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If it took two books to cover the Badab War, I can see it taking two books to cover all of the legions involved in the Drop Site massacre.

I'm genuinely curios how they are going to handle Alpha Legion and the Dark Angels.

Alpha legion, while at the Dropsite Massacre and Terra so far hasn't really been mentioned but let's look at the legions and where they could address them:

Istvaan 3:
-Sons of Horus
-World Eaters
-Deathguard
-Emperors Children

Drop Site Masscre:
-Raven Guard
-Iron Hands
-Salamanders
-Iron Warriors
-Word Bearers
-Night Lords
-Alpha Legion

Prospero:

-Space Wolves
-Thousand Sons

Calth:

-Word Bearers
-Ultra Marines

Terra:

-Imperial Fists
-White Scars
-Blood Angels
-All Traitor Legions excluding Night Lords

So that really only leaves out the Dark Angels who didn't have a huge fight they were involved in the Heresy. Maybe the Night Lords and Dark Angel campaign at the edge of the Imperium? Maybe post-heresy when they return to Caliban?

And they have to be careful not to outpace the HH book series which means at least a few years till the Terra books.

Well, I forgot the name of the battle, but I'd have to think that they will cover Dark Angels V Night Lords (when the night lords lost the majority of their legion). We will also likely see custodes and sisters of silence in the Prospero Book.

Liquidice281 wrote:
Well, I forgot the name of the battle, but I'd have to think that they will cover Dark Angels V Night Lords (when the night lords lost the majority of their legion). We will also likely see custodes and sisters of silence in the Prospero Book.

How did the night lords loose most their legion?

Night Lords also fought on Terra.

I know that, but with the Sons of Horus, Emperor's Children, World Eaters and Death Guard already getting their first appearance in, I was hoping for something else that would involve the Thousand Sons, Space Wolves, Blood Angels, Ultramarines and, apparently, a lot more of the Loyalists that I'm interested in vs. Legions that I'm not as interested in - purely selfish, of course.

But hell, if it gets the Alpha Legion showcased faster, let's do it!

Though TWO books on the Drop Site Massacre is ONE too many!

Also, given FEAR TO TREAD, I think we'll see Blood Angels vs. Daemons (and Word Bearers?) as a separate chapter too, to get the coolest Primarch out there sooner rather than later!

Do you think we will get custodians? that might be cool. Also for anyone who has read all of the heresy novels, which one is it where loken is shown to be still alive?

Actually (and unfortunely) that's not quite correct. According to this, which is from the UK Gamesday:
http://bloodofkittens.com/40kblogs/2012/10/11/video-forge-world-horus-heresy-book-ii-massacre-new-models-nightlords-salamanders-and-more/
So the Raven Guard will have to wait for at least another year.

The_Minsk wrote:
Do you think we will get custodians? that might be cool. Also for anyone who has read all of the heresy novels, which one is it where loken is shown to be still alive?

Doesn't happen in the novels, rather in a different form of media published by BL.

And yes, I definitely think we'll be getting Custodians.

And Sisters of Silence.

And a whole bunch of way cool Adeptus Mechanicus stuff too!

The first HH book mentions Imperial Agents that can also be added to armies, so I think that'll cover Custodes and the Sisters.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Forge World put up something useful for those wanting to paint their Pre-Heresy Marines like FW has.

Right here is a PDF painting guide matched to GW's paint colors.

Pretty cool, but there are typos...

Sons of Horus are not purple...

GW stuff has lots of typos. Just last night whilst reading Galaxy in Flames, Horus says that "if Ferrus Magnus comes to our side, this is as good as won". No, it wasn't "Ferrus and Magnus".

timd wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Forge World put up something useful for those wanting to paint their Pre-Heresy Marines like FW has.

Right here is a PDF painting guide matched to GW's paint colors.

Pretty cool, but there are typos...

Sons of Horus are not purple...

Its been retconned, clearly

I think the longer I'm forced to read about this, the more likely it is I'll buy it (which usually goes against my MO where if I don't buy it right away, I don't buy it)

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The first HH book mentions Imperial Agents that can also be added to armies, so I think that'll cover Custodes and the Sisters.

I thought the SoB weren't formed until the Age of Apostasy in M36.

 Breotan wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The first HH book mentions Imperial Agents that can also be added to armies, so I think that'll cover Custodes and the Sisters.

I thought the SoB weren't formed until the Age of Apostasy in M36.

Sisters of Silence, not Battle.

timd wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Forge World put up something useful for those wanting to paint their Pre-Heresy Marines like FW has.

Right here is a PDF painting guide matched to GW's paint colors.

Pretty cool, but there are typos...

Sons of Horus are not purple...

I don't remember that being in the version I posted earlier, but if it was it's been fixed to correctly say "Emperor's Children".

I was thinking of painting up my dark vengeance models as Sons of horus.

Although I wasn't thinking of anything like that paint scheme.

I was thinking of something more like starting with Incubi Darkness

 Kanluwen wrote:

timd wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Forge World put up something useful for those wanting to paint their Pre-Heresy Marines like FW has.

Right here is a PDF painting guide matched to GW's paint colors.

Pretty cool, but there are typos...

Sons of Horus are not purple...

I don't remember that being in the version I posted earlier, but if it was it's been fixed to correctly say "Emperor's Children".

Its a cut and paste error:

"Sons of Horus
Purple:
1. Undercoat with Chaos Black Spray;
2. Basecoat with a mix of 25% Castellan Green, 25% Sotek Green, 25% Dawnstone and 25% Nurgling Green;
3. Wash with Colia Greenshade
4. Repeat stage 2 with 20% more Dawnstone and Sotek Green
5. Repeat stage 4 with 20% more Dawnstone and Sotek Green
6. Wash with thinned Biel Tan Green
7. Repeat stage 6"

 BrookM wrote:

 Breotan wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The first HH book mentions Imperial Agents that can also be added to armies, so I think that'll cover Custodes and the Sisters.

I thought the SoB weren't formed until the Age of Apostasy in M36.

Sisters of Silence, not Battle.

Oh, my bad.

Just saw my credit card bill. Christ that book was expensive...

Ah well. These books are 10x better than the regular IA books and I love the IA books, so consider me hooked.

Unfortunately for my wallet, i concur.

I have all IA so far, and will easily be getting all of these, they look so much cooler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IJNTKoBeVk&feature=em-uploademail-new

the display they had at GD : UK

.. which is pretty cool.

Heh, well over 600 minis and not one miscast in the bunch eh?

Now everybody knows why you are waiting on your order to ship.

aye, This month is going to be bloody horrific, both demobaza's fall lineup (clothing, nevermind forgot where I was)
And my FW/GW orders.
But to me the most interesting bits are the vehicles and some of the SM stuff.
i'll definetly be getting my crablike gimpy mittens on the:
stormsword
achilles
dreads & assorted bits for conversion.

Ultrasmurfs, huzzah!

 Harriticus wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
I hope the next book is a more wide ranging affair, and not 'just' the Drop Site Massacre.

Something to get more Legions involved.

I really want to see what FW does for Sanguinius...

Well Dropsite Massacre involves Sons of Horus, Emperor's Children, World Eaters, Death Guard, Alpha Legion, Iron Warriors, Night Lords, Word Bearers, Salamanders, Raven Guard, Iron Hands....That's a lot of Legions/Primarchs/characters....

I agree two for it is too much though. Preferably I'd like to have seen Book 2 deal with the Massacre, Book 3 Prospero/Signus Prime, Book 4 Calth, Book 5 Terra

yea, anyone with a wallet would

but a company looking to own your wallet, not so much

Forge World Newsletter #322



Hi there,

This week we’re excited to release three more kits for our Horus heresy range. The Space Marine Legion Jetbike, Jetbike Squadron, and Typhon Heavy Siege Tank are all now available to pre-order. It’s Games Day France on Sunday 28th October, so we’ve got an events reminder for you as well.

Scimitar Pattern Space Marine Legion Jetbike



Squadrons of ‘Sky Hunters’ are fielded by almost all of the Legiones Astartes. These feared strike units are heavily armed and mounted upon sophisticated and powerful craft more akin to small flyers than ground bikes. Their size allows for a potent heavy weapon armament, and it is not uncommon for these squadrons to range far ahead of the main strength of a Space Marine force, striking targets of opportunity at will.

There are several patterns of jetbike produced by the Mechanicum, all of which are modified from designs that pre-date the Imperium, and all of which are in considerable demand by the Space Marine Legions.

The Scimitar Pattern Space Marine Legion Jetbike, designed by Daren Parrwood, is a single multi-part resin model which features four weapons options: a Heavy Bolter, Plasma Cannon, Multi-melta or Volkite Culverin. Alongside this is the Scimitar Pattern Legion Jetbike Squadron – this kit contains three Jetbikes; the minimum size for the Sky Hunter squadron featured within the Space Marine Legion army list in The Horus Heresy Book I: Betrayal.

Space Marine Typhon Heavy Siege Tank



Named for the ‘Great Beast’ of Ancient Terran myth, the immense Typhon Heavy Siege Tank was developed by the Mechanicum alongside the Spartan, with which it shares a basic chassis design.

The Typhon’s primary armament is the massive Dreadhammer cannon, and was created in response to a request from the Primarch Peturabo, master of the Iron Warriors. He demanded a Legiones Astartes war engine that could rival the great batteries of the Imperial Crusade Army in firepower, but manoeuvre and deploy at the speed of a Space Marine force.

The Typhon Heavy Siege Tank is a detailed multi-part resin model, designed by Phil Stutcinskas. This mighty siege tank makes for an intimidating centrepiece indeed, and rules for fielding it as part of a Space Marine Legion are printed in The Horus Heresy Book I: Betrayal.

All three of these fantastic kits are available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday 2nd November.

Forge World Events News

Games Day France and IPMS Scale ModelWorld International.
Forge World will be at Games Day France on Sunday 28th October in Montreuil at the Espace Paris. Forge World Designers Edgar Skomorowski and Stuart Williamson will both be attending this event alongside our intrepid sales team.

We will also be attending the IPMS Scale ModelWorld International show on November 10th and 11th at the International Centre in Telford, England. As always we are accepting reservation orders for this event, and this is the best way to ensure that we will have the exact products that you want, packed and waiting for you to collect. IPMS reservation orders are pre-paid to make the collection process quicker and easier, leaving you with more time to enjoy the rest of the event.

To place a reservation order for Scale ModelWorld International, just call the Forge World customer service team on 0115 900 4995 between 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday, or 9am - 5pm on Saturday. We’ll need your name, a contact e-mail address and a full list of the items you wish to order, and you’ll need the card you wish to use for payment to hand as well.

Thanks,
Ead Brown
Customer Service Manager
Forge World

That Typhon is compensating for something.

Sigh. I had done so good not really spending money on Forge World. These Heresy releases are ruining all that. At least the 250GBP minimum order to get free shipping keeps me from impulse buying things one at a time. 50USD I can spend without thinking about, 400 requires me to actually check out my bank balance.

I wish they'd hurry up and release the command upgrades and the stuff we saw in the cabinets at games day.