Vigilus Weekender

I had a busy week last week and unfortunately didn't get a chance for a post. Sorry about that...

Today though I'm touching on the Vigilus Open Day coming up this Saturday. Some friends and I are heading down to Nottingham to go. It'll be the third to so time I've been to Warhammer World, but a first for a few of the lads.

If you've never been, an event like this is a great way to do it. Usually free entry to the exhibition centre is included, which is an amazing collection of displays and dioramas. Hopefully I'll be getting a few pictures, but from previous experience, they will not do it justice. Some of the techniques I've seen there I've been starting to use in projects at home.

Getting to see the staff behind our hobby is an great experience, as there's usually many of the staff from various departments present on the day. From the 40K open day a few years ago (the one round about the Wrath of Magnus release) I remember having a good chat with Phil Kelly about general hobby topics, discussed some of his models, and tried to ask him about future releases (but of course I didn't get far with that). I also managed to speak to one of the weapon designers for the Primarch models. This was just before they moved to CAD designs as opposed to physical sculpts. The mock up weapons were so intricate, the ball of Logar's mace was made from about 20 tiny pieces. I can't remember that weapon designer's name but this enthusiasm was amazing, one of the best parts of the day was that conversion. I'm hoping to have a similar experience this time round.

I'm also looking forward to the seminars for Blackstone fortress, particularly the artwork. I didn't get to the seminars as it was something I missed last time round, so I don't know what to expect.

And of course there'll be the previews. I'm taking an educated guess that either the rumoured Primaris codex will be teased, or going on the last rumour engine and the Wrath and Rupture box either a World Eater or Emperor's Children codex. A friend and I discussed the possibility of Black Legion codex containing some traitor guard after seeing the Blackstone models and maybe the long awaited Abaddon model, but we'll see.

I'll get round to posting some photos next week.

Thanks for reading,

Ste