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Earlier this week I saw the very first examples of our latest etched brass sheets that had just been delivered, more on that a little later. Photographer and web-guy Paul has also snapped off a few photos of some work-in-progress projects that we can share with you as well as a list of some more models and kits you can expect to see next year. Have a good look and enjoy!
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

Ultramarines Etched Brass Icons – Available NOW!
I really do have to say that these etched brass sheets that we have been releasing over the past month or two are downright marvellous and the latest addition to the range is no exception! The sheet has lots and lots of individual badges that can be used on almost any Ultramarines model, from a squad of Space Marines, Dreadnoughts through to tanks, bikes and even buildings. The icons really are finely detailed and can easily be used without any paint whatsoever as you can see from the pictures on the attached link. Paul, our resident Ultramarines collector, ‘liberated’ one of the two sheets we received and promptly used it. ‘Just to test they worked okay!’ was his defence. A phone call this morning confirmed that a big box of Ultramarines Etched Brass Icons has been completed and will be with us first thing on Monday morning. Armed with this information, I am pleased to say that sheets of Ultramarines Etched Brass Icons are available to order over the phone and at the Forge World online store right now for release next week!

Even now it is still not too late; Forge World can still deliver in time for Christmas!
If you want to place a mail order with Forge World for delivery before Christmas then we can still deliver in time, to anywhere at all in the world! For delivery to any country except the UK you have to choose our ‘UPS Express Delivery’ option as the final order dates for airmail have long since passed. We need to receive the last orders by Friday December 16th at the latest please. If we are to deliver orders to addresses in the UK by First Class post then we need to receive them by Monday December 12th at the latest. After that the only sure way is to upgrade the delivery to our ‘Royal Mail Special Delivery’ option for which the deadline is Monday December 19th. Please note that these dates are not recommended order dates. These are the absolute latest you can place an order to receive it one or two days before Christmas. If you want to place a mail order with Forge World for a Christmas present, PLEASE get it to us as soon as you can! If you have any questions on ordering for Christmas that I have not covered here please give us a call or send us an email so we can help you out.

More Sneak Previews – Work in progress
Take a look at the link just below where, for your perusal and gratification, we have a couple of photos of work-in-progress projects. Firstly we have a in-complete conversion kit for the Eldar Falcon that changes the design of the turret and the rear of the hull to give a more flowing shape reminiscent of the Forge World Scorpion II. I like the way that this kit is looking so far and I think I can see a Falcon or two appearing in my new Eldar army before too long… Next up is an un-finished Thunderhawk Transporter cargo pod. We see this being used by Space Marines for deploying smaller units of Bikes, Landspeeders, ammunition and supplies and the like directly to where they are needed. I can see lots of uses for this, so I really am looking forward to seeing what we do with the cargo pod. And to finish off today we have a few more new projects to add to the list we gave you in the last newsletter. We will continue to release more etched brass sheets next year and we are currently working on one for the Black Templars and another for the Red Scorpions. You’ll be hearing a lot more about the Red Scorpions over the coming months as they are the Marine Chapter that fought alongside Imperial Guard regiments during the Anphelion Project, the subject of Imperial Armour Volume 4. Following on, we will be releasing Red Scorpions conversion kits for both Terminators and power-armoured Space Marines too.

Just back in stock! The Ruined Watchtower of Amon Sûl on Weathertop hill
We have just this afternoon received a very few Ruined Watchtower of Amon Sûl on the hill of Weathertop, scene of the encounter between Strider and the Hobbits verses the evil Ringwraiths from The Fellowship of the Ring. This magnificent scenery piece measures over 400mm/16 inches across and would make a tremendous focal point in any themed Lord of the Rings table. This lovely piece of terrain will only be available while stocks last, so if you want to be sure of owning a ‘Weathertop’ please don’t wait, because when they are gone we probably won’t get any more for quite some time!

Forge World
Games Workshop
Willow Road, Lenton
Nottingham, NG7 2WS

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previews of infantry upgrades and plans for 2006…

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In today’s issue of the Forge World Newsletter we have a few photos of some figures from our soon to be released Cadian upgrade packs to show you. We have up to date information on ordering from Forge World for Christmas and we will also be running through a list of some of our up and coming projects, keeping you up to date with what Forge World is doing and to get you excited too.
Thx,

Ewen Little.
Forge World.

Sneak Preview – Cadian Infantry Upgrades
Here are some photos of some of the first conversion kits that we have been working on for detailing and personalising plastic Cadian Imperial Guard models. We’re only going to show you a few pictures to whet your appetites, and also see what you think. Initially we plan to release a conversion pack for Cadian Veterans equipped with shotguns, a much requested option. The uppermost picture shows one completed model from the Cadian Veteran Shotgun pack showing off one of the really nice new one piece torso-arms-shotgun sections and one of the five different finely detailed heads included in the set. At least two other Cadian upgrade packs are planned for release early in 2006 and you can see three other models we have assembled in the other pictures. These other two packs will each have ten individually different heads, one set with respirator/gas-masks and the other set without. All three of these Cadian upgrade packs also contain lots and lots of beautifully detailed parts including backpacks, knives, grenades, demolition charges, slung weapons and the like. As soon as we have everything in place to make these great kits we’ll show you each pack in all their glory and start taking pre-orders.

We can still deliver in time for Christmas! Read on…
If you want to place a mail order with Forge World for delivery before Christmas then we can still deliver in time, to anywhere at all in the world! For delivery to the USA, Australia or anywhere else outside of Europe you will have to choose our ‘UPS Express Delivery’ option as the final order date for airmail has passed. Orders being placed for delivery in Europe for normal airmail delivery need to with us by Monday December 5th at the latest. After Monday you’ll have to choose our ‘UPS Express Delivery’ option too. If we are to deliver orders to addresses in the UK by First Class post then we need to receive them by Monday December 12th at the latest. After that the only sure way is to upgrade the delivery to our ‘Royal Mail Special Delivery’ option. Please note that these dates are not recommended order dates. These are the absolute latest you can place an order to receive it one or two days before Christmas. If you want to place a mail order with Forge World for a Christmas present, PLEASE get it to us as soon as you can! None of us here like telling people they aren’t going to get their Christmas presents, so please do order as early as possible. If you have any questions on ordering for Christmas that I have not covered here please give us a call or send us an email so we can help you out.

Onwards to 2006. What are FW making?
Lots of new Tyranid models is the first answer. The next big Imperial Armour book, ‘The Anphelion Project’, features Tyranids heavily and over the coming months you will see models such as Hive Nest Entrances, a Malanthrope and Floating Spore Sacks. I’ve already mentioned some of the forthcoming Imperial Guard projects that are being finished off but you will also be able to look forward to a Tallarn Sentinel and Veteran Elysian Drop Troops. We have also been working on a small utility shuttle as used at many Imperial facilities for the transportation of small amounts of cargo or personnel between installations and up to low-orbiting spacecraft. I really like the look of this model so far and can hardly wait to see it completed. Think of this being more like a military Land Rover when compared to a Valkyrie as an APC. The link shows a few of our designers working at their desks. Look carefully and you might spot some of the above mentioned models amidst the clutter!

The Anphelion Project
Imperial Armour Volume 4 is progressing according to plan and looking REALLY interesting. One of the things I have just seen is a first draft of some rules for fighting inside the corridors and rooms of our Phaeton pattern buildings or other similar structures. We have an experimental set of rules that you can download to try them out and let us know what you think. Please send your observations and comments to imperialarmour@games-workshop.co.uk but bear in mind we will not be able to reply to all your comments. We also have an updated set of rules for the Tyranid Trygon that can be downloaded. I have been told that this set makes the Trygon a whole lot nastier!

Forge World
Games Workshop
Willow Road, Lenton
Nottingham, NG7 2WS

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Alas there seems to be very few plans for Epic and Orks which is a pity, the Imperial-centric nature of Forgeworld releases is a bit of a disappointment.

re-release of a big Marine…

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We thought we’d sneak out a quick newsletter at the beginning of the week this time, just to keep you on your toes! In this issue we’ll be taking a look at a new 40K Tau Battlesuit and a set of wings for Tyranid Warriors and we have news on the availability of one of our popular older models too.
Thx,

Ewen Little.
Forge World.

All New Tau Broadside Battlesuit
We took a near-complete example of this new model along to the ‘Honour Guard’ Veteran’s Open Day at Warhammer World last Saturday. With an audience of avid gamers, collectors and modellers, it was the perfect opportunity to show off what we were up to. The designer, Will Hayes, started by using the style of Daren Parrwood’s previous Forge World Tau Battlesuits and swapping the positions of the weapon systems on the Broadside. The Railguns are mounted on waist supports and on the Battlesuits arms, allowing for a good degree of movement and dynamic posing. The Railguns are fed with power and ammunition by the feeds running down to them from the large power supply and ammo hopper on the back of the Broadside. The very nasty Smart Missile System moves from the arms, as on the standard XV88, to its new location up on the top of the power supply and ammo hopper. Larger feet, based on the classic Crisis pattern, aided by an additional toe/heel at the rear of the foot, provide this key Tau heavy weapon system with the essential stable firing position it needs. This new Broadside variant is obviously more armoured than the standard Crisis Battlesuit with much larger armour plates covering the shoulders, knees and legs. A thicker torso incorporating curved armour and lower profile domed head also aid survivability. This great new model is a complete resin kit and is available to pre-order now and will start being sent out from Monday November 28th.

Tyranid Warrior Wings
Something else we took along to the ‘Honour Guard’ Veteran’s Open Day were two sets of Tyranid Warrior Wings. Mark Bedford had only really completed sculpting them the day before so we were very lucky to have them on display at all! Mark has made three different pairs of wings which fit straight onto Tyranid Warriors, replacing the upper set of plastic arms. Mark has been clever in how he has made the wings as of course as everyone knows Tyranid creatures only have six limbs: The first rib on each wing is a Scything Talon and on the front of the wings are Rending Claws. By designing the wings this way, it allows you to assemble Winged Tyranid Warriors as shown in the first few photos. Now for the even better bit. If you prefer to put together your Warriors with two weapon-symbiotes AND the wings, you can. Just take a look at the photos lower down the page. Dean Winson assembled these three Tyranid Warriors at the Honour Guard’ Veteran’s Open Day and by just adding a couple lengths of wire to support the models ended up with a brood that looks damned good to me. A feature I really like about these wings is how they attach to the body of the Warrior. The limb itself joins in the expected manner in the top shoulder sockets, but it also attaches around behind the Tyranid just below an armour plate on its carapace. This gives the wings a much greater surface area and makes them look more than capable of supporting the weight of a Tyranid Warrior. Also we have discovered that gentle trimming of this rear-most wing section can achieve even more poses than would normally be possible! Packs of Tyranid Warrior Wings are available to pre-order now and we will start being sending these out from Monday November 28th.

120mm Scale Imperial Space Marine
When we re-released this big model for the first time in two years back in March, our 120mm scale Imperial Space Marine was very popular and sold out in fairly short order after the moulds went pop again. Well, we weren’t going to let Christmas go past without trying to get some of this challenging and characterful figurine back into stock. I’m very happy to report that we have just had the first few 120mm scale Imperial Space Marines delivered and that they are available to order right now. If you take a look at the instructions on the link below, you’ll see that the Space Marine comes in lots of parts and that the shape of the joints between the arms, legs body and head allow for a reasonable amount of posability. There are some nice little accessories in the kit too. The combat knife can be mounted as a bayonet or slid into the scabbard. There are two heads in the box, one standard Mk7 helmet and a bare head with great facial detail. That gorgeous detailed base is also part of the set with the loose skull and section of pillar too. As with last time, stocks will be limited.

Forge World
Games Workshop
Willow Road, Lenton
Nottingham, NG7 2WS

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