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GW newsletter :


Incoming! Blood Angels
This April the Blood Angels will be re-launched with an all-new Codex and range of plastic and metal miniatures. One of the oldest and noblest of all Space Marine Chapters, the Blood Angels have stood fast against the enemies of the Imperium since the Great Crusade and it was their Primarch Sanguinius, who laid down his life to aid the Emperor against Horus in the final hours of the Warmaster’s rebellion. The new Codex explores the background and history of these superhuman warriors like never before, and contains new artwork depicting some of their greatest battles and most powerful champions.

The Blood Angels have always been a powerful close combat army and have been made even deadlier thanks to a range of specialist wargear, the ability to field Assault Squads as Troops choices, and more Dreadnoughts than any other Space Marine Chapter, including a Death Company Dreadnought and the fabled Furioso Dreadnought. The Sons of Sanguinius will be deep striking onto a tabletop near you this April – now’s the time to practice painting red.

Meh, not really much juicy news, and nothing we didn't already know, but it's nice to hear from GW about it I guess.

Excited to see whats.. new.

Another reason to spend more money on marines... yay.

When did this go out? Because I've not received it yet.

1 A.M. ET on the dot

Thinking about it -

I always wondered WHY they are doing another SM money.

Then I realized, its a really smart economical move by GW.

They just really need a new codex, maybe 2-4 new models.

Then the reboxed old range will bring in some longer profits.

Pretty smart sly move. Low cost, reoutput-rehashed products to generate more cash.

and now for the next codex....we play the waiting game

apwill4765 wrote:1 A.M. ET on the dot

That would explain why we don't have it on the West Coast, because its not one am here yet.

I recieved it, and I live in seattle.

My email address starts with: 40k though.

So numbers -> Alpha betical.


To send out XXXXXXX amount of emails in one shot, will kill a server.

I think they are doing it in waves.

I just received it, so yeah interesting.

And I live in the great state of Washington as well.

more marines? couldn't they give DE a chance. that or tomb kings.

More Dreadnoughts than any other chapter? What about the goddamn Iron Hands? They're *the* Dreadnought chapter!

Seems to me that the BAs are just filler while they work on getting out the DA and Necrons.

RogueMarket wrote:I recieved it, and I live in seattle.

My email address starts with: 40k though.

So numbers -> Alpha betical.


To send out XXXXXXX amount of emails in one shot, will kill a server.

I think they are doing it in waves.

It's gotta be alphabetical. I live near Seattle and I still don't have this.


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BrotherStynier wrote:Seems to me that the BAs are just filler while they work on getting out the DA and Necrons.

Just filler? Really? REALLY? Just like DA & BT were filler or just some sort of new magical filler for people who have played this filler army for a very long time? If this was sarcasm, sorry I didn't detect it.

lord marcus wrote:more marines? couldn't they give DE a chance. that or tomb kings.

Everyone who has been following the rumors knew it was coming. The time to complain was months ago when the rumors came out. So yay! if you play marines and boo! if you don't. I am sure if I played Blood Angels and didn't play Dark Eldar or Tomb Kings I would have no intrest in when those came out and would be complaing about when my "fixed" codex would come out. Luck of the draw, better luck next time.

Not really much luck in that draw.. BAs have a huge following dating back to the beginning of what we know as Space Marines

dark eldar were invented to sell some fast models (worked well for a few weeks till people looked at what they bought!)

Yeah it sucks that DE or Tomb kings dont get new books faster, but theyre not top sellers

Im sure detroit lions fans think its unfair theyve had the worst team too.. but unfortunately just gotta roll with it because you're no Colts or patriots

Cheese Elemental wrote:More Dreadnoughts than any other chapter? What about the goddamn Iron Hands? They're *the* Dreadnought chapter!

Probably refers to variety, rather than pure numbers. Blood Angels can theoretically field Venerables, Death Company Dreads, Furiosos, and regular dreads, which is one more than Codex: Space Marines (Venerable, Ironclad, regular).

EDIT: And now Lemartes has apparently gone missing from the GW website.

Moopy wrote:

Just filler? Really? REALLY? Just like DA & BT were filler or just some sort of new magical filler for people who have played this filler army for a very long time? If this was sarcasm, sorry I didn't detect it.

I was trying to put it in a way that people against the Codex and would complain "BAH... My DE aren't getting updated." would understand.

Me personally, I see a reason for this army to get updated, they have a PDF currently, at least the DE have a codex. I'm looking forward to the BA book, I wanna see what they do with them.

In today's meched-up world do assault marine troops have a place

olympia wrote:In today's meched-up world do assault marine troops have a place

Oh absolutely! My assault troops love their moving walls commonly known as rhinos. That tactic works well when both are used in abundance. Not to mention you can take the jump packs off and actually use the rhino for... well... a transport.

I was so excited when I got that email only to realize there was no preview of a model in there. Good to know what Reds8n said the other day is confirmed though.

To the Marine naysayers: When there's a bad economy and you have a license to print money, why wouldn't you go with the flow?

Looking forward to all the BA players moaning how the new codex fethed up their army even more when its released...
Mick

Mick A wrote:Looking forward to all the BA players moaning how the new codex fethed up their army even more when its released...
Mick

Your life must be so empty and devoid of joy.

Lets not jump the gun eh? I may yet get a reason to use my long painted but never deployed red marines.

Cheese Elemental wrote:More Dreadnoughts than any other chapter? What about the goddamn Iron Hands? They're *the* Dreadnought chapter!

I know, where the hell is our Iron Hands Codex*
Looks like the counts as might move to Blood Angels then.





*I know there are too many SM Codices, they should be in a single book or just spread out a little more to make it look like there are other races in 40k.

Nice to know it's coming indeed. To keep things somewhat in order we'll keep the other thread open and lock this one, purely as it was there first.

I think this is going to be a strong release though.

Oh yeah.. told ya.