Forgeworld Newsletter #305 :Mark IV Assault, Tigrus Bolters,Terminator bits

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MK IV Assault Marines £32:


Tigrus pattern bolters £19:


Terminator bits £14:


FW Newsletter #305

Hi there!
We have three fantastic releases to announce in this week’s newsletter; the MkIV Space Marine Assault Squad, Tigrus Pattern Bolter Set and Terminator Weapons Set, and all are available to pre-order now.
MkIV Space Marine Assault Squad
Space Marine MK IV Assault SquadIt is common for a battle-brother of the Adeptus Astartes to be assigned to an Assault squad after completing exemplary service among his Devastator brethren; for after he has learned to hold his ground before the foe, he must be tempered in the crucible of brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

The MkIV Space Marine Assault Squad contains five multi-part resin Space Marines clad in MkIV ‘Maximus’ pattern power armour, and was designed by Will Hayes. Containing the most advanced systems and offering exemplary protection, the assault variant of MkIV armour features an unusual jump pack design that uses a single thruster combined with smaller manoeuvring jets. This kit also contains bolt pistols, chainswords and a variety of grenades and pouches, and is available to pre-order for despatch from Friday May 25th.



Space Marine Terminator Weapons Set
Space Marine Terminator Weapon SetThose warriors of the Adeptus Astartes entrusted with a suit of Terminator Armour are often heroes beyond compare. Paragons of the Chapter, Captains and Librarians bear the most hallowed relic-weapons into combat, while others will take up sacred combi-weapons; the blessed potency of the holy bolter embellished with an additional firearm such as a plasma gun or flamer.

The Terminator Weapons Set, designed by Will Hayes, comprises two Tigrus pattern combi-bolters, a thunder hammer, a storm shield, a power axe, a power maul and a pair of lightning claw attachments, as well as a right-handed power fist to enable the pair of weapons to be built. The kit also contains three differently posed left arms and four different optional combi-weapons: two flamers, two plasma guns, two auxiliary grenade launchers and two melta guns.
This fantastic upgrade kit can be used in conjunction with our recently released Tartaros Pattern Terminators to produce Space Marine characters clad in this type of Tactical Dreadnought armour.
With some conversion work these weapons can also be used to convert Chaos Terminators and both Imperial and Chaos power armour-clad characters from our wide range of variant Space Marine infantry and the plastic Terminator kits available from Games Workshop. The set is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday May 25th.

Tigrus Pattern Bolter Set
Tirgus Pattern Bolters.There are many types and patterns of the mighty and iconic boltgun used by the Adeptus Astartes, and the Tigrus Pattern Bolter is one such variant. First discovered in the depths of Forge World Tigrus, the STC data for this sleek weapon was quickly disseminated throughout the Imperium before the outbreak of the shadowed Horus Heresy. This noble bastion of Mars suffered irreparable damage at the hands of the Traitor Legions, yet the bolters that bear its name continue to see service in the 41st Millennium; revered and honoured as ancient relics of Mankind’s lost glory.

Designed by Will Hayes, the Tigrus Pattern Bolter Set contains ten bolters, ten holstered pistols and an assortment of additional pouches and grenades that are fully compatible with our entire range of Space Marine infantry and the plastic sets produced by Games Workshop. This detailed accessory set is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday May 25th.

[Sgt John Keel]

Don't really care for any of it (although I'd like the lightning claws for the normal Termie kit), but I'm mostly disappointed in the Mk IV Assault Marine kit. There's not much about it that feels Mk IV to me, and on top of that the posing is not very inspired for an Assault Marine kit (especially since the single-thruster jump pack is fairly nondescript from the front, even if it unbalances the model from the side with this kind of posing).

Obviously the parts can be scavenged to great effect for other things, but I'd really like to see a true Mk IV Assault Squad. I guess I'll have to keep sticking the legs from the Mk IV Tactical Marines to the Red Scorpions Vanguard Veteran squad.

[Austinitor]

I have to agree with Sgt John Keel; pretty "bleh" models/bits.

[loveless]

Wow, I didn't even notice the single thruster jump packs on the Assault Marines until I got to the other images. Those things really need some sort of side decor (like the Blood Angel wings) to look right, IMO.

Bolters are bolters and I'm sure I still have a horde of them, so no big deal there.

The Terminator kit, while very cool in concept, is horribly arranged. They'd have been better-served splitting into different packs with multiples of the relevant weapon. For instance, put in 5 of those LC conversions and I'd jump on those and the Contemptor Jr. Terminators. Get another pack of TH/SS. The combi-weapons and power weapons could probably be put in the same kit, but I'd still rather see them separate. It's a lot of nice bits in weird quantities - ah well.

[MajorWesJanson]

I rather like all three parts. My favorite parts though are the combi-bolters (they need to sell packs of these separately) and the holstered bolt pistols, a nice change over the itty bitty pistol holsters in plastic.

[Satan]

Kind of underwhelmed? Nice miniatures as always, but I can't shake the feeling they could've thrown more stuff into this newsletter. Was the Terminators Conversion kit necessary?

[Mit Gas]

I kinda like unique the Mark IV helmet, it's a fun little hint at the next generation of power armor they incorporated in there. Other than that, I have to say that I prefer the look of the "old" terminator armor. It looks a lot more menacing to me even if the new one is a pretty decent alternative. If only they finally made those Tzeentch bits. Such talent and only Space marines and Nurgle-players profit from it.

[Kijamon]

Can see bits traders getting excited at those terminators. Maybe we should do a trade fest on here to skip the scalping.

Combi meltas for me of course

[Ba'al Starslayer]

I just want to echo the sentiments about poor arranging. If they sold 5x Hammer/Shield and 5x LCs as packs then I'd snap them up along with the Terminators. So far I have no urge to buy the Terminators, let alone this upgrade pack.
As for the Assault Marines... Bleh. What were they thinking? 1 pose is quite menacing, the others look so poor; the lack of running legs really doesn't help.

[Jericho]

I have to agree with the above statements. The MkIV assault marines just look a bit off. The FW models on the website are often assembled in a very uninspiring way, but beyond that I think they totally missed the mark with the Tigrus style bolters and pistols. The chests are also weird looking, as they seem to have an extra plate making them flatter when typically assault marines have extra straps and stuff to secure the backpack. Finally, the variant legs and shoulder pads just put me right off. Every other FW kit is "pure" and so switching to hybrid sets now with some MkV elements is a strange choice.

All in all, pretty disappointing. I love the design of the combi-bolters on the Termi weapon set, but I have to agree that splitting this up into a smaller character set with power weapons and combi-bolters and an Assault Terminator set with claws and hammers/shields would have made far more sense.

[The Warmaster]

As I was thinking back when the open day shots were put up, the Maximus assault kit is cool enough, but with the patchwork armour parts (which make some of the models look too close to Mk. V), it doesn't look as nice as it would have if they'd done the squad in "pure" Mk. IV. Unlike the Mk. II and V squads, which I could see using in their entirety, I'd be more likely to order one of these kits for conversion parts. The legs would be better used for adding variety to tactical squads, anyway.

I'm digging the Tigrus-pattern bolters - was wondering what was going to happen with those, after the design started to show up here and there (in storm bolter form for the Tartaros Termies, and with the Mk. IV vehicle gunner). The Tartaros bits are nice too, but like others have said, it would have made more sense to break the lightning claw and thunder hammer parts off into another, dedicated assault Terminator kit. Who knows though, they could have plans to do this, and this may just be intended for characters and whatnot.

[Deamon-forge]

all bit boring really, and the termi convo pack really! why add single weapons and sell at £14 when people are going to need 5+....

[Lupe]

all bit boring really, and the termi convo pack really! why add single weapons and sell at £14 when people are going to need 5+....

I'm guessing they aimed it at people who want to gear up a couple of special characters to attach to their termie squads, but just failed at logic and labeled them as a squad set...

However, if you don't look at them as termie weapons, but as bits you can distribute to power armored models in your army, then it's a passable option. Granted, it'd take a bit of work to make them fit, but... why the hell not...

I mean, the shield would look good on an assault terminator sergeant, to make it stand out from the rest of the squad...
The combi weapons would work on sternguard veterans, and the axe would look good on a vanguard veteran / wolf guard
The claws wouldn't be too bad on a captain or something....

[t-tauri]

Here's the newsletter:

Hi there!
We have three fantastic releases to announce in this week’s newsletter; the MkIV Space Marine Assault Squad, Tigrus Pattern Bolter Set and Terminator Weapons Set, and all are available to pre-order now.

MkIV Space Marine Assault Squad
Space Marine MK IV Assault Squad
It is common for a battle-brother of the Adeptus Astartes to be assigned to an Assault squad after completing exemplary service among his Devastator brethren; for after he has learned to hold his ground before the foe, he must be tempered in the crucible of brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

The MkIV Space Marine Assault Squad contains five multi-part resin Space Marines clad in MkIV ‘Maximus’ pattern power armour, and was designed by Will Hayes. Containing the most advanced systems and offering exemplary protection, the assault variant of MkIV armour features an unusual jump pack design that uses a single thruster combined with smaller manoeuvring jets. This kit also contains bolt pistols, chainswords and a variety of grenades and pouches, and is available to pre-order for despatch from Friday May 25th.



Space Marine Terminator Weapons Set
Space Marine Terminator Weapon Set
Those warriors of the Adeptus Astartes entrusted with a suit of Terminator Armour are often heroes beyond compare. Paragons of the Chapter, Captains and Librarians bear the most hallowed relic-weapons into combat, while others will take up sacred combi-weapons; the blessed potency of the holy bolter embellished with an additional firearm such as a plasma gun or flamer.

The Terminator Weapons Set, designed by Will Hayes, comprises two Tigrus pattern combi-bolters, a thunder hammer, a storm shield, a power axe, a power maul and a pair of lightning claw attachments, as well as a right-handed power fist to enable the pair of weapons to be built. The kit also contains three differently posed left arms and four different optional combi-weapons: two flamers, two plasma guns, two auxiliary grenade launchers and two melta guns.
This fantastic upgrade kit can be used in conjunction with our recently released Tartaros Pattern Terminators to produce Space Marine characters clad in this type of Tactical Dreadnought armour.
With some conversion work these weapons can also be used to convert Chaos Terminators and both Imperial and Chaos power armour-clad characters from our wide range of variant Space Marine infantry and the plastic Terminator kits available from Games Workshop. The set is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday May 25th.

Tigrus Pattern Bolter Set
Tirgus Pattern Bolters.
There are many types and patterns of the mighty and iconic boltgun used by the Adeptus Astartes, and the Tigrus Pattern Bolter is one such variant. First discovered in the depths of Forge World Tigrus, the STC data for this sleek weapon was quickly disseminated throughout the Imperium before the outbreak of the shadowed Horus Heresy. This noble bastion of Mars suffered irreparable damage at the hands of the Traitor Legions, yet the bolters that bear its name continue to see service in the 41st Millennium; revered and honoured as ancient relics of Mankind’s lost glory.

Designed by Will Hayes, the Tigrus Pattern Bolter Set contains ten bolters, ten holstered pistols and an assortment of additional pouches and grenades that are fully compatible with our entire range of Space Marine infantry and the plastic sets produced by Games Workshop. This detailed accessory set is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday May 25th.



Thanks,
Ead Brown
Customer Service Manager
Forge World

[MajorWesJanson]

What I see the Terminator upgrade set best for is like Wolf Guard, a unit in Terminator armor you can mix and match weapons on. I can also see them later doing proper assault sets, with different style hammers and shields, and full sets of lightning claws.

What they really need though is to sell 5 packs of those combi-bolters, sized for PA marines. And I wonder how small RE magnets go...

[witchunter180]

Now if only GW would release combi bits like these...

[rabblerouser]

I really like the assault squad. Not sure why. I will use different backpacks.

[Shatterclaw]

They would be perfect For Wolf Guard, if they had two to three more Storm bolters to add those extra combi bits two. Two or more axes would also be nice.

I'm also kind of curious as to how a grenade launcher would work for marines.

From The magnet sources has them as : ND001209N Dia, 0.125 Thick, 0.125 Weight, 0.00050 35

Not sure if those would work.

Still its not a bad pack, just not as useful as it could be. With luck they will change it at some point.

What I see the Terminator upgrade set best for is like Wolf Guard, a unit in Terminator armor you can mix and match weapons on. I can also see them later doing proper assault sets, with different style hammers and shields, and full sets of lightning claws.

What they really need though is to sell 5 packs of those combi-bolters, sized for PA marines. And I wonder how small RE magnets go...

[Jericho]

As I sit at my desk and reflect on Forgeworld products rather than work, I have come to the conclusion that the Red Scorpion assault marine kit is the better choice for most folks. You get nicer torsos, more uniform heads, a Vet Sergeant with power weapon, fancy resin jump packs with eagles and stuff on them, and it's 6 pounds cheaper.

As for the Termi weapon kit, I am starting to think that this set would be better for Chaos Terminators than anything. Combi weapons, lightning claws, power mauls and axes... if only there was a Reaper Autocannon!

[Toadius80]

I must be one of the few as I like them. Not too fussed they have no straps for the packs as many of the other newer jump marines also lack them, as a blood angel player I've been used to that for years as I have loads of the metal death co without straps. Armour is one of my favoured variants too. The bolters are nice and thinking those weapons will do nicely on power armour :-)

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