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 Matrindur wrote:

 kodos wrote:

and the other one is a clear cut, most of the times with a spike in the middle that is caused by material issue
usually happens on spear, antennas and similar parts

Thats exactly how a tail on one of my Termagants broke off. Not even touching if just clipping it off the sprue and suddenly the tail falls off. And just like you explained, no stress marks and tiny spike in the middle

That sounds like a genuine miscast.

I remember them being more common years ago. And whilst not ideal or even acceptable, the wee spiky stub usually allows for a quick and strong fix with a dab of glue.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:

 kodos wrote:

and the other one is a clear cut, most of the times with a spike in the middle that is caused by material issue
usually happens on spear, antennas and similar parts

Thats exactly how a tail on one of my Termagants broke off. Not even touching if just clipping it off the sprue and suddenly the tail falls off. And just like you explained, no stress marks and tiny spike in the middle

That sounds like a genuine miscast.

I remember them being more common years ago. And whilst not ideal or even acceptable, the wee spiky stub usually allows for a quick and strong fix with a dab of glue.

It's probably the result of failed annealing, most likely due to cooling down too fast. That effect has been know from glassblowing for a couple of hundred years, and can get absolutely wild results:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert%27s_drop

Would make sense that such errors would result in greater number than usual from rushed production, where you go up to the safety margin for cooling times.

Barbara Streisgaunts get a separate release next Saturday. Which is nice!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/07/09/sunday-preview-starter-sets-for-gamers-and-painters/

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Barbara Streisgaunts get a separate release next Saturday. Which is nice!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/07/09/sunday-preview-starter-sets-for-gamers-and-painters/

Let's pray that they don't earn the moniker 'Golden Gaunts'

Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

 Prometheum5 wrote:
Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

Because the rules are free to download on the Website forever? And printed products are expensive and out of date pretty soon.

 Prometheum5 wrote:
Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

It’s specifically a rules only, A5 sized book. The bigger volume is permanent.

 Prometheum5 wrote:
Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

Probably because they eventually intend to issue a new version in future that incorporates errata, and don't want stock of the old edition lying around in the warehouse.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Prometheum5 wrote:
Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

It’s specifically a rules only, A5 sized book. The bigger volume is permanent.

Yes, I know. That's a book they should sell! The Core books are terrible to actually use. A cheaper, smaller, convenient, rules-only book is something they should have available at all times.

Print the pdf file so you can make it so big or tinny as you want.

 xttz wrote:

 Prometheum5 wrote:
Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

Probably because they eventually intend to issue a new version in future that incorporates errata...

Ha ha ha

Yeah right.

Good one.

Tsagualsa wrote:

 Prometheum5 wrote:
Christ almighty, why is the Rulebook a limited, GW site exclusive? Why wouldn't they make an actual, useful for gaming RULEBOOK easy to get forever??

Because the rules are free to download on the Website forever? And printed products are expensive and out of date pretty soon.

That doesn't stop them putting the massive rules + background book on the shelves for years.

Maybe they're testing the water to see how popular a 'just the rules, cheers' version is with the public.

 Shakalooloo wrote:

Maybe they're testing the water to see how popular a 'just the rules, cheers' version is with the public.

You'd think that the previous editions which had A5 softbacks, or the previous times they've sold A5 hardbacks would have given them some inkling. Then again, that probably counts as market research, and we wouldn't want to be otiose...

I'm surprised they haven't just called it a 'launch rulebook'.

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
I'm surprised they haven't just called it a 'launch rulebook'.

How?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
I'm surprised they haven't just called it a 'launch rulebook'.

How?

Sorry. My bad. Ignore my naff joke about how GW use the phrase 'launch' rather than 'limited edition'.

Terribly sorry, chum, but they’ve always been pretty up front about what is and isn’t a limited run?

 Gimgamgoo wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
I'm surprised they haven't just called it a 'launch rulebook'.

How?

Sorry. My bad. Ignore my naff joke about how GW use the phrase 'launch' rather than 'limited edition'.

The confusion will be complete once they release another naval game, with launch boxes

Battle for Ogrham has wrapped up.

Fingers crossed Saturday is a day pleasing to the Hive Mind!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Battle for Ogrham has wrapped up.

Fingers crossed Saturday is a day pleasing to the Hive Mind!

Sort of annoyed they aren't laying it out for people prior to Saturday, I imagine there'll be 15mins of waffle the a sudden dip in viewers once the winner is revealed.

Better yet in hindsight, there's nothing to suggest some of the losers minis won't get a preview, which might enticement people in.

I’ll probably be in the pub for it. So I’ll be happy regardless 🤣🤣

Dudeface wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Battle for Ogrham has wrapped up.

Fingers crossed Saturday is a day pleasing to the Hive Mind!

Sort of annoyed they aren't laying it out for people prior to Saturday, I imagine there'll be 15mins of waffle the a sudden dip in viewers once the winner is revealed.

Better yet in hindsight, there's nothing to suggest some of the losers minis won't get a preview, which might enticement people in.

Probably a few people who'll turn in who wouldn't otherwise if they knew ahead of time it was SM only or Tyranid only.

I knew that we have to wait until Saturday for minis but somehow I expected that today they at least will announce who won.

Honestly I expect we will see something for us wether we won or lost...there also could be a draw...

I could very well see GW doing "because results were so close we decided to show the "losing side" as well.

Also they never said one side would get nothing, just that the winning side would see everything whilst the other would only see some.

We also don't know the time-line for the release and how fast things are coming out, with the big one being the Codex. Because they'll have art, photos and rules for the new and replaced models that's basically the deadline for when GW can release info on everything being updated.


I figure GW might keep quiet about who won until Saturday; build up the hype and make sure both sides of fans turn up.

 Overread wrote:
I could very well see GW doing "because results were so close we decided to show the "losing side" as well.

Also they never said one side would get nothing, just that the winning side would see everything whilst the other would only see some.

We also don't know the time-line for the release and how fast things are coming out, with the big one being the Codex. Because they'll have art, photos and rules for the new and replaced models that's basically the deadline for when GW can release info on everything being updated.


I figure GW might keep quiet about who won until Saturday; build up the hype and make sure both sides of fans turn up.

Both codex will drop between Sept and Nov.

Admittedly nobody can say which of the 2 is first, there's historical precedent for October as the first codex now though.

As long as we will see new Nids I do not care who won or how GW will justify showing both forces.

Dudeface wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Battle for Ogrham has wrapped up.

Fingers crossed Saturday is a day pleasing to the Hive Mind!

Sort of annoyed they aren't laying it out for people prior to Saturday, I imagine there'll be 15mins of waffle the a sudden dip in viewers once the winner is revealed.

Better yet in hindsight, there's nothing to suggest some of the losers minis won't get a preview, which might enticement people in.

Uuh this decides just who gets to see first.

Other gets later.

This was known from get-go. It's just who gets to see first and bit of fluff text. Nothing earth shattering.

tneva82 wrote:

Dudeface wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Battle for Ogrham has wrapped up.

Fingers crossed Saturday is a day pleasing to the Hive Mind!

Sort of annoyed they aren't laying it out for people prior to Saturday, I imagine there'll be 15mins of waffle the a sudden dip in viewers once the winner is revealed.

Better yet in hindsight, there's nothing to suggest some of the losers minis won't get a preview, which might enticement people in.

Uuh this decides just who gets to see first.

Other gets later.

This was known from get-go. It's just who gets to see first and bit of fluff text. Nothing earth shattering.

Some people may want to arrange to put the time aside to watch if the reveals are relevant to them, not telling people beforehand might annoy some.

I won't have the luxury to watch live regardless, but don't trivialise how people commit to spending their time would be my advice.

tneva82 wrote:

Dudeface wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Battle for Ogrham has wrapped up.

Fingers crossed Saturday is a day pleasing to the Hive Mind!

Sort of annoyed they aren't laying it out for people prior to Saturday, I imagine there'll be 15mins of waffle the a sudden dip in viewers once the winner is revealed.

Better yet in hindsight, there's nothing to suggest some of the losers minis won't get a preview, which might enticement people in.

Uuh this decides just who gets to see first.

Other gets later.

This was known from get-go. It's just who gets to see first and bit of fluff text. Nothing earth shattering.

He knows. He’s annoyed that they won’t reveal the winner until Saturday so if it’s a faction you don’t care about, you’ll end up waiting for nothing if you end up watching the reveal.

It would be funny if GW threw a curve ball and revealed it was a necron tomb world which awoke, destroyed both sides, and now it’s a necron preview