UK Games Day 2011

[AndrewGPaul]

Not keen on the Contemptor, but I like the Rhino. Now, if only I could think of a colour scheme I like for all my Marines ...

Still, it looks like it'd be compatible with the Repressor kit. I suppose I could paint it up in Arbites colours.

[Primarch]

Dat'd be dead vexing, dat would

You sound more and more like the admiral every day.
And don't you mean "dRead vexing"?
(Apologies to all for the terrible pun).

[The Other Dave]

Obviously, their next step is to release these guys in resin:

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[Konrad]

Obviously, their next step is to release these guys in resin:

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I think I have one in pieces in my attic back home. Be a pretty easy casting job I am sure............

[Spevna]

Obviously, their next step is to release these guys in resin:

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I think I have one in pieces in my attic back home. Be a pretty easy casting job I am sure............

DUDE!!!!! I would buy 9 off you.

[Primarch]

Bran Redmaw from the upcoming Imperial Armour 11 book.

[me_in_japan]

I'm seeing...T4 Sv3+...

*edit* probably with bells on. He has bling and no helmet. That usually means bells.

[Primarch]

The next IA book after the Eldar/Space Wolves book is likely to be Minotaurs (yes M_i_J T4/3+sv) vs Thousand Sons, with some IG Penal Legion thrown in for good measure. After that Dark Eldar get their turn with possibly the next 2 books.

Overall, a lot of the news from Games Day is that GW aren't showing anything beyond their new Sea-Hammer game and that a lot of the Forge World stuff was shown in the previews running up to the event. GW really need to learn how to build up a sense of wonder and awe in their audience.

[AndrewGPaul]

I always figured that Games Day was about the ... Well, games and Golden Demon. Any spoilery info is just a bonus, really.

Is that Space Wolf finished? The weapon, whatever it is, looks a bit rough.

[Primarch]

The weapon, whatever it is, looks a bit rough.

I'm trying to decide if it is an axe or a hammer.

For those of us who cant afford to fly round the world to Games Day, the actual games have very little impact on our view of the event. It all comes down to the Golden Daemons on previews of models that we can drool over sadly.

As for the Chaos Contemptor, it is estimated as being a few months away yet with a generic one out first followed by legion specific ones shortly after in the same manner as the regular chaos dreads.

And it looks like someone snagged some face time with the FW/GW sculptors.

DAREN PARRWOOD. I went to speak to the two guys involved in the Tantalus and Reaper and see what they had to say. First of all I spoke to Daren Parrwood who had the concept models for the Tantalus and his little sketch book, all of which is floating around the webway so I won't repeat what I have to say on that. I spoke to him about what he plans to do with a big thunderhawk sized barge. He originally planned on creating a few vehicles Tantalus sized but thought some of the other ideas were strong enough to make into a bigger vehicle and has plans for that.

STUART WILLIAMSON. Stuart also confirmed that he would like to work on a bigger ship soon and I asked him about any plans for vehicle upgrades such as enhanced aethersails and such and that they had no plans to do so at all. I raised the possibility of them doing an upgrade kit for Trueborn and again, no plans. He did however debunk the theory that FW aren't allowed to step on GW's toes and said they could fill gaps in the codex at a later date.

TONY COTERILL. I went to the afternoon seminar. IA 12 will be guard and chaos so DE will NOT feature. I also asked a question about whether he could add any more to what the other guys had to say about a larger ship and said nothing was planned and that no further Dark Eldar were planned as of yet. One of the reasons holding them back is how organic and curved the models are which makes them very complicated.

TANTALUS RULES. 12 12 10, comes with a flicker, can fire 12 dissie shots, transport 16, access to some other upgrades. Heavy support or dedicated for the court. Can do D6 S7 AP2 hits to a vehicle or troops it flat outs over or 1 S7 2D6 to a vehicle. A bit over 200pts.

JES GOODWIN. I'd start by saying I spoke to Juan Diaz first but didn't have much to say. Jes however is a cracking bloke. Started off speaking about the forum and that he checks up now and then and thinks we're getting a lot stronger. No confirmation on the Voidraven. Special characters will be divided up between himself and Juan but no concepts are done at all. He'd like to see them come out one a month in the future.

*EDIT Jes said he was pressured to do a court box set but decided against that as he wanted to do them individually. He also said he was asked to do a new archon model but really didn't/doesn't want to do another one. He also made a small quip about how you can make two Medusae out of one blister and assumes the suits don't like that fact.

Anyway, hope this sates all the Dark Eldar players out there.