 | With such a massive month of primarily Warhammer Age of Sigmar releases, Warhammer Visions this month had the potential to really show off, really stand out, take a leap from some pretty poor months recently and almost relaunch in honour of Warhammer Age of Sigmar - but did they? In the past Warhammer Visions has had the problem of sometimes being too obsessed with one large release - the Tyranids and Dwarves were a prime example of how this went horribly wrong. However it has also worked well at times - the Imperial Knights issue particularly was full of great new content and some of the best photography we have seen. There have been other issues of similar quality, but it stands out particularly. In this issue Games Workshop have not been entirely obsessed with Age of Sigmar (unlike White Dwarf) and really only dedicated the New Release section & Paint Splatter at the end. But - is the issue any good and why so many armies? + + More After The Jump + + |
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The front of Warhammer Visions is always the New Releases and of course Age of Sigmar is all over it!
Now oddly, I couldn't find any image I hadn't seen before in either the rule book, the sourcebook, the painting guide or White Dwarf. I could be wrong, was once, the angels cried!
It's nice having the pictures so big, but a bit of new content would surely be warranted.
Right at the end of the section - just in case you needed to make quick reference - is this handy price guide.
Now oddly, I couldn't find any image I hadn't seen before in either the rule book, the sourcebook, the painting guide or White Dwarf. I could be wrong, was once, the angels cried!
It's nice having the pictures so big, but a bit of new content would surely be warranted.
Right at the end of the section - just in case you needed to make quick reference - is this handy price guide.
Forge World have chosen an interesting model this month - despite the Ultramarine releases and the exclusive Command Rhino and Land Raider available at Warhammer World, they decided to go with the Scyllax Battle-Automata. Very Matrix looking, but an interesting choice...
Army of the Month is this truly epic force of Tyranids by Gareth Etherington. This kind of discipline is amazing and truly inspirational. There's some really good close ups in this section dedicating quite a bit of room
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Golden Demon 2014 os from Warhammer Fest 2014. The photography in this, you will be happy to know, is top notch. There had been some in issues past where there was this horrible yellow filter over it which just ruined the colours and took away so much definition. There's some really really nice models in here!
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Next is a number of Warhammer forces, purportedly relating to The Age of Sigmar but lacking any of the alliances and reorganised look that the Age of Sigmar boasts... I don't get this!
'Eavy Metal looks at the professionals, and features a few models we have already seen in White Dwarf this month including this amazing Tzeentch beasty. I want to paint like this!!
Readers Parade Ground features some great minis, including these Tau (left) which are just so grotty and cool. I do wonder if Acid Rain World was an inspiration for the scheme on that Tau Battlesuit...
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Age of War is a great collection of Age of Sigmar forces - actually Age of Sigmar, not like the section earlier! Some of the standout are these Nurgle dudes and this awesome red-themed Dwarf force. Dwarves have never looked so good in my eyes. They were done by James Gallagher and really are cool!
In the Spotlight is by the main man himself, Duncan Rhodes - the guy who does the painting tutorials. Got to tell you, this guy can paint! His Imperial Knights (above) and Blood Thirster alone are worth a look!
Another Parade Ground, this time Warhammer 40k related.
Some great Skitarii forces in here amongst other models that are worth a look
Some great Skitarii forces in here amongst other models that are worth a look
The Master himself, John Blanche, is showing off with some really creepy and deconstructed miniatures. He really is a great converter - try and spot all these bits weaved through these miniatures.
And finally Paint Splatter is up the back with some Age of Sigmar minis.
Verdict
You know, this isn't a half bad issue. There's a lot of hit and not much miss.
Is it spectacular? Not really. Is it full of some great miniatures? Yes.
There are some really interesting miniatures in here, not really the mainstream and therefore I think if you're not picking up any minis this week - why not give this a go?
It's not terrible, it's not even bad - which in the history of Warhammer Visions is worth knowing!
Is it spectacular? Not really. Is it full of some great miniatures? Yes.
There are some really interesting miniatures in here, not really the mainstream and therefore I think if you're not picking up any minis this week - why not give this a go?
It's not terrible, it's not even bad - which in the history of Warhammer Visions is worth knowing!
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