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KamikazeCanuck wrote:You guys remember when GW used to give you little silver skulls like on that guy's armour back in the day for every $10 you spent? Didn't know they made a whole chapter out of that promotional campaign.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Begel Dverl wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:You guys remember when GW used to give you little silver skulls like on that guy's armour back in the day for every $10 you spent? Didn't know they made a whole chapter out of that promotional campaign.

Pics or it didn't happen.

I remember that; was circa 2000 I believe. You could redeem them (about $100 worth or more) for certain 'prizes'. I remember that they made some limited AdMech figs for this promotion and a friend of mine got all of them with these skulls they promoted.

Additionally, the Silver Skulls were mentioned before this at the start of 3rd edition; don't know if this promotion was inspired by the marine chapter or not.

Wooh, Outcast Dead and a signed copy of Nocturne just arrived, my week off just started looking even better!

Magnus at least in Thousand Sons always seemed to have a mutable body but perhaps that was the writing style and trying to explain how he appeared to humans. I find the picture interesting with the more mutant looking primarch's down the far end with Sanguinus last giving a further nod to the bizarre nature of his wings.

I love the Silver Skulls picture and Langly's recent Blood Angel pic. I'm glad they've gone away from the stupid pin head marines.

automatonsleuth wrote:I know Magnus was "The Crimson King", but I didn't think his skin was quite that red. I thought he was named for his bright red hair, wherelse his skin was more copper. It's interesting to see him beside his brothers though, really puts it into perspective that he was a giant. It's hard to imagine anyone towering over the Emperor, but now I've seen this...

I guess the Horus Heresy novels are 'setting' the looks of the Primarchs a bit more, but I think past art for him (and probably others) varied widely. Some had him as just a missing eye, some the eye centered int he forehead, etc.

BrookM wrote:Wooh, Outcast Dead and a signed copy of Nocturne just arrived, my week off just started looking even better!

Sadly, both are not available here in the USA until October 25th.

Wonderful.

Alpharius wrote:

BrookM wrote:Wooh, Outcast Dead and a signed copy of Nocturne just arrived, my week off just started looking even better!

Sadly, both are not available here in the USA until October 25th.

Wonderful.

Friends in high places help.

ThirdUltra wrote:

Begel Dverl wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:You guys remember when GW used to give you little silver skulls like on that guy's armour back in the day for every $10 you spent? Didn't know they made a whole chapter out of that promotional campaign.

Pics or it didn't happen.

I remember that; was circa 2000 I believe. You could redeem them (about $100 worth or more) for certain 'prizes'. I remember that they made some limited AdMech figs for this promotion and a friend of mine got all of them with these skulls they promoted.

Additionally, the Silver Skulls were mentioned before this at the start of 3rd edition; don't know if this promotion was inspired by the marine chapter or not.

See, I'm not crazy I tell ya! If you had a big pile of 'em you could trade them in for a Baneblade. That was back in the day when Baneblades where rare FW only models.

Yep, I got the AdMech figure set. I may still have a few of the stickers banging around.

Use them to turn your Space Marines into the Silver Skulls!

Noticed a new Horus Heresy book , Aurelian, about to be released, anybody know why it has a £30.00 price tag?

Yes.

This is one of the hardback limited edition books, numbered and signed. They've doen a few similar ones in the past.

This originally went on sale last month, at 18;00 GMT, and then their system crashed. Bl reckon they had 5,000 people sat on the webpage and refreshing for several hours.

So they pulled it from sale after a few hours and it will go back on sale this month -- they've had their machine spirit upgraded -- they're also doing a "silver" print run as well, same story, but not signed and it lacks the internal colour plates as well.

The story will, eventually, be reprinted but not for two years or so ( IIRC). The Iron Warrior one they did is about to be featured in the Iron Warrior omnibus for example.

Why is Promethean Sun still like $50? It's probably in Bronze printing right now....

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Why is Promethean Sun still like $50? It's probably in Bronze printing right now....

It's also no longer for sale.

Kanluwen wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Why is Promethean Sun still like $50? It's probably in Bronze printing right now....

It's also no longer for sale.

....but maybe again some day....for half price?

More likely, it will remain on the webstore until it's reprinted in the Salamanders omnibus.

I thought that was in M40ish. Why would they mix timelines?

They wouldn't be "mixing timelines" so much as having an avenue to publish a short story.

I say throw in all the Audiobooks and Promethean Sun and Aurelian into one book of awesomeness. They haven't asked me yet, but that's what I'm going to tell 'em.

Decided to toss Farseer aside so I could start on the Outcast Dead, it's already starting on an interesting note with the Dramatis personae page.

Stop rubbing it in.

And by all that is holy, do NOT GIVE ANYTHING AWAY!

Relax, I'm not some stupid witch who forgets about the spoiler tags.

It's a good read. Solid rather than mind blowing, but it also goes someway towards explaining, smoothing and tidying up some of the ... fuzzier....story elements and gives us a great look at Terra too.


... and then it goes and opens up... well.... you'll see.

I'm really enjoying where this book is going and seeing as I can read it in one go, blessed be the foresight of planning a week off way back in Spring, I'll be having a week-long reading marathon to catch up on that mahoosive list of stuff I really need to read.

Can't wait for Bloodsworn.

(Yes, I do enjoy Nathan Long's writing. Shut up.)

Just finished the Outcast Dead.



Though I did note that it suffers from quite a few typos, poor formatting and printing errors. It is however a great addition to the Horus Heresy series that neatly ties into several other novels and pieces of background while filling in some of the blanks. But as always, it does leave me with more new questions.

BrookM wrote:Just finished the Outcast Dead.



Though I did note that it suffers from quite a few typos, poor formatting and printing errors. It is however a great addition to the Horus Heresy series that neatly ties into several other novels and pieces of background while filling in some of the blanks. But as always, it does leave me with more new questions.

You reckon! I read it straight after games day. Though it did leave the {SPOILER ALERT}



Anyway, good to see a different side of the heresy series!

Be gone foul temptation!

People who get books I want to read before I can even buy them should be locked up in a place where they can't rub my nose in it.

I'm not rubbing it in, at least not trying to. Waiting for my copy of the Emperor's Will to arrive. Hurry up damn it.

In a lot of ways I think The Outcast Dead was almost an essential part of the HH saga, it certainly tidies up and fills in a few potential plot holes and the like.

..plus, for the first time, youknowwho actually comes across as ..well.... an actual hero.

perhaps.

Finished The Gildar Rift and enjoyed it immensely, definately one of the better books both in that series and the 40k range.

..seems, if we're lucky, we might get some follow up too. Which is good.


Started on Salvations Reach.... damn, I do love Abnett's Ghosts books. one thinks one has them figured out and then... he blindsides you.

Especially impressed with the character growth we've seen and the deft way he weaves the subplots together. he has a rhythm that is almost poetic IMO. Like grimdark beat poetry.