Hot on the heels of Krieg comes a new Astra Militarum novel, based on the exploits of the Catachan Jungle Fighters . As the Catachans prepare to go on the offensive against Orks , they find themselves saddled with a barely trained trooper from another regiment. Can he prove that he’s not a coward and earn the respect of Colonel Haskell ‘Hell Fist’ Aldalon? The result? Tense, involved, but straightforward games that can be played in less than an hour.* There’s still plenty of nuance for Warhammer 40,000 experts to enjoy – swapping out Enhancements and Secondary Objectives to mix up their playstyle, and mastering each faction’s Combat Patrol in turn, without having to build up a full Incursion or Strike Force-sized army. This week’s Citadel Colour Masterclass is all about the basics of freehanding. If you’ve ever wanted to dip your toe** into this advanced technique, this is the show you need to watch. I’m going to break down the results and give my analysis, but first let’s look at the straight numbers. There’s a certain train of thought that it’s easier to paint models like Thousand Sons and Chaos Space Marines with lots of trim if you prime them the color of the trim, then fill in the armor colors later. This idea has particular weight if you’re going to be painting the armor a flat color, and aren’t liable to hit the trim and require a lot of clean-up.

So, we’ll just have to wait and see what the box ends up looking like. We just hope they add in more than this. If you just want to paint the army, play it casually and have a bit of everything, the models are still very impressive and it’s a good price for such a big variety of units, representing many different tactical aspects of how the army works. Once that dries, you can drybrush it with a light bone color. I used Reaper Polished Bone but any bone color will do. If you’re working with Agrellan Earth you might want to shade the whole thing with Agrax Eartshade or a matte varnish like Technical Stormshield to help keep it in place. Step 4: Base Rim Cleanup Warhammer 40k Thousand Sons are known for being a traitor Space Marine Legion who battled against the Imperium during the Horus Heresy. The Thousand Sons were forced to seek shelter with the traitor legions after nearly being destroyed during the Battle of Prospero. The legion formed after a spell that was designed to give them immunity to the effects of chaos left them little more than just mindless automata. However, some members escaped this fate and have strong psychic powers while the others are now just a legion of ghosts led by the damned. Take a little salt with this one, because while we see what appears to be a new Combat Patrol in the codex, it may end up being different than what was pictured (just like with the Necrons and Space Marines).On the flip side, let’s look at the bottom of the list: the Adeptus Mechanicus Combat Patrol. It’s pretty pitiful. This epic co-operative game sees a group of foolhardy adventurers setting out to lift the curse on a doomed mortal city in the Realm of Shyish – and overthrow its vampiric ruler along the way. The box includes dozens of incredibly cool miniatures, from crusading heroes to undead horrors, plus tons of quests, treasures, scenarios, game boards, and all sorts of other good stuff .

They operate as an ‘elite’ army in Warhammer 40k, meaning they tend to field fewer miniatures than their opponents for the same budget of points, but each model can hope to deal out more punishment to the enemy before it gets blown away. Ah, the Blood Angels– noble and civilised sons of Sanguinius, most handsome, tragic, star-crossed and pretty of all the Emperor’s ‘Primarch’ sons. These renaissance Italy-themed space marines are among the most storied and popular chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. GW has used two methods to attempt to balance the boxes against one another. First,although the models in the box set may have many weapon options, there’s a particular loadout you’re supposed to equip your models with. Since that time the Thousand Sons have become their own standalone faction, with a number of unique models and rules that mark them apart from their less-psychic cousins. The army now features a number of unique characters and units, such as the twisted Tzaangors and the Mutalith Vortex Beast. There’s a lot of variety in the army beyond just the animated suits of armor known as rubric marines.Global prices have been estimated from similar-priced products. Boarding Patrol: Thousand Sons – Price, Value & Savings Summary Of the 25 miniatures in the Orks Combat Patrol, 24 were brand new on the set’s release, including 20 new Ork Boyz, three Deffkoptas, and a Warboss in mega-armour. The Deff Dread isn’t a new sculpt, but is as shooty and stompy as ever. Like with all the Boarding Patrol boxes, you get a decent amount of savings – some better than others, but you get the average amount with the Thousand Sons Boarding Patrol, which will appeal to you if need more Rubric Marines to bolster your forces. Boarding Patrol: Thousand Sons – Points The new Thousand Sons 40k Combat Patrol box contains a decent number of miniatures, but what kind of value is inside the box?