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 Wyrmalla wrote:
What's that symbol in the back of the Raven Guard picture represent? Just curious. =P

That's a big radiation cannon, right? Looks like a radiation symbol, so it's probably the unit marking for a Destroyer squad (like the arrow for tactical, 4 ways arrows for assault, etc).

those Palatine Blades!!!
i think i just found my newest favorite Forge World sculpts, ever...
very nice details...
they look like they would be great for a Golden Demon entry...

cheers
jah

Those Palatine blades are sexy.

And this sculpt is just beautiful looking.

Those mold lines make my winkie sad. :(

FW has bundles that actually save you money, well riddle me that...

Those Palantine Blades are fairly spectacular.

Ok this is slightly off-topic, yet still Forgeworld related.

When the devil did these snipers and these heavy weapons teams appear?

 Snrub wrote:
Ok this is slightly off-topic, yet still Forgeworld related.

When the devil did these snipers and these heavy weapons teams appear?

Many years ago.

 Wyrmalla wrote:
What's that symbol in the back of the Raven Guard picture represent? Just curious. =P

destroyer marks, like the arrow for tactical squads

Honestly I find those swords 'xeno-ish'...

Not really a fan.

But I'm waiting on the next book... So filthy traitors don't turn me on much.

 Peregrine wrote:
Newsletter #350 is out, and somehow not posted?

I've been indisposed the last few days, getting ready for a move. Thank you for posting the pictures.

Wow, those Palantine Blades are awesome: some of the best miniatures I've seen for a while. Forgeworld continues to impress.

 kronk wrote:

 Peregrine wrote:
Newsletter #350 is out, and somehow not posted?

I've been indisposed the last few days, getting ready for a move. Thank you for posting the pictures.

You need to sort out your priorities, Kronk.

Hi there,
This week we bring you the formidable Palatine Blades of the Emperor's Children Legion alongside the Legion Mk IV Destroyer Squad with jump packs, two Legion Tartaros Terminator bundle sets and a Bolter pack for Legion Seeker squads. We also have news about our sales stand at the Enter the Citadel event being held at Warhammer World next weekend.

Emperor's Children Palatine Blades



A warrior fraternity drawn from the finest swordsmen of the third Legion, the Palatine Blades existed outside of the rigid formations of the Emperor’s Children. They were a duelling society to whose ranks many aspired, and upon whom Fulgrim himself looked with particular favour.

The Emperor’s Children Legion Palatine Blade Squad, designed by Steve Whitehead, is a multi-part resin kit containing five incredibly detailed Space Marines that is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday 26th July. These miniatures are also perfect for using as officers and commanders in other squads, and rules for these peerless swordsmen can be found in The Horus Heresy Book I: Betrayal.

Legion Mk IV Destroyers



The jump pack, common amongst Space Marine Assault squads, is sometimes utilised by Destroyer squads. The increased mobility they provide enables the Destroyers to deploy more rapidly into battlefield positions, unleashing their destructive arsenal upon the foe.

Designed by Will Hayes, the Legion Mk IV Destroyer Squad with Jump Packs set contains five multi-part resin models with four pairs of Tigrus pattern bolt pistols, as well as three phosphex bombs and a rad missile launcher. These models are available to pre-order now and will be despatched from Friday 26th July.

Legion Seeker Bolters Set



Seeker squad members are recruited from the finest shots in the Legion and tasked with the identification and elimination of the enemy's command structure. To aid them in the kill, Seeker squads are usually equipped with bolters loaded with special issue ammunition.

Designed by Will Hayes, the Legion Seeker Bolter Set contains ten resin Tigrus pattern bolters, each loaded with box magazines. These models are available to pre-order now and will be despatched from Friday 26th July.

Legion Tartaros Terminator Bundles
Following on from the release of our Legion Tartaros Terminator kits last week, we can now announce the release of two new Legion Tartaros Terminator bundle sets.

The Legion Tartaros Terminators with Power Fists contains:

Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminators
A Legion Tartaros Terminator Special Weapon Set
Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminator Power Fists.



The Legion Tartaros Terminators with Power Axes contains:

Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminators
A Legion Tartaros Terminator Special Weapon Set
Four sets of Legion Tartaros Terminator Power Axes.



Event News
Enter the Citadel
The Forge World Sales Team will be attending Warhammer 40,000: Enter the Citadel, held at Warhammer World in Nottingham on Saturday 13th July. Although this is a ticket only event, on this occasion our sales stand will be outside of the ticketed area and will be accessible to all visitors to Warhammer World. We will also be offering you the exclusive chance to pre-order your copy of Forge World's new Imperial Armour Apocalypse book and will have copies for you to see on the day.

Whilst we will have a limited range of our books and resin models on sale there, we are also taking reservation orders for this event. This is the best way to ensure we have the exact product you want, packed up and waiting for you. As with all our UK shows, reservation orders are pre-paid to make the collection process quicker and easier, leaving you with more time to enjoy the rest of the event.

To place a reservation order for Enter the Citadel, please call us on 0115 900 4995. We will need your name, a contact telephone number and e-mail address, along with the list of products you wish to reserve and you will also need your card details to hand too. We’ll process the payment while you are on the phone, and in the week before the event you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail containing your order number. This is your proof of payment and you must bring this e-mail with you to claim your order. Reservation orders for Enter the Citadel must be placed by Wednesday 10th July.

Games Day North America
A quick reminder, we are still taking reservation orders for Games Day North America on 27th July in Memphis. To place an order you can either telephone us on 011 44 115 900 4995, or send an e-mail entitled ‘Games Day US 2013 Reservation’ to forgeworld@gwplc.com. We will need your name, a list of the items that you wish to order and your e-mail address by Thursday 11th July. In the week prior to the event, we will send you a confirmation e-mail containing your order number, details of any items that are unavailable, and a total cost in US$ (less local sales tax) that will be payable at the event.

Thanks,

Forge World Sales Team

I'd love to know how many heresy era models they've sold. How long too before the heresy product lines outnumber the plastic kits?

cadbren wrote:
How long too before the heresy product lines outnumber the plastic kits?

Depends on how quickly GW can raise the prices on plastics.

 Bobthehero wrote:
FW has bundles that actually save you money, well riddle me that...

Unlike GW proper (and it's slow assimilation of Black Library into the realms of "pants on head stupid" business practices), FW appears to be run by adults.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:
FW has bundles that actually save you money, well riddle me that...

Unlike GW proper (and it's slow assimilation of Black Library into the realms of "pants on head stupid" business practices), FW appears to be run by adults.

Adults with a few questionable practices (VAT shenanagins, bass-ackwards shipping policy), but adults nonetheless.

Their bundles aren't actually bad deals; they basically amount to you pay for the torsos, and get all the gear and weapons for free.

Imperial Armor 1, 2nd Edition FAQ just posts on July 9, 2013.

Why is there a leaf blower glued to his bolter?

 Kroothawk wrote:
Why is there a leaf blower glued to his bolter?

In the grim darkness of the future, there is only... Autumn?

That's just the way they've chosen to make those kind of heavy weapons look, because they have bolter-shaped grips they tend to look like bolter-whatever combiweapons. The same happened and was commented on with their heavy bolters, autocannons and rotor cannons.

Also makes it easy to use regular arms with heavy weapons.

Yeah, which is why they did it. They didn't want to make separate gun arms for all the different Legion marine variants in their catalogue (and doing it this way also has the bonus of being easier compatible with the basic plastic Marines.

Is this something Space Marine players accept as cool?
To me both "bolter grip" and leaf blower look like the quick and lazy conversion by a 10 year old beginner for his herpderp chapter.

I honestly like it.

I have seen a few versions that have a targeting screen on the top handle, which also makes it look pretty neat IMO.

Edit:

Talking about the grip.

The gun itself looks a bit like somebody glued the cap of a paint bottle or a tube of glue to the front of another kind of weapon.

Yeah, I like the mini-bolter handle/targetter thingy (such as its application with heavy bolters), but the rad missile launcher itself I don't care for.

 Just Dave wrote:
Yeah, I like the mini-bolter handle/targetter thingy (such as its application with heavy bolters), but the rad missile launcher itself I don't care for.

I guess one could say the the Rad missile launcher isn't that rad at all.

Anyone else noticed that they havent done any edge highlighting on those painted minis? Could this be a new artistic decision by the eavy metal team?

Raven Guard should not have highlighting,they are supposed to be Super Matt Black that seems to absorb light
It is there though,just very dark grey

 sweetdaddyg wrote:
Anyone else noticed that they havent done any edge highlighting on those painted minis? Could this be a new artistic decision by the eavy metal team?

the 'Eavy Metal team doesn't paint the FW minis, they have their own in-house guys...
Phil S., at least, comes from a military modelling background, where paintjobs are a bit more gritty and realistic...

cheers
jah