News: Warhammer Quest for iOS!

Here's what's you got when looking at the 'What's new Today' page over at GW. A game based on the old gw game Warhammer Quest for both iPhone and iPad, made by a company called Rodeo Games. And you get a quite nice trailer. Can't wait until we see more in game footage and it looks like I have to buy that iPad 3 :P

Here's the trailer:

News: Pictures of the 6 ed starter box content!!

Just saw these over at Warseer, small pictures but from what I can see all the models look awesome! Will be buying that limited edition.

EDIT: Have now found more and better pictures from Faeit212, showing all the new stuff, and damn that is a nice Starter Set.

Empire Update: War Altar of Morr finished!

At last this model is finished, I've worked long and hard to get this model done. So it feels extra nice now when it's finished, and I can start to concentrate on other projects again.

I'm quite happy with how it turned out, may add some more roses to chariot and statue in the future but as of now this will have to do.

When I've taken the pictures and loaded into my computer I discovered one thing I had forgotten though, the Horn of Sigismund making the chariot cause Terror for 10 pts extra. Of course there is a horn in the kit and I had base coated it but I've then forgotten to get it done and attach it to War Altar. So this I will do asap and then move on to other stuff, like paint more of my Demigryphs, some Archers and convert and paint up more of my Inner Circle Knights.

That's all for now, tell me what you think. Does it look like a War Altar dedicated to Morr? And does the Morr High Priest (or Arch Lector) fit in with the rest of the model? As always all comments are very  welcome.

Rumours: Dark Vengeance... the new Wh40k Starter contents

Info taken from: Beasts of War:

More bikes for my GotC army it seems ^^

So the word has been out for some time that the new Warhammer 40K starter box, replacing Assault on Black Reach, will (or is that should) contain Dark Angels and Chaos Marines… but is that really true… and if it is, what will you get?

Well, you might feel better to know there are still some insiders in the Stalinist like regime that is GW who want the fans to be excited and those plucky rebels have braved the wrath of the mighty Empire to bring you some solid information on the contents of the new box… information that bodes very well for those interested, not only in starting 40K, but those with existing collections too!
So here we go… and remember… many Bothan spies lost their lives bringing you this information!

Chaos Cultists are in!
That’s right all you Chaos players… I refused point blank to believe that GW would ever release Chaos Cultist, but they have. The Dark Vengeance boxed set (did I not mention the name previously?) will have 2 units of 10 Chaos Cultist models, one armed with auto-guns (with a shotgun & CC weapon for the leader and a Heavy Stubber support trooper) and one with auto-pistol & CC weapon (with 2 CC weapons for the leader and a Flamer support model).

The Chaos Cultist look like everything you’ve ever wanted for Chaos. They’re bound in rags, with metal half-masks and weapons that suit the cobbled-together, improvised look that you expect from the dregs of Chaos.

But that’s not all for those naughty Chaos worshippers; they’re getting a unit of 6 Chosen…elite Chaos Space Marines, armed with a variety of Power Weapons (a Maul on the Sergeant, a Power Fist, a Chain Axe and a set of Lightning Claws by the look of things). The remaining Chosen are armed with Boltguns, but this bodes well for the potential that these exemplars of Chaos might get some more customisable options in the upcoming new Chaos Marines codex.

To lead your forces, you have the obligatory Chaos Lord, armed with a Power Sword & Plasma Pistol. His pose is a bit static, but that is only in comparison to the much more animated Chosen.
Lastly… what would Chaos be without something big and menacing to bring to the table? Well… how about a brand new model… the Hellbrute!

The massive Hellbrute model comes equipped with a Multi-Melta & Power Fist. Suggesting that this isn’t a Dreadnought replacement, but is in fact a huge suit of specialist armour crewed by a Chaos Marine (or more likely a Champion). Actually, the model resembles a huge suit of Terminator Armour with lots of cool Chaos gribbly bits… I’m hoping for a Monstrous Creature that acts like the Dreadknight… what about all you Chaos fans? What would you like it to be?

But what about the Dark Angels?
They haven’t been left wanting and with a new codex (no doubt in their future) there is quite a bit to have a look at.

Firstly, they wouldn’t be Space Marines without the obligatory 10 man Tactical Squad. However, the Dark Angel Tactical-Squad has a twist… it’s got Plasma!

The ordinary Space Marine grunts come sporting a Boltgun, but the squad also has a Plasma Gunner and a Heavy Plasma Cannon model giving support… and just to round out the theme… a Plasma Pistol/Chainsword Sergeant.
Looks like that squad will be getting hot!

The Tactical Squad also has a mixture of poses, this time around. Some of the Bolter-totting Marines are holding their ubiquitous weapon at jaunty angles to make the squad look a bit more animated… and it works too… good job GW!

The Marine side wouldn’t be Space Marines without a smattering of Terminators… so you get a squad of 5 of them. It’s a pretty standard squad, with Stormbolter/Power Fist, with a Power Sword Sergeant. However, you do get an Assault Cannon and Chainfist option… and true to previous form… the models now come in a variety of more dynamic poses with the squad sergeant even sporting Wings but thankfully no nipple armour!

The last squad in the box is a unit of 3 Space Marine (or Ravenwing) Bikers, with Sergeant and one Biker sporting Bolt Pistol/Chainsword and the third Biker packing a Plasma Gun. The models look similar to previous Ravenwing Bikers (with that big wing banner on the back) and are probably the least inspiring out of the box.

But let’s not end on a low… let’s talk about the Dark Angel Triple Whammy… 3 Heroes!
The box will contain a Dark Angels Company Master (Balthasar)… resplendent with his erect Power Sword!

A Dark Angels Librarian… with a slightly less impressive looking Force Sword… and a limited edition Interrogator Chaplain, who’s Power Armour (including smoking exhaust details) and embellished robe might be the most ostentatious model in the box!

That’s all the models in the box… but what about the Rulebook?

I know many of you have been planning to buy the box (price TBC) in order to get your hands on the smaller rulebook. So rest easy… there will be one in the box.

There will also be templates and a new How to Play Dark Vengeance booklet, that allows you to jump right into the action.

Wh40k: Building my Minotaurs army pt. 1

As Iv'e written before I needed to order some things to start up my Minotaurs army. All my Forgeworld stuff arrived last week and looks great and later my Wayland games order came, but unfortunately not the shields from Scibor. So have to wait with building my Assault Terminators. But anyhow, here's all the stuff I got and the first marine of my Honour Guard.

So here's my try at doing a more unique looking Honour Guard for my Minotaurs. As you can see the main body is from the Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard which I felt looked quite ancient Greek, which of course is the main inspiration for the Minotaurs. The Power Axe and helmet is from the same kit with just some Blood Angels blood drops and what not trimmed off. And just an ordinary backpack (may change this, though then I may need to make a new purchase from Forgeworld). And for last, the Shoulder Pads are of course from Forgeworld and you can see more of these below.

 

 

Shoulder Pads for both Power Armour and Terminator Armour, ten in each package but as you can see you can just make five Terminators out of  this kit so I bought two sets so I can build ten Terminators. I also bought two sets of the PA shoulder pads so I can build twenty marines with these. Must say the detail is stunning as always with FW stuff, and these shoulder pads adds so much character to my models and makes them a lot easier to paint as well (if you not want to use transfers for all of your Marines)

I also bought this kit with a Captain and Standard Bearer in the old MkIV Maximus Armour, lovely kit and the miniatures looks really nice. May do some kit bashing with these though.

Of course I also needed to buy Asterion Moloc and Ivanus Enkomi, the chapter master and the Voice of the chapter. And these two miniatures are one of the reasons I wanted to start a Minotaurs army. I think both of them is some of the best sculpts Iv'e seen in 40k, and when it is going to be a delight to paint them up in the future.

I also bought two of these sets for my Rhinos, really nice details and will look awesome on my vehicles.

Another must in my eyes when starting up this army is this big transfer sheet from FW, will be very helpful when painting vehicles and shoulder etc. These sheets are A4 so a lot of markings and will probably be enough for most armies.

Some of the stuff I got from Wayland Games, I will need more stuff in the future but I will try to focus on the stuff I already bought and finish them before I buy more stuff for the army, even if I really want to build a Stormtalon.

Well that's all for pt. 1, in the next one I will show you some finished models.

Funny Wh40k stuff

You may have seen these already, but if you have not, check these out.The guys at Flashgitz first made two really funny animated videos on Youtube (found further down in this post) and now they also make a wh40k web comic called Regular Marine which is really well made and funny (part 4 is just awesome). Check out the teaser trailer below and then check out the comic over at Flashgitz.

BIG Reinforcements from Warhammer Forge!

The other day I got some new shiny toys for my Empire army in the form of Elspeth von Draken on a Carmine Dragon and Leitpold the Black, accept these I also got the Montreous Aracanum book. So I have assembled most of the miniatures and read some from the book and just want to tell you how it all went and what I think about them.

The first thing I needed to do was to assemble most of the Carmine Dragon, what a beautiful model it is, great details and the Dragon looks just like a Dragon should look, and Elspeth looks great as well with a lot of little cool details like cherubs holding her skirt and stuff. As you can see most of the main body is in one part so when you attach the other parts it all holds together really well, and the resin was really good with very bubbles and no miscast at all as far as I've seen at the moment.

Don't know how to use this model yet, there are three alternatives I've been thinking of. First, just keep it as it is with Elspeth on the back. Or.. take Karl Franz from the new Griffon kit and put him on the back of the Dragon, and do some converting and have Elspeth on a horse instead. This would be a better option ruleswise as the only model from the AB that can use a Dragon is Karl Franz and you also get a beautiful Amethyst Wizard on horse as well. Or option three, do like option two but use magnets and switch riders between their mounts as much as you like. Right now I'm leaning on doing option three even if it will take more time to do.

Next I assembled most of the Leitpold model, this model I will use as a Templar Grand Master for my Order of the Black Rose IC Knights. Don't think I have to do much with him, just adding a shield with the orders insignia and paint him up like the rest of the Knights. Don't want to do more greenstuffing than necessary as I don't want to foil all those nice details and the overall look of the miniature. Really like this model as well, really nice details and some of them are so small that I think I will ruin them as soon as I put some paint on, here I really need to think those paints down! I also like the face expression on Leitpold, he just looks as arrogant as he is in the fluff. So lovely model, and I hope he will look alright as an TGM.
 

 I have also been reading some from my new book, Monstrous Arcanum. And the quality is just as in the Tamurkhan book, and the illustrations is beautiful and the biggest reason I bought it actually. Not as usefull as the Tamurkhan book though as this mostly is like an expansion for Storm of Magic. Will do a review of both this book and the Tamurkhan book in the near future.

So what do think about my ideas with the two new resin models? Do you have any of these yourselves and if so, what are your opinions on them, please comment below and stay tuned as I soon post about more new stuff for the other GW universe.