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Welcome to the latest Forge World Newsletter. Games Day UK is fast approaching and we’re busy filling trucks with stock and display models. The office is starting to look a little bare with all the models put in boxes. The display at Games Day will be worth seeing though as we’ll have most of the models in our range on show along with the new items and a few Games Day specials. I saw some pretty big boxes being packed in the FW Design Studio earlier, so you’ll want to stop by their stand. I hope to see many of you at Games Day. We also have a new range of products to show you too.

Dean Winson
Forge World

Phaeton Pattern Imperial Complex – Anphelion Base
Phaeton Pattern Imperial Complex – Anphelion Base As many of you already know, the next Imperial Armour Volume is the “Anphelion Project.” There has been lots of discussion over the preview picture of a Terminator in a corridor shown in Volume 3: Taros Campaign. Well, Forge World’s first base complex is now complete and available to pre-order. This is an incredibly detailed terrain set which can be organised however you’d like. The rooms and corridors can be assembled and left unattached so that you can change the layout every time you play. The roof pieces are all removable and the walls are fully detailed on both sides enabling you to have battles inside, outside and through the complex. The doors can also be removed so they can be used as obstacles or to hide nasty surprises behind. The exterior of the buildings are detailed with shutters, panelling, vents, cabling, windows, locking points for each section and buttresses with automatic piles driven into the ground stabilising the building. The interior is just as detailed with corresponding locking points and strong industrial feel to the styling. Cabling snakes across the walls and ceiling, pipes run down the corridors, access points and storage containers all add to the dark feel of the complex. It’s the room details that really stand out however. Each wall is recessed to allow a detail panel to be placed in it, thereby allowing the rooms to be customisable and allowing you to specify the tasks performed in it. Wall pieces include data storage units, chemical tanks, xenos containment chambers, roof access points, scribe desks and several more. Another piece of interest is the dissection table, a rather nightmarish device with servo arms wielding assorted blades and implements and computer screens to display the information gathered. Also in the set is a Landing Pad, complete with guidance lights and servicing points. The mastermind behind this base complex is Darren Parrwood and he’s spent many months hunched over his desk oblivious to the world creating the base. Once completed, the pieces were handed over to Mark Bedford who has created a terrain board incorporating all these pieces showing the Anphelion Base in situ on the planet. We have some photos of it to show you but if you want a proper look, you’ll need to be at Games Day where it will be on display.

Games Day Specials
At Games Days, we always have a few event only models and this one will be no exception. Available at this year’s Games Day will be the Multi-part Epic Space Marine, the 1:6th Scale Imperial Guard Laspistol, a range of colour prints from Imperial Armour Volume 3: Taros Campaign and a new Kroot Bird. These are only available at Games Days and a couple of other select events, so don’t miss your chance to get them. Also, we are hoping to get some extra castings of the detailed room panels from the Phaeton Pattern Complex for Games Day, if we manage it then you’ll be able to buy room panels for use in dioramas or your own scenery. For more details about Games Day check our webpage by following the link below.

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

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Time for the second of our pre-Games Day UK newsletters. In this issue we have two big new models to show you more details on our next book release. In our third newsletter next week we will show you some of the ‘precious things’ that we have been preparing just for Games Day.

Thx,

Ewen Little.
Forge World.

The Keeper of Secrets
Finished just in time to make an appearance at Games Day UK, Daniel Cockersell’s Greater Daemon of Slaanesh is a truly wonderful piece of work. Based on a concept sketch by Dave Gallagher, Daniel has made a model that captures what I see as the very essence of Slaanesh. The Keeper of Secrets manages to be both beautiful and terrible at the same time. The model shows grace and elegance yet is adorned by spikes, horns and massive claws! The model stands an impressive 165mm/6.5inches tall and is made up from over 80 individual pieces. This lovely new model is available to pre-order on the Forge World online store for release from Monday October 24th. If we are very lucky, we may even have a few pre-release Keeper of Secrets available to buy at Games Day too.

New Warhammer Giant
Over the past few weeks Mark Bedford re-visited our Warhammer Giant. The idea was to make the Giant a bit more brutal and beast-like so with a small, thick browed head and funny numbers of fingers and toes yes, Mark has made the Giant a shambling, drooling monster, but a very dangerous one. Wielding the complete arm and counterweight from a trebuchet as a club, this new Giant still measures in at a healthy 215mm/8.5inches tall, more than enough height to dominate the battlefield and take pride of place among your army. With the Giant now fitting on a special 50mm x 100mm ‘chariot’ base the model is easier to use in games of Warhammer. Again, if we are very lucky, we hope to have some pre-release Giants for sale at Games Day UK next weekend. But of course he is available to pre-order right now on the Forge World online store for release from Monday October 24th.

Imperial Armour Update 2005
Released next week and available at Games Day UK, ‘Imperial Armour Update 2005’ is the brand new 48 page rules guide for Warhammer 40,000 from Forge World. On the link below you can see the front cover so you know what to look for, the list of contents so you know what’s in there, and a couple of example pages. I know that the rules for all our Tyranid creatures have been completely brought up to date and in line with the new Codex and that complete rules for both the Imperial Warhound and Eldar Revenant Titans are in there too.

Games Day UK Reservations
Last call for reservations! If you have not already done so, please make sure you get your Games Day reservations to us by this Sunday, the 18th. All you need to do is call us or email us with your name and your list of what you would like to buy. We will then pick, pack and have your order ready for you to collect at Games Day. Just go to the dedicated ‘Reservation Collection’ point before 3pm and tell us your name so we can get your order for you. Remember! We have to have ALL reservations by Sunday 18th!

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

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With just a few weeks to go, Forge World is a hive of activity as we prepare for the biggest and baddest Games Day of the year, Games Day UK! Today’s newsletter has more on Forge World’s involvement in Games Day UK and also a couple of new releases, one of which is sure to be a big, big hit!
Thx,

Ewen Little.
Forge World.

Quite simply one of the best new products I have seen…
Call me biased if you want to, but what I write in these newsletters really are my own thoughts and opinions. Just this morning we took delivery of a brand new product, sheets of photo-etched brass Imperial Eagles. We took a couple of pre-production samples of these to Games Day Germany the other week to see what you folks thought. Sandy, who was working near where they were on show, received hundreds of enquiries throughout the day. The most common question/query was along the lines of ‘I must have these. How much?!’ The uses for these Imperial Eagles are many-fold. Each one is so thin it can be bent across a curved surface, like a Space Marine shoulder pad or leg greave! They can be used to create custom banners. They can adorn the sides of tanks, Titans, Dreadnoughts or even buildings. You can even use them as a mask for spraying… On the sheet you get a hefty number of individual Imperial Eagle symbols of various sizes. Please note the ruler in the photo of the sheet to help show the scale. Half the Eagles are mounted on plates, some raised up above the plate and others recessed into it. The uses for these things are almost limitless! Of course as these Eagles are brass you don’t have to paint them if you don’t want to. You could easily polish them up and then seal them with varnish, leave them to tarnish or just paint them as normal. What is even better is that Forge World have these is stock right now and are available to order for immediate release!

Tallarn Equipment Pack
Next on the agenda is a great new pack of extras that sharp-eyed observers may have noticed gracing the pages of our huge new catalogue supplement. The Tallarn Equipment Pack has lots of little extra pieces you can use on pretty much any Imperial Guard Regiment’s troops to add a little more individuality and character. Apart from the ammo pouches, backpacks and water-bottles, one of the most charismatic pieces included in the pack is the ‘jezzail’ style lasgun which I’m sure I can find a use for. The Forge World warehouse has Tallarn Equipment packs in stock and they are available to order right now.

The BIG one, Sunday September 25th, Games Day UK
Expect to see newsletters from us every week in the run up to the big day as we put the finishing touches to a multitude of special projects and can confirm that you can see or buy them at Games Day. But of course we won’t tell you absolutely everything we will have on show at Games Day ‘cos that would take some of the fun out of your day! As of today, we are happy to take any reservation orders for Games Day. If you have not taken advantage of this free service before let us explain why it makes good sense. At a busy event like a Games Day Forge World can run out of some model lines very quickly. 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 at our dedicated reservation collection point! In fact you don’t even have to collect your reservation until 3pm 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. For the truly dedicated Forge World fan, Tony Cottrell’s seminar has proven to be a very popular part of Games Day for the past few years. It didn’t look like we were able to hold one this year but thanks to the help of the Black Library we are very happy to announce that Tony will be hosting a small combination seminar/questions and answers session at 3pm. We have a limited number of free tickets to give away so if you would like a ticket then just email us at forgeworld@games-workshop.co.uk saying ‘Seminar ticket please!’ remembering to include your name. We will allocate the tickets on a first-come-first-served basis and we will reply to everyone letting them know if they have a ticket and where they can be collected from on Games Day.

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

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a new Eldar Titan…

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Welcome to the latest Forge World Newsletter. I apologise that we have not sent a newsletter for a little while but the last month or so has been very, very busy. I went to three different shows with Forge World over three consecutive weeks! Just before we go out on the road once again we have grabbed a few minutes to get you all back up-to-date with what we’re up to.
In this issue of the newsletter we have details and pictures of our second Eldar Titan, a first look and some info on our next book as well as updates on some of the shows Forge World will be attending over the next few weeks.
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

New Eldar Titan!
The Eldar Revenant Titan has been one of the most popular large 40K models that Forge World has made. The smooth flowing lines and graceful poise of the model has made it a firm favourite in the Forge World office so when Will Hayes started work on a second Revenant a few months ago anticipation was high. A cursory glance would reveal that Will has just changed the guns and the fin but that is not even close to the whole of it. More detailed examination shows that the armour plates around the waist have all been subtly changed while the torso and rear jump-jets have had their design refined and altered. The newly re-styled rear fin stands proudly over the top of the model while a very clean and clear new head design makes for a far more impassive, truly alien feel. Of course if you prefer, you can use the original Revenant head which is also included in the kit. Armed with two impressive looking Sonic Lances in place of the Pulsars, I think this new Revenant Titan looks the business! This new Eldar Revenant is available to pre-order right now and we will start shipping them out from the release date, Monday September 19th.

Look! Another Imperial Armour book!
In the next few weeks Forge World will be releasing ‘Imperial Armour Update 2005’. This rules guide is packed with 33 Imperial, Ork, Chaos, Necron and Eldar vehicle variants, (including the new Eldar Revenant’s Sonic Lances), as well as monstrous Tyranid creatures. In this book you will be able to find rules and brief background for Forge World models not covered in the large ‘Imperial Armour’ hardback books. Final details on an exact release date and full list of contents will follow shortly in another issue of the Forge World Newsletter, so watch this space.

Games Day Germany.
The long suffering and very hardworking Forge World staff are helping put the final few bits and pieces together today so we can set off to Cologne for Games Day Germany which is being held this Sunday. At this year’s event we are packing up almost every painted model we have so we can display even more cabinets full to overflowing of your favourite models. As an added attraction Forge World designer Simon Egan is coming across to show off some of his latest work and answer any of your questions. If we are very lucky, we hope to have a few pre-release examples of the new Eldar Revenant Titan and some copies of ‘Imperial Armour Update 2005’ available at Games Day so if you are coming along please do ask us! We may even have some Space Wolves Terminator Upgrade sets and other new models too.

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

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Comment

I personally don’t like the Eldar Titan that much, but then again I don’t really like the Eldar that much, so that’s probably why.

Looking to see how useful the new Imperial Armour book will be.

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Welcome to issue #125 of the Forge World Newsletter. We have a few new models for you today along with some information about upcoming shows.

Enjoy
Dean Winson
Forge World

Elite of Fenris
Our Spotlight today has to be on the new Space Wolves Wolf Guard Terminator conversion pack. Note I didn’t say shoulder pads. Ever since we decided to do shoulder pad sets for the new plastic Terminators we knew that for the Space Wolves we’d have to do a lot more in order to convey their ferocity and appearance. Unlike the other Marine Chapters, the Space Wolves do not use the Codex Astartes in any form, using instead their own clan like structure and appearance. To portray this, Simon Egan has excelled himself and produced what I believe are some of the best Space Wolves figures yet. To go with the shoulder pads he has also sculpted replacement torsos for the Terminators, two of which are not wearing helmets, allowing their hair and braids to fall free in a truly ferocious manner. The Space Wolves Terminator conversion pack is available to Pre-order now and will be shipped week commencing 29th August.

Beneath the Sand
On the desert world of Taros the population do not construct buildings in the usual manner. Due to the intense temperatures and inhospitable surroundings the people of Taros have delved deep into the ground to find security and comfort. The only part of a Taros building above ground is its entrance, built from heavy stone and metal these squat constructions stand solid against the elements. This building style is used on many Imperial worlds where the surface is not hospitable to long exposure, such as Ice worlds or to provide protection against attack. These models are released week commencing 29th August and are available to Pre-order now.

Sensor Alert
A newly encountered piece of Tau equipment is the Remote Sensor Tower. It wasn’t until late in the Taros campaign that any of the Imperium’s forces encountered these strange devices. The vanguard of the Cadian 114th Regiment met these tall, thin towers as they advanced towards hydro-processing plant 23-30. Soon afterwards their columns came under attack from long-range Seeker missile strikes, losing several Chimeras in the process. The Remote Sensor Tower is released week commencing 29th August and are now available to Pre-order.

Taros Campaign
Taros Campaign Yesterday we received the first few copies of the new Taros Campaign book so that we could send them off (more on that later) and take a look at a final copy. I have one in front of me now and it looks great. Not only is it the biggest book we’ve so far produced but it’s most definitely the heaviest! You have to watch the surprise on people’s faces when you pass them the book and they feel it’s weight. I’ve only had a quick look through so far but I’m looking forward to sitting down and reading it as this is the first time I’ve got to look at what’s in it. It’s certainly our most popular book so far. We keep getting requests from people asking what is in the new book, when it’s released and if we can show any pictures from it. So for those who missed it I’m including the link to the preview pages of Imperial Armour Volume 3 – The Taros Campaign and for those who didn’t miss it, we’ve added some more pages. The Taros Campaign book will be shipped out week commencing 15th August and is available to Pre-order now.

Games Day Chicago
Games Day Chicago is this Saturday and Ewen flew over yesterday with many display models to show off. As a special attraction, we had the printers rush in a few copies of the new Imperial Armour book so that we could UPS them over to the US in time for Games Day. So the Forge World Stand will be selling the Taros Campaign book. We should get 50 copies over in time so if you want one you’ll have to be quick.

Other Events
On the 7th August we will be attending the rescheduled Conflict London at Alexander Palace. We are taking reservation orders for this event up until Wednesday 3rd August, so if you want something in particular for the event, let us know in the next few days. 28th August will see us at Games Day Germany in Cologne(Koln). We are now taking reservation orders and will take reservations until 19th August. So if there is something that you know you definitely want to pick up, drop us an email or call us and we’ll have that put aside for you. We will have copies of Imperial Armour Volume 3: The Taros Campaign on sale at both of these events.

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

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Comment

New scenery looks nice but I wonder if it will be any use in games? Could be used as objectives, but I am not sure I like the concept that much. Tau stuff looks nice, but I don’t play Tau!

No pre-amble today, this issue of the Forge World Newsletter is almost totally devoted to the release of the next big Imperial Armour book.
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

Imperial Armour III’Imperial Armour Volume Three – The Taros Campaign’
In our last newsletter we gave you a few pieces of information about ‘Imperial Armour Volume Three – The Taros Campaign’ and I said I hoped to be able to show you more and give you the release date in the next issue. Here it is folks! ‘Imperial Armour Volume Three – The Taros Campaign’ is available to pre-order right now, both online and over the phone. This huge 320 page hardback, our biggest book to date, is released from Monday August 15th and orders will be sent out that week. As an added bonus, the first 250 copies pre-ordered will be signed by the authors, Warwick Kinrade and Tony Cottrell. So let’s tell you a bit more about the book shall we? After Abaddon’s Black Crusade has ravaged Cadia forge world Stygies VIII is required to increase production. After checking Imperial archives to find mining planets with large reserves the planet of Taros is listed. Auditor-Prime Dree is despatched to Taros to investigate the quantity and quality of resources available and to increase production, but after several meetings with planetary officials he finds many ore deposits had been mined out. Dree gathers all the information he has gathered and deduces that Taros has been over-producing for years and that all the additional ore had been directed to the capital city whereupon it disappeared. Whilst on a routine anti-pirate sweep near the Damocles Gulf, an Imperial Navy patrol find a Tau Way Station and several Tau transport vessels. The Navy patrol intercepts the transports and attacks the Way Station. The transports are not carrying any cargo but investigation shows their last port of call was Taros. When this information is added to Auditor-Prime Dree’s report it is obvious that the Planetary Governor of Taros has consorted with aliens and is guilty of heresy. A strike force is hastily raised and the initial assault to remove the Planetary Governor and re-establish strict control over this vital system is lead by elements of the Avenging Sons Space Marine Chapter. After a successful Drop Pod assault they discover that the Governor has already been ‘removed’ by the Tau who are already occupying the planet in force… The bloody battles of the Taros Campaign follow swiftly. Want to see a bit more of the book? The link below will take you to a series of web pages where you will be able to see 9 page spreads from various sections of the book. Enjoy.

Take a look at the sample pages here.

Do you want to pre-order Imperial Armour Volume 3 right now?
Remember the first 250 pre-ordered copies of the book will all be signed by Warwick Kinrade and Tony Cottrell.

Click here to go to our online store…

But I missed the last newsletter…
Not to worry, we have the cover page and the contents page here once again.

Show me the front cover and contents page.

Final call for Chicago!
Okay folks, if any of you are coming along to Games Day Chicago on July 30th and want to place a reservation for any of our products we need to receive it by this Monday, the 18th. Either give us a call or send us an email and we will take care of it for you.

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