[SBGC] Fw: FANATIC NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2002
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From: "Jervis Johnson" <JervisJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: FANATIC NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2002
> FANATIC NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2002
> By Jervis Johnson
>
> Welcome to the first of our new format Fanatic Newsletters. Up until now
the
> Newsletter has been a fairly irregular publication, which I know that many
> of you have found rather frustrating. However, earlier this month Paul
> Sawyer asked me if I could provide him with a monthly news page for White
> Dwarf magazine that would tell his readers about what we were up to in the
> Fanatic bunker, to go along with a regular 4 or 5 page article covering
one
> of the games in the Specialist Games Range. This was a very generous offer
> and I happily agreed to provide the pages Paul needed.
>
> As I strolled back to the Fanatic Bunker deep in the bowels of our Head
> Office site (it really is deep in the bowels of GW, by the way, being
> located at the end of one of the myriad corridors near the factory) it
> occurred to me that I could kill two birds with one stone by using the
> electronic newsletter I send out each month as the basis for the White
Dwarf
> news page I had promised Paul. This means that from now on the newsletter
> will be sent out on the same day that White Dwarf is released in the UK
(and
> from WD275 the news will also be appearing in published form in WD as
well).
> Each issue will have the following regular columns:
>
> An Editorial: That's what you're reading right now! The editorial will be
> anywhere from 50 to 500 words about important items of news for fans of
the
> Specialist Games Range.
>
> New Releases: A listing of all of the new releases, covering stuff that
will
> be coming out this month and also what will be coming out in the following
> month.
>
> Events Calendar: A listing of events which we'll be attending or which
> feature the Specialist Games Range.
>
> Web News: Details of the latest updates to our website.
>
> Question Of The Month: Each month I'll pick one of the many emails sent to
> the Fanatic email address and will answer it in print. Don't worry, we'll
> ask your permission first if we want to use your email!
>
> Life In The Bunker: A paragraph or two describing what we're working on at
> the moment.
>
> And that's all! Obviously this format will evolve slightly and change over
> time. However it looks pretty good to me so I will try to avoid the
> temptation to tinker with it too much. Now, onto the new releases
section...
>
> NEW RELEASES
> This section lists all of the latest releases for the Specialist Games
> Range. Please note that the release date is for the UK, and it may take up
> to a month for items to become available elsewhere. The best way to find
out
> specific release dates and prices is to contact your local Mail Order
> department or visit your local Games Workshop store.
>
> Item Game Release Date
>
> Exterminatus Magazine 2 Inquisitor March
> Kal Jerico Inquisitor March
> Krieger 'Krash' Thrax Inquisitor March
> Warmaster Magazine 10 Warmaster March
> Chaos Spawn Booster Pack Warmaster March
> Daemon Princes Warmaster March
> Daemon Horde Warmaster March
> Battlefleet Gothic Magazine 8 BFG March
> Blood Bowl Annual Blood Bowl March
> Epic Magazine 8 Epic March
> Talon - Hive Desperado Inquistor April
> Town Cryer Magazine 19 Mordheim April
> Necromunda Magazine 8 Necromunda April
> Catachan Scout 'Toothpick' Murke Inquisitor May
> Warmaster Magazine 11 Warmaster May
> Dark Elf Character Set Warmaster May
> Dark Elf Spearmen Warmaster May
> Dark Elf Crossbowmen Warmaster May
> Witch Elves Warmaster May
> Cold One Knights Warmaster May
> Dark Riders Warmaster May
> Repeater Bolt Thrower Warmaster May
> Battlefleet Gothic Magazine 9 BFG May
> Epic Magazine 9 Epic May
>
> EVENTS CALENDAR
> The following events feature one or more of the games in the specialist
> games range. Events marked with an '*' will feature a Fanatic stand manned
> by members of the Fanatic team, and display cabinets crammed with our
> upcoming releases. Further details of the events can be found on our
website
> at www.specialist-games.com. If you are planning to run an event and would
> like it listed here then mail us with the details at
> fanatic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Featured May Events
>
> 12 May 2002: Call To Arms*, Warhammer World, Willow Road, Nottingham.
This
> is the OFFICIAL Warmaster and Mordheim Grand Tournaments. Fanatic is
helping
> host this event, and if you are a fan of either system then (trust me) you
> should be there! If you read the report on Blood Bowl Resurrection in the
> last newsletter then you'll have a good idea of what to expect in terms of
> the format and spirit of the event. Tickets cost £10 and can be ordered
from
> the GW on-line store or by phoning UK Mail Order on +115 91 40000.
>
> 26 May 2002: Black Library Day*, Warhammer World, Willow Road, Nottingham.
> Up until very recently the Fanatic and Black Library teams shared the same
> office, so when the BL crew asked if we could help them find some display
> games for their event we were more than happy to oblige. We've managed to
> rustle up top-quality displays for all the games in the specialist games
> range, including a preview of Epic Armageddon run by Warwick Kinraide and
> me. Tickets cost £7.50 and can be ordered from the GW on-line store or by
> phoning UK Mail Order on +115 91 40000.
>
>
> Full Events Calendar
>
> * 21 April 2002: Games Day France, Paris
> * 21 April 2002: War-muster, 1500 pt Warmaster Tournament,
> Farnborough, UK.
> * 27 April 200: Salute*, Olympia 2, Kensington, London
> * 12 May 2002: Call To Arms*, Warhammer World, Willow Road,
> Nottingham.
> * 19 May 2002: Conflict Edinburgh*, The Royal Highland Exhibition
> Centre, Nr. Edinburgh
> * 26 May 2002: Black Library Day*, Warhammer World, Willow Road,
> Nottingham
> * 22 June 2002: Conflict Bristol*, The University of Bristol Union
> (UBU).
> * 28-29 June 2002: Games Day USA*, Baltimore
> * 6-7 July 2002: Warhammer Players Society Warmaster GT, includes
> Blood Bowl tournament, Bristol, UK
> * 14 July 2002: Chaos Wastes Open Day*, Warhammer World, Willow Road,
> Nottingham
> * 27 July 2002: Games Day USA II, Chicago
> * 15-18 August 2002: Britcon*, tourmanents & exhibition games,
> Loughborough University, UK
> * 17 August 2002: Games Day Canada, Toronto
> * 25 August 2002: Games Day Germany*, Cologne
> * 14-15 September 2002: Colours, Reading, UK
> * 29 September 2002: Games Day UK*, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
> * 27 October 2002: Games Day Australia, Sydney
> * 24 November 2002: Games Workshop Open Day*, Warhammer World, Willow
> Road, Nottingham
> * 24 November 2002: Bifrost, Birmingham
>
> WEB NEWS
> Keith Krelle is the member of the Fanatic team responsible for producing
the
> Specialist Games Range pages on the Games Workshop website. Our front page
> can be found at www.specialist-games.com. Each specialist game has its own
> section that form an important part of the support system we have set up
for
> each specialist games range. Basically, when we bring out new models for a
> game, the rules appear in the game's magazine that appears at the same
time.
> When the next issue of the game's magazine comes out, we 'archive' the
> support article into the resources section for the game on our website.
>
> Website Updates
>
> * Warmaster Section: Just updated. This is stage 1 of a total
> revamp. Navigation has been improved, and the army section expanded. Other
> sections have been tidied up, and a new 'Work In Progress' section has
been
> added. You can visit the new look Warmaster website at
www.warmaster.co.uk.
> * Necromunda Resources: Three new Necromunda pdf files to
> download.
> * Epic Resources: Epic Eldar War Machines file to download
> * Magazine Editorials: See the contents listing and editorials
> for Warmag, Battelfleeet Gothic Magazine and Exterminatus Magazine.
> * Blood Bowl Resurrection: Pictures & results
>
> Work In Progress
> Keith is currently working on a major overhaul of the Blood Bowl section
of
> the website. Watch out for more news on this next month, including details
> of how to download the Blood Bowl 'living rules'.
>
> QUESTION OF THE MONTH
> Every month a message is plucked from the dozens sent to us and answered
in
> the newsletter. This month's message was sent to the Fanatic Customer
> Services email address:
>
> "Subject: Epic 40K Chaos Miniatures?
>
> Could you please tell me what happened to the Chaos dreadnoughts and
bikers
> that were being released for Epic (according to Epic mag # 7 and Fanatic
> staffers)? I do not understand why they and the Titan (which is
apparently
> sculpted) or other sculpted figures cannot be released to make the fans
> happy and generate some income for Fanatic. White Dwarf # 268 mentions
the
> Chaos Warmaster miniatures as being available now/very soon but I am still
> waiting to hear about their true release/availability date.
> Thanks!
>
> Rob Esselstein"
>
> Jervis replies:
>
> These are jolly good questions. Basically, the restructuring of Fanatic so
> that the models we make are produced by the main GW factory, has meant
that
> a number of new releases have been pushed back. When Fanatic was first set
> up it was possible for us to rush out new models within a couple of months
> of getting the 'green' master model. Unfortunately these models were very
> hard to get hold of, and could often only be ordered from UK Mail Order
(and
> even then with some difficulty!) The new system we're moving over to will
> make it easier to get hold of models pretty much anywhere in the world,
but
> the downside is that it takes around about eight months to get a green
into
> production. In the long run this will be worth it, but in the short term
> (i.e. now) it means that our releases are pretty thin on the ground.
>
> I should also say that even once we've moved over to the new system, there
> will be a considerable delay before we bring out any new models for
> Necromunda or Epic. This is because these two systems will not be fully
back
> into production until Winter 2002 (for Necromunda) and Spring 2003 for
Epic.
> The reason for the delay is simply that these two games have been out of
> production for quite some time now, which means that tracking down all of
> the old moulds and getting them running again will take time. Until then
you
> should be able to get hold of some of the old models from our Mail Order
> departments in the UK or USA, but we won't be able to bring anything new
out
> until the range is 'live' again. All I can do is apologise for the dealy
and
> say that, once again, the wait should be worth it.
>
> With regard Rob's specific questions about Chaos releases, the Epic Chaos
> Dreadnought, bikers and Titan probably won't be released until summer next
> year, once we have the Epic system live again. The Warmaster Chaos Spawn
and
> Daemon Princes are out now in the UK, and the Daemon Horde should be out
by
> the end of the month. Customers outside the UK should be able to order the
> Warmaster releases from their local Mail Order department within a month.
>
> LIFE IN THE BUNKER
> Some highlights of life down in the Fanatic bunker over the last month:
>
> * The new Blood Bowl Annual arrived in stock just in time for the
> Blood Bowl Resurrection tournament, and we were able to show painted
> examples of Phil Bowen's new Khemri team, and greens of Steve Buddle's
> Nurgle's Rotters. Both these new teams will be released in the late
summer.
> We were also able to announce the re-release of Blood Bowl Magazine in
> August this year. Andy Hall has already put together the cover for the new
> magazine and is building up a stockpile of articles. Contact him at the
> Fanatic email address if you'd like to contribute.
>
> * The BFG Rules Review has finished, allowing Warwick Kinraide to
> start work on the 2002 BFG Annual. The electronic version of the rules
> review should go up on the website in a couple of weeks time, and the
Annual
> itself will be published in June. While on the subject of BFG, we've just
> received the first tins of Mark Bedford's new Tyranid Hiveship, and it
looks
> just fab! Hopefully we'll get some pictures of it up soon. Andy Chambers
has
> promised a new version of the Tyranid fleet lists to go with Mark's new
> models. Expect to see both the rules and ships in July.
>
> * Steve Hambrook and Rick Priestly have been working hard on the
> Warmaster Dark Elf army list. We should just (by the skin of our teeth)
have
> the new Dark Elf army out in May, and the army list will appear in the
issue
> of Warmag that comes out at the same time. Meanwhile prolific Fanatic
> miniature designer Mark Bedford is putting the finishing touches to the
> greens of a Warmaster Vampire Counts army. Expect to see the army in
> September.
>
> * Meanwhile I have been putting in a lot of time on the new Epic
> Armageddon rules system, at least when I'm not writing newsletters and
being
> dragged off to production meetings! We're into version eight (v8) of the
> rules now, and I think they are looking pretty damned sharp, even if I do
> say so myself. If you fancy giving the rules a try, then we'll be putting
up
> a cut-down version of the rules so you can try a game on our website. This
> 'playable demo' will go up when Epic Magazine 9 is released in May.
>
> * While on the subject of Epic Magazine 9, it also includes the rules
> and army lists for the new Epic scale Tau models released by Forge World.
> You can check out the new models on the Forge World website at
> www.forgeworld.co.uk. Be warned, once you've seen them you will have to
buy
> some, they are that good!
>
> CONCLUSION
> At that is all for this issue of the Fanatic Newsletter. As ever, please
> don't hesitate to get in touch with us at fanatic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if
> you have any comments, questions or suggestions about anything you've
read.
> We'd love to hear from you!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jervis Johnson
> Head Fanatic
>
>
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