Forgeworld Newsletter #132

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In issue 132 of the Forge World Newsletter we have two new variants of a classic Imperial Guard tank to show you, a few details about a show we have just booked and details on final ordering dates for Christmas.
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

New Imperial Guard Hellhounds
The Hellhound is one of the best weapons the Imperial Guard have for clearing enemy infantry out of heavy cover as the lethal gouts of flaming promethium ignore cover saves. With thicker side armour than on a Chimera, the Hellhound can withstand more punishment, allowing it to use its horrific firepower to great effect and cleanse the enemies of Humanity with purifying flame! The two Forge Worlds of Graia and Artemia both produce very similar variants of this popular close-support tank. Both patterns of Hellhound carry the armoured promethium tank low on the rear of the chassis, pumping the fuel for the Inferno Cannon forwards through thick pipes and into the hull of the tank. The front of both vehicles has a large armoured hatch over the front of the driver’s compartment which forms the only means of entering and exiting the Artemia pattern Hellhound. The turret is where the two designs diverge: the Artemia pattern turret is far smaller than the Graia variant and is operated with just the head and shoulders of the gunner within the turret itself. This makes for a smaller turret and a lower silhouette on the battlefield. Some Imperial Guard commanders prefer the greater visibility that a classic tank turret design can offer. The Graia pattern Hellhound reflects this thinking with the tank commander able to raise himself up out of the hatch to view the immediate battlefield, although the larger turret does make the vehicle a slightly larger target and unwary commanders can fall prey to enemy snipers! Both great new Imperial Guard Hellhound models are available to pre-order now for release from Monday November 21st.

Phaeton Pattern Defence Platform
One of the first things onto the ground when the Imperium starts to set up a new base of operations is a defence network, and the Phaeton pattern Defence Platform forms an important part of these networks. Armed with two long-barrelled autocannon, the Defence Platform is capable of destroying all but the heaviest vehicles whilst still having a reasonable rate of fire to be able to engage multiple enemies successfully. Sitting a high off the ground on its specially designed quick-erection platform, fire can be directed over friendly assets when confronting ground targets but it also gives a clearer field of fire for defending the base against aerial attack. Similar defence systems are often incorporated into Phaeton pattern complexes, making possible the redeployment of Defence Platforms as the base expands, or movement to an entirely new installation. The versatile Phaeton pattern Defence Platform is available to pre-order for deployment from Monday November 21st.

Honour Guard – Veteran Open Day
On Saturday November 5th Forge World will be attending the ‘Honour Guard – Veteran Hobby Day’ at Warhammer World in Nottingham. The GW Events team have structured this event to especially appeal to the older gamer and hobbyist. The link below to the GW UK Events Diary will be updated every week with more news on what you can expect to see and be involved with when you come along, so do check it for these updates! Forge World designer and model-maker Mark Bedford will be working all day on our stand, showing how to customise some of our most popular scenery pieces to create really individual and characterful terrain for your battlefield. On the Forge World stand we will have a whole host of our models available to buy including the pieces Mark will be using if you want to re-create some of his ideas. Also remember this is a perfect opportunity to pick-up a Christmas present or two for yourself! Next to Mark we will have a fully textured and painted gaming board that he has made using the new Phaeton pattern buildings for the next big Imperial Armour book, ‘The Anphelion Project’ out next year. We will also have a beautifully painted example of our huge 40K Fortress Walls on display so you can really appreciate the size of this mighty kit. If you fancy coming along, tickets for this great event can be obtained from GW Direct Sales or on the GW online store.

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

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Forgeworld Ork Gunwagon

This is a Forgeworld Ork Gunwagon from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

This is a well painted model and if you look at this close-up it will give you some ideas on how to weather your Ork models.

I use to not like this model, the fact it was based on that awful plastic four wheeled Ork Battlewagon (from GW a few years back) was probably the reason.

However I think because I got some of the Epic Ork Gunwagons I have grown to like it. I did try and buy the basic Gunwagon at GamesDay, but they had none in stock.

Forgeworld Ork Battlefortress

This is a Forgeworld Ork Battlefortress from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

Ork Battle Fortress
Ork Battle Fortress

This is a close-up of the Heavy Shooota Boyz in the top of the Battlefortress.

When this model first came out, I was not a great fan, having seen the model quite a few times I now quite like it (and if I could afford it would get one).

Forgeworld Newsletter #131

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Welcome to the latest Forge World Newsletter folks. What do we have to show you today? Well, lots of new experimental rules, but to begin with we take a look at our next two sheets of etched metal icons and the interior sections from the Phaeton pattern complexes. To finish off, we have details on a couple of upcoming shows that Forge World will be attending.
Thx,

Ewen Little.
Forge World.

Imperial Complex Interior Panels
For those of you wanting to make your own scenery, dioramas, or just have some extra pieces to convert what you already have, these four new releases could be really quite useful. Each panel measures about 50mm/2inches across and has a flat back so they can easily be attached to your chosen wall or surface. The cables and pipes running all over the place add to the industrial feel of the panels but for me the Xenos Dissection Table is the real gem and certain to prove popular. I love the little mechanical arms with their cutters and syringes, you can really imagine it all working, cutting away on some hideous alien body with goo running across the table and down the drain holes on either side. I really like the servo-skulls, hardwired into some of the panels, monitoring the equipment and overseeing simple tasks too. The Xenos Specimen Tanks set is another favourite of mine as you can have great fun putting ‘samples’ inside or even having them burst open as if the thing in the tank has escaped.

Large Etched Metal Eagles
This new sheet of large Imperial Eagles is made up of fewer, beautifully fine symbols etched from nickel silver sheet nearly twice the thickness of the very popular smaller brass eagles we released a few weeks ago. The four large Imperial Eagle icons have a wingspan of 64mm/2.5inches and will be just great for use on buildings, Titans, dioramas and whatever else your imagination leads you to. The extra thickness gives more relief when painting but is still manageable enough to be bent into almost any shape you require.

Etched Brass Inquisition and Grey Knights Symbols
Now this is a lovely piece of work. The way that the writing on some of these Inquisition plates has come out is just unbelievable with individual letters only about 0.5mm in size! This sheet has all sorts of icons, badges and plates etc that can be stuck onto almost anything from power armoured Grey Knights Space Marines to Inquisitorial Thunderhawk Gunships.

Shows and Events
We only really finished unpacking all the models after Games Day UK yesterday afternoon, it was one of the best Games Days Forge World has attended. To all those who came along to the Forge World areas, we hope you had a great day and enjoyed what we had for you to see and talk about. Our show calendar for 2005 is not finished yet though; we have Games Day Spain to zoom of to in Barcelona on November 13th and Scale Modelworld 2005 over in Telford on the 19th and 20th of November. As of today, we are happy to take any reservation orders for Games Day Spain or Scale Modelworld 2005. If you have not taken advantage of this free service before let us explain why it makes good sense. At events like these Forge World cannot always take every single model with us and we can run out of some of our more popular models. Having what you want to buy from Forge World reserved for you means you don’t have to rush over first thing because we pick and pack your order a few days before the show and it is sitting waiting for you! In fact you don’t even have to collect your reservation until later in the afternoon so you don’t have to carry huge bags around with you all day either. To place a reservation, just email us a list of what you want to buy and your name to forgeworld@games-workshop.co.uk or give us a call and we shall take care of the rest. More information on both of these shows can be found on the Forge World Events page by following the link below.

New Rules and Updates
If you follow the link below, you’ll find that we have uploaded a whole pile of new experimental rules as well as an article on ‘Imperial Armour Volume 3 – The Taros Campaign’ where Warwick answers the most common rules related queries about the book. He has given us a set of rules for the excellent new Slaanesh Keeper of Secrets model which allow he/she/it to be used as a Special Character in games of Warhammer 40,000 under the guise of Zarakynel, Bringer of Torments. We also have experimental rules available for both the huge Warhammer Fire Dragon and Warhammer Chaos Two-headed Dragon. These models are absolutely massive and I think these new rules reflect the awesome power these monsters would be able to wield on a battlefield. (Note to self: Add one Fire Dragon to Xmas wish list)

Available Now!
All of the new products we have shown you today are available to order now and will start to be shipped out from Monday morning.

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

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