Author: Felix

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Welcome to the first proper Forge World Newsletter of 2006. Today, as I had mentioned last newsletter, I have news on most of the shows and events that Forge World should be attending throughout the year. Of course I also have a fair number of new releases to show you too. Lots of these will be making an appearance in the forthcoming ‘Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project’!
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All new 40K monster – The Tyranid Malanthrope

We are going to start off today with a big, gribbly monster. If you like your monsters to have lots of claws and tendrils, then the wonderful new Tyranid Malanthrope could be right up your street. Alongside the far more common Ripper, Malanthropes harvest battlefields for the DNA material of fallen enemies. The Malanthrope is surprisingly swift for its size, propelling itself forward using its many tendrils and powerful tail. These same tendrils gather the dead and dying but are also quite capable of ensnaring living beings. These unfortunates are injected with bio-toxins to incapacitate them before they are wholly engulfed and stored in the bloated sacks of the Malanthrope’s torso. Simon Egan has done a great job sculpting the Malanthrope. The detailing is of course up to Simon’s usual excellent standard and I think he has really captured the essence of how terrible a creature this is. Just look at the storage sacks on either side: You can see a pair of hands trying to claw their way out and two human faces pressing through. What a truly horrific way to die! Warwick sent us a set of experimental rules for the Malanthrope that you can download and try out. The link to these rules are further down the page. Pre-orders for the Tyranid Malanthrope can now be placed over the telephone with our sales guys, Simon, Dean or Chris, or online at the Forge World online store for release from Monday February 27th onwards.

Here be monsters! You have been warned.

Tyranid Ripper Swarms

To better represent the waves of Rippers that literally flow over Tyranid battlefields, Daniel Cockersell has recently completed a set of three Ripper Swarms. Each swarm was made by carefully combining around over twenty individual Rippers to give us these great little one-piece models. There are differences between the three swarms like one Ripper biting another one and little details such as a Ripper being crushed underneath the mass of bodies. Daniel started the Tyranid Ripper Swarm project by making several individual Rippers with separate arms/claws which could be useful for adding to bases of larger Tyranid creatures or scenery and can be seen on the Forge World online store via the pre-order link at the bottom of the page. These great new Tyranid Ripper Swarms and packs of individaul Rippers can be pre-ordered for release from Monday February 27th via the Forge World online store or over the phone right now.

Tyranid Brood Nest

Once a planet has become infested with Tyranids, their spores rapidly take hold, polluting the atmosphere and local fauna. It is theorised that these spores are the initial process in creating new Tyranid creatures. How this might occur is unknown, but Tyranids regenerate their numbers at a terrifying pace, quickly producing new bio-killers. These creatures often grow below ground, safely hidden away in Brood Nests, before pushing their way to the surface. They then emerge from the nest covered in mucus and ichor in a horrible parody of human-birth. Mark Bedford has made a great model of a Tyranid Brood Nest which shows several Tyranid creatures clawing their way out of their gestation-sacks. I like this horrid looking thing quite a lot. It just begs for a few grenades or a demo-charge to be dropped down inside! Better still, virus bomb the site from orbit: It’s the only way to be sure. Warwick has also made a set of experimental rules for the Tyranid Brood Nest that you can download and try out. The link to these rules are further down the page. The Tyranid Brood Nest will be released from Monday February 27th and can be pre-ordered the Forge World online store or the Forge World mail order phone lines.

Available NOW! Black Templars Etched Brass Icons
The latest addition to our popular range of etched brass sets, these Black Templars icons perfectly compliment Games Workshop’s recent Codex Black Templars release. Available for immediate despatch, each sheet contians lots of individual 3D icons that have a huge mount of potential uses. From the ornamentation of single Black Templars Marines and Dreadnoughts through Rhinos and Land Raiders to Thunderhawk Gunships or fortifcations these beautifully detailed little icons are very versatile. As previously mentioned, these sheets of Black Templars Etched Brass Icons are available to be sent out right now.

Forge World 2006 Events Calendar

Please note that the following is only a provisional list and we hope to confirm Forge World’s attendance at more events and shows later on. As we get more information to pass on to you all, we will update the dedicated Forge World Events webpage. Games Day Atlanta March 18th. Games Day Los Angeles April 8th. Games Day France in Paris April 9th. Salute ’06 in London April 22nd. Games Day Baltimore May 13th. Conflict Scotland in Glasgow May 21st. Games Day Canada in Toronto May 27th. Conflict North in Bolton June 4th. Conflict South in London June 18th. The KM War and Peace Show between July 19th to 23rd. Games Day Chicago July 29th. Games Day Germany in Cologne August 6th. Games Day UK is going to be sometime towards the end of September but I don’t have a solid date to give you yet, sorry. Scale Modelworld 2006 in Telford November 18th and 19th. Games Day Spain will be sometime in November we are sure but again I do not have a confirmed date yet.

40K Tau Manta – A progress report

We thought that it was about time we showed you how a certain Mr William Hayes was getting on making the largest 40K vehicle to date.I won’t say too much as there is still quite a lot of work for Will to do but these pictures really do give a very good idea of the vast size of the Manta and also the effort Will is putting into making this model.

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Note I did not post Newsletter #138 as it was just a short newsletter saying that Christmas postage rates would continue until the 4th January…