I see from the Forge World previews for GamesDay 2012 that they are going to be releasing some Space Marine jetbikes.
They do look interesting models, but I am not sure if I like them.
They seem more like space ship models than bikes.
What do you think?
Category: warhammer 40k
Games Workshop does an App
This month Games Workshop launches its first ever app exclusively through the App Store for your iPhone and iPod touch.
Warhammer 40,000: Psychic Powers brings the psychic devastation of the 41st Millennium to your iPhone or iPod touch. With this app, you’ll be able to browse through all the psychic disciplines and powers from the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook, and keep track of psychic powers during your Warhammer 40,000 battles.
You can also photograph and name your Psykers, generate powers for each Psyker before the game, and even listen to the sounds of arcing bio-lightning and the screams of the dying as you manifest psychic powers. Of course this is not a game in its own right.
You will need a copy of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook and the codex for your army in order to use this app.
So as an app to support playing the game, I personally thought £7.99 ($11.99) was a lot of money for a gaming aid. It’s a pity there isn’t a game within the app too that could be played when you are not playing Warhammer 40000.
Airfix Supacat Coyote and Jackal
Airfix preview video for A06302 Supacat Coyote A05301 Supacat Jackal.
You may recall from a previous blog post that I thought they would make for really nice Imperial Guard armoured vehicles. As they are 1/48th scale they would fit very well with the 25/28mm size of the Imperial Guard. Of course with some ramshackle additions they would also make for some really nice Ork vehicles too.
Ogryn
An old school Ogryn, this was before they were inducted in the Imperial Guard…
Space Dwarf, okay it’s a Squat, with a Lasgun
We came to know them as Squats, but when this model was released they were Space Dwarves!
I do like this model, no idea why I painted it “pink” or is it purple. I think I was playing around with the different Citadel Colour paints at that time.
Lots of blending, but could probably do with some “washes” to smooth out the starkness of the paintwork.
Original Old School Eldar
An original old school Eldar from the very early days of Warhammer 40000. Though the Eldar have evolved over the years, you can still see in the modern figures their origins from this model.
Space Dwarfs
Here are a couple of very old Space Dwarfs, which were from the very early days of Warhammer 40000.
There is a commander with power fist and one dwarf with a heavy bolter. These dwarves were in many ways like the Imperial Guard of that era but with shorter legs. As a result they weren’t as popular with gamers. They did evolve a little into the biker gangs (which I didn’t like) and then were unsummarily deleted from the range by Games Workshop.
Digital Necrons
As well as the Ork digital books I mentioned earlier, Games Workshop have released Codex: Necrons in the iBookstore.
Codex: Necrons is your guide to the armies of the Necrons, former rulers of the galaxy, and the brutal wars of subjugation they wage against the lesser life forms that now infest their realm. This volume details the terrible history and incredibly advanced wargear of the Necrons, and provides full rules for fielding an army of these deathless robotic warriors in the Warhammer 40,000 game. This expanded Codex includes interactive miniatures galleries, lavish colour artwork, and updated rules to match the latest edition of Warhammer 40,000.
Get Codex: Necrons in the iBookstore.
I do realise that some people may baulk at the price of £19.99. I am sure that part of this reaction is down to the fact that people are use to paying 99p for games on the iTunes App Store. I am also sure that in addition that some people confuse the medium with the content. When you buy the Codex: Necrons book for £20 from your local Games Workshop store, the price you pay isn’t just for the paper or the printing, but the time and effort that has gone into the content. Likewise when you buy the digital version, it isn’t the “bits” you are buying, but the time and effort that has gone into the content. Yes there are (some) costs with printing a Codex, but there are also costs with digital distribution. The key really in my opinion is to remember that you are buying content, not a book or a digital book.
Also Games Workshop are giving you a choice, you can choose not to download the digital version and go out and buy the physical book. Personally I quite like the idea of having a library of gaming materials on my iPad that is quick and easy to access.
As well as the new Codex, you can also buy the painting guide to Necrons.
Army painter Chris Peach has assembled a formidable force of Necrons from the Nihilakh Dynasty. Here he explains how to paint models from the Necron range in their distinctive turquoise and gold colours using the Citadel paint range.
Get How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Necrons in the iBookstore.
New iBooks from Games Workshop
Today Games Workshop released some new digital books in the Apple iBookstore. A couple caught my eye as an Ork player.
Chapter Approved: Ork Bommer
Some Orks become so obsessed by speed that no conventional land-based vehicle can satisfy them. These Speed Freeks, known to other Orks as ‘Flyboyz’, take to the skies aboard crude fighter planes and bombers to rain fire upon their enemies. Here are the official, updated rules for fielding the Ork Dakkajet, Burna-bommer and Blitza-bommer as Flyers in your Warhammer 40,000 battles.
Get Chapter Approved: Ork Bommer in the iBookstore.
How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Evil Sunz Orks
The Orks of the Evil Sunz Clan are identified by their love of fast vehicles and red paint jobs. In this Army Workshop, army painter Duncan Rhodes explains how he collected and painted his force of Evil Sunz Orks and their prized red Dakkajet.
Get How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Evil Sunz Orks in the iBookstore.
Space Dwarf
This very old Space Dwarf was from the very early days of Warhammer 40000. These dwarves were in many ways like the Imperial Guard but with shorter legs. As a result they weren’t as popular with gamers. They did evolve a little into the biker gangs (which I didn’t like) and then were unsummarily deleted from the range by Games Workshop.
Rumours abound that they are coming back… one day perhaps…