Here’s a first look at all the new Astra Militarum, the new exclusive miniature, and more Warhammer that are hitting pre-orders this weekend.
Get those hobby dollars ready if you want any of these new releases from Games Workshop that will go up for pre-order with your favorite retailers on Saturday, February 18th, 2023, around 1 pm EST!
New Astra Militarum, Exclusive Mini & More: FIRST LOOK
It’s nice to finally see the rest of the new Imperial Guard stuff hit pre-order, as GW basically broke it down into three waves (if you include the Kasrkin).
So, if you want the Rough riders or anything else, this will be the week for you!
Combat Patrol: Astra Militarum (Allocated 5 per store)
This boxed set provides you with all the units you need to start your army or expand an existing collection. The contents have been chosen to provide you with a stoic core for any Astra Militarum force, ideal for Combat Patrol-sized games – which require 25 Power Level’s worth of models – and will also save you money compared to buying the contents individually. The miniatures in this box come with loads of options, allowing you to really personalise your force.
This set includes the following multipart plastic models:
– 1x Cadian Command Squad, comprising 5x models
– 20x Cadian Shock Troops
– 1x Armoured Sentinel, which can also be built as a Scout Sentinel
– 2x Ordnance Teams
– 1x Cadian Infantry Transfer Sheet, featuring 597x transfers
If you’ve seen Guard get all their new toys recently, you might have considered starting them. Well, this patrol makes it even easier!
Cadian Castellan
This multipart plastic kit builds a Cadian Castellan – a senior leader of the Astra Militarum. This hugely customisable miniature can be armed with a las pistol, bolt pistol, or plasma pistol in one hand, or instead point sternly forward. In the other hand, they can wield a chainsword, power sword, boltgun, or a power fist with a back-mounted generator. The kit also includes a variety of aesthetic options, including a choice of two torso poses, various arm poses, four distinctive heads, and accessories such as pistol holsters, purity seals, pouches, and a sheathed sword.
The miniature also features a scenic base, allowing the Castellan to be posed in an appropriately commanding and heroic manner.
This kit comprises 38 plastic components and comes with 1x Citadel 28.5mm Round Base. This miniature is supplied unassembled and unpainted – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Colour paints.
Pick up this HQ if you haven’t yet, luckily as its own box (or blister pack)!
Commissar
This multipart plastic kit builds a Commissar – a disciplinary officer of the Officio Prefectus. Clad in the ominous longcoat and signature high-peaked cap of his station, this miniature is armed with a bolt pistol for delivering the Emperor’s justice – to friend or foe – and can be built with either a vicious chainsword or single-edged power sword, both with a wrist-mounted power pack. A scenic rubble base is also included, to elevate this grim overseer above the rank and file.
This kit comprises 12 plastic components, and is supplied with a Citadel 28.5mm Round Base. This miniature is supplied unpainted and requires assembly – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Colour paints.
Grab this new Commissar for some variation from the old versions or just a new model to add to your forces.
Attilan Rough Riders
This multipart plastic kit builds five Attilan Rough Riders. These rugged warriors are mounted on horses loaded with battlefield gear, from flasks and bedrolls to holstered laspistols and saddle-slung lasguns. Each Rough Rider wields an explosive hunting lance, which can be built with an infantry-shredding frag tip or tank-busting melta tip. One Rough Rider can also be built with an electrical goad lance, and the kit includes components to assemble a Rough Rider Sergeant with a choice of two plumed heads and an optional power saber – brandished for the attack, or sheathed at the hip.
There are loads of cosmetic choices and interchangeable options to make each squad of Rough Riders your own – you’ll find different lance-wielding arm poses, a huge variety of multipart heads, and a host of front and rear bandoliers, laden with items like grenades, pouches, and a curved Attilan dagger.
This kit comprises 122 plastic components, and is supplied with 5x Citadel 60x35mm Oval Bases. Also included is a Cadian Infantry Transfer Sheet with 597 transfers, and an Astra Militarum Vehicle Transfer Sheet with 475 transfers from a variety of regiments. These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Colour paints.
Snag some iconic guard cavalry as these new Rough Riders are sure to be a hit with the new Lord Solar.
Cadian Upgrades
This upgrade set comprises 87 plastic components and is designed to be assembled with other Astra Militarum plastic kits, which are sold separately. These components are supplied unpainted and require assembly
This kit contains:
– 18x Cadian Heads:
– 6x Cadian Cadet heads, with caps bearing a wingless skull
– 6x Masked Cadian heads, with sealed rebreather helmets
– 6x Bare Cadian heads, with a variety of characterful features
– Cadian Shock Trooper Sergeant Upgrade Set:
– 1x Alternate head
– 1x Right arm with belt-fed autogun
– 2x Left arms – one bionic limb and the other holding an ammo belt
– Cadian Shock Trooper Ammo-jack Upgrade Set:
– 1x Alternate head
– 1x Tool pack
– 1x Left arm with ammo tin
– 2x Right arms – one with a fuel can and the other with a shouldered lasgun
– Cadian Shock Trooper Wounded Upgrade Set:
– 1x Bandaged head
– 1x Bedroll pack with stowed helmet
– 1x Left arm in cast and sling
– 1x Right arm with lasgun and sling
– Cadian Shock Trooper Navigator Upgrade Set:
– 1x Head with eye lens
– 1x Bundle of rope
– 1x Left arm with lasgun
– 1x Right arm with map
– Cadian Shock Trooper Left-handed Upgrade Set:
– 1x Alternate head
– 1x Bedroll
– 1x Left arm holding lasgun
– 1x Right arm supporting lasgun
– Cadian Battlefield Medic:
– A complete plastic miniature depicting a trained medic with a unique helix-marked helmet, crouching to apply triage with a blood bag and syringe, their lasgun slung over their shoulder. Note that this miniature is not supplied with a base.
– Cadian Battlefield Mechanic:
– A complete plastic miniature designed to crouch atop the hull of a Rogal Dorn Battle Tank, depicting a field engineer with slicked-back hair and rolled sleeves, ready to apply maintenance with a hefty wrench. Note that this miniature is not supplied with a base.
– Cadian Armoured Company Officer:
– A decorated, scarred officer designed to fit in the open hatch of a Rogal Dorn Battle Tank. He can be built with one of two right arm options – braced firmly on his hip, or wielding a power sword.
– 14x Cadian Accessories, including:
– 5x Bayonets or combat knives
– 2x Sandbags
– 1x Spare helmet
– 1x Canister
– 1x Holstered pistol
– 1x Fuel can
– 1x Backpack
– 1x Right arm wielding an axe
– 1x Grave marker, made from a lasgun planted in the ground and topped by a helmet and tags
Upgrade your guard with these sweet extra Cadian bits.
Aegis Defence Line
This multipart plastic kit builds two Aegis Defence Lines – modular defensive structures that can be assembled and reconfigured to suit your battlefield. Each Aegis Defence Line is made up of six barricade sections – one with a distinct ‘broken’ appearance – and a single firing platform, plus a variety of connecting pillars and end sections. The core platform can be built with a choice of two different barriers, and the kit’s modular design allows you to rearrange each component as you see fit. You can even position multiple Aegis Defence Lines to create an unbroken wall suited to seeing off foes of any size.
This kit comprises 64 plastic components.
Captain Messinius
First released as part of the Black Library Celebration 2023, Captain Messinius takes to the battlefield clad in power armour decorated with the symbols of the White Consuls, Crusade Fleet Tertius, and the Lord Commander himself. He wears a unique power fist adorned with sculpted auramite, and wields a plasma pistol in his other hand. Messinius can be built with a wreath-topped helmet or a bare head, revealing his scarred features.
This kit comprises 14 plastic components, and is supplied with 1x Citadel 40mm Round Base. This miniature is supplied unpainted and requires assembly – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Colour paints.
Messinius uses the Primaris Captain rules available in Codex: Space Marines, allowing you to field him in your Adeptus Astartes armies straight away.
Black Library miniatures are usually bangers, and this is no different! If you’ve read the books and know the character, dope! If not, it’s still a great new model you can use as a stand-in.
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