Forge World: GD last minute surprises

So with 1 more day to go, Forge World drop another pre-release bomb. For all those Ork and Necron players, two large items will be released in limited quantities.

First up: Necron Tomb Tomb Stalker, which had been mentioned but then dismissed as a fan kit bash. Basically a giant metal Centipede, could this be a design direction reflective of the future Necron Codex, can expect more mechanical bugs in future?

For Ork fans, the Grot mega Tank showcased at GD Baltimore will also be available, a nice looking tank which reminds me a lot of the old Epic Ork vehicles.

So lots of wallet abuse from Forge World, and who knows what GW has in it's sleeves for their own pre-releases (if any).

To all those going to Games Day UK this year, have fun!

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios

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Dark Angels: Making the most of what we've got

It is no secret that the Dark Angel's codex suffers from major gear/unit redundancy since Codex Space Marines hit the shelves. It is hard to see any benefit of using the book outside of: Death Wing and Ravenwing, two lists that require more attention to play but are non the less phasing out with every  new 5th Ed Space Marine army release. Despite better judgement, I have opted to stick with my Dark Angels Codex, for better or for worse and to top it all off it's "Greenwing" (normal Space Marines). 

"Where are my upgraded Stormshields?!"

Now what I have is not competitive in any form and to say so would have me tarred and feathered, but despite this I am adamant to stick with what made me choose Dark Angels in the first place: The dark unrelenting Space Marine who walks through hell's fire to deliver death by sword and bolt gun and never run. Two elements are featured in this list: mech, as dictated by the current 5th Ed gaming meta and Ezekiel; the over costed and considered most useless Special character in 40K...

Forge World: Space Marine Character set

So it seems that Forge World will have the Character upgrade set available (previewed at GD Baltimore) at next weeks Gamesday UK event, yet another reason for retro fans and resin junkies to rejoice.

Quite an interesting array of weapon options which I sure my growing Dark Angels army will appreciate, in particular I love the Powerfist, Bolt pistols and of course the bionic leg. The kit is priced at £10.00 and is listed for pre-order on the Forge World home site (Shipping date Oct 4).

happy shopping and thanks for reading,

DiStudios

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Hordes: Dr Arkadius

Privateer Press have released photos of Dr Arkadius, the crazed surgeon for the Farrow armies. I admit to really liking the figure, it has the right amount of Steam punk crossed with Back to the Future esque mad Doc looks "Great Scott!".

Dr Arkadius will be a single miniature blister pack. To get hold hold of him why not place a advance order with:    Wayland Games - Discount Wargames

Thank you for reading,

DiStudios

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Quick Tips #2: Highlighting Black

Black can be a difficult colour to work with especially if it forms the majority of your army's uniform. You can take the grey, the blue or the off white route to highlighting. Grey is the colour of choice for most people as a highlight to black, usually going with GW's Codex Grey to Fortress Grey; this is known as extreme highlighting.

Extreme highlighting can be very tricky to get use too without making your figure look a mess, however if done successfully can make your black armoured Space Marines look awesome. Below is one of my examples of extreme highlighting.

Although it looks nice, some of the highlights are messy and a little dominating. The trick is too now 'blend' the highlights into the base colour of black. This will create a much smoother transition of highlights. To do this simply use a GW's Badab Black wash and evenly cover the entire figure.

The glazed Space Marine still maintains the strong highlights but now looks less messy, as the highlight transition is not as stark. Don't worry about the glossy look, this will go after varnishing. 

The final result smooth looking highlights to black armour, done quickly.

Thanks for reading

DiStudios

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