Hello there, I wish you all had a wonderful christmas, with everything you needed and desired. And since we're almost in 2016, are there any new year's resolutions?
The best of 2015 (?)
It seems that, after all the rumours, turns out that the new army after 2016 is a release of starter sets from various factions either Age of Sigmar and 40K 's... Check these lists.
After some calculations (I´ve only tested for Tau Empire and Slaves to Darkness, aka WoC) and I´ve to say the prices seem great: For the warriors of chaos box for 85 USD, about £57, you get £74 worth in miniatures but is it better than the old battalion box? Well, In my case I already have a box of marauders (from a trade with a friend) and I really don't like the warhounds models (I have another model in mind to replace them...), on the other hand I don't have a sorcerer neither a chariot, so I think I'l stick with the new box...
In the case of the Tau Empire box the difference between rates is even greater: £93 of stuff, considering the ethereal's price around £18, in a box of £57! I reckon that (at least) one of them is going to be my christmas gift to myself....
But not with this squig.... I hope
Thank you for your time and wishing you all happy holidays and a new year full of positive achievements.
I wish you all happy holidays and a year 2016 full of positive achievements.
With greetings of peace and prosperity, I’m wishing the very best for all of you during this special time. May you enjoy all the best now and throughout the coming year.
Sprayed with some Skull White and Retributor Armour ....
Thank you for your time and until the next publication...
I know that I've been quite silent lately, but this time I'm back! After three weeks of Age of Sigmar stuff I was wondering what little piece of 40k was comming this weekend and it turns out its still focused in the recent bord games and... in Daemons!
Trench warfare against daemons... why not?
GW Daemons are attacking Calth & The Assassinorum Execution Force – Check these out!
Looks like Daemons are on the rise for Games Workshop’s Board Games Betrayal at Calth and Execution Force. In this weeks White Dwarf new rules are dropping for playing Daemons in both games and here are the pics to prove it!
Next week's WD...
It’s quite cool to see the board game sides of things getting some attention. Can we hope for some more unique scenarios for Betrayal at Calth and Execution Force in the future? And what about Space Hulk? One can only hope... As for all you Heresy Era players out there, with Chaos demons running amok in the Calth Board Game, any chance you’ll want to face them on the table in some awesome 30k Legion vs Chaos Daemon action?
And what's about with this new 32mm (round) bases fetish?! They are everywhere! Why do daemons need them?
“Archaon is the greatest champion of Chaos, the Exalted Grand Marshal of the Apocalypse. At his hand, the world-that-was faced annihilation and the Mortal Realms were subjugated.
Now, as the storm of Sigmar sweeps the realms, Archaon prepares to destroy the God-King.”
One question: What the heck has Archaon been feeding his “horse”?
Spoken of in fearful whispers by warlords and kings, Archaon is the shadow of Chaos falling upon the Mortal Realms. Greatest of the Dark Gods’ champions, the Exalted Grand Marshal of the Apocalypse, he is the Everchosen – the doom of all. Uniting the armies of Chaos with his fist of iron, wielding the legendary daemon sword the Slayer of Kings and mounted upon the terrifying, three-headed beast Dorghar, he rides out to meet the forces of Order that seek to loosen the grip of Chaos. Archaon – the Three-Eyed King, the World Razor, the Thirsting Predator – will see to it that Sigmar’s heroes fail in their quest, and that the united hosts of Chaos will unmake the Mortal Realms in their terrible, howling glory.
This kit contains all the components necessary to make one absolutely staggering, enormous, intimidating Archaon, the Everchosen. Covered in the gifts of the Dark Gods, he bears the Armour of Morkar, featuring numerous Chaos markings, inscribed with runes of warding and malice. His shield displays the symbols of the Dark Gods, and he clutches the Slayer of Kings. His vast winged mount, Dorghar, has undergone countless horrific mutations as he consumed souls from the carcasses of Archaon’s bested foes – huge wings, the faces of unfortunate Stormcast Eternals whose souls he has consumed embedded within his skin, three daemonic heads and twin tails.
In total 85 components are included, with a gigantic Citadel 160mm Round base.
Size comparison against an Bloodreaver...
The pose and the height achieved in having the mount in an almost vertical position with it’s tail holding up it’s mass is impressive. It gives the physically small Archaon a towering height that showcases both his importance and command of the forces of chaos. This looks like a General that can face down something like Nagash, or boss around the Glottkin without looking just silly – something his old “horse” based model could never dream of pulling off. Heck, Archaon’s model makes the Celestant-Prime look like a pipsqueak!
The details across it are well done, the Khorne, Nurgle, and Tzeentch heads in particular – and even Slaanesh makes a subtle appearance on Archaon’s shield, but no beast/daemon head... or does the lashing tails count as Slaanesh?
If two heads are better than one, what about three?
In short: The Everchosen is big, he’s impressive, and he and his mount provide a Chaos army a fantastic centerpiece model to look good on the tabletop – equal to any other that GW has put out for other factions.
The model is the very essence of the top-tier quality showcase pieces that GW is able to pull off these days. It’s not going to be easily customizable, and you would have a hard time using it for other games...But how will you paint this incredible new model…?
Well never fear, because Duncan Rhodes, "Grand Marshal of Painting Tips", is here to guide you to victory with his latest painting video. At 90 minutes long, this is the most comprehensive painting video we've ever made, including handy bookmarks in the description to help you find the part of the model you're currently working on. Enjoy!
And, yet to come: Varanguard, the Knights of Ruin and Battletome Archaon!
Are the decals for the banners?!
Battletome Everchosen rides into battle – and this time they have the Varanguard, a new "elite" of Chaos Knights, leading the charge! Chaos is fighting back against the Stormcast Eternals’ tide of war! Archaon is getting some new reinforcements to ride with him into glorious battle… here comes the CHAOS!
Here’s what we know about the Battletome Archaon (£35): 120 page hardcover, includes an exclusive decal sheet, covers the entire history of Archaon in the Age of Sigmar, full rules for using him, his Varanguard and chaos forces.
Avarage price for a battletome, just like for example the Stormcast Eternals and the Khorne Bloodbound... but I wonder what other chaos forces are they mentioning... is this the new designation for Warriors of Chaos??
So much dread, spikes and... options of course...
The Varanguard Knights of Ruin... 3 Everchosen Varanguard on large oval cavalry bases. Models come with many weapon options, and Warscroll in box.
The models look great, the weapons and rules also, but £60 for 3 guys ??? I'm not sure...
And finally the WD's end teaser:
I guess ee’ll find out this weekend… and to finish, a picture of, from what I´ve heard, are the new Duardin or "Fire Slayers" for 2016 ...
“This sprue was shown on the warhammer subreddit on reddit.com. Looks to be a slayer, or possibly even a chaos dwarf slayer, but also seems like it could be an ironsmith or forgefather of some sort. Wielding an axe in one hand, and a staff in the other, with a metal mask, and the iconic slayer mowhak. The sprue date is 2016. It was reported that this came in a box of Tau.”
Thank you for your time and until the next publication
