Let's have a little discussion, shall we? Lets talk about something that no one seems to be discussing, and that's "quality". This isn't about GW core products, it's about their licensed products - which this week are the McFarlane Toys action figures. For the price, these are some of the worst paint jobs out there in the market; cheap 3 or 4 colours, badly applied, when the actual toy themselves - the Artist's Proof is evidence of this - is actually very good! Compare these toys to G.I. Joe Declassified, Star Wars Black Series or Marvel Legends and you will see that GW is cutting corners on cost in paint application but still selling at a boutique price. As an action figure buyer, it's easy to see through this cheap trick, and frankly very disappointing. The sculpts deserve better, and for the price, so do we!
Gaunt's Ghosts are an all time fan favourite, and in line with GW's recent update of some classics, this week we get the new plastic Gaunt's Ghosts miniatures, plus two very plush Sabbat World's Crusade source books, one in Nine Day Pack Limited Edition and the other in MRE Goodness Standard Edition, which is also pretty flash. these books are full of info on the campaign and forces involved. Be aware that the purple version is only available to order for two weeks. There's also a new prequel set as well in the form of The Vincula Insurgency: Ghost Dossier 1 which is not only Limited Edition, but full of cool extras beautifully presented. Surely this is one of the best limited editions GW has produced. If you're really into it, there's also the Ibram Gaunt Bookmark. Some minis that are in desperate need of an update are the old Cadian Guard, and although not a full update, this new heads and weapons sprue is very welcome, but only currently available with the new Cadian Shock Troops set. Maybe we'll get it separately later, but for now it's only in here plus a hefty price increase for the set (at least in Australia and NZ).
As we mentioned at the top of the show, the next line of McFarlane action figures is out, with the Blood Angels Primaris Lieutenant, Blood Angels Hellblaster (also available in Artist's Proof) and Adepta Sororitas Order of Our Martyred Lady Battle Sister (also available in Artist's Proof) on their way.
Nice little update to Blood Bowl this week with the delayed Lizardmen Double-sided Blood Bowl Pitch and Dugouts, Dice Set and Team Card Pack getting a release. Sort of expected more for Lizardmen dice, but there you go!
In books this week we have a hardback anthology of the Sabbat War, an Iron Snakes novel Urdesh: The Serpent and the Saint in hardback, plus it's a White Dwarf week which includes a transfer sheet for White Dwarf's Space Marine Chapter, the Tome Keepers which is quite cool.
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We've also thrown a close up of the new Cadian Shock Troops upgrade sprue down the bottom here if you want to check it out.
As we mentioned at the top of the show, the next line of McFarlane action figures is out, with the Blood Angels Primaris Lieutenant, Blood Angels Hellblaster (also available in Artist's Proof) and Adepta Sororitas Order of Our Martyred Lady Battle Sister (also available in Artist's Proof) on their way.
Nice little update to Blood Bowl this week with the delayed Lizardmen Double-sided Blood Bowl Pitch and Dugouts, Dice Set and Team Card Pack getting a release. Sort of expected more for Lizardmen dice, but there you go!
In books this week we have a hardback anthology of the Sabbat War, an Iron Snakes novel Urdesh: The Serpent and the Saint in hardback, plus it's a White Dwarf week which includes a transfer sheet for White Dwarf's Space Marine Chapter, the Tome Keepers which is quite cool.
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We've also thrown a close up of the new Cadian Shock Troops upgrade sprue down the bottom here if you want to check it out.
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