Archonia, the site who sells Imperium to Benelux, has updated its preorder list to go all the way to issue 9, at €13,99 per issue. These are imports from the US from the look of things, covers list the USD price.

Is there going to be a regular place to buy single issues here in the US?

chaos0xomega wrote:
Sadly pricing makes it hardly seem worth it for Americans to subscribe to the whole run. Hopefully there will be ways for us to pick up individual issues a la carte.

Was trying to decide on getting in on it or not haven't done much looking yet, was wonder your thoughts on why it wasn't as good a deal.

Misfittoy wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:
Sadly pricing makes it hardly seem worth it for Americans to subscribe to the whole run. Hopefully there will be ways for us to pick up individual issues a la carte.

Was trying to decide on getting in on it or not haven't done much looking yet, was wonder your thoughts on why it wasn't as good a deal.

I'm not the one you're asking, but I looked at the pricing a lot.

If you compare it to indomitus pricing, which you cannot buy anymore, its not a very good deal. if you compare it to current pricing, there is a definite savings, IF you want everything, or know someone who will buy it form you. There's a lot of different stuff in there though, that you might not want.

Trick is to cherry pick.

Flayed Ones for instance are absolutely a bargain. If you can order just that issue from whichever source you can, you get a load of Flayed Ones at a hefty discount.

Though at least at the U.K. price, none have contained goodies of value less than the cover price, to the best of my knowledge.

Next but one issue in the U.K. is a set of 10 Skitarii. For the £8.99 cover price, slightly less than a third of the RRP of £27.50 is another solid saving, if you’re in the market for Skitarii.

The Flayed Ones in the UK region sold out very fast once the news of what issue they were in was out; so chances are as that's all known now for the USA, as soon as that issue goes on sale it will sell out FAST. So I'd wager if you want any of that one I'd talk to whatever store you can order multiple copies from and see if you can't get put down for a number before its even online or such. Because that issue will not hang around.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Trick is to cherry pick.

Next but one issue in the U.K. is a set of 10 Skitarii. For the £8.99 cover price, slightly less than a third of the RRP of £27.50 is another solid saving, if you’re in the market for Skitarii.

Its actually only 5 Skitarii in one issue and the other 5 in the next one if Fauxhammer is correct.
Still cheaper just not a third of the RRP

Faux hammer seems incorrect on this one

https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/warhammer-40000-imperium-issue-21/

I'd say he's correct, given there's only 10 in the complete set

https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/warhammer-40000-imperium-issue-22/

 Matrindur wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Trick is to cherry pick.

Next but one issue in the U.K. is a set of 10 Skitarii. For the £8.99 cover price, slightly less than a third of the RRP of £27.50 is another solid saving, if you’re in the market for Skitarii.

Its actually only 5 Skitarii in one issue and the other 5 in the next one if Fauxhammer is correct.
Still cheaper just not a third of the RRP

You're correct. The cover of 21 states 10 Miniatures then Part 1 of 2. Cover of 22 states 10 Miniatures then Part 2 of 2.

It will be interesting to see what order the sprues come in as the set consists of 3 frames with 4, 3, 3 sets of legs/ torsos.

Not a problem for subscribers as 19, 20, 21 and 22 should be in the next delivery so we get them at the same time. Not so good if you're an opportunist buyer every week at WH Smiths!

Missed that bit

It’s a fair cop!

I'll probably just buy the double sprue (seven bodies, sniper + leader weapons, no plasma/other special).

JWBS wrote:
I'll probably just buy the double sprue (seven bodies, sniper + leader weapons, no plasma/other special).

I've ordered copies of 21 and 22 from Forbidden Planet as well as being a subscriber. As soon as I can I'll let people know which frames are with which issue.

Subbers normally receive the delivery with two copies late and two early so hopefully, I may be able to post early enough to be of assistance.

I could also see Fauxhammer being wrong based on the description from those links which says Skitarii models in issue 21 and paints for skitarii in 22.
Changes between what was written on Fauxhammer and the final delivery happened during Conquest too so maybe it was 5 each originally but now its 10 in 21 and their paints in 22?

https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/warhammer-40000-imperium-issue-21/
https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/warhammer-40000-imperium-issue-22/

That description of #22 doesn't say it comes with any paints though? It says it's 10 miniatures, part 2 of 2.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
That description of #22 doesn't say it comes with any paints though? It says it's 10 miniatures, part 2 of 2.

This issue of Imperium comes with new paints for your new unit of Skitarii Rangers, before taking them to the tabletop and utilising their advanced weapons in a new playthrough.

I meant the one on the website not on the magazine itself

But its still a way bigger chance its just 5 each

You can't get 5 each due to sprue arrangement.

Oh yeah good point Matrindur!

I reckon it's 2 sprues in #21, 1 sprue and some paints in #22. Find out on Wednesday I guess.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
Oh yeah good point Matrindur!

I reckon it's 2 sprues in #21, 1 sprue and some paints in #22. Find out on Wednesday I guess.

No 20 comes with Red and Orange paints just in time for the Skitarii.

I'll happily accept any other Mechanicus themed paints as I have an Omnissiah's Talon box to get through as well.

I found Issue 1 here in the U.S. at Barnes & Noble. $6.95 plus sales tax, but you can save 10% if you have a B&N membership.

Should I pick up another copy? It’s only $7, but would there be any game / army-building reason to have a second Necron Royal Warden or Primaris Lieutenant?

Only only take a few small fixes to turn the lieutenant into a bladeguard vet.

Or a Captain or Sergeant.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
Oh yeah good point Matrindur!

I reckon it's 2 sprues in #21, 1 sprue and some paints in #22. Find out on Wednesday I guess.

Would like to know for sure which sprews come with 21. As it would be a cheap way to load up on all the special weapons.

Have any UK subs received their delivery with the flayed ones? I was told mine would be delayed but it's been quite a while since I've heard anything back.

Yeah, mine arrived just before Christmas, not had January's delivery yet though.

 Tyranid Horde wrote:
Have any UK subs received their delivery with the flayed ones? I was told mine would be delayed but it's been quite a while since I've heard anything back.

got mine from darksphere well before Christmas. However my sub came just a few weeks after the darksphere order with the 3 other issues.

Whoa, why is the first issue so expensive in the US? UK Edition was 2 pounds and the German edition 3 Euro.

 stahly wrote:
Whoa, why is the first issue so expensive in the US? UK Edition was 2 pounds and the German edition 3 Euro.

You must have got a good deal. My issue one was closer to 50% more than that at £2.99

Ragweek wrote:

 Tyranid Horde wrote:
Have any UK subs received their delivery with the flayed ones? I was told mine would be delayed but it's been quite a while since I've heard anything back.

got mine from darksphere well before Christmas. However my sub came just a few weeks after the darksphere order with the 3 other issues.

Fair enough, I got my flayed ones from Forbidden Planet and they arrived on time but not the actual subscription. I contacted Hachette and they're sending it out again, no questions asked. Unfortunately the flayed ones issue is out of stock so they said they'd send it when they come back in.

 stahly wrote:
Whoa, why is the first issue so expensive in the US? UK Edition was 2 pounds and the German edition 3 Euro.

It's not just the first issue which is more expensive: the regular issues of Imperium in the U.S. will be $13.99, which is equal to £10.39 or 12,35€.

Then again ALL of the other Games Workshop products are also more expensive in the U.S., so the savings of the Imperium magazine are likely about the same. For example, a box of Assault Intercessors is $60, but only £36.50 in the UK (equiv. to $49 US) and 45€ in Germany (equiv. to $50 US).

Ragweek wrote:

 stahly wrote:
Whoa, why is the first issue so expensive in the US? UK Edition was 2 pounds and the German edition 3 Euro.

You must have got a good deal. My issue one was closer to 50% more than that at £2.99

Right, Mortal Realms and Conquest No 1 were £1.99, my bad.

27-30 getting announced tomorrow.


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Word is they're not the best issues.

I checked today's issue for the Skitarii and it's the small sprue this week, not too appealing for £9, but I believe it does have two special weapons on it so might be useful for anyone in need of those bits (it doesn't have the Arquebus or w/e that long rifle is called).

JWBS wrote:
I checked today's issue for the Skitarii and it's the small sprue this week, not too appealing for £9, but I believe it does have two special weapons on it so might be useful for anyone in need of those bits (it doesn't have the Arquebus or w/e that long rifle is called).

by todays issue, was that issue 22?

21

JWBS wrote:
21

thank you. looks like fauxhammer was wrong: "but I expect we will get 2 sprues in Issue 21 (otherwise you can’t actually make 5 Skitarii in that issue)"

Yes I was expecting the double sprue this week due to the Faux timeline but it seems the double sprue will be next week.

Today, my wife picked up for me Hachette Imperium #1, for $7 at our local Barnes & Noble.. comes with a Primaris chap with a shield and a Necron Warrior..

Oh dear.. I feel a Necron army approacheth..

edit - found the list

 lare2 wrote:
27-30 getting announced tomorrow.


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Word is they're not the best issues.

If you've not seen yet, we're looking at another 10 warriors, scenery and paint.

I'm not sad about more Haemotrope reactors, £15 rrp for £9 I'm buying at least two.

27,28 - 10x Necrons
29 - 1x Haemotrope reactor
30 - Mournfang Brown & Mephiston Red

Could be worse, and the filler issues mean that we get great content in others.

well, if any US peeps get Necron Warriors etc that they dont need.. Im happy enough to take them off your hands.

Eh, decided to take the plunge and try the sub out.

Already bought issue 1 from the Warhammer Cafe, so I initially went with just getting 2 and 3 (which is supposed to be $13.95, as issue 3 is free) - however, the checkout kept insisting that I was to be charged $16.95, so where the extra $3 came from, I don't know. Just went ahead and got another #1, as the amounts were correct there, and a friend will buy it off of me when I get the shipment.

Just something for subbers to look out for. Maybe it's a tactic to get us to get the # 1, 2 and 3 beginners pack. Worked on me

Did you pay shipping on top of that?

I see that they want $7 for shipping each month, which is not bad

Yep, plus shipping.

I THINK I am going to be haunting the Barnes and Noble to score the Necron issues, I really dont want the Primaris, nor the too;s, but cheap Necrons to start an army with is gold.

I did not see an option to pick and choose on the Imperium website

The subscription won't even ship until Feb 3rd for those of us who decided to go that route. I think I may also switch to buying individual issues instead. Or not. We'll see.

Called my local Barnes and Noble. Apparently they can't get it. Guess only select B&N stores will stock it.

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:
Called my local Barnes and Noble. Apparently they can't get it. Guess only select B&N stores will stock it.

While out buying my wife a MacBook Air I stopped by one of the local Barnes and Nobles and picked up 3 copies of issue #1. $6.95 each, no teacher discount . I had called multiple stores near me and 3 said they stocked them but were out, this store was one of them saying they didn’t have it. I would physically check as it’s such a niche thing. Also it was in the hobby magazines, just for clarity.

 Theophony wrote:

While out buying my wife a MacBook Air I stopped by one of the local Barnes and Nobles and picked up 3 copies of issue #1. $6.95 each, no teacher discount . I had called multiple stores near me and 3 said they stocked them but were out, this store was one of them saying they didn’t have it. I would physically check as it’s such a niche thing. Also it was in the hobby magazines, just for clarity.

Thanks for the tip. I'll do that.

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:

 Theophony wrote:

While out buying my wife a MacBook Air I stopped by one of the local Barnes and Nobles and picked up 3 copies of issue #1. $6.95 each, no teacher discount . I had called multiple stores near me and 3 said they stocked them but were out, this store was one of them saying they didn’t have it. I would physically check as it’s such a niche thing. Also it was in the hobby magazines, just for clarity.

Thanks for the tip. I'll do that.

One worker told me they received them on the 11th. The street date was the 26th in the US. Not sure if they will get it weekly or a bunch every few weeks, but I now have a new hobby of hunting.

 Theophony wrote:

One worker told me they received them on the 11th. The street date was the 26th in the US. Not sure if they will get it weekly or a bunch every few weeks, but I now have a new hobby of hunting.

I heard the same! I saw a worker stocking the magazines back on January 23rd, and when I picked up a copy of Imperium she apologized for the torn cellophane wrapper, saying they were all like that when they arrived. (Maybe it's a Brit/American thing? Here in the U.S., bagged magazines use a stretchier, less-brittle plastic than the bag the Imperium magazine was in.)

Since she was apparently the one who shelved them, I asked if she recalled when they arrived. She didn't remember, but scanned the barcode and looked it up, telling me the computer indicated they went on sale on January 11th. I was a bit skeptical since no one online (here, in the Facebook Imperium groups, Reddit, etc.) posted about it until about January 21st, and at that point I saw multiple postings about their appearance at Barnes & Noble.

For those interested in the AoS side of things, it looks like they're gonna test trial a new edition. Imagine it should be a full release in autumn. Note they're also gonna test a bimonthly... no idea what it is.

Forgot pic.

Looks to be called Stormbringer. Surprised they are running alongside Imperium rather than alternating.

Aeneades wrote:
Looks to be called Stormbringer. Surprised they are running alongside Imperium rather than alternating.

Speculation on the other one talks about a potential book series.

For AoS, come the actual release, they'll only cross over a bit. They did the same for Conquest to Mortal Realms and Mortals Realms to Imperium.

Yeah the crossover isn’t unusual.

Will definitely take a look, could be interesting.

The actual launch would be later in the year so Imperium would potentially between issue 40 - 50.

Maybe they make an assumption that anyone still subbing at that stage is in for the long haul and won't stop just because of a parallel product.




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Moving on, the latest sub delivery arrived today including the art book.

First photo shows it laid out on a copy of WD as a size guide.



Inside, the book has Marine, Mechanicus, Sororitas and Necron sections. I assume none of the art is new but there are some pieces I can't recall seeing before. If Imperium follows Conquest, expect the book to become available via the Hachette website towards the end of the run.



Lastly, from the back inside cover of one of the mags is a photo showing what models will be received across issues 21 - 40.

alphaecho wrote:

Lastly, from the back inside cover of one of the mags is a photo showing what models will be received across issues 21 - 40.

Thanks for sharing that. I infer from this that the tomb blades are going to be one model per issue.

angryboy2k wrote:

alphaecho wrote:

Lastly, from the back inside cover of one of the mags is a photo showing what models will be received across issues 21 - 40.

Thanks for sharing that. I infer from this that the tomb blades are going to be one model per issue.

Remember that one issue in four is a paint issue or have you taken that into account already?

For us Aussies looks like its possible Imperium might be coming to Australia sometime in 2022, I've noticed that Waterfront News & Lotto now has an Imperium section listed on their website with the claim that its coming soon.
https://www.waterfrontnews.com.au/collections/warhammer-imperium

I haven't brought from them before, but they're one of the only stores i know down here that sell these magazines online. they stocked Conquest during its run and are currently selling Mortal Realms which gives me hope they might know some rough details of what's happening with Imperium.

Also I've never noticed that the UK Imperium issues have AU and NZ prices listed next to the barcode. Surprised the price hasn't gone up at all but i guess they could always just slap a sticker over it.

alphaecho wrote:

angryboy2k wrote:

alphaecho wrote:

Lastly, from the back inside cover of one of the mags is a photo showing what models will be received across issues 21 - 40.

Thanks for sharing that. I infer from this that the tomb blades are going to be one model per issue.

Remember that one issue in four is a paint issue or have you taken that into account already?

I was only going by the picture which showed one tomb blade.
In other words, I'm assuming there'll only be one by the time we get to issue 40.

Mr Gutsy wrote:
For us Aussies looks like its possible Imperium might be coming to Australia sometime in 2022,

YEEEAAAH!

Bout bloody time.

Is it possible to just order issues you want, and multiples thereof?

You can order individual issues of Hachettes site providing they're available.

Does one have to have a subscription to the entire thing to get that?

No, don't believe so. I've never ordered off their site myself, but it looks like any other webstore.

https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/

Not sure if they'll send to down here though.

Unfortunately they seem to not have any for order on that site, ever, unlike the previous run. Notice that they're 99% marked as sold out, it always just turns from Coming soon to Sold out w/o any opportunity to buy (except for issue 1).

 Snrub wrote:
No, don't believe so. I've never ordered off their site myself, but it looks like any other webstore.

https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/

Not sure if they'll send to down here though.

Tried it, got this message when I checked the Basket. "Shop orders are only available to UK customers."

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
No, don't believe so. I've never ordered off their site myself, but it looks like any other webstore.

https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/warhammer-40000-imperium/

Not sure if they'll send to down here though.

Tried it, got this message when I checked the Basket. "Shop orders are only available to UK customers."

Yup. IIRC, Hachette also isn't the one distributing in other countries where it's available. The US version is using Agora Models(through their new Agora Collections), for example. The Imperium "section" on their site just redirects to the GW Imperium site.

angryboy2k wrote:

alphaecho wrote:

angryboy2k wrote:

alphaecho wrote:

Lastly, from the back inside cover of one of the mags is a photo showing what models will be received across issues 21 - 40.

Thanks for sharing that. I infer from this that the tomb blades are going to be one model per issue.

Remember that one issue in four is a paint issue or have you taken that into account already?

I was only going by the picture which showed one tomb blade.
In other words, I'm assuming there'll only be one by the time we get to issue 40.

Conquest, and I think Mortal Realms too, was not always one paint issue in every four certainly.
So yeah could be.

I must admit that Angryboy's point, that went over my head, is that there is only one Tomb Blade in he picture therefore they must only be one per issue.

I brought up the paint thing because of my misunderstanding.

Well, I accidentally bought a couple of copies of #22 on a whim without realising it was part 2 of 2 and not 10 minis.

Can I still make something useful out of it, or is it the case that I'll be missing some vital piece for each mini only found on the issue #21 sprue?

They're nice minis, I'm thinking of making a stargrave or necromunda warband out of the two issues if possible, if not on to eBay they go.

I just saw a TV commercial for these magazines here in the states. I had assumed this kind of thing was just for the European market.

Any US subscribers get a shipping notification for the first pack yet?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Does one have to have a subscription to the entire thing to get that?

If you’ve got a local Newsagent, maybe have a chat and see if they can order in on an issue by issue basis?

I’ve no idea if that’s possible in the U.K., let alone Australia, but seems worth a punt?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Does one have to have a subscription to the entire thing to get that?

If you’ve got a local Newsagent, maybe have a chat and see if they can order in on an issue by issue basis?

I’ve no idea if that’s possible in the U.K., let alone Australia, but seems worth a punt?

I've known UK Newsagents do it but they tend to get pissy about it when you want 6 of one issue then none for 8 issues.

LordAriakan wrote:
Any US subscribers get a shipping notification for the first pack yet?

The last EMail they sent out said the Tracking # would be sent in an EMail tomorrow (the 7th)

LordAriakan wrote:
Any US subscribers get a shipping notification for the first pack yet?

Got one this morning.

A bit speculative, but with the talk of them overlapping another AoS with the 40k one towards the end, I can't really even see what armies they'd do tbh, as there isn't really the amount of cheap kits available now the Nighthaunt and Stormcast have gone? I guess there is a bunch of Khorne stuff they could use as the basis for a Chaos army, but I've no idea who they'd be able to match them with

BigOscar wrote:
A bit speculative, but with the talk of them overlapping another AoS with the 40k one towards the end, I can't really even see what armies they'd do tbh, as there isn't really the amount of cheap kits available now the Nighthaunt and Stormcast have gone? I guess there is a bunch of Khorne stuff they could use as the basis for a Chaos army, but I've no idea who they'd be able to match them with

A lot of the necron kits in the magazine aren't cheap either. The majority are regular kits that have been around for ages, there's only a smaller amount of the newer stuff (esp once you take out core things like warriors).

 Overread wrote:

BigOscar wrote:
A bit speculative, but with the talk of them overlapping another AoS with the 40k one towards the end, I can't really even see what armies they'd do tbh, as there isn't really the amount of cheap kits available now the Nighthaunt and Stormcast have gone? I guess there is a bunch of Khorne stuff they could use as the basis for a Chaos army, but I've no idea who they'd be able to match them with

A lot of the necron kits in the magazine aren't cheap either. The majority are regular kits that have been around for ages, there's only a smaller amount of the newer stuff (esp once you take out core things like warriors).

Probably the Lumineth kits vs Vampires. Both had recent army updates.

Vampires would be interesting since they are supposed to get a lot through Cursed City and its expansions - which is making a welcome return.

I would assume Stormcast and Orruks since they have push fits to use like the first AoS run.

Stormcast vs. Kruleboyz is extremely likely for the new AoS partwork I'd say, dominion happened so it's the logical conclusion.

I'd love to see a specialist game get a partwork, necromunda would be perfect.

Something like 6 issues per gang (2x gang sprue, 2x specialists sprue, 1x upgrade sprue, 1x tactics cards) and then a load of terrain and other bits to fill it out would be amazing.

It would have to be a little less "baby's first minis" in its approach, probably more like the excellent MESBG partwork where the magazine was something worth reading.

Thing is the Necromunda Gangs only have two or three plastic sprue to their name per gang. So even if you put one in at steep discount there isn't as much to profit off. Meanwhile an army like Necrons has a lot of models not in the magazine; a lot that you can profit off the sale of due to all the additional necron armies that got started

 Theophony wrote:

 Overread wrote:

BigOscar wrote:
A bit speculative, but with the talk of them overlapping another AoS with the 40k one towards the end, I can't really even see what armies they'd do tbh, as there isn't really the amount of cheap kits available now the Nighthaunt and Stormcast have gone? I guess there is a bunch of Khorne stuff they could use as the basis for a Chaos army, but I've no idea who they'd be able to match them with

A lot of the necron kits in the magazine aren't cheap either. The majority are regular kits that have been around for ages, there's only a smaller amount of the newer stuff (esp once you take out core things like warriors).

Probably the Lumineth kits vs Vampires. Both had recent army updates.

Vampires is a good shout, especially with the Cursed City stuff. I was thinking Khorne/Chaos due to the old starter set, but I just don't think they go Stormcast again as I don't think there's enough stuff that wasn't in the first one. Dominion is surely a bit too new to really entice anyone into buying those figures? (maybe I'm wrong) I always just assumed (with no real research to back it up) that they mainly went for older, cheaper sprues like the Souls Wars stuff, rather than their new stuff like Lumineth, but it would be interesting if they did really push interest in one of their newer armies

I mean it isn’t gonna be the brand spanking new cool armies.

Just the edition armies.
Stormcast and Kruleboyz, spreading into wider Orruks probably.

I don’t know why it would be anything different from Conquest, Mortal Realms, Imperium.
They all just use the editions starter armies.


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In answer to not going for new.
Necrons was like the newest non SM army when Imperium started.
Nighthaunt we’re only 2-3 years by that point of even existing as that edition came a little before the magazine.

I’d love for it to be Vampires, but your reasoning of too new holds exactly the same for Cursed City. They won’t split all that up when it’s coming in a big expensive box in the coming months.

But as with the other runs, they likely have made so much with those starter editions armies that it is nothing to make up a bundle more.

It'll definitely be Stormcast. I'd have thought it would be Kruleboyz too, but I guess the Gloomspire Gitz probably have enough easy to assemble models that they'd kind of work too.

Looking at how things went for Imperium,, it might be the newish Stormcast plus a few other kits to form a combined Order army, versus Kruleboyz, 'Ardboys and Savage Orruks. They might even throw in some other Destruction factions

That. But I’d say just the three Orc factions.
Other two are nice and old kits now. Sorted.

Stormcast could have an equally old kit set in there. Fyreslayers or something

Thinking about the name Stormbringer. Perhaps it will be linked to the Warhammer Underworlds which is spun off of AOS. I don’t know how many warbands there have been since season 1, but they sold them as just the sprues without the cards for about $25. They could do a new warband in each issue, or across a couple issues if the sprues arethe half sized ones, it’s been a while since I bought any. Have the rules fr AOS and Underworlds (Rebrand the game name to Stormbringer). Set of dice in one issue, they had terrain (hexes), paint and brushes. While people probably would not buy multiple issues, except the one with the crab mini , it’s a good way to get them to start a few in all the factions. They could also do revised card packs in issues for the older warbands to bring them up to current.

I think I would be sorely tempted for a subscription as it could be nice way to get all the warbands. A great assortment of special characters for every army. They already have the molds, so not much in the way of development. They were different colored plastics per faction, so great beginner touch for new players, but room to grow as you hit every army of AOS.

I reckon the Dominion sprues will be guaranteed. No idea beyond that. Pushing into Big Waaagh is possible. For Stormcast, Cities would be a logical way to go. I can't see the old kits in Cities being included though. Time will tell I suppose - only 8 days to wait.

I kind if hope its not dominion based, it'd be hard to get excited about ghat as it ended up so cheap anyone interested could gave had 5 copies of each for next to nothing already

 The Phazer wrote:
It'll definitely be Stormcast. I'd have thought it would be Kruleboyz too, but I guess the Gloomspire Gitz probably have enough easy to assemble models that they'd kind of work too.

GG has pretty much zero ETB

 Theophony wrote:
Thinking about the name Stormbringer. Perhaps it will be linked to the Warhammer Underworlds which is spun off of AOS. I don’t know how many warbands there have been since season 1, but they sold them as just the sprues without the cards for about $25. They could do a new warband in each issue, or across a couple issues if the sprues arethe half sized ones, it’s been a while since I bought any. Have the rules fr AOS and Underworlds (Rebrand the game name to Stormbringer). Set of dice in one issue, they had terrain (hexes), paint and brushes. While people probably would not buy multiple issues, except the one with the crab mini , it’s a good way to get them to start a few in all the factions. They could also do revised card packs in issues for the older warbands to bring them up to current.

I think I would be sorely tempted for a subscription as it could be nice way to get all the warbands. A great assortment of special characters for every army. They already have the molds, so not much in the way of development. They were different colored plastics per faction, so great beginner touch for new players, but room to grow as you hit every army of AOS.

I had similar thoughts when the last partwork came out. A warband splits well over four issues: two sprues, some paints, and the cards/tokens. I don't play WarCry but wonder if that would work also.

They'd only be able to do that if they were dropping Warcry,

as the kits are basically the whole game so sell them off cheap and there's nothing left to buy for it

If they do it it's going to be Stormcast vs somebody from main run AoS (it wouldn't surprise me it if's kruleboys, but it could be anything)

BigOscar wrote:
I kind if hope its not dominion based, it'd be hard to get excited about ghat as it ended up so cheap anyone interested could gave had 5 copies of each for next to nothing already

I imagine their target audience isn't gamers though, who would happily do as you describe. I think what they're after is kids going to newsagents with their parents and adults who are curious but haven't taken the plunge yet. Either probably wouldn't even know what Dominion was. Get them hooked and subscribed on the first 4 issues and they'll be more willing to fork over the cash 'cause it's not one lump sum.

tneva82 wrote:

 The Phazer wrote:
It'll definitely be Stormcast. I'd have thought it would be Kruleboyz too, but I guess the Gloomspire Gitz probably have enough easy to assemble models that they'd kind of work too.

GG has pretty much zero ETB

They're not formal ETBs but lots of them are very easy to assemble, literally just "glue the arms on".

I'd argue that's a lot more newbie friendly than the Dominion Stormcast tbh, which while they do have the pushfit pegs, are pretty complex.

https://warhammerstormbringer.com/ exists and was registered in November last year with the same registrar as warhammer40000imperium.com
It is currently pointing at a standard holding page on the same IP address as the imperium splash page.
warhammer40000imperium.com was registered in September 2020 so about 10(?) months before the magazine got its official release.

arcanum wrote:
https://warhammerstormbringer.com/ exists and was registered in November last year with the same registrar as warhammer40000imperium.com
It is currently pointing at a standard holding page on the same IP address as the imperium splash page.
warhammer40000imperium.com was registered in September 2020 so about 10(?) months before the magazine got its official release.

Awesome stuff.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
They'd only be able to do that if they were dropping Warcry,

as the kits are basically the whole game so sell them off cheap and there's nothing left to buy for it

We're assuming they'd actually be cheap though. I'm not sure how the Warcry sprues work but there may be a desire to see how well a partwork like this works without a massive discount. The discounts have gotten slowly smaller as things have gone on. Parcelling out Underworlds in the way people have suggested wouldn't actually represent much of a saving at all (if any) and the GW partworks are an anomaly in that you save money in the long run. With most Hachette model partworks you're paying a premium of 50%+

I just received my first three issues (in USA, NH), in one of those PVC envelopes. I never got the tracking number. I wished they packaged these a little better. I picked up an issue #1 from B&N a few weeks ago and it had a nice plastic tray for the dice and plastics, and a cardboard back to protect the magazine from bending. The issue #1 in the subscription just has everything thrown in loose and no cardboard, and same for #2 and #3. All three issues look a little worse for wear, with significant creases. I think I can probably flatten them out with a couple of heavy books, but jeez.. I pay enough for these to expect them to arrive pristine, like every other magazine I have ever subscribed to.

I do love the content of issue #1 (I haven't read #2 and #3 yet). It's going to be really fun to get and read these every month, and I am definitely planning on getting the binders.

The overall monthly expense was a bit high. If they did Soulblight Gravelords then maybe. But even then it would be a hard sell. I think a year subscription is around $700ish. My minicrate one is only $120. Maybe if they did something more like that.

RobertDD wrote:
I wished they packaged these a little better. I picked up an issue #1 from B&N a few weeks ago and it had a nice plastic tray for the dice and plastics, and a cardboard back to protect the magazine from bending. The issue #1 in the subscription just has everything thrown in loose and no cardboard, and same for #2 and #3.

The issues sold at GW stores - at least the shop I went to - also didn't have the protective tray. I was hoping that was just for the copies sent to GW stores, but I guess not. Seems like it was a one-off thing then, since I just picked up issue 2 from Barnes & Noble and it didn't have the tray either.

Subscribed for both of them.

Received the initial two from the "test" run. Quality was fine. Packaging was decent.

Received the first three from the "real" run. Abysmal shape. None of the magazines holdup. They're all a bunch of separate pages. I think they're supposed to be together? Lots of damage to the magazines themselves. Open pot of paint in number 2 that spilt around.

If the miniatures weren't my goal I would most likely raise a stink.

For conqeust and mortal realms, the magazines were designed to be split apart and put in different sections within a binder. Build/paint, Lore, playing, etc. So that aspect of the magazines is intentional at least.

I imagine it'll be the same for Imperium.

 Snrub wrote:
For conqeust and mortal realms, the magazines were designed to be split apart and put in different sections within a binder. Build/paint, Lore, playing, etc. So that aspect of the magazines is intentional at least.

I imagine it'll be the same for Imperium.

It is.

Sections are colour coded.

Black is for unit details and record cards so you can monitor/ record the model or unit's progress.

Red for background, fluff, lore or however an individual terms it. Further broken down for Imperium, Marines, Mechanicus and so on. One issue may contain a Marine page, two Necron pages and a story, hence the separable feature. Necrons page 04 may be received before Necrons 02 as a very simplified example.

Blue for building.

Yellow for painting.

Green for rules, playthroughs and scenarios.

Not massive change but was just on Hatchette looking to whinge about an order and noticed you could select Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Stormbringer or Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Stormbringer Premi (word's cut off - I assume premium) as the reason for contact. Searched the site and couldn't find anything more than that for now.

medikant wrote:
Subscribed for both of them.

Received the initial two from the "test" run. Quality was fine. Packaging was decent.

Received the first three from the "real" run. Abysmal shape. None of the magazines holdup. They're all a bunch of separate pages. I think they're supposed to be together? Lots of damage to the magazines themselves. Open pot of paint in number 2 that spilt around.

If the miniatures weren't my goal I would most likely raise a stink.

Oh, that's rough, that open pot of paint. I would reach out to them.

My issues were coming apart too (not a problem, I want them apart anyways). The cover of issue 3 has a cut from the plastics, but fortunately it did not penetrate the rest of the issue. I am leaving the frumpy pages under some heavy books for a while and see if they straighten out a bit. I may reach out to customer service and make them aware of the sub-par quality due to improper protection. I bet if enough people leave a note they may consider adding some minimal protection.

The funny thing is that if you go to their website where they explain how the subscription works, you will see drawings of a box, not an envelope.

Content is great though!


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I decided to write customer service a note:

Hi, I am writing you to let you know that I think you should beef up packaging of our Warhammer Imperium subscription a bit.

My magazines arrived all crumpled up and raggedy looking, with folds, and a small cut in the cover of issue 3. Pages for all three issues fell apart in the packaging (which is not a problem, as I want to separate the pages anyways, but is evidence of the rough ride). The issues are currently sitting underneath some heavy books to hopefully undo the creasing.

I happened to pick up an issue #1 at Barnes an Noble and it looked pristine due to a cardboard backing board and a plastic tray for the plastics (the cardboard backing board looked rough, but it did the job of protecting the magazine)

A discussion thread on a message board showed that my experience was not unique.

Please consider adding some protection to the next shipments. A cardboard backing board and a sticker "Do not bend" may do a world of good. I do not need any replacements for the materials I received already.

The reply came surprisingly fast, within the hour:

Hi Robert, we will do our best but this packaging has been used all over the world in the other releases so we can only do so much and the parts are very well protected. As you say, the magazine is meant to be pulled apart and filed in the binder soon! We appreciate the feedback.

Thank you,
Warhammer Customer Service Team

I'm not going to engage, of course. I reported the issue and I think I've done my part. But "the parts are very well protected"??? They are literally not protected in any way.

My issue just showed up today.

So they skipped the shipping notice, lol

Had mine delivered to a work address for a coworker who was on the fence..

2 broken sprues and a spilled pot in a black garbage bag.

Cancelled.

I feel for those who have had broken parts but as a UK subbed, I've never had damage issues for the whole of Conquest, Imperium so far and many individuals issues from the website.

Packaging tends to be all four issues in their plastic wrapping inside a plastic envelope, not a box.

Maybe others in other countries could post their experiences?

Mine came the other day in an incredibly cheap basic mailing bag. Not even a bubble mailer as should be bare minimum expected for something with fragile parts inside. I was rather concerned when I saw that some of the dice in the first issue where pressed into and through the sprues, but miraculously no plastic was actually damaged as far as I can tell.

The magazines themselves are in a bit of rough shape with all sorts of impressions and scratch marks over the covers from the sprues being ground in during unprotected shipping. Certainly not something I expect when paying $15 per issue, but not my biggest concern. It actually seems pretty standard for GW to treat any paper products as little more than extra packaging for the plastic if my experiences with their box set are anything to go by. At least I didn't get any holes this time, or I would have demanded a replacement issue. If they want to skimp on packaging, they'll just have to replace damaged product.

Amusingly, the thing that suffered the worst was the piece of paper tossed in explaining the subscription, their service, etc. Got all crumpled without anything to protect it.

I'm in Ireland, so my subscription was via the UK. IIRC most bundles of four came in a plastic envelope and kinda padded each other - never had any issues with broken parts etc - but some that were particularly large or came with binders etc came in a box.

It sounds like they're being packed as they were for the UK non binder stuff, but they're having to cover bigger distances and more bumps and knocks. That should have been a forseeable problem imho.

Still waiting on my first issue preorder to do anything really, getting the feeling that it's going to fall through any day now at this point.

 SergentSilver wrote:
It actually seems pretty standard for GW to treat any paper products as little more than extra packaging for the plastic if my experiences with their box set are anything to go by. At least I didn't get any holes this time, or I would have demanded a replacement issue. If they want to skimp on packaging, they'll just have to replace damaged product.

In this case it's Hachette not GW that are sending these out.

I do like the box art card divider in the major GW box releases over the last few years. I think it's there to try and avoid damage to the rulebooks from spiky bits on the sprues. It's a bonus if the divider doesn't have any damage. They may all end up framed one day if I ever earn the fabled 'Mancave'.

Got my first pack today - everything was in good order, but I can see how some subscribers are getting bad shipments. Just throwing the issues in a black plastic bag for shipping is a recipie for disaster.

EDIT: And I never got a shipping notice/tracking # either.

Finally got a copy at my local Barnes and Noble. Issue #3, and according to their records, it is the first one they've gotten. The bookseller called it up on the computer in front of me, so I saw the exact same thing she saw. She then explained a few things, so I now know as much as they do about when to expect the next issue. Which is nothing. All it said was "monthly", but no date for next issue. Pull date is 22 Feb 2022. So I guess I'll drop in again after the 22nd.

Not a useful issue for me, as the Assault Intercessors are ETB (as expected) and had molded Ultramarine Icons. Anyway, while I have no objection to marines, I play Deathwatch and do not own a Dremel, so removing the icons is too much of a bother. However, this will at least let me satisfy my curiosity about the 'zine. Issue #4 is Skorpekh Destroyers, and I do have a Necron army, and the Skorpekh Destroyers are new this edition. Though what I really need are the Flayed Ones.

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:
Finally got a copy at my local Barnes and Noble. Issue #3, and according to their records, it is the first one they've gotten. The bookseller called it up on the computer in front of me, so I saw the exact same thing she saw. She then explained a few things, so I now know as much as they do about when to expect the next issue. Which is nothing. All it said was "monthly", but no date for next issue. Pull date is 22 Feb 2022. So I guess I'll drop in again after the 22nd.

Not a useful issue for me, as the Assault Intercessors are ETB (as expected) and had molded Ultramarine Icons. Anyway, while I have no objection to marines, I play Deathwatch and do not own a Dremel, so removing the icons is too much of a bother. However, this will at least let me satisfy my curiosity about the 'zine. Issue #4 is Skorpekh Destroyers, and I do have a Necron army, and the Skorpekh Destroyers are new this edition. Though what I really need are the Flayed Ones.

Im sure they will be coming, I hope to snag issue #4 as well.. is issue 2 the Necron warrior 3 some?

Assuming the run is the same as the UK one;
issue 1 was the two Hero's
issue 2 was three Necron Warriors
issue 3 was the Assault Intercessors
issue 4 is the Scorpth Destroyers

 porkuslime wrote:
Im sure they will be coming, I hope to snag issue #4 as well.. is issue 2 the Necron warrior 3 some?

Yes. I've been using these articles as a guide. Flayed Ones were in issue #15.
https://www.fauxhammer.com/category/partworks-magazines/warhammer-imperium/

Mine arrived. Some slight damage to the magazines themselves- dog-eared corners, marks from rough handling, etc. I sent Hachette an email complaining about the packaging.

I work at a B&N and we got (and are getting) no info about these. Our store got #3 without ever getting issues 1 or 2, and it's been long enough that we should have gotten issue 4 by now. I don't know that any actual Warhammer fans in the area even know to look for the damn things in our store, so the sales will probably be so poor that home office will drop the title. I may just start shelving it in with the 40K novels in the hopes of getting someone who actually wants it to see it.

My local bn has a copy of issue 3 and a couple copies of issue1 on the shelf. My sub showed up a few days back. I plan to go check in a few weeks to grab issue 5 with the captain if I can. It was in the magazine area by all the model plane and train stuff, not with the white dwarf.

Got to talk to my local B&N yesterday.. they also get no clue when the issues show up, they just do. No issue 3 yet, they still had issue 1 but behind the counter. I found out why..

they HAD issue 2 for a day.. and after it was out in the area with the games, an employee noticed that all the bags had been slit, and the models and paint removed .. just the paper products left, and the store felt they could not sell it like that, so, they offered the paper products for free to anyone who bought issue 1

I can see how they felt that way. Personally I feel that I could not buy it in that condition.

 porkuslime wrote:
Got to talk to my local B&N yesterday.. they also get no clue when the issues show up, they just do. No issue 3 yet, they still had issue 1 but behind the counter. I found out why..

they HAD issue 2 for a day.. and after it was out in the area with the games, an employee noticed that all the bags had been slit, and the models and paint removed .. just the paper products left, and the store felt they could not sell it like that, so, they offered the paper products for free to anyone who bought issue 1

I hope they catch the thieving bastard who did that. They deserve the Inquisition treatment for such petty greed.

They should set up high quality hidden cameras in the isle and set some Issues out there as bait. Issue 4 is sure to lure them if they went after the measly 3 ETB Warriors and Rune Lord Brass in Issue 2. Catch them red handed and send them off to the frontline penal legions in Warzone Octarius!

 SergentSilver wrote:

 porkuslime wrote:
Got to talk to my local B&N yesterday.. they also get no clue when the issues show up, they just do. No issue 3 yet, they still had issue 1 but behind the counter. I found out why..

they HAD issue 2 for a day.. and after it was out in the area with the games, an employee noticed that all the bags had been slit, and the models and paint removed .. just the paper products left, and the store felt they could not sell it like that, so, they offered the paper products for free to anyone who bought issue 1

I hope they catch the thieving bastard who did that. They deserve the Inquisition treatment for such petty greed.

They should set up high quality hidden cameras in the isle and set some Issues out there as bait. Issue 4 is sure to lure them if they went after the measly 3 ETB Warriors and Rune Lord Brass in Issue 2. Catch them red handed and send them off to the frontline penal legions in Warzone Octarius!

Can confirm as a former B&N employee that they're not allowed to confront thieves.

Fauxhammer has posted the contents up to issue 34.

Appears to tie in with the inside cover image I posted on page 32.

EDIT New Stormbringer thread

https://www.warhammerstormbringer.com/

Stormbringer reveal - SCE vs Kruleboyz - with some Sylvaneth, KO, Ironjawz and Gitz for good measure. I might sub for this one could use a good bit of that even stuff I already have. I'm not seeing the issue 5 special mini (if there even is one)

https://www.fauxhammer.com/partworks-magazines/warhammer-stormbringer-new-aos-partworks-magazine-from-hachette/

Whelp that looks fantastic for a set. Also nice to see its an alliance setup for the good side and not just stormcast.

I might end up grabbing the dragon issues if I remember

£9 for that Orruk warboss that's a great price.

New Stormbringer Thread

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/803638.page

The Premium bundles don't look as good this time round.

If it comes to the US, I will probably subscribe...lots of stuff I have not gotten around to picking up, and a bunch of figures that I can now build with alternate heads/equipment.

But probably pass on the Premium...already got Dominion, so the value is just not there for me.

beast_gts wrote:
The Premium bundles don't look as good this time round.

I’m thinking you get the model, and the Battle Tome? That would probably edge them toward “worth it”?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
The Premium bundles don't look as good this time round.

I’m thinking you get the model, and the Battle Tome? That would probably edge them toward “worth it”?

Yeah, it hinges on the +MORE.

It’s the background image which look to me to be shiny new Battletome designs.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
It’s the background image which look to me to be shiny new Battletome designs.

I don't know they all have "Stormbringer" on them which suggests that they aren't battletomes but unique documents made for the magazine itself as I don't think GW would reprint battletomes with new covers just for the magazine. I might be wrong but I'd wager they are a colourful intro book to the faction.

Aren't those just the collected pages you get from the magazines? The modeling pages, Painting guides, Play information and background? so each issue you get a few pages of each to put into binders. Sorry, I am on my work computer and the office blocks a lot of images so I don't see what you are all seeing, but that's what I would believe your getting. They did do that space marine codex for the one chapter as a premium though, so it could be a small battletome for a SCE chamber.

 Platuan4th wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
The Premium bundles don't look as good this time round.

I’m thinking you get the model, and the Battle Tome? That would probably edge them toward “worth it”?

Yeah, it hinges on the +MORE.

Isn't the "+ more" just likely to be the other stuff on those sprues? So Yndrasta comes with the 3 Annihilators and the Knight Vexillor for example? (then probably a paint or two)

Question:
I noticed that the last of the premium subscription packs comes with issue 69. Will you still pay the extra $3 all the way up to issue 80, or will the subscription revert back to the normal price at that point?

All the way.
But after 69 you can cancel there technically and you’ve only paid premium on the 69 issues.

Having a hard time finding these in my part of the US. My local Warhammer store only had issue #1 on 1/26, but none other so far (citing shipping delays), whereas my local B&N has issue #2... Haven't found issue #3 yet. I was excited for this, but having to check stores multiple times a week is not fun.

stevopotato wrote:
Having a hard time finding these in my part of the US. My local Warhammer store only had issue #1 on 1/26, but none other so far (citing shipping delays), whereas my local B&N has issue #2... Haven't found issue #3 yet. I was excited for this, but having to check stores multiple times a week is not fun.

It's been impossible to find in my area (Minneapolis) as well. Most Barnes & Noble stores had issue #1, but I have not seeing any copies of #2 or #3 in the stores. I pass by two B&N stores on my commute home so I've checked multiple times, but no luck.

I would expect stocking of later issues to be dependent on how well previous issues sold. I just went ahead and subscribed to it. I play both marines and Necrons, so the models will all get used.

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
I would expect stocking of later issues to be dependent on how well previous issues sold. I just went ahead and subscribed to it. I play both marines and Necrons, so the models will all get used.

I subscribed when it was first available and even went for the premium subscription, but changed my mind after deciding there was just too much I didn't want (paints, binders, etc). If things don't improve or at least get more consistent I may consider subscribing... But shipping is such a deal breaker.

stevopotato wrote:
Having a hard time finding these in my part of the US. My local Warhammer store only had issue #1 on 1/26, but none other so far (citing shipping delays), whereas my local B&N has issue #2... Haven't found issue #3 yet. I was excited for this, but having to check stores multiple times a week is not fun.

It has been that way in Europe as well though - the only real way to guarantee not missing out on anything is getting the subscription.

To be honest it’s always very similar in the UK for a lot of people, either not stocked or being snapped up.
But the whole point is to sign up to the sub so I guess that’s what they want.

Obviously here we have the Forbidden Plnet route to buy up loads of issues if needed.

We had one subscription in our group and whenever anyone wanted multiples of something, we could just order extra magazines through Hachette. Maybe that works for US customers as well?

RobertDD wrote:
Question:
I noticed that the last of the premium subscription packs comes with issue 69. Will you still pay the extra $3 all the way up to issue 80, or will the subscription revert back to the normal price at that point?

I had the Warhammer Legends collection on premium, they reduced the price after the last premium package was sent. So premium up until issue 69 if it's the same trend as that.

 Jidmah wrote:
We had one subscription in our group and whenever anyone wanted multiples of something, we could just order extra magazines through Hachette. Maybe that works for US customers as well?

So far, there is no way to order singles or extras on the US site.


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Update on US pack 2: the printer has a delay and subscribers won't be charged until March 8 to account for the delay.

 Platuan4th wrote:
Update on US pack 2: the printer has a delay and subscribers won't be charged until March 8 to account for the delay.

Didn't most subscribers get packs 1-3 as a bundle?

 Breotan wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
Update on US pack 2: the printer has a delay and subscribers won't be charged until March 8 to account for the delay.

Didn't most subscribers get packs 1-3 as a bundle?

Issues 1-3 were Pack 1. Pack 2 is issues 4-7 and the first bonus.

I got the email that I wouldn't get charged until March 8, 3 days after i was already charged. Maybe one day this company will get its poop in a group. What is this the 3rd time they've done this thing? You would think they would have ironed out the kinks by now.

TMF wrote:
I got the email that I wouldn't get charged until March 8, 3 days after i was already charged. Maybe one day this company will get its poop in a group. What is this the 3rd time they've done this thing? You would think they would have ironed out the kinks by now.

The US version isn't run by Hatchette, it's run by Agora. This is the first time Agora has done a part work magazine sub.

You're right. I forgot that. Oh well, not like I don't have enough unpainted models anyway.

That explains the shipping notice email I just got from Agora. Had no idea if that was an eBay seller or Kickstarter project shipping to me. Now I know.

The US rollout of Warhammer Imperium is coming across as slipshod. It's like they want the project to fail.

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:
The US rollout of Warhammer Imperium is coming across as slipshod. It's like they want the project to fail.

Given how poorly it is packaged compared to the UK release...they are going to spend $$$ replacing magazines and paint...

Does explain why I still haven't received my copy of issue #1 at this point, I wonder in what state my copy will arrive, it it ever will at this point.

 Sacredroach wrote:

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:
The US rollout of Warhammer Imperium is coming across as slipshod. It's like they want the project to fail.

Given how poorly it is packaged compared to the UK release...they are going to spend $$$ replacing magazines and paint...

?

Is it packaged better in the UK or is the US postal system a bit more, shall we say, unforgiving?

My Hachette deliveries all arrive with the four issues inside a plastic envelope.

The original two I received during the trial run last year had plastic cases holding the paint, dice, brushes and models.

The first 3 issues I received this year had the stuff just dumped into the plastic bag...resulting in minor damage to the magazines, but people are reporting the jars of paint coming open...

 Sacredroach wrote:
The original two I received during the trial run last year had plastic cases holding the paint, dice, brushes and models.

The first 3 issues I received this year had the stuff just dumped into the plastic bag...resulting in minor damage to the magazines, but people are reporting the jars of paint coming open...

My first Imperium deliveries had the little plastic trays but all issues since have come with the models and paints inside the plastic packaging as per the issues that can be found on store shelves.

The US Postal Service or whoever is delivering them over there must be going all out for paint pots to have opened in transit. All my pots have arrived with the lids still sealed.

Only the first issue (maybe the second) had the plastic packaging in the UK, basically to make it look more impressive so people pick it up and look closer and maybe subscribe


after that it's just the flimsy plastic bag whether it's on the store shelf or direct from hachette

having the sprue scuff the magazine is par for the course, but i've never had one with holes punched in it or with a pot popped open but i guess that could be down to the postal sorting machines design (maybe how rough the postal workers are too but i suspect that's less likely)

alphaecho wrote:

 Sacredroach wrote:

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:
The US rollout of Warhammer Imperium is coming across as slipshod. It's like they want the project to fail.

Given how poorly it is packaged compared to the UK release...they are going to spend $$$ replacing magazines and paint...

?

Is it packaged better in the UK or is the US postal system a bit more, shall we say, unforgiving?

My Hachette deliveries all arrive with the four issues inside a plastic envelope.

From looking at reviews from the UK, I’m pretty certain packaging is the same. This was also indicated by the customer service rep who responded to my complaint about insufficient packaging and crumpled magazines as a result. I was lucky enough to not have opened pots. I think the us postal service is less forgiving than the UK mail, but also, magazines travel much farther in the USA. I agree they will be replacing a lot if they don’t beef up packaging, and really all that’s needed is a backing piece of cardboard, and a sticker “do not bend”.

RobertDD wrote:
I think the us postal service is less forgiving than the UK mail, but also, magazines travel much farther in the USA. I agree they will be replacing a lot if they don’t beef up packaging, and really all that’s needed is a backing piece of cardboard, and a sticker “do not bend”.

Agreed. The vastly increased distances are often misunderstood by people across the pond: the U.S. is the TWICE the size of the entire European Union. Packages have to travel much farther, and high-speed automatic sorting machines are used by the USPS at various stops along the way.

A piece of cardboard might help, but a padded envelope would be better—that would smooth out the bumps (e.g. paint pots) which get caught in sorting machines, or poke through the thin envelope from (or are crushed by) heavy stacking by FedEx.

Nice supprise today. Got x4 limited edition premium prints included in my delivery!

If any UK games are after cheap paints, all Conquest items left on the Hachette website are at 50% off.

there is a LOT more than just paints left like, deffo worth a look!

crud, UK only...

my local B&N said they probaby wont get any more Imperium, as it was not worth the hassle thanks to idiots coming in, and taking the models without paying..

In classic Hachette style, though, trying to add most of the issues to your basket will get you a popup telling you that they're not really available.

Oh that's a great tip, thank you. Issue #7 is the real bargain for most painters I think -- big bottles of Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade working out at £2 a bottle.

I’ve tried to buy back issues from their site before, turns out that none of them were actually available. They refunded me by cheque, despite me paying by card.

Never again.

Just got my first subscription pack via Agora here in the US, issues 1-3. They were just inside a black plastic envelope, which the USPS folded over and crammed into my mailbox. Miraculously, there was no actual damage to the contents (models, paints, or even the starter brush). The magazines are a bit bent, but that's it.

 laam999 wrote:
there is a LOT more than just paints left like, deffo worth a look!

Sssssh!

I'm being friendly while trying to keep the Chaos vehicle sprues and easy build Reivers to myself.

The Space Marine bike issue is still available.

Hachette website tips. If it says 'out of stock', it is. If it says 'low stock', it probably is out of stock.

What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

The same for me in SoCal. However, the local ones did not get issues 1 or 2, and there is not sign of #4.

I've only seen #1. I wish I'd found another copy or two of #3.

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

I've seen 3. Im assuming 4 and on are delayed same as subscriber issues, as the comic distributors are also showing it pushed back.
Anyone know if Barnes & Noble's stock being delivered through their channels or through Accelerate360 (or another vendor)? I'm hoping not Accelerate360 as they have a tendency to just destroy everything that is past its set date, even if it was delivered late.

No One Important wrote:

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

I've seen 3. Im assuming 4 and on are delayed same as subscriber issues, as the comic distributors are also showing it pushed back.
Anyone know if Barnes & Noble's stock being delivered through their channels or through Accelerate360 (or another vendor)? I'm hoping not Accelerate360 as they have a tendency to just destroy everything that is past its set date, even if it was delivered late.

My local B&N said they destroyed the previous weeks copies that did not sell , I had been calling every day to see if they had gotten anything in and was always told no and "we don't know what day it will come in on."

 Theophony wrote:

No One Important wrote:

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

I've seen 3. Im assuming 4 and on are delayed same as subscriber issues, as the comic distributors are also showing it pushed back.
Anyone know if Barnes & Noble's stock being delivered through their channels or through Accelerate360 (or another vendor)? I'm hoping not Accelerate360 as they have a tendency to just destroy everything that is past its set date, even if it was delivered late.

My local B&N said they destroyed the previous weeks copies that did not sell , I had been calling every day to see if they had gotten anything in and was always told no and "we don't know what day it will come in on."

Can confirm they do that. Both Magazines and paperback books have their covers torn off and returned to publishers as weight saving measures for "returned" unsold merchandise. I own at least 4 books sans covers from having rummaged through the returns when I worked there.

Darn you'd think they'd have found ways to donate to libraries or steep discount or otherwise get rid of stock other than dumping it. Plus that was some super fast dumping of something very new. I guess they must get a greater return returning/destorying unsold merchandise and getting money back off the supplier; than steep discount selling it?

 Overread wrote:
Darn you'd think they'd have found ways to donate to libraries or steep discount or otherwise get rid of stock other than dumping it. Plus that was some super fast dumping of something very new. I guess they must get a greater return returning/destorying unsold merchandise and getting money back off the supplier; than steep discount selling it?

Corporate rules. Corporate doesn't care about local things, especially not "competition" like libraries. It's cheaper and easier to get that return money than what little tax credit they will get from donations.

That's just how the entertainment industry works in the US and retailers don't want it changing. Long story short most distributors have to buy back unsold books/dvds/etc (some exceptions) and with paperbacks and magazines it's not worth the shipping costs to mail them back so the product is instead destroyed. Donating the product doesn't play well with bookkeeping for a variety of reasons, so it's generally not an option.

Very wasteful, very aggravating. And Accelerate360 is possibly the worst, at least locally. I've got two pallets of their magazines in my backroom that they never bothered to stock out and their reps keep walking it, shrugging, saying we can throw them away, and walking out without even looking at them.

Hi guys, I'm new here, so sorry if this is in wrong place, but:

Where do you put cover from magazine in binder?

Or any othet tips about organize binder?

Kolord wrote:
Hi guys, I'm new here, so sorry if this is in wrong place, but:

Where do you put cover from magazine in binder?

Or any othet tips about organize binder?

I'm not at home with my Binder but the dividers shows you how to arrange the pages.

The sections are colour coded as follows:

Black - Model details and unit cards

Red - Background

Blue - How to build

Yellow - Painting

Green - How to play and scenarios.

If you have a look at the Red section divider, as an example, it shows you order of the subsections.

Again, from memory, each of the red pages has a symbol. These show the subsections for the pages that are roughly along the lines of Imperium, Space Marines, Mechanicus, Sororitas and Necrons.

If you then look at the various pages, they have letters, titles and numbers at the top that shows the order they go in.

Some of those headings are Troops, Vehicles, Elites and so on.


The covers and back pages normally go into recycling for me. Completists may keep them. Check the back page before you throw away as they sometimes hold cut out counters or 2D scenery for game play.

I file very four weeks as the subscription delivery comes in. The idea of trying to do it in larger chunks does not appeal to me.

Enjoy.

This may be of interest to a few. It's looks like that magazine is coming to Japan. This is a pretty huge deal as ¥500 is roughly the same as £3 but usual Japanese Warhammer prices are way more. You could buy 9 copies of this magazine for the price of a single primaris lieutenant.

Just hope that the regular issue price is ¥1500 ish then to match, or maybe after the intro it shoots up a lot.
But being Hachette (or whoever is distributing over there specifically) and not GW then maybe cheap prices are a possibility..

£3 is only the first issue, but £9 after for every other one (still a good saving on stuff in Japan for every single thing the magazine includes though I guess).

If they do the same discount of Issue 1 being a third of the price.
As I say just above yours, the hope is that they go with that price, though could be ¥2000 or something in between etc.

However it’d have to be pretty high for it still not to be a better deal than GW.

Kolord wrote:
Hi guys, I'm new here, so sorry if this is in wrong place, but:

Where do you put cover from magazine in binder?

Or any othet tips about organize binder?

For the last collection I kept all the covers in the first binder at the front.

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

I was able to find issue 4 on 3/6 at Barnes & Noble in a "busier" area. My closest B&N only had issue 2 still. Will be checking both again this weekend and will update.

The_Real_Chris wrote:

Kolord wrote:
Hi guys, I'm new here, so sorry if this is in wrong place, but:

Where do you put cover from magazine in binder?

Or any othet tips about organize binder?

For the last collection I kept all the covers in the first binder at the front.

This is what I did, and all the back covers at the end of the last binder.

stevopotato wrote:

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

I was able to find issue 4 on 3/6 at Barnes & Noble in a "busier" area. My closest B&N only had issue 2 still. Will be checking both again this weekend and will update.

Thanks for reporting in! This is super helpful

Another place to look for them at B&N is behind the registers. They tend to put the "easy to open and steal" stuff there.

Found issue 4 (previously issue 2) at my local B&N today, and nothing at the further one today (previously issue 4). I didn't actually expect to find issue 5 this week.

Cancelled my preorder, the importer is apparently not going to get them, bit of a shame, but given the problems the US runs seems to be having, oh well.

Next 4 issues content are on fauxhammer.

 laam999 wrote:
Next 4 issues content are on fauxhammer.

Another month of respite for my wallet, nothing of interest there. Liked the breakdown of estimated issues per set for the stuff left though. For some reason it didn't occur to me that wraiths will likely be split across 2 issues, value won't be as good as I hoped there.

IanVanCheese wrote:

 laam999 wrote:
Next 4 issues content are on fauxhammer.

Another month of respite for my wallet, nothing of interest there. Liked the breakdown of estimated issues per set for the stuff left though. For some reason it didn't occur to me that wraiths will likely be split across 2 issues, value won't be as good as I hoped there.

I didn't even see that, I just went to the full list. Bit of a shame as I was hoping for a load of wraiths too, and hopefully 2 kataphrons in a single issue (unlikely but I lived in hope).

Found issue 7 at Barnes and Noble today. Seems like locally we've skipped straight over 4-6 as we've still got issue 3 on the shelf.

Edit: Strike that, found issue 5 at another location just a few miles away, but they haven't gotten in 6 or 7. Also got confirmation that it's coming in through Accelerate360 which explains the erratic distribution. Anyone living near one of their warehouses might make out like a king raiding their dumpsters right now.

Second edit: Found an absurd amount of issues 1-4 at the local comic shop, so I guess that's happening, and they say they can order further issues. If they and the online stores I tried ordering with all come through, I'm in trouble.

Welp, this magazine is pretty scuffed already. After multiple delays, on Sunday I finally got an email saying that my package had been shipped, only to follow the tracking number and find they were using some service I've never heard of before called LazerShip and that while the label had been made, the shipping facility was still awaiting the package. Then yesterday popped up in Orlando Florida saying that the package had been received and was on it's way to the LazerShip Facility. I live in Michigan... WTF guys, do you not have any warehouses closer than the other side of the country!?

The fools even promised in the delay notification email that the subscribers would still be getting their packs before the issues were on store shelves. So much for that. Honestly, at this point I'm considering sending them a demand for discounts going forward for every few days they're late. Perhaps a 10% refund every 3 days copies of any issue in the pack are on store shelves before the pack arrives. Maybe that will get their asses in gear.

They're based in Florida for shipping, I'm guessing. I'm in Tampa and I had my issues delivered on Sunday before the shipping email went out.

Weird. My email shipping notification has UPS delivering it.

 Gitkikka wrote:
Weird. My email shipping notification has UPS delivering it.

Same, maybe because of the paints?

Regular UPS or UPS SurePost? Mine's being delivered via SurePost, but that could be because it's being sent to a PO Box.

 TalonZahn wrote:

 Gitkikka wrote:
Weird. My email shipping notification has UPS delivering it.

Same, maybe because of the paints?

I'm actually doing the premium subscription since I'm interested in the CSM and the Tau, plus some of the other small things. They charged me for all four issues plus shipping on the 8th after saying they'd delayed the charge due to a shipping delay. Today it made it's way to North Carolina, so I'll probably end up getting it Friday or Saturday, possibly Monday. It better be in perfect condition, because I really don't want to have to deal with them taking weeks to ship out a replacement after this nonsense...

An update for any Aussies wanting this. One of the guys in a local discord posted this link. Not sure if Waterfront News & Lotto knows something the rest of don't, or if they're just guessing at a potential release date, but they say "Expected June '22".

I think they're just extrapolating from Conquest/Mortal Realms release schedule and are making an educated guess, but it still makes me hopeful of seeing it soon.

Had some issues with payment for Hachette and some missing issues the past week in the UK and the customer service has been brilliant - prompt to get back to me (just a few hours), able to resolve everything... don't know if they've changed their approach or supplier but was very pleasantly surprised.

RobertDD wrote:
What issue has anyone been able to find at Barnes and Noble at this point? I have seen up to issue #3. Has anyone seen further issues yet?

Because someone (I’m sorry, I’m typing on a cell phone, I can’t really look you up, but you have my thanks for posting!) posted that they found issues beyond 4 at the store, I decided to make the 1.5 hour drive to my nearest Barnes and Noble. I found issues 4, 5 (broken sprue, so I left it), 6 (yeah!!!), very many copies of 7 (3 paints), and a whole bunch of issue 8!!! Issue 8 is interesting, because my sub had up to issue 7 in it and just arrived yesterday. So much for getting our sub before ALL FOUR ISSUES in it AND THE NEXT ISSUE are already in the stores.

still, I picked up that one issue 6 I found (I would’ve picked up a second one) and an issue 8. Im pretty happy having an extra issue 6!

If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

Aeneades wrote:
If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

We are supposed to get our subscription before issues are in the store. However, that’s clearly not the case.

RobertDD wrote:

Aeneades wrote:
If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

We are supposed to get our subscription before issues are in the store. However, that’s clearly not the case.

Don't see why you would be any more special in the US when as was mentioned before the president was set otherwise for the uk and Eu.

Ragweek wrote:

RobertDD wrote:

Aeneades wrote:
If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

We are supposed to get our subscription before issues are in the store. However, that’s clearly not the case.

Don't see why you would be any more special in the US when as was mentioned before the president was set otherwise for the uk and Eu.

Because Hachette said we were.

No One Important wrote:

Ragweek wrote:

RobertDD wrote:

Aeneades wrote:
If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

We are supposed to get our subscription before issues are in the store. However, that’s clearly not the case.

Don't see why you would be any more special in the US when as was mentioned before the president was set otherwise for the uk and Eu.

Because Hachette said we were.

User name says otherwise.


In Australia, like the UK, we get all 4 after they've been released. The US will be the same. Although I'd like to see where it says otherwise.

I don't see why it would necessarily have to be the same. It sounds like just a logistics issue to me. There's no reason (that I can imagine) they have to ship you your stuff, specifically, in batches of 4, one calendar month after the retail release, like it's some sort of ritual.

Ragweek wrote:

RobertDD wrote:

Aeneades wrote:
If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

We are supposed to get our subscription before issues are in the store. However, that’s clearly not the case.

Don't see why you would be any more special in the US when as was mentioned before the president was set otherwise for the uk and Eu.

Dude, I am just telling you what they told us about when to expect our magazines. From an email I was sent by Agora (the company that takes care of the subs in the USA for Hachette):

Firstly, we wanted to share with you an update on your second delivery of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Collection. Due to shipping and port delays beyond our control, the publisher of the magazine has advised us that the delivery of Pack 2, which contains issues 4, 5, 6, and 7, will be delayed by roughly two weeks. We have therefore put your next payment date back to 8 March so that you are not charged too early in advance of us being able to ship your second pack. We apologise for this slight delay. We have also been told that copies are similarly delayed into stores, so you will still be getting your copies well in advance.

So that bold part turned out not to be true. That's all.


Also, precedent is that we are more special in the USA, and the president is Joe Biden.

 Snrub wrote:

No One Important wrote:

Ragweek wrote:

RobertDD wrote:

Aeneades wrote:
If the US Sub is like UK / EU, then you receive the issues once all four have been released in the store, not in advance.

We are supposed to get our subscription before issues are in the store. However, that’s clearly not the case.

Don't see why you would be any more special in the US when as was mentioned before the president was set otherwise for the uk and Eu.

Because Hachette said we were.

User name says otherwise.

I didn't say they were right.
But other - less enlightened - souls may have believed their marketing lies.

And also I found issue 10 in Barnes and Noble today so they aren't just lies but filthy, filthy lies.

Just picked up an issue 5 and 8 in a BN while on vacation. They had 2 more copies of 8 and 3 copies of 7 with the paints. Was tempted by the paints, since black, white, and reteibutor are all very useful, I dont even know how many paints I currently have so dont need more

Issue 7 has grey, not black. Black is packed in with the Aggressors.

Just a heads up for Subscribers.

Seems Hachette are updating their payment systems, and it’s causing debits to show up differently.

Caused me a mild panic yesterday, but they did send out an email. Mine landed in my spam folder. Figured worth sharing.

Issues 9 & 10 spotted last weekend at the Barnes and Nobles. I did not pick them up because I already have so many warriors, and will be getting another two sets with my sub.

B&N is all over the place on these issues. I work at one, and I think that maybe the distributor is treating each month's issues as one 'thing' and sending a certain amount of copies to each store--which means one store may get 2 issues, and another store gets 2 different issues. We just got issues 12 and 13 (I think) in our store on Monday. I am SURE we did not get some of the issues between 6 and 12. Absolute clusterfeth.

Da Butcha wrote:
B&N is all over the place on these issues. I work at one, and I think that maybe the distributor is treating each month's issues as one 'thing' and sending a certain amount of copies to each store--which means one store may get 2 issues, and another store gets 2 different issues. We just got issues 12 and 13 (I think) in our store on Monday. I am SURE we did not get some of the issues between 6 and 12. Absolute clusterfeth.

I tried my local B&N again, and no luck. They only got the four copies of #3 that I bought one of in February. At this point, it's too much of a PITA trying to get them. I'm sure Hatchette US will draw the wrong conclusion: there is no US market for part magazines. No, it's because distribution is all screwed up. You can't sell product if it is not at point of sale when the consumer wants to consume.

Went to my b&n today: one copy of issue 5 (the captain). First time looking though so idk if they have had all of them.

I didn’t buy it since I subscribe, and my packages have come with no problems.

 Ancestral Hamster wrote:

Da Butcha wrote:
B&N is all over the place on these issues. I work at one, and I think that maybe the distributor is treating each month's issues as one 'thing' and sending a certain amount of copies to each store--which means one store may get 2 issues, and another store gets 2 different issues. We just got issues 12 and 13 (I think) in our store on Monday. I am SURE we did not get some of the issues between 6 and 12. Absolute clusterfeth.

I tried my local B&N again, and no luck. They only got the four copies of #3 that I bought one of in February. At this point, it's too much of a PITA trying to get them. I'm sure Hatchette US will draw the wrong conclusion: there is no US market for part magazines. No, it's because distribution is all screwed up. You can't sell product if it is not at point of sale when the consumer wants to consume.

I agree. When it was announced, they said "oh don't worry, if you don't have the subscription you can buy them at B&N". Ok cool, let me just head over to B&N and grab them. Oh they got 1-3, then 6, now they have 12 and 13. If I wanted issues 4, 5, and 7-11 I'm just SOL unless I want to go to another B&N that probably got those issues but not the other ones. It's madness. It's 2022, it's really not that hard to get distribution done properly. I know because I was in charge of it for a fairly large company and never had any of these kind of issues. I have no interest in the sub because I don't need necrons or paint. I would've happily bought all the space marines and terrain issues from my local B&N but it's too far out of the way to keep making special trips and hoping they have what I'm looking for. At this point I'll just go back to pretending it doesn't exist and buying on ebay if I really want to save a few dollars on a kit.

My local B&N in Houston has never heard of Imperium magazine...funny, as there is a Warhammer store not 2 miles away. At least they carry it...

I have no idea what is going on at B&N, but can confirm that you will need to visit several locations to pick up all issues (and even then you may not be able to find all)

The subscription issues come in absolutely trashed due to completely inadequate packaging. My issue 6 had a hole right through all the pages from front to back. I was able to pick up an extra at B&N, and I wanted an extra one for the models of that issue, so I am still OK with a good looking issue, but if this had been an issue I would not have picket up a second one for I would've complained and asked for replacement. They are going to lose a fortune on issue replacements if they don't improve their subscription packaging in the USA.

The magazine itself is actually much better than I expected. I am really enjoying it. It is absolutely not an afterthought, but filled with great art and information.

Has anyone gotten charged for their April shipment yet (issues 8 - 11)? I have not seen any sign of the 3rd shipping, and with reports of issue 13 showing up in stores that makes my sub 6 issues behind at this point, which is getting to be a lot (especially since we were supposed to get our subs BEFORE the issues were available in stores)

@RobertDD
I have not been charged for the third package yet.
Also, my second package arrived via UPS this time, where the first one came by USPS. How was yours delivered? The second package was still all just inside a soft plastic envelope, but being UPS it wasn't folded over and crammed into the mailbox like the first one from USPS was.

Dropped by my local B&N on the way home from work and was surprised to see that they had multiple undamaged copies of issues 5-10, 12-13.

 GrosseSax wrote:
Dropped by my local B&N on the way home from work and was surprised to see that they had multiple undamaged copies of issues 5-10, 12-13.

You sir, suck

Any chance you might be willing (after I insulted you, at that) to trek back and do a loot purchase for some Ohioans?

Your mail carrier must not like you
My subs have arrived in reasonable shape (crinkled corners mostly). Even got an extra copy of the paint issue. Haven't been charged for the 3rd bundle yet.

Haven't been charged, but received my "shipping soon" email, which most likely means charging at some point today.

 Platuan4th wrote:
Haven't been charged, but received my "shipping soon" email, which most likely means charging at some point today.

My shipping soon email says I'll be charged April 15.

Is anyone in the US getting the second bundle yet? I still haven't got mine and was just curious.

TMF wrote:
Is anyone in the US getting the second bundle yet? I still haven't got mine and was just curious.

I got mine.

TMF wrote:
Is anyone in the US getting the second bundle yet? I still haven't got mine and was just curious.

Mine shipped out via UPS on March 27.

Blastaar wrote:

TMF wrote:
Is anyone in the US getting the second bundle yet? I still haven't got mine and was just curious.

I got mine.

When did you get it? I still haven't got mine either. Thanks

Mine shipped March 19th and I had it the 20th(shipped from Miami, I'm in Tampa).

You sir, suck

Any chance you might be willing (after I insulted you, at that) to trek back and do a loot purchase for some Ohioans?

I'll gladly ship up you whatever you want but I can't imagine, even being over a couple states over, that it would be cost effective for such commonly available sprues.

 GrosseSax wrote:

You sir, suck

Any chance you might be willing (after I insulted you, at that) to trek back and do a loot purchase for some Ohioans?

I'll gladly ship up you whatever you want but I can't imagine, even being over a couple states over, that it would be cost effective for such commonly available sprues.

Ahhh fudge.

You are right, those are the Necron Warrior and All Primaris issues.. I had hoped for Skorpeth Destroyers and those were issue 4.. damn

I just had a chance to stop by Barnes and Noble and they had up to issue 13.

My local had 15 last week, and I showed up just in time to see them going out the door.

Delivery of premium kit #2 with Tyranid Brood lord, genestealers, termagaunts etc arrived for me today (UK), with two scenery mags, shades and one of the rolling admech tank things with a big gun.

Happy for tyranids just in time for new codex, needed another reason for expanding my Nids

checked around central Ohio Barnes & Nobles.. no Imperium to be had.. crud

Found #14 and 16 at the local B&N that carries them(we have two, one that does and one that doesn't), so they're WAY ahead of the subs.

Yeah, Agora just charged me, so I should be getting the 13-16 pack someone next week, I guess.

I was able to grab some of issue 14 (the first storage crates) today. I initially didn't see them, but when I asked, the guy told me they were now under the "technology" section, not with the hobby stuff like before. (they also had White Dwarf in the music/entertainment section, so there is some Galaxy brain organizing going on.)

I bit the bullet and bought a B&N membership. It's $25, but you get 10% off everything for a year, plus 20% off the day you buy it. I wish I had known that, because I might have picked up some other stuff, but it's probably good for my wallet overall. The storage containers aren't an amazing deal (essentially $14 a piece) but still well below what you can get them for on eBay. I'm down $25 for the membership, but saved $7.50 already today. If I buy 13 more issues, I come out ahead...

I was able to pick up issues 14 and 15 at the local B&N. They also had 16, but I'm not interested in more assault intercessors. I was very happy to find multiple issues 15 though (Flayed Ones)

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Yeah, Agora just charged me, so I should be getting the 13-16 pack someone next week, I guess.

Is that one going out already? Time for angry emails. I still haven't gotten my third delivery and heard nothing about the fourth.

Sorry, my mistake, I counted wrong. This should be the third pack I'm getting, so issues 8-11. Which, well, still sucks that stores are getting the later issues first?

RobertDD wrote:
I was able to pick up issues 14 and 15 at the local B&N. They also had 16, but I'm not interested in more assault intercessors. I was very happy to find multiple issues 15 though (Flayed Ones)

I'm curious: for those of you who have seen issue #15, what state are you in?

Most of the B&N stores here in Minnesota still have Issues #9 and #10, with no change in about a month. One store has Issue #13, but I haven't seen any stores with #14 or later. I wonder if different regions of the country are getting different issues? Like, they are served by different distribution hubs and each has its own separate inventory?

I am in Central Florida, and visited 2 Barnes and Nobles this week. Both had the same inventory, 3 issues of 14, and 3 issues of 16.

I also struck out visiting my local B&N this weekend. Not sure if they sold out or haven't gotten it in. Store employees were pretty clueless about it.

My Pack 3 shipped Sunday.

Do we know what pack includes the binder?

I believe this one does.

Edit: Still no ship notification here.

The website said that pack 3 is supposed to have the binder, but my email said that pack 3 will have a brush. I'm supposed to be getting it tomorrow, so I'll update when I get mine.

Had an unexpected day off today and was by 2 different Barnes and Nobles. Surprisingly they both had issue number 9 on the rack. Both had them in the Hobby area as well. I left them as I didn’t need more warriors and scarabs.

After I left I called both stores who have consistently told me they don’t carry it back to see if they had it in stock. My faith in my fellow man was upheld when both stores said they were out of it or hadn’t carried it since January .

Got my 3rd pack today, it had the binder, and not the brush.

Yeah, I've long since decided it's a waste of time to talk to most retail store employees. They're either too incompetent or lazy to actually find what you're asking about.

Could be worse. They could approach you to ask if you need help and then segue/ramble into telling you oh yes he stocked those out so he knows they had them but they must have sold but also about how they paint miniatures and then somehow use that as a jumping off point to tell you they're a professional unpublished author and blah blah look at how great they are but then not even remember so the next time you're in they do it all over again and basically cool story bro but I just want some space marines so can you leave me alone?

At least even the worst redshirts manage to stay on topic and are trying to sell me something. I swear if this guy does this again I'm going to beat him at his own game so hard.

Today's UK issue is Engineseer, which might be of interest to some at £9, despite being available in combat patrol. According to the magazine, next issue is Necron Tomb Blade, followed by pipes, again both potentially good for many i imagine.

I got pack 3 on Monday.
It was in a box, delivered UPS.
Binder was in it.
Brush was in the issue with the Phobos Librarian I believe.
It is the M Drybrush, which is not one shown on the Imperium site.

 Bold wrote:

RobertDD wrote:
I was able to pick up issues 14 and 15 at the local B&N. They also had 16, but I'm not interested in more assault intercessors. I was very happy to find multiple issues 15 though (Flayed Ones)

I'm curious: for those of you who have seen issue #15, what state are you in?

Most of the B&N stores here in Minnesota still have Issues #9 and #10, with no change in about a month. One store has Issue #13, but I haven't seen any stores with #14 or later. I wonder if different regions of the country are getting different issues? Like, they are served by different distribution hubs and each has its own separate inventory?

New Hampshire. B&Ns around (and we only have 3 in the entire state) have been getting a steady supply. Between various stores it varies which issues I find. I live 1.5 hours from the nearest B&N in our state, so I have missed out on a few issues, but nothing I really absolutely wanted (I also carry a sub, so I am guaranteed at least one of each issue)


My third box from the sub (issues 8-11) had the binder, and one of the issues had a medium drybrush in it. It arrived somewhere in the past 2 weeks (I was travelling). The box was wet, so my wife unpacked it. The issues were in great shape (unlike the issues that were sent in bags). I'd settle for 8 issues in a box like this (with double shipping cost), instead of four in a bag.

I won't be hunting for extra issues much until issue 23. The upcoming models are, unfortunately, pretty meh if you bought Indomitus. I do like the container sprue though.

Issue 15 back on Forbidden Planet

More Flayed Ones Lets Gooo!

Inside back cover of issue 38 shows what's upcoming for issues 41 - 60.

Nice, looks like some good ones.

I had a chance to stop at the Barnes and Nobles-es in Manchester and Nashua NH and was able to pick up issues 21, 22 and 23, yesterday. I left several issues 22 on the shelves. The Salem NH B&N had no copies of Warhammer Imperium at all.

So without any fanfare and absolutely zero to-do, Imperium has been released in Australia as of today.

https://www.warhammer40000imperium.com/

It would appear that for some reason we can't get the premium subscription for this one, where as we could on Conquest/Mortal Realms.

Don't think I'm gonna bother cherry picking this one. Getting certain Nighthaunt in the last one was a hassle.
Ive grabbed 5 of issue one for a cheap blade-guard veteran squad but I'm probably done.

They took Imperium off of Hachette partworks last week, no idea why (not a great loss though as most issues would go from 'coming soon' to sold out w/o any opportunity to buy).

I know of one store that allowing people to order issues online.

Anyone remember what the Flayed One issue was?

JWBS wrote:They took Imperium off of Hachette partworks last week

it's still there for me.true that most are OoS/Coming soon, but its still up.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Anyone remember what the Flayed One issue was?

Issue #15 pretty sure.

Oh yeah it's back.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I know of one store that allowing people to order issues online.

Anyone remember what the Flayed One issue was?

The Fauxhammer blog shows issue 15 for the Flayed Ones.

It also has contents listed up to issue 50 if you're interested in planning ahead.

Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

Forbidden Planet UK.

https://forbiddenplanet.com/catalog/comics-and-graphic-novels/magazines/?q=Warhammer%20Imperium&sort=release-date&page=1

You can advance order up to issue 49. Do it all as one order, pay one £5.50 P&P charge and you will receive the issues as they are released. Order one issue at a time and you will pay multiple P&P charges.

The Fauxhammer blog has a list of all issue contents up to number 50. The back cover image I posted on page 39 shows what will be released in total up to issue 60.

My city centre WH Smiths stocks it so try the closest major one to you. They could order it in if you ask.

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

Either direct from Hachette, or from somewhere like Forbidden Planet.

beast_gts wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

Either direct from Hachette, or from somewhere like Forbidden Planet.

Hachette direct is a good place to look as they often update with back issues becoming available again but I've never been able to buy the 'most recent' issue from them. It always seems to jump from Coming Soon to Out Of Stock.

Over the course of Conquest, the Lt Calsius issue (no 5) became available again on four or five occasions. As a current example, the two issues for the Skitarii are back in stock at Hachette.

How do you preorder from Hachette?
I click on the coming soon issues and there is no way to buy?

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

Forbidden Planet.

Generally the first issues appear in magazine racks in supermarkets and the like; thereafter it tends to shift to ordering either through places like newsagents or direct off their website. Or if you want one off issues places like Forbidden Planet.

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

I found copies in a large branch of Tesco yesterday

 dan2026 wrote:
How do you preorder from Hachette?
I click on the coming soon issues and there is no way to buy?

You can't pre-order.

The availability of the latest issue seems infinitesimal as the website appears to jump from Coming Soon to Out Of Stock.

alphaecho wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

Forbidden Planet UK.

https://forbiddenplanet.com/catalog/comics-and-graphic-novels/magazines/?q=Warhammer%20Imperium&sort=release-date&page=1

You can advance order up to issue 49. Do it all as one order, pay one £5.50 P&P charge and you will receive the issues as they are released. Order one issue at a time and you will pay multiple P&P charges.

The Fauxhammer blog has a list of all issue contents up to number 50. The back cover image I posted on page 39 shows what will be released in total up to issue 60.

My city centre WH Smiths stocks it so try the closest major one to you. They could order it in if you ask.

I tried to do this but I can't see issue 46 which comes out in July at all on their site.

 dan2026 wrote:

alphaecho wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
Where do you buy this magazine from in the UK?
I've looked all over and can't find anywhere that sells it.

Forbidden Planet UK.

https://forbiddenplanet.com/catalog/comics-and-graphic-novels/magazines/?q=Warhammer%20Imperium&sort=release-date&page=1

You can advance order up to issue 49. Do it all as one order, pay one £5.50 P&P charge and you will receive the issues as they are released. Order one issue at a time and you will pay multiple P&P charges.

The Fauxhammer blog has a list of all issue contents up to number 50. The back cover image I posted on page 39 shows what will be released in total up to issue 60.

My city centre WH Smiths stocks it so try the closest major one to you. They could order it in if you ask.

I tried to do this but I can't see issue 46 which comes out in July at all on their site.

Issue 46 is there. Click on the Out Of Stock box on the left hand sides's menu.

It appears that you're a little late to the party and others have advance ordered the life out of that issue.

I'd jump on the bandwagon now if you want some of issue 49's Battle Sister goodness.

Forbidden Planet have #46 back available for pre order, if that's any use to anyone

What is issue 49? 5 regular sisters?

49 is the 2 Superiors, 2 special weapons, similacrum, 2 Repentia, arco, and penitent engine.

46 is 3 Sisters, Repentia, arco, 2 Seraphim.


I've got my nine issues total ordered. It's time to get HOLY.

A whole penitent engine? Isn’t that big?
Seems a lot of good stuff

All I wanted was to grab some sisters for a little Kill Team


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Side not, issue 46 seems missing from FP. Already sold out maybe?

Danny76 wrote:
A whole penitent engine? Isn’t that big?
Seems a lot of good stuff

All I wanted was to grab some sisters for a little Kill Team


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Side not, issue 46 seems missing from FP. Already sold out maybe?

It's this good ol' gynormous mixed sprue from various boxed kits

I like it. But shame without issue 46, there’ll be a lot of repeats if I turned that into a Kill Team without getting variant sprues

I got my 46's yesterday. Interestingly, the build instructions warn you you're going to get another copy of this sprue and to take this into account when you're selecting your head options.

next few issues are up on forbidden planet in the UK (info on the contents from Fauhammer)

Issue 50: The Royal Court (Canoptek Reanimator, Skorpekh Lord, Plasmancer, 2 x CryptoThralls)

Issue 51 2x paint

Issue 52 Triarch Stalker (Part 1)

Issue 53 Triarch Stalker (Part 2)

Issue 54(repeat of issue 46) 3 Battle Sisters, 2 Seraphim,1 Sister Repentia,1 Arco-flagellant

So is issue 50 going to be the single highest ratio of cost of the sprue normally vs cost of the magazine?

As in for what GW sold it for separately?

Well 49 has arrived.
Quite why I ordered multiples I don’t really remember now.
I guess this Kill Team idea I talked about.
Sell off the Penitent Engine to make a super cheap KT with the remainder. Or just for a bit of painting fun at least.

Or sit on them for ages I suppose, maybe they’ll go for more later.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
So is issue 50 going to be the single highest ratio of cost of the sprue normally vs cost of the magazine?

Probably.

I even wonder if going above that amount that is why the Marine character sprue was skipped given how eye watering expensive it is to buy from GW.

Can someone explain how the Hachette site works for ordering individual issues? I've been wanting to get issue 49 as ForbiddenPlanet sold out a while back, and even though it was meant to release today, the site has said "coming soon" all day - I've been checking it often. Now it suddenly just says sold out even though i checked a short while ago and it just still said coming soon with no option to buy it. .