Gloomspite Gitz - Gitmob Army Set Edition

Goblin wolf riders. These diminutive little creatures alone almost convinced me to pick up an Orcs and Goblins army for Warhammer Fantasy Battles back in the day, but the questionable quality and age of the sculpts kept me away. A decade passed and Rippa's Snarlfangs were released for Warhammer Underworlds; hope was kindled. A few years later, Snarlfang Riders were released for Gloomspite Gitz. They were great, but they felt like a bit of an odd duck in the Gloomspite range. Now though, Games Workshop are releasing a whole sub-range of sun worshipping goblin wolf riders for the Gloomspite Gitz, the Gitmob, and I am here for it.

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The 10th Edition Kroot Releases

Kroot Carnivores were amongst the very first 40k kits I picked up so when I saw that they would be getting a sizeable release with the latest Tau Codex I knew that I would be picking up at least one of the new Kroot Hunting Pack army boxes. Three later and here we are.

I've now managed to pick up some of the other kits that released once the full Tau Codex came out and I'll review how I found them here.

Vulkyn Flameseekers - Fyreslayer Warcry Kit Review

The Fyreslayers have come to Warcry with their own bespoke warband, the Vulkyn Flameseekers. I'm not a big fan of the Fyreslayer model range as a whole, but it certainly has some highlights and these new models might be the new pinnacle.

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Tyranid Hormagaunt Kit Review

I'm back after a bit of a hiatus and I'm finally getting stuck into the new Tyranid miniatures.  

First up are the Hormagaunts, the melee variant of the iconic Tyranid swarms units.

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Tyranid Index - Initial Impressions - Datasheets

With the Army and Detachment rules out of the way, I'll try to tackle the bulk of the Index and arguably the  more exciting bits. Again, these will be replaced in the next couple of months, and we do not yet know the points so I'll just be giving a general overview of how the sheets look. Obviously if they are dirt cheap or incredibly expensive then that will affect their viability.

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Tyranid Index - Initial Impressions - Army and Detachment Rules

Today Games Workshop dropped the Tyranid Index and gave us our first real look at what an army as a whole will look like in 10th Edition. As a long time Tyranid player this is an exciting time for me and I'll be recording my thoughts below. As we do not have point values yet, it is hard to tell exactly how good some units will be, so this will just be an initial impressions style review.

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The Lady of Vines Kit Review

Despite being a relatively new model for the Sylvaneth, the Lady of Vines has actually been kicking about since the very first edition of Age of Sigmar in the Black Library novels - although she met a rather unfortunate end at the hands of a Nurglite.  

I've now managed to get my hands on the kit and will be reviewing it accordingly.

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Captain in Gravis Armour Review

 A relatively new release for the Primaris Space Marine range, the Gravis Captain is one I have been meaning to pick up for a while. Now that I've got around to picking it up, I've assembled the kit and will give my review of it here.

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Legion Sky-hunter Squadron Kit Review

Well this kit was a long time coming. I preordered a bunch of boxes for my White Scars months ago and they've finally arrived. I'll give a review here of my experiences assembling the kit and the layout of it.

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Hearthkyn Salvager Kit Review

With the launch of the Kill Team: Gallowfall box we see the first Kill Team kit for the Leagues of Votann, the Hearthkyn Salvagers, which add an upgrade sprue to the existing Hearthkyn Warrior kit. Here, I will review the models included in the kit, with a focus on the new upgrade sprue. The operatives that the kit allows you to build are: Theyn, Dozr, Field Medic, Grenadier, Jump Pack Warrior, Kinlynk, Kognitaar, Lokatr, Lugger, Gunner, and Warrior.

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Slann Starmaster Kit Review

The final new Seraphon kit released in the army box for me to cover and the centerpiece of the set, the Slann Starmaster is a worthy update to the older Slann model.

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Raptadon Hunter and Raptadon Charger Kit Review

These synergistic velociraptor-riding skinks are a new kit for the Seraphon, being available first in the army box with a general release in the next month or two. They are a multi-build kit, assembling either Raptadon Hunters for your ranged needs or Raptadon Chargers for melee punch.

Raptadon Hunters and Raptadon Chargers with a Saurus Warrior and the now retired Saurus Knight for scale comparison. 

Further Saurus Warrior Size Comparisons and Group Shots

A few more shots for the sake of better comparison. There are notably a few different postures within the Saurus Warrior unit so some stand taller than others.  While I love the diverse and dynamic poses of some of the Saurus now, these spear poses will struggle a great deal to rank up for any use in the upcoming The Old World game. Many spears are thrusting forwards while the rest hang over the rims of the bases, either to the side or the rear.

Saurus Warrior Kit Review

Today I will be reviewing the new Seraphon Warrior kit that was available in the Seraphon Army Set and will be launched in the next month or two for general release. The set of 10 warriors are spread across 3 sprues, images of which I have included below.

Seraphon 3.0 Battletome Review - First Impressions - Army Rules

The latest battletome for Age of Sigmar 3.0, Seraphon, is due to release today alongside the first batch in a slew of new miniatures for the faction inside a limited run army box. The general release is still a month or two out but the rules are now in the wild for non-tournament gaming.

Here I will go over my initial impressions from reading the book and give you an idea of what you can expect.

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Desolation Squad Review

The Desolation Marines were released alongside the Brutalis Dreadnought and the new Primaris Lieutenant in the Strike Force Agastus boxset earlier in the year, and provide some much longed for Devastator equivalents to the Primaris range, albeit with none of the flexibility. They go somewhat against the grain when it comes to naming convention as you would expect them to be called Desolators but they went with Desolation Squad and Desolation Marine for some reason.

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Commander Farsight - O'Shovah Review

Commander Farsight, Shas'O O'Shovah, leader of the Farsight Enclaves recently received an update to his model and it blows his previous two out of the water (caste. Sorry). 

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Brutalis Dreadnought Review

Released alongside the Desolation Marines and the new Primaris Lieutenant in the Strike Force Agastus boxset earlier in the year, the Brutalis Dreadnought is essentially a melee version of the existing Redemptor Dreadnought, trading out the macro plasma incinerator or heavy onslaught gatling cannon to double down on the melee arms.

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Primaris Lieutenant (Agastus) Review

Released alongside the Desolation Marines and the Brutalis Dreadnought in the Strike Force Agastus boxset earlier in the year, this latest Primaris Lieutenant is the first to feature wargear options within the kit and is also the first Primaris Lieutenant kit to include a powerfist. 

 

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