Forge World News and Rumour Thread : p212 Knight Porphyrion

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**AlmightyWalrus**

AndrewGPaul wrote:
AlmightyWalrus wrote:
IIRC Ordinatus Oberon had a down-sized Nova Cannon, the same way that a Minigun and the GAU-8 are both Gatling guns. Nova Cannons fire shells that are accelerated to relativistic speeds.

Which one's Oberon? I was referring to one of the three original Ordinatus with Epic-scale miniatures and rules. Or is Lexicanum in error and the one used at Helsreach in the third war was different to the one used in the first war?

Ordinatus Armageddon was called Oberon in Helsreach.

**Toofast**

AndrewGPaul wrote:
That seems to be for the newer, digitally-sculpted models; because it's easy to use the digital images themselves to generate the instructions.

Still, could be worse; the Horus Heresy Character Series models have a link to an online PDF of the instructions - which no longer works since the website revamp. Assembling Draykavac was a massive pain in the derriere.

I didn't really have any issues assembling him. The abeyant is only a few parts and you can tell from 2 pics on the FW site where everything is supposed to go. The only minor hangup was a couple of the long cables didn't want to fit properly so I used a hair dryer to heat them up and bend them a different way.

**Davespil**

Toofast wrote:
AndrewGPaul wrote:
That seems to be for the newer, digitally-sculpted models; because it's easy to use the digital images themselves to generate the instructions.

Still, could be worse; the Horus Heresy Character Series models have a link to an online PDF of the instructions - which no longer works since the website revamp. Assembling Draykavac was a massive pain in the derriere.

I didn't really have any issues assembling him. The abeyant is only a few parts and you can tell from 2 pics on the FW site where everything is supposed to go. The only minor hangup was a couple of the long cables didn't want to fit properly so I used a hair dryer to heat them up and bend them a different way.

I still have no idea where those cables go. And I built the model last week.

**Ustrello**

Does anyone have any idea when the new red book is up for pre order?

**Eldarain**

Do we have an idea when IA8 will get updated?

**BrookM**

Dunno if there's a release today, but there is a new contest: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NL/win-a-titan

How would you like to add a Titan to your collection? Well, we’ve got four incredible god-machines to give away! We’re giving you the chance to win one of two Warhound Titans; a Reaver Titan; or even a Warlord Titan.

You read that correctly; you can win a colossal Warlord Titan!

This is our biggest giveaway ever! Next month you could be putting an earth shattering, army crushing Titan on the battlefield, armed with the weapons of your choice. So don’t miss your chance!

To enter, place an order of £100 or more on forgeworld.co.uk between 4th March and 31st March 2016. Then complete the following statements, and email your answers to us at win-a-titan@gwplc.com:

Choose a name for your Titan.
In 400 words or less, tell us how your Titan earned its glorious or infamous name.
Please include your order number as the subject line of your email.
The Forge World Panel of Judgment are eagerly awaiting your responses, and are ready to award each of the four finest with a towering Titan!

Terms & Conditions apply; please see below for details and a full list of prizes.

Check the site for terms and conditions.

**zedmeister**

Interesting. Pity they didn't lower the postage ~~tax~~ charge to free postage over £100. I'd be all over that otherwise...

**Koppo**

Some people are not eligible based on location:

Countries: Worldwide excluding Quebec and the states of Colorado, North Dakota and Arizona.

**VeteranNoob**

Koppo wrote:
Some people are not eligible based on location:

Countries: Worldwide excluding Quebec and the states of Colorado, North Dakota and Arizona.

oh, I get it, the legal weed states (some of them)

Random, but amusing

**CragHack**

Oh nice. As strange as it might sound, I actually NEED some stuff from FW, so might as well enter this :>

**Bobthehero**

Québec gakky french laws bs strikes again

**Nailbomb72**

Koppo wrote:
Some people are not eligible based on location:

Countries: Worldwide excluding Quebec and the states of Colorado, North Dakota and Arizona.

Nice to see Australia can enter this one.

**MajorWesJanson**

Bah. Given that there is no choice for the new Warlord weapons, just dual Belicosas, are they not going to be released in March? Weren't they for sale at the HH event?

Would have been cool if you could choose the Mars Beta or Lucius heads for the Warlord as well, given that it is a contest.

**kronk**

If the new red books drops, I'll grab it and HH Book 6. Easy, peesy.

**Yaraton**

I like this part "Multiple entries are permitted." the most. The most annoying part is that I will have to come up with multiple "stories" for the Titan names. I bet they are pooling the ideas to use them later in the FW books.

**Kirasu**

Pretty cool giveaway.. even if I laugh when they say "biggest prizes ever" when the Warlord probably costs like 200$ to make. (based on reseller prices anyway)

**zedmeister**

MajorWesJanson wrote:
... snip ...

Patience chap. You don't need to keep banging on and on about Warlord Weapons, that's the 5th time you've posted that over the last few pages. They'll appear in good time.

**MajorWesJanson**

I'm a bit curious about the story of the name. Are we supposed to name the titan we want to win, one we already have, or any sort of titan? Could I use the name and story behind my epic Emperor Titan?

zedmeister wrote:
MajorWesJanson wrote:
... snip ...

Patience chap. You don't need to keep banging on and on about Warlord Weapons, that's the 5th time you've posted that over the last few pages. They'll appear in good time.

Well, my Warlord is currently missing one of his arms thanks to the wait. And FW keeps taunting me- "We have them for sale, but only in person across the Atlantic from any Yanks"
"Heres some other Mechanicum stuff"
"How about we show off a titan weapon mounted on an ordinatus?"
"Contest to win a free titan, except not the new parts!"

If they come out later today, FW is forgiven.

**Koppo**

Kirasu wrote:
Pretty cool giveaway.. even if I laugh when they say "biggest prizes ever" when the Warlord probably costs like 200$ to make. (based on reseller prices anyway)

Maybe they mean tallest...

and $200 to make of resin is not the same as $200 to develop and then make out of resin....

**Yaraton**

MajorWesJanson wrote:
I'm a bit curious about the story of the name. Are we supposed to name the titan we want to win, one we already have, or any sort of titan? Could I use the name and story behind my epic Emperor Titan?

To be entered into the competition, you must:

Place an order on the Forge World web store of at least £100 (excluding Virtual Gift Vouchers and shipping costs) between 01:00 4th March 2016 (GMT) and 23:59 31st March 2016 (GMT); and
You must email your answers to the following statements to win-a-titan@gwplc.com. Please include your order number only in the subject line of your email. Emails must be received by 23:59 3rd April 2016 (GMT) to be considered.
ii (a) Choose a name for your Titan.
ii (b) In 400 words or less, tell us how your Titan earned its glorious or infamous name.

**Goliath**

Hmmmmm. There are loads of FW things that I kind of want to get, so now my issue is I can't narrow it down to being just above £100.

Who do I get?
Vulkan + Sigismund?
Vulkan + Horus?
Vulkan + Guilliman?
Vulkan + Grot Tanks?
Vulkan + Vulkan?

So many possibilities!

**ImAGeek**

I might enter this. I want Retribution anyway so it's not much of a stretch to £100 from there.

**Imateria**

Shame it's only Imperial Titans, if there was a Revenant or Phantom up for grabs I'd definitely be interested in splashing some chash.

**Yaraton**

Imateria wrote:
Shame it's only Imperial Titans, if there was a Revenant or Phantom up for grabs I'd definitely be interested in splashing some chash.

Give them a call,. maybe they will add the Titan options for Xenos players.

**Iron_Captain**

I love writing fluff. And since I am just starting up a HH Legion anyways, I might just give this a try.
Having a Titan would be so awesome...

**badgermeister**

can't wait to write about the warlord titan - Phallic Masticator.

These emperors children do look after their Titanicus attachments..........

**godswildcard**

Wow...I finally get ready to make my once-every-two-years Forgeworld order and I see they have this contest! I get excited! Then I get depressed because for some reason I'm disqualified because I live in Colorado.

Screw you FW!!!

Now take my money anyway! I didn't want your smelly 'ol Titan!

**commander dante**

Damn
Now its a choice between this or GWs 'win an army'....
I need more funds *Goes to sell kidney*

**Ashiraya**

Entered the competition. 400 words is tighter than you'd think. I got carried away and ran out of space halfway through. :(

**Mymearan**

Kirasu wrote:
Pretty cool giveaway.. even if I laugh when they say "biggest prizes ever" when the Warlord probably costs like 200$ to make. (based on reseller prices anyway)

Safe to say it cost way more than that when you include the salaries of the artist developing the concepts, the sculptor, the graphic designers making promotional art, instruction, the casters, etc...