Loota/Burna bodies done

Finished up tonight.  Next up is magnetizing the weapons.

Ork Codex

Picked up the Ork Codex

7th Edition Sighhhhhh curse you Games Workshop!

I went out and bought 7th for myself as a belated fathers day gift. The shop owner knocked $10 of it for me.

I stopped for lunch at a local diner and tore into it over a sandwich. A young lad of 10 or so saw the books and started asking me questions. I got about 15 secs into a brief explanation when his mom snagged him away. The way she went about it you'd think I was trying to teach him witchcraft.

Anyway first impressions.

Galaxy of War - pretty pictures and a painting guide. Could do without it and have saved the cash. A smaller copy of it in a starter set would be more appropriate.

The Rules - excellently laid out and I like that it is seperate from everything else. I was tickled to see the allies matrix simplified a bit but puzzled a bit about the Eldar/Dark Eldar battle brothers thing. Almost as puzzled as I was with the Space Marine/tau in 6th edition.

Dark Millenium - Oh yeah! Love the background for this game so having a sperate book to peruse is fantastic.

Dark Millenium is well written and I immediately got that whole "grim dark" vibe. The writing is so engaging that while reading one of the battle accounts, I kept hoping that Abaddon would get a power glaive shoved up somewhere the sun don't shine by a Grey Knight. The Red Corsairs also need to be eaten by Tyranids.

The artwork is gorgeous yet chilling. Even if you are not a fluff fan, I would recommend reading it.

So on a scale of 1-5 I would say 4.5

Finished Rhino

Here's a new Rhino I finished sporting a Bitspudlo dozer blade

Last couple days work

Deff Dread progress

Did a bunch of priming,  a little painting,  and a wee bit of magnetizing.

Deff Dread: Tonight's work

Deff Dread: The beginning

Started work on my Deff Dread tonight.  Not much accomplished so far

Digitally exclusive supplements...and update

I received an email from Games Workshop today.  I wrote them asking if they ever intended to release a hardbound copy of the Codex; Adepta Sororitas.  This was their answer:

Black Library <contact@gwplc.com>	10:39 AM (11 hours ago)
to me

Hi,

Thank you for your email. We do not have any current plans to produce a physical copy of Codex; Adepta Sororitas but this may be something we look into in the future.

Many thanks,

Stuart 

Black Library

http://www.blacklibrary.com/

Games Workshop Ltd

Willow Road, Lenton

Nottingham NG7 2WS

UNITED KINGDOM

Games Workshop Limited, Registered in England and Wales Company Number 1467092
Games Workshop Limited, Willow Road, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2WS
www.games-workshop.com

Digitally Exclusive Codex/Supplements...not a fan

First off I'd like to say I am not anti-technology. I work as a network tech and deal with technology of several kinds on a daily basis so my experience with the the subject of digital media borders on the excessive. Don't get me wrong, digital media has it's place I just don't think a total replacement for hardbound books is one of those places. Let me enumerate why.

1. The hardware to support it is expensive whether it's and iPad, one of the numerous Windows or Android tablets on the market or a laptop. We already spend enough on the hobby without having to buy pricey technology. Games Workshop is risking alienating a large portion of their customer base by providing digitally exclusive copies of new codex's.
2. The hardware to support it is fragile. Even when contained in high end protective sleeves I've seen iPads/tablets/laptops damaged beyond repair. Small drops, crushing and spills can turn an expensive piece of equipment into a paper weight. One oops and all your codex’s are unavailable.
3. Over time, batteries begin to peter out or outright fail and the only option is to leash yourself to a power socket. Ten years from now my books will still work.
4. Theft is always an issue. Where I work people have made off with whole desktop computers and even mounted LCD projectors. A tablet or iPad is laughably easy to swipe.
5. Some folks don't care for the manner in the media is browsed. I own an iPad, I own digital version of the Space Marine codex (now outdated). Trying to quickly look something in the codex is clunky at best.

So that sums it up for me. Print it out you say? So basically pay some more to print out a book I already own? No thanks. Besides a lot of the licensing is odd and can be changed without notice. All it takes is one too many copies of their codex's appearing on the net for sale in printed form  or bootlegged for and GW will alter the licensing faster then you can say C&D.

I do realize that digital copies are cheaper but I'd rather pay extra for a printed book. I've seen companies that had a “print on demand” that cut way down on their overhead costs. Just a thought GW.