What's to Come: Airborne Onslaught!

Hello there my friends! Get ready because "Death from the Skies" is back! Come see the latest info on Flyers in 40k!

“Dakka Dakka Dakka Dakka! Zzap, Kapow, Krakoooooooom!”

Look to the skies! White Dwarf 118 screams down from the scorched clouds with the lowdown on two fantastic new flyers for Warhammer 40,000. The Stormhawk Interceptor and the Wazbom Blastajet – one of them is an expression of Space Marine supremacy, and the other is a load of bits of metal bolted together in the shape of an aeroplane...

So... Ork and Marine flyers ZOOOOM onto the tabletop! Lets meet the latest 40K goodies!

Products & PricesThey came from the sky!

• Space Marine Stormhawk Interceptor ($55)

The new flying Metal Box!!!!

• Ork Wazbom Blastajet ($65)

Looks great... but why the yellow?!

• Death From the Skies ($58)

The new book...

• Gork & Mork dice Set ($20)
• Guilliman Primarch series Book ($65)
• Silent War HH Novel ($30)

And....

• Deff Skwadron Graphic Novel ($24)

We're back !!!

Alright alright alright! We get not only 2 new flyers, but the campaign book that provides new datasheets for all the flyers in the game, with new stats added. That’s going to re balance things quite a bit... maybe ...

But, what's it all about? Lets check it out!

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You can see an interesting aerial dynamic shaping up in the skies:

• New Stats for flyers: Combat Role, Pursuits & Agility
• New “Dogfight Phase”
• Fighters are lethal vs other aircraft with Skyfire.
• Bombers will be deadly vs ground targets of all types, but be vulnerable to Fighters
• Attack Flyers will be the halfway house between the two, not as strong as bombers vs ground targets, but more manoeuvrable and thus harder to bring down in a dogfight. The real trick with this type of spectrum is to balance the Attack Fighters to be “just useful enough” so people will take them in the first place, but with enough deficiencies that the other two extremes are still viable choice and reward the risk players take in adding them to your lists.
• New Attack Patterns:

• That quip about “no use taking cover” is interesting…
• The book says there will be 23 updated datasheets, so it’s time to count them up:

Marines: 3 now, SW 2, DA 2, IG 2, Eldar 2, DE 2, Necrons 2, Tau 2, Chaos 1, and Orks 4 which equals 22 total. So either we counted wrong or there is another flyer zipping around there somewhere.

• New Missions, Campaign Rules & More.

I guess that “Summer of Flyers” Rumour wasn’t so far off after-all. This is definitely a different book than the previous Death from the Skies book, so don’t get those two mixed up. What’s really interesting is that this supplement is adding a new phase to the game and what that implies. Flyers needed something to shake things up in a good way – maybe these new rules will “kick the tires and light the fires” after all…

And, as usual, we are left with an intriguing teaser...

Have fun with that one…

Crypt Ghouls? Nids? Who knows... And, just as an extra, check out this (new) Space Hulk Deathwing gameplay trailer....

The Space Marine Terminators take on the Genestealers in this action-heavy first-person shooter

Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

Anyway, this is how real orks fight in the skies!

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And The Great Waaagh! Begins...

Hello my friends! During the entire week we have been flooded with more and more information about the new Orruks. Today I bring you a summary of which was released during the week and what to expect for the next days ... get ready for the Great Waagh!, mainly on your wallet.

Gordrakk, the Fist of Gork, leads the Ironjawz on their Great Waaagh!

This week, WD has a lingering look at Gordrakk, (the guy above) – a great green tide washes over the mortal realms as the Ironjawz make their presence felt. There’s a Megaboss on Maw-krusha, Orruk Brutes and Orruk Goregruntas, an Orruk Megaboss and a Weirdnob Shaman for you to have a look at. Oh, and an Orruk Warchanter. And the Orruk ‘Ardboys, and more!

Next WD issue... is Green!!!

There’s also the usual look at the rest of the week’s releases (there’s a Battletome. It’s Orruksome!), a Paint Splatter featuring Brutes and Gore-gruntas, Hat of the Week (no, really) and the usual comment, opinion and reaction from Da Week In White Dwarf. But lets go to what matters:

Products & Prices

So, there’s Orruks and more this week gamers. Grab your wallets and get ready to meet the forces of Destruction!

Prices via Archibald_TK 

• Maw-Krusha (1 model) 90€ / £65 / $110 (Comes with either a Megaboss or Gordrakk the Fist of Gork on top. Apparently the Krusha itself has two heads options. Few aesthetic differences overall.);
• Gore-Gruntas (3 models) 67€ / £48 / $79 (Huge Boar riders. They are… different? You have to see them for yourselves but I fear they will not be that well received. It appears that those are not 3 different models, but two, one of them being repeated twice. No weapons options and they really all look similar.);
• Brutes (5 models) 42€ / £30 / $50 (Heavier than Black Orcs, can be built with either two weapons or a two handed one.);
• Megaboss 34€ / £24 / $40;
• Weirdnob Shaman 28€ / £20 / $33;
• Warchanter 26€ / £18.5 / $30;
• Ardboys (15 models) 45€ / £32 / $53 (Repackaged Black Orcs with round bases.);
• Battletome Ironjawz (128p) 28€ / £20 / $33 (14 Warscrolls and Battalions);
• Grand Alliance Destruction (112p) 14€ / £10 / $16.5 (12 factions, 61 Warscrolls, minus at least 7 for the Ironjaws that’s 54 remaining for the old range, place your bets.);
• New Citadel Dice $8.25 20 dice available in blue, green, red, grey, white and black.

Yellow Black Orcs... because why not...

And there it is the last Grand Alliance book – just as expected. It’s £10, about the same price as Grand Alliance Death, so I would expect it to be another skinny one. That rounds out all the 4 great factions of Age of Sigmar. I’m sure there will be a couple weeks of new minis, and the announcement of the last set of old Warhammer Fantasy miniature cancellations coming along shortly...

Personally I'm more interested in getting immediately the Battletome in order to give a view in the new formations and to assess the strength of this army as a whole ... For now we have some of the rules (see here) which can be seen in detail in the new WD, which will bring 7 warscrolls ... speaking of the battletome:

Age of Sigmar: Battletome Ironjaws Contents

Battletome Ironjawz’ complete contents are revealed . Come see the strangely familiar clans of the Orruks.

Is that supose to be a Power Klaw in his left arm?!

First up the table of contents:

What you see is what you get...

Clocking in at 128pp, Battletome Ironjaws is on the thinner side of the Age of Sigmar releases... Overall, these price points aren’t too shabby. The books sizes are also interesting. Grand Alliance: Destruction is 112 pages, Battletome: IronJawz is 128 pages and Realmgate Wars: Fury of Gork is 208 pages (I think, it’s a little 'ard to read).

But... do Orcs even read?

What I’m curious about is the contents of each book. There isn’t a ton of info to go off of based on the blurbs. From the looks of things Destruction will have all of the old units and IronJawz will have a lot of the newer units. Fury of Gork will probably have all the news back story for the IronJawz as well as some new scenarios pushing the story forward. I guess we’ll have to wait and see…

The Teaser:

“Dakka Dakka Dakka Dakka! Zzap, Kapow, Krakoooooooom!”

Do you think there are more forces of Destruction on the way? Or maybe the 40k Orks are coming back to, you know, not be lag behind their fantasy cousins... Speaking about 40k, check this news, partly related to Orcs!

And a Last Minute Extra: New Age of Sigmar FAQ!

Get in here Age of Sigmar Fans – GW just put out a new FAQ for the game – and a hint of what is to come for 40K.

via Age of Sigmar(facebook)

Age of Sigmar FAQ (April 2016)

This one has 19 pages of clarifications and rulings for all the game’s phases and factions. Exactly why they put it out as a set of 19 pages instead of a PDF is a mystery…

Some standouts are:

• Rules for models being discontinued will continue to be available and legal.
• You CAN shoot into combats.
• Line of Sight is not required for pile-in moves.

And ton’s more…

Get in there and tell us what you think. They also said the updated 40K FAQs should be along next week!

Well, I reckon that's all for now from my part... Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

Gettin in Boyz! Tonight we dine in Hell!!

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And... the New Green Tide is Coming!

Hello my friends! After about a week, or maybe more, without a word from me, I'm back to business... This Monday the net has been flooded with new pictures from soon to come Orruks (or just Orcs...) from Age of Sigmar... 

Even the wyvern is green ...

There is the Maw-Krusha Sign and a whole lot more – Come see the New Age of Sigmar Orruks pics & the latest from a reliable rumormonger! Here are my top 5...

Da Boss!

Love it... My wallet not so much...

One of the Huge Boar Riders... 

... personally I call them Hell Hogs!

The "Shaman" is actually great!

Looks like this week’s White Dwarf may have showed up a little early for someone and they had a camera ready! You can check more in detail here!

That Maw-Krusha is crazy looking! I can’t wait to see it in person. The “Shaman” with the staff and cloak reminds me of Mum-Ra from Thundercats…As for the rest of the Orruks their armor is jagged and bulky. It makes me think that most of their armor is scavenged from other sources and it’s just bolted together. Very Orky.

Now for the rumors:

Archibald_TK is back with more info about price points and kits for the new Orruks.

via Archibald_TK, Warseer 4-18-2016

DISCLAIMER: Before we go you must understand that these models are large, really large. And I mean that they appear to dwarf any other orc models. The Maw Krusha is more massive than the Magmadroth (if I remember the name right), Megaboss is huge… in parallel, this is a very very costly release, even by AoS standard. So don’t be surprised by what follows. Also since there are so many references sorry but I will just give you the Euro/UK/US prices and I’ll complete at a later time. Also I’m going fast so don’t blame me if there are mistakes please.

EDIT- I’ll amend my post with the following: I shall add that when I said they appear to dwarf other orcs models I don’t mean they are Ogre sized, but that they will stand a head above regular Orcs, far more for the Megaboss. Keep in mind GW really don’t make it easy to gauge precisely the size difference between models in their pics.

– Maw-Krusha (1 model) 90€ / £65 / $110
Comes with either a Megaboss or Gordrakk the Fist of Gork on top. Apparently the Krusha itself has two heads options. Few aesthetic differences overall.

– Gore-Gruntas (3 models) 67€ / £48 / $79
Huge Boar riders. They are… different? You have to see them for yourselves but I fear they will not be that well received. It appears that those are not 3 different models, but two, one of them being repeated twice. No weapons options and they really all look similar.

– Brutes (5 models) 42€ / £30 / $50
Heavier than Black Orcs, can be built with either two weapons or a two handed one. 

– Megaboss 34€ / £24 / $40 

– Weirdnob Shaman 28€ / £20 / $33 

– Warchanter 26€ / £18.5 / $30 

– Ardboys (15 models) 45€ / £32 / $53 (Repackaged Black Orcs with round bases.) 

– Battletome Ironjawz (128p) 28€ / £20 / $33 (14 Warscrolls and Battalions) 

– Grand Alliance Destruction (112p) 14€ / £10 / $16.5
12 factions, 61 Warscrolls, minus at least 7 for the Ironjaws that’s 54 remaining for the old range, place your bets.

Well now we have some names to go with those faces and prices to go with those models. From my part that's all for now. Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

The new green tide is coming for ya!

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Blast From the Past... the New Imperial Marine!

Hello my friends! After almost two weeks without a word from me, I'm back in the business... This Monday the net has been flooded with new pictures from the new Imperial Space Marine figure, based in one from 1986!

In a time when the Warhammer 40k was in black and white...

Celebrating thirty years of Space Marines, the Imperial Space Marine (2016) is a strictly-limited re-imagining of the first ever Space Marine model. It’s a little piece of history that GW is proud of, and excited to share with you. Some of you have been there with us from the very beginning – our own Jim is a grizzled veteran himself, and is here to share his thoughts on the new miniature.

First off we have the 30th Anniversary Space Marine mini himself. Enjoy the 360!

Iconic soldiers of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the Space Marines are recognisable to all. Slamming down from orbit in Drop Pods and unleashing hell onto the enemies of the Imperium, they are found in every corner of the galaxy, heroically battling evil wherever it is found in a desperate struggle for the very survival of mankind itself. As long as a single Space Marine draws breath, the Imperium of Man stands inviolable.

This model is strictly limited – once it’s gone, that’s it – so move quickly to ensure your own little piece of history!

Games Workshop invites you to celebrate thirty years of Space Marines (yes, it really has been that long…) with this incredible, limited edition reimagining of the first ever Space Marine miniature! Armed with a disintegration pistol, disintegration combi-gun and combat blade, he comes with a Citadel 32mm Round base in a special presentation box, featuring his rules for deployment in games of Warhammer 40,000!

The original (metal) ...

... and 30 years latter!

Then we will get Index Astartes Apocrypha, which will take you on a tour of 30 years of Space Marines, from thier first appearance in Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader, up into the modern era. Here are a handful of images that will take you back…

Who was around when these images were first published?

While you’re at it, feel free to explore 30 years of 40K codexes and publications in Lexicanum ...

From my part that's all for now. Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

This publication was only possible thanks to:

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