Latest Forge World news and rumour thread : P99 Bulletin #50

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**SpyderG6**

I love how bulky these guys look ,but i feel the heads look narrower than usual. Maybe its just a side effect of the bulk. Either way awesome models.

**Slayer-Fan123**

I'm liking that shield as a form of The Shield Eternal.

**DaddyWarcrimes**

I'm thinking Sternguard. I've had a unit of Legion Breachers in my shopping cart for a while as I waffled on whether to pick them up to use as Blood Angel Sternguard, and wait to see whether the unit is worth fielding in the new codex.

**Desubot**

Eh i dislike the shield greatly :/

The rest looks cool though.

**MajorStoffer**

Guys, guys, you're missing something very important.

It's neither a contemptor or a knight!

Rejoice, diversity!

Marines are diversity, right?

**warboss**

I'm not a fan of those shields. If I want something that chunky/clunky, I'll buy from Scibor.

**gorgon**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Oh look! More Mk.IV!

Is that a positive or negative comment? Personally, I wish they had some upgrade options for World Eaters that were more clearly Mk.4.

I think the IF look great.

**Padre**

MajorStoffer wrote:

Marines are diversity, right?

**H.B.M.C.**

gorgon wrote:
Is that a positive or negative comment?

Mostly negative. I like the models, but FW has an obsession with Mk.IV that started way back in IA4.

**Yodhrin**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
gorgon wrote:
Is that a positive or negative comment?

Mostly negative. I like the models, but FW has an obsession with Mk.IV that started way back in IA4.

It is getting a bit weird now considering it's supposed to be pretty rare outside the Traitor Legions, you'd have thought a lot of the Loyalist "special" units would have fancified MK5/MK3.

**gianlucafiorentini123**

Yodhrin wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
gorgon wrote:
Is that a positive or negative comment?

Mostly negative. I like the models, but FW has an obsession with Mk.IV that started way back in IA4.

It is getting a bit weird now considering it's supposed to be pretty rare outside the Traitor Legions, you'd have thought a lot of the Loyalist "special" units would have fancified MK5/MK3.

The thing is that rare in a legion is still larger than most peoples collection of minis, though I d wish they'd do more Mk. 3.

**Theophony**

Yodhrin wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
gorgon wrote:
Is that a positive or negative comment?

Mostly negative. I like the models, but FW has an obsession with Mk.IV that started way back in IA4.

It is getting a bit weird now considering it's supposed to be pretty rare outside the Traitor Legions, you'd have thought a lot of the Loyalist "special" units would have fancified MK5/MK3.

But Imoerial Fist rescued hundreds of thousands of suits from Mars during the great crusade, at least according to the black library stories.

**Kirasu**

Yodhrin wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
gorgon wrote:
Is that a positive or negative comment?

Mostly negative. I like the models, but FW has an obsession with Mk.IV that started way back in IA4.

It is getting a bit weird now considering it's supposed to be pretty rare outside the Traitor Legions, you'd have thought a lot of the Loyalist "special" units would have fancified MK5/MK3.

Well it wouldn't be MK 5 since that isn't an actual set of armor. You go from MK 4 to Mk 6, 5 was a name given to the piece-meal armor that the shattered legions scavenged after the drop zone massacre. At this point I wish they'd just do Praetorian armor the the UM's have and call it MK8!

**Tannhauser42**

My favorite is the MkIII. You can definitely "fancy" it up with gold trim on the armor plates, which is just what my Loyalist Emperor's Children like.

**MajorStoffer**

It does make me wonder what armour the Loyalist special units will end up having. I would have pegged the Templar Brethren for Mk. III, but this may indicate more "MK IV for everyone!"

Now, I do like the Mk. IV, and were I to do a 30k army, I'd have Alpha Legion with Mk. IV here, there and everywhere, but I do long for some more diversity in the Marine ranks if they're going to focus on them as heavily as they are.

That being said, I think it's a fair point to remember that Forgeworld likes to focus on specific projects at a time; the Death Korps stuff came pretty consistently for a while, replete with groans of "More guards, bleargh" and now we're just dealing with Marine overload as they build up their own 40k spinoff. As more and more of the core stuff gets hammered out, we'll probably see more diversity again.

Maybe we'll even see carapace armoured Elysians and the Necron characters from IA12. Wouldn't that be shocking?

**Johnson101**

Some chapters still make MK IV Armour in m41, or maybe just the Red Scorpions.
But year a greater range of MK III Armour would be awesome, its got a real mean character too it that suits Boarding marines, heavy weapons and close combat squads

On that diversity idea, an Elysian Drop Commissar would be awesome.

**Lone Cat**

1. Stormhammer!!! MEowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~
2. 'Solar Auxilia Tercio' ... if 'SA Section has the size of modern IG 'Platoon'. Tercio will have a size of an entire Infantry Company... so did the Astra Auxilia (Imperial Army) use larger military formations like the old Spain?

**Marshal Loss**

HH Weekender tickets up for general sale now!

**reds8n**

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/THE_HORUS_HERESY_WEEKENDER_2015_TICKET.html

£70.

The Horus Heresy Weekender 2015 will be held at the Nottingham Belfry Hotel on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th February ̵ doors open at 9am on both days. Tickets for this event can be purchased from the Forge World webstore by clicking here, from the Black Library webstore by clicking here, by phoning the Forge World Customer Service team on 0115 9004995 or over the counter at Warhammer World, Nottingham. Tickets are priced at £70 and give you access to absolutely everything over the two-day event. Tickets are stricly limited to 350. If you want to join us for this fantastic experience, get your tickets today!
Please note, tickets are limited to 4 per customer.

Details about the event

The Horus Heresy Weekender 2015 will be packed full of things for you to enjoy, including:
Visiting the Forge World, Black Library and Art Gallery sales areas to get your hands on the latest resin models, books, event exclusive merchandise and exclusive art work.
Meeting the Forge World model design and book teams, and seeing their latest projects and creations.
Meeting the Black Library authors, editors and artists, giving you plenty of opportunities to get your Black Library novels signed.
A variety of Forge World and Black Library seminars.
Forge World demo pods, to help you hone your hobby skills.
Gaming demonstrations and the chance to bring your own Horus Heresy army and have a game with a friend.
Evening entertainment on Saturday – join in the now infamous Horus Heresy quiz and modelling challenge.

The hotel is offering a limited number of bedrooms at a reduced rate of £69 for single occupancy and £79 for double occupancy for any attendees who wish to stay at the venue. To book a room at this reduced rate, please call the hotel directly on 0845 0740064 and quote ʻGames Workshopʼ when making your room booking. For full details of the hotelʼs facilities, please click here.

http://thenottingham-belfry-q.hotel-rv.com/

**warboss**

Is that how much the previous HH events were priced at as well? You can go to a five day convention like gencon signed up for games in every slot for less than the HH weekender price.

**Koppo**

warboss wrote:
Is that how much the previous HH events were priced at as well? You can go to a five day convention like gencon signed up for games in every slot for less than the HH weekender price.

Yep £70 ($109.58 US)

Although the plane ticket to Gen Con may take it above the £70

Also the events are included (as you would expect), although I don't think lunch and dinner are, I might be wrong though my memory is a little hazy on that.

**Looky Likey**

Dinner was a tenner I think? Not sure about lunch. Its an expensive hotel so budget plenty for food and drink. Managed to find the cash for my ticket, taking the wife, she can use the rather nice spa while I game so it's win win for me. I'll be at WHW on the Friday with my dark mechanicum...

**Sinful Hero**

Koppo wrote:
warboss wrote:
Is that how much the previous HH events were priced at as well? You can go to a five day convention like gencon signed up for games in every slot for less than the HH weekender price.

Yep £70 ($109.58 US)

Although the plane ticket to Gen Con may take it above the £70

Also the events are included (as you would expect), although I don't think lunch and dinner are, I might be wrong though my memory is a little hazy on that.

You could argue travel would take the Weekender above £70 as well though.

**JWBS**

They've sent me seven emails about Conquest since Nov 10th, managed to make me angry today.

**SpyderG6**

JWBS wrote:
They've sent me seven emails about Conquest since Nov 10th, managed to make me angry today.

I agree. I dont need an updated everytime you sell 50 copies of a limited edition.

**Baragash**

FW switched to whoring-themselves-out e-mails months ago, this shouldn't be a surprise

**Zuul**

Baragash wrote:
FW switched to whoring-themselves-out e-mails months ago, this shouldn't be a surprise

I honestly miss their facebook page. I check facebook more often than I check my email.

**Yodhrin**

Baragash wrote:
FW switched to whoring-themselves-out e-mails months ago, this shouldn't be a surprise

Meanwhile I put in a rules query five weeks ago relevant to a campaign I want to start in a couple of weeks and I've not had a peep

**Shandara**

Yodhrin wrote:
Baragash wrote:
FW switched to whoring-themselves-out e-mails months ago, this shouldn't be a surprise

Meanwhile I put in a rules query five weeks ago relevant to a campaign I want to start in a couple of weeks and I've not had a peep

Yeah, they do manage to update the webstore every hour to show how many are left, though.

**Baragash**

There's a "what's in book 4" topic over at Warseer, I haven't seen one on here....
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?402449-Horus-Heresy-Book-4-hands-on

(also w00t, mine has been dispatched)