Author: Felix

Grot Bomb Launcha

I have put together my third Grot Bomb Launcha.

Grot Bomb Launcha

You can see how I put together and painted my first on this section of my website and how far I have got with the second here.

This casting was so much better than my second model. There was virtually no flash and no warpage (is that a word) either. It fitted together really nicely.

This is probably my favourite model of all time, so I will be pleased when I have finished all three and I have a barrage of them.

Limited Editions

One of the display cabinets at Warhammer World which I enjoyed looking at was the archive cabinet.

Here are two original Citadel Miniatures, the Chainsaw Warrior (from the boardgame of the same name) and an original Space Marine in Power Armour.

Chainsaw Warrior and the “original” Space Marine in Power Armour.
Chainsaw Warrior and the “original” Space Marine in Power Armour.

I have quite a few pictures of these and other limited editions on my web site.

Enjoying Imperial Armour

At GamesDay 2007 I purchased volume 2 of the Forge World Imperial Armour series of hardbacked books. It’s the one that covers Space Marines and the Inquisition.

It is a excellently produced book and I have spent ages reading the text, looking at the excellent graphics and photographs – some of which are quite realistic looking, especially when you consider not only are we talking models, we’re also talking about gothic SF models. I also like the fact that they also include details on the original Rhino as well as the newer Rhino model.

The graphics are excellent and give plenty of ideas for paint schemes as well as insignia and other markings. I am going to be modelling my Mark IIb Land Raider on one of the schemes in the book.

I do have volume 1 and I would like to get some of the others in the series as well, the Siege of Vraks looks really interesting.

You don’t buy these for the gaming information, though  that is useful, the delight in these books is just the sheer quality of the content and the look.

Recommended.

Ork Army Box, Deal or No Deal

Details of the pre-release Ork Army Box is now available on the GW site. It will be available to get on the 22nd December, whilst the general Ork range will not be on sale until January.

Ork Army Box

It contains a fair few new miniatures.

The Ork Spearhead contains a selection of the new Ork releases and is available in hobby centres of from Games Workshop Direct before the official release date. These sets are available in strictly limited numbers, so get ’em while you can! This box set contains: 10 Ork Boyz, 5 Ork Lootas or Burna Boyz, 5 Tankbusters, 2 Bomb Squigs, 3 Ork Warbikerz, 1 Ork Trukk, 1 Ork Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun and 1 Ork Weirdboy.

However unlike other army deals it does not contain the new Ork Codex. I was considering getting the box, partly to save money and partly to get the Codex early. Now I am not so sure.