Additional Info!, Black Friday, and an Advent Calendar from Games Workshop

A couple bits of information here, one involving an upcoming Advent Calendar from Games Workshop, and a rumor that we might be seeing some sort of holiday special with Black Friday in a couple days..
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Dropfleet Kickstarter Update- activation card pack

Today the Hawk Team dives into what the Activation cards are, and how they work in the game. Since the Card Pack has been unlocked, this is great news. Here is the latest from the Dropfleet Kickstarter.
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New Space Marine Vehicle in Development

I still like the look of the old school rhinos, and the Forgeworld appears to be creating a command variant for the old MkIc Deimos Pattern Rhino. There is also a very nice looking Siege Dreadnought that was painted up for the Forgeworld Bulletin yesterday morning.
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Archaon's Rules Translated

Archaon's rules translation from German. 

Sent in from a reader,

I havent seen one, so here you have it:

- He can Fly
- Eye of Sheerian: Throw a dice in your Herophase and note the result. everytime your enemy makes a hit roll against Archaon and it matches the noted result, your enemy has to re-roll.
- Slayer of Kings: If all attack done with SoK are done against a single HERO or MONSTER and 2 or more wound rolls are 6+, the target is killed instantly
- Armor of Morkar: if Archaons save roll results in a 6 (before modification), the attacking units suffers a mortal wound
- Chaos Runeshield: 5++ for Mortal wounds.
- Crown of Might: If a Unit within 10" or Archaon has to do a Bettleshock test, you can modify the result by +2 or -2.
- Threeheaded Monstrosity: If Dorghars Three Head's attack result slay at least one model you can choose on of the following after resolving the attacks:
       - Spew Rot: D3 mortal wounds on a unit within 7"
       - Skull Gulp: If a HERO was killed, heal D3 wounds.
       - Magic Eater: If a WIZARD was slain, Archaon learns all of the models spells.
- Everchosen: Throw a dice if Archaon get affected by an enemy spell, on 4+ the spell has no effect on him
- Wizard: He can Cast/Unbind 2 Spells each round, he knows Magic Bolt and Arcane Shield

Command Ability:
- Unmatched Warlord: If Archaon uses this ability all other CHAOS units in your army can use their Command Ability.

This Week's Releases Confirmed- With Prices

Here we are this week with a full list of releases and the pricing that we will encounter for pre-orders this weekend. Of course the big release this weekend is Archaon for the Age of Sigmar, but there are other bits and pieces for Warhammer 40,000 as well.
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Cadian and Farsight Formations Leaked from Mont'ka

The new campaign book Mont'ka has new formations two factions in particular, Cadians and Farsight. Both are getting new Warlord Traits, special rules, items, and tactical objectives. Thats quite a bit, especially for Astra Militarum players like myself with loads of Cadians.
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Leaks This Week- Archaon + his Warscroll and hints for next week.

This morning the White Dwarf leaks are hitting and they include Archaon, his Warscroll (in German), next weeks hints, and two expansions for the Age of Sigmar. Check out the latest.
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Garro, Hand of The Sigillite is Coming...

It looks like Garro is coming this next week to pre-orders. The pic above comes from the 40k Open Day this year and taken by Battle Bunnies. Its a sweet looking model and looks to be coming to pre-orders.
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A Warhammer 30k Sicaran Tank Rumors

This is from a couple days ago, and the rumor here seems more like people just talking about what they would want, so I left it out. However, its Sunday, time for something a little light.
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What's On Your Table: Forest Dragon and Friends

What's On Your Table: To submit your work, send up to 8 pics to natfka@live.com

Wood elf forest dragon (metal).
Pinning it almost took as long as painting it.
Various animal bits (snail, birds, etc…) from Bretonnia and Empire bits.
There must be 9+ sprites crawling over it.
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Close Combat Changes Coming to Eternal Crusade

Eternal Crusade's live twitch broadcast was yesterday and in it are some changes coming to the close combat. Definitely worth checking out. Its one of the many ways I die in the beta testing... but Im getting a little better at the game.

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Deathwatch vs Tau Empire- SN Battle Reports

SN Battle Reports- Deathwatch vs Tau Empire
Mission: (Buildings) 3vp for every controlled building at the end of the game.
Points: 1300pts
Deployment: Dawn of War

Always a lot of fun to read through SN Battle Reports, enjoy this one!
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Pre-Orders are Up- Mont'ka, Assassins, Heroes, and more.

This week is interesting as there are lots of bundles, War Zone Damocles, Assassins, Heroes, and datacards for both Cadians and Farsight Enclaves. A big change from the single model releases that we have been seeing for weeks at a time.
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Dropzone Commander Gaming Mat- FAT Mat Urban Zone 4x4

About a week ago I received a new Dropzone Commander FAT Mat from Frontline Gaming. The FAT Mats I already have are very nice, and are the only mats I have been using over the last year. Everything else has just fallen by the wayside and doesnt get used here when games are hosted.
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Updated-- Dropfleet Backer Rewards

Got your pledge for Dropfleet Commander? To clear up any confusions or questions on the pledge levels for the kickstarter, Hawk Wargames has published a list of what you are getting at each level. Check out the latest. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hawkwargames/dropfleet-commander

2,529 backers

$566,975 pledged of $61,066 goal 

13 days to go

Forgeworld Pre-Orders- Doom of Mymeara is Live

Imperial Armour 11 just got it's revision, the Doom of Mymeara is now live for pre-orders for Forgeworld. On top of that, there area a few new model releases, including the Eldar Corsair Jetbike upgrade kit and Skathach Wraithknights with different weapon upgrades.
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Raven Guard Review 4: Bladewing Assault Brotherhood

Victorus aut Mortis! We're back with the 4th installment in our Raven Guard review series. On deck: the Bladewing Assault Brotherhood! Be sure to check the Tactics Corner for more great reviews.

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Dropfleet QnA Part 2

Again we have a solid question and answer forum that Hawk Wargames engaged with the community yesterday on the kickstarter updates. Of course some questions were more relevant than others, but I included all of them.
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WD Leaks showing Mont'ka's Details and Limited Edtions

This is a cool set of leaks with a good look at the cover of Mont'ka and what this weekend's White Dwarf reveals. Some cool looking artwork in there as well, not to mention this week's releases.
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Tau Counterstrike Cadre Rules... Exclusive Tidewall Formation

If your curious as to what the special rules are for the new Tau Counterstrike Cadre your in luck. Gametrust posted up a few pics that you can see the classified web exclusive rules and cool binder they come in. Check them out.
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Freeblade is Live... for some.

I just downloaded Freeblade this morning, as it went live just recently. While I haven't had a chance to log into it, its on my list of things to do today, as it looks like a lot of fun. Here is the official trailer below, along with a link to Pixeltoys. The game is free to play, and uses the new 3d touch feature in newer iphones and tablets. That definitely rules out my old tablet.... luckily my phone will still play it.
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These Citadel Paints are Moving to Online Only

There are a number of paints that are going to be moving to online only, and we have the list so that you can check up on what you need to get before they are gone from your local shops.
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Dropfleet QnA from Hawk Wargames.... Lots of Information Here

Hawk Wargames today did a question and answer session on their kickstarter for Dropfleet Commander. It has a lot of good questions.... and a few that are not so as important. However, On top of this QnA...... I have a few more ships to show off later.......
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This Week's Leaked Images and Hints for Next Week

It really is a big week of releases for Warhammer 40,000. War Zone Damocles: Mont'ka, Assassins + Characters, and more. Included is the hint for next week.
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Tyranids and Astra Militarum Campaign in January/ February

These rumors point to a new campaign coming after the start of the new year featuring none other than the Astra Militarum vs Tyranids. A classic battle in any sense for the 40k universe, something like this would be a lot of fun to see.
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Dropfleet Commander: More Shaltari Painted Ships

OK, I mentioned that I had more Shaltari pics to show off, in fact there are lots of them. These pictures are direct from Hawk Wargames sent out to BoW and Faeit 212. That image above is by far one of my favorite pics. Here is the second set of images.
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Massive Shaltari Pics!! and New Stretch Goal Updates.

We have a huge number of Shaltari pics to take a look at. Again, the amount of detail Hawk puts into their models is visually stunning. These are from the just painted up studio models that Hawk Wargames is just releasing to a few key sites today (here and BoW).
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Forgeworld Mastadon WIP

This is a huge model. A massive marine transport that hopefully Forgeworld will have coming soon.
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Taking Stormcast Eternals to 8th Edition Fantasy

This question has come up now half a dozen times or more since the Age of Sigmar launched with the Stormcast Eternals. Since I don't have a good answer, I figured the community just might be able to help.

I know there are a lot of you Fantasy players still out there.... See if you can help out fellow gamers and point others towards a couple different solutions.
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Leaked Image: New Tau Formation for Mont'ka - The Eight

There is a new Tau formation that was linked up in the comment section here on Faeit 212. It shows a new formation called "The Eight". While its hard to read much of this, and I will do some digging to see if I can get some of the details.
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What's On Your Table: Mechanicum Knights

What's On Your Table: To submit your own projects, send up to 8 images to natfka@live.com

Wanted to show off my mechanicum knights, specially my Knight Atrapos.
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A Big Week of Pre-Orders for 40k

This week's releases are in, and now we can see exactly what is going up for pre-orders this weekend! It looks like Assassins, characters, War Zone- Mont'ka, and More! It's a big week for 40k, so check out the what we are getting.
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The First Shaltari Painted Fleets

Today Hawk Wargames is updating us with the first painted Shaltari ships revealed on the kickstarter. I really like how these ships are turning out, especially the Emerald Class Mothership.

There are only 17 days left in this kickstarter.
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Leaked Images: New Starter Bundles for 40k and AoS

There are some leaked images out now revealing a lot of new starter bundles that are coming. 11/25 and 12/5 are the dates on the leaked images for new terrain bundles and army bundles. It seems like this will be a holiday season of bundled armies from Games Workshop.
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What's On Your Table: Night Lords

What's On Your Table: to submit your work, send up to 8 pics to natfka@live.com

Just finished my 20 Night Raptors and wanted to share. It took a lot longer than i expected because i made the mistake of doing 20 at the same time but in the end i like how they came out. 
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DzC Commenter- Command School, Part 3: The Activation Game

Hello again, Commanders, and welcome back to our ongoing Command School series, touching on the finer points of Dropzone Commander gameplay. If this is the first time you’ve encountered the Command School articles, you might be interested in reading our previous installments:

the entire article: http://gamerati.com/command-school-part-3-the-activation-game/

Part 1: Building a Balanced DZC Army
Part 2: Building Better Battlegroups
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Dreadtober Results

A Report from Greg on the Results of Dreadtober,

We had a total of 48 participants, with 65% completed!  I find this number amazing, as there was no contest or prize at the end...just artists sharing and encouraging each other!
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3D Sculpting and Modelling on a PS4

This is rather cool, and it was designed on a PS4. Hopefully we will see something like this for xbox.
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Farsight Insight

As Mont'ka is being confirmed, a little insight into Farsight was appreciated.
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Specialist Game Hiding in Plain Sight‏?

I dont know much about this picture, but it made its way to me, and figured someone out there would know more. I just dont remember this pic
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SN Tournament Coming Soon

Wish I could make it.
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What's On Your Table: Custom Daemon Engine

What's On Your Table: To submit your own projects, send up to 8 images to natfka@live.com

Recently finished work on a soul grinder of khorne. After a first attempt at trying to use a heldrake body I ended up with what looked like a poor mans war of the worlds extra. So after throwing together a soul grinder, a forgefiend and a some other bits I ended up with this beast. Needs a few touch ups on the paint job but all in all I'm happy with the result.
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Tzeentch Makes His Presence Known

Today, almost missed this morning if it were not for the diligence of the readership here (and some coffee), is a new chaos symbol in the graphic for Games Workshop on the webstore.
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New Pre-Orders Are Up- Sigmar Scenery Set, 40k Mont’ka Formations, and Paints

This morning the new AoS Scenery set is up for pre-orders and comes with the board and several scenery sets (and is already temporarily out of stock in the UK). Also up for pre-orders are a couple bundle deals for 40k that are formations in the War Zone Damocles: Mont’ka.

There are also a lot of paint bundles and more.
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What's On Your Table: Dropzone Commander

What's On Your Table: To submit your work, send up to 8 images to natfka@live.com

In honor of the DFC Kickstarter, Ive decided to add to my Scourge starter set I finished last year.
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