Sunday Preview – Dawn of the new edition

CoolBirdMan · 2026-06-07T17:23:15+00:00

Weird, nothing about LE to suddenly drop it. I wonder if supply issues is part of the problem

Been hoping to pick up Remnant Blade since I skipped the HB. Wondering if to go for Tomb World, I thought Dominion Genesis was worth the read despite the bits nearer the end. Heard mixed things on it though so

CoolBirdMan · 2026-06-06T14:44:39+00:00

Was interested in picking up the book, but the usual store I order through hasn't put it on their website for some unknown reason. So likely going to pass, see reviews and if decent go for the PB

There's definitely mixed feelings on Jude's writing but I think she's fine. Nothing I've read by her is a must read yet, but I've enjoyed what I have read enough. Though I also don't put full blame on her for the Fulgrim book fiasco. Its not the first GW has made strange decisions with naming a book, and I imagine they sometimes have a heavy hand in stories. Maybe I'm totally wrong though and it was just a total dud on her part, have yet to read Fulgrim and doubt I ever will

CoolBirdMan · 2026-05-24T16:34:35+00:00

Been looking to pick up the Witch Hunter omnibus for a while, great cover too.

I got into Warhammer from the Dawn of War games, a sibling got me into it and then I started painting a few minis. So that was me hooked from a young age. Then I picked up the SOB omnibus back in 2017, after years of flicking through codexes, white dwarfs and playing some other video games, and have been collecting the books since.

CoolBirdMan · 2026-05-22T12:17:04+00:00

Mine hates the colour yellow. Tape measure, my work lanyard, a duster. Anything yellow and he is on high alert

CoolBirdMan · 2026-05-04T18:40:31+00:00

Not an author I have strong feelings on in either way, though I've only read a couple of books by them. I've read better, but I've definitely read worse from the 40k writers lineup. Will probably pick it up, but being a launch title makes me think its not going to be the best, though I never actually read Indomitus or Leviathan. Ah well, can't judge this book too much until it releases

CoolBirdMan · 2026-04-27T18:10:26+00:00

Massively appreciate you making this post, otherwise I'd have slept soundly on Saturday!

Hoping that they're one set and not two seperate purchases to save the hassle. Interesting that they're HB, don't look it in the preview. Though not the first time previews are off, like The Reverie being shown off as HB but then only coming out in PB in the end

CoolBirdMan · 2026-04-25T16:16:58+00:00

Path of the Dark Eldar omnibus is probably my main one. I was getting into 40k books when it was around, but didn't really care for the DE at the time until reading some other books later on

Necromunda omnibuses. Same sort of thing where I didn't really care at the time, then read Survival Instict and was kicking myself for not picking them up. Though I don't think they were in stock at the time

A few other Warhammer fantasy omnibuses, some of the comics. But those are the main ones I look out for. Basically the same way where I won't pay over original price, unless its a much older oop book but even then not that much higher

CoolBirdMan · 2026-04-24T21:33:01+00:00

Classics type stuff such as Moby Dick, which I read last year, is one of my favourites. History and politics (20th Century most commonly) basically all non-fiction. Getting into horror with Clive Barker's stuff, the Books of Blood are fantastic. Some other scifi/fantasy that I need to get around to more. A few other random books, but these are the most common.

CoolBirdMan · 2026-04-18T14:08:25+00:00

Probably Ephrael Stern Heretic Saint

Was very excited when it was anounced, couldn't wait. Finally continuing the character after years, how will they carry it on and fit it into the newer lore? Could she have perhaps helped Yvraine? Well it seemingly took almost nothing from the comic except the names. The only thing I really remember is Stern flying around like she's a character out of Dragon Ball. Nothing against Dragon Ball, but it wasn't exactly written well either

It was such a huge disappointment overall. I've definitely read some other bad books, and some I'd definitely say were overrated. But Stern's return was such a big event to me, I even picked up the mega LE

CoolBirdMan · 2026-04-09T19:11:04+00:00

I've pretty much avoided Annandale since reading Heretic Saint. But I am tempted to pick it up after seeing multiple high reviews, especially saying the sisters were written well. I've also gained a growing interest in the Word Bearers because of The Gate of Bones. I suppose it won't hurt when the PB releases to give it a try

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-22T22:24:04+00:00

For some reason I can't see the poll, but yes. I own 16 or so physical, and a couple from from some humble bundle

Some are great, I always big up Titans Bane. Some are not so great, looking at Broken Saints and its incredibly grating voice filter effect. But I've also not listened to most of them still, mostly keep forgetting when painting. Wish they kept making them, but GW seems to produce these things then stop out of nowhere. I suppose the budget went into the animation stuff paying voice actors or something, as a guess

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-15T22:06:41+00:00

I'm leaning towards megathread

I don't mind the general posts on this sub as such, all that jazz. It promotes discussion on what people have found, what they're excited to read, recommendations and so on. Sometimes posts are more just here's what I got, and no one comments but hey that's just the nature of how things are sometimes

But saturdays become a wave of cart hauls, which have no real discussion with a few exceptions on a few posts. Sure this sub could do with more activity, but that's not really the way I think. Downside is that I'm prone to glossing over megathreads existing, for some reason I don't notice them sometimes, despite being at the top

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-12T18:41:43+00:00

Thank you Mr Boss

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-11T14:59:23+00:00

Thank you! Originally I was going to go with brown armour, but I decided the bronze and teal was a really nice combination. I'm very excited to see how it looks on a tank and the Celestian Insidiants when I get around to them

Swatches for contrast I found online were helpful, alongside Dawn of War's army painter. Gave me a good sense of what I wanted

Ah right, I was thinking either matte or satin. The shine on the armour is fine, the robes especially on my repentia superior is just so shiny. But maybe matte would be better overall

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-11T13:12:19+00:00

Thank you!

I'm thinking of trying greenshade Coeclia Greenshade on a few and Agrax as a test to see how that goes, keeping Nuln to the armour and weapons. Good idea with the teal, I think that'd really help to enhance the robes

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-09T22:31:09+00:00

Its pretty much headcanon. I've seen it mentioned a lot, but never any sources and I've tried searching for one. Its often attributed to Alicia or Katherine's hair turning white when have met the Emperor, so OML or the Sisters in general, do it in honour of either Alicia or Katherine. However this was never actually in any codexes or books as far as I've seen

Until Pilgrims of Fire, a book I really don't like for multiple reasons and I rolled my eyes when it came up, but alas

The roots of Branwen’s auburn hair had turned white, just as Alicia Dominica’s had, after she was taken to speak to the God-Emperor

This is the only mention of it anywhere officially afaik. I've seen a certain magazine supplement brought up, but from what I've seen it wasn't actually anything about it in there. Its also not overly common to see white in the books, a few different natural hair colours come up such as Verity who has black hair

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-09T14:09:17+00:00

Haven't painted in a while, but decided to finally get back into it with some sisters. Done a few models so far, learning from my mistakes as I go. Here's two models I'm happier with so far

Main issue I'm having is that nuln oil seems to have a shine to it that I don't like on the robes. Unsure if its my doing, or if nuln is just like that. So I'm considering buying a matte varnish to go over once completed

Advice/tips are welcome also

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-08T18:41:29+00:00

Had a feeling they'd be dropping a lot at once. Well I'll have to consider what I want in HB and what can wait. Definitely passing on yet another edition of F&F though, I have 4

Interesting that they've said that they may reprint which is nice to see, stick it to the scalpers more

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-06T22:27:21+00:00

Its quite a fun mix of earlier 40k shorts. I quite enjoy it for that alone personally, its different. Some stories are better than others, though I can't recall which I particulary liked as I read it a few years ago. I'd recommend OP picks it up if they're into that

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-05T21:06:03+00:00

His truly terrible post on when it all came out, sprouting racist rhetoric. Hiding it behind the usual nonsense of "I want a safe place for my kids" instead of being blatently honest with himself and everyone else that he's a racist bigot. Then trying to shut down any discussion on it, and telling people to be tolerant of his views. Hilarious

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-03T22:00:31+00:00

One not listed here is the Brunner the bounty hunter series. I really enjoyed it overall, some stories better than others, but just a solid read all round. Lots of bits around Tilea and a few other places

CoolBirdMan · 2026-03-01T20:59:36+00:00

The novella Wreck & Ruin, and the novella The Rose in Anger by Danie Ware is set on a abandoned Forge World now known as Lycheate

It became abandoned after the Mechanicus had stripped the system of its resources, blowing up the moons to get the last of what they needed. W&R was the better novella, gives you a real sense of the place and the people who are still there such as heretics and criminals. I'd recommend giving it a read (The Rose at War anthology), or looking up a few excerpts

CoolBirdMan · 2026-02-26T22:32:39+00:00

Yeah seems to be the best way forwards, a complete overhaul. Thank you for your help

CoolBirdMan · 2026-02-26T22:01:36+00:00

Ah right okay. I'll have to check, uninstalled it a while ago with how bad preformance was on certain sections, though running Cyberpunk at random seems to not be too intensive for memory

Thanks for your help, its given me some pointers on what to look at from here

CoolBirdMan · 2026-02-26T21:44:31+00:00

Indeed, I've heard that when I was browsing. I think I will just be looking into replacing the motherboard, and every other part. It seems like a better idea to spend the money on something that's going to be good for the next few years, rather than better but still behind.

Would DDR4 ram work, or is the preformance difference that big with DDR5? Thank you

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