One of the vehicles Simon has in his collection is this very nice Space Marine Predator.
Here is another picture of his Predator.
This is a really nice model and I like what Simon has done with it.
More pictures of Predators.
Author: Felix
Do you want a Thunderfire Cannon?
At GamesDay 2008 there was a (very small) bundle of pre-release Space Marine stuff, from the Codex to the Drop Pod to the Thunderfire Cannon…
As I mentioned earlier on this blog…
I was also disapppointed with the lack of Ork stuff for sale on the retail stands, all they seemed to have was the Space Marine Thunderfire Cannon, boxes of them, boxes and boxes. Virtually all other new Space Marine stuff such as the Codex and Drop Pod had sold out by 11.00am! However if you wanted a bundle of Thunderfire Cannons, no problem!
There was loads of Thunderfire Cannons and I did mention also in the blog entry
The thing was that it wasn’t only a pre-release it was also an opportunity to get it much much cheaper. At GamesDay 2008 it was priced at £25. Games Workshop are going to increase their prices on the 29th September, so when the Thunderfire Cannon is released on the 4th October it will be priced at £30 (well according to the red shirt I spoke to at GamesDay).
So my conclusion was that one of the reason was it was over-priced and that was why it wasn’t selling.
I believe it didn’t sell as it was overpriced for what it was (and it’s going to cost even more) and I think that it’s not a very good model. When you compare it to the Forge World Tarantula which is cheaper and looks more “realistic” (well how realistic can a weapon from the 41st millennium be).
If you check the store it does say £30.
However have a look at White Dwarf Online and what does that say?
£18
Possibly a mistake?
Possibly. It also says the Codex is £15 and I was charged £18!
Codex Space Marines
Released today and I have my copy.
The Space Marines of the Adeptus Astartes are Humanity’s ultimate warriors, dedicated to the defence of the Emperor and the Imperium of Man. They are barely human at all, but superhuman, having been made superior, in all respects, to a normal man by a harsh regime of genetic modification, psycho-conditioning and rigorous training. Organised into small independent armies called Chapters, their unswerving loyalty is to the Emperor of Mankind and no other. This 144-page Warhammer 40,000 Codex contains all the rules you’ll need to field a Space Marine army, as well as detailed background information, bestiary, accompanying artwork and ‘Eavy Metal showcase.
It’s huge book and full of pages!
So is it worth £18?
Hmm.
Maybe I am just getting old. Maybe I am as it only seemed like yesterday when I bought the last Codex!
There will be a plastic Stompa, and then something else….
Today from a reliable source I got confirmation that there will be a plastic Ork Stompa and it will cost £60.
It will be released in the early part of 2009, maybe part of the January Ork release, maybe a little later as part of the Apocalypse releases.
It was originally suppose to be released for Apocalypse, however due to some design problems which led to production issues it had to back to the drawing board and be almost redesigned again from scratch as the production model with the original design was flawed.
However we have already seen lots of rumours about plastic Stompaz.
I also managed to glean another piece of information from my source.
There will be a plastic Shadowsword, yup you heard it here first, there will be a plastic Shadowsword and it will cost £60.
Witchhunter Acolyte – Inquisitorial Henchmen
I am adding some Henchmen to my Inquistorial force. One of them is a trainee inquisitor, a Witchhunter Acolyte.
Having flocked the base with Games Workshop modelling sand, the model was given a white undercoat.
See full workbench feature on the Acolyte.
What Are You Doing Here?
What Are You Doing Here?
Vikings
Though I have just been to GamesDay 2008, I also took a wealth of photographs at GamesDay 2007. There were many games on display including some very nice Warhammer Historical games of which the Vikings game looked very nice.
You can see more pictures of historical wargaming here.
Merlin
I have mentioned Merlin before and I have now watched the first two episodes and I am quite enjoying it.
As I suspected it is similar to Robin Hood in style, a modern approach with humour. This works for me and I suspect others as well.
New White Dwarf, but…
So there I was driving home form work and I thought, hey it’s the last Friday of the month, that means the new White Dwarf will be out.
Then as I continued to drive, I remembered…
I had bought it at GamesDay 2008!
Hmmm.
Got wait four weeks now to the next issue, well at least that one will have pictures of the new plastic Ork Battlewagon in it.
Plastic Stompa?
The rumour of a plastic Stompa sees to be coming to the fore again. I have written about this before, just under a year ago now, but following my visit to GamesDay 2008 and looking at a few sites I am wondering if there will be a plastic Stompa sooner rather than later?I hope there is, I may certainly get one (or two).