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.
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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…
Old School Dreadnought
Twenty five odd years ago, if you wanted a Dreadnought for your Space Marine army, you had to get one of these…
This metal model, was in many ways, smaller than the current plastic kit, though maybe a little taller!
Though Forge World have gone down the retro path with the old Land Raider and Rhino, there Contemptor-pattern Dreadnought is based on the plastic Epic model and not this one. I am not sure if we will see an updated Forge World of this version of the Dreadnought, but if they did… I might be tempted.
Ork Warboss
Here’s the Ork Warboss from the Assault on Black Reach boxed set.
There are very few parts and the clip nature of the kit means it went together very easily.
This is how GW painted their Warboss.
Quite sure that I can’t get close to that quality of painting.
Next stage will be an undercoat, pretty sure if I will go with my traditional black for Orks.
New Ork Bommer
Oh yes…
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The 2nd of June sees the release of the new plastic Ork Bommer.
Ever since an Ork aircraft first took flight and achieved supersonic speed, prospective flyboyz have been trying to outdo each other with their invenshuns. The most popular configurations of the Ork Bommer are the Dakkajet, the Burna-Bommer and the Blitza-Bommer.
It looks like a really nice plastic kit and you can make one of three variants. My favourite is this one.
It reminds me both of the Boulton Paul Defiant and one of the original Epic Ork Flyers.
With the price of Forge World kits as they are, it seems quite cheap at £27.50. Sometimes I need to remember that this is a plastic kit and Airfix usually sell something like this for £10!
Really nice concept and pleased to see it as a plastic kit. Time to rekindle that Ork Airfield idea that I had a few years back. Back then I bought the Ork Aircraft Traktor and Launch Trolley and repainted my Ork Fighter Bomma from Forge World.
Ork Deffkopta
Within the Warhammer 40K boxed set are three very nice Ork Deffkoptaz.
I think that they look better in the flesh than in a photograph, are they are very much a three dimensional model.
They don’t look like they should be able to fly, but remember these are Orkish, if Orks believe that they will fly, then they will fly!
Dreadnought
Finally got around to sticking together the Space Marine Dreadnought that came with the Assault on Black Reach.
As you might expect the model does go together very easily, having said that I did have a “moment” when gluing the model to the base!