Author: Felix

Witchhunter Acolyte – Inquisitorial Henchmen

I am adding some Henchmen to my Inquistorial force. One of them is a trainee inquisitor, a Witchhunter Acolyte. The Acolyte looks like an interesting model to paint, what with the book and the big flame thingy.

Having flocked the base with Games Workshop modelling sand, the model was given a white undercoat.

The model was given a basecoat of Vomit Brown.

Rear view.

See the full workbench feature of the Acolyte.

Squiggoth

My Ork Squiggoth moves forward.

Squiggoth

This is the Forge World model and you can see how I painted it in my workbench feature on the model.

Of course the rules for this model are not in the standard rules or the Ork Codex.

I use to use the Forge World supplements, but more recently I have been using the rules from Apocalypse.

The Squiggoth has a Zzap gun mounted, and with the recent change in the rules has meant that it is less effective than in the original rules. In the original Ork Codex, the Zzap gun would automatically hit and you would roll 2D6 for the strength. With the new version of the rules, you still roll 2D6 for the strength, but now you need to roll to hit!

We are considering a house rule that uses the old rule.

Tyranid Hive Tyrant

A mean looking Tyranid Hive Tyrant on display at GamesDay 2005.

Tyranid Hive Tyrant

The Hive Tyrant is a large and massively powerful Tyranid creature, the closest thing to a leader of a battlefield swarm yet seen. All Hive Tyrants are highly psychic, and their relationship to the hive mind is closer even than that of Tyranid Warriors.

More photographs of Tyranids.

Forge World Newsletter #210

We have a new Forge World Newsletter interesting to hear that there will be new Ork models at the Forge World open day.

Hello There

The events season for 2009 is almost upon us, and this Newsletter we have some important information about our Open Day for you and one new release in the shape of a bloated Daemon Prince of Nurgle and his Herald.

Thanks
Alan Bligh

Forge World Open Day 2009

Forge World will be holding it`s annual Open Day at Warhammer World in Nottingham on Sunday the 5th of April. Admission to this event as usual is free on the door. Always a popular day out, we will have our sales stand with a good selection of our stock and our full studio team will be on hand to show off sneak peeks of what we have in store for the future, and be available to answer (nearly) all of your questions.

We will also be previewing Imperial Armour Volume Seven – The Siege of Vraks Part 3, showing off some previously unseen models for Orks and Chaos and putting on some exciting participation games. It will be also your first chance to get your hands on this year’s new show only model, but as to just what that new model will be, we`ll have to keep you in suspense about for now! There`ll be a painting competition for you to bring your Forge World models to, where a trophy will be awarded to the best in show, and skill and interest, rather than size, will win the day. (More details on this will be available on the website shortly). We`ll also be having our usual charity raffle to win a titan, and this year it`ll be a big one!

If you are planning to attend the Open Day, you can also place a reservation order with us to pick up and pay for at the show, either by giving us a call on 0115 916 8177 or by sending us an email with details of your name and what you are after to fwreservations@games-workshop.co.uk Your reservation must reach us by the 27th of March.

Nurgle Daemon Prince and Herald

Our new release for this Newsletter is a Daemon Prince and Daemonic Herald of Nurgle, available to pre-order now for release the week commencing the 23rd of March. Designed by Mark Bedford these two models which are sold together can be viewed in more detail Here.

This bloated mound of putrescent flesh represents a particular horror whose history and rules will be presented in our forthcoming Imperial Armour Volume Seven: The Siege of Vraks Part 3, but can also be used to represent your own Daemon princes, Greater Daemons or offer an alternative Great Unclean One, (see Codex Chaos Space Marines and Codex Daemons). The Daemonic Herald of Nurgle, a distorted, slug-like figure with rusted augmetics can also easily be used in a variety of roles such as a Chaos Sorcerer or Nurgle spawn.

Salute 2009

Our first event of the New Year Forge World will be attending the Salute games show at the London Excel Centre on Saturday 28th March, where we will have a selection of our models available to buy. You can also place a reservation order to pick up and pay for on the day, either by giving us a ring or sending us an email to fwreservations@games-workshop.co.uk before Friday the 13th of March.

Forge World Designers Wanted

The Forge World Design Studio is looking for new Model Designers. Both freelance and full time in-house positions are available. Successful candidates will need to have an enthusiasm for and knowledge of the Games Workshop hobby and the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. If you are a Model Designer who can display the skills to produce master models of the highest standard in a commercial environment, we would like you to contact us. But remember, we are looking for the very best of the best.

The successful candidates will be required to either work in Nottingham, UK or be prepared to travel to the Games Workshop Headquarters on a regular basis.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and talent to produce models to the same quality as the model shown on our webstore, send a full CV and good quality photographs of your recent work to: Anne Clarke at Games Workshop, Willow Road, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2WS 

Witchhunter Crusader – Inquisitorial Henchmen

I am adding some Henchmen to my Inquistorial force. One of them is a Crusader. I believe that the Crusader adds another attack (and a wound) for the Witch Hunter Inquisitor, but I am not 100% sure on this.

The Crusader (and the Crusader variant available in the Witch Hunters’ retinue) are probably my favourite Inquisitor models.

I gave the Crusader a base coat of Bestial Brown.

The rear view

See the full workbench feature on the Witchhunter Crusader.

Warhammer Gate House

I am always impressed with the scenery that comes out from the Games Workshop Design Studio from the hands of such talented craftsman like Dave Andrews.

When such models are on display at GamesDay I do like to capture them with my camera and use the pictures for inspiration.

One such excellent model was this Warhammer Gate House which combined the Mighty Fortress and the  Watchtower.

Warhammer Gate House

On display at GamesDay 2007.

See more photographs of fantasy terrain and scenery.

Daemonhunters Assassin

I am always wary of paying too much for a single figure and therefore paying £7.00 (at the time) for an assassin seemed a little too much (especially as it is a rather dimunitive model). Therefore I have decided to use a Catachan Sniper (which was only £2.00 at that time via Mail Order).

I have not had the best results when painting this model, but more pleased with it than I was.

I flocked the base with Games Workshop Modelling Sand, before giving the base a cost of Bestial Brown.

I am not totally happy with this model, and I may re-paint, or get a new assassin and try again. I quite like the Tallarn snipers from Forge World.

See the full workbench feature on the assassin.

Forge World Warhound Titan

One of the reasons for going to GamesDay are the huge display games, my personal favourites are the ones form Forge World.

This one representing part of the Siege of Vraks had titans, super heavy tanks, and lots of trenches and guns.

Forge World Warhound Titan

To see more pictures from GamesDay 2008 have a look at my GamesDay 2008 Gallery.