White Dwarf Weekly 6 and March 15th Releases Leaked: Hellbrutes confirmed

It is that time of week again where rumors of the upcoming releases a either confirmed or disproved. This time we have some interesting news of a Chaos re-branding along with a new Codex supplement and kit.

With a leaked picture of the cover of White Dwarf Weekly Issue 6 we can pretty much be certain that the a new Hellbrute kit will be coming soon.
From the caption beneath "Dark Glory" we can also be assured that the Crimson Salughter codex will be arriving also.

The release schedule indicates that the 15th March will be when we are getting the new Hellbrute kit, some pictures of which we have already seen floating around. In addition to the new kit we will also be getting the Crimson Slaughter codex supplement as well as an update to most of the current Chaos kits. The Chaos battleforce also appears to be being replaced with the Chaos Space Marine Attack Force. This bundle will contain the following and be priced at about £120 ($205):

1 Chaos rhino

1 Chaos terminator lord

5 Chaos space marine raptors

1 Chaos space marine forgefiend

10 Chaos space marine

5 Chaos terminators

Although there has been rumors of Chaos Havocs getting a much needed new kit they have not been detailed in this wave of releases. However, as they have not been listed as having their box art updated there is still a chance that we will see them in the subsequent week(s). Personally I am hoping to see a couple of characters in plastic much like the Dwarf release. 

Source: Faeit212, Astropate

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White Dwarf Weekly Review: Issue 4

In this video I take a look at issue 4 of White Dwarf Weekly. Moving away from the Dwarf releases of previous issues we get the first look at the upcoming Imperial Knight kit. I discuss the articles and give my

opinions on some of the newer miniatures being released.

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White Dwarf Weekly Issue 3 15th February 2014 Review

In this video I take a look at issue 3 of White Dwarf Weekly. Once again it focuses mainly on the Dwarfs releases but this issue features a Dwarfs vs Skaven battle report. I discuss the articles and give my opinions on some of the newer miniatures being released.

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More Potential Dwarf Releases

Its only one day after Games Workshop announced its new Dwarf minis (due out next weekend) and yet newly leaked evidence of even more Dwarf releases begins to surface. It seems that one lucky person managed to come across next weeks White Dwarf accidentally on sale in their local gaming store.





EddieJA: Warseer

So, I don't know if this has been discussed already, but a LGS near me was accidentally selling next week's White Dwarf early. The Dwarfs have a Gyrobomber coming, this kit also makes a new Gyrocopter. They are also getting a new Runelord, and Engineer Character, and the next White Dwarf has a picture of the new Dwarf Army Book. Also, if you look closely, you can see new Dwarf Ironbreakers. This new Ironbreakers kit also looks like it builds some kind of blunderbuss wielding shooting unit. This blunderbuss carrying unit might also have the option to build some kind of flamethrower gun, I'm not sure.

In review: New Gyrobomber/Gyrocopter kit. Engineer Character. New Runelord.

These are so far just speculation, and with no images just yet I will take it with a pinch of salt. However, this does seem to make sense with no Gyrocopters available anymore, a plastic re-release seems very plausible. Ironbreakers are also absent from the pages of Games Workshops online store so it would be nice to see these being replaced with an updated plastic kit.

Keep checking back for more Dwarf details as they, also check out my review of this weeks White Dwarf Weekly.

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White Dwarf Weekly Issue 1 February 2014 Review

For my first review I decided to take a look at the new first issue of the White Dwarf format. This issue covers both last months Tryanid releases and also offers some previews of next weeks Dwarf releases. I also offer my own thoughts and opinions so check it out and let me know what you think.

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Games Workshops February Release Schedule Leaked

As final proof that we will be getting some new Dwarves within the next few weeks, GWs February release schedule has been leaked.

Among the numerous Black Library releases we can see that the first batch of Dwarves will be hitting shelves on the 8^th Feb after becoming available for pre-order on the 1^st. 

The first group includes Belegar Ironhammer, Dwarf Dragon Slayer and the Hammerers kit (images can be found HERE and HERE). As this schedule only covers the first half of the month there may be some more new releases on their way.

The list also confirms the price of the new releases with Belegar at £12 ($21), the Slayer at £12 ($21) and the Hammerers kit at £30 ($50). Please note the £ conversions are based on comparing similar priced kits on the US to UK GW site.

No Fine Cast Here

This schedule also confirms that these will all be plastic kits, with Belegar Ironhammer and the Dragon Slayer being ‘clam-packs’. If I am not mistaken, Belegar will be the first named character to be released in ‘clam-pack’ form, the first step in GWs move away from fine cast.

Current Rules Apply

It does appear that we will not be receiving any updated army book just yet, which ties in to why the new rules for Belegar will be published in the first White Dwarf Weekly which is out on the 1^st. I imagine that this is an intentional marketing ploy by GW to drum up readership for WWW.

Source: http://natfka.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/february-releases-revealed.html

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More White Dwarf Cover, more Dwarf Rumors and Plastic Dwarf Lord Kit

White Dwarf Weekly Cover
As the Dwarfs Februrary release draws closer, more and more information is being leaked. We have already seen an obscured glimpse of the new White Dwarf Weekly cover but an image of the full cover has now been released.

Here we can now completely see the new character, Belegar Ironhammer. To the right of his picture we also see "Full Rules for the Dwarfen King", is this simply an extract from the upcoming army book or will his rules only be available within White Dwarf? If so it would make sense as including such incentives will be important in driving sales, especially for those first crucial weeks.


Plastic Characters?
This is only speculation (and I could be wrong) but judging from the way the rocks seem to merge into the base I suspect that this may be a 'Clam-pack' plastic. If so this would futher confirm GWs move away from Fine Cast.


Potential Dwarf Lord Sprue
In addition to the White Weekly, there have also been some images of what appears to be a sprue of the a multi-choice plastic Dwarf Lord. It has been suggested that these are older images of a kit which was to be released alongside the new Dwarf miners a few years ago but never surfaced. However, after the rumors of a plastic Dwarf Lord on the way there is always the chance they have been reworked as part of the new release.

From looking at the sprues we can see that there are at least 4 Dwarfs on the sprue including a particularly large shield. This all points to the kit containing a Dwarf Lord being carried by shield bearers and a lord on foot. This would make sense as this arrangement has been seen in the Empire General kit which contains both a foot and mounted general. 

More Hammerer News
Finally, we have been given a price confirmation on the Hammerers/IronBreaker/Longbeard set. They will cost £30 ($50) which is pretty standard for a 10 man special unit with multiple assembly options (see Executioners/Blackguard).

That's all for now, but keep checking back for more Dwarf related news.

Source: http://astropate.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/belegar-martello-di-ferro-e-un-vecchio.html

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Pictures of new Dwarf Hammerers and Slayer

Even though Februarys Dwarf release was revealed to us when we caught a glimpse of the new White Dwarf weekly,  we are yet to see any decent pictures, until now that is. Courtesy of Neobuzzard from Bugman we have a couple of snaps of the new Hammerers and Slayer. Other rumors have suggested that the Hammerers will come in a multi-choice set, allowing you to choose from Iron-breakers or Hammerers.

It seems as though the pictures have been taken from White Dwarf weekly which will announce the new Dwarves officially. From what I've seen so far I'm very impressed and will most definitely be picking up some of these come release day. Keep checking back for more Warhammer news.

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White Dwarf Weekly and Stand-alone releases

With the advent of White Dwarf Weekly you may have heard about GWs move to releases new minis on a weekly basis rather than per month. In addition to this, they will refrain from only releasing miniatures when there new codex comes out. Which makes perfect sense, why should we be required to wait X number of years for some new kits to appear for our army of choice.

Finecast, the Windows Vista of Warhammer

Some new light has been shed upon what these independent releases will involve over the next year or so. It appears to support GWs supposed back peddling away from Fine Cast with many current metal and resin kits being replaced with plastic 'clam packs'.  The information we have is as follows:

• We can expect to see a range of 30-40 minis spread across 40k and WFB
• They will not necessarily be tied to that months 'big' release
• Will most likely be single models (HQ) or small squads. 
• Named characters will probably remain in Fine Cast.
• Will probably be released in batches of 3 per month. 

I think this is a step in the right direction for GW. By making them independent of the current months big release, they will keep the lines fresh and interesting. I imagine that this will go a long way to help breath new life in to some of the older lines (Sisters of Battle anyone?). After all, how many of us have been inspired to start a new army just because of a handful of good looking minis?

Source: BoLS

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White Dwarf Weekly and New Dwarves

A leaked image of the front covers of the upcoming White Dwarf Weekly and Warhammer Visions has been appearing across the internet. The cover of Warhammer Visions is nothing new, showing a Trygon in all its gribbly glory. However, the White Dwarf Weekly cover looks a little more interesting. The front cover image is a some sort of Dwarf Lord / Character and its surrounding text states “How to paint the new longbeards” and also “Warhammer, New Citadel Miniatures March F[orth]”. Both of these make it plainly obvious that Februrary will be bringing us some of the Bearded Short Ones. We can count on getting Longbeards and the new Lord/Hero but what other new releases shall be springing forth from the mines!?

Source: Warseer

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