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Wow, GW sure as hell weren't kidding when they meant limited edition! I didn't think it'd go store exclusive so fast since Space Hulk isn't even supposed to be out yet.

And in this case, GW AMERICA ---- feth YEA!

Well, mine arrived just now and I'm suitably impressed with the quality of it all; especially because some bright spark at HQ thought of actually including some zip lock bags in the box for all the counters

Also... the size pictures for the brood lord do not do it's size justice... it's HUGE

I'm uncertain of mine now since I have noticed the GW website has sold out of Space Hulk, My order is still showing as processing yet I have received no e-mails to say what is happening with my order?

mine changed from processing to dispatched.. whoooo! im sure that yours will soon wolf.

With everyone getting their orders, I'm beginning to worry that mine hasnt shown up yet-- my fiance got me it for an anniversary present. *sits in corner rocking back and forth*

H.B.M.C. wrote:I'd like to take this moment to point out how much I hate you all because mine hasn't arrived yet.

Hey, I'm also still waiting for mine. Do I need to bring my own knives?

US trade sales had a few more available, and since no one else was grabbing them, I took another 60.
My fedex driver is going to hate me on Friday.

BrookM wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:I'd like to take this moment to point out how much I hate you all because mine hasn't arrived yet.

Hey, I'm also still waiting for mine. Do I need to bring my own knives?

You think that you're unlucky.
I have to go to my local games workshop on saturday

After school until 11:55
and then after Rowing until 3:45
Then going home and walking in to GW 4:30
Then doing my homework 7:30-8:00
Then Dinner 8:30
Finally Space Hulk 9:00 P.M

Mine arrived today Woohoo!

I have a question for those who have received their copy or have seen models in store.

Most of the terminators that came in my set appear to be missing minor details on the "crux terminatus" that appear on the left shoulders.

Sorry, I can't post pics at the moment as my camera is not so good with close up detail.

Is anyone else seeing this, or did I get an iffy mould?

what do you mean by "Minor Details"

The box weighs a TON

The biggest issue I see in the weeks ahead are for people who through GW mistake don't receive their copy or who receive it with damaged or missing components. Simply put now sold out GW won't be able to replace anything.

More boxes weigh more tons.

I see what the problem with the Curx Terminatus's is... the ridges of the cruciform are missing on the up and down bits where most of the figures have a mold seam... it won't be too tough to cheat and add those lines back in with paint tho, but those sculpted details are missing bc/ of the molding process.

aka_mythos wrote:The biggest issue I see in the weeks ahead are for people who through GW mistake don't receive their copy or who receive it with damaged or missing components. Simply put now sold out GW won't be able to replace anything.

More boxes weigh more tons.

Maybe for the stuff they had to outsource to get like the tiles and rulebooks but model-wise I'm sure they'd be able to replace those parts with relative ease although they do have a lot of Sh orders to fulfill.

GW will have kept a stock of spare parts to fulfill complaints and damaged copies.

If they are well organised and capable (HA HA HA) their QA department tracks the failure rate on production and deliveries and will have been able to predict the expected number of returns.

Hey, has anyone posted a summary of the differences (gameplay differences, not just the awesomeness of the minis) between this edition and the old one? I scanned this thread, and found no comprehensive list. Is there one that I missed, or might anyone know of a blog where it's reviewed and compared to the old version?

TIA!

Huzzah! Praise be to the Emperor! Mine has arrived.

I now await the "why did you buy this?" conversation with my parents when I drive over to their place to pick it up.

It should be obvious why you purchased it. The box art alone is proof enough!

BAH!!!!!!!!! The FedEx truck broke down! No Space Hulk for me and hours wasted waiting at the PO for it. I knew that if GW sent early, FedEx would make sure it was late.

got mine earlier...It's awesome.

I still haven't received mine, and checking on the GW site reveals a 'tracking number' that really doesn't look like one.

At least the status says "dispatched" though...

OK, model follow-up... the gap observed on the Sarge w/ the cloak is just about 100% preventable during assembly... a little plastic cement and a good tight press makes it go away. The models FALL together and are really easy to clean up... I've got all the Imperial minis assembled, but wont get to painting until Monday.

This game just seems like it would get boring after a few times. how do you play? What is the point?

You often play by switching sides and seeing if the other person could have done better in the same mission.

The Space Marine player controls his Terminators actions, as I recall from earlier versions, via a number of actions: each Terminator gets a number of action points (4 in earlier version, with extra command points for bonus actions) and these correspond to actions like a 90 turn, moving one square, shooting 2D6 with a Stormbolter, unjamming a Stormbolter, attacking in close combat, going into overwatch, etc. Usually the Terminators had to get across the board, escort a little robot across the board, get to a certain room and perform an action, and so on.

The Genestealers, on the other hand, could constantly recycle, and mostly floated around the board as a series of blip tokens. When these blip tokens were seen by Terminators, they were flipped over and converted into a number of Genestealers. Sometimes the blips were dummies. The Genestealers had more action points (6?) and the Genestealer player didn't have a time limit to get all their actions done.

I think the time limit really made the game, because you'd be sweating and shaky part-way through the game as you fought to both act and make the right decision in the face of stuff like your Stormbolter jamming at the wrong time, or being caught out of position by flanking Genestealers in the narrow corridors. It has quite strong replay value.

Watching Paint Dry wrote:For any of you guys who haven't ordered your copy yet, you can now get Space Hulk for 30% off from store.miniwargaming.com. Its a Canadian site, so its probably the best deal within Canada, but shipping to the states is pretty reasonable as well.

It's only listed as 10% off my good man.

Ok, got it. The box is very heavy. The box it game in lists 4kg. Love the models. Rulebooks are very thin, and the extreme lack of missions is annoying, but otherwise everything looks sweet. All the cardboard and other things are shrink-wrapped inside the box. Very cool.

Will play around with it later.


And my timer lasts for 3 minutes. YAY!

And you get ziplock bags for all the counters!

I got a letter saying to come to the post office...

i will start saying feth soon.

What did your parents say? "Get married already you git?"

H.B.M.C. wrote:


And my timer lasts for 3 minutes. YAY!

Lucky you!!! I got SH sooner but the timer is freaking 5 seconds less than 3 minutes
I have to poke adversary to count to 5

H.B.M.C. wrote:I now await the "why did you buy this?" conversation with my parents when I drive over to their place to pick it up.

I got the "Where the hell did all that **** come from?!" conversation from my fiance when I got it home last night and started unpacking it