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Oh my, they knocked this one out of the park. Simply amazing. On another note, the 'Eavy Metal team have eclipsed themselves with the painting - they must have enchanted brushes - nothing short of spectacular. @Greasygeek, my first thought is Slaanesh Grey with Druchii Violet recess shades to give a similar colour. edit: @Dirtnapsis on to it, try Warpfiend Grey.

A big Skirmish relaunch would have been cool but I have to say I am not disappointed we are just getting new rules. I really like how Skirmish is a rules lite, fun narrative-like expansion rather than a full blown game. I have been using it as an escalation game that allows play as we journey to full armies. Looks like I can stick to the plan and keep painting what I'm doing too!

@SuperHappyTime, I agree, missing product is never acceptable. There may (or may not) be a legal requirement, depending on local laws but there is a requirement to keep you customers happy so they stay repeat customers. GW understands we are details people. They will know that many won't be happy even if the (legally dubious) small print does say 'contents may vary'. As is a lot of Age of Sigmar terrain, this kit is made from a contracted supplier too. The responsiveness and accuracy of this manufacturer may not be as good because of the shipping distances and that the employees aren't GW staff. On a more positive note: I bought the set yesterday from my local GW store where I am a regular. I told the salesman, who I know quite well, about the problem with this kit and asked him if we could open it and check it. I told him I already had the Azyrite Ruins and I would prefer to get the sprue shown from the box if this was possible. He did say that he had heard something about this issue. We opened it together and he agreed it wasn't right. He immediately opened a Blasted Hallowheart box from the shelf and fixed the problem. I am not sure if it was intentional but I did end up getting to keep one of the incorrect sprues too. I thanked him but he told me not to and said if ever something is not right like this we will fix it. I walked away feeling deeply impressed by the outstanding customer service of this fantastic store. P.S. The correct sprue does indeed fit into the box quite well.

Outstanding work. Where did you get the female heads from?

That's our very own @bottle. I would not be surprised if Bottle was involved. I'm sure Bottle can't wait for January either!

@Ghark you have just made my day! Age of Sigmar Skirmish in January!!! /dance

Those miniatures from Pax look ace. I think I’d paint the Darkoath with a grubby paint scheme. Think that would look ace too.

I am happy to pay more for GW stuff because the quality and customer service is so good. Consumer law in Australia would indeed require that they accept returns with a full refund. Have they not done this? It is unfortunate but probably reasonable on their part if they don't offer the missing sprue as long as they accept a full refund if requested. If they haven't corrected the website immediately then that is appalling. An apology via Warhammer Community would certainly be appropriate.

Thanks for the heads up @carnith and fair comment @firebat, I may go and buy some more Chaos Warriors as I wouldn't mind bulking out my existing models with another 10 to match the first lot. Still, if the updated models are half as good as the Varanguard maybe I should wait.

@bsharitt, good buy. My group is about half way through Silver Tower and absolutely loving it. Such a great game. Miniatures are just superb too.

Nice, I am working on a ruined Lantic city at the moment. These could be good!

Was hoping we would see the two story Azyrite Ruins in the Christmas bundle. I wonder when they are on their way...

Wow, notice the guy on the top right disc, he has the puffy sleeves AND the big Knight Questor lion pauldrons. Now that is how I'd love to see Freeguild in Age of Sigmar. Fits the new aesthetic and would allow existing Freeguild veterans (like me) to use their older models if they wish. As soon as it clicked that the Stormcast are the Romans I have loved them. I understand why some here are keen for the attention to go to the other races as they are very well supported range wise. Also, the theatre of them is highlighted much more against a back drop of the more mortal races. A big Stormcast vs Moonclan battle, yes please

No idea but I'm a bit more positive. @scrollbuilderdude has been working hard to keep his brilliant app up to date. I am sure the store birthday Guardian rules will be added soon.

New miniatures are great - these Shadespire war bands are fantastic. Only model here I don't like is the throne. Is it just me or does it look like it was knocked up in an afternoon on a CAD program? Is it consistent with other bits of Shadespire architecture?

Thanks for sharing this - the pre-order Ogors are a a repack on to rounds! Great news for me as I collect Ogors. We may not be getting a battle tome but it is nice to see the Gutbusters getting a little love.

@Chikout - you have made me very happy . I have a horde of these painted nicely with proper 6th edition grey skin, these guys were my first army and I up not done with them yet!

Oh no! Please don't be discontinuing any Gutbusters! ?

Nice spot @Waiyuren - they do look great all the same. Nothing wrong with a bit of drybrushing!

They are brilliant aren’t they, would love to start a force of them.

Could not have put it better myself! This thing just oozes character and is beautifully designed. I think it is outstanding. Brilliant work and I am so excited to see the new Moonclan. P.S. I think the spores on the staff are one of the rumour pictures posted on Warhammer Community.

Hmmm, some of the older non-plastic stuff like the chariot for sure but the Ungors, Gors, Bestigors, Brayshaman, Cygor, Ghorgon and even the Jaberslyth are really quite nice models (in my humble opinion). I agree though that a couple of new models would be great though.

Looking forward to seeing some grot - they have so much character. Thanks @LLV!

Get your hands on these cards any way you can. I have found them super useful playing Silver Tower. They have all the FAQ changes incorporated into them and can be used for both Hammerhal and Silver Tower. (There are two very small changes to Silver Tower rules for purists to be mindful of if you want to play vanilla).

Thanks for sharing this LLV. Real shame they ended like this but who knows, one day they may return? I can only hope. Hats off to those creatives who have made something special out of Age of Sigmar despite the mismanagement.