New Look White Dwarf

Hey all, just a quick note to say that, if you haven't already got your copy via subscription, make sure you pick up a copy of the new look White Dwarf (Oct 2012 edition). Quite simply, I think the overhauled format is fantastic!

The first major thing you'll notice is that the logo has been updated with a slightly retro feel. Once you get the mag out of the cellowrap, you'll also see that the chaos figure on the front has been finished in a nice glossy effect too... Lovely!

The layouts and colour pallettes throughout the magazine have all been revised and the approach to photography and other imaging has been updated inline with the new style guide too. My initial thought was that it now represents the high-end video game mags like Edge and I believe the whole publication is a little thicker too. All in all, a great new take on the magazine.  I'd be interested to see what the revised subs price will be, but for the moment, £9.00 a quarter is a right bargain, given the also-updated cover price of £5.50!!

Anyways, make sure you check it out, it's a cracking edition.

Laters

White Dwarf 390 & New Skimmers For 40K

Hey folks,

GW are really on the money at the moment, with another cracking White Dwarf this month.

Looking ahead to my (intended) upcoming games of Kill Team, I'm really tempted to pick up one of the new fliers, as they will fit right in and add an interesting dynamic to the games; a bit like the end of level boss sections in the video games, having a squad of guys ducking around to avoid the vehicle fire..... could be a lot of fun. Not so keen on the Necron Scythes, but the Marine gunship and the Ork plane look tops.

For the Orks, I'm thinking take a Dakkajet and spend the rest of the points on swarms of grots. This could give the opposition KT a real headache, deciding whether to lay-low avoiding the strafing runs and let the turn counter run down, or risk taking down the grots en route to the objective and risk the aircraft guns?

 

Due to the relative points cost of the Stormtalon and the other possible codex options, the gunship will pretty much be the only model on your side of the table if you take it in Kill Team, although you could take some of the upgrades. That being said, it's like a mini army in itself with the amount of serious firepower you can sling about.

Definitely food for thought...

White Dwarf 389

Hi all,

Just a quick post to recommend a read of White Dwarf 389. Really loving the updated layouts throughout and the new format of the painting sections is really good (and reflects the new 'How to Paint' book).

It's been a while since my Necrons graced the tabletop as the Codex was well out of date and the range was limited. I'm very tempted to revisit the list now, and tryout some of the new figures in a Kill Team game, before investing in a more extensive army update. There are some great looking new pieces coming out in the next few weeks and I'm particularly struck by the Triarch Stalker and Tomb Blades.

I'm also considering one or two of the finecast kits, but am a little reluctant by all of the negative press and recent bad experience of GW resin through Forgeworld. I'd be interested in feedback from anyone who has bought any finecast stuff recently.

Until next time :)

White Dwarf 388

Hey folks,

Hadn't realised it had been quite so long since my last post. Been pretty busy lately, but getting in a bit of hobby goodness where I can.

Looking forward to getting my hands on some of the new Citadel paints. I can recommend the April issue of White Dwarf 388 for anyone wanting to find out more about the new paint range. It's one of those issues that may not be totally accessible for newcomers or occasional readers, but for me, this months issue is right on the money. There's some great looking stuff coming out for the Empire, plus official deathworld updates for the Battle Missions book.

Outside of this, I was lucky enough to get some new paint spraying kit and the Imperial Strongpoint Realm of Battle extension tile for my birthday recently. The RoB tile is pretty good; it needs the usual soap and water treatment before I do much else with it as there's quite a bit of dust and mould soap still left on the casting. There are a couple of places where the moulding is a little rough, and some green stuff is needed to fill a gap over the top of the blast doors where the resin was too thin. I'm going to add some extra rubble here and there where details aren't too clear, but it should scrub up well I think.

I've also finished the assembly stage of my Deathwatch Kill Team and am really pleased how they've turned out. More on those to come.

Until next time, laters folks.