Mortifactors Chaplain

Posted by johnnya10 on 03/02/2014
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Mortifactors Chaplain

Mortifactors Chaplain

My Mortifactors Chaplain is finished and, if I’m being completely honest about it, I’m not entirely happy with him. There are parts of it, that I really like. The source object lighting on the plasma pistol is a real win for me – not done it to that scale before and I’m happy with how it turned out. I thought I did the parchment quite well and the weathered bronze on the Crozius looks really good to my eye. I’m also pretty happy with the jet-black skin which may be part of the fluff, but could have gone really wrong and ended up looking a bit comedy because any time you go out of the normal range of human skin-colours, it’s very easy for it to go wrong. But it turned out alright and I’m fine with the idea of doing it more in the future. Oh, and I like the job I did on the base too.

However, there’s something that I can’t put my finger on that I don’t love about this model, and I don’t know what it is. Maybe I’m just being picky. I really don’t know, but I’m not thrilled with it. Maybe the colours are a little flat on the larger patches of bare armour. Maybe the lack of bone sets it too far apart from the rest of the army so far. I just don’t know. Anyway, here’s a couple of different shots of him.

space marine chaplain

jump pack chaplain

converted chaplain

The model was undercoated in black, I used Citadel Paints throughout and used a variety of brushes.

I’d love to hear your comments, so do stick them below.

PS – I tried something with the photography for this. It’s not ready yet, but it will appear soon, and I’ll let you know about it – keep your eyes peeled.

Something for the Weekend: Mortifactors Chaplain

Posted by johnnya10 on 31/01/2014
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unpainted chaplain

 

I just wanted to quickly share with you what I’ll be working on this weekend – my slightly converted Mortifactors Chaplain. And as a treat, I’m also going to try to do a little time-lapse thing (if I can work out how) of painting him – no promises though.

It’s a slight conversion – nothing major although chopping off the model’s head was a real pain. Finecast is easy to cut through but this guy practically had his chin on his chest and so taking it off was a chore that required some cleaning up afterwards. I replaced the helmet with a bare head from the Space Marine tactical squad box and added a topknot from the head of an old Chaos Space Marine.

The bolt pistol was a lot easier to cut away and that has been replaced with a plasma pistol, again from the tactical squad box. I figured, if I’m going to take a chaplain, I may as well give him a little AP2 kick.

Then there’s the basing, a few rocks, some sand and an old metal skull. Done.

Mortifactors revere their chaplains more than any others and they are on a par with Captains within the chapter. They guide the chapter’s actions and can enter trances that both predict the future and seek out their enemies. Because of this, I knew I had to take a Chaplain, despite them not being a particularly useful unit in the current codex, and also because I’ve never been a huge fan of painting big slabs of black. That’s why I wanted to convert this one and make him unusual. I couldn’t recall seeing a Chaplain before with a bare face, so this one should sit apart from most others.

Anyway, that’s what I’m up to this weekend – how about you?

unpainted chaplain 2

Metal No More

Posted by johnnya10 on 30/01/2014
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scrap metal

 

It is being widely reported that the trucks have left the Dark Citadel in Nottingham loaded with most (if not all) of the metal miniatures that have not yet been sold. So what do we make of this?

Metal miniatures. They may not have been the best thing in the world, but they have a special place in my heart. After all, the very first minis that I bought were cast in lead and, due to my habit of licking my paintbrushes to a point, this probably means that the models quite literally now have a place in my heart (or digestive tract at least). It’s probably what gives me my healthy green glow.

Ok, so even after they moved to ‘White Metal’, they were still problematic. They never held undercoat properly, they bent (and when they bent, they would never quite go back to how they were before) and they made taking a full army on the road better than a work out with the free weights for your biceps.

metal miniatures

 

However there were some plus sides. The metal minis had heft and were satisfying to hold and move across the tabletop. I still have a couple of these and I like the fact that my Obliterators weigh about as much as an actual Obliterator would probably weigh. They felt more stable and tough than plastic or finecast pieces. Of course if you dropped a metal figure that was made of multiple parts, the bits would go all over the place and there was always a chance that you would either break or skewer your own foot, but that’s besides the point.

smelting

 

But what is the point of this from GW’s perspective? With people considering stripping the tiny bits of wire from old phones and televisions to be a viable career path these days, this does indicate somewhat the financial gains of smelting down a huge stockpile of metal pieces. The company’s Q1 profits should get a shot in the arm and that can only help them. And with Finecast also rumoured to be on the way out, it streamlines GW’s production processes. Not that they were doing much of their own metal moulding these days, but a factory working in one medium rather than three is bound to see a boost in productivity and economy.

adepta sororitas

 

Without knowing how much GW has kept back, this could spell dire times for anyone still toying with the idea of investing their life-savings in a Sisters army. Or does this mean we will finally see the Adepta Sororitas move to plastic? It would be a good way to provide ammo for the company’s supposed move towards a weekly release schedule and the kits would make a lot of people very happy.

I guess though, in the future, we’ll all one day forget about the ol’ heavy minis that were as frustrating as they were satisfying. But think of it this way; the next time that you win a medal, pick up some cheap jewellery or some plated silverware, there’s a chance that there’s an Ork or Sister or even Space Marine in there, and that will make them hopefully shine all the more. Goodbye metal minis, if only we hardly knew ye.

Blast from the Past: Citadel Combat Cards

Posted by johnnya10 on 28/01/2014
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citadel combat cards

citadel combat cards – Epic Battles and Spacewar

I thought I’d take a stroll down Memory Lane today and share a couple of my favourite possessions with you that really take me back to my childhood. Citadel Combat Cards were, essentially, Games Workshop’s version of Top Trumps and they were great when I was a school kid because this sort of thing was big in my school. I’ve got a few decks of CCCs but I thought I’d share a couple of images of these two because they’re my favourites: Epic Battles and Spacewar.

epic battles citadel combat cards

 

Epic was still pretty big (sic) when I was but of a slip of a lad and I had an Epic Angels of Death army to my name that often got beaten. This deck of cards is great for reminding us where things came from. So many of the awesome models that are available today, especially those from Forge World, came from Epic and this deck is full of images that really bring back memories for me. My all time favourite was the Eldar Phantom Titan, but specifically the one pictured above with that colour-scheme of bone and metallic purple and, well, all the other colours. And compared to the hunchbacked Warlord Titan, it had grace and style too. I’d like to see Forge World have a crack at the Eldar Tempest, Cannon of Khorne, Ork Speedster and especially the Leviathan – what wouldn’t be awesome about a tank the size of a titan?!

spacewar citadel combat cards

 

By far my favourite deck is Spacewar.  First of all, that name is soooo off brand that it really transports you back to a time when Games Workshop were a lot less aware of their IP, copyrights and synergy (hey, I work in marketing, I’m allowed to say all that stupid stuff). Then, there are all the models in the images – above are some of my favourites.

Let’s take it from top left because, well Orks have come a long way from Ol’ Warchief Boglob up there but of all those pictured, he’d fit in the most today probably. He may well have been the inspiration for Mega-Armoured Nobz. Then our Eldar Friend, Lanriel Nightland – what a name! So Space Elf! The colours are interesting, but not quite as interesting as the basic sculpt which is somewhere between a striking scorpion and a mess. The we have a Squat, which dates it pretty well. An Inquisitor who has a face that looks like it’s melted and a classic example of an Old School Renegade Chaos Space Marine. I had a couple of these and anyone who complains about the current spiky Chaos models, should realise how bad it was before.

Now, one of the most famous models featured in the deck, Lt Commander Chavez of the Blood Angels, was a real classic. Yes, Space Marines used to wear camo from time to time (Forge World played with this in the Badab Wars books recently with the Howling Griffons) and this was a pretty cool look. It really is one my favourite figures and, for me, it’s iconic. It was that Space Marine, and a few others that used to crop up in White Dwarf over the years and back in the day that made me really want to get involved with the hobby.

citadel combat cards logo

 

I’d love it if GW started doing these again. They were a great little product and at only £2.99 (as I recall them being), they were something you could buy if you didn’t quite have enough pocket money to pick up some lead miniatures. I doubt that this is too much of a problem these days, but they were fun. And every now and again, I still crack them open on a long train journey and they still get a laugh. So, if someone from GW is reading this, please bring them back!!

Got any fun memories of Citadel Combat Cards? Stick a comment below, then!

Emperor’s Children Sonic Dreadnought

Posted by johnnya10 on 26/01/2014
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Emperor's Children Sonic Dreadnought

Emperor’s Children Sonic Dreadnought

My eyes!! Yes, they’re now ruined. The hot pinks, tiger stripes, moody golds, neon greens and electric blues of the long-corrupted Emperor’s Children have burned my corneas and retinas to ash, but the damn thing is finally done. I’m actually pretty proud of the result too. I’ve been working on it for ages now and, in fact, this is another resurrection job. I should have taken a better picture before I took the Fairy Power Spray to it, but you can just make it out here…

old dreadnought

 

The old version was a proper mess, so it’s great to see one of my favourite Forge World sculpts cleaned up and shown a bit more love. Of course, I can’t really see it because my eyes, as mentioned, are now a bloody mess (alright, that’s a bit OTT, but you know what I mean).

I really wanted to capture both the insanity and love/lust of vibrant, brilliant hues that the Emperor’s Children are now known for, and to pay a little homage to the old school ‘Eavy Metal painters who first bought the long-fallen 3rd Legion to life. Needless to say, I am now really looking forward to painting some dark, subtle, understated minis.

Dreadnought left arm

 

One of my favourite bits of fluff is the Battle of Skalathrax where the Emperor’s Children fought the World Eaters, and Kharn earned his name ‘The Betrayer’. I wanted to incorporate a nod to that battle and used it as an excuse to try out a little of my freehand painting which is an area I really want to work on this year. In my mind, this dread’s close combat weapon was scavenged from a fallen World Eater Dread, perhaps that had had its mind destroyed by a sonic weapon. It’s a trophy and it allowed me to mix up the pallet a little too – it’s win-win!

dreadnought blastmaster

 

The Blastmaster was one of the last parts I painted on this figure, and by that point, I was pretty done with metallics. So, using some pictures of old French Horns for inspiration, I did a bit of blending and used some different washes to break it up a bit, and I’m pretty happy with the results. Sonic weapons are unique to Slanneshi Space Marines and I wanted that to be reflected in its looks.

And yes, the tiger stripes on the legs were really fun to paint and so much easier that I thought they would be. That, and the green part of the front are the two pieces that I’m most proud of on this model. Very Slanneshi to.

dreadnought freehand

 

The freehand on the top was fun, but nerve-wracking. I’m really pleased with the effects achieved and it really helps to break up the model a bit too because those big areas of just pink were not that fun or good to look at. Painting in shades of a single colour really helps to keep the theme together.

sonic dreadnought engine

 

And that’s that! Fitting to end with the back of the Dread (quite happy with the exhausts too as it happens). I know that technically it should be called a Sonic Helbrute now, but Sonic Helbrute sounds like a failed Comic Book bad guy from the 80s. Sonic Dread sounds infinitely cooler.

The mini was undercoated black and Citadel paints were used throughout, as were a wide variety of brushes. Oh, and I just found my actual digital camera. The above are all taken with my iPhone, but I’m going to try the camera soon and I’ll do a post about the differences and we can check out the results too.

I hope you enjoyed it. I’m now off to just look at shades of grey on the pantone website. Onwards!

I’d love to read your comments or questions. Stick them below!

Friday Fun: Wotz Ya Orky Krew’z Name?

Posted by johnnya10 on 24/01/2014
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Ork Glyph

It’s friday today and I reckon that that’s as good an excuse as any for a bit of fun. How about trying to work out your Ork Clan’s name?

I’ve been playing around with these naming Matrixes for a while now. There’s loads of them around the net (including the one that produced the wonderful ‘Moon Moon‘ meme) and so I thought I’d have a go and I filled it with the Orkiest words werdz I could find. After all, they are the most fun army out there – who else could have a Go Fasta paint job? And all that silly dakka? It’s the sense of humour that makes orks so enjoyable to play with or against. In fact, in a Grimdark galaxy, they’re a rare point of amusement and enjoyment.

So, what’s your Ork krew called, then?

Microsoft Excel

So dat wud make me ‘Ead of da Jaggid Axes. Nice. Wot’z your krew, den?

Kwestionz? Kommentz? Stick ’em bellow!

List Building and the Double-Edged Sword

Posted by johnnya10 on 23/01/2014
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40k list building

 

Ah, list-building. It may look like the feverish scrawling and scribbling of a lunatic, but there’s method in that madness. Well, I hope there is anyway. And Geoff, the fluorescent marmoset who sits on my shoulder and whispers things to me in the night assures me that my list-building is not a symptom of my delusions, but rather a fun and essential part of the hobby.

As many of you regular readers will know, I am embarking on a Space Marine’s army project with my Mortifactors. I’m not solely focussed on it – I believe in keeping my hobby activities varied to maintain my relatively short atten- ooh, look! A dog with a puffy tail! …as I was saying, variety is the spice of life and I don’t believe in forcing myself to paint something if I’m not in the mood. The words ‘have to’ are not in my hobbyist lexicon, and I really don’t mind if it take me all year to get this done.

Mortifactors Tactical Squad with Veteran Sergeant

 

But, by the same token, I do think it’s important to have a plan, even if it’s one that you don’t mind changing a little bit later on. For that reason (and because it’s quite fun to do in and of itself) I have been trying to pin down my desired Army List.

I am not a power gamer. Nor am I a purely fluffy gamer. The things that are priorities for me are: minis I want to paint, units that work with the fluff (as opposed to rigidly representing the convention), some units that will give me a chance of winning, and, most importantly, things that will be fun to play with. And I always work to the idea of a 1999+1 list, (which for those amongst you who may not be familiar with the term, is a single FoC chart 2000pt army). I don’t know why, but that’s always the number I work to. Every time I build an army, the first milestone after the mandatories (1 HQ, 2 Troops), is 2000pts. It allows you to play the larger games and it means that you should have plenty of options for smaller games too.

confused monkey

 

However, I digress. Last night, I cracked on with the list, and basically got in all the things that i really want to include that will make this a fun, some-what fluffy, hopefully well painted army that won’t get tabled in every single game. Then I totted up the points and to my delight, realised that I still had 311pts to spend! Huzzah, etc.

sweet shop

 

Delight quickly turned to despair though (well, ‘despair’ might be too strong a word – it was more of a confused, sleepy nonplussedness). It’s like one of those apocryphal children’s stories. I have all the choice I could want or need, and yet, I can make no decisions. It’s like being a kid in a power-armoured candy store. My Gamer’s OCD means that I HAVE TO (shut up, I know what I said) get to 2000pts or I’ll go slightly mad.

Now, to the crux of this story; I want your help. I want you to help me choose what to include in my army. You’ve got 311pts to play with and you can really pick anything. There are two free slots in Heavy Support, one in Elites, one in fast attack and three troop spots open for you. And to make this a little purer, I’m not going to tell you what else is in the list. Yes, you could squint at the photo at the top of this post, but I’d rather you just stated what you would choose to fill one or more of those slots with the points available. I don’t care if you come at it from a ‘that model looks cool’ perspective, or a ‘you have to have at least one of these if you want to win’ POV. Oh, and I’m totally fine with Forge World units being in there as long as they have the 40k stamp of approval.

So, stick your comments below and tell me what you would include. Then, in a later post, I’ll reveal the whole list and we’ll see what you think! Onwards!

here puff puff!

Here, puff puff!

Urban Camo Cloaks – How I do mine

Posted by johnnya10 on 21/01/2014
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Space Marine Scout with Urban Camo Cloak

Space Marine Scout with Urban Camo Cloak

My Space Marine scouts are coming along slowly, but surely. Number two (giggles) is now in the bag and I decided to take this opportunity to walk you through how I did (and am doing) the cloaks. My board typically represents a desolate outpost, ravaged by orbital strikes and comprises of several ruined buildings. And as some readers may have noted, I’m a fan of the Cities of Death expansion too, so urban is my thing. I wanted urban camo cloaks for my Mortifactors scouts and that meant lots of shades of grey and a busy pattern. Rather than just slap it all on, I did develop a little technique which, while a bit time consuming, does produce results that I am at least happy with. Here’s how I got it just so…

Step 1: Eshin Grey

eshin grey cloak

 

After undercoating black, Eshin Grey was used all over the cloak in as even strokes as possible. The undercoating black is actually a little important because, as you handle this throughout the process, tiny flecks of grey will come off on your fingers and the black underneath will shot in little dots. This is great for giving it a little more texture and character (and yes, it was discovered by accident, but it still works!)

Step 2: Administratum Grey

ulthuan grey cloak

 

Create a thick web of this lighter grey, keeping the pattern random. In camouflage, repeating patterns are easier to discern than random patterns and so you don’t want it to look like squares or a spider’s web. Keep it random and keep the lines relatively thick. And note a few areas where the paint looks a little thinner – this is to help add depth through wear and tear. Don’t overdo this aspect of it though or it’ll just look like a rushed job.

Step 3: Ulthuan Grey

urban camo

 

This is almost white and, now you’ve got the big patterns down, it’s time to switch to a thinner brush. Making sure they’re evenly spaced, create patterns like letters across the cloak. I just riffed on ‘J’, ‘f’, ‘x’, ‘G’ and ‘y’. Just remember to keep the lines thin.

Step 4: Abaddon Black

black cloak pattern

 

Same as with Ulthuan Grey, you want thin shapes, evenly spaced, kind of like alien letters. The only difference with these in terms of how I applied them, was less random placement – they’re actually in lines (which kind of goes against the whole ‘random pattern’ thing from earlier but they’re random shapes so whatevs).

Step 5: Add shade

shading cloak

 

Quick couple of things to bring out the shadows on the cloak. A bit of Nuln Oil in the valleys of the cloak to infer shade. Don’t go mad – a thin coat’ll do, with maybe a little more in the deep wells. And then just a a touch of Skull White on the top peaks where the cloak goes over the backpack.

And that’s done. As a congratulations for going through all of that, here are a few pictures of the most recently completed scout. Onwards!

sm scout front view

 

sm scout side view

 

Questions? Comments? Random thoughts about penguins wearing overcoats? Stick ’em below then!

 

Daemon Herald of Nurgle

Posted by johnnya10 on 20/01/2014
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Daemon Herald of Nurgle

Daemon Herald of Nurgle

This weekend’s hobby activity was dominated by my work on this Nurgle Herald who will be entered into a competition on Warhammer World’s facebook page at the end of the month. This model gave me the opportunity to use some new techniques, new paints and really have fun.

Originally, the Plaguebearer Prime (as I’m want to refer to him) was not on my list of hobby activities for this weekend. I had intended to spend more time on my Space Marine Scouts but I was getting a little tired of camo patterns and understatement – I wanted something brash, and where better to go than Chaos Daemons? I have a very small Nurgle Daemon force which is used primarily as an ally for my Death Guard, and adding to it fell by the wayside many, many months ago now. Heralds are really useful guys to take onto the field and the new model was a great place to start with it.

nurgle guts

This guy is the epitome of grossness and there are loads of great details all over him that were great to work on. The best place to start is the guts. There are plenty of them and I wanted them to look angry and sore. Pinks with blue washes are great for this. And I finally got to work with Citadel’s Nurgle’s Rot technical paint. It is seriously one of the must fun things to paint with ever. It is gloopy and gross and gorgeous. Those glossy, slime-trails seeping from sores. I really had to stop myself from going OTT with it just because it was so much fun and looks so damn Nurgly!

rusty sword nurgle

I also got to use the Leadbelcher/Typhus Corrosion/Ryza Rust combo in a much larger way than before with the plague sword and was really pleased with the result. The picture doesn’t quite do it justice, but my camera situation may be improving soon. Watch this space.

nurgle bells

The bells! The bells! And the Nurgling and horns and boils… so much to make you puke all over this guy. Here are a few more snaps to enjoy.

herald nurgling

herald of nurgle tongue

herald of nurgle back

One thing I have always found hard to do is to get across my idea of what daemons are. To my mind, they are like hyper-realist cartoons brought to life. Crazed, wild imaginings of horrors that only humans could conjure up, and I hope my painting style brings that across.

This model was undercoated black, painted with citadel paints and a Windsor & Newton Series 7 Sable 000 was used throughout. I hope your hobby weekends were just as enjoyable as my own!

White Dwarf: Goin’ through changes…

Posted by johnnya10 on 16/01/2014
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one white dwarf

So, White Dwarf as we have always known it, has ended. We got the official announcement yesterday after weeks of speculation and rumours that our well-aged monthly hobby magazine has had its last issue.

In its place though, we are getting two new magazines, White Dwarf Weekly and the supposedly mammoth monthly Warhammer Visions. So what will these be like? Will we see twin phoenixes rise from the old Dwarf’s ashes, or are we getting stiffed?

Well, we won’t know until February 1st when both new publications will have their first issues revealed. WDW (am I the first to use this new acronym? Probably not, but I’ll totoally claim it) will:

“contain everything that’s new and exciting in the hobby that week, from news and information on all the week’s other new releases, to new columnists, interviews, painting, modelling, game rules and much more. And the price? The same as a pot of your favourite Citadel paint.”

While, according to the GW website, WVs (First! 😉 ) will be:

“a completely new monthly magazine, also from the White Dwarf team. It’s unlike anything we’ve ever done before and this super high-quality visual feast weighs in at a whopping 236 pages, each and every month.”

In a couple of weeks, we’ll get our first look at the future of GW publishing, but I have a few thoughts to share prior to this because, well, this is my blog and it would be pretty pointless if I had no thoughts or opinions to offer, right?

Way back when… *cue harp music and everything going black and white*

white dwarf 169

169. This was the first issue of White Dwarf that I ever bought. That makes me feel old, considering that we’re now on… wait, do they even have numbers now? It wasn’t the first one I ever read, but it was the first one that I ever bought with more than two weeks of my  own pocket money!!

Let me give you some context, this issue featured:

• A free cardboard bunker (can you imagine getting one of these now?)

• The first appearance of the Bjorn The Fell-Handed Dreadnought model.

• Full colour! Still relatively new for WD in them days.

• The Battle report was Man O’War. MAN.O.WAR. If that doesn’t date it…

The odd thing about it was, people hated White Dwarf’s ‘new look’ back then. They cried that it had lost a lot of what made White Dwarf great because it had just started to be a sales piece. Sound familiar? Well, there weren’t blogs and internet forums back then (the web was still in its infancy) but there was plenty of bitching about WD in the GW that I used to frequent. I distinctly remember some of the oldies (like 20 year olds – I was about 10 I think – if that!) arguing and deriding the ‘new’ White Dwarf.

Nowadays, we hear a lot more of that. The internet is awash with forums, blogs and more about how ‘new’ White Dwarf isn’t as good as it was. The point of that little stroll down memory lane was to illustrate that the grumbling is nothing new, and that, as with all things, we humans are not so good at dealing with change. I fully expect a wealth of rants and diatribes regarding the new publications, regardless of whether they meat our demands or not. I will give it a while to bed in and become part of the routine before I have at it.

Marketing Men, and Dwarves

white dwarf logo

When I look at this move with my Marketing hat on (yes, I am one of the evil ones who makes you buy stuff), this is a really clever move. We, as hobbyists, are clamouring for new content all of the time, and a weekly fix will be enjoyed by many. And the mammoth monthly mag will ensure that, between the two, all areas are covered.

What’s more, calling the big one “Warhammer Visions” and with it available in WH Smiths and Newsagents across the country (and indeed the world) is a great trick. People know what “Warhammer” and “Games Workshop” are, but “White Dwarf” doesn’t necessarily convey that it is part of the same hobby to the casual observer. ‘Unless you know, you don’t know’ sort of thing. This will put the word “Warhammer” in front of eyes all over the world belonging to people who are not hobbyists but, crucially, could be hobbyists. Cunning move indeed. Brand and product awareness drives business in such a big way, increasing your new customer levels and ultimately revenue. What’s more, put that word on the front of a big, glossy and professionally produced tome full of awesomeness, and you’re reinforcing your reputation for quality too.

Sorry, when the ol’ marketing brain gets going, it tends to drone on a bit. But what I’m saying basically is that this could be a very good tool to get the Hobby in the face of more people and that is a good thing, providing they spend money.

Digital Backtracking?

apple newstand

One interesting aspect to the announcement was the lack of confirmation relating to digital edition support. I’ve been reading White Dwarf on my iPad now for some time, and I think the format has worked wonderfully. However, there’s no mention of either WDW or WVs appearing on either apple or android devices. We’ll have to wait and see what happens when they roll out, unless we get some info beforehand from GW themselves.

Personally, given GW’s move to embrace all things digital, I would be shocked to not see it supported, but the lack of confirmation is intriguing.

Rumour Mongers thwarted!?

rumours

WDW will supposedly deal with new releases, but what will a now weekly schedule to this publication mean? Weekly releases!? Maybe. Also, will the same printers be used to create these magazines? These sort of changes are often brought about new printers being given the contracts, having pitched the potential of their capabilities over those of the previous contract holders. Rumour sites may need to start looking for new sources in the future. Of course, there’s always the argument that the rumours help GW by drumming up interest in new releases, and some believe that these rumours are initially spread from within the sombre halls of GW HQ anyway. But either way, it’ll be interesting seeing how this affects all of the hobby gossip and leaks in the coming months.

Whatever happens, I’m looking forward to seeing the new incarnations of a magazine that has been a great staple of the Hobby for so many years now. Here’s hoping that we get the publications that we all want.

What do you think about the changes? Worried? Excited? Happy? Sad? Sleepy? Comments below please!

==][== UPDATE ==][==

Games Workshop have confirmed that both White Dwarf Weekly and Warhammer Visions will both be available in digital formats. You can read their announcement here along with some FAQs for subscribers.