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New GW Sanctus Reach Teaser Video

I’ve made some speculations before that GW is launching into some major “narrative” / “campaign” under the Sanctus Reach-title, starting with next week’s Red Waaagh!, as well as allegedly including the new Realm of Battle terrain.

Now there’s a little YouTube-teaser to go with it!

Games Workshop Sanctus Reach Teaser Video Thoughts?

Alan and Michael Perry Allegedly Left Games Workshop

Voices on the interwebz – including Frothers and Beasts of War – are saying that two of GW’s most famous miniatures sculptors apparently left GW (for good?). Alan and Michael Perry are said to be no longer working at Lenton.

Via Dakkadakka

So apparently, according to Frothers, the Perry’s left their job at GW this week. No official details about wether the split was amicable or not are…

Unboxing the TIE Phantom Expansion Pack for X-Wing

Wave 4 for the X-Wing Miniatures game arrived. There are several interesting new ships in the mix, but none more so than the sneaky, cloaking Imperial stealth fighter, the TIE Phantom.

I definitely had to get myself one of those. The TIE Phantom is a great little ship/expansion that breaks the “standards” established in X-Wing in interesting ways.

#1 – The TIE Phantom Expansion Pack

Like all…

Ork Warboss Grukk Miniature Spotted

Pictures that appeared on Facebook, over at the Mexican Ork, which are said to be the last miniature for the current Ork release, the new named Ork Warboss Grukk Face-Rippa, who is set to take the main stage with the upcoming Red Waaagh! supplement.

Let me know what you think!

Z.

The Sanctus Reach Mystery .. And What It Means For Orks & Space Wolves

It is clear that – after the release of 7th Edition – Games Workshop is once again tinkering with the way they release new armies and miniatures. Orks had an unprecedented 5-week run, with another week and a ‘Red Waaagh!’ supplement in the making.

1. Piece of the Puzzle – The Red Waaagh!

The first piece of the puzzle is the upcoming book (?) on the Red Waaagh!.

To me, the announcement came a…

A Look At White Dwarf Weekly #22 – Meganobz!

The great 2014 Ork Waaagh! is not over yet. White Dwarf goes into week five of Ork releases, previewing new Meganobz and the Ghazghkull supplement to everyone picking up a new Ork Codex in person at a Games Workshop store today.

#1 – New Meganobz

The White Dwarf – obviously – starts with the new Meganobz, which also builds a Big Mek with tellyport blasta or kustom force field. The result is…

How To Add Perfect Space Wolves Decals With Citadel Technical Paints

This is a tutorial on using two of Games Workshop’s Citadel technical paints – ‘Ardcoat and Lahmian Medium – to apply decals to miniatures.

The technique is the same, and I’ve talked about it earlier. I find it particularly useful for painting Space Wolves, as Games Workshop’s Space Wolves miniatures come with lots of cool decals (runes, etc..) that really bring out their character.

This painting…

The Crimson Slaughter Supplement – A Review

The Crimson Slaughter might be the last of the “old school” 6th Edition-style supplements, as “supplements” (or should that now be “sub-Codexes”?) from here on out appear to be stand-alone Militarum Tempestus style books.

The Crimson Slaughter book also has a bad rep, mostly because it exists, and the Night Lords/Iron Warriors/whatever-supplement doesn’t.

However, it is not really a bad…

Rumours (?) New Games Workshop Realms of Battle Board Spotted!

You’ve heard the rumours – Games Workshop is apparently making a new Realms of Battle Board with a more urban “Imperial Sector”-theme.

Now – thanks to the folks over at Lords of War Gaming, we have a first picture!

#1 – The Rumours So Far

Lords of War Gaming on April 30th

A new Realm of Battle board will be released with 7th edition. This board will have a “40k/City” theme and will be 6′ x 4′…

Review – Tabletop Tyrant Squire Plastic Figure Case

My miniature collection grows, thus I need storage. Since I already own a few cases from Tabletop Tyrant, such as my trusty Kingmaker (behind the books in the pic above), I was more than happy to see Tabletop’s newest addition, the Squire Plastic Figure Case.

Pretty much the same size as Tabletop Tyrant’s “half-size” Kingmaker, it replaces the black material case for a sturdy plastic exterior.…

The Red Waaagh! – Six Weeks of Orks!

Games Workshop is riding the Ork-waveWaaagh! to the fullest.

The Ork Codex will be available in stores this weekend. Furthermore, issue 22 of the White Dwarf will also bring us pre-orders for Nobz in Megarmour and the Ghazghkull Supplement, which is already included in the Limited Edition version of the Orks Codex.

Perhaps the most intriguing part of the images seen from the upcoming White Dwarf…

Path of the Archon by Andy Chambers – Book Review

Path of the Archon is the third and last book of Andy Chamber’s Dark Eldar trilogy. Three books in, Andy Chambers is clearly at the top of his game in bringing the Dark City to life.

Unfortunately, the story doesn’t live up to the glorious setting and scenery Andy Chambers rolls out. Too often it felt like the characters from the previous books randomly stumbling about, mostly so they could…

“Grey Knights” Teaser by The Lord Inquisitor

An unexpected treat for a Sunday evening. A new teaser-trailer from The Lord Inquisitor, titled “Grey Knights”.

Grimdark gothic at its finest! Enjoy…

“Grey Knights” Teaser

Another insight of The Lord Inquisitor project created and directed by Erasmus Brosdau. This teaser shows a glimpse of the space marines called “Grey Knights”,…

Poll: The Best 6th Edition Codex for Warhammer 40K

In many ways, an era is coming to an end next weekend, when Games Workshop will release the first Codex for Warhammer 40K 7th Edition: Codex Orks.

It struck me that now would be a good time to take a look back at the nearly 2 years of 6th Edition and ask, which of the Codexes released between Codex Chaos Space Marines in October 2012 and Codex Astra Militarum this April, in your opinion, the…

From the Inbox: 500 Point Army List with Pathfinders – Revised

Alright, the list I posted yesterday did not work. Shows me for assuming things about a supplement I don’t own! Many thanks to everyone pointing out the flaws.

Hello, I was reading your article: http://pinsofwar.com/starting-a-tau-40k-army/ and love the idea you’re giving suggestions.

However I blindly bought a random Tau set, the Pathfinder team, and was wondering how you would build a 500 pt…

From the Inbox: 500 Point Tau Army with Pathfinders

A Tau list-building question arrived in my inbox today. To be honest, I haven’t played Tau in 7th Edition (though I did get wiped by a Tau army in 7th Edition.. I guess that counts?).

Hello, I was reading your article: http://pinsofwar.com/starting-a-tau-40k-army/ and love the idea you’re giving suggestions.

However I blindly bought a random Tau set, the Pathfinder team, and was wondering how…