Grimstonefire:
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Grimstonefire:
From warseer via This_Is_My_boomstick!!
(relates to FW conversation at GD Germany)
Quote “I also brought up the topic of Chaos Dwarfs, and they said straight away that there are some things planned with Fantasy, but in a different way. GW will create a sister company that is specialized in Fantasy and will hire new designers for that task. So don’t expect Forge World to do much in Fantasy as the designers there are 40k-fans and will produce accordingly.”
Earlier tidbits from GD Baltimore seem to point at the fact that Chaos Dwarfs are high priority, but that may have changed with the new plans of a separate division.
Discussion
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Grimstonefire:
BOOK
Chaos Dwarfs will have some models as part of the first Warhammer Forge book; Tamurkhan - The Throne of Chaos:

RUMOURS
Release Date:
Possibly some models before christmas. The book is expected around February/March, with a possibility of the 2nd book around September 2010.
Harry on Warseer
Initially this guy who spreads west through the lands of the Chaos Dwarves and the Ogre Kingdoms. Finally pitching up in the Empire.
This is not written as an unbroken narrative but rather as a selection of scenes or encounters, parts of the story which give the background for the battles.
Spread over more than 40 chapters he will follow the fortunes of the key characters. He follows the fortunes of TamurKhan for a bit then leaves him hanging whilst following the fortunes of one of his lieutenants for example or spotlighting events elsewhere in the warhammer world which have a bearing on the tale, before returning to the main characters again. All sumptiously illustrated with fine artworks and wonderful maps showing the routes followed by the main protagonists so we can place the events in the warhammer world as the story unfolds.
the first book features the expansion of Nurgle into the West. This will be followed by the expansion of Tzeentch into the south, Slaanesh into the East and Khorne into the North.
I think we can only begin to imagine what happens when all four points of the Chaos star are in place.
From warseer
Lots of stunning detail, narrative and he (Rick) expects it to go on for at least the next 6 years or so, with around 2 books a year if all goes to plan.
More (rumoured) info:
i was told that one of the land train carriages will be a platform for a regiment of CD blunderbuss and that they will be released separately followed later on by command models, bull centaurs, halberdiers or great weapons, a lord on taurus and a sorcerer (not to mention hobgobbos). most of this stuff will come between books 1-2 as the models have either just been started or are atill in the concept phase.
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5008773&postcount=281Note that book 2 is pencilled in for mid-late 2011.
The Large Cannon will have a chained ogre to load it with a couple of CD ‘motivators’ persuading it to do its job, though they are still working on it. As for the hats they are keeping the pointy hats though no plans to make chimey stacks.
They are playing around with CD’s with Great Axes and more aggressive looking bull centaurs. Though gives me time to save some money for there releases.
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5009118&postcount=296MODELSThe warmachines were all sculpted by Tim Adcock
The Chaos Dwarfs were sculpted by Juan Diaz’s girlfriend Thais Mariblanca.
Steam Engine with the following connonades:
Siege Bombard
Demolisher Rocket
Steam Engine Skullcracker
- Magma Cannon
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#2/Hero/Lord (not sure)


SKULLCRACKER

MAGMA CANNON