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CadianCommander wrote:I'll write some stuff up when I can, maybe send some letters into the Agony Ork

Please do

The more content the better

Dear Mr Editor;

I am pleased to accept the role as Writer for all things relating to Slaanesh; and hope to accurately shine a light on the Bliss in which my Lord and Saviour allows.

I await your instructions pertaining to my first articles.

Fabulously
EvilTim
Rememberancer to High Lord Fulgrim C/O Emporers Children.

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Dear Readers/Fellow Editors,

I've had several of you express concerns over writing content - awaiting my command to do so. Although I find this all-powerful & flattering to my ego, it is quite unnecessary. I included the plan for the issue as I wanted to update you all on progress. However, it is not concrete - think of this issue as a brain-storming session. I welcome any ideas/articles - although at this stage all the main feature articles are spoken for. I feel it is necessary to have a 'cut-off' point for such features, otherwise the issue could end up being a silly length and I'd hate to exhaust all ideas for the sake of eagerness.

Although the restriction on main features may leave some of you with little/nothing to do - I hope you can understand that we can't possibly cover every race/faction within a single issue. If we go beyond this issue and do more I'd like to try and rotate editorial features - as well as keeping some regular columns/features ticking over. Again ANYONE can write for ANYTHING - any article written will be shared with the relevant editor - this includes any articles I write myself. This is very much a team effort and I'm trying hard to make sure no one who's interested in the project feels left out or ignored.

I intend to release the finished product to all Editors/contributors before it is published here - so everyone can have a say on the final product and what changes can be made for it or improved for later issues. I'd love to have all of us sit in a big board room, going through images and individual articles with an abundance of Scotch and Cigars available before visiting the nearest gentleman's establishment - but sadly this is an impossibility

This leads me to what I see as the purpose of this issue and what my thoughts are on possible future plans. If this issue is good enough that people would like more from it - that's great.
I still have concerns over art - as the project in its current PDF magazine form wouldn't be worth doing if we could not secure enough decent images. I'm thinking of fund-raisers if the Dakka (and rest of the 40k online) community wishes to see more to afford said commissions/a nice website etc.

If this doesn't materialise/there isn't enough interest - I'd be more than happy to start it as a blog (sharing the login details with any who would like to maintain the project) - where people could submit articles/artwork to it and perhaps we could put togther the odd issue from a collection of said articles/images.

I'm pleased to welcome Ancre - as our Tzeentch Editor and his most excellent idea of Tzeentchian themed Horoscopes

Also BloodReaper and I have come to an agreement regarding fiction. We would like either good, solid pieces of fan-fiction to include or else 'in-universe' writing, we'll accept short stories, poems, haiku's - pretty much anything that isn't a novella or more. So if you have anything or come across a piece you rather liked, please bring it to our attention

Finally the last article is going to be a Catachan Guide to killing Orks- including how to do so with your bare hands. If anyone reading this would like to write this article, let me know. Our comic guru, Wim, is doing a full comic bit for this feature and I'm quite excited for it.

Once again I'd like to thank everyone (including all you lurkers) for their interest/ideas/articles/input and hope we can deliver a good product soon - be it a one off creative piece, the start of a fan-blog or a new ezine for the Dakka community/anyone else to download.

Thanks for your time and if you need any help/guidance with an article or would like to suggest anything at all for the project, please PM me or post here

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Wow, that's a long post (apologies - I tend to ramble). I'm off for a cup of much needed Tea

Is the magazine coming along good?

Need Necron playadept.

There

I said it.

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Namica wrote:Need Necron playadept.

There

I said it.

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new section : nuts and bolts all about the necron dynasty and the weird habits ( or malfunctions) of their phaerons.....

Warspawned's got the finished version of my first pinup, and I've started work on a recruitment pic using the same character. I won't upstage the magazine by showing the centrefold early, but once it's released or my next one's finished, I'll see about getting ideas for future pieces (commissions would be nice, too ).

Namica wrote:Need Necron playadept.

I'm not Warspawned, but I don't think we do. Necrons, Space Marines and non-Genestealer Cult Tyranids seem out of place for this sort of magazine.

Hi all.

Thanks Alex, I haven't looked at her yet but I've no doubt as to her talents

In regards to Necron themes etc - I have some ideas but we'd mostly be sticking to feature articles on them. The magazine is starting to come together nicely - I'm visiting my brother for a day or two but will commence with the formatting when I return home. Hopefully it won't be too long before I send a draft to the editor's for their input/approval.

I think Astartes themes are possible - we just get ladies in pieces of mock power armour and holding chainswords in a suggestive manner etc

I think we can all agree the possibilities for content/themes are pretty endless. We'll get this issue finished and then we can start thinking of the next one, ways to improve etc. I'll try and contact lots of artists and get quotes for commissions - to see what a typical issue may cost

I'm sure many people have said this before (and i have too) but this whole plan is pure awesome and win.

Now that I've thought about it a little more. A little page or two on necron ladies would actually be a decent idea. More as a joke really, like tongue in cheek "Look at the chasis on her!" sorta thing. It would work, especially considering the Necrons do trade with other races now.

You could prat about with flayed ones... a 'cron wearing the skin / body of *insert drop dead gorgeous babes name here* but without making it gory.

Definitely something that has to be seen to be understood I think...!

kitch102 wrote:You could prat about with flayed ones... a 'cron wearing the skin / body of *insert drop dead gorgeous babes name here* but without making it gory.

Definitely something that has to be seen to be understood I think...!

...I have been trying to think of an adequate response. I have not succeeded. Words fail me.

Due to certain educational issues (finals) I haven't been able to write anything, but I'll try to write a few articles when I get free, maybe for the second issue. I'm thinking either journal entries from a PDF trooper or a letter from a former Dark Eldar captive.

Also, I'll try to contact some artists I know and see if I can get some nice pics for the next issues.

AlexHolker wrote:

kitch102 wrote:You could prat about with flayed ones... a 'cron wearing the skin / body of *insert drop dead gorgeous babes name here* but without making it gory.

Definitely something that has to be seen to be understood I think...!

...I have been trying to think of an adequate response. I have not succeeded. Words fail me.

It appears that my computer was done over by the bad idea gremlins again, don't worry, I've taken a mallet to them since.

Sent in a article on Necron sexuality!

Here's hoping my crappy writing passes!

Sent in a article on Necron sexuality!

There's something hilariously wrong about that.

"Talk to me dirty in binary, do it" "Is that a gauss flayer in your pocket....?"

CadianCommander wrote:

Sent in a article on Necron sexuality!

There's something hilariously wrong about that.

"Talk to me dirty in binary, do it" "Is that a gauss flayer in your pocket....?"

My mind drifts to bender staring at the wiring diagrams.

I would love to be a either a Chaos article writer or anything Chaos. So I need to submit something then I can or do you just assign the positions? There would be no better way to serve the dark gods then by filling the gap that is the lack of nudey mags in the universe.

I'm pretty busy IRL but if you want, when I can, I can do a "for the ladies" column. Like "how to wear your fatigues to best effect" and "how to keep a frontline man interested".

Cute. However, instead of having to look at some drawing and gawk, find an actual girl. Much better in reality and you actually get something out of it. Plus, its FREE.

I was more thinking written articles :p otherwise it wouldn't really be 'for the ladies'

You asked for a couple of ideas for ads, so here are some ideas. Im not good at drawing, but hope there are some ideas that others can use.

Deathskull's used (weapons, vehicles, ect...they are deathskulls after all)(or a repossession service)

An eldar gardening/tree trimming service with exodites and their dinos.

Eldrad's Fortune Telling

Nurgle's Rot (a drink of some sort)

Orc's hair squigs for men

Mad docs dentistry

Slannesh (or dark eldar) "pleasure" club

Big Meks Repair, you break it, we fix it

Hivemind's Pest Removal

Eviscerator Chainsaws, Nothing cuts faster

Grey Knights Exorsicm Service (or Stern, Draigo, ect)

I'm gonna have to go with the Howling Banshee, since I'm not into bondage, which the Dark Eldar, Daemonnettes, and maybe the Repentias are into. Still good work.

CadianCommander wrote:

Sent in a article on Necron sexuality!

There's something hilariously wrong about that.

Have you seen the rapecrons on 4chan??

Here's a teaser for the next one, the same Escher gal in a commissar costume.

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

CadianCommander wrote:

Sent in a article on Necron sexuality!

There's something hilariously wrong about that.

Have you seen the rapecrons on 4chan??

Say what now

You can't go wrong with girls in commissar uniforms. If I see one more cosplayed though I may scream.

4dchan is wrong. So very, very wrong. And so fething funny.

My morale is restored.

I'll read it for the articles, of course

The finished painting is now available for viewing here. I've also emailed it to Warspawned in case he wants to use it for recruitment purposes.