Advanced Order - Bjorn the Fell-handed!

Nick speaking,

Games workshop release Bjorn the Fell-handed on 22nd January 2011! Not a total surprise, but what is surprising is that it's not a new model? It seems like the original metal Bjorn is making a come back!

Interesting as I have recently posted a 'What Bjorn Model' Poll (found on the left), but does this really change things? Does the original Bjorn model look like he is the oldest warrior in the Imperium? Or does he just look like an old out of date metal dread compared to the current range?

What do you think?

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New Necron Codex Review - Phase Out

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So onto my last New Necron Codex Review post, and after fourteen reviews, what better way to end with, than talking about Phase Out!

So as it stands at the moment, if you lose 75% of qualifying 'Necron' models, your whole army phases out and disappears. Great for gybing your opponent, as your Necron army never really dies, but not so great in gaming terms, especially with the many limitations of the current Codex that we have previously discussed.

Basically, there are three options for Phase Out in the new Codex...

1/ Ditch Phase Out altogether

2/ Keep Phase Out as it is

3/ New Phase Out criteria

Although ditching phase out seems like the obvious choice, if you can imagine a new improved well done 5th/6th edition Codex, would phase out be that bad? I don't know about keeping it as it is, but I am happy to have it if it gets a bit of a tweak somehow. But what tweaks to give it? Reducing the percentage of loss to 80%/85%? More units counting towards Phase Out? or a different penalty for when you do phase out rather than your whole army disappearing?

So what do you think will happen to Phase Out in the new Necron Codex?

The Soulless Necron Lords holds back the phalanx as they patiently wait for a new Codex...

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Hyperpod Nids Vs Tau

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Time to get my recently painted Zoanthropes, Carnifex and Mycetic Spore on the battle field against Tau...

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Space Wolves Prepare plus Battle Report

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With only one Rhino to my name, and knowing that I had some Rhinos/Razorbacks coming my way for Christmas, I decided I had better get a few test games under my belt with the units I already had from my Eye of Terror 13th Company Wulvenkind army, in readiness for my 2011 Space Wolves project...

Here is a video with a quick look at some things I wanted to try out, plus a battle report against Blood Angels that I did just before Christmas...

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