It is that time again, time to make my monthly hobby commitment for the Independent Character Hobby Challenge . However, before I do so, I must first say that I have made my commitments for the first three months of the challenge. This is something I am quite proud of considering the fact that I made two commitments during the entirety of their last challenge and didn't complete a single one of them. Read more »
Go to ITunes to get the new Tau Codex on digital download. I am a big fan of these, as having all your books on an iPad seems to be the wave of the future and much easier than lugging books around! For the Greater Good! Loken
We already knew they were coming but now GW has finally announced them. The new Tau models are available for pre-order on the GW website. The riptide looks awesome and the flyer is growing on me but I just can’t get on with the new commander model. He looks too scrawny and flimsy somehow. I can see what they were aiming for with him but I just don’t think they’ve pulled it off. I’ll be sticking to conversions from the standard XV8 kit I think. Here’s the FOC breakdown as it appears on the GW site. Bear in mind they sometimes get it wrong before release and that this doesn’t take into account things that can move slots.
The Tau are up on the GW pre-order page . The Riptide: The new Broadside: The Crisis 3-pack XV8 Battlesuit Commander Commander Farsight Farsight Enclave Resin Shoulderpads
Continuing on the path of clearing out the to-be-painted shelves, I’m often surprised how many half-completed projects I’ve gathered over the years. There’s plenty to keep me occupied! I grabbed a few models off the Ad-Mech shelf, and I have to say it was nice to work on the Scions of Mars once again! This go-around brought the Telepathica Emancipator to the painting desk. This is the Mechanicum’s answer to the need for Psychic offense and defense, and consists of an Psi-Emancipator Carriage containing a shackled psyker whose rage and powers are carefully contained and directed by a Telepathica Tech Priest who carries a Null Rod in case the shackled psyker’s powers prove dangerous or recalcitrant. The Emancipator Carriage has a Psyker Mastery level of 1 and may generate powers from any of the following disciplines: Pyromancy; Telekinesis or Telepathy. Furthermore, the design of the Emancipator Carriage can tap the Psyker contained within for further power. Before the battle additional Mastery Levels can be gained. Each level gained in this way reduces the Emancipator’s Leadership value by 1. When using Psychic Powers, any Blessings that target the Psyker must instead be conferred to another friendly model within 12”.
With White Dwarf 400 out tomorrow we’re now seeing pretty much all the pages about the new Tau units. I’m intrigued to read the battle report more than anything though as that’s the most likely place to find rules snippets. Very little about the new release is bad so far. The prices are somewhat ridiculous but it’s GW and I think we’re used to it by now. Anyway, here’s a few of my reactions to the rumours so far. There’s a lot of assumptions here so don’t for a second think I have any insider information. Even so I hope you find it interesting to read. Flyers I’ve already talked about these briefly. The new models aren’t especially pleasing on the eye but they are growing on me. What I’m hoping is that, given their size and the fact that they’re clearly modelled around a devilfish hull, they’ll be AV12
