Hey everybody!
Another weekend, another Warhammer Preview! I suppose it’s been a while since the last one, of course – though those last few Previews did feel a little bit lacklustre when compared with what we’ve seen today!
Let’s start with Necromunda, which has seen the House of Blades for the Eschers go up for pre-order today. The next book in the series, House of Iron, has now been previewed, and is coming out along with some wonderful models! The Orlock Arms Masters and Wreckers box looks amazing, and I’m excited to see the variety of stuff that we’ve seen in the Escher and Orlock boxes – we’re getting juves, which seems to have been the main draw for this second round of releases, but also these champion types, and now crazy animals as well! Makes me excited to see what’s in store for Houses Delaque and Van Saar!
We’ve already got more new Necrons coming out, it’s just crazy how many new things are on the way for this faction these days! Now, I’ve actually been really disappointed with the new Necron models so far, having seen the sculpted battle-damage on those from the Indomitus box that makes even the HQ models look like they’re falling apart. I mean, I get that they’re supposed to be kind of space zombies in an everlasting horde now, but I’ve always tried to have my own army as a kind of pristine force, due to them having that sort of incredible tech and stuff. Anyway! I’m sure, in time, I’ll give them a go and include the new stuff in my army, but for now I’m kinda giving things a wide birth.
Now, this is interesting. Mission Packs for the new Crusade narrative system, which makes it all feel almost like a role-playing game. It all sounds pretty great, although I do wonder how long they’ll continue to support these things for. It’s all shiny and new for the moment, of course, and they’re pushing the Crusade stuff real hard, but we’ll see if it’s still a thing in a year or two, I guess.
Now, I was not prepared for this! Of course, we knew that the Scions of the Flame were still on the way, and while I’d forgotten about them, the Khainite warband had been previewed a whiles back too. The interesting thing about this expansion is that it looks an awful lot like Kill Team: Rogue Trader, with it being very much more a dungeon-crawl type of game rather than the multi-level skirmish we’ve had so far.
The terrain this time around is mainly doors, with the odd bridge and a bunch of scatter terrain – and just the two warbands, no Chaotic Beasts. Whether that means it’ll be a lower price point than the original starter set, which had an MSRP of £100, who knows – I certainly hope so! That said, the Kill Team: Rogue Trader box was £80 MSRP, and would perhaps be a closer analogue, so it might not be that much lower…
I am so obsessed with Warcry right now, I can’t wait for this box, regardless!
I mean, look at it! I think this photo hits the nail on the head, with that “Warhammer Quest charm”, having a bunch of doors and that’s it! Looks like a lot of duplication as well, though, but the scatter terrain is always something I enjoy seeing, so if nothing else, I’m looking forward to it for that. Available in the not-too-distant future, too – I need to start raising some funds!! Though hopefully this might stay in stock for longer than previous boxes have – I’m still sore over having missed out on the Corpsewrack Mausoleum!
The fourth season of Warhammer Underworlds is almost upon us! I’ve still never played a single game, though I do always like seeing the warbands coming out for this game. Hedonites of Slaanesh and the new Lumineth Realm-Lords go head to head, and the promise of a Seraphon warband coming out as well – splendid stuff! Who knows, maybe I’ll actually get to play this game one day soon. Shame my only fully-painted band is the Nighthaunt one from Nightvault! Anyway…
Speaking of Hedonites of Slaanesh – I’m very excited for this box! In the last couple of days, I’ve been thinking again about starting a Daughters of Khaine army, and of course I’ve always wanted a Slaanesh force, so it’s kind of ideal really!
It looks like it’s in the same mould as stuff like Looncurse, with having two opposing armies led by a brand new hero model. Hopefully it won’t sell out in seconds, as I’d like to get my hands on both forces here!
I think it’s especially exciting to see more of the mortal side of the followers of Slaanesh. The new Lord of Pain is a fitting HQ choice for the Hellstriders, although I wish we’d seen an updated Lord on Steed, but hopefully we’ll be getting some more stuff like this in the future!
The finale to this Preview was Broken Realms, what seems to be the AoS equivalent of Psychic Awakening. Does this telegraph AoS third edition next summer? Well, who knows. I’d like to think the world will return to normal soon enough so that I can actually play some more AoS before we lose everything that I’ve been building up so far, though I suppose that could be a little hyperbolic! I’ve only actually played AoS twice, after all, so it would be good to get some more games in!
This Preview was definitely full of some exciting stuff! I’m really looking forward to the new Warcry box, even though it doesn’t seem to compare terrain-wise with the original starter. The AoS battle-box is also going to be an exciting one, as I hope to get started with a new army and all. More Necromunda is always a delight, as well, and I’m really excited to see how this line of miniatures and books continues through all of the House gangs!
Definitely an exciting time to be in the hobby – and definitely time to start thinning out the ranks of the unwanted miniatures!!
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