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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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