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| Author: | Warmaster Nice [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
Hi again. Time for the latest issue of the Forge World Newsletter. In the last issue of our newsletter I talked a little about Forge World’s forthcoming range of Elysian Drop Troops, but didn’t show any photos, adding to the rumours flying around the forums. (How naughty of us!) As we only started the Elysian project late in 2004, our proposed release schedule starting early in the new year seemed impossible to some of you out there, (and us too at some points along the way!), but I am very, very happy to be able to announce the completion of our first sets of Elysian Drop Troops. http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/elys1chutes.htm http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/elys1.htm These models are truly amazing. Each Elysian is made up of separate legs, torso, head, arms and equipment, with over 100 individual pieces in the 10 man squad. Trust me, there’s a heck of a lot of different poses you can make here! What our designers, Simon Egan and Will Hayes, have tried to do throughout the whole project is to make the Elysians ‘real’. We even went to the lengths of taking photos of some of our guys running around the car park so we could see what sort of poses we would like to be able to make. Special attention was given to the way the harness straps lay across the bodies of the Elysians, and how that affected the folds of cloth in their jump suits. The ten man squad consists of a sergeant armed with a lasgun incorporating an auxiliary grenade launcher, a trooper equipped with a vox-caster, one armed with a grenade launcher, another with a demolition charge and six other ‘basic’ troopers armed with those lovely new bullpup lasguns. Of course one of the most distinctive features of the Elysian Drop troops is their grav-chutes. These are one use devices that can be jettisoned after landing and are used by certain elite Imperial Guard infantry for massed aerial assaults. The Elysians use the grav-chute to attack an enemy from above, literally raining down onto unexpected areas of the battlefield, causing havoc and inflicting heavy casualties upon their foe within moments of landing. Reinforcements can then sweep in after the LZ has been secured and deploy from Valkyrie Assault Carriers. These are of course only the first Elysian units in what promises to be a comprehensive range that Forge World will be releasing over the next few months. We are working on at least one other ‘normal’ squad, a Command Squad, several Heavy Weapons Squads, Veteran Squad, Special Weapons Squads, (the long barrelled bipod equipped versions of these new lasguns just look marvellous!) and several different packs of accessories including LZ beacons and drop canisters. So when are they going to be sent out? We’ll start shipping orders out from Monday February 28th in the same order that we receive them, first come first served you could say. Both Elysian Drop Troop squads and the Grav-chute pack are available to pre-order online at http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/EL ... ROOPS.html and over the phone on our mail order lines right now. As of today, Forge World is able to start work on any reservations you guys want to make for Games Day Atlanta and Games Day Los Angeles. Either give one of our guys a call on the phone or drop us an email titled ‘Games Day Atlanta Reservation’ or ‘Games Day Los Angeles Reservation’ to forgeworld@games-workshop.co.uk with your name and the list of what you want us to pack up especially for you. That’s all for this issue but we’ll be back with another Forge World newsletter in the near future. Thx, Ewen Little, Forge World. | |
| Author: | wargame_insomniac [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
Hi They are sweet looking models. But at ?40/squad that would stretch even my wallet. However just imagining an army of them supported by newish Cadian Ksarkin as IG Stormtroopers in Valkyries with Vulture support..... -wipes drool off keyboard-  Cheers James |
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| Author: | stormseer [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
Amazing models.... fingers crossed the Epic ones are coming soon! |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
There should be epic versions according to FW. Though of course when.... As for the reference to rumours... that was my website that was that started the whole thing! |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
Having now looked at those pictures... Very tasty... ?35 for ten is expensive but is on par with GW (which can charge ?10 for a single figure!) |
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| Author: | primarch [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
Hi! We eagerly await the epic versions! Primarch |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
AIRBORNE !!! ?WHOOOOOoooWHAAAAaa !!! ?Hope to see'm in Epic ?! ? But that is still only a rumor ?! ?  ? I'm still waiting on the Epic Tallarn, Kroot Knarlocs, etc. ?! ? ?Glad to see the Paras are still around in 40,000 !!!  |
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| Author: | stormseer [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
well, Jimbo did have a picture of the FW '2005 plans' book thingy that was on display at GamesDay, with 'Epic Tallarn' written down, so hopefully we'll get to see them at some point this year! |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
I'll be watching & waiting ...
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| Author: | primarch [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
Hi! I would defintely prefer FW finish the Tau and perhaps even do necrons, but I'll take what I can get from them. Primarch |
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| Author: | darkone26 [ Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Forge World newsletter #110 |
well it does look like the Epic Tau will still get a few more units which I thought I read in FW 109 or 108 are finished (Tetra and Piranha). Anything else is a bonus but I am sure FW will milk it because they do come out with some really cool models! I will definately order a couple of models that they have in the new releases. |
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