Dropping in this week was another White Dwarf featuring the new Tyranids that had everyone buzzing last Monday.
If you haven’t heard already they’ll be getting a new kit this week that can make either the new Tyrannocyte or the Sporocyst. Plus the kit also comes with a new spore called the Mucolid as well.
New units aside, other than a preview of the new kits and a copy of their rules, the rest of the issue was reather lackluster
The Paint Splatter and Sprues and Glue article, both normally normally a highlight of the issue for me, were pretty bland. The Paint Splatter one especially, as it just showed off how to apply a few different washes to white primmered models to create a shaded tone.
To me that seems like a pretty basic concept and it’s something I would expect to see in Games Workshop’s How to Paint Miniatures Guide, and not their flagship weekly magazine.
I did however appreciate the developers rules segment on the new units, where they explain how they envisioned the new Tyranids being played, and offered insight into what roles they fill in the fluff and on the tabletop.
Hopefully if GW decides to keep releasing the rules for new unit via a digital download a day after the White Dwarf drops, they’ll spend more time focusing on content for it. Otherwise I’m not sure what the big draw would be in future for the venerable magazine.
Get the full look at White Dwarf #41 below in our latest video review. -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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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 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.
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.
