Here are a few tidbits of news on a variety of GW related topics many of you may find helpful.
- There's been much speculation about the upcoming release windows for new GW product in 2009. An article about the new Shadowsword kit on page 10 of White Dwarf issue #348 (US) clearly states that March is the release month for a "swathe of Apocalypse releases".
- White Dwarf issue #348 (US) states on page 25 that there will be a Direct-only frame available soon which will have a deffrolla and killcannon upgrade for the new Ork Battlewagon. If you're building a Battlewagon right now or are about to start on one you may want to hold off on gluing the included ram to the front if you're thinking about upgrading to a deffrolla. No word yet on the cost or when this Direct-only sprue will be available.
- If you're lucky enough to live near a GW store or perhaps certain independent retailers, the Ork Stompa is now making its way onto public display. Customers were able to check out this model quite closely at my own local Battle Bunker starting yesterday. There is also apparently a Stompa on display at Warhammer World in the UK. Large pictures of the Ork Stompa can be found in this new teaser on the GW website here. Pictures taken by a customer at Warhammer World can be found here.
- The plastic Stormboyz, plastic Gretchin and Ork Boss Zagstruk set will be released on January 17. These items are currently available for order on the Games Workshop Advance Order page of their online store.
- As I continue to hear about people searching for help building Brass Scorpions ever since the conversion guides on the old GW US website were removed I thought I'd offer this potentially helpful bit of information. Anyone in need of a conversion guide for building a Brass Scorpion or a Tower of Skulls is welcome to request a copy of my own guides by writing via email to GW US Customer Service at custserv@game-workshop.com. Be sure to specify which guide you'd like to have and they will email you a copy. Note that part of the article formerly on the GW US website was based on my guide for building a Brass Scorpion using two Defiler kits, so converters should hopefully find this guide relatively helpful.
- Tabletop Gaming News has an interesting year-in-review editorial for 2008 and Games Workshop is of course, prominently featured along with several other game companies. Keep in mind when reading this article that it is an editorial and the personal opinion of the writer rather than hard fact. Nevertheless, I thought it was an interesting read.
- In the Warhammer Fantasy Orc range, the new Animosity Orcs model is really imaginative and cool. Check it out here. It's so cool, I'll bet some 40K Ork collectors will also be finding a way to incorporate this model into their collection.
I hope everyone's new year is off to a good start. Keep building and painting those models!
