Warhammer Fest was this weekend and there've been some pretty big surprised come out of it! Lets have a look at a few of the big things we haven't seen before. Unfortunately Necromunda offered nothing this time and maybe shows that their very lacklustre release schedule for the products has shown a dip in sales. Not having them in store is a massive mistake on GW's part! Blood Bowl, for it's part had a new team and a preview of the Wood Elf team, but again a lacklustre release schedule and no in-store sales will prove the death knell for this line within the next year or so.
In terms of miniatures 2018/19 has been a huge year for Age of $igmar, so this time we only got a preview of the new Warcry game set in that universe. We've seen a number of teams so far, and now we get to see more of the diversity of Chaos with the Splintered Fang. Themed around snakes, these guys and girls would make awesome additions to many an army especially as elite troops. there was also the preview of this lion creature which you would think could be aligned to the Witch Elves by it's look, but not colours! Curious...
While it's been a quieter year for Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fest brought some interesting things for the universe - namely vehicles - which is interesting timing for the new version of Apocalypse.
The Adeptus Mechanicus have some amazing miniatures, but apart from some Forge World offerings, how do they get around? Pretty sure Uber would not be able to help them out... Well this weekend we saw a very cool combi-kit; the Skorpius Dunerider transport/ Skorpius Disintegrator tank. using what looks like hover power, this super-thematic look fits really nicely with the Mechanicus.
The Space Marines usually get some nice toy, and this time it's the Repulsor Executioner - the tank version of the Repulsor transport. With Adeptus Titanicus being a very real thing in the Community, the interest in Knights has gone up and what do we have here? Chaos Knights! The Knight Rampager/ Knight Despoiler combi-kit looks truly amazing. Hot tip - expect there to be a Chaos Knight Upgrade Sprue on the way too so you can convert your smaller and larger Knights already in the range. We also got to see more of tghe Sisters of Battle with a painted version of the model floating around, but don't look too closely or you'll see the low-res printing on her Bolter! There's also a sprue image from Garro's Facebook showing this mini - notice no alternate head.
The Adeptus Mechanicus have some amazing miniatures, but apart from some Forge World offerings, how do they get around? Pretty sure Uber would not be able to help them out... Well this weekend we saw a very cool combi-kit; the Skorpius Dunerider transport/ Skorpius Disintegrator tank. using what looks like hover power, this super-thematic look fits really nicely with the Mechanicus.
The Space Marines usually get some nice toy, and this time it's the Repulsor Executioner - the tank version of the Repulsor transport. With Adeptus Titanicus being a very real thing in the Community, the interest in Knights has gone up and what do we have here? Chaos Knights! The Knight Rampager/ Knight Despoiler combi-kit looks truly amazing. Hot tip - expect there to be a Chaos Knight Upgrade Sprue on the way too so you can convert your smaller and larger Knights already in the range. We also got to see more of tghe Sisters of Battle with a painted version of the model floating around, but don't look too closely or you'll see the low-res printing on her Bolter! There's also a sprue image from Garro's Facebook showing this mini - notice no alternate head.
As mentioned above, Adeptus Titanicus continues to grow - with the addition of a new Titan, weapon upgrades and scenery. The new Titan is the Acastus Knight which has existed in 40K scale for years, but makes its hefty presence known in this laces very soon (thanks to Battle Bunnies for the extra pics of this cool little guy). The weapon upgrades have been mentioned as Forge World, but from what we saw this weekend they seem to be plastic, so that's a sign of how popular this range is - to delve into the expensive world of plastic production is a good sign. We also have new scenery and buildings on the way, which if you have played the game you realise is all-important for some form of cover. We also wonder if these smaller buildings may see the introduction of support vehicles soon.
The Horus Heresy books are winding up, and Forge World may have butchered their range of Heresy miniatures, but they have been pumping out new ones of late, mainly themed around the new Black Book Malevolence. We have new units for White Scars and Blood Angels plus the naff-looking Ares Gunship. Of real interest are the new Daemons of the Ruinstorm Brutes. These look very cool!
It's been a pretty surprising weekend, and out of all of these releases all I really want it this...
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