Unboxing Warhammer 40K - Dark Imperium

My friendly local gaming store Titan Games has generously taken pictures of their store box of the new Dark Imperium starter box for the 8th Edition of Warhammer 40K for me to show you all.

Should you be intrigued enough to want to pre-order a copy then you can do so through Titan Games by clicking on this link HERE.

Dark Imperium - Box Cover and Inside View

It was in a box...unsurprisingly...

Dark Imperium - Rulebook and Supplements

The box contains a main rulebook and two supplements (one for the Primaris Space Marines and the other for the Death Guard). Here's a look at the covers and some sample pages...

 

..and the supplements...

There's also a 'quick-start' core rules leaflet...

Dark Imperium - Accessories

As expected for a starter set the box contains dice and a ruler for measuring but as this edition no longer uses templates the box obviously doesn't have any. It does however contain a transfer sheet...and bases of course...

Dark Imperium - Sprues

Here are the sprues for the Primaris Space Marines...

You get two of these...

 ...and these are for the Death Guard...

 

 

...and two of these...

Dark Imperium - Instructions

As expected the assembly instructions are of the usual quality and detail...

As mentioned at the top of the article should you be intrigued enough to want to pre-order a copy then you can do so through Titan Games by clicking on this link HERE. I'll of course be doing a feature on the assembled miniatures as soon as I get my hands on my own set...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.

Sunday Round-up

Another week of freedom has led me to believe that my former jailers have now abandoned all attempts to recapture me and I can relax a bit...

...So I met up with the legendary 'Death Dealer' and 'Ky'ra the Amazon' via Kabuki Studio but both were unfortunately too busy posing for paintings to join my cause...

...forcing me to have to try and recruit some heroes of the Imperium instead. Unfortunately Cypher 'Lord of the Fallen', Grand Master Voldus 'Warden of the Librarius', and Roboute Guilliman 'Primarch of the Ultramarines' had their own problems to sort out before worrying about mine...

...a few people have suggested that perhaps I might be tempting fate with all this wandering about in the open but I'm sure I'll be fine...I mean...if they were going to find me it would have happened by now...surely???

"Oh Dear....."

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.

Unboxing - Triumvirate of the Primarch - Part Three

So we've looked at Grand Master Voldus, Warden of the Librarius...now lets have a look at Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines...

"A strange fate binds Roboute Guilliman, Grand Master Voldus and the Fallen Angel Cypher together. They walk a path of providence; though whether it ends in damnation or deliverance, none can say. On the battlefield, this triumvirate of warriors is an unstoppable, inspiring force, bolstering the morale of those they lead while shattering enemy lines with their staggering strength. Cypher’s pistols roar as Voldus’ psychic powers lash out – all the while, Guilliman strides like a reborn god, bellowing rallying cries and striking down countless foes."

Roboute Guilliman

'Primarch of the Ultramarines'

Clad in the Armour of Fate, adorned with Ultramarines and Imperial iconography and featuring a splendid ceremonial halo, he wields the Hand of Dominion and the Emperor’s Sword (yes, the Emperor’s Sword). Supplied with a sculpted 60mm round base, featuring a broken Imperial Eagle.

Roboute Guilliman - Sprue

Here's pictures of both sides of the sprue for Roboute Guilliman...

Roboute Guilliman - Assembled
As long as you follow the instructions the model is relatively simple to assemble though there are a few points that might create a bit of confusion without them. Fortunately Games Workshop instructions in models such as these are very detailed so as long as you're systematic I foresee no issues with putting this one together.

The Primarch comes with a choice of two heads. They slot in and out fairly easily so you could in theory paint both and switch between them should you so desire. I went with the helmeted version...

Here's some close-ups of the detail...

The base is also very detailed indeed...

Instructions and Stats

As some-one who assembles models from a lot of different companies ranges I have to say that instructions with clear diagrams, numbers that match with parts on the sprue and actual views of the rear of the models were particularly enjoyable...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.