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The first meaning of Forge World is if you took [[Games Workshop]] and leveled it up a few times. It's a subsidiary of GW and produces resin-cast models for 40k, [[Battlefleet Gothic]], and [[Epic]]. Over time it's since gone about producing its own range of models and own rule sets for a huge array of different factions, and even has its own home-grown Imperial Guard variants (the badass Death Korps of Krieg and Elysian Drop Troops). The awesome-looking Chaos Renegades for [[Lost and the Damned]] also came from here. | The first meaning of Forge World is if you took [[Games Workshop]] and leveled it up a few times. It's a subsidiary of GW and produces resin-cast models for 40k, [[Battlefleet Gothic]], and [[Epic]]. Over time it's since gone about producing its own range of models and own rule sets for a huge array of different factions, and even has its own home-grown Imperial Guard variants (the badass Death Korps of Krieg and Elysian Drop Troops). The awesome-looking Chaos Renegades for [[Lost and the Damned]] also came from here. | ||
It should be noted however, they are still just a leveled-up version of [[Games Workshop]]; their level of detail and casting quality is rather average by industry standards (though it vastly exceeds GW's own offerings), but they still charge an arm, leg, and at least one of your testicles for most models'''*'''. | It should be noted however, they are still just a leveled-up version of [[Games Workshop]]; their level of detail and casting quality is rather average by industry standards (though it vastly exceeds GW's own offerings), but they still charge an arm, leg, and at least one of your testicles for most models'''*'''. For scale (aside from the comparison to the right) a Soar Art Works 1:35 scale Dora, the largest mass-market plastic kit ''ever'', costs £425, while the ''body'' of a 16-inch tall Reaver Titan costs £415 and requires another £150 minimum for the three weapons. | ||
In addition, many of their older models (read: all the ones you want) are no longer available and command even ''higher'' premium prices, and all special models (read: all of them) require an attendant overpriced supplement containing rules that tell you how the hell to actually use it, since just including these as a printable PDF on the site would remove a valuable opportunity to steal your moneys. | In addition, many of their older models (read: all the ones you want) are no longer available and command even ''higher'' premium prices, and all special models (read: all of them) require an attendant overpriced supplement containing rules that tell you how the hell to actually use it, since just including these as a printable PDF on the site would remove a valuable opportunity to steal your moneys. | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 30 December 2011
Forge World is a term associated with Warhammer 40000. It has two definitions.
The first meaning of Forge World is if you took Games Workshop and leveled it up a few times. It's a subsidiary of GW and produces resin-cast models for 40k, Battlefleet Gothic, and Epic. Over time it's since gone about producing its own range of models and own rule sets for a huge array of different factions, and even has its own home-grown Imperial Guard variants (the badass Death Korps of Krieg and Elysian Drop Troops). The awesome-looking Chaos Renegades for Lost and the Damned also came from here.
It should be noted however, they are still just a leveled-up version of Games Workshop; their level of detail and casting quality is rather average by industry standards (though it vastly exceeds GW's own offerings), but they still charge an arm, leg, and at least one of your testicles for most models*. For scale (aside from the comparison to the right) a Soar Art Works 1:35 scale Dora, the largest mass-market plastic kit ever, costs £425, while the body of a 16-inch tall Reaver Titan costs £415 and requires another £150 minimum for the three weapons.
In addition, many of their older models (read: all the ones you want) are no longer available and command even higher premium prices, and all special models (read: all of them) require an attendant overpriced supplement containing rules that tell you how the hell to actually use it, since just including these as a printable PDF on the site would remove a valuable opportunity to steal your moneys.
In conclusion: "Five hundred quid for a fucking titan? If I ever find the fucker responsible I'm going to beat them to death with their own HHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhnnnnnnngggggg-".
*This doesn't mean to imply that you're limited to only two models unless you happen to be a serial killer or a corrupt mortician.
The second, fluffy, definition is an entire world converted into a factory; one that runs at high capacity, even for its size. They produce everything from laspistols to Land Raiders to Titans, so they are needed to keep the Imperial war machine trundling forward. Because of their nature, the Adeptus Mechanicus highly regard these worlds as holy places, and the Mechanicus owns just about all of them, which is fine since there are only a few of them and the Mechanicus is best at maintaining that shit. Losing a single one is considered an unacceptable loss by the Mechanicus, and the Imperium as well since it'll be harder than fuck to fill in those planet-sized gaps in their industrial sector. In the fluff, there is actually a forgeworld called 'Zpandex'.
A few forgeworlds of note are:
- Mars - The big boss of the other forgeworlds and the go-to guy for stock patterns of weapons
- Ryza - Makes all the coolest plasma stuff because nobody else could keep their act together
- Lucius - First colonized by Battletech players from the late eighties
- Graia - The last known makers of the Rapier Laser Destroyer and incur misfortune because GW hates the Rapier