Best of 2015 and More....

And so begins 2016... If you picked up WD# 100 this weekend (I didn't) you’ll have read our review of the year, in which we discussed the many GW models, books and hobby products that came out over the course of 2015. And there were a lot of them! Over the course of the year they released 71 new plastic kits, making 92 different units, not to mention countless books, paints, tools, digital products, novels and no less than three new boxed games: Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Assassinorum: Execution Force and The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth...

But what was your favourite miniature of 2015? With so many to choose from, it's going to be a tough call… 

In 2014 the Imperial Knight was voted miniature of the year. Will the Imperial Knight Warden uphold the honour this year?

To help decide what should be the greatest Citadel miniature of 2015, GW is asking all of us to make a list of your top five models (favourite being number 1) and send them to team@whitedwarf.co.uk before midnight on January 10th, wich result will be publish them some time in the new year.

Here are some examples that I reckon will be in those lists, by month:

Januray -  Verminlord                                                                February - Solitaire

March - Khorne Bloodthirster                                                      April - Eversor Assassin

May -  Imperial Knight Gallant                                                     June - DA Interrogator-Chaplain

Jully -  Vandus Hammerhand                                                    August - Celestant Prime

September - Skarbrand                                            October - KV128 Stormsurge

November - HH Captain in Terminator Armour                      December - Archaon Everchosen

Of course this is only my opinion, and most likely you will have other opinions ... Personally I am more inclined to vote in Archaon... what about you?

But the new year starts also with a chance for you starting a new army, with 12 (actually) great-value boxed sets available to pre-order today, six each for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

"Pick your poison"

As you can see, there's quite a range of starter forces available, including Astra Militarum, Seraphon, Necrons and Greenskinz to name but a few. All the models are plastic – brilliant if you're new to building Citadel miniatures – and all the kits include construction booklets for all the models. Inside, you'll also find an exclusive datasheet (Warhammer 40,000) or warscroll battalion (Warhammer Age of Sigmar) for using your models on the battlefield. 

I guess they're all great, depending on which army you like and/or want to start, with a price tag of £50 (not £57 as I once said...), but personally I'm looking for the Tau and Warriors of Chaos (Now called Slaves to Darkness for reasons...). But those aren't the only new releases!

Games Workshop is "offering" the non-Tau parts of Mont’ka & Kauyon as stand alone digital supplements ...Were you looking for the Marine and Astra Militarum Supplements but didn’t want to purchase Mont’ka or Kauyon books? Well GW has a solution for you – as long as you go digital!

BOLS wrote an extensive article about each of these supplements, but here are the main points:

White Scars: A Codex Space Marines Supplement

This Warhammer 40,000 expansion will allow you to field an army of White Scars in your games of Warhammer 40,000. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the datasheets in Codex: Space Marines, and contains the following:

• • 4 White Scars formations, groups of models that gain additional special rules when used together on the battlefield
• • A new Scarblade Strike Force detachment representing the way the Chapter wages war
• • Tactical Objectives to use in Maelstrom of War missions
• • White Scars-specific Warlord Traits and Chapter Relics

Raven Guard: A Codex Space Marines Supplement 

This Warhammer 40,000 expansion will allow you to field an army of Raven Guard in your games of Warhammer 40,000. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the datasheets in Codex: Space Marines, and contains the following:

• • 7 Raven Guard formations, groups of models that gain additional special rules when used together on the battlefield
• • A new Talon Strike Force detachment representing the way the Chapter wages war
• • Tactical Objectives to use in Maelstrom of War missions
• • Raven Guard-specific Warlord Traits and Chapter Relics
• • An Echoes of War mission based on a famous engagement of the Raven Guard.

Flesh Tearers: A Codex Blood Angels Supplement 

This Warhammer 40,000 expansion will allow you to field an army of Flesh Tearers in your games of Warhammer 40,000. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the datasheets in Codex: Blood Angels, and contains the following:

• • New Flesh Tearers formations, groups of models that gain additional special rules when used together on the battlefield
• • A new Flesh Tearers Strike Force detachment representing the way the Chapter wages war
• • Flesh Tearers-specific Warlord Traits and Chapter Relics
• • An Echoes of War mission based on a famous engagement of the Flesh Tearers.

Cadia: A Codex Astra Militarum Supplement 

This Warhammer 40,000 expansion will allow you to field an army of Cadian Shock Troops in your games of Warhammer 40,000. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the army list in Codex: Astra Militarum, and contains the following:

• • Datasheets for 8 super-heavy tanks to add to any Astra Militarum army
• • 12 Astra Militarum formations, groups of models that gain additional special rules when used together on the battlefield
• • Tactical Objectives for Astra Militarum forces to use in Maelstrom of War missions
• • A new Cadian Battle Group detachment representing the armies of Cadia
• • Cadia-specific Warlord Traits and Heirlooms
• • An Echoes of War mission based on a famous engagement of the Cadians.

Thank you for your time and  wishing you all happy holidays and a new year full of positive achievements.

Joaquim de Oliveira




This publication was only possible thanks to:

GW (Part1and 2) and BOLS