Looks like the Blood Angels ARE coming after all, er well sorta…
Apparently the rumors were true and the Shield off Baal is similar to the Stormclaw, and is intended to bridge the gap between releases.
Faeit has the hot rumor today folks have at it!
via anonymous sources on Faeit 212 *****
two releases next week for 40k and the rest is hobbit and some bases.
Shield of Baal box set $125 25 miniatures, campaign supplement, and rules
Shield of Baal: Deasthstorm $24 hardback 125pgs
Contents of the box set
- Small Rulebook with Blood Angels on Front
- Campaign Supplement -40pages
- 3 missions, rules and dataslates for each model, two formations- Strike Force Deathstorm and Phodian Annihilation Swarm
Blood Angels Strike Force- 12 models
- Captain Karlean, 5 terminators, 5 deasth company, and a death company dreadnought
- Phodian Annihilation Swarm- 13 models
- Spawn of Cryptus, 8 genestrealers, 3 warriors, and a carnifex
The Spawn of Cryptus is a very large Broodlord towering over the height of warriors. Both the Spawn of Cryptus and Captian Karlean are new models.
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
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