New Bases are on the way for both 40k and Age of Sigmar to make your special character models tower over your rank and file ones.
Look at all the pictures going around the web this morning from the new White Dwarf. This is a compilation of pics from B&C, Imgur and more.
New Bases, AHOY!
And the super hero close-ups:
And the AoS side of things:
Looks like a great way to decorate your special characters for sure. I’m guessing this will be a two sprue kit in box similar to the other base offerings for both 40k and AoS.
New Wound Markers too? Hmmm a D10 you say. Interesting trend as of late with Games Workshop and D10,12’s and 16’s. Look for the Bases sets to retail for $35.
WOW this is just the tip of the Holiday release iceberg folks. Look for more awesome new releases and bundles soon enough!
GW’s 2015 Black Friday Sale
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Previous Holiday Product News:
First off the new terrain that was rumored below:
Retails for $40
And then a supplement to go along with it as well:
Now what do you suppose is in the other 28 datasheets for this book? Did Stronghold Assault just get overwritten or are we looking at a deluge of new releases?
Also back this week for sale is the sweet boxed terrain deal for the Tau:
Again a huge savings over buying it separate!
Plus re-releases for Age of Sigmar players too:
Source Games Workshop (Facebook)
Now we hit the rumor trail in search of holiday sales gold!
Remember the Salt
Checkout the latest on what we may see this holiday by Old-Four-Arms:
Confirmed in November WD ;
New scenery : Haemotrope Reactors (40k), Magewrath Throne & Balewind Vortex (AoS)
for the reactors, think Star Wars Echo base (semi-circular) but with Mechanicum gubbinz
Hero bases : 2 sets (40k – 8pcs and AoS – 11pcs)
How extensive are these hero bases? Forge World character series size?
1x 60mm (shattered Leman Russ turret)
5x 40mm (1. iron stairs, 2. rubble with barrel, 3. rubble with aquila head, 4. rubble with crate/jerrycans, 5. iron platform on pipeline)
2x 32mm (1. rubble with Ork rokkit, 2. twisted iron girders)Given this info it seems likely that the other rumours are true as well.
Aside from the depressing lack of AOS stuff it sounds pretty good.
New terrain is always good. Several Industry Insiders have told Spikey Bits that we will be seeing the old Balewind Vortex and Magewraith Throne again very soon as well.
More Games Workshop Holiday Release Rumors:
Source Miniwars (Translated to English)
From intelligence report the arrival of a message encrypted with information on launches for the next two months . As always you have to throw a pinch of salt to the subject because it is rumors:
Blood Bowl comes out Nov. 18 in preorder . Expect a mega party in stores and hobby centers as if it were a superbowl party: it will be a big release. As Burning of Prospero will also be merchandising.
This Christmas boxes will Start Collecting Premium : packs to mount a more than decent army.For example if a force now can cost about 250 € with the new Start Collecting will be priced at 130 €. Many minis, including heroes and monstrous creatures.Set design at competitive prices.Sets pedestals for heroes spectacular. Also adjusted prices.
Packs paint new and new line of pigments Citadel .
And there will be many more events throughout the year ahead and more sales .
Finally: Magnus the Red arrives this Christmas (date to be confirmed).
If true we expect a boom for the holidays. Especially striking theme of the scenery, which was not any kind of rumors to date. To see what they have prepared ..
For 2015 there was quite a few special Black Friday “deals” in the form of bundles both online and at local Games Workshop stores. If I was a betting man, I would expect more of the same this year for sure!
Either way we know the holidays are on Games Workshop’s radar from the earlier Q3 post, so I would expect that to just be the tip of the holiday product mix from them.
And of course all of last year’s Black Friday Deals from GW can be found below:
GW’s 2015 Black Friday Sale
Start saving for November NOW!
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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 Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 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 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
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.
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