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It's time to don my scarf and flying goggles again because today a new aircraft makes it into the skies of the 41st Millennium - the Avenger Strike Fighter. As a staunch defender of the Imperium I was pleased to see an impressive number of guns mounted on the front of the the Avenger including the avenger bolt cannon - a high-Strength multi-barrelled affair that can tear up enemy planes (and even light vehicles) with ease. It'll also make quite a mess of Space Marines (traitor ones, of course).

At over nine inches long and with a nine inch wingspan, the Avenger is a pretty sizeable craft. Beneath its wings there's plenty of space to fit extra weaponry such as hellstrike missiles and multi-lasers just in case the bolt cannon and lascannons weren't enough firepower for you. To cap off this wonderfully detailed flying machine are two clear resin canopies that fit over the cockpit, which have been specially designed for the Avenger. There's also a cheeky heavy stubber peaking out the rear-facing secondary dorsal cockpit (we spend ages trying to find its technical name on the internet) to put a couple of holes in enemy craft that get too close.

Can be found on FW for £85.00: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/AVENGER_STRIKE_FIGHTER.html

Finally! Probably going to snatch up one of these soon Any hints on the price?

Cheap looting, It looks orky enough already.

I think it is worth noting which site the model is being pimped on, given the current rumors...

Want! I could make a nice Dakka Jet from that. How do FW keep comeing up with ways to take my money off mee. I don't need it, I have better things to spend money on, but, like the spartan I know I'll end up getting one.

Orlanth wrote:Cheap looting, It looks orky enough already.

It doesn't seem to fit well to the aesthetic set by the amazing Thunderbolt. It reminds me of pod racers from starwars.

That said, I too am getting looting ideas for it for the orks... Wouldn't have to do too much to it.

At last! Really like the design of this beast, it matches quite well with the valkyries so I am happy with that!

It's a bit weird looking. The pod racer engine thing is bang on.

Overall, not really a fan I have to say. If it were single engine with crimped wings, I might feel a little differently, but as it is now...

I wonder how hard it is to assemble.

Valkyrie wrote:Finally! Probably going to snatch up one of these soon Any hints on the price?

Hideously overpriced.

Griever wrote:

Valkyrie wrote:Finally! Probably going to snatch up one of these soon Any hints on the price?

Hideously overpriced.

MajorTom11 wrote:I think it is worth noting which site the model is being pimped on, given the current rumors...

Aye, I was thinking that. Odd that GW have stolen Forgeworld's thunder... Couple that with the fact that today should be a Warhammer Forge release (last week was a 40K release) based on alternating release patterns for the past year.

Could almost imagine that on release days FW's site gets more traffic than GWs site on certain release days...

H.B.M.C. wrote:I wonder how hard it is to assemble.

That and after reading that the canopies were resin it made me go "Oh dear," with a sigh.

MajorTom11 wrote:I think it is worth noting which site the model is being pimped on, given the current rumors...

Eh. Could be coincidence, they have previewed FW stuff before. And the Studio Open Day is tomorrow, with Forge World making note on their FB page that they'll be in attendance showing off the Avenger and some more stuff.

Now up on FW.

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/AVENGER_STRIKE_FIGHTER.html

£85.

Thanks, added to OP.

I keep seeing a F4U Corsair with its gull wings and the wrong name every time I see this photo.

M.

Dammit Forgeworld!!

I want death korps...I want a thunderbolt...now I want this too!!!!

It would look much better if the engines were covered...it looks like some ground crew guy forgot to put the access fairings over the engine.

Sold! That's my new flyer for this edition. Now; where to find £85...?

I know 6th is all about Fortifications, Allies and Flyers but...

£85?

Ouch!

Dear me, that's a terrible looking aircraft. It's just the wrong mix of retro and futuristic.

Alpharius wrote:I know 6th is all about Fortifications, Allies and Flyers but...

£85?

Ouch!

The fecking Thunderbolt is only 83 pounds!!!

W.T.F?!?

C'mon seriously? No one got the 'assemble' reference? Poor form folks...



And yeah... £85. That's pretty steep.

H.B.M.C. wrote:C'mon seriously? No one got the 'assemble' reference? Poor form folks...

We didn't want to encourage Avenger puns.

The full Newsletter: GENCON 2012!!! With Black Library Writers! Woo Hoo! I'm getting some autographs...

Hi there,
We’ve got a little something from the Imperial Navy for you in this week’s newsletter, in the form of the fantastic new Avenger Strike Fighter, and we’ve also got a reminder about the events that we’ll be attending over the summer.

Imperial Avenger Strike Fighter



The Avenger is a dedicated strike fighter, intended to conduct high-speed, low-level attacks on ground targets, with armoured vehicle formations and high-value strategic assets such as munitions dumps forming its principal prey. The Avenger Strike Fighter boasts firepower that exceeds most other Imperial aircraft of its size, and in particular its reputation as a tank-killer is due to the Avenger bolt cannon it carries.

The Avenger is an ancient design, believed to originate on Ancient Terra sometime during the Age of Strife. It was adopted by forces loyal to the Divine Saint Sebastian Thor during the bloody wars of faith now called the Age of Apostasy. Its effectiveness is such that it is now a staple of any Imperial Navy air support mission, holding a glamour of holy import in the wider Imperium. The Avenger is often specifically requested by the Adeptus Sororitas should they require close support in their purgations, whatever the truth of its providence.

The Avenger Strike Fighter is a finely-detailed multi-part resin kit designed by Daren Parrwood. The kit contains two crew figures and a fully detailed cockpit interior, and the two lascannons supplied with this kit can both be supplemented and replaced with other Forge World Imperial Navy weapons.
Full rules for the Avenger can be found in Imperial Armour Aeronautica, and the kit is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday 27th July.

Forge World 6th Edition Rules Updates
The Imperial Armour team have been hard at work compiling a set of PDF updates that allow our full range of models to be used in games of 6th edition Warhammer 40,000 alongside the relevant Imperial Armour book. We are amending and adding to these updates regularly, and they can be found on our Downloads page.

If you have any queries about Imperial Armour rules, army lists or units, please send an e-mail entitled 'Imperial Armour rules query' to forgeworld@gwplc.com, including examples of how the situation has arisen in play. You can also call 0115 900 4995 within the UK, 011 44 115 900 4995 from the US and Canada or 00 44 115 900 4995 from much of Europe

Forge World Events News
On Saturday 28th July, we’ll be making our way to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, IL for Games Day North America. For this event our intrepid team will be joined by writer Alan Bligh and miniatures designer Phil Stutcinskas.

Sunday 12th August is the date for Games Day Germany, held at the Gürzenich Köln. Forge World designers Will Hayes and Edgar Skomorowski will be in attendance, alongside our heroic team.

August 16th to 19th will see us travelling to Indianapolis, IA, for GenCon 2012 where we’ll be joining the guys from Games Workshop and the Black Library. Alongside a wide selection of our range, attendees will also be able to buy our 2012 Event Only models: the Skin Wolf and Imperial Enforcer.

We’re not tired of America yet – August 31st to September 2nd is PAX Prime, and again ourselves, Black Library and Games Workshop will be attending. We look forward to seeing you there!

Games Day Germany Reservation Orders now being taken
As always we will be bringing a wide selection of our range of resin kits, modelling supplies and books to Germany, and we’re now accepting reservation orders for this event. Remember, a reservation order is the best way to ensure that we will have the exact products that you want, packed and waiting for you to collect.To place a reservation order, please send an e-mail to forgeworld@gwplc.com titled ‘Games Day Germany Reservation’. We will require your full name, a contact telephone number and the list of kits you’d like to order.

Alternatively you can telephone the Forge World customer service team on 00 44 115 900 4995, and you can also place your reservation order with GW Germany Customer Service directly, by telephoning 049 211 540 2222 or e-mailing mailorder@gwplc.com. We must receive your reservation orders by Friday July 27th for Games Day Germany. In the week before the event we will send you a confirmation e-mail that will contain your order number, details of any items that we will be unable to supply and a total price in Euros that will be payable on the day.

Thanks,
Ead Brown
Customer Service Manager
Forge World

H.B.M.C. wrote:C'mon seriously? No one got the 'assemble' reference? Poor form folks...



And yeah... £85. That's pretty steep.

Just for you H.B.M.C:

Hm. Looks kind of dumb to me.

Like the model.

Hate the price.

It's ok, but this was the perfect aircraft for shark teeth, except they didn't leave any room on the nose... The wings should have been pushed back a bit.