Forge World Newsletter #243

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At last your wait is over! As you know, we've been whetting your appetite over the past few weeks with some exclusive sneak peeks and in this Newsletter we can proudly announce the first wave of our fantastic new Space Marine releases, with an array of full resin kits that are now available to pre-order. We've also got an FAQ on our recent Death Korps army list update and Experimental rules for you to download. Read on to find out more!
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Space Marine Caestus Assault Ram

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]The speartip of our Space Marine releases is the intimidating Caestus Assault Ram. This hulking full resin kit, designed by Daren Parrwood, is armed with a devastating Magna-Melta, designed to carve through the hull of a mighty star ship, and wing-mounted Firefury missile batteries, capable of unleashing a storm of deadly micro-warheads in the seconds after an assault has begun. As you can see here, the Caestus is an intimidating behemoth of a miniature - measuring 9.5" long with a wingspan of 10" - that dwarfs even the might of a Land Raider with its ceramite-armoured bulk.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Assault Rams are void attack craft, intended to participate in close-range space boarding actions, that can also act as drop-assault vessels for direct orbital attack. There are many patterns of Assault Ram in use across the Imperium, but among the Space Marine Chapters, the multi-role Caestus is the most commonplace. Smaller than either the Thunderhawk Gunship or the Shark-class Boarding Torpedo, the patterns' chief advantage is its speed and phenomenal durability which make it a highly resilient assault craft, even in the most fire-swept landing zones. Compact and heavily armoured, the Caestus Assault Ram is designed to survive direct collision with an enemy, leaving only ruin in its wake.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Caestus Assault Ram is available to pre-order for despatch in the week commencing August 23rd, and as an added bonus, experimental rules for this devastating attack craft are available to download here, fresh from the keyboard of Imperial Armour writer Alan Bligh.[/FONT]
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MkIII 'Iron' Armour Set
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]The first of our new Space Marine armour sets is this fantastic MkIII Armour Set sculpted by Will Hayes. The full resin kit provides enough parts to build 5 Space Marines in MkIII 'Iron' Armour, including two different sets of legs, shoulder pads, arms, torsos and helmets. You can see these here, along with a gallery of photos showing examples of how these brilliant parts can be combined with plastic Space Marine kits.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The MkIII 'Iron' Armour is a variant of the previous 'Crusade' pattern adapted with additional armour plates to the front, as well as a reinforced helmet faceplate and strengthened vambraces for the savage firefights of fleet-based boarding actions. This extra armour turns an already resilient Marine into an almost unstoppable juggernaut within the cramped confines of a ship. This detailed kit can be pre-ordered for despatch in the week commencing August 23rd.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Umbra Pattern Bolter Pack[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]The Umbra Pattern Bolter Pack is the first of a range of Weapon Packs that we will be announcing over the next few weeks. Like power armour, the sacred Bolter of the Astartes has undergone various design changes over the millennia, and the Umbra pattern first saw use during the latter years of the Great Crusade, produced in huge numbers to ensure that the Astartes were constantly supplied with effective firepower.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Click here to view a gallery of close-up shots of the parts and accessories supplied in this pack; veteran hobbyists will see shades of the venerable RTB01 box in the design of these fantastic accessories. The Umbra Bolter Pack, designed by Will Hayes, contains 10 detailed weapons and optional bayonets, and can be pre-ordered here for despatch in the week commencing August 23rd.[/FONT]
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The second of our new weapon sets is this fantastic Space Marine Special Weapons Pack, sculpted by Phil Stutcinskas. Each Sergeant is able to freely select his squads' armament for a given mission, and the Chapter Armoury contains many weapons that are ancient and sacred relics - patterns of weapons long since replaced by other designs that are nevertheless maintained diligently. This Weapon Pack contains 2 Flamers, 2 Meltaguns, and 2 Missile Launchers complete with arms, reminiscent of the venerable Rogue Trader-era miniatures fondly remembered by veteran hobbyists, and perfect for adding variety to your squads.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]These weapons are compatible with the full range of Space Marine units available from Forge World including our new MkIII 'Iron' Armour. The set is available to pre-order now for despatch in the week beginning August 23rd.[/FONT]
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Since the launch of the new Forge World website we have received many queries about what had happened to much of our additional content - well worry no more, because many days of painstaking work has come to fruition. As you may have noticed, the image galleries in our Online Store are gradually being fleshed out, and the Downloads section has returned, complete with several updated documents for many older Imperial Armour books.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Following last weeks' update to the Death Korps Army List, we received lots of questions from you and so we have compiled this free FAQ to help answer these. Thanks for all your queries and please keep them coming!
We have also prepared a parallel update to the Imperial Armour Volume 5 Renegades and Heretics army list that you can find here, again it's a completely free download for you to enjoy.
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Forge World will also be attending Games Day UK on September 26th - keep an eye on forthcoming newsletters for more information about our stands at this event as we have plenty up our sleeves!
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Naja, begeistert bin ich nicht.
Ich hätte lieber mal was schönes neues und nicht den xten Spacitransporter.
Vllt wäre auch ein Schwarmherrscher für die Tyras mal ne interessante Sache.
Oder Thousand Sons/ Emperors Children für Chaos.

Die alten Rüstungen sind ganz nett, aber ich hätte mir was anderes gewünscht.
 
Also die "Vorkriegsrüstungen" sehen optisch noch brauchbar aus.
Allerdings die Waffen ?????? boa RR lässt grüßen. Voll der Optische Rückschritt. Mit Retrostyle hat das schon nichs mehr zu tun.
Auch der Caestus will irgendwie nicht gefallen. Die Idee mag Nett sein, auch SM eine Vendetta zu spendieren, aber so?
Da hat FW schon besseres geliefert. Ich glaube die Jungs haben zu viel gesoffen, nach dem wir sie bei der WM weggeputzt haben........
 
Dieser Caestus ist verdammt klein wenn man den SM daneben so anschaut, ausserdem viel viel zu teuer.


Der Caestus ist:

1.Pootenhässlich!!
2. verdammt teuer
3. Viel zu klein! Space Marines sind zwar Dosen aber sie kommen nich aus ner Dose da haben unsere nachbarn von der Insel wohl was falsch verstanden!! Wie Akira schon sagte, zuviel ges..... :lol:

Achja und 4. er is pottenhässlich :lol:

Also, ich weiß nich was die immoment da fabrizieren?? Aber für mich war FW immer der Standard für über minis und wird jetzt immer mehr zur langweiligen Tochterfirma die unter GWS schatten zerbricht!! Kann es sein oder denk ich da falsch?? Das GW fast den FW Standard mit den neuen Bausätzten überholt hat und FW damit langsam überflüssig macht??


LG telion
 
Ich wusste nicht dass praktische Kriegsgeräte
einen Schönheitswettbewerb gewinnen müssen.
Mir gefällt er besser als der Land Raider.

Die Bemalung finde ich jedoch höchst interessant.

Der Preis ist wirklich etwas hoch, aber man braucht ja keine
12 Stück davon (und als Turnier-only-Spieler eh kein einziges...).

Es ist ziemlich genau das, was ich mir bei Star Quest als
Boarding-Vehicle vorgestellt habe (weder Thunderhawk
noch Shark können das auf diese Weise); somit wurde
ein Trauma beseitigt, ohne das ich danach fragen musste.

Vielleicht ein Hinweis auf die diesjährige Mystery Box?
 
Hm...also optisch bin ich von dem Caestus nicht angetan...das ding schaut aus wie n Kasten Knete.

Was ich hingegen Wirklich Niiiiiiice find sind sowohl die MK III Iron Rüstungen als auch die Oldschool Bolter...Gimme Gimme Gimme...die teile SCHREIEN förmlich Sternguard/Protektorgarde (zumindest für meine Ohren 🙂 )
Ich glaub ich werd mir die dinger Ranziehen *gier sabber geifer*

bis demnähs

bLACK
 
Mal ne Frage, warum hört man erst jetzt was negatives über den/das/ Caestus?
Also er auf nem Bildchen auf nem GD aufgetaucht war, gab es doch nur Unmengen an Begeisterung und Rätselraten, ob die SM nen Antigrav bräuchten...... ich kann mich an kaum bis keine negativen Äußerungen erinnern.... evtl mal in en Treads nachforschen 😉

Das Design beißt sich zwar "ein wenig" mit dem aktuellen Design der SM Fahrzeugen aber von den Regeln (Yay, es passen auch 10 Termis rein^^// kein Melterbonus und 11er Heck) kann man doch eig nur n1 sagen.

Punktemäßig liegt das Ding doch voll im Rahmen und würde er weniger Geld kosten, könnt man ja echt darüber nachdenken sich son Moppet zu holen. Selbst wenns hauptsächlich inner Vitrine landet und sonst nur in "Fun-Games" auf die Platte kommt 😀

Oder man baut sich son Dingen aus 2-3 Rhinos zusammen....2x Heck nach vorne und irgendwas quer dahinter^^
Und wer wollte noch nie ne 5" Melterschablone? 😉

MfG
 
@McBeth - Stimmt,ich erinnere mich auch noch: als damals von irgendeinem Games Day oder FW Open Day die Skizzen vom Caestus auftauchten, gabs noch überall ein großes Ge-Oooohh-e und Ge-Aaaaah-e.
Das fertige Modell kann das aber irgendwie nicht ganz erfüllen - ich fänd es ganz hübsch, wenn jemand das privat aus vorhandenen Teilen anderer Modelle (Valkyrie, Drop Pods, Panzer) zusammengebastelt hätte - genau so sieht es nämlich aus. Als neues Modell aus dem Hause Forgeworld kann mich das nicht überzeugen; schon gar nicht für fast 100 Pfund.
(Abgesehen davon finde ich die Konstruktion (Klappen?) für Space Boarding Actions nicht sehr sinnvoll; da überzeugt mich das Dreadclaw Drop Pod der Chaosseite schon eher.)

Die alten Rüstungen und alten schweren/Spezialwaffen finde ich allerdings nachgerade sexy, auch wenn Iron Armour nicht meine Lieblings-Rüstungsvariante ist. Aber Heresy Armour kommt ja wohl auch noch; und vielleicht gibts auch noch einen Satz Corvusrüstungen, die ich eigentlich gerne für mein (hypothetisches) Fallen-Angels-Projekt verwursten würde.