Games Day UK 2012

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**ironicsilence**

Nvs wrote:
The avatar looks like he's constipated.

agreed 100% when I heard new avatar sculpt I paniced and figured it would be sexy since I just bought the FW avatar...then I saw the new sculpt and wasn't worried anymore since no bloody handed god of mine will ever take the battle field pooping out the alter of khaine

**Rampage**

I'm going to continue using my metal Avatar I think.

EDIT: If it keeps a similar pose.

**Kanluwen**

Once again, since it got ignored(like it does every Games Day)...

Those greens are test sculpts. That does not mean that they are "testing for sale".

It means they are skill tests for new sculptors who are entering the company. It's why there's such a range of things, from a Disco Marine to a Genestealer Magus to the two Steel Legion Guardsmen.

**zedmeister**

Huge amount of piccies spotted here including legion contemptors and troops, diaoramas, etc

http://darkfuturegaming.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/games-day-uk-2012-post-1-angron-new.html

**Zweischneid**

Forge World's World Eater Diorama with Angron at the forefront was awesome.

Best I've seen in a long long time (especially compared GW one's that just seem crowded with miniatures for the sake of crowding them with lots of pricy toys).

**Starfarer**

Kanluwen wrote:
Once again, since it got ignored(like it does every Games Day)...

Those greens are test sculpts. That does not mean that they are "testing for sale".

It means they are skill tests for new sculptors who are entering the company. It's why there's such a range of things, from a Disco Marine to a Genestealer Magus to the two Steel Legion Guardsmen.

And people wonder why GW is averse to showing anything going on behind the scenes. One of two things happen with showing test sculpts; people freak out and bitch about quality, as is the case in this thread. Alternatively, they show some sculpts and people bitch that they never release the models, as was the case with some Dark Eldar test sculpts, that no exaggeration popped up repeatedly for like 7 years, with people thinking they were new models every time.

Regarding the HH models, they look amazing, and I'm no doubt at least buying the Mortarian sculpt. The sad thing is I have FW Death Guard models with Mk III FW legs and arms , which are very fitting for post-Heresy Death Guard, but even with an army essentially ready to go, I can't yet bring myself to buy a $115 book.

**silent25**

Bad news on the plastic Blood Dragon Knight kit. Was someone seeing the rider for the zombie dragon and thought it was part of a new kit. Boo!

**Kanluwen**

silent25 wrote:
Bad news on the plastic Blood Dragon Knight kit. Was someone seeing the rider for the zombie dragon and thought it was part of a new kit. Boo!

Not really bad news. Hastings is pretty reliable, and if he says there's going to be plastic Blood Dragon Knights, there's going to be plastic Blood Dragon Knights.

**silent25**

Kanluwen wrote:

Not really bad news. Hastings is pretty reliable, and if he says there's going to be plastic Blood Dragon Knights, there's going to be plastic Blood Dragon Knights.

Just bad news in terms of not out yet :(

**Quintinus**

This blog has a lot of really cool pictures of Angron leading the charge into a blasted wall with a crud ton of World Eaters as backup!
http://darkfuturegaming.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/games-day-uk-2012-post-1-angron-new.html

**Kroothawk**

Updated the first post with correct sources, as far as I could find them.
Currently some pic links are broken, we will see what happens.

**Commander Cain**

Looks like some great stuff FW have in store for us. Pretty sure I spotted a terminator with a multi melta in the corner of the Abbadon diorama!

**zedmeister**

Another good write up with a fair few alternative shots:

http://blog.pinsofwar.net/games-day-uk-2012/

Including these

**Brometheus**

I know some people have seen the CSM codex. Any news on the Thousand Sons' front?

**deleted20250424**

I'm really loving the special and heavy weapons they are showing.

They go really well with the different Marks of armor.

Lots of great coversion materials in there for Marine players/collectors.

**Kroothawk**

**Rayvon**

The World eaters diorama was awesome, I really enjoyed the FW seminar and Alan Bligh said that they were working on imperial robots for several imperial armies that use them and i was also thrilled to hear that they are experimenting with many different kinds of mechanicus troops and skitarii.
There were also a Justerian squad terminators on display at the FW stand to be released in the not too distant future too, im so looking forward to them, they were like the new terminators but with more details.
Good days for FW await !

Flashman wrote:
So pics of everything except plastic Blood Knights?! Come on people!

They are one of the few things i dont remember seeing on display.

Dysartes wrote:
Have heard that the GD figure was limited to (I believe) one per ticket, but there were a lot of the figures unsold. Also, the one my friend picked up for himself turned out to be a miscast...

There were boxes and boxes of them, you could take as many as you wanted.

Kanluwen wrote:
Once again, since it got ignored(like it does every Games Day)...

Those greens are test sculpts. That does not mean that they are "testing for sale".

It means they are skill tests for new sculptors who are entering the company. It's why there's such a range of things, from a Disco Marine to a Genestealer Magus to the two Steel Legion Guardsmen.

You were right that they are test scuplts but when i spoke to the team they told me that they are test sculpts and we may see them or some form of them released at a later date.

**Dysartes**

Rayvon wrote:
Dysartes wrote:
Have heard that the GD figure was limited to (I believe) one per ticket, but there were a lot of the figures unsold. Also, the one my friend picked up for himself turned out to be a miscast...

There were boxes and boxes of them, you could take as many as you wanted.

Don't take this the wrong way, Rayvon, but I really hope you're wrong about this - else I'm going to have to have some severe words with my "friend"...

**reds8n**

A fine day out indeed.

Much better organisation that last year, and certainly a damn site more to see and talk about.

Some great tab;es and games being ran as well, special kudos to the massive skaven fortress table, all of them at least good, most of them great.

Chaos codex was there for some readin' and discussing.

Bit sad to see that basic chaos marines have indeed lost their ccw -- leaving them armed "only" with a bolt gun and bolt pistol -- least they can buy it though. IIRC a basic chaos marine with extra ccw and the LD/hatred upgrade runs to 18 points. Chaos codex certainly looks very nice indeed, the amount of design work that has gone into the book really is quite remarkable.

HH book is indeed a thing of lovliness and was still on sale at least until the early afternoon, Angron model I was told sold out in within first 2 hours.... all 1500 or so of them.... at £50 a pop.... ker-ching !

Primacrh stats all seem pretty cool/good to me, only flicked though a few sections, lots to read and ponder upon. Are indeed a few Mechanicum units included -- Magos Reductor, Thakkax Cohort and LR.

Necron stuff for the next IA looks good, as does the earlier pictured realm of battle board. IF these replacement ones sell/are received well then they'd like to try and do at least one Xenos themed board for each IA book.

**Zweischneid**

Dysartes wrote:

Don't take this the wrong way, Rayvon, but I really hope you're wrong about this - else I'm going to have to have some severe words with my "friend"...

There were definitely loads of them. I left at about 3.30 pm, half an hour before the official close. There were scores of "yellow-shirts" with vendor trays trying to get rid of them (the GW-one that is, not sure about the FW-event-only stuff).

I didn't buy any, but I doubt they would've stopped you from taking 10 - or 50 - from the look of it.

Already up on Ebay too.

**aka_mythos**

In one of those links... I'm digging the Sons of Horus Terminator with multimelta.

**Platuan4th**

Rayvon wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:
Once again, since it got ignored(like it does every Games Day)...

Those greens are test sculpts. That does not mean that they are "testing for sale".

It means they are skill tests for new sculptors who are entering the company. It's why there's such a range of things, from a Disco Marine to a Genestealer Magus to the two Steel Legion Guardsmen.

You were right that they are test scuplts but when i spoke to the team they told me that they are test sculpts and we may see them or some form of them released at a later date.

I will pray to whatever gods choose to listen that that Grey Seer gets released.

Though I won't cry if it doesn't, as I find myself not really needing a 3rd to begin with.

**Rayvon**

Zweischneid wrote:
Dysartes wrote:

Don't take this the wrong way, Rayvon, but I really hope you're wrong about this - else I'm going to have to have some severe words with my "friend"...

There were definitely loads of them. I left at about 3.30 pm, half an hour before the official close. There were scores of "yellow-shirts" with vendor trays trying to get rid of them (the GW-one that is, not sure about the FW-event-only stuff).

I didn't buy any, but I doubt they would've stopped you from taking 10 - or 50 - from the look of it.

Already up on Ebay too.

Yep, I got three, i saw one chap get 10.

**KhornateCake**

Brometheus wrote:
I know some people have seen the CSM codex. Any news on the Thousand Sons' front?

Thousan Sons are Elite units with Arihman making them troop, they still have Inferno Bolts and slow and purposeful. Ahriman is mastery level 4, new Tzeentch physic powers, with Bolt of Change becoming a Melta, Beam. Sorry it's all I got to read on thousands sons

As a side not Daemon princes are WS9 I8 but you have to purchase 3+ save. A Nurgle Winged Daemon prince is about 200+ points.

**Zweischneid**

Berzerkers, TS, etc.. are all already listed in the Elite section on GW's website too.

**The_Chaplain**

There were definitely loads of them. I left at about 3.30 pm, half an hour before the official close. There were scores of "yellow-shirts" with vendor trays trying to get rid of them (the GW-one that is, not sure about the FW-event-only stuff).

I didn't buy any, but I doubt they would've stopped you from taking 10 - or 50 - from the look of it.

Taking them, as in, for free? Cause, the models on ebay are going for at least 30 bucks before shipping. Jesus christ, I can feel my heart shrivelling up, just kill me now.

**Kanluwen**

Platuan4th wrote:
Rayvon wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:
Once again, since it got ignored(like it does every Games Day)...

Those greens are test sculpts. That does not mean that they are "testing for sale".

It means they are skill tests for new sculptors who are entering the company. It's why there's such a range of things, from a Disco Marine to a Genestealer Magus to the two Steel Legion Guardsmen.

You were right that they are test scuplts but when i spoke to the team they told me that they are test sculpts and we may see them or some form of them released at a later date.

I will pray to whatever gods choose to listen that that Grey Seer gets released.

Though I won't cry if it doesn't, as I find myself not really needing a 3rd to begin with.

Same here with the Cadian standing on the dead Gaunt calling in fire support.

Although...some of them might end up being released like the Bear Drummer mascot for Empire.

**Kroothawk**

Added t-tauri's massive report of the FW seminar with loads of pics.

New pics:

**Darth Bob**

New Avatar? Looks kind of derp.
IA book with Necrons? Sweet!
Garviel Loken vs. Ezekyle Abaddon? OMGWTFAWESOME.

**Dysartes**

Rayvon wrote:
Zweischneid wrote:
Dysartes wrote:

Don't take this the wrong way, Rayvon, but I really hope you're wrong about this - else I'm going to have to have some severe words with my "friend"...

There were definitely loads of them. I left at about 3.30 pm, half an hour before the official close. There were scores of "yellow-shirts" with vendor trays trying to get rid of them (the GW-one that is, not sure about the FW-event-only stuff).

I didn't buy any, but I doubt they would've stopped you from taking 10 - or 50 - from the look of it.

Already up on Ebay too.

Yep, I got three, i saw one chap get 10.

Apparently when my friend was getting his, the salesmonkey told him they were restricted to one per person to stop them going up on eBay.

Good job, GW