Off Topic: Rumours - Dark Eldar Second Wave

Unlike my previous April Fool's post about the mythical Space Wolves second wave this one is actually factual.

Headed over to GW last night to pick up an Imperial Sector boxset partly because I was inspired by What's New Today and also because we're pretty sick of the scenery we've got and wanted to make things a little more interesting. I got talking to one of the guys who works in there and he said he'd recently been on a trip to GW headquarters to see how the miniatures were designed and made. Seems that GW do it as some sort of staff morale thing i.e. if you know how they're made you'll be more excited about selling them. Anyway, I was asking him if he knew what was coming in the second wave for DE and he said that it was definitely a voidraven bomber (possibly combined with fighter) and venom. Now I know there's probably going to be more than that and that it's pretty much what everyone had guessed but suffice to say he's seen the actual models being pressed so it's almost certain that those two kits will be involved in June.

I've been considering starting a DE force ever since I first saw the shots of the new miniatures when they went up for advance order. Had a great game against them at the doubles and fancied something a bit different to paint. I'm thinking of flogging my old Eldar to pay for them but there are some models I can't bear to part with so I'll have to find another way of raising the cash. I'd very much like to reinvigorate my Tau army too if we get a new codex in the next year but I want something to do in the meantime.

My other option therefore, is Necrons. I've always liked the current range of miniatures but I wasn't really inspired by the codex. Not only is it very dated now but it's also very limiting from an army selection point of view. I think what I'll do is see if DE get a battleforce, buy one of those and then figure out if I can see myself using them as an army. If they don't really get me going then I'll consider Necrons if they get released this year as the current rumours suggest.

Suffice to say I'm sticking with Space Wolves for now and it'll be a long time before I'm anywhere near starting a DE or Necron force. Sorry for going off topic but thought I'd share the confirmation of the DE 2nd wave with anyone who's interested.

PS. I'm going to throw some posts up soon of mine and Scott's progress towards painting the city buildings.

I Pity The Fool(s)! & a bit about Blog Wars

Well that worked surprisingly well! I was sat having my breakfast this morning when I remembered what day it is. Apologies to anyone who read it and got their hopes up, on any other day I reckon more people would've believed it. 

Anyway, I know my posting has been a bit sparse recently but I've had my stag weekend and excessive shifts at work. Next couple of weeks that'll all ease off so I'm hopefully going to get a few more posts up. Firstly I want to get the Blog Wars tickets announced so people can plan their lives around it. I'd also like to write a few more army/equipment selection posts since these seem to have gone down well. I'll try and combine this into an army wide tactica at some point too. There should be a SW vs GK battle report on Sunday after I play Jamie tomorrow and a few other bits and pieces I've been meaning to post for a while.

Blog Wars

On the subject of Blog Wars I've realised there's a slight flaw in my plans. There aren't many tournaments where the host plays games as well as running it and this is probably for two reasons. Firstly, because if he wins it's a bit awkward. This is easily fixed by saying I'm exempt from any prizes. The second issue is tabulating the results and determining the play order not to mention a bit of refereeing. The former should be easy to sort with a decent spreadsheet but the latter is trickier. 

Whilst I'm aiming for BW to be a friendly tournament, I realise the inclusion of prizes means that people will want the event to be properly run and reffed. However, as it's intended to be a community run tournament, I reckon people can come to their own agreements about things. Since there won't be many of us there it shouldn't be too hard to find me mid-game and ask for a second (or rather third) opinion on any issues. When it comes down to it you can always let the dice gods decide. There's plenty of time for the games (2hr 30min) so there shouldn't be too much of a rush and with 15 mins between them I'll have enough time to get results tabled. Matt will help with this if he finishes his games before me.

I thought a fair solution would be that if there's an even number of us on the day then I'll not play (and do some photography) but if there's an odd number I'll jump in to make sure everyone gets their games. Ultimately I recognise that it's up to you lot. How does that sound? Would people play in a tournament without refs? Are there any rules/organisational issues you want cleared up in advance?

As always your input is appreciated.

GW Announce New Space Wolves Models!!

Just had an email from GW saying that they're going to be releasing a second wave of Space Wolf models soon. Sadly no pictures yet but I expect a plastic dreadnought kit (to make Bjorn etc), some thunderwolves (finally!) and fenrisian wolves. Bit frustrating when a lot of people, including me, have gone and bought third party ones. Mind you I can guarantee the GW versions won't be cheap based on the recent pricing for the GK stuff.

I'll keep you posted when I have more details and hopefully some pictures.