Forge World Newsletter #291 - Jigsaw piece

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**Ouze**

Hi there,
In today’s newsflash we bring you the first part of our festive jigsaw, a last orders reminder for our US, Canadian and European customers and advance notice of our opening hours across the festive period.

Christmas Order Deadlines
We are now well and truly into the festive period and with only 15 days until Christmas, Forge World’s Customer Service team and Despatch warehouse are working around the clock to ensure your orders are shipped as quickly as possible.

We’ve got full details of our imminent order deadlines at the end of this newsletter, but do not fear - there’s still plenty of time to receive your orders before Christmas.

Christmas Jigsaw Part 1
As is traditional at this time of year, we like to tease you with a sneak preview of one of our 2012 releases. Rather than simply showing you a cool model straight away though, we prefer to leave you guessing for a while at what it might be. See part 1 of our Christmas jigsaw below. What could it be?

Forge World Winter Catalogue Supplement Sheet Now Available
You can now download a free PDF of our Winter 2011 supplement sheet from the Forge World website, packed with many of our recent releases such as the Relic Contemptor Dreadnought and Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos. It also features a few kits that managed to evade our 2011 catalogue such as the Eldar Wraithseer.

The sheet is perfect as a handy reminder for those last-minute stocking fillers, especially as we can still guarantee pre-Christmas arrival of orders placed via Express delivery worldwide and pre-Christmas delivery via Standard post within the UK.

Forge World Christmas Opening Hours
The Customer Service team are standing by to assist with any and all enquiries you may have - from product availability and hobby advice to helping to explain the difference between a Titan and a Dreadnought to a confused relative.

You can call us on:
0115 916 8177 within the UK,
011 44 115 916 8177 from the US and Canada,
00 44 115 916 8177 from most of Europe.

We will be open right up until Christmas to provide any and all assistance we can. Our opening hours between Christmas and the New Year are:

Friday 23rd December: 0900 – 1200 GMT
Saturday 24th December (Christmas Eve): Closed
Sunday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
Monday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
Tuesday 27th December (UK Bank Holiday): 1000 – 1630 (GMT)
Wednesday 28th December: 0900 – 1800 (GMT)
Thursday 29th December: 0900 – 1800 (GMT)
Friday 30th December: 0900 – 1800 (GMT)
Saturday 31st December (New Year’s Eve): Closed
Sunday 1st January (New Year’s Day): Closed
Monday 2nd January (UK Bank Holiday): 1000 – 1630 (GMT)

Forge World Christmas Ordering Deadlines

Standard Delivery:
Thursday 8th December – Western Europe, USA and Canada
Tuesday 13th December – UK and Operational BFPOs Express Delivery:
Tuesday 13th December – Worldwide
Thursday 15th December – UK

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/f/fw-wfcatsup11.pdf

**Kanluwen**

It's a Kroxigor, I think.

**AlexHolker**

My guess is a new style of Dragon Ogre.

**Kanluwen**

Oooh, yeah it might very well be a new Dragon Ogre.

**tarnish**

Or possibly..........A FIMIR!

erm... sorry about that outburst

**Kirasu**

Definitely not a kroxigor.. It's wearing pants

Could be a fimir since that's the weapon the storm of magic shows it wielding but also dragon ogres would be awesome.. Such cool concepts and some of the worst models

**JHall**

Could be the Bull Centaur for the Chaos Dwarfs (if they redid the style of feet from hooves).

Though I would love to see a Fimir...

**reds8n**

On the winter supplement thingy, are those wolf/rat hybrid things new ?

**Lux_Lucis**

Well from this angle it doesn't look like it has the smaller set of claws that the current Dragon Ogre Shaggoth has.

Actually... Looking at the old Fimir model, and considering the current fad among GW to resurrect old models/races, I could believe it was a Fimir

**Kanluwen**

reds8n wrote: On the winter supplement thingy, are those wolf/rat hybrid things new ?

Indeed they are. That was an "Ooops" on FW's part, as the newsletter announcing them has yet to show up.

**bubber**

Fisrt thought was that GW was going to start doing Wolfen!
But Fimir seems a good guess.

**lifeofshan**

I think it is a Fimir!

It looks like it only has two legs based off the pelvis and base, so that rules out Dragon Ogre.

It has what looks like leather armour on its thigh and arm, which again dont look like the heavy armour a dragon ogre wears.

Doesnt have the design aesthetics or look reptilian enough to be a kroxigor.

It also looks like it has some form of runes carved on the end of its weapon, kinda celtic looking.

God I hope im right!

**Ouze**

IT'S A SCHOONER!

**kikoup34**

i think it's a Oldblood Saurus maybe a new version of Chakax ?

**Kirasu**

Lizardmen don't wear pants!

Also FW tends to focus on similar themes based upon what they're currently releasing.. There is nothing that suggests they're doing lizardmen

**Alpharius**

No scales, I think that would rule out anything Lizardy.

Dragon Ogres?

Isn't one of the stronger rumors that GW proper is re-doing Dragon Ogres?

So, that leaves Fimir, the Wolf/Rat thing, or maybe a Bull Centaur, but with those feet?

**reds8n**

Kirasu wrote:Lizardmen don't wear pants!

What a terrifying battlecry this would be.

**Kirasu**

I'll make a banner for one of my units with a picture of pants with an X through them

**kronk**

The claws on his feet and backwards knee Would suggest a Deamon/Devil type creature, or a lizard/reptilian of some sort. He also has 3 fingers + thumb.

If it's a rat-man, he's hairless. They do have the monsterous rat creature that's hairless. The SKAVEN WARLORD ON BROOD HORROR on the FW site has 3 fingers + thumb and he and his mount are mostly hairless.

**Bat Manuel**

I think it's a MEH...no, I'm sure of it.

**Kanluwen**

Alpharius wrote:No scales, I think that would rule out anything Lizardy.

Dragon Ogres?

Isn't one of the stronger rumors that GW proper is re-doing Dragon Ogres?

So, that leaves Fimir, the Wolf/Rat thing, or maybe a Bull Centaur, but with those feet?

If it's anything not a Kroxigor, it'll likely be a Fimir.

It's worth noting, however, that a Kroxigor's scales are usually on the rear of its torso, arms, etc and we're suspiciously not shown the part which has them.

Except for one tantalizing bit.

When you look at the point I put an arrow towards, there is just a hinting of scales leading up to the main body. The talon count for the feet and hands match for a Kroxigor as well.

**kronk**

That mace he's holding is awesome, too.

**Kanluwen**

Indeed. Looks a tad Elvish in terms of the architecture/runework. Would be kinda neat to see a Kroxigor bodyguard from broods trading near the Citadel of Dusk.

**kronk**

What's a Kroxigor? Are those in that new Warhammer Forge book or something?

(Not familiar at all with WH fantasy. Just know it's fun to mix Black Orc bits with my 40k Orks...)

**Scottywan82**

Definitely Fimir. Cool stuff! I wonder if they'll put back all the other dirty aspects of GW lore, lol.

**Kanluwen**

kronk wrote:What's a Kroxigor? Are those in that new Warhammer Forge book or something?

(Not familiar at all with WH fantasy. Just know it's fun to mix Black Orc bits with my 40k Orks...)

Kroxigors are giant crocodilian creatures whose bodies consist of slabs of sinewy muscle and a massive jaw bristling with razor-sharp teeth. They are exceptionally resilient and can survive a score of blows that would fell a lesser being. Kroxigors are devastating on the battlefield - unleashed as shock troops to break the back of an enemy battleline, they plough into enemy regiments with blood-curdling roars and massacre all before them.

Photo here

**kronk**

Thanks!

I'd put 1 internet dollar on Kroxigor totemic shaman.

**aka_mythos**

I would just remind people that early next year, WF is releasing "Monstrous Archana" which include a slew of mercenary type species in addition to the bigger monsters. So it could be something completely new.

**Scottywan82**

You're on! And I raise you three internets.

**Kazwulf**

Ouze wrote:IT'S A SCHOONER!

"You Dumb Bastard. It's not a Schooner... it's a Sailboat!"