Space Vampires and the Big Dragon dominate the 40K news last week. Catch up on all the news and rumors and get ready a fresh week of News and Rumors!
Portions collected by our friends at Waagh Gaming with some translations.
Warhammer 40k
The latest 40k Codex: Blood Angels is up for advanced order!
In addition to the Codex there is a painting guide Sons of Sanguinius Blood Angels Painting Guide
From these two books and an art portfolio with seven Art Print consisting Codex Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard Edition (only in English and 1,500 copies limited).
A Fresh set of Warhammer 40,000 Data Cards: Blood Angels .
New models of course too, a new Blood Angels Tactical Squad and the Sanguinary Priest.
There were also new Blood Angels Dice , but were immediately sold out.
From the Campaign Box Shield of Baal: Death Storm, which was published last week checkout our unboxing video
The Hobbit
The first is of course the impressive model of Smaug be mentioned. As impressive as the model is unfortunately also the price, Smaug costs $500.
For this is Smaug not Finecast but from the resin, which is also used by Forge World. In the description on the GW site states before Christmas only 200 web-exclusive Smaug miniatures are available, and supposedly it’s sold out…
Forge World
By Forge World, a new Primarch Horus Heresy appeared for, Konrad Curze, Primarch of the Night Lords .
There was this week also update the FAQ and Errata to the 7th Edition.
Blood Bowl 2
From the second part of the video game Blood Bowl , which will be released in the spring of 2015 a first trailer has been released.
Reviews
New Horus Heresy Book IV: Conquest is out, and we got our copy a little early.
Checkout all the info on the new Solar Auxilia and Knight lists on the video below!
Rumours
- End Times 40k Rumors broke and were sorta debunked by the rumored rumor source.
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Blood Angels has some new rules spoiled from the Deathstorm Dataslates.
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New Blood Angels Terminators and a Librarian were spotted as well.
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The preview of White Dwarf 46 speaks of an unexpected ally.
And now your all caught up!
Care to wager what’s in store for next week? -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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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.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
