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Forge World: Newsletter 255

The latest Forge World Newsletter with some goodies for Space Marine players....

Hi There,

This week’s Newsletter brings you a fresh wave of Space Marine kits to pre-order, along with two more A4 Transfer Sheets packed with vehicle and infantry decals and a reminder of our Christmas shipping deadlines and opening times.

Thanks, Ead Brown

Land Raider Achilles Available to Pre-Order Now

The first of our new wave of Space Marine releases is the devastatingly powerful Land Raider Achilles. This resin and plastic hybrid kit, designed by Stuart Williamson, boasts sponson-mounted twin Multi-Meltas and a hull-mounted Thunderfire Cannon. A line-breaker beyond compare, the Land Raider Achilles’ firepower is capable of forcing a breach in even the strongest defences at the tip of an armoured assault.

Originating in the closing years of the Great Crusade, the Achilles is perhaps the rarest and most venerable Land Raider variant still used on the battlefields of the 41st Millenium. It was originally created by the Imperial Fists Legion in response to a dire xenos threat now lost to the mists of history, and fittingly rare outside the noble Imperial Fists, their successors like Black Templars biatchs and the Ordo Reductor of the Adeptus Mechanus. The Achilles is perhaps most vaunted for its legendary durability - each stage of the hull’s construction incorporates layer upon layer of ancient electromagnetic algorithms and ferromantic incantations. This arcane lore is etched into the very structure of the Land Raider Achilles at a molecular level, and is one the most secret and ancient rites of the Cult Mechanicus.

The Land Raider Achilles is a complete resin and plastic kit, and is available to pre-order now for despatch in the week commencing December 6th, and is included in the Space Marine Siege Assault Vanguard army list in the forthcoming Imperial Armour Volume 10: The Badab War Part II. As an exclusive extra, we have prised the rules for the Achilles from Alan Bligh’s grasp and they are available to download for free here. I want one... but does anyone know which chapter the above Achilles is from? They only cost 58 British pounds which works out to be similar in price to what I'd pay for a normal Land Raider in Ozlandus.

Forge World MkIV Ironclad Dreadnought and Arms Available to Pre-Order Now

The latest addition to our range of MkIV Dreadnoughts is the siege specialist MkIV Ironclad Dreadnought, MkIV Hurricane Bolter, MkIV Seismic Hammer and MkIV Chainfist. These full resin kits, designed by Phil Stutcinskas, afford Space Marine players the complete range of Codex options for the Ironclad Dreadnought. Heavily augmented and outfitted for siege assault and ship boarding actions, the Ironclad Dreadnought sacrifices versatility and long-range firepower for even greater armoured defence and dedicated siege weaponry such as the Seismic Hammer and Chainfist, designed to pulverise the toughest bastion or armoured bulkhead into twisted wreckage. The fearsome short-ranged firepower of a Hurricane Bolter is often used to augment the Ironclad’s firepower, allowing the ancient hero within the sarcophagus to saturate breached defences with a deadly storm of bolter shells. The MkIV Ironclad Dreadnought is a full resin kit that comes complete with Hunter Killer Missiles and Frag Assault Launchers, furthering the Ironclad’s potent weaponry, as well as additional armour plates to fit the resin MkIV Hurricane Bolter, MkIV Seismic Hammer and MkIV Chainfist and our other MkIV Dreadnought arms. Each of these detailed kits is available to pre-order now for despatch in the week commencing December 6th.

New Space Marine Transfer Sheets Available to Pre-Order Now

Forge World’s Paul Rudge has been hard at work of late, busily working away on two additions to our range of transfer sheets – an A4 Dark Angels transfer sheet and an A4 Space Marine Markings decal sheet.

Each sheet is crammed with a huge array of squad badges suitable for shoulder pads, jump packs and vehicles. There are also unit designations and unique details such as Dark Angel maxims and names, along with standard and variant vehicle designations for all types of Space Marine squad insignia.

Each of the new transfer sheets is also available to pre-order now for despatch in the week commencing December 6th.

Forge World Winter Catalogue Supplement Sheet Now Available

You can now download a free PDF of our most recent supplement sheet from the Forge World website. It includes the Eldar Hornet, which is available to pre-order now for despatch from the 29th of November, along with all of our most recent releases such as the Necron Tomb Stalker and Space Marine Armour Sets.

If you’d like to receive a free copy of our 2010 catalogue to assist you when compiling your Christmas shopping list, e-mail forgeworldcatreq@games-workshop.co.uk making sure you include your full name and postal address.

Forge World Christmas Shipping

With November upon us, we have news of our final shipping deadlines for Christmas. These dates are subject to change, and we will keep you informed of any changes both in future newsletters and at www.forgeworld.co.uk.
As always, it’s best to order as early as possible to ensure that you’ll get exactly what you want and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us using the details below.

Our last guaranteed shipping date for Standard Delivery outside the UK will be December 6th.
Our last guaranteed shipping date for Express Delivery outside the UK will be December 15th.
For our customers inside the UK, the last guaranteed shipping date for Standard Delivery will be December 15th and the last guaranteed shipping date for Express Delivery will be December 20th.

If you have any questions or concerns about any aspect of your Forge World Christmas Shopping then please contact us either by e-mail at forgeworldorderenquiries@games-workshop.co.uk or by telephone on 0115 916 8177 within the UK, 011 44 115 916 8177 from the US and Canada or 00 44 115 916 8177 from much of Europe. Forge World’s Customer Service team is available 6 days a week all the way up to Christmas, so don’t hesitate to contact us to check stock availability and shipping times. We are also a font of knowledge and advice if you aren’t sure about what would make the perfect Forge World gift.

Forge World Wishlists Now Available Online

On the subject of Christmas shopping, there’s nothing worse than secretly hoping for a Reaver Titan, finding a massive parcel under your tree, eagerly ripping it open and finding a lovely ‘novelty’ jumper and a pair of socks…

It doesn't get much worse than that, but thankfully it couldn't be easier to make sure that it doesn't happen to you. If you’ve created an account on www.forgeworld.co.uk then you have the ability to create a Wishlist. Just login to Your Account and you’ll see an option to View Wishlists – simply browse through our online store and click the ‘add to wishlist’ button on each item’s page. Once you’ve found all the gifts you’re after, just e-mail it to all of your friends and family and wait for Christmas morning.

Spotlight: simon m.

Time really has been going fast lately. Feels like it was only yesterday that I was working on last weeks Spotlight. Today we will take a look at Simon M. who is an extremely skilled sculptor and painter. My imaginary friends may remember him from the previous Weekly Finds. He is one of the bloggers with Brothers of the Fuckinawesome Order...

Villain Knight made from Milliput and Fimo

It goes from that to this...

... I will let you pick your jaws off the floor now. I will warn you that the things that follow are just as fucking awesome. So if you experience a heart attack call your local emergency services and stay calm.

Black Library TV 15 - Aaron Dembski-Bowden Interview

When I saw this it just had to go on the blog... just had to. We love him more than Brent. He is just that cool. Be careful A D-B, because we are watching you...

Weekly Finds #3

Today is my last day for exams. Means I will should have loads of free time for painting, except for when I'm working. Sigh. Hopefully the things I have been ordering and bidding over the last few weeks arrive soon. I digress, below are some really nice tutorials as well as stunning miniatures...

Templar Knight 90mm by Andrea from Massive Voodoo - I play Black Templars, so it is obvious why I have included this amazing miniature. Another blogger with Brothers of the Fuckinawesome Order is Simon M.

Drilling out your gun barrels by Ron from FTW - I ducking hate it when I see bolters that don't have their barrels drilled out. However, fucking hate it when I can't get the damn holes to be centred. It is only an extra step to improve the appearance of your miniatures. Another tutorial with a slightly different approach is by Winterdyne, which can be found here. Winterdyne's tutorial doesn't use markers... one less thing to keep around.

Corvus Corax Helmet Tutorial by SCC from The Bolter and Chainsword - This is a great example of the useful content that comes out of the BnC. SCC came up with this tutorial while working on his current Raven Guard project. His point about using green stuff when you make a mistake, it is just as true for gun barrels. When I get around to making some Deathwatch marines this tutorial may come in handy...

miniature building construction in foamboard by Emmanuel Nouaillier from County Gate - When I first saw the pictures on this website I got the impression they were real... but they aren't. The level of detail is mind blowing. The entire website is full of mind blowing content. Well worth a look. Can see Raffa's attempt at this technique here.

Jump Pack Guide by Roleplayer from DakkaDakka - While on the BnC I stumbled across a reference to this tutorial. There are probably other tutorials out there on how to achieve this effect. But this is the first one I've found... plus Roleplayer produces really nice high quality table top miniatures.

On Painting Women by Matthew Innis from Underpaintings - This was an interesting find. Although I am well aware that women still face inequalities in today's modern world, I never realised this spread into the more creative professions. And I'm not ignorant enough not to see the inequalities that men see in certain areas of life. This is an interesting read, may want to further investigate the issue, with some really nice paintings such as the one below by Lacy Lewis...

Rogue Trader Friday: Medic! by Bryan from FTW - This picture just looks awesome. Obviously not as awesome as the above. I agree with Bryan that the white helmet and pauldron scheme looks alot nicer than the all white scheme. I now have an inspiration for the Sanguinary Priests when I start work on my Sanguinary Guard themed Death Company. Or is that Death Company themed Sanguinary Guard?

The Arterially Train of Nuln (Part 2) by Dave Taylor from 8th Edition Challenge - For those who haven't stumbled across this blog yet, now is your chance. The only member to have pictures of miniatures is Dave, but there is alot of potential for some amazing fantasy armies.

Brining a New Style to the Hobby by Dave from N++ - This is a thought provoking read that builds off and complements what Lauby has been talking about over on his blog. This emulation of work is noticeable when you take a look through the pictures from this years Golden Demons. The Spanish and the French have different styles with the French looking far more realistic. However, the French miniatures all start to blend in as Dave refers to it. And the same could be said for the Spanish, American and British. There are always exceptions to these broad statements as Lauby points out in his series...

Looks like once again the competitive crowd have been outdone by the painting, converting and sculpting crowd when it comes to decent quality tutorials. I'm not surprised to be honest. They will be forgiven this time. Mainly because they have been busy talking about the release of the updated 40k BRB FAQ as can be seen here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

But on a completely different note I've picked two bloggers who will have their stuff featured in upcoming Spotlights.

I now have 2 and a bit months of no University. Except for the one week of clinical placement. This is also going to be my last Summer break before I have to go into the work force... until I return to university to study Medicine or something that will actually interest me. So that means I can focus on getting the Victorian Crusade prepared for Centurion in March 2011. Also gotta work on articles for Mind War and 3++.