The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Chico]

I'm a big AoS player, diving into AoS isn't for the faint of wallet i'm afraid but as a new player you can get away with the following:

Rulebook Download - Free
AoS army builder app - Free or if you want all the fancy bits £1 a month.
Battletomb for each faction your playing - £25ea
Latest Generals Handbook - £20
2 start collecting boxes (Amazing value and even more so from a 3rd party seller) - as it varies.

I'd recommend getting the £10 faction specific cards and token packs as they ared a real godsend to speed up the games and the hardback rulebook for ease of flick though and the missions.

[McMordain]

The Warscroll Builder is still there if you do not use apps. It does not have the unit stats and abilities, but as we said before you can get those from their respective pages on the GW site.
I stopped buying the Warscroll cards because my friends and I play mostly matched play games, and once an errata or faq comes out for a unit the cards can become obsolete. If you don't care much about this though, it is nice to have them. On the other hand you can print out the downloadable unit rules as well. The tokens are usefully though, I often forget abilities and spells and they are great as remainders
Rules wise the hardcover rulebook is enough to get you started. Get 2-3 Start collecting for the faction(s) you like and you are good to go. If you like it and want more, get the latest Generals Handbook and the Battletomes for your faction(s). And more models of course

[JamesValentine]

I haven't been able to stop both puking and laughing over this lanky greasy haired emo piece of poop 

[Lost Egg]

I really dislike the head...perhaps there will be the option of fitting the helmet in its place. The big clunky looking claws look off too. The rest of him is ok.

I wonder if this means we will be seeing assault Primaris soon.

Personally I am much more interested in the plastic Howling Banshees.

[JamesValentine]

The howling banshee was one of three only great things.
That and the regular sisters and the Rohan building.

Everything else in the NOVA preview thing ranges from Meh to garbage.

[Lost Egg]

Just spotted that Rohan house on Faeit, it is very nice. I don't play the game though so not for me.

I may pick up a box of the Battle Sisters to use as Imperial Agents for 2nd Ed 40k.

Not really sure about the new Undead faction, they seem to be very heavily influenced by the Necrons; the sculpts seems solid enough but they are just not to my taste.

[Andrew May]

Not really sure about the new Undead faction, they seem to be very heavily influenced by the Necrons; the sculpts seems solid enough but they are just not to my taste.

The big swordy guys look like Tyranid Warriors! I’m not liking the faction much at all  I do like the big “Prometheus engineer” guy though.

Funny that the Howling Banshee, basically unchanged over decades is the most exciting thing shown (to us oldies at least) 

[JamesValentine]

Don't fix what isn't broken.

That's what happened to Shrike 

[AWu]

I hoped for new skeletons (the ones they sold are made for rank and file and have all same hunched pose)
And they made..
Skeleton-Marines..

Ad:Shrike stupid hair - They said it will be first primaris beaky helmet so it should be included

Whole news page
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/29/breaking-news-sisters-psykers-and-skeletonsgw-homepage-post-4/

Uprising book for Munda looks cool (although teased model doesnt  ), and Monsters for Warcry are interesting too.
Rest dont interest me anyway

[beefcake]

I agree the prometheus engineer guy is cool but the rest of the faction doesn't do it for me. the mounts are weird and they don't really scream undead.

[TheMightyFlip]

More 'munda stuff *drowns in plastic*

[Mad Doc Morris]

It's not that Shrike's mini marine version looked much better… Despite their "true scale" upgrade, Primaris models are still rather limited in poses. Here's hope for some conversions.

Regarding the new Nagash guys, they seem to be another reinvention of an older range, Khemri in this instance, in order to trademark it. While I do appreciate the experimental spirit (and was an early adopter of Stormcasts and even their steampunk dwarves), GW's latest attempts with submarine elves and now fantasy Necrons have failed to impress me. But each to their own. This new range might at least provide some nice bits for Necrons and Tyranids.

Looking forward to the Adepta Sororitas release. Ordinary battle sisters look largely unchanged, so I'll definitely paint some for Kill Team.

[AWu]

More 'munda stuff *drowns in plastic*

I hope!!

I retract beaky statement..
Unless its a additional non vital component - beaky kead might be hard to do

[Andrew_McGuire]

Chico & McMordain, thanks again for the AoS advice. I'm about to go to the independent store to see what they have. I've seen loads of stuff there but had little idea what was useful.  I now have a better idea. As for the General's Handbook - does the current edition make earlier ones obsolete?

[Condottiere]

As for the General's Handbook - does the current edition make earlier ones obsolete?

Yes, if you need the points for Matched Play...