Signals from the Frontline: Warhammer 40K and General Gaming News, Rumors, Tactics and Comedy

signals from the Frontline

Show Notes

3-18-14 Show Notes

News

  • BAO update: We’re narrowing down a venue. We’ve had to do a lot of searching but I think we have it down to three options now, hopefully we will have it nailed down in the next week.
  • Hi Guys,Just wanted to send over a big thank you and well done on delivering an awesome product. I got both the Urban Combat and Alpine delivered to me last night (UK) and I couldn’t be happier!

    Bye bye green felt!!

    Regards

  • I’d also appreciate a shout out to Grand Cities Games in Grand Forks, ND. The stopping grounds of The Warhogs.
  • We still have some cloth toppers left! Only $5 a pop plus shipping, that is dirt cheap.
  • Getting very excited for Valhalla! Check it out if you are interested in a full blown Gamer’s Retreat!
  • There’s a new Chaos Transfer sheet in the reboxed kits. Pretty cool if you use transfers.
  • More images of our Gaming Mats popping up! These come to us from New York!

unnamed (1) unnamed

  • Werewoolf Miniatures releases some very cool evil Dwarves.

Son-of-Adramelech_kolor Son-of-Adramelech_Pyrobaras_kolor1 Son-of-Adramelech_Takabaras_kolor1

  • Puppetswar shows off their new Dragonfly model and it looks pretty cool!

1780245_723716007660054_528256448_o

  • Heavy Gear shows off the final version of the new Hoplite APC, with a cannon added on!

hoplite

  • Micro Art Studios posts pics up of a new building for Infinity, and it looks great.

mas

  • Privateer Press shows off images of the new Epic Borka for Trollbloods and wow, what a cool concept! A Troll with a Mace and a Flail riding a Bear! Sweet!

epic borka

Rumors: The Rumor Section is gathered from the web and is not in any way information we receive from  any manufacturer nor is it necessarily accurate. This section of the podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only.

  • Rumors of Forge World doing a Knight Lancer conversion kit for the very cool Knight which will feature a look truer to the original Knight with reverse jointed legs and reportedly a lance and flamer style weapon. It will be a Fast Attack choice in a Knight army.
  • Rumors that the new Bullgryn kits, which are supposedly Ogryns with shields, can form up to give a 4+ cover save to units behind them, which would be cool if true. A mobile Aegis!
  • Rumors floating around that Forge World will be making an Iron Hands, Iron Father model which would be killer! The pictures floating around look great if they are the real thing.

Rant Session

Tactics Corner

  •  Frankie tried out the new Crimson Slaughter!

Rules Lawyer

List Review

1750 Space marines:

Iron Hands

Chapter Master-

Thunder hammer, Shield Eternal, Artificier armour, Bike

Command Squad-

Bikes, Apothacary, 5 Storm shield, 5 combi- grav

5 Scouts –

Tactical Squad-

Melta, combi-melta, pod

Stalker-

Stalker –

Storm Talon –

Sky hammer missiles

Ultra marine allies –

Tigurius –

3 Devastator Centurions –

Grav cannons, grav amps

5 Scouts-

5 scouts –

Chief Tigurius joins the centurions and rolls on divination hoping for precognition, forewarning and prescience. The centurions run around shooting stuff being annoying.

The bike command squad drives around being distracting and smashing things in the face. Tigurius uses his re-roll to keep his scouts off for as long as possible.

Seems to have suitable AA, but any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work, Reece and Frankie (aka best player US)

author avatar
Reece Robbins President
Co-founder of Frontline Gaming, and creator of the ITC, Reece Robbins has been a pillar of the tabletop community for over two decades. From developing Blood Throne to launching industry-leading hobby products and major events like the LVO, his career is defined by innovation and a lifelong passion for gaming since the 80s. Today, he remains a very active community organizer and business leader dedicated to the growth of the hobby.

23 thoughts on “Signals from the Frontline: Warhammer 40K and General Gaming News, Rumors, Tactics and Comedy”

  1. Miniwargaming are located in Welland Ont. BTW. That’s very close to Niagara Falls. I believe they’ve always been there. I want to get a game in with them myself…
    P.S. Mega Mat just arrived. It looks great, looking forward to playing on it!

  2. I would love, LOVE to watch you play the MWG guys. I mean, obviously they have done a lot of good for the community, so props to that. But a few of them are a rare combo of A) terrible at the Warhams and B) really smug about how good they think they are. I would LOVE (have I said it enough) to watch you crush one/all of them.

    They just can’t floss on your level.

    1. Haha, well thank you, sir. And yes, I get that impression sometimes, too. But, benefit of the doubt and all. It would be a fun promotion and a great way to get a good game in. Judging by their some of their lists though, I would defintley not bring the heat. A nice, casual list, and it would be a fun, challenigng game.

      1. ““Warhammer was always here. Before Reece was, warhammer waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”

        NO MERCY

        (I may have edited that quote slightly….greatest book ever)

          1. Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy (I may have edited the quote a little). I would argue it’s the best novel ever written. Certainly the one with the most badass quotes.

            “Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.”

  3. I want to see the Reece V Stelek match. If we’re looking for the smugness to comeuppance needed ratio.

    PS. If there is such a ratio. I openly own that I am not good at the cermonial chucking of the Space dice. This means that next time I play Reece he has to throw the game right? Right?

    Hollow Victories for the win! Everybody gets a medal!

      1. He’s not worth talking about, honestly. Just a constant source of negativity. We enjoy the hobby, and the friendship it brings. He is all ego and spite. Let the troll live under his bridge, we have fun things going on

Leave a Comment

Scroll to Top