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Today’s issue of the Forge World Newsletter features several new releases for the Red Scorpions Space Marine Chapter who feature throughout our new book, ‘Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project’. I’ve popped in a link to the new book again in case anyone missed our last newsletter which shows the Red Scorpions’s colour scheme as will as several other example pages. I must admit, I really, REALLY like the colours and iconography of the Red Scorpions. Owen Rees has done a great job painting some Red Scorpions for us as you will see. That new Terminator special character is very tempting too. Now where’s my wallet..?
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

New Special Character – Commander Culln of the Red Scorpions
Commander Carab Culln, Captain of the Red Scorpions 1st Company, led squads of Terminators to cleanse the Tyranid infestation from the research stations on Beta Anphelion IV. Commander Culln’s suit of Terminator armour has been artfully re-worked by artificers to display his and the Chapter’s heraldry on the battlefield. This fantastic model comes with a choice of two heads in each pack: A modified Terminator helmet, and the other, the bare head of Culln himself. The power sword that the Commander wields in his right hand is quite a fearsome size, measuring in at 25mm/1 inch long. Standing on its tip, it is level with the shoulders of a ‘normal’ Space Marine!

Red Scorpions Veteran Marines with Veteran Sergeant Haas
Fighting alongside the Terminators in elite units of their own and leading basic squads of Marines into battle were Red Scorpions Veteran Marines. Being a very traditional and conservative Chapter, the use of older marks of armour and weapons systems is more common within the ranks of the Red Scorpions than in some other Marine Chapters. This pack contains parts to upgrade ten plastic Marines into Red Scorpions Veterans wearing MkIV armour as well as the pieces to make another into Veteran Sergeant Haas, a survivor of the savage fighting recorded in ‘Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project’.

Red Scorpions Shoulder Pads and Terminator Shoulder Pads
The perfect way to expand a force of Red Scorpions Marines is to upgrade squads of Marines or Terminators with these two new packs of detailed resin shoulder pads. The upgrade pack for Space Marines equipped with Power Armour has two each of five different designs of shoulder pad, ten in total, enough for a full-sized squad of Red Scorpions. The Terminator upgrade pack has five individually detailed shoulder pads displaying the Chapter iconography of the Red Scorpions and five shoulder pads bearing the Terminator badge of honour, the Crux Terminatus.

Red Scorpions Etched Brass Icons and Symbols
To decorate Dreadnoughts, Rhinos, Land Raiders and other vehicles, we have also made a sheet of etched brass Red Scorpions icons and symbols. As you can see from the picture of the Land Raider Owen Rees painted for us, these do a great job. As I’ve mentioned several times before, there are so many uses for these wonderful little symbols you will find yourself sticking them almost anywhere.

Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project
When Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Solomon Lok receives orders to investigate the loss of astropathic communications from a moon in the Anphelion system, he begins a journey into darkness, horror and treachery. Assisted by Space Marines of the Red Scorpions Chapter, Elysian Drop Troops of Special Detachment D-99 and Guardsmen of the 266th Cadian Regiment, Lok’s forces are faced by mist enshrouded swamps and a deserted laboratory facility. Soon, Lok and his men encounter the horror of the laboratory’s escaped subjects – the Tyranids. Amongst the ammonia-swamps of Beta Anphelion IV and along the corridors of the Anphelion base, Lok must fight to recover the lab’s secret data and escape before being overrun by the Tyranids lurking outside. But even as Lok fights for his very survival, all is not as it seems within the ranks of the Ordo Xenos. Make no mistake; this is a dark and savage story.

I Want These New Models NOW! – Read On…
All of these lovely new Red Scorpions models are released the same day as our new book ‘Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project’, from Monday April 24th onwards. We are taking pre-orders both at the Forge World online store and over the phone. Also, we should have a limited number of ‘Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project’ available to buy at both Games Day Los Angeles and Games Day France, two full weeks before its official release date! Come and get them!

Forge World Events Update
Of course next weekend Forge World is going to be in the USA and in Paris for Games Day Los Angeles and Games Day France. Tony Cottrell and Mark Bedford will be putting on a special Forge World Design Studio display at Games Day France, while I am going round the offices grabbing anything shiny that isn’t nailed down and sticking it in my luggage to display at Games Day Los Angeles. We should also have some new posters available at both events, so keep a look out for those. A few weeks later Forge World will be down in London for Salute! 2006. If you are planning on coming to that exciting wargaming event we are now accepting reservation orders via email and over the phone.

I want to place an order…
If you would like to place a pre-order the link below will take you to the ‘New Releases’ section of the Forge World online store.
Click here to go to the Forge World online store

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

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Today’s issue of the Forge World newsletter is dedicated to the imminent release of the latest Imperial Armour book. I’ll try to give you an idea of what to expect inside, and show you a few page spreads too.
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project (Plot)


When Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Solomon Lok receives orders to investigate the loss of astropathic communications from a moon in the Anphelion system, he begins a journey into darkness, horror and treachery. Assisted by Space Marines of the Red Scorpions Chapter, Elysian Drop Troops of Special Detachment D-99 and Guardsmen of the 266th Cadian Regiment, Lok’s forces are faced by mist enshrouded swamps and a deserted laboratory facility. Soon, Lok and his men encounter the horror of the laboratory’s escaped subjects – the Tyranids. Amongst the ammonia-swamps of Beta Anphelion IV and along the corridors of the Anphelion base, Lok must fight to recover the lab’s secret data and escape before being overrun by the Tyranids lurking outside. But even as Lok fights for his very survival, all is not as it seems within the ranks of the Ordo Xenos. Make no mistake; this is a dark and savage story.

Inside this 176 page large format hardback book you’ll find details and information on the Tyranid creatures spawned by the Hive Mind and the fighting machines used by the Imperium. We’ve included background information, interior details, technical specifications, illustrations, colour schemes and rules for using all these monsters, creatures, vehicles and troop types in the special scenarios within the book and in other games of Warhammer 40,000.

The book uses lots of colour and black and white pictures, full colour Imperial vehicle and Tyranid creature profiles, technical drawings plus organisation charts and scenarios. There is also an army list for the Elysian Drop Troop veterans of Special Detachment D-99, new background and rules for the Red Scorpions Space Marine Chapter and details on Inquisitor Lok and his retinue. In the next few Forge World Newsletters we will be showing you a whole pile of new models that can be used for re-creating the savage encounters between the Tyranids and the Imperial forces. Believe me; some of these are just GORGEOUS!

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

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It’s time for another issue of the Forge World Newsletter. In this edition we have some new Cadian models to show you, another variant on the deadly Broadside battlesuit and some great new Black Templars Rhino and Land Raider door sets as well.
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

New Cadian Special Weapons


Carrying on from our recent Cadian infantry releases, we have two more great new Cadian figures to show you. Mark Bedford has made a model of a Respirator equipped Cadian with Plasma Gun and another armed with a Meltagun. This pack of two models will come as complete multi-part models with separate legs, torsos, heads, backpacks and accessories such as pouches etc. Of course, these new models are perfectly compatible with the rest of the Forge World and Games Workshop range of Cadians. I like these new heads Mark has made: They have a little flip-up monocular on the side of the helmet as an aid for targeting. I think they are really cool!

Tau Broadside with Plasma Rifles


Tau force commanders will soon be able to deploy the hitherto unavailable Broadside battlesuit variant, armed with twin-linked plasma rifles in place of the smart missile system. Will Hayes just finished work on this yesterday, so web-guy Paul grabbed it to photograph and get it into the newsletter at the last possible moment. The model uses almost all the components from Will’s original Broadside released last November, of course adding in two nice shoulder-mounted plasma rifles and a great new head.

New Black Templars Rhino and Land Raider doors

With the release of Codex Black Templars fresh in a lot of peoples’ minds, our original plan was to make sets of Veteran Black Templars doors for both Rhinos and Land Raiders. These stalwart warriors deserve that little bit extra ornamentation to raise them above their battle brothers and their vehicles should be no exception. These two new sets of doors do that quite magnificently with large, beautifully crafted icons proudly on display for all to see. There is of course no reason not to use these new door sets to adorn the vehicles for ‘normal’ squads within your Black Templars army if you’d rather. Together with the existing sets of Black Templars Rhino and Land Raider doors, these new sets allow even more ways of super-detailing and personalising your fighting force.

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

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In today’s issue of the Forge World Newsletter we have a few new Elysian Drop Troop releases and some really neat upgrades for Black Templars Space Marines to show you too. We are pulling together the last few loose ends for Games Day Atlanta which is only a few weeks away, as well as starting work on Games Day France and Games Day Los Angeles a few weeks later.

Elysian Hardened Veterans

A few weeks ago we released a Cadian veteran upgrade pack with some really neat new shotguns. This new pack of Elysian Hardened Veterans also have combat shotguns that I think are equally cool! This complete multi-part resin five-man unit comes with four large calibre pump-action shotguns that feature a sliding collapsible stock: Perfect for close quarter battles when bulky weapons can quickly become a liability. Backing the rest of the unit up with some heavier firepower is the fifth member of the team who is equipped with a bipod mounted Meltagun. And of course this new unit is available with or without Grav Chutes; the choice is up to you.

Elysian Scanner & Lascutters

The military issue Lascutter is used for cutting through bulkheads and sealed doorways, allowing Imperial troops to get into areas which might not be otherwise easily accessible and outmanoeuvre their enemy. It can also be used to devastating effect in close combat against immobile vehicles and bunkers. All this makes the Lascutter perfect for Elysian Drop Troop forces which rely on speed and manoeuvrability to bring their limited firepower to bear on their foes. The Elysians can also now be equipped with the Accatran pattern Long-Range Ground Scanner. These are larger and more powerful versions of the hand-held scanners used by some Imperial Guard officers. The Accatran Scanner can provide a wide array of useful data on enemy movements and locations to the Elysian commander which can then be quickly communicated to the rest of the force via the vox-network. Full rules for using Lascutters and the Long Range Ground Scanner will be available fairly soon in our next big book, Imperial Armour Volume 4 – The Anphelion Project. All four Elysians in the pack are supplied with ‘normal’ helmeted heads, but we also include four of the new style heads with respirators too. Both of the heads for the scanner crewman are a little bit different to the rest of the unit as they heads incorporate a really neat flip-down data screen. Once more, this new unit is available for you to choose with or without Grav Chutes. /

Elysian Heads with Respirators

Again, a few weeks ago we released an upgrade pack of Cadian infantry equipped with Respirators. Imperial Guard units use Respirators when operating in environments containing gases or particulates that could be harmful or impair the fighting ability of the troops. A few likely examples are smoke filled buildings, noxious swamps or spore filled Tyranid Hives. This is a pack of twelve individual Elysian Respirator heads, eleven ‘normal’ and one special one for your vox-caster.

Black Templars Storm Shields

Back in White Dwarf issue 312, some pictures of Mark Bedford’s converted Black Templars Terminators aroused plenty of interest, with lots of requests for Forge World to make and release similar Storm Shields. Working together, Mark Bedford and Simon Egan have created a set of five different Black Templars Terminator Storm Shields even more ornate and characterful than Mark’s originals! These new Storm Shields attach to your Assault Terminators in the same way as the standard plastic shields you get in the box, but these are literally covered in purity seals and honour badges, all of which adds heaps of character to your elite unit.

Black Templars Terminator Shoulder Pads

To help enhance both your Terminator and Assault Terminator squads, Simon Egan recently finished work on a complete set of shoulder pads for the Black Templars. The set is made up of 5 left-hand pads, all bearing a beautifully detailed Crux Terminatus, and five individual right-hand pads that really are mini works of art. One thing I love is how Simon has aged each shoulder pad: Look carefully and you can see the scrapes and nicks that the armour has picked up during centuries of combating the enemies of Humanity.

Games Day Atlanta

As Dean mentioned in our last newsletter, Forge World will be in the USA on March 18th for Games Day Atlanta. If you want to be sure of getting exactly what you want, and don’t want to have to rush over to us as soon as the doors open, please think seriously about placing a reservation order with us.. We should have a few Games Day ‘specials’ available too. I’m trying to get hold of some of the Kroot Bird model that we had a few of at last year’s Games Day UK. I also hope to have some Epic 40,000 Multipart Space Marines and some 1/6th scale Laspistols too! /

Games Day Paris and Games Day Los Angeles

Forge World is also now able to start taking reservation orders for both Games Day Paris and Games Day Los Angeles.

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

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Welcome to issue 140 of the Forge World Newsletter. We’ve started gearing up for this year’s events and we have more information on the first Games Day for 2006 this issue. Of course, we also have some more models for you to take a look at!

Thanks
Dean Winson
Forge World

Sabre Defence Platforms


Sabre defence platforms are most often employed in the defence of Imperial Installations which are not in immediate danger or when larger defences are needed elsewhere. Sabre platoons often have some of their platforms upgraded with anti-aircraft mountings allowing them to be fielded in both ground support and AA roles. Should an Imperial Installation come under attack, it’s defenders will often form around the Sabre Platoons, taking advantage of the overwhelming firepower they can bring to bear. If you want to give your Imperial Guard army lots of impressive looking heavy weapons (and who wouldn’t?) then these great new models are definitely for you. My favourite has to be the quad linked heavy stubbers, while it may be the weakest strength weapon available, the sheer rate of fire easily makes up for that, Tyranid Swarms beware! These models have come from the talented hands Daren Parrwood and Mark Bedford. Warwick Kinrade is hoping to have a playtest version of the rules ready for download soon. The Sabre Defence Platforms are available to pre-order now and will be shipped week commencing 27th February.

Cadian Vehicle Crew


We have some more Cadians for you this issue, Mark Bedford has sculpted a trio of tank commanders to lead your vehicles to victory! These are great figures with loads of character, particularly the Gung-ho officer with the plasma pistol. He obviously prefers to let his troops see him commanding and has invested in extra armour to shake off those enemy sniper shots. One of the first things that occurred to me when looking at these models was that the heads are separate, which means they can be easily swapped with the rest of the Cadian range to give even more variety. Anyone else thinking the head with bionic eye would look good as a lieutenant? The Cadian Vehicle Crew pack is available to pre-order now and will be shipped week commencing 27th February.

Searchlights

Night-fights can be the bane of an Imperial Guard force, particularly when faced with an opponent who excels at close combat and when compared to Guard, there aren’t many who don’t. So, to prevent your enemy sneaking up in the dark, Guard players have the option of taking Searchlights to allow your troops those precious rounds of shooting. To further aid you in these dark times Darren has made a new, large searchlight model. It can be fielded in one of two ways, either mounted on a vehicle or on a Sabre Defence Platform in support of your infantry. The vehicle mounted version come with a handy plate that slots into the hatch hole on top of a Chimera but will also happily sit on the back of other vehicles. Both Searchlight variants are available to pre-order now and will be shipped week commencing 27th February

Games Day Atlanta


On the 18th March, Forge World will be in Atlanta for Games Day. As with last year we will be awarding the Forge World “Best of Show” trophy to our favourite entry using a Forge World model. We will be attending with a large amount of stock but if you want to be absolutely sure of getting what you want then please make a reservation. We are taking reservations from now until the 10th March, just send us an email to forgeworld@games-workshop.co.uk or call us on (001 44) 115 916 8177.

New Forge World Catalogue


The 2006 Forge World catalogue is almost finished and we expect to have it available in March. If you would like one of these catalogues please email this address with your full name and address, including Country and state where appropriate, and we will send one out to you as soon as it comes in from the printer.

I want to place an order…
If you would like to place a pre-order the link below will take you to the ‘New Releases’ section of the Forge World online store where all of the new items mentioned above are now available.

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

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