Legio Gryphonicus: Swiping Right to Glory

Some view the Princeps of the War Griffons as pompous and arrogant in seeking glory to maintain reputation, but let’s take a deeper look to see if that holds true with their rules in Adeptus Titanicus.

First Take on the First Legion

The Dark Angels are looking to rebound from once being regarded as an unplayable faction into one with longer teeth.

Battle Report: Necromunda Gang Raid

What would happen if a Goliath crew decided to have a night out on the hive and ended up in a Van Saar saloon?  Leave your guns at the door and let’s find out!

Psychic Awakening: Faith & Fury, The Ruinous Winners

The Ruinous Powers have answered the call of the Traitor Legions by blessing them with new traits, stratagems, and artifacts.  Let’s take a look to see why a few of the heretics are winners with the Faith and Fury release.

Blood of the Phoenix: Is Drazhar the Baddest?

Today we are taking a look at the deadliest Drukhari to have ever appeared in the Dark City: Drazhar!  With the recent release of Blood of the Phoenix, his model was given an amazing update along with his ruthless retinue of Incubi. Sadly, even with new models and updated rules, you probably won’t see these miniatures on the tabletop often.  Let’s change that and take a look at Drazhar the Living Sword’s rules and see just how good he can be.

Craftworld Tactics: Howling Banshees

We are thinking outside the box by taking a look inside a recently released one: the Blood of the Phoenix!  The thrill of 40k comes with the ever shifting meta of gameplay. Though in the competitive world, Aeldari Flyer Spam is currently all the rage for the faction’s players, a sect of Aspect Warriors has the potential to nullify the mightiest of enemy tactics.

T’au Tactics: Markerlight Mash-up

We take a deep dive into the Warhammer 40,000 universe to discuss T’au tactics. It’s time to review how the Imperium and more specifically, the new Space Marine meta has drastically changed an imperative T’au strategy: markerlight allocation.

War Council Podcast #52: Podcast Not Found. Cancel or Retry?

It’s been fun folks.  What we have here is the last (for now) episode of War Council as departments peel away from WMG like spent stages of an Apollo V.  Hunter and I get into what’s new, look over the blood angels, dark angels and devote a lot of time to a certain red cyclops all bound up in the last Psychic Awakening Book.  I even read you guys a one of the short stories from the Warhammer Community page, ‘The Piercing Eyes‘  Have a listen here!

Adeptus Titanicus: Stripping The Void Shields On Your Wallet

Let’s look past the sticker shock to check out this awesome game system and figure out what you need to get started.

What I’ve Learned & Where I Go From Here.

As the social media department at White Metal Games shuts down for the foreseeable future; His Noobness, Mr. WinterRose shares a final blog post where he goes into some of the things he’s learned about the miniature painting business as well as the Games Workshop game settings and what it’s been like to be a professional writer and podcaster for a gaming oriented company.

The Noob Looks Into the Psychic Awakening.

His Noobness has been meaning to get into the Psychic Awakening for a while now, seeing as it seems that it’s going to advance a plot that’s gone nowhere for more than 25 years in Warhammer 40k.  (41K?)  If you’re not entirely sure what this is about, have a look and see what Mr. WinterRose found from the outside looking in.

How Do Your Painting & Gaming Skills Translate Professionally?

Just because you enjoy what you’re eminently qualified to do as a hobbyist, that doesn’t mean you’re not qualified to put these skills into practice professionally.  Your skills when it comes to the exacting detail work you do as an artist, or the problem solving or leadership skills you can bring to the table as a gamer or professionally are not at all invalid when it comes to levelling up in a career.  Mr. WinterRose editorializes a bit on the subject before he sets off into the job market himself.  *^_^*

Why do Tau Players Get So Much Shade Thrown at Them?

After last week’s podcast, Mr. WinterRose found a thing that doesn’t sit right with him, so it’s time for a little bit of a rant-y blog post about it.  This time about the not-entirely-wrong perception that players who field the Tau are the subject of some bad behaviour at the gaming table.  And given that his noobness actually thinks they’re pretty neat, he manages pull the plasma guns out on this one.

War Council Podcast #51 – The Last Christmas

This week, on War Council, we have Edward & Hunter talking about all the new things that came out on Warhammer Day, as well as HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.  We talk about Holidays in the 40K game setting and the trouble people run into playing Tau.  And finally, His Noobness Mr. WinterRose did you a holiday prezzie!  Instead of a skit, he wrote and did a short story for you!  If you can’t find peace on Earth… maybe you can outside of the Milky Way itself.  Come have a listen!  And Happy Holidays!

The Noob Looks Into The Blood Angels

Just in time for Friday the 13th in December, His Noobness looks into The Blood Angels.  The chapter-ized remains of the fabled 9th Legion before the Horus Heresy.  With the release of Mephiston and the Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal sourcebook, Mr. WinterRose felt it necessary to educate himself regarding this very venerated, but probably misunderstood chapter of the Space Marines.  This one runs a little longer than usual for him, but there’s just SO much backstory on these guys, he felt it worth the extra effort.  Dig in ,if you’ve got the time, and watch the Noob learn how they’re not vampires…  REALLY not vampires.  SO not vampires.  No sirree, Bob.

Your Blood Angels Are Gonna Take a ‘Likking’

With the coming of the the Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal sourcebook, you’re going to have all kinds of skirmishes and battles between the Sons of Sanguinius and the Leviathan Tyrannid Fleet.  And as you may have seen in the new short story, ‘Sanguine‘; Liktors are nothing to take lightly.  If you mean to get your Blood Angels on, you may want to put some of these extensions of the hive mind on your table to really test their mettle.

If you’d like to get this ‘Orchid Mantis’ kill team to run them against your Blood Angels, or just run them as a Kill Team, you can rent them for 75.00 a month, rent to own them if you want to give them a forever home, or contact us if you like em so much, you want to buy em outright!

The Salamanders Are Bringing the Heat!

You know them, Your Noobness knows about them.  (Now.)  And now we’ve got a tactical squad of 10 of the sons of Vulkan himself, the Salamanders Space Marines!  Straight outta Nocturne, this set comes fully painted and finished and ready for battle.  For a change, this isn’t a rental, these guys are straight up for sale right now for the lucky commander that’s been needing to bring the heat.  Have a look at the sales page in the WMG store right now before they’re gone.  (Just keep them a reasonable distance from your Christmas Tree.  You know the fire drill here.)

Pax Unio – The Last Peaceful Place in Warhammer 40k

You’ve heard Mr WinterRose go on about the possibilities of a more unified and hopeful 40K in the past.  But how to do that in a galaxy imposssibly rent asunder by grimdark forever war?  Well, you start out of bounds.  Join His Noobness as he explores the possibility of a different flavor of 40K.  One that… dare he say it…. has hope in it?

The Primaris Treatment, and what Chapters are best NOT to give it to.

Mr. WinterRose looks into the Primaris Space Marines, and some of the lesser known chapters of the Adeptus Astartes that you may want to think twice about before upgrading THEM with the Primaris Treatment too.

Mr. WinterRose Looks Into the Democritization of Things

Have you looked at the 3D-Printing market and thought to yourself what you could do with a printer of your own, miniature-wise?  His Noobness, Mr. WinterRose has.  It’s a question that will likely take a big wet bite out of the gaming miniatures and scale model industry.  To START with.  Sit down with Edward for a bit and let’s discuss what might be coming, and some of what’s already happening in regards to 3D-Printing and the hobbyist industry.

Where All the Warrior Women At?

Fair warning.  Mr. WinterRose may be a noob, but he is RATHER activist when it comes to inclusivity in his gaming hobbies.  And with the recent release of the Sisters of Battle Box Set, he identifies the historically patriarchal bent of the Games Workshop Warhammer games as something that’s always put him off.

But does it have to be that way?  The Noob does a bit of research on the matter and rants on the subject a bit.  And while his aversion isn’t entirely unfounded, there’s things can be done about it.  If you’ve the interest (and the stomach) to listen to him rant respectfully on the matter.  (At least as respectful has he gets.)  Then come and read it, will ya not?

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Promo Codes!

With these codes, you can get yourself a 10% off discount on everything in the White Metal Games Online Store!  What more need be said?  Well, Your Noobness was tasked with a blog post about it.  So a blog post you get.  That is if you need further coaxing than 10% off everything in the game store!  You need more than this?  Clicky the link and read me going on about it!

Warning: Too Many Chaotic Marks May Cause Mutation

Those that are not exceptional or noteworthy enough in service of Chaos may eventually be ruined beyond all recognition.  The Gigantic Chaos Spawn: “Slender Thrall” is such a creature.  Twisted beyond redemption, insane beyond reason, this monster is fearsome enough… but how much more fearsome on your gaming table?  We can make that happen.

If you want to have your opponents quail before this monstrosity, or inspire their bravery or prowess, then this Chaos Spawn is perhaps EXACTLY what you want to throw at them.  Rent it from us for $25.00 a month, or if you appreciate its ferocity and quality enough, rent it long enough to own it.  Or contact us about buying it outright!

The Noob Looks Into the Sisters of Battle

We’ve seen the previews.  We’ve waited two whole decades for more minis and maybe a bit more backstory.  And now with the new box set and the Codex: Adepta Sororitas, we’re finally going to see more about this very special sect of the Inquisition.

Join His Noobness, Mr. WinterRose for a slightly irreverent look at these VERY reverent warrior women serving in the Emperor’s name.  He’ll even try to keep his Monty Python references to a minimum.   And by that, he means no less than three or four…

Stemming the Gray Tide, or getting into Minis on the Cheap

One of the biggest barriers to getting into RPG miniatures as a hobby is the cost of entry.  There’s the cost of paints, tools, space, the things you’re painting.  What’s someone on a budget to do?

Well, you could hit up an economically sound professional commission service like White Metal Games, or you could get strategic and look up tips for getting into the hobby on the cheap.  Like say… this post!  join Mr. WinterRose as he has a look at how to be geeky and wholesomely miserly at the same time.

The Noob Looks Into Necromunda

His Noobness, Mr. WinterRose heard there was a big Necromunda box set going up for pre-order on 11-9-19, so he thought he’d have a look and see what the fuss was about.  He finds that there’s still GrimDark going on, but this isn’t so much galactic scale stakes…  This is a lot more down and dirty personal, Chummer.  And that’s nicely Shadowrun-sounding enough that he may end up playing some of this.  Have a read and see what he found if you want a noob’s perspective on it!

Oh, They Comin’. An’ They HONGRY!

All misspellings aside, our staff have just finished and put up this Ogor Mawtribe for rental just in time to go along with the new Ogor Mawtribes Battletome.  If you’re hungry for victory, so are they.  They’re ALWAYS hungry.  I mean that’s just their default state.

This gargantuan gaggle of grunting gastronomers can be rented now for 200.00 a month. And if you love them THAT much… and who couldn’t love faces like these? Contact us today at [email protected].

The Noob Looks Into Ogors

Your Noobness, Mr. WinterRose, has a look into Ogors… which he thought was spelt incorrectly, but found it was just the Games Workshop version of them.  Since he had no idea what that entailed, he decided to have a look since we just did a whole Mawtribe ready to rent and had a whole new Battletome come out for these guys.

He’s not sure if he’s pleasantly or unpleasantly surprised by what he found.  Probably a bit from column A and from B.  Have a read here!

Beholders Probably Have More Eyes Than You Have Saving Throws.

I’m not doing an ‘Eye of the Beholder‘ joke here.  Nope.  Nuh-uh.  You can’t make me, you can’t make me.  SO many eye puns…  The Beholder is another classic monster dating back to 1975’s Greyhawk setting in Dungeons & Dragons.

It’s the last thing you want to see, or be seen by, as each of those eye-stalks up top have a different innate spell ability to cast at you.  Don’t let yourself get caught in its sights…  Yeah.  I guess I couldn’t resist after all.  This fellow’s brought to us by Michael Mordor at Goblins of Mordor.

You can rent, or rent-to-own this ocular antagonist for $15.00 a month, or if you’d like to purchase him outright, contact us at [email protected].

Every Day He’s Sham-ble-in’ Sham-ble-in’…

This fellow dates all the way back to the 70’s, friends.  (Just like me!)  Straight out of Dungeons & Dragons, first edition to the current day, the Shambling Mound is still a thing.  (Not a giant-sized man-thing.)

Shambling mounds are intelligent, carnivorous plant creatures, though they appear to be rotting heaps of vegetation.  (Not a Swamp Thing…  well.. maybe.)  Coming straight to you from Michael Mordor at Goblins of Mordor.

You can rent or rent-to-own this fantastic flora AND fauna-fellow for $15.00 a month.  Or if you want to buy him outright, just contact us at [email protected].

The Noob Looks Into the Undead of Warhammer

Just in time for Halloween, the your Noobness, Mr. WinterRose has a look into the different undead factions of Warhammer Fantasy, and a bit of a look at the Necron too cos after looking, he thinks they ought to count too… technically.  Have a look here!

White Metal Games & The Army Painter Team up on a Display Board

Join Bryan Paul Rees as White Metal Games gets their Terrain Tuesday on with pigments and materials from The Army Painter.  He’ll be showing you the step-by-step process he used to put together a display board, as well as demonstrating that just because your board is mostly flat, that it can still be eye-catching and innovative!  Have a look here!

The Scrap Hounds Ain’t Quite the House of Iron, Chummer…

  We kit-bashed a bunch of Genestealer Cult bits and painted them up in the Zerg colors from StarCraft. The “pure strain” creature is this Necromunda squad’s mascot.  (I’m calling him ‘George’  And they will love him and pet him and squeeze him and call him theirs.)

  In any case, if you got a yen to get your squad on in Necromunda or Kill Teams, have a look at the page for them in our store to rent them today.

The Noob Reads up on the Salamanders and the Imperial Fists

  Your Noobness, Mr. WinterRose takes the time to have a nice look at everyone’s favorite honorable chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, the Salamanders, and the More Loyal to the Emperor than ANY of you OTHER chapters… the siege monsters in yellow themselves, The Imperial Fists!

  Come have a read from the POV of someone just being introduced to these two here at ye link. Just in time for the release of the new books and miniatures for both of these Space Marine chapters.

The Noob Grapples With the ‘Grimdark’

  The Noob, while not quite chomping down on the hand that feeds him, does take it upon himself to nibble it a bit.  In this editorial, Mr. WinterRose tries to come to terms with the ever-present ‘GRIMDARK‘ of the Warhammer fantasy and science fiction settings.

  Can there actually be room for ‘GrimLight’? (HopePunk?  Noblebright?) perhaps?  It’s a matter of conjecture really, and our Noob does his best with it.

Daughter of Khaine Melusai Blood Stalkers

  The Daughters of Khaine are the Melusai Blood Stalkers you want on the board, either in Warcry, or just staight up Warhammer gaming in general. Armed with Heartseeker Bows, this Gorgon-esque sisterhood of slitherin’ (Not Slytherin.) would seem to be ideal for sniping your opponents from a distance. Ever ready to slice the soul’s energy from the corpses of their fallen foes in trubute to Morathi, these are an addition you can rent right now.

  Slide (or slither) over to the rental page for these lovely ladies and put them on your table for 15.00 a month. You can rent to own these fine warriors, or contact us at info@whitemetalgames if you want to buy them outright.

New Additions: Tools and Accessories by Green Stuff World

Rolling pins, ruins, base cutters, and more! White Metal Games now offers a wide variety of new hobby products by Green Stuff World available via our online store.

Sale prices are offered for many new items as well. You can find all Green Stuff World products here.

Jar-Jar Was An Avatar of Chaos

  So normally this would be some kind of commentary about a thing from Your Noobness here about Warhammer things, and it KIND of is?  Cos’ I’m thinking that Binks here is something you’d call out the Ordo Xenos for.  Not so much the Gungans themselves… cos they’re not what you’d call a threat to any Astartes that you’d send.  You could send ONE and pretty much do for their society.

  However…  Binks himself is another matter.  Reality warps and flows and ebbs around him.  Causality itself revulses and revolts.  Because if any creature is an avatar of Slaanesh, it’s this floppy-eared marketing disaster.  DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

War Council Podcast #50 – The Thanksgiving Shoe

The resurrection of the War Council Podcast is ongoing!  This week, His Noobness, Mr WinterRose and Hunter have a look into what’s new and what’s in the pipe.  We’ve got a skit for you, as well as a TWO-minute rant this week.  We also interview Caleb Dillon about our new subscription model, how it works, and how you can start saving money on getting your minis painted by a professional.  This is is innovative Renaissance thinking here, folks.  Follow the link, or listen on the streaming service of your choice!

The Noob Reads Up on The Iron Hands and The Raven Guard

  This week, in recognition of the releases of the Codexes and the new miniatures for The Iron Hands and the Raven Guard, Your Noobness has jumped into the backstories again to educate himself on what makes these particular chapters tick.  (Cos you see the Iron Hands are cybered and mechanical… and…  yeah.  You get it.)  And what I found was a lot more than I’d expected.

  Have a look at me flinching at the grimdarkness I found.

We Are Grey. We Stand Between Humanity and the Warp.

The elite-est of the elite.  Handpicked in the waning days of the Horus Heresy and given the Emperor’s own gene-seed.  Psykers all, to the last man.  Cloaked in levels of secrecy so high that few save the Emperor himself know they exist.  They strike at the demons of chaos swiftly.  Incorruptibly.  They are The Grey Knights of the Adeptus Astartes.  Chapter 666.  And now they can be on your table.  In fact, these are SO awesome, we made two armies of them you can rent!

If you’re interested in renting Army A or Army B by the month, or rent them to own, just click the links to have a look at the pricing.  And like always, contact us if you’re interested in purchasing these armies outright.

Come Have a Look at Our New Videos page!

  Have a look at our video page for all our newly released content.  Now with a handy schedule So now you can plan in advance, set a reminder, or just basically have better odds of catching your favorite painters and builders while they’re on.

  Come and paint with us, or just set us up as background while you do you.  Or just hang out.  Cos’ now you know where AND when to find us.

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Do You Smell The Rocks the Orruk Shamen are Cooking??

Well, do you?  That might be the Squiggoth dung.  But don’t let his fragrant and extremely stylish WAAAGH! paint put you off.  This fellow’s got the stones to go the distance with whoever you pit him against!  And really… it’s the simple things like that you treasure.  Can I fit more references and puns in this sentence?

Buy, rent, or rent to own this model. We offer the ability to rent it by the month for $35.00.  And if you dig the way this guy rocks and rolls, (more rock puns plz) please contact us if you are interested in buying these models outright.

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From Armiger Helverins to Zoraida the Swamp Hag’s Box Set; White Metal Games’ Rental Program has hit its first major milestone of over 100 different items available to rent RIGHT NOW!

This Forge World Mastodon Heavy Transport costs only $50 a month to rent!