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I wasn't thrilled with this model at first, but that paintjob really made it pop! That thing looks every bit the fierce predator.

A definate purchase at $75 had turned into a 'maybe if I get some overtime' at $99...

Terminus wrote:

I wasn't thrilled with this model at first, but that paintjob really made it pop! That thing looks every bit the fierce predator.

Link's broken for me. What is it?

I assume the griffin, from what he says in the post...

UPDATED LIST:

Below are the webstores that are offering Island of blood at discount.

As I post I will rank them in order of cost and will include details on shipping with links to shipping policies

Dark Sphere
http://darksphere.co.uk/pgsearch.php?P=19216
£45.00
Delivery Within UK - Standard Parcels (£7.77); Parcel Force (£8.00); Special Delivery (Up to £500 insured) (£22.60)
Worldwide Delivery offered however no prices offered during checkout process
http://darksphere.co.uk/FAQ.php#delivery

Total War Gamer
http://www.totalwargamer.co.uk/warhammer-island-of-blood.html
£48.00
Standard Delivery in UK 5-7 Days £3.99, Courier Delivery 4-5 Days £6.99
£15.00 Delivery to Australia & New Zealand!!!!!!!!! 10-15 Day Delivery
http://www.totalwargamer.co.uk/shipping-and-returns.html

Maelstrom Games
http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=gwk_wfb_ess_xcm_108_001
£54.00
Free shipping worldwide

The Wargame Store
http://www.wargamestore.com/The-Island-of-Blood-Warhammer-Fantasy-Battle-Game-p-17897.html
£54.00
UK Delivery - Free Standard Delivery; First Class Delivery (£2.99)
North America & Australia - £20.00

Wayland Games
http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/Pre-Orders/Games-Workshop/September-2010/The-Island-of-Blood-Warhammer-Fantasy-ENGLISH/prod_10771.html
£49.00
Delivery Within UK - Courier (£5.95); Standard Parcel (£7.06); First Class Parcel (£8.22)
Delivery to New Zealand / Australia - Air Mail (£6.00); DHL (£71.44!!!!)
http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/shipping-policy/info_8.html



Firestorm Games
http://www.firestormgames.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=island%20of%20blood&category_id=0&product_id=10145
£54.99
Free shipping worldwide with orders over £30

Sites yet to include IOB on site
OG Games

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Bitz services currently showing IOB content
Bitz & Kitz [UK]
http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/island-of-blood-c-667.html?sesid=csqa7p1u1969bmsfup4qt5nqi3

One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army - Warhammer's Tyranids really - and they're certainly quite specific for a starter box, unlike Orcs.

They're not... generic enough, if you know what I mean. Empire/Orcs or even High Elves/Orcs (like 4th Ed) would have made more sense to me.

H.B.M.C. wrote:One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army - Warhammer's Tyranids really - and they're certainly quite specific for a starter box, unlike Orcs.

They're not... generic enough, if you know what I mean. Empire/Orcs or even High Elves/Orcs (like 4th Ed) would have made more sense to me.

They seem to compliment the 2 different playing styles - High Elves - smaller elite army & Skaven - Hordes

H.B.M.C. wrote:One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army - Warhammer's Tyranids really - and they're certainly quite specific for a starter box, unlike Orcs.

They're not... generic enough, if you know what I mean. Empire/Orcs or even High Elves/Orcs (like 4th Ed) would have made more sense to me.

Diversity? Pushing a less popular army? Pushing a GW-own concept race? Sell a Horde army? Use the clan rat (and Squeek) sculpts again and add some missing units (weapon teams)? Do another small body army to fill sprues with lots of miniatures? ...

Skaven got a major FOTM boost with their recent army book, combine that with the fact that they're now THE horde army for WFB, it's an obvious choice. (IMO)

Skaven are a sickening horde army, although big units of WE (with cauldron support) also rip through enemies.

Also, horde White Lions are very, very, very good. 30 WL facing a 6 wide dwarf block killed 16 dwarfs in one round...

Just a speculation for everyone who has seen the "Read this first" booklet":
My guess is that the High Elf well with the Lion head will be an upcoming Elven terrain piece, together with the columns and maybe the building.

An interesting idea. I'm definitely up for some race-specific terrain.

190$ NZD which is about 86.5 pounds.


Yeah, I'm shipping this from wayland or Maelstorm

burning_phoneix wrote:190$ NZD which is about 86.5 pounds.


Yeah, I'm shipping this from wayland or Maelstorm

Maelstrom pre order just came up on their site. Have updated the pricing post above

Ordered one from GW last night, just to get it hopefully a few days earlier.. yes that is pretty sad.

Not sure about getting a second IoB box now, may just get the Skaven Battalion and a Doomwheel.

Got a big result though as my wife has decided to give the Asur a go, this is mainly good because it gives my Druchii their hated army to play and I don't mind Skaven anyways, she also wouldn't have got a Doomwheel as she doesn't like them, which would have made me a sad panda. So yeah all good.

Not sure what she'll do mind, she hates the 'pointy' helms of the High Elves, has said she plans to trim down or replace with head guard and/or hair on every figure that has one. So I'll be interested in seeing what she comes up with. (This work will be coming from a person who got her fully sculpted female Trollslayer in the finals case at GD four years ago, sadly we haven't been since.)

She'll want a Battalion as well, but she says she'd rather wait for the repackaged one later this year.

But yeah, Druchii v's Asur here I come, very happy today.

Gonna go for two boxes from Maelstorm. From $165Oz for 1, to $186Oz for 2 on Maelstrom.

I saw the box yesterday.

1. There is NO TERRAIN.

2. The intro book shows what the units are how to assemble them how to paint them some tactical tips (refering to the rulebook) and how to expand the collection. There isnt a basic rules game, instead players are directed to the main rules from ther outset.

Hi Orlanth

Can I just clarify please?
The Skull Pass booklet had a very simple process going through the various aspects of basics from movement to combat. IIRC there may ahave been a little scenario at the end for magic.

This was very helpful to a complete beginner such as myself.

So thie basic movement/shoot/combat scenarios are not included in the IoB booklet as (Kroothawk i think it was) said earler?
sorry to be so dim, it just seems such a strange ommission, it is baffling.

H.B.M.C. wrote:One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army -...

That's possibly why. Lift the profile of a less-popular army a little.


That, and I've always had the impression that the studio have a thing for skaven, given how often they seem to pop up in the fluff.

Wayland Games have their pre-order up.

insaniak wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army -...

That's possibly why. Lift the profile of a less-popular army a little.


That, and I've always had the impression that the studio have a thing for skaven, given how often they seem to pop up in the fluff.

If anything, other than being a studio favorite, don't you just need a metric-crapton of models for that army too?

H.B.M.C. wrote:One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army - Warhammer's Tyranids really - and they're certainly quite specific for a starter box, unlike Orcs.

They're not... generic enough, if you know what I mean. Empire/Orcs or even High Elves/Orcs (like 4th Ed) would have made more sense to me.

You could probably use them to represent Ungors in a Beastmen army, which is a start I suppose. But I agree: another army would see more use. Orcs for Snakebite Orks, Chaos or DE for humanoid bodies for conversions, or Undead for the piles of corpses that evil armies leave lying all over the place. You could even make them skeletons and zombies from the good faction from the box, so that a devoted converter could combine the two armies into one massive undead horde.

H.B.M.C. wrote:One thing's been bugging me:

Why Skaven?

They've never struck me as a particularly popular army - Warhammer's Tyranids really - and they're certainly quite specific for a starter box, unlike Orcs.

They're not... generic enough, if you know what I mean. Empire/Orcs or even High Elves/Orcs (like 4th Ed) would have made more sense to me.

You know, I've been wondering the same thing. And the only conclusion I can really come to?

They picked them as they're a very very Warhammer specific army. Orcs are everywhere in Fantasy games, but actual Ratmen--who aren't turning into rats during the full moons at least--are kinda rare, aren't they?

Orlanth wrote:2. The intro book shows what the units are how to assemble them how to paint them some tactical tips (refering to the rulebook) and how to expand the collection. There isnt a basic rules game, instead players are directed to the main rules from ther outset.

This is not correct.
1.) The intro book gives a paragraph about the background of each unit, no rules.
2.) The intro book only shows how to assemble the griffon, all other instructions are on the inside of the box.
3.) No painting guide, just four uncommented pics of different painting stages of a clan rat, and that you should buy the painting compendium if you want to know more. You won't find such words as highlighting, dry brushing, inking or blending in the booklet.
4.) Tactical tips ... erm ... not really
5.) The buying tipps are just group photos with comments like "This is High Elf infantry, they are highly disciplined and feared by the enemy".
6.) Not a single scenario, no sinple rules to start with, not even stat lines for the miniatures. "Please read the rulebook".
7.) Instead 8 pages background texts for all races (which really ARE in the rulebook), 2 pages with the global map (same), two pages "Buy terrain!" and another 2 page battle photo.

Wow. Soundls like they threw in some pretty models and a rule book and said, "here it is, if you want to know more, buy more stuff." Not surprising.

I dont know if its mentioned yet but (for the germans here)

Radaddel.de is offering some bargains with the new box too.
(3 boxes for 199,99 Euro)

Also tabletop-marktplatz.de is offering a box for 63 Euro.

Im not related to the stores but i thought these offers are worth mentioning. If thats inapropriate please delete .

Cheers

Le Grognard wrote:Wow. Soundls like they threw in some pretty models and a rule book and said, "here it is, if you want to know more, buy more stuff." Not surprising.

Bear in mind folks that mini rulebook includes the scenario section too. As far as I can tell, the only thing missing is the rules for the models themselves. If they want it to be a true starter set, there should be at least a basic army list for each force with brief rules for each unit. This wouldn't stop you buying the army book as any Skaven Warlord worth his warpstone wants some of the crazy stuff too (Abominations, Doomwheels etc) together with the rules. This omission is a bit slack IMO and prevents it from being a pick up and play set.

Parent "There you go little Jimmy, everything you need to play the crazy wargame you've been badgering me about."
GW Employee "Um... well actually, you're going to need to spend another £30 on these two army books otherwise you've just spent £60 for nothing."

It has the Bestiary section also, from what I understand. Which at least states the Special Rules.

I'm very late to comment on the models I realize, but WOW. Universally gorgeous, the vast majority of GW plastics coming out lately are showpiece worthy sculpts, from foot soldier to MC... makes you wonder what kind of stuff they will be releasing 10 years from now!

Dark Eldar?





Sorry, I had to go there.