White Dwarf Issue #22 Review

Just when you thought you'd seen all the Orks Games Workshop could throw at you here comes the next releases fresh from the impending WAAAAGH!
We get Meganobz, a Big Mek in Mega Armour, 2 x vehicle-based boxes and a Codex supplement - that's actually quite a bit when you look at it and therefore it takes up a fair bit of this week's White Dwarf - but that's not all we get (thankfully).
Yes the issue has a lot of Green Skins, but there's also an interview with author David Annandale, Phil Kelly chats about the Night Lords (out of left field, right?), and we get a better look at more of the participants in this year's Armies on Parade as the entrants build their armies. 
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~ WARNING - 
I am not a photographer, so expect dodgy pictures below 

The Meganobz have always been a bit of a favourite of mine when it comes to Orks. They just seem so Orky; cobbled together from bits and pieces in an attempt to fight equally with Marines & Terminators!
I'm not sure about this very square look for them actually. The arms look great, but it does look to me like these Orks have dressed up in the cardboard box from dad's new fridge and walked out to play knights. Again - maybe it's the yellow!

Now Big Meks in Mega Armour - THIS I can roll with! There are quite a few options in this kit, so the customisation element could be really fun! Have a look how good the black ones look BTW! 
This is the alternate configuration in the Meganobz kit - but these extra chunky dudes are cool!

Like the Astra Militarum before them, the Orks get some vehicle-based sets. Still loving that Battlewagon - so glad they kept it in the range. 

The other set is the Deff Dread Mob utilising the awesome Deff Dread kit. Also on this page you will see the WAAAGH! Ghazghkull supplement for the codex. Supplements are a great idea, but until we all get a look inside it will be interesting to see if this is value for money or not.

White Dwarf is doing a really nice thing when they spotlight a new novel - they chat to the author. This week it's David Annandale, the author of Overfiend. It's not an indepth article, but it's a nice touch!
Also notice the ad for Warhammer: Visions #6! Looks like they might be stepping the Kitbash section up a notch!

... and here it is! The best thing to happen to White Dwarf in this current incarnation - the War Diary. We saw a glimpse of it the other week, but this is much better info and some great introductions to the upcoming armies in Armies on Parade 2014. Andy Keddie's Elves look really promising!

What can Meganobz do on the battlefield? Well... this!

Now class - compare and contrast.
On the left we have a decent hobby article | On the right we have almost the same article as last week.
Sprues and Glue does a pretty decent job of explaining how to turn the generic Ork into an aligned clansman from either the Deathskulls, the Bad Moon Mob, The Goffs, Evil Sunz, Snakebites or the Bloodaxes. We mentioned it last week, and here it is! Finally some diversity in Ork-dom!! 

The Designers Notes are always worth a look.

Interesting look at the genesis of Ork power armour - see how cool the old one on the left is?!

This brilliant Ork plane caught my eye. The brilliant weathering on the fuselage by Andy Keddie (again) is just so cool! Even if it is yellow :)

And finally - this miniature buried up the back of the issue. One of my favourites!

Verdict

After last week's disappointing issue - this one is pretty good. I mean you could skip it and keep happy, but overall it's worth a look just for a few of the little things like Armies on Parade etc!