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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.
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Willow Road, Lenton
Nottingham, NG7 2WS
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