Hey everybody!
So it’s time to play a little catch-up here, as I take a look at some of the stuff being previewed by Games Workshop in recent weeks. There is a lot of exciting stuff coming over the horizon and, while I’ve managed to catch snippets of stuff here and there, I’ve not really had much time to take a look in any great detail at this stuff. Until now!
At the recent Blood & Glory event, we got to see a lot of stuff that was really quite exciting when I first glanced through, but on reflection felt a bit like it fell flat. I suppose we’ve been seeing such a wide variety of stuff previewed like this lately, that it’s hard to keep things at the same level? Anyway, to start with we’ve seen some new monsters for Warcry, which seem to function like mercenary characters that your warband can hire.
These things look pretty huge, and would likely make really nice centrepiece models for a collection in their own right. Being released for Warcry seems a little bit strange to me, as I’d have thought they would do well as main-line Age of Sigmar, but then what do I know? I do like the Sphiranx model though, and it’s nice to see another breed of Ogroid after the magical beastie from Silver Tower way back when.
These aren’t the only two coming though, as we’ve already seen a third big beast at the end of September, so I guess there might be quite an extensive second-wave of releases for the game coming up soon, when we get those final two warbands and all this additional stuff?
Back during the Spiel reveals, we got to see one of those new bands, the Spire Tyrants, which do tend to look a lot like the more generic Chaos marauders type of kits. Here’s hoping that the final warband of the eight will be as fancy and as individual as the others…
I still haven’t played Warcry, but all the reports I’ve heard have been mainly positive, with just a few niggles, so it’s definitely something that I’d like to get round to at some point!
The big news from Blood & Glory seemed to be the newly remade Slaves to Darkness for Age of Sigmar, though – at least, that was my big take-away! Warriors of Chaos Undivided, these guys are definitely a welcome sight on the horizon, and I find it quite interesting to see just how much of a focus is being put on the Ruinous Powers these days, between this and Warcry. We’re definitely at an interesting time for Chaos, and it’s really exciting to see GW updating these, some of the oldest sculpts still doing the rounds.
Am I going to start a Slaves to Darkness army? Possibly. Well, I do have Slaanesh daemons on the cards, still. I would love to get my hands on this chap though, as I think he looks magnificent! I can definitely see that lizard beastie in a pale lilac colour…
It’s interesting though, isn’t it, that these new Warriors, Knights and Lord kits are effectively being launched via a Start Collecting box, rather than the SC coming out months after the initial release. I guess it’s partly due to the fact this is an updated range, and not a new one? Just thought it worth mentioning, anyway…
Speaking of Chaos…
The next book in the Psychic Awakening campaign, Faith and Fury, has also been shown, with the promise of updated rules for all of the non-Codex Traitor Legions – “supplement-tier” rules, apparently! That’s certainly interesting, don’t get me wrong, but… why does this always happen to the Heretic Astartes? Remember when they had a massive update via Vigilus Ablaze? Feels very much like we’re once again playing second fiddle to the loyalists…
That said…
This new Chaos Sorcerer is just glorious!! I mean, when you look at the current sculpt, there’s really no comparison, is there?
I’m really loving the revamped Chaos Space Marines range, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the new Sorcerer, even though my actual force is nowhere near battle-ready!
I wonder if we’ll be getting a plastic Warpsmith anytime soon…
I think this is where I felt deflated the most, though. I was really hoping that we’d get some surprise previews for the Sisters, some stuff we didn’t know was coming, or something not previously mentioned. Instead, while the tanks look amazing and everything I was hoping they would be, I can’t help but feel a little bit let down. It’s definitely my own fault for expecting something like that, of course, but there we are.
The tanks themselves both look phenomenal, with so much incredible gothic detail that I was hoping to see. I’m struggling against the desire to not start yet another new army, and a need to get at least one of each of these superb vehicles!
I do love the cherubs that adorn the tanks, being a big fan of these macabre things anyway, so the latest Battle Sister Bulletin was a real treat for me, I have to say! Looking forward to seeing what some of those kits contain, as I’m not sure we know the full range yet…
Let’s end with some more Imperium stuff though, and a look at a couple of recent Rumour Engine photos. I don’t normally talk about these, because they can be far too obtuse, but there does appear to be some kind of AdMech vibe coming from a few that makes me wonder what on earth could be on the way…
The above came on 22 October, followed by the below image, out today:
It all looks a bit curious, especially if we remember this one from 8 October:
Some kind of Skitarii flying machine? Who the hell knows!
Exciting stuff coming, for sure, but I am definitely feeling a bit overwhelmed now by the amount of stuff coming at us from Nottingham. To say nothing of how much it’s all going to cost us…
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