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FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

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FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby Spack » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:58 pm

Hi There,
Games Day UK is at last upon us and so I have our last preview newsletter for you, featuring some exciting last minute additions to our line up of models in the shape of two daemon engines and a brand new Tau battlesuit! We hope to see many of you on the day, and we`ll have a few more surprises for you on our studio stand as well.

Thanks
Alan Bligh


The Plague Hulk of Nurgle
A lurching, rotting monstrosity that befouls and taints the very ground it walks on, the Plague Hulk is a daemon engine sacred to Nurgle, the Chaos God of Decay and corruption. Designed by Sean Green and Phil Stutcinskas, this huge, nightmarish fusion of bloated daemon-thing and Chaos Defiler is redolent with the marks of decay and corrosion as you can see Here. It will make a fantastically characterful addition to any army devoted to the Plague God, not to mention a great painting project in its own right thanks to the model’s lavish (if unpleasant!) detail.

The Plague Hulk of Nurgle is a hybrid kit using resin components and elements from the plastic Chaos Defiler kit and sold as a complete model.

We should have a limited supply of this model available at Games Day UK, and the model will go on general release later in the year.

You can find experimental rules for the Plague Hulk Here



Blood Slaughterer of Khorne with Impaler
A variant of our previously released Blood Slaughterer of Khorne, featuring a fantastically detailed and savage looking barbed harpoon launcher arm and a new head which you can see Here, this model has been designed by Phil Stutcinskas and Simon Egan. Using its Impaler, this murderous war machine is able to harpoon its enemies and drag them into range of its slashing claws, ensuring that none can escape the wrath of the Blood God’s armies.

We should have a limited supply of this model available at Games Day UK, and the model will go on general release later in the year.

Rules for the Blood Slaughterer with Impaler can be found in Imperial Armour Volume Seven, The Siege of Vraks Part Three


Tau XV-9 ‘Hazard’ Close Support Armour
New for the Tau is the XV-9 ‘Hazard’ Close Support Armour, an original battlesuit design intended to act as a powerful counter-attack unit and mobile weapons platform. A recent addition to the Tau arsenal created in response to heavy losses incurred during the bloodiest phases of the Third Sphere Expansion, the XV-9 is one of the most complex and advanced combat systems the Tau have ever put into wide production, requiring a veteran’s skills to master in combat in service of the greater good. Designed by Daren Parrwood, the XV-9 is larger than a standard crisis suit as you can see Here and looks sleekly lethal. This first version comes equipped with two twin-linked burst cannon.

We should have a limited supply of this model available at Games Day UK, and the model will go on general release later in the year.

Preliminary experimental rules for the Tau XV-9 can be found Here
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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby Baragash » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:01 pm

Impaler looks great.....won't be parting with any cash for that one while it remains BS1 though! :roll:

Also loving the Plague Hulk, although I was surprised they've allowed it in SoD lists :?
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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby conscriptboris » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:15 pm

ooh, yeah i forgot gamesday was soon for the UK, what happens when your always away :(

ah well, i wonder what secret new stuff is coming out?

Dan you doing GD this year?

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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby Spack » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:42 pm

Nope, not going to GD this year. I can't justify spending money on standing in the FW queue :P
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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby Jimster » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:59 pm

Any idea if FW are gonna put a cap on how many of each new realease one person can buy?

And im gonna answer my own question.

big fat no.

After the open day they still havnt learnt.

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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby conscriptboris » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:04 pm

@ spack, lol

@jimster, like they care they are a company out to make money, if the first guys buys them all,so what..they sold it all :P

risk putting to one per person....what if they don't all sell, although, they could say, the first half of the open day 1 per person or 2, then the second half sell of the rest?

but this argument only ever goes round in circles !

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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby jlong05 » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:41 pm

I want a set of XV-9s. Very nice rules. Can't wait for them to be finalized and additional options to be added.
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Re: FW #221 - Plague Hulk, Slaughter with Impaler, Tau XV-9

Postby kittenslayer » Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:12 am

Cool, would be nice if they they give the suit double twinlinked heavy flamer option! Or even better, "flamestorm cannon" types!!!! So far my tau's best defence against nasty H2H horde are twin linked flamer suits.
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