Voting has begun on the Assault on Black Reach Painting Contest being run by the Bolter and Chainsword and The Waaagh forums.

From their announcement:

The entries are in and it is time for you to decide who gets the prizes.

Marine voting

• Bolter and Chainsword
• The Waaagh

Ork voting

• Bolter and Chainsword
• The Waaagh

Forge World are now taking pre-orders for Imperial Armour Model Masterclass Volume 1.

From their announcement:

The first book of its kind produced by Forge World, it deals with advanced techniques for modelling and painting your Forge World and Games Workshop models, and features a guide to working with resin. Imperial Armour Model Masterclass has been many months in the making, and has been written by two of Forge World`s talented studio team; Phil Stutchinkas, winner of many model competitions including the prestigious Euro Militaire 2006 Best of Show, and multi-Golden Daemon award winner Mark Bedford.

Intended for experienced hobbyists, Model Masterclass is an invaluable resource that includes guides to techniques such as air brushing and masking, terrain making (including terrain boards and trench works), using modelling putties and powders, how to prepare resin kits, and how to achieve numerous effects such as weathering, corrosion, battle damage and camouflage. It also goes into great detail on how to achieve remarkable results on your models and features many unusual and innovative methods and a wide range of media including some very surprising tricks involving the likes of hairspray, pencil graphite and floor polish.

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Black Library have begun to take pre-orders for the trade paperback edition of the Cains Last Stand novel.

From their website:

After a long and distinguished career defending the Imperium from its many enemies, Commissar Cain is enjoying a well-deserved retirement on Perlia, teaching in a schola progenium. But when a Black Crusade threatens the sector, all able-bodied citizens must rise to the defence, including Cain and his cadets. As the forces of Chaos overwhelm Perlia, can the wily commissar prove himself to be a real hero of the Imperium one last time? The Imperium’s most unlikely hero is back, reluctantly returning to the front line and hoping his luck will hold out.

Bell of Lost Souls have a post with some rumored upcoming releases for 40K and Warhammer.

Episode 17 of the 40K Radio podcast has been uploaded to their website. As you would expect give the recent releases, this episode takes a look at Space Marines tactics.

A new version of the 40K plugin for the Vassal online gaming engine has been released.

From their announcement:

New Version of V40k is now out, updates include all the new Space Marine units, new Space marine sprites (10 chapters in total), new Chaos Marines and lots of new features and terrain.

Games Workshop has posted a Space Marine Drop Pod Stage-by-stage assembly guide.

Episode 49 of the Drop Pod Cast has been posted for your listening pleasure.

From their announcement:

In this episode Chris gives us his review of the Assault on Black Reach boxed set for Warhammer 40k. We go into the details and give our impressions of Warhammer Online. Justin Gillies stops by with the Forge and discusses how to Role Play in WAR. Lastly we finish off by announcing the winners of our User Segment contest. For the latest scoop and full details, check it out.

Bell of Lost Souls has a brief rumour concerning the street date for the 40K Stompa kit.

Black Library is now taking pre-orders for the softback (trade paperback) version of the Gaunt’s Ghost Only in Death novel.

Bolter and Chainsword have released three decal sheets for three Renegade Marine Chapters.

From their announcement:

The have added three new renegade Chapter decal sets to the growing selection of Space Marine and Chaos Space Marine related decals.

The new sets are:

• Knights of Blood
• The Flawless Host
• The Reborn

Games Workshop has posted several 40K and LoTR hobby articles in the past week

Lord of the Rings

• Wisdom and Might: Tactics for Gandalf, Elrond and The Three Hunters
• Painting a Grey Company Army

40K

• Assault on Black Reach Stage-by-stage painting
• Black Reach Gallery
• Black Reach - Character Masterclass
• What is Assault on Black Reach?

Bolter and Chainsword have added decals for the Steel Confessors Marine Chapter.

From their announcement:

The Bolter and Chainsword has just released 3 variants of decals for the Steel Confessors Chapter of Space Marines.

The variants include:

• Official emblem
• Silhouette of the official emblem
• Pale version of the official emblem

This Chapter was created as part of the events at Games Day UK 2005 for the The Battle for Kalevala scenario.

Players could play out the battle between this Chapter and the Tyranids to determine their fate. There was also a pamphlet handed out at that Games Day detailing the Chapter.

The next issue of the fan created 40K zine Firebase will be released soon.

From their announcement:

Firebase, the web’s favourite Warhammer 40K magazine releases its 8th issue in early October.

Heaving with over 100 pages of heavy metal content, this issue features Adeptus Mechanicus and Eldar battle reports from MicroArt Studio, plus pre heresy space marine modelling tutorials and more content that you can shake a power-stick at!

With over 150,000 downloads every quarter, Firebase magazine provides the online warhammer 40K community with the hardcore hobby content it’s been craving for.

Bell of Lost Souls have a new post with several rumours regarding upcoming 40K vehicle kits.

Black Library have announced the upcoming release of the softcover version of the Gaunt’s Ghosts novel Only in Death.

From their website:

The third Gaunt’s Ghosts story arc reaches its searing conclusion. As the crusade to liberate the Sabbat Worlds continues, Colonel-Commissar Gaunt leads the Tanith First-and-Only into an unforgiving new warzone – the fortress world of Jago. As the enemy assaults increase in fury, Gaunt and his regiment must face the terror of the present alongside the ghosts of their past, for only in death does duty end.

The eleventh novel in this phenomenally popular SF series is also released alongside a new paperback edition of it’s prequel, The Armour of Contempt.

Episode 16 of the 40K Radio podcast has been posted.

From their website:

In this Episode we go over the ‘ard Boyz Tournament we went to….and the adventures along the way.
Jar Jar the Druken Hobo stops by to talk about his favorite army the Witchhunters!

Here is the Run Down of the Show!

0:00:00 - ‘ard Boyz Thoughts
0:27:48 - Armorcast
0:28:42 - GW Update
0:37:47 - The War Store
0:38:17 - 3rd Party Products - Hobby Paint Case
0:45:29 - Bitz Box
0:46:11 - Tips and Tactics: Witchhunters
1:31:52 - Special Announcment

Bell of Lost Souls have posted an updated version of their 40K Apocalypse Lords of Battle supplement.

From their website:

After a lengthy overhaul for 5th Edition, Lords of Battle v2.0 is here. Within you will find updated Apocalyspe datasheets for a ton of old Epic warmachines from across the 40k universe.

Warseer has a post with newer photos of the CAD renderings of the upcoming 40K Space Marine Ironclad Dreadnought.

As more pictures pictures come in from GD UK 2008 we are beginning to see things like these new Space Marine Legion of the Damned miniatures.

Well Space Shark Marine fans are enjoying a bounty of decal fun today as Bolter and Chainsword have announced a set of decals for the Chapter as well.

From their announcement:

For those that have been around 40k long enough you will remember that the Space Sharks had two logos during the Rogue Trader era. They had the standard football Space Shark logo which most people know.

However they also had another logo that appeared on the old vehicle decal sheets that came with the Land Raiders and Rhinos in those days.

Today the Bolter and Chainsword have released a shaded and solid black version of the vehicle logo for Space Sharks.

Forge World’s most recent newsletter has photos of three new, upcoming, models that will be available for purchase at Games Day UK 2008. No reserves available unfortunately.

From their announcement:

With only a few days to go before Games Day UK, we have just enough time for one last Newsletter and a few last minute sneak peaks of special surprises we have for the day! One other piece of good news is that I can confirm that we will have advance copies of our new book, Imperial Armour Model Masterclass Volume 1 available to buy at the show!

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Bell of Lost Souls have posted a new 40K deal sheet for the often overlooked Space Sharks Marine Chapter.

Bolter and Chainsword have posted more new 40K Space Marine Chapter decals.

From their announcement:

The Bolter and Chainsword has just released the latest in our decal sets from forum member Dracul. The Marauders decal sheet is now available for those creating an army of this White Scars Successor Chapter!

Forge World has announced that they have added three new Death Korps of Krieg products to their website and are currently taking pre-orders with an aim to be releasing these miniatures on September 22nd..

From their announcement:

The Imperial Minotaur
The Imperial Minotaur with Earthshaker Cannon is a mobile super-heavy artillery piece armed with twin Earthshaker cannon mounted on a heavily modified Malcador chassis. Designed by Darren Parrwood this gothic-industrial style war machine comes with both a Imperial Guard and a Renegade crewman and may be used by either of these forces in the Siege of Vraks. You can find pictures of this fantastic new model here.

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The Macabre website has photos of assembled versions of the new GW 40K Space Marine Land Raider and Drop Pod kits.

Episode 15 of the 40K Radio podcast has been posted to their website. This two hour show is the conclusion of their 40K Fifth Edition overview.

Big Red at Bell of Lost Souls has posted confirmations to some of the rumoured changes in the upcoming 40K Space Marine Codex.

Games Workshop UK has posted three new articles to support their upcoming Assault on Black Reach boxed set.

• Painting the Black Reach miniatures
• Expanding your Black Reach armies
• Masterclass: The Characters of Black Reach

The Bolter and Chainsword and Da Waaagh message boards have announced a joint painting contest using some of the miniatures from the Assault on Black Reach boxed set.

From their announcement:

With the release of the Assault on Black Reach box set, the admins of the Bolter and Chainsword and Da Waaagh have gotten together and present to you the Assault on Black Reach painting contest.

This contest is quick, easy and only requires a few things for you to participate. First, you must be a member of either the Bolter and Chainsword or Da Waaagh to participate. Secondly, you will need to have one of the 5 Terminator or 5 Nob minis from the new Assault on Black Reach box set or the same minis from the latest White Dwarf (345 UK/344 US). Everyone from both boards can participate in this event (even mods and admins) because the opposite board will be doing the voting (DaWaagh for Marines and B&C for Orks).

Check out the post on B&C for more details.