Legions Imperialis – Order Tokens and Objectives Markers
This part of the latest wave for Legions Imperialis comes as a bit of a surprise: the Order Tokens and Objective Markers.
They will be available to pre-order from 23rd August and in stores from 6rd September. The recommended retail price (RRP) of this set is 20 GBP / 25 EUR.
Legions Imperialis – Mastodon Super-Heavy Assault Transport
This is quite the release, with a whopping five new plastic vehicle kits for Legions Imperialis! We kick off our coverage with the largest vehicle in this wave: the Mastodon Super-Heavy Assault Transport, along with the Liber Strategia and Token/Objective set.
If you are not familiar with the Horus Heresy, you may not know about the Mastodon. I saw the larger Horus Heresy model 'in the flesh' at the Warhammer World exhibition, painted in the colours of both the Imperial Fists and the Sons of Horus.
The Mastodon is a massive siege transport designed to deliver large numbers of Space Marines directly into enemy fortifications. Its primary weapon is the forward-firing Siege Melta Array (anti-tank, demolisher and engine killer), which can burn through even the strongest walls to create breaches for assault. Once a breach has been made, the Mastodon's assault doors and rear ramp open to let squads pour through, with the vehicle itself serving as an armoured tunnel. Heavily armed and armoured, it carries secondary weapons such as lascannons, flamers and a Skyreaper Battery (light anti-tank, skyfire and tracking) for air defence. The interior is divided into compartments with reinforced bulkheads for protection, and can be fully sealed against chemical or viral threats. Even when destroyed, the Mastodon often remains an almost indestructible bunker, continuing to shield those inside.
Legions Imperialis – Liber Strategia
The new releases for Legions Imperialis not only cover plastic miniatures, but also a new supplement: the Liber Strategia.
This 240-page book brings together all the army lists previous released in the core rulebook and three campaign supplements into a single hard cover and adds further Iconic Formations (Formations of Legend) along with the new entries in the army list from this release. It therefore covers all current formations and units for the Legiones Astartes, Solar Auxilia, Mechanicum Taghmata, Dark Mechanicum, Collegia Titanica and Knight Households the army lists.
Pre-order opens today on August 23rd, and the book will be available in store on September 6th. The RRP is 40 GBP / 51,25 EUR.
Legions Imperialis – Spartan Assault Tanks
On Tuesday, we discussed the Land Raider Proteus Explorator, and today, we will introduce its larger counterpart: the Spartan Assault Tank for Legions Imperialis.
We saw the plastic kit of this model in 2022, and last year the Spartan Assault Tanks were added to Legions Imperialis as a squadron of four vehicles, with an RRP of 31.50 GBP / €41 EUR.
Legions Imperialis – Land Raider Proteus Explorator Squadron
In anticipation of the upcoming releases for Legions Imperialis, we are going to fill some gaps in our reviews, beginning with the Land Raider Proteus.
The iconic Space Marine vehicle is available in Legions Imperialis as a Land Raider Proteus Explorator Squadron of six vehicles at a RRP of 31,50 GBP / 41 EUR.
Age of Sigmar – Realmscape Guardian Idol
The Realmscape Guardian Idol is part of the Realmscape terrain range and was included twice in the Stormbringer series by Hachette (issues 65 and 74).
The Guardian Idol was included in the Realmscape Expansion Set and the Age of Sigmar Extremis Starter Set alongside other terrain pieces such as the Realmscape Ruins and the Nexus Syphon.
Age of Sigmar Stormbringer Magazine 74 to 80
This is the 14th and final shipment, bringing our 20-month coverage of the German Warhammer Stormbringer magazine by Hachette to an end with issues 74 to 80.
This shipment contains a variety of items, including the printed parts for issues 74 to 79 in a single block, the 80th issue itself, and the optional premium content for the Assassin. The remaining sprues are individually bagged.
Star Wars Shatterpoint – Requesting Your Surrender Squad Pack
We're sticking with the Asmodee/Atomic Mass Games product range, but changing the setting to Star Wars. This is the second Shatterpoint squad pack we have covered on here, after Wisdom of the Council. The Requesting Your Surrender squad pack for the Galactic Republic includes Jedi Master Kit Fisto, his Padawan Nahdar Vebb, and three Clone Troopers, including Commander 'Fil' CC-3714.
The SWP37 Requesting your Surrender Squad Pack has an RRP of 59,99 USD and contains five miniatures for the game.
- Jedi Master Kit Fisto
- Padawan Nahadr Vebb
- Three Clone Troopers, including Commander "Fil" CC-3714
Similar to the ARF Troopers we covered for Star Wars: Legion, these figures are part of the Clone Wars timeframe. Asmodee/Atomic Mass Games' Star Wars games both cover two timeframes: they both take place in the Star Wars universe, but are divided roughly into the Clone Wars era (22 to 19 BBY — Before the Battle of Yavin) and the Galactic Civil War era (4 BBY to 5 ABY).
Army Painter – John Blanche Masterclass Volumes 1 & 2
I was quite excited when the Masterclass Volumes 1 & 2 by John Blanche were announced, and I bought them as I like the Blanchitsu style we've seen over the years, and I already had a project in mind where I could put them to use!
This is not a review, but merely an unboxing. I am going to use these items for an upcoming project and will refer to this when people ask me how I painted the miniatures.
I previously treated myself to his Voodoo Forest art book, among others, and I even had the honour of meeting him in person at BOYL (Bring Out Your Lead) in 2023. He was responsible for much of the aesthetics of Warhammer and the Grim Dark. I loved his conversion pages in the codices and army books — I'll try to recreate some of these in my retro projects. These new paints would provide a great foundation for bringing some of these ideas to life. However, as I prefer the second edition of 40k and fourth/fifth edition of WHFB in their goblin green bases and 'red phase', a project that would really thrive on that palette is Turnip!
Star Wars Legion – ARF Troopers Unit Expansion
As part of the new releases from the AdeptiCon Roadmap, there are lots of new plastic kits, including the ARF Trooper Unit Expansion of the Galactic Republic for Star Wars: Legion.
The box contains eight miniatures: a Jedi Knight and seven ARF Troopers, one of whom is armed with an RPS-6 Launcher and the others with DC-15A blasters. The RRP is 55 USD.
ARF stands for Advanced Recon Force, and their squad is led by a Jedi Knight — a male Zabrak, similar to Agen Kolar or Eeth Koth.
The Star Wars games by Asmodee/Atomic Mass Games cover two time periods: both take place in the Star Wars universe, but are divided roughly into the Clone Wars era (22–19 BBY, or Before the Battle of Yavin) and the Galactic Civil War era (4–5 ABY, or After the Battle of Yavin).
It is not uncommon for tabletop wargames to be divided into different time periods; for example, World War II rule sets such as Flames of War and Bolt Action are also divided into early, (sometimes) mid and late war.
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