 | So here it is - Week 2 of the relaunched Blood Angels for Warhammer 40K, but instead of concentrating solely on that release like previous White Dwarf issues, Games Workshop have done a really good job of balancing fluff, new minis and books, plus other games systems to produce probably one of the best issues of the new White Dwarf to date. There's the article that I personalty think should have been in last weeks issue about the Blood Angels Successor Chapters, a really decent sized spread on the Blood Angels Tactical kit coming out next week and also a Sprues and Glue with some really great looking poses, and of course there is Smaug. Smaug (pronounced s'MORE-G by the way...) is a HUGE resin kit with such beautiful detail. Despite the $500+ price tag, admit it, you're tempted! So - what else is in this issue? Quite a lot actually. So strap on your jump pack and get into it! - + + More After The Jump + + |
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One of the many big releases next week will be the Blood Angels Tactical boxed set. Based heavily on the Tactical Space Marine boxed set, this also has brand new parts not dissimilar from the previous Death Company boxed set. There are lots of Blood Angels-specific gear in here (it does surprise me they don't also have one of two Flesh Tearers or Blood Drinkers shoulder pads in here) and a really mean looking heavy flamer, plus the much praised Grav-Guns.
The photos and information here is good with a nice selection of poses to inspire.
The photos and information here is good with a nice selection of poses to inspire.
Also released next week are the butt-ugly Sanguinary Priest model (I mean seriously - the Blood Angels are a dynamic force of vampires in power armour and we get this guy looking like he's toasting his daughter at her wedding...) and of course the obligatory Datacards and force-specific dice. I like this idea of special dice. They're cool!
Oh you tempting beasty you... drool! Smaug is here and really really impressive! This is a must see.
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The Hobbit releases this week are actually very nice. You know how sometimes their faces are a bit weird looking? Well these ones aren't! They are BTW FINECAST!! Yes, it's back!!
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Then next door we have the Sons of Sanguinius Blood Angels Painting Guide. Oh good golly is this going to be cool... we hope. I was surprised at the limited scope of this though - Blood Angels 1st and 2nd Company, a Death Company and a Flesh Tearers force. No word of Lamenters or the other Successor Chapters. Such a good opportunity to show them all. Here's hoping they are in there somewhere!
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Then next door we have the Sons of Sanguinius Blood Angels Painting Guide. Oh good golly is this going to be cool... we hope. I was surprised at the limited scope of this though - Blood Angels 1st and 2nd Company, a Death Company and a Flesh Tearers force. No word of Lamenters or the other Successor Chapters. Such a good opportunity to show them all. Here's hoping they are in there somewhere!
At least the Successor Chapters will be touched on in the Codex!
There's of course the Limited Edition release with some extra goodies - BTW - have a look at the Space Marine. He's wearing MK VIII armour isn't he? Look at his legs!
But wait =- there's more! Legacies of Betrayal brings together a whole lot of short stories from previous places to complete the look inside the Horus Heresy and it's major (and minor) players.
There's of course the Limited Edition release with some extra goodies - BTW - have a look at the Space Marine. He's wearing MK VIII armour isn't he? Look at his legs!
But wait =- there's more! Legacies of Betrayal brings together a whole lot of short stories from previous places to complete the look inside the Horus Heresy and it's major (and minor) players.
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THIS! This is what we need!! Successor Chapters... the Sons of Sanguinius - well some of them anyway.
This whole spread is well written (if not that well laid out) and you get a real sense of the differences between the Chapters despite their original stock. As predicted, the Flesh Tearers have been branded as potential enemies in this short right up. I do wonder what they will do!
This whole spread is well written (if not that well laid out) and you get a real sense of the differences between the Chapters despite their original stock. As predicted, the Flesh Tearers have been branded as potential enemies in this short right up. I do wonder what they will do!
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Sprues and Glue that I mentioned earlier gets a full 4 page spread - as I think it should each week!
A really nice article here, worth having a look at. Combining kits is such a strong way to build character in your models - make them individuals - so this is a good place to start!
A really nice article here, worth having a look at. Combining kits is such a strong way to build character in your models - make them individuals - so this is a good place to start!
How to paint red... well! Yeah. This is pretty simple stuff but worth a read to see what the latest trend in highlighting and shading red is. It has changed so much over the years!
Although I don't often delve into the back section of White Dwarf, there are two interesting pieces here; the background to the Blood Angels and some more detailed shots of Smaug. It will be interesting to see what next month's Warhammer Visions shows us of Smaug - hopefully a lot.
Verdict
As I said at the start of this review - a strong issue and well worth buying!
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