maelstrom Battalion is one for the Leagues of Votann, which features a Memnyr Strategist, 3 x Hernkyn Pioneers and 6 x Ironkin Steeljacks. Bit of a shame this one - it really lacks the character of the other sets!
In books this week we have the Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom in paperback, the new Alpha Legion book Ghost Legion in both Special Edition and hardback, and Death Rider in hardback.
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++ In Australia and New Zealand this week we also have the past few weeks pre-orders we didn't get, so if you're interested, please read below for those ++

In 2016 Tzeentch was the first Chaos faction to receive a really big wave of releases, and it was a fantastic release. This week those turquoise wonders return with their 2026 update in Age of $igmar. Spearheaded by the new rules, Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch comes in two flavours; Magic & Mystery Is Part Of Our History Gamers Edition and Mirror Mirror on the Wall Standard Edition. There's also new miniatures in this release - the Fatemaster (described by Cult(ure) of Paint as the best miniature from the last Warhammer Preview Reveal) and Old Chicken Legs, the Magister on Disc of Tzeentch. There's also a great Endless Spells set, the Argent Shards, which honestly have to be a must-get for Tzeentch fans who play Age of $igmar, Warhammer - The Old World, 40K or Horus Heresy. They're just awesome! There's also a new epic Battleforce: Warpflame Cavalcade which includes the Kairos Fateweaver/ Lords of Change, 3 x Screamers of Tzeentch, 3 x Flamers of Tzeentch, 2 x Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch/ Burning Chariot/ Herald of Tzeentch on Burning Chariot/ Changecaster, 10 x Brimstone Horrors, 10 x Blue Horrors and 10 x Pink Horrors. This would be an AMAZING starter set for Tzeentch!! Meanwhile if you prefer more frontline troops, there's the Spearhead: Tzaangor Warflock which includes a Tzaangor Shaman mounted on a Disc of Tzeentch, 3 x Tzaangor Skyfires, 3 x Tzaangor Enlightened, and 10 x Tzaangors - an excellent way to get Tzaangors, the prettiest of Beastmen! If you prefer just some purely powerful magicians, then the Regiments of Renown: Seekers of Silver may be more your cup of tea, with the Gaunt Summoner (on disc), the new Magister on Disc of Tzeentch, and 3 x Screamers of Tzeentch. and of course we have the new Disciples of Tzeentch Warscroll Cards and some of the nicest dice we've seen in a while with the Disciples of Tzeentch Dice.
Tzeentch aren't the only magical kids on the block today, with the Lumineth Realm-lords getting their own 
Battletome which comes in Big Hats & Flowy Robes Gamers Edition and Elves of Power Standard Edition (the only thing available to pre-order Down Under this weekend). Like many new releases, the Lumineth Realm-lords get a new Vanari Lord Regent, who has alternative build options to make your own custom character. There's a two new boxes too, with the Spearhead: Hurakan Vanguard featuring Hurakan Spirit of the Wind/ Sevireth, Lord of the Seventh Wind, a Hurakan Windmage, 5 x Hurakan Windchargers, and 10 x Vanari Wardens. We also have the Battleforce: Iliathan Warhost with Ellania and Ellathor, Eclipsian Warsages, 5 x Vanari Bladelords, 5 x Ydrilan Riverblades (which really don't look like they fit in with the other Lumineth), 10 x Vanari Auralan Sentinels, 10 x Vanari Auralan Wardens and a Vanari Starshard Ballista. More magic than troops? Then the Regiments of Renown: Sigil Convocation is for you, featuring a Scinari Calligrave and the Endless Spells, Sanctum of Amyntok, Hyshian Twinstones, and Rune of Petrification. The requisite Lumineth Realm-lords Warscroll Cards and Dice also make an appearance!
We have some Space Marine Made To Order this weekend, with some metal Space Marine Captains from the Ultramarines, Space Wolves, Dark Angels, and Blood Angels Chapters, plus there's also a mixed set of resin and metal Terminator armour dudes – a Captain, Librarian, and Chaplain. Can there be a Space Marine release without Ultramarines? No - so we have the more classic metal and plastic set which includes older versions of Marneus Calgar, Chaplain Cassius, Sergeant Telion, Chief Librarian Tigurius, and Cato Sicarius. A set that was getting big money on eBay has just gone into Made To Order, and that's the Armour Through the Ages set. which includes the mostly original MkI, MkII, MkIII, MkIV, and MkV patterns of power armour in resin and plastic miniatures. There was a MKVI in this set but it's disappeared into the Void!
In books this week we have the Limited Edition of Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith, First Marshal and 
The Witch Hunter’s Handbook which is like a field manual of sorts which states the rules governing Sigmar's Witch Hunters in the Old World. The book is 96-pages and a reprint with a new cover.
It's also a White Dwarf week with Issue 521 arriving to line your bird cage with!

Horus Heresy - you beautiful beast! Constantly giving of yourself, constantly bringing love to our hearts. Okay, so potentially over the top, but Heresy is kicking goals these days. The era of Warhammer 40K being the premiere property is over (though 2026 does look promising) and the Age of Darkness reigns supreme. This week we have three big releases that are both hotly anticipated and also quite controversial.  
The much-beloved Cataphractii Terminators, mostly unchanged since their first Forge World incarnation and into their plastic incarnation, have now changed to be upscaled with the rest of their brethren. The size change was highly anticipated, but the sleeker proportions of the new Cataphractii Terminators has left many disappointed - especially with the elongated torso. The new Cataphractii Terminators are available in two sets - the power mauls and volkite chargers and the combi-bolter and mighty power fist. It's an interesting move to not have just one box with both options, and maybe that's due to parts count who knows! The other set this week is the Breacher Squad, something people have been after in plastic since the very first sniff of Horus Heresy V2 over 10 years ago. The Breacher Squad set has the newer (and inferior) MkIII Space Marines plus the new Breacher Squad Upgrade Set, giving you drum mag bolters in plastic for the first time in Horus Heresy.  Thankfully the Breacher Squad Upgrade Set is also available separately and is fully compatible with the "MkII and MkVI" (as listed on the website) but doesn't list the MKIII which they are pictured with. Weird! Either way, it's a great day for Heresy to have these kits finally on their way (location dependent). 
We also have some brand new Warhammer: The Old World minis this week (the more the merrier) with the new Chaos Marauder Horsemen and Chaos Marauders. Marauders are brilliant and hugely needed an update, so this is very welcome. They look brilliant too, with dynamic poses on minis that can still be ranked. This is a must-have!   
Warhammer 40K get some new Battleforces this week, boosting your forces for the upcoming 500 Worlds narrative campaign. First off we have the Battleforce: Lords of Excess, which not only comes with the awesome Daemon Prince model, but also 20 x Infractors/ Tormentors and 12 x Noise Marines. A set like this with such new minis in it is a great opportunity to boost, or align with, the Emperor's Children and The Dark Prince, She Who Thirsts. Dipping into a slightly older miniature library is the Battleforce: Khorne Daemonkin, which includes a Lord on Juggernaut/ Lord Invocatus, the Master of Executions, 6 x mounted Bloodcrushers, 10 x Khorne Berzerkers, and 20 x Bloodletters. Tzeentch gets some love too with the Battleforce: Sekhmet Coven, bringing you 1 x Infernal Master, 3 x Exalted Sorcerers, the old school Mutalith Vortex Beast and 10 x Scarab Occult Terminators. Meanwhile, if disease is more your thing, then Battleforce: Vile Vectorium is for you. Featuring Lord Felthius and his Tainted Cohort of 3 x Blightlord Terminators, 3 x Deathshroud Terminators, 3 x Foetid Bloat-drones and 20 x Poxwalkers, you have all you need to make your tabletop opponent nauseous!
In books this week we have the new Apostle novel by David Annandale in Hardback and the classic Death of Integrity novel from the Space Marine Battles series by Guy Haley in audiobook.

These mini Kill Team sets, now that they come without terrain, are popping up all over the place, and the latest expansion, Kill Team: Shadowhunt brings together two opposing sides of the coin - the "light" of the Imperial Truth and the darkness of the Night Lords. To be fair it seems like a pretty sizeable mismatch, Sisters of Battle vs Space Marines, but maybe in Kill Team it's a more even match. Kill Team: Shadowhunt includes 6 x Night Lord Murderwing operatives, 10 x Celestian Insidiants operatives, the Shadowhunt Dossier, the usual double-sided tokens, 2 x cardboard double-sided game boards, the datacards, for each kill team and transfers for both sides. Sadly the Night Lords one is only the Chaos Space Marines Transfer Sheet and not one of their own. In terms of the miniatures, the Night Lords look a bit (as my nephew would say) "janky" while the Insidiants look really solid - a really nice addition to any 40K Adeptus Sororitas force.
With this set on pre-order this weekend we also have the last few Kill Teams now available separately too, with the excellent update of the Tau Stealthsuits in Kill Team: XV26 Stealth Battlesuits, and the new Kill Team: Wolf Scouts also on pre-order. The Space Wolves are sure to be very popular. Of course there's also the XV26 Stealth Battlesuits – Datacards and Wolf Scouts – Datacards to grab too. 
Meanwhile, the Kill Team: Sanctifiers are back in stock in Australia and New Zealand after an extended period, so they will go nicely with your Celestian Insidiants.

As we move towards the next narrative for Warhammer 40K we're slowly getting a better idea what that storyline might entail - and surprise surprise - it's about Ultramarines. If we're to believe that Primarchs are returning (likely Perturabo with his Iron Warriors or even Russ) then Guilliman will certainly take centre stage.
The new expansion/ narrative event for 40K is 500 Worlds and comes with multiple small books and in two formats! 500 Worlds: Titus – The Battle for Unity Begins includes an 80-page softcover book featuring lore and background including the opposing forces of the Ultramarines and the Necrons. The second book, Dread Incursions, is also an 80-page softcover book which includes rules for boarding actions, two Boarding Actions Detachments, plus 12 new missions and linked campaigns. The third book is War on the Vespator Front, a 56-page narrative campaign softcover book and includes six new missions. The fourth book is Detachments, 16-pages with three new detachments for the Space Marines (Orbital Assault Force, Bastion Task Force, and Reclamation Force) and new Necrons detachments (Pantheon of Woe, Cursed Legion, and Cryptek Conclave). This set also includes a fold-out map of the Vespator Front and a 252-item sticker sheet to plot your victories. If you think that sounds good, there's also the 500 Worlds: Titus – The Battle for Unity Begins (Collector's Edition), which includes all of the above but this time it's in a slipcase with gold foil detailing, the three primary books are in hardback and include gold foil detailing, page edges, and gold ribbon bookmarks.
There's minis to go with this release, of course, with Captain Titus and The Wardens of Ultramar (sounds like a cheesy 80s superhero team) heading the releases. The set includes Captain Titus, Plenipotentiary Lucia Vestha, Astropath Dainal Kornelius, Legatus Aemelia Minervas, Commodore Gaius Silva, Veteran Sergeant Metaurus and Ancient Gadriel. It's the very first time we've had some of these roles in miniature before, and for sure we will be getting Ultramar Auxiliaries, surely! It's cool to see his inner circle and would be great to see more like this for Primarchs and other field commanders. Also in this release is an amazing set of Space Marine Heads (including what seems to be some female ones too), giving added kitbashing options for any Space Marine hobbyist! Want some heavy hitters, well we have them with the new Ancient in Terminator Armour and the new Terminator Assault Squad, which looks just amazing! So tempted by those Terminators!
For the Necrons, and let's be honest they like to so hard, they brought a God along. Yes that's right, they brought along the new C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer, which is a really nice update to the old model, without moving too far away from the original - but please check the price if you want a little giggle. They're backed up by Nekrosor Ammentar and the previously-leaked 500 Worlds Battalion: Necrons set that includes a Hexmark Destroyer, 2 x Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (great model), 3 x Skorpekh Destroyers, 3 x Ophydian Destroyers and 2 x Plasmacyte. The Necrons also provide the battlefield for this first clash, with the brilliant Boarding Actions Terrain Set: Tomb World back for a limited time.
In books this week we have the paperback of Fulgrim – The Perfect Son, Farsight: Blade of Truth in long-awaited paperback, the Vaults of Terra: The Omnibus, which includes novels The Carrion Throne, The Hollow Mountain, The Dark City, and short stories Argent, Sanguine, and Okira. There's also the Siege of Terra: The Shattered and the Soulless in paperback which includes the previously released Sons of the Selenar and Fury of Magnus novels.

It's that magical time of the year where Christmas comes, presents are opened... and if you're a lucky boy/ girl/ Xenos lifeform, then Santa has brought you a Battleforce! Games Workshop haven't gone all out this year with some typical recycling of ideas (hello Tau!!), but there's still good stuff in here - so come check it out.
​++ Incidentally, this is a perfect opportunity to support your local independent stores by preordering - you save 20% off the GW price and they get some needed end-of-year foot traffic ++ 
Let's start with Warhammer 40K and the Space Marines Battleforce: Iron Halo Strike Force, which would be the perfect way to start or add new units for any Space Marine force and includes 5 x Company Heroes (including a Captain), a Lieutenant, Redemptor Dreadnought, Ballistus Dreadnought, 5 x Sternguard Veterans, 5 x Hellblasters, plus this is first way to get the new plastic Helmeted Heads - 30 x Bare heads and 6 x Terminator heads. A real winner out of the Warhammer 40K options is the Astra Militarum Battleforce: Krieg Siege Platoon giving you a really solid amount of troops and support including 7 x Krieg Command Squad miniatures, 2 x Artillery Teams, 5 x Krieg Combat Engineers, and 20 x Death Korps of Krieg troopers. If "bad guys" are more your cup of tea, then the Chaos Space Marines Battleforce: Hellforged Warband is the way to go, which has all the standard minis we get these days; a Lord Discordant, Chaos Rhino, Venomcrawler, 2 x Obliterators, 5 x Havocs and 10 x Legionaries. Really not an exciting option, but maybe a good way to start. Speaking of Chaos, its the first year that Slaanesh get their very own Xmas box (Slaanesh would love Christmas!!) in the form of the Emperor’s Children Battleforce: Blissbound Warband, and look who's here - Fulgrim, Daemon Primarch of Slaanesh, 6 x of the elite Flawless Blades and 6 x Noise Marines. Pretty awesome to get a Primarch in a box like this, even if it's not the first time! While the Chaos Battleforce is pretty boring, check this out for copy-paste, the T’au Empire Battleforce: Farsight Cadre which includes Commander Farsight, a Riptide Battlesuit and drones, a Broadside Battlesuit and drones and 3 x Crisis Battlesuits and drones. This is the standard Tau Battleforce we keep getting in rotation with the Stealth version EVERY YEAR!! Very uninteresting, very boring, when what would be really fun would be a great combined arms infantry box with Kroot, Tau and Vespid - great fun and probably really popular. Yet another wasted opportunity to get people into Tau and also serve the Tau hobbyist community. In more Xenos news, the Tyranids Battleforce: Crusher Stampede with a Neurotyrant (and Neuroloids), Screamer-Killer, Tyrannofex/ Tervigon, Haruspex/ Exocrine and Maleceptor/ Toxicrene may have a low model count, but it's a huge project to undertaker with all that bioorganic armour. Not Xenos but not Imperial, the Leagues of Votann Battleforce: Cthonian Prospect is an interesting one, with Brôkhyr Iron-master (plus a Ironkin Assistant, and 3 x E-COGs), a Kapricus Defender/ Kapricus Carrier, 2 x Cthonian Earthshakers, 3 x Brôkhyr Thunderkyn and 10 x Cthonian Beserks.
​In the world of Warhammer: Age of $igmar we have the very tempting Skaven: Skryre Warpswarm, bringing the Arch-Warlock, a Ratling Warpblaster, 3 x Warplock Jezzails, 3 x Warpspark Weapon Battery teams, 5 x Acolyte Globadiers and 20 of the awesome Stormvermin. From the forest we have the Sylvaneth: Outcast Spitegrove with Drycha Hamadreth, a Spirit of Durthu/ Treelord/ Treelord Ancient, 15 x Spite-Revenants/ Tree-Revenants and 20 x Dryads. A really great set that would look amazing on the tabletop if you decided to to the high contrast version we're seeing more and more from hobbyists. Your friends and mine, the Soulblight Gravelords meanwhile, have the Lances of the Crimson Keep which brings Prince Vhordrai, Lord of the Crimson Keep/ Revenant Draconith, 3 x Fell Bats and 10 x Blood Knights to battle. Not sure about this one, but we have had a lot of Skeleton and Vampire boxes recently, so there's probably what you're after elsewhere anyway. Lastly in the Age of $igmar Xmas Battleforces are the Gloomspite Gitz: Dankhold Rampage which includes Trugg, the Troggoth King, a Dankhold Troggoth/ Dankhold Troggboss, 3 x Fellwater Troggoths and 6 x Rockgut Troggoths. A fun one if you like some big stompy friends!
++ As an aside here, it's really interesting that we didn't get Xmas Battleforces for Warhammer: The Old World. It would have been an awesome opportunity to get some extra massed troops and maybe even themed armies under named commanders - a bit like the old Regiments of Renown sets ++
In books this week we have the Special Edition of Steel Tread.

If you're a long-time fan of Warhammer 40K or Warhammer in general, there's a specific Chapter of Space Marines you may never have heard about. Lost in the midst of time, these heroes are finally getting the spotlight they so richly deserve, and yes I'm talking about the little-seen Ultramarines. Those shy, retiring... okay I can't keep up the pretext anymore! Seriously? MORE Ultramarines? Urgh, the boring Blue Boys, the poster children of Warhammer 40K are getting yet more attention, granted, two of these minis are needed, but the rest? Why??  
So lets get to the legitimate releases - we have the Primaris-ified living legend himself, Marneus Calgar in Armour of Antilochus. An upscaled and version of his former self, this mini is very cool and a must-have for Ultras hobbyists - but he's not the best boy this week. No, that honour goes to Cato Sicarius in his ornate armour, backbanner and Victrix-style helmet. A fantastic mini, almost like as smaller version of the orginal Forge World Roboute Girlyman, this guy is here to lead and lead he does. Absolute standout this week! Speaking of Victrix, the new Victrix Honour Guard are on pre-order this week too, and the kit has some much-needed flexibility, with the option to build three Victrix dudes, or you can build one of them as a Chapter Champion, and another can be built as a Chapter Ancient, with the Banner of Macragge. That's a cool kit, giving you some nice Command options.
Now here's where a mini didn't have to be an Ultramarine - the Captain with Jump Pack and Relic Shield is a cool mini, would it have killed you to paint him up as a Raven Guard or Blood Angel? Noooo. Bring back more generic Marines like in the old days when there were colour schemes on the side of the boxes to get excited about! There's some more Ultras (see below) and there's also the Ultramarines Dice.
It's a 40K week and we have the new Drukhari Archon model availble seperately for the first time. This is a brilliant kit, giving you gender, helmet and weapon options. Drukhari players need love, and this mini answers some long held prayers, being a vast improvement on the previous model. 
How do you feel about Da Red Gobbo? Well he's hanging around again, but this time it's the Da Red Gobbo's Tinboy, giving him a nice armoured suit made in the image of the Vostroyans. Does this mean we will be seeing new Vostroyans soon? One can live in hope!
Two former Kill Teams are making their way into the main range as well, with the Legionaries and ​Traitor Guardsmen Squad being repackaged to add to your 40K armies.
In books this week we have the Death Korps of Krieg-themed The Relentless Dead, in both Special Edition and Hardback. Jump on this if you want it, the Special Edition is probably already sold out, plus Da Red Gobbo's Last Stand in hardback.
We also have two 40K anthologies, No Peace Among Stars in paperback, which includes: Death's Toll, The Blooded, The Guns of Enth, Tally of Slaughter, The Vengeful Dead, The Shot that Kills You, Tears of Raphaela, Tattershield, The Strength of Symbols, Those Without Mercy, The Last Psyker, Exterminator, Nightfall on Stygies, Dream of the Locust, Beneath the Ashes, and Imperfect Engines. The other anthology is Death and Duty in paperback which includes Less Than Human, Blood Sands, Hell Fist, The Sum of its Parts, The Strength of Symbols (in both antholgies this week - interesting...), The Redoubt, Finest Hour, Resounding, Those Without Mercy (another one!), The Last Psyker (I feel a pattern here) , Exterminator (you again!) , and Worm of Valhalla. Interesting GW doen't think that the audience will buy both books so they include some of the same stories in both... In other books we have the air battle-themed Double Eagle and ​Interceptor City both in paperback.
++ but wait, there's more ++

It seems Australia and New Zealand get spared some of the Ultramarines gushing, but for the rest of you, suffer with this new Ultramarines Upgrades and Transfers, which is a bit boring, but fine! There's also a new Battleforce, with Battleforce: Crux Terminatus the first set to include the new Ancient in Terminator Armour and ten brand new Assault Terminators. You also get a multi-part Terminator Captain, a Terminator Chaplain, and five regular multi-part Terminators. As well as the Battleforce, there's also a new Combat Patrol: Ultramarines, which includes Chief Librarian Tigurius, 3 x Aggressors, 3 x Bladeguard Veterans, 5 x Reivers, 5 x Intercessors, plus the brand new Ultramarines Upgrades and Transfers set.
The other 40K release is the other Kill Team now available seperately, and its the ​Traitor Enforcer with Ogryn Bodyguard.

The Warhammer 40k universe is really not a nice place, and as such there's really no "good guys". The Tau probably get closest, but in relaity you don't play as a good guy! However, when it comes to a spectrum. the Dark Eldar (or Drukhari) are definitely the very worst of the bad guys. Slave traders, pirates, raiders, torturers - there's no real positive side, unless you like politcal infighting, treachery and cruel violence... which in this game, we do! It does help that the Drukhari are from the design mind of Jes Goodwin, portraying the flipside to his Eldar. Beautifully designed, brilliantly modelled, the Drukhari are truly amazing models and have been for well over a decade. They have stood the test of time and keep on looking amazing. This week we have the pre-orders for the new Drukhari Codex, an amazing Battleforce and a new character - lets dive in!
The new Codex: Drukhari comes in two flavours Spiky Visage of Death Collectors Edition and Heartless Raiders Standard Edition. There's an interesting new mechanic in this Codex, with rules for battling rival lords and trading the spoils of war in Crusade campaigns, both of which sound really interesting and adding a new flavour that could be great in terms of expanding the narrative element. This new Codex is acc0mpanied by a new combat leader, Lady Malys, who doesn't quite match the look of the other miniatures, so here's hoping this isn't a portent of things to come in a range refresh! Now this is cool - if you are vaguely interested in Drukhari, you have Drukhari and need reinforcements, or you even just like the Drukhari miniatures - then the Drukhari Battleforce: Realspace Raiders is for you. It has EVERYTHING you need in terms of troops. Lead by the brand new Archon miniature, who has mutiple weapon and gender build options, this box packs a punch! It also comes with a light support/ transport Venom, 5 x winged Scourges, 5 x elite Incubi, 5 x fast attack Hellions, 10 x Kabalite Warriors and 10 x assault Wyches. This is a great box! I already have multiples of these minis and want to buy it!! If you're more into the Haemonculus Covens, then the new Combat Patrol: Drukhari is for you, with a Haemonculus, 2 x Cronos/ Talos and 10 x Wracks. Speaking of Wracks, these guys have been reboxed for this edition too and can be bought seperately. Of course we also have the Drukhari Dice (why are these blue and yellow?) and Drukhari Datasheet Cards.
Warhammer 40K also has two new Combat Patrols on pre-order this weekend as well. The Combat Patrol: Imperial Fists includes 5 x Company Heroes, 5 x Intercessors, 5 x Heavy Intercessors, 5 x Terminators and an Imperial Fists upgrade frame. This is a great set for any any Space Marines player to pick up, especially with the Company Heroes and Terminators. The other Combat Patrol is the Combat Patrol: Death Korps of Krieg which includes 5 x Death Riders, Krieg Heavy Weapons Squads, 10 x Death Korps of Krieg soldiers and a Krieg Command Squad. Another very cool set!
In books this week we have a new Necron-themed novel, Tomb World which is avaible in hardback and also a cool Special Edition. There's also Morvenn Vahl: Spear of Faith in paperback, plus it's a White Dwarf week with Issue 516 celebrating 10 years since Warhammer died and Age of $igmar was born! 

Horus Heresy, you glorious beast! It's the gift that keeps on giving, and this week there's a bevy of Horus Heresy pre-orders - but not for everyone! Unfortunately for Australia and New Zealand, three of the main pieces are delayed (see below), but as far as all the things we can pre-order this weekend, let's go for a tour!
First up there's three Combat Forces for Horus Heresy, leading gthe charge is The Legiones Astartes: Combat Force, which includes a Leviathan Dreadnought (with Ranged Weapons), a Deimos pattern Rhino, 10 MkVI Tactical Squad Legionaries and 10 MkVI Heavy Support Squad Legionaries (which can be made with either the missile launcher or the heavy bolter). Great set to start with, especially with a transport. The Solar Auxilia: Combat Force comes with a Leman Russ Strike Tank, 2 Hermes Light Sentinels/ Veletaris Sentinels, 5 Tactical Command Section/ Legatine Command Section/ Line Command Section members, and 20 Lasrifle Section Auxiliaries. Pretty solid, and buying multiples of this box will not only give you savings on the RRP, but also a quick army all in one swoop. The Mechanicum: Combat Force is a Thanatar Cavas Siege-automata, 2 Castellax Battle-automata, and 6 of the amazing Thallax. This is brutal hitting power, and those Thallax are fantastic minis! All these boxes are a perfect addition to whatever force you're into.
We've seen some reall ynice new minis come out for Middle-earth in recent times, and the new The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim expansion gives us even more. The book gives us new missions based on the movie The War of the Rohirrim plus more, expanding the universe, quite literally. In terms of miniature we have the new Helm Hammerhand, King of Rohan, Théodred, Prince of Rohan, Fréaláf Hildeson, Olwyn & Lief, Heroes of Rohan. All these are beautifully painted and show just how great these miniatures really are. There's also some new Rohirrim Dice Set and ​Hill Tribesmen Dice Set.
In books this week we have Night Lords-themed The Remnant Blade in Hardback, the Eldar pirate-themed Voidscarred in Hardback and also a very garish Special Edition. There's also two paperbacks, the Tau-themed Elemental Council and the Warhammer 40K Darkness Eternal omnibus which includes One Million Years by Nate Crowley, Altar of Maws by Peter Fehervari, The Light of the Emperor by Darius Hinks, The Devouring Void by Danie Ware, Own Worst Enemy by Denny Flowers, Arcady Pride by Justin D Hill, Nightsider Imperialis by Victoria Hayward, A Forbidden Meal by Carrie Harris, Eradicant by R S Wilt, The Convocation by Tammy Nicholls, Stealing Orpheon by Richard Ford, Lessons of Rorphax by Callum Davis and Devilhunter by Nicholas Wolf.

As stated above, theres' three key Horus Heresy pre-orders that some of us miss out on this week, the titanic Fellblade Super-heavy Battle Tank, the glorious Astartes MkII Assault Squad with their new assault weapons and jump packs, and Journal Tactica: The Forges of Saturn - which considering the reviews of the first Journal Tactica, might not be worth it anyway. Journal Tactica: The Forges of Saturn goes into depth on the origins of the Saturnine-pattern suits, including their use in the Great Crusade and how Vulkan brought them back to life. There's also rules for new units; Centurions and Command Squads in Saturnine armour, Word Bearers in daemon-infused Terminator unit, and new Prosperine arcana for the Thousand Sons.

It's not often we get to see an entirely alien environment in Warhammer, but the new Kill Team: Tomb World gives us just that, as we enter a Necron... Tomb World, well it's all in the name really!!
Kill Team: Tomb World is the largest  
Kill Team set we have seen in a while, and although the Necron minatures aren't that exciting, the environment that comes with the boxed set certainly is! For the Necron hobbyist, this is a fantastic opportunity, with 25 x modular Tomb World pillars and walls as well as scatter terrain of sarcophagus and teleport pads. This is a fantastic opportunity to get into a civilisation, plus there's an 80-page softcover Kill Team: Tomb World Dossier with background, artwork, and rules for the kill teams included in the box, including the new Necron Canoptek Circle Kill Team. They are led by a Cryptek Geomancer, and include 2 x Tomb Crawlers and 5 x Macrocyte Warriors (with options to build the specialist Accelerator and Reanimator). Their adversary... the Deathwatch Kill Team, which inlcudes 10 x multipart Space Marines with all their specialist gear. This is enough f0r two Kill Teams, so go nuts! The set also includes NPCs, with 10 x Necron Warriors and 3 x Canoptek Scarab Swarm. There's also a double-sided folding game board, 37 x Datacards for the Deathwatch and 32 x Datacards for the Canoptek Circle, and the Tomb World Card Pack. It's a hefty box and sure to be popular. Full credit to Games Workshop for creating this awesome terrain - it really brings to Necrons to life... no pun intended!
There's more Kill Team goodness, and this time from the last alien world we got to see, and that's the Killzone Upgrade: Tyranid Infestation, giving us terrain for the Tyranids, there's also the ​Kill Team: Raveners and the Kill Team: Raveners Datacards. Their adversary, the Adeptus Mechanicus also rolls into town with the Kill Team: Battleclade and their Kill Team: Battleclade Datacards. As a great addition to the Imperial ranks, there's also the Sisters Novitiate Squad, and the amazing Ork Kommandos.
This week saw the preview for the exclusive Warhammer+ Year 5 miniature, which goes on pre-order this week too. You can pick from the really dynamic Aeldari – Infinity’s Lament or the malevolent Soulblight Gravelords – The Summons. They're both excellent, unlike some of the Warhammer+ content we've seen, but maybe the miniature alone is worth it. They're both gorgeous.
In books this week we have the Special Edition of Assassinorum: Kingmaker, plus it's a White Dwarf week coming up, so we have White Dwarf 515 on pre-order too.

In Made to Order this week, we have some lovely Eldar and some not-so lovely Emperor's Children!
Lovely metal miniatures of your favourite old school Aeldari include the Classic Eldrad Ulthran, Farseer and Warlocks, the Phoenix Court of Khaine (Avatar of Khaine, Baharroth, Karandras, Asurmen, Jain Zar, Maugan Ra, Fuegan), and the plastic Webway Gate, which should be a shelf item in all stores frankly! It not being so is a diservice to Aeldari players! All these sculpts (from memory) are classic Jes Goodwin and beautiful reminders of his amazing work. 
In the absolute opposite camp, we have the Emperor's Children Heroes (Emperor's Children Lord, Fabius Bile, and Lucius the Eternal), Classic Noise Marines, and the awesome plastic Noise Marine. This should also be a line item in stores - damn them for ever removing it.

Well today is the day that Horus Heresy 3.0 (or maybe 3.1 after the changes to the Legends list that's been delayed) really hits it's strides with the release of individual kits from the Starter Box plus a few other tid-bits.
It's only fair to start with the boss, and here he is, the ​Saturnine Praetor in all his immense glory. There's been a lot of senseless whinging about this model since release - he's too big, he's too complicated etc etc - and frankly it needs to stop! 1) This is a mark of armour from a bygone era, it's not going to match the size of 30K armour - get over it! 2) For a miniature of such importance in your army, and this price he costs in points and money, don't you want him to have lots of options? Don't you want him to be a modelling challenge? Don't you want him to be fun to paint? Honestly, can the Community (and by that I mean the YouTubers) please shut the **** up? For those of us who want value, want a challenge and want to enjoy our painting experience, this model is great, this model is fine, this model is something thgat deserves time and attention. Please STOP! 
Okay, back to the show... a favourite from this range is the new Centurion with Power Maul who manages to carry weight, power and authority all in this one miniature. He can be built without his cape, but some parts of the arms and shoulders are attached to the cape, so be aware. He's a brilliant model and will be back here at HQ ASAP. With Terminators now being Heavy rather than Elite, maybe this is in the wrong order, but we also have the Saturnine Terminator Squad - which sort of misses for me. The underslung weapons as opposed to a power fist and hand-held weapon taking it right back to the old school days would have been preferred, but there you go. They still look cool and come with weapon and head options. The MKII Tactical Squad that we showed two weeks ago now has an off-shoot with the MKII Veteran Squad with Disintegrator Weapons. I was surprised the Tactical Squad didn't come with the Disintegrator weapons, but now there's the Veteran Squad it makes more sense. Speaking of which, you can n0w get the Disintegrator Weapons Upgrade Set individually as well! The combi-Bolter with Disintegrator looks so great too. The Praetor may be large, but check this guy out - the Saturnine Siege Dreadnought. He comes in two flavours; Chiron Configuration and Ophion Configuration, with the Saturnine Dreadnought Weapons – Chiron Configuration and Saturnine Dreadnought Weapons – Ophion Configuration also available a seperate items. Slight bone to pick here in terms of lore; from memory the heavy plasma bombard is a Mechanicum weapon made on Mars, so why is it on a mech made on Saturn? Did I miss something? Open to being corrected. The Adeptus Astartes don't just have troops today, they also have big guns, with the Araknae Quad Accelerator Platform available to order too. Armed with twice the weapons you would find on a Sicaran turret, that's some serious firepower, and sure to end up on the chassis of some vehicle at some point. Making it's way from the dim-distant past of two weeks ago, the original Drop Pod returns, this time in the guise of the Legion Drop Pod. After some crtitical feedback on the new Drop Pod from the Community, it seems Games Workshop have rolled this old lady out to the Heresy hobbyists and players. It will be interesting to see if this delays any of the Heresy-specific marks of Drop Pod being released. In terms of play accessories, we have the Age of Darkness Markers and Tokens and the Age of Darkness Dice Set. In books we have the (deep breath) The End and the Death: Volume III - The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 8 in paperback... yes it's the end. The end-end! Until that boring omnibus comes out in paperback. And to prove it's the end... look here's a map to find your way - it's the ​Here is Where it Will End Map.

In all of the Imperium it's hard to know of two more zealous Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes than the Black Templars and the Grey Knights. The Grey Knights are the tool of the Inquisition, hunting down demons, and the Black Templars hunt... well everyone else!
The Black Templars get the best of the releases in this pre-order wave, with not only a new 98 page Codex Supplement: Black Templars - available in Cleansing Hate Collector's Edition and Purge the Blaphemer Standard Edition - but they also get some new minis. The first is the rather diminitive Execrator (who knew the Black Templars recruit Squats into their Chapter), who has an amazing bare head sculpt, and the other is a Crusade Ancient, who comes with a pretty epic banner, as you would imagine. There's also a new Combat Patrol: Black Templars, some Black Templars Dice and of course the Datasheet Cards: Black Templars. Now if you prefer your Space Marines shinier, then the Grey Knights are for you! The Codex: Grey Knights comes in Buff & Polish Collector's Edition and Xeno-Scour Standard Edition. Sadly, however, there are no new miniatures! The poor Grey Knights have been so poorly served over the years, and despite the addition of Primaris-ised characters, the troops are still old. Not bad, but old. It's so strange to not update them now. Anyway, there is a new Combat Patrol: Grey Knights, which if you zoom in on the miniatures, even the paint jobs on them are very dated. At least you'll get the new-ish Castellan Crowe model! Seems like the Grey Knights will again stay the lone Chapter to not be updated. If that doesn't bother you, there's also the Grey Knights Battleforce: Sanctic Conclave. Like their Black Templar bretheren there's the Grey Knights Dice and Datasheet Cards so you can be a fancy player!! There's two other Combat Patrols, the Assault Brood for the Tyranid which includes a really nice selection of the newer minis, and the Combat Patrol: Space Wolves. Speaking of ​Space Wolves, the Spear of Russ Limited Edition is on pre-order this week and includes Wolfblade, Sons of Fenris and Wolf's Honour. There's also a Black Templar-themed book, Broken Crusade in paperback and Grey Knights: The Omnibus in paperback which includes the books; Grey Knights, Dark Adeptus and Hammer of Daemons.

There's a certain attachment to the Space Wolves in this neck of the woods, as they were one of the very first Space Marines I painted, having picked up the Space Marine Paint Set back in 1989. There they were, resplendent in icy blue, red and yellow - and looking back at that miniature, boy what a mess he is. None the less they have been a bit of a favourite, and this week those icy lads have some new sets as they are thrown into Warhammer 40k 10th Edition. Leading the charge across the icy plain is the ​Codex Supplement: Space Wolves - available in Howling Wrath Collector's Edition and Not Your Father's Polar Express Standard Edition. A few years ago Logan Grimnar took a second job as Santa - it wasn't popular with fans but it kept the kids happy. Now he returns without his sleigh and fully Primaris-ed in his old school terminator plate. He looks great, and with him he brought Arjac Rockfist, the personal champion of Logan Grimnar, who not only kept the dynamism of his original miniature, but was able to take off the elf costume he'd been wearing throughout Logan's Santa stint. Arjac did look cute in that little green hat though. What do you do if you hate psykers but you need a "wizard"? You call Njal Stormcaller! Yes the not-Librarian of the Space Wolves has a new miniature - cyber-raven and all. He also retains the design of his original miniature, just Primaris-ified. The Wolf Priest is a standout in this range, not becuase of his pose, but because of his amazing optional base head. This head is EVERYTHING! Let's look at some troops, starting with the Wolf Guard Battle Leader who has multiple weapon options so he can be any sort of leader in your force. Also a great source of parts, he has to be a must-buy for Space Wolves hobbyists. Veterans, there are more than a few, with the Wolf Guard Terminators (can there be a more iconic Space Wolves unit?) and the Wolf Guard Headtakers filling that slot. In terms of grunts we have the Grey Hunters and Blood Claws, who if you look closely sport the first real variants we have seen to Primaris armour since it's introduction, with a new all-in-one greave that replaces the kneecap and also to deletion or modificiation of the armour across the top of the knee. This is a great change and reflects the old school armour we see on the Space Wolves character models too. Here's hoping we see some Sky Claws soon! The gamer aids are here too, with Space Wolves Dice and Datasheet Cards here for your pleasure.
In other Warhammer 40K releases we have the redone Drop Pods - and boy is this causing a storm! The original Drop Pod was fiddly to make, with opening doors and sub-assemblies, so it surprises no one that a vocal minority were unhappy with it. Trying to help, GW brought out a Drop Pod that now has permanently open doors... which has pelease nobody! You have to admit they did try, and it shows that taking the easy road and not just engineering a better way to have a flexible Drop Pod was one way to go, but the wrong way to go. Easy doesn't always equal right. The other minature release this week is the Made to Order Killzone Upgrade: Shrine Statue, which is a cool piece, but it will take up to 18 months to get to you.
In books this week we have the supposed end to the current Warhammer 40k narrative arc (that literally no one is reading) with Dawn of Fire: The Silent King in Special Edition and paperback. In other books we have the Sisters of Battle-themed Paragon of Faith and Other Stories in hardback, which includes the Paragon of Faith novella, Saint's Judgement novella, Infernal Motives short story, Our Lady of the Voyage short story, Joy of the Martyr short story, Redemption Through Blood short story, and The Fires of Our Faith short story. This is an almost entirely female writing effort, which is a very interesting turn. The great man himself is now (mostly) all in one volume with Ravenor: The Omnibus in paperback on pre-order this week. It includes the short story Playing Patience, Ravenor, Thorn Wishes Talon, Ravenor Returned and Ravenor Rogue full novels, and the short story Perihelion. The The universally derided new miniature of Inquisitor Torquemada Coteaz may cause laughter, but he's the protagonist in the paperback of Daemonhammer, while we also have the paperback version of the Exorcists Chapter-themed Oaths of Damnation in paperback and those glorious fly-boys and fly-girls get a run in Above and Beyond in paperback.

wThe Vlka Fenryka, The VIth, Reapers of Prospero, The Emperor's Executioners, Sons of Fenris, The Space Wolves - all monikers for the Space Marine Chapter known for their savagery, independence from authority, and their ignominious part in the Horus Heresy. This week sees the new Army Box for these feared Adeptus Astartes, which also sees some of the first troop-based variants of the Primaris armour since its inception and some very thematic bare heads.
It's safe to say the Space Wolves are one of the coolest Space Marine Chapters - they don't follow the rules, they have axes and they have a viking flair! Well this week we have the brand new Space Wolves Army Set which gives you the core units of the Vlka Fenryka including the new Wolf Guard Battle Leader (with multiple build options), a Wolf Priest (with the aforementioned awesome bare head), 3 x veteran Wolf Guard Headtakers with their Hunting Wolves, 10 x eager initiate Blood Claws and 10 x solid Grey Hunters. You also get the new Codex Supplement: Space Wolves, the Space Wolves Datasheet Cards and the new transfer sheet. Have a close look at the armour, especially the Blood Claws as we may be seeing the future of Primaris Armour where we lose the flair above the knee and in some cases the seperate knee joint all together. Both of these are positive and good to see some alteration to the standard. This Army Box will be eagerly snapped up, and you have to wonder with the new Horus Heresy announced last night, if we will see a Salamander one coming soon too.
In other Warhammer 40k news, we also have the new Crusade: Armageddon Narrative Expansion on pre-order this week too. We yet again return to Armageddon to fight, or maybe side with, the World Eaters. The book contains rules on how to play narrative games, and how to build and upgrade a Crusade army, plus missions, Battle Traits and Crusade Relics. Crusade: Armageddon is availble in two formats Burn, Muthaf*ka, Burn Collector's Edition and Killing In The Name Of Standard Edition. We also have the new Chapter Approved 2025-26: Mission Deck with rules for Incursion, Strike Force, and Asymmetric War missions, plus there's also a set of Chapter Approved 2025-26: Objectives Set. $65 for some small circular mats? Kitbash your own and have some fun!
​In books this week we have the of Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work - an older book, so let's see how this sells! **IT'S ALREADY SOLD OUT**

For those of us who have waited faithfully for the release of the Slaaneshi Space Marines, today is the day that the whole range is made available for pre-order. Called The Emperor's Children for their preminent place by the Emperor of Mankind's side, their own martial pride led them to the side of Slaanesh, and there they descended in debauchery. The release is spearheaded by not one or two, but three new Codex; if you want to go elbow-deep, then the Codex: Emperor's Children (Fists of Love and Fury Edition) is for you. It has all the cards, metal markers, special box, blah blah blah - but it is monsterously expensive. The other two versions are the Gagging For A Good Time Collector's Edition and the Strategic Body Piercings Standard Editon.
We also have all the miniatures in one week, starting off with the extraordinary Fulgrim – Daemon Primarch of Slaanesh, in plastic too. This is an absolutely amazing miniature, and good luck to all who want to paint it, because this is a project and a half! First time in plastic, first time as a general release, Games Workshop have done a great job on this "miniature" - truly a centrepiece. Another first-time-in-plastic is the new Lucius the Eternal, and boy has he got some dueling scars! Chicks dig scars, but me thinks this is a bit too much. For a guy who is supposed to be so good, he sure looks like a loser! Getting into the troops, the Lord Exultant (previously available in the Army Box) is now availble seperately, and with the amount of options he comes with, he's a good pick-up for bits too. The elite of the Emperor's Children are the Flawless Blades, who have truly taken on the demon inside us all and are even outdoing the Kardashians when it comes to plastic surgery. This three-man set presents the best of the best, but for the price a few more would be nice. The Lord Kakophonist is a master blaster, and alongside his Noise Marines provides the heavy 'firepower' the Emperor's Children need to not only crush, but explode their foes. The line infantry for slot is filled by the Tormentors/ Infractors combi-kit. Choose between ranged or close combat, either way these troops are coming in fast, and with all these extra bitz, you'll have a lot of fun making all sorts of twisted creations. These are very detailed models, so do a few test minis to get the scheme you want and then go for it! Fielding these bad boys becomes a lot easier with the new Datasheet Cards and a lot prettier with the new Emperor's Children Dice.
The books this week are both Fulgrim-themed, with Fulgrim – The Perfect Son availble in both Probably Already Sold Out Special Edition and Hardback.