Planetstrike: Aegis Defense Line

Hey all, picked up one of the Aegis Defense line sets and it is great! For $20 this thing is a ridiculously good value. (Yes, goo value & GW in the same sentence, shocking I know). Having the quad autcannons is worth it by itself. You get over 2' of defense walls too. I can't wait to pick up the Strongpoint set for a big game of Planetstrike. Stay tuned for some pics of the painted Aegis set. Comments welcome!

40K News: Possible new Ork Apocalypse units on the way

Hey all, after reading the Planetstrike book I noticed some interesting tidbits about the Orks. On page 67 they mention Flame Stompas and Pyrobommas. These could just be future Datasheets to be released in the next batch (whenever that is) or possibly some future Forgeworld models, as they did mention they're working on Stompa upgrade kits. Time will tell. Now if only the other 40K races would get some attention...

40K New Release: Planestrike Has Landed!

That's right, Planetstrike is now available! Everything from the book to the many cool terrain pieces is out! Check out GW's Online Store or head down to your LGS and pick up a copy! Then launch a planetary assault or defend your world against the attackers!

The releases include:

Planetstrike Rulebook

Aegis Defense Line

Imperial Bastion

Chaos Bastion

Skyshield Landing Platform

Mines, Bombs, and Booby Traps

Blastscape

Shrine of the Aquila

Spear of Sicarius - includes 9 Dropods!

After getting the book today and giving it a read, I can say it's definitely going to be a blast to try these missions. It'll be interesting to see how well it combines with Apocalypse. Anyone up for some Planetstrike? Comments welcome!

News: Planetstrike and Marine 2nd Wave Preorders are up!

Hey all, a lot of new stuff just went up on the preorder page at GW's site. The marine second wave releases as well as quite a bit more for Planetstrike! Check out the pics and links below. The Planetstrike terrain is definitely cool and suprisingly not overpriced (lookin at you Goldswords!). What do you guys think about these releases?

Land Speeder Storm

Ironclad Dreadnaught

Blastscape - $19.75

Shrine of the Aquila - $33

The Imperial Defence Network gets you 1 modular gaming board, 5 bastions, 7 defence lines and a landing pad, all for $559.

Some really cool stuff here, especially the Planetstrike preorders. The blastscape craters look a lot better than the other plastic ones they released last year. Altogether, it's going to be quite the summer for 40k releases. It'll be interesting to finally read through the Planetstrike book and play some of the missions. Look for a review of Planetstriek when it comes out as well as some battle reports.

40K News: Planetstrike Pre-orders are available!

The pre-orders for Planetstrike have gone up and they look really cool and surprisingly they're priced rather fairly...(scary thought considering recent 'prices'). All of the Imperial stuff in this release is just simply great and if you read the product descriptions you're getting quite a bit such as with the Imperial Bastion and especially the Aegis Defense Line set. The Bastion gives you a lascannon mounted in a turret which could double up as a defense laser (think Apocalypse) while the Aegis set apparently includes a quad gun, which judging from the picture looks like a quad autocannon (can you say Hydra flak cannon turret?). You also get enough to make 28" of the defense lines! All that from one set! The two oddities in this release are the Chaos Bastion which is $16 more than its Imperial counterpart for what seem like minor cosmetic changes (it's Chaos, so let's add a ton of spikes...). The Skyshield Lnading Platform also seems a bit overpriced considering that it's basically just a big flat piece of plastic with supporting pillars. It seems like it should be price closer to the Imperial Bastion considering you get the bastion plus the aforementioned lascannon turret. The mines, bombs, and booby traps set also seems pretty cool and oddly enough the pieces are resin... (still though, they're nothing that one couldnt' easily convert). There is also an interesting little tidbit in the description of the Skyshield Landing Platform which states that it's even big enough to accommodate a Thunderhawk... could they possibly be dropping a hint there? One can only hope... In either case take a look at the pics below and follow the links to the various advance order pages. Comments welcome!

Planetstrike $25

Chaos Bastion $45.75

Skyshield Landing Platform $39.50

Imperial Bastion $29.75

Aegis Defense Line $19.75

Mines, Bombs, and Booby Traps $20.00

Altogether some exciting news, getting to see all this stuff up for preorder! It wasn't too long ago where Planetstrike was merely a rumor. I'll definitely be snagging up a few Bastions and Defense Lines, and I'll probably break down and pick up one of the landing pads as well. What do you guys think? Anyone else getting excited for some planetary assaults? Combined with Apocalypse, Cities of Death/Cityfight, regular 40K, and even Battlefleet Gothic, you can now create some really cool campaigns!

News: Planetstrike Teaser Video

Check this out for a little sneak peek at the upcoming Planetstrike Expansion!

40K News: Planetstrike Info

While the rumors of the Planetstrike expansion go back quite a bit, solid confirmations are out now and pictures are starting to pop up. There is some Planetstrike coverage in the May 09 White Dwarf. The release date is set for July. Anyone interested in a detailed collection of the available info on Planetstrike (with pics!) should check out the appropriate Warseer thread here: (summary is in the first post)

Cities of Death, Apocalypse, now Planetstrike... it should be fun to combine all of these within the framework of a larger campaign! Can't wait to crack this book open and setup some planetary assaults, D-Day 40K style anyone? What do you guys think about this next 40K expansion? Is it needed? Will you be playing it or passing on it? Comment away!