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Hi,
using hints from several stockists ( http://www.shopofmagic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=483:november-gw-releases-announced&catid=38:new-releases&Itemid=57 ) and a few remarks by Scryer over at Warseer, we can see that GW will release at least two GW terrain kits on 20th November. These are:


Witchfate Tor, Tower of Sorcery ($66.00)
Dreadstone Blight ($29.75) , listed among Dark Eldar 40kprereleases but seems to be the High Elf statue below:





Nothing else is currently known.

Fodder for speculation:
First item is expensive, may be a collection of High Elf terrain seen in the new BRB like the High Elf building, the columns, the Lion Well and the IoB High Elf Statues. To me it sounds like a High Elf tower at least.



ATM there is not much information, but these should go on official preorder with pics within 2 weeks.

BTW, there is also a small rerelease for Lizardmen (Oxyotl plus 2 Skink command blisters) and two small releases for Fantasy Empire (Knights of the Blazing Sun Command and Upgrade pack). An undead horse bit has also been released not long ago ( http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98034&d=1286128351 , http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98035&d=1286128351 ).

Cool. I pointed out to my local GW staff that the High Elf stuff was probably future terrain.
Can't wait to see pics.


Off-Topic= Is it bad that I had to read ATM twice to realize it meant at the moment and not....something else.

The Dreadstone blights sound intriguing.

Well a 'Tor' is the rocky top of a hill, so it might be more than just a tower.

The Dreadstone Blight is actually a Fantasy release according to Scryer in the Darkness (reliable rumor source on warseer), it was just marked as 40k in error. (Someone said something about red elf statues in White Dwarf, but I haven't bought an issue in ages, so I have no clue what that means).

skrulnik wrote:Cool. I pointed out to my local GW staff that the High Elf stuff was probably future terrain.
Can't wait to see pics.


Off-Topic= Is it bad that I had to read ATM twice to realize it meant at the moment and not....something else.

Depends weather you were thinking Automated Teller Machine, or... something a bit more blue.

On topic: I'm definitely looking forward to the Elven terrain kit. I simply cannot have enough WFB terrain, ever.

Edited the first post and title a bit with some new info. Funny thing is that the statues are only called Últhanes in the IoB novel, after the Elven heroes they represent. The book page shows an Elven building, the columns and the lion well I mentioned as possible releases.

And don't forget the upcoming Gale Force 9 release (no price or release date yet):

Isn't the term "Tor" used extensively in GW elven naming conventions. My interpretation was always a tower of some sort.

I've understood it to mean a rocky top hill as well, just not when used in GW fantasy land.

I've heard that the Dreadstone Blight is basically a ruined version of the Tower of Sorcery, and that both have interior detail.

Always happy to see more scenery, it's one thing they particularly excel at.

skrulnik wrote:Off-Topic= Is it bad that I had to read ATM twice to realize it meant at the moment and not....something else.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode?

I'm told that the Tower of Sorcery is a limited edition plastic terrain kit, for which they will release additions each year. The first kit is the base, and the next one is the lower level, and so on.

That sounds cool, maybe could end up being fortress of redemption sized.

Isn't the term "Tor" used extensively in GW elven naming conventions. My interpretation was always a tower of some sort.

It is an ancient, proto-version of the modern word, "Tower". Possibly used for less formal towers as was pointed out, like tower-like tops of hills or perhaps places where there used to be a tower in ancient times that is long lost to history, "Tor" is part of the etymology of the word, "Tower". Tor, Torr, Tur, etc. I used "Tur" in my naming conventions for certain places in the role playing world I constructed years ago before moving from RPGs to Warhammer. The most famous place still bearing such a name is likely Glastonbury Tor.

The GW studio has shown some great conversions for archetypal "wizard's towers" over the years, but constructing one yourself has always been a time-consuming prospect that could also be expensive if you were to kit-bash the amount of GW scenery kits they used. If they are releasing a plastic, reasonably priced, cool looking kit for this I welcome it. With so many models to paint I've never found time for this particular project, but it's something I've wanted to do. Now it should be cheaper and faster to do it.

skrulnik wrote:Off-Topic= Is it bad that I had to read ATM twice to realize it meant at the moment and not....something else.

Anti-Tank Missile?
Automated Teller Machine?
Asynchronous Transfer Mode?

That GF9 Elf scenery is beautifully done and fills a need for RPG and tabletop mini battles long overdue. GW would be crazy not to respond with something of their own. GF9 products and other competitors' products have been inspiring a lot of new stuff from GW the past few years and this may be another case of that. More proof that competition is a good thing for customers and not just on pricing issues but on variety of products from favorite manufacturers as well.

On the Gaming Figures websites it has pre-orders for the Dark Eldar webway portal -
http://www.gamingfigures.com/viewProducts.asp?cat=92
but only £6....
Must be a token (probably the size of a 50p piece judging by the cost - lol)

bubber wrote:On the Gaming Figures websites it has pre-orders for the Dark Eldar webway portal -
http://www.gamingfigures.com/viewProducts.asp?cat=92
but only £6....
Must be a token (probably the size of a 50p piece judging by the cost - lol)

Guess we better discuss this in the Dark Eldar thread, as it is not a Fantasy terrain, but it is indeed a "token", a repainted Vortex Grenade template made of metal:

Tailgunner wrote:I'm told that the Tower of Sorcery is a limited edition plastic terrain kit, for which they will release additions each year. The first kit is the base, and the next one is the lower level, and so on.

My initial reaction to that is "BOOOOOOOO!!!" I don't want to buy one piece of a kit each year, I want to be able to buy a whole kit at once! Especially limited edition stuff. We have a poor track record of being able to get respectable numbers off limited ed stuff at the FLGS. So far we've only gotten two of each army specific spell deck, we were only given ONE set of the skull dice. I fear getting one or two parts, then missing a middle chunk of the kit.

Am I alone in being unimpressed?
The Elven towers look ideal for My Little Pony Unicorns.

The terrain in the first pic is not too bad. except for the bloody skulls! Though not impressed with the spiral staircase with a BLOODY SKULL in the foreground.

I know I know, it's GW they have to have skulls else an ancient curse will be called down upon the world of men and unleash a pestilent deluge of SKULLS!

Aduro wrote:My initial reaction to that is "BOOOOOOOO!!!" I don't want to buy one piece of a kit each year, I want to be able to buy a whole kit at once! Especially limited edition stuff.

Actually it is a clever marketing toy. If you want to sell a series of expensive kits, make the base kit limited, so almost noone can use the rest of the series
Guess you have to share it with the other GW customer in Iowa then

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:The terrain in the first pic is not too bad. except for the bloody skulls! Though not impressed with the spiral staircase with a BLOODY SKULL in the foreground.
I know I know, it's GW they have to have skulls else an ancient curse will be called down upon the world of men and unleash a pestilent deluge of SKULLS!

The Island of Blood terrain is mostly of non-Elven, Chaos influenced design (see IoB background info). I showed it only for the Elven statues that are rumoured to be released some time in the future.

Edit: ANother thing: Dreadstone Blight sounds like something SKaven-ish. Might as well be the warpstone terrain markers that were featured in the BRB, epic Skaven vs. Bretonnia/Wood ELf battle.

Another tidbit by Harry:

Harry wrote:

Malakai wrote:The Towery of Sorcery is pretty expensive. I'm thinking that it is something we haven't seen before.

Ooooooooh yes. This is something we haven't seen before.
However, I did hear it had got delayed.

Dreadstone Blight is listed as a Dark Eldar release for November 20 at The War Store.

BrassScorpion wrote:Dreadstone Blight is listed as a Dark Eldar release for November 20 at The War Store.

That is thought to be a mistake.

Then it's a mistake in a whole lot of places at once, which is why I added The War Store posting to the others listed here to show the weight of numbers on this. All the other models being released on Nov. 20 are Dark Eldar models, so perhaps it's not a mistake. In any case, all this chatter will be obviated shortly by reliable information, so why agonize (DE pun!) over it? It is of little consequence and the mystery will be over within roughly a month.

BrassScorpion wrote:It is of little consequence and the mystery will be over within roughly a month.

Or ... like ... now? (maybe you want to contact the Warstore now )



(posted by Frgt/10 over at Warseer)

Frgt/10 wrote:originally it was scheduled for october, but it got pushed back.

Scryer wrote:For people wanting a towering wizard's eyrie, this kit has been designed so you can build additional sections into it.

Well, I was hoping for a High Elf tower. Actually we already have a medieval tower but nothing to do villages or farms.
But then again, High Elf buildings and farms don't have skulls

Oooh, shiny, it's that I've stopped bothering with Fantasy and given it all to my nephews, but that's a nice tower, especially if it has an interior as well.

Heh. I was right.

If the tower has the option of not adding that silly amount of unecessary stuff it should look nice.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Well a 'Tor' is the rocky top of a hill, so it might be more than just a tower.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Heh. I was right.

No, you were not: It IS just a tower, and basically a round copy of the existing one

For people looking for more generic mediaval buildings, I can recommend these:
Kobblestone http://www.kobblestone.ca/catalogue.htm#medieval
Vatican Enterprises http://www.wargamescenics.com/ (25mm)
Ziterdes: http://www.ziterdes.de/ziterdes/en/produkte/listview.php?catID=64&subcatID=67