Hachette Partworks - Combat Patrol Summary Thread

[Halandaar]

On 3/26/2025 at 9:28 PM, TheArtilleryman said:

Didn’t manage to get the third part of the jetbikes, just as expected… that’s annoying

 

Issue 29 (Jetbikes issue 3 of 3) is available currently from Forbidden Planet, Buy Mags Direct and NewsStand if you still need a copy.

[TheArtilleryman]

9 hours ago, Halandaar said:

 

Issue 29 (Jetbikes issue 3 of 3) is available currently from Forbidden Planet, Buy Mags Direct and NewsStand if you still need a copy.

Thanks man. I managed to pick up a copy on eBay more or less at cost - just had to pay the postage extra.

[lhg033]

FP are showing covers up to #35. Confirms what we know already.

Dark apostle should be available today - I'll be taking my usual lunch time walk to FP to check if it is on the shelves

Really not sure if I want the chaos stuff - 2nd edition chaos is where I started but I havent actively touched it in a very long time.

(edit: terminators dont count! I always want terminators will get at least one set of these as a pet project)

Edited April 4 by lhg033

[Karhedron]

Issue #39 sold out in under an hour!  scalpers!

[Farva Ramathorn]

Be careful out there kids.  

Hachette not managing my expectations very well.  Hope you are all having a better experience.

 

This week I should have received issues 15-18 along with the premium kits.... so pretty high level of anticipation.  

What turned up....  23-26 and a ring binder! Good feeling gone.

 

Apparently not really their problem, it's back issue "issue" !?! they'll sort it when they sort it. No date given for when back in stock. (and no apology!)

 

Worst of all.... I now have a bunch of space pixies to prime that I didnt expect..  

 

On the bright side (of life) I might paint them up in Spanish inquisition colours.  Who would expect that!?   I'm guessing only old hammers. 

[RWJP]

On 4/4/2025 at 7:54 PM, Farva Ramathorn said:

Be careful out there kids.  

Hachette not managing my expectations very well.  Hope you are all having a better experience.

 

This week I should have received issues 15-18 along with the premium kits.... so pretty high level of anticipation.  

What turned up....  23-26 and a ring binder! Good feeling gone.

 

Apparently not really their problem, it's back issue "issue" !?! they'll sort it when they sort it. No date given for when back in stock. (and no apology!)

 

Worst of all.... I now have a bunch of space pixies to prime that I didnt expect..  

 

On the bright side (of life) I might paint them up in Spanish inquisition colours.  Who would expect that!?   I'm guessing only old hammers. 

Yeah, this is how they've handled things for a long time unfortunately. If you dive back in history to the similar thread about the original Conquest magazine you'll find me lamenting similar issues. One of my deliveries from around the 20s didn't arrive until I had started receiving issues in the 70s.

[Halandaar]

For anybody who missed out before, Newstand are showing availability of issue 26 (Wraithlord) as a back issue.

[Funzie]

On 4/4/2025 at 1:54 PM, Farva Ramathorn said:

Be careful out there kids.  

Hachette not managing my expectations very well.  Hope you are all having a better experience.

 

This week I should have received issues 15-18 along with the premium kits.... so pretty high level of anticipation.  

What turned up....  23-26 and a ring binder! Good feeling gone.

 

Apparently not really their problem, it's back issue "issue" !?! they'll sort it when they sort it. No date given for when back in stock. (and no apology!)

 

Worst of all.... I now have a bunch of space pixies to prime that I didnt expect..  

 

On the bright side (of life) I might paint them up in Spanish inquisition colours.  Who would expect that!?   I'm guessing only old hammers. 

I had similar problems with them when I tried Conquest.  They held back some of the early issues so I could never follow the paint guide.  I know there is help online but I have no experience.  I had to cancel out of frustration as by the time I got to issue 59 I was still missing two of the really early issues, 4 and 5 or something, I can't remember.

 

I've started with conquest and it's been frustrating again.  I have all the issues so at least I can try to learn this time.  But I've had to cancel and resubscribe 5 times now.  Due to the latest cancellation I did not get the Varro issue, I'm hoping it will come in the future.  I'm ok waiting for it and I know it's an extra price but I would like it

 

I wonder would anyone have issue 32 and wouldn't mind sharing scans of the paint guide?  I already have the paints and am hoping to follow the guide.

It's out in the wild so hoping someone here might have it.

 

Would anyone be aware if there are other character packs planned such as Varro and if so is it known which characters?

 

 

Edited Saturday at 11:33 AM by Funzie
grammer

[Halandaar]

1 hour ago, Funzie said:

I wonder would anyone have issue 32 and wouldn't mind sharing scans of the paint guide?  I already have the paints and am hoping to follow the guide.

It's out in the wild so hoping someone here might have it.

 

Would only be direct subscribers who have it at the moment, it's not out as a single issue until next week. If nobody has posted the paint guide by then, I'll upload it next week.

 

1 hour ago, Funzie said:

Would anyone be aware if there are other character packs planned such as Varro and if so is it known which characters?

 

There's no solid info on this (Hachette don't usually preview these special issues to FauxHammer etc) but they've done 3-4 specials in every previous partwork (it's not always been models, mind) so wouldn't be surprised it they continue here.

 

The specials in the last partwork (AoS Stormbringer) was 4 character models from factions that weren't actually featured in the main collection, so there isn't even really a precedent to follow, could be absolutely anything.

[Cleon]

3 hours ago, Funzie said:

 

 

I wonder would anyone have issue 32 and wouldn't mind sharing scans of the paint guide?  I already have the paints and am hoping to follow the guide.

It's out in the wild so hoping someone here might have it.

 

 

I somehow managed to buy 32 by accident from forbidden planet - I don't know what I was intending to buy, I have it here, I'll just need to figure out a scanning solution

[Funzie]

8 hours ago, Cleon said:

 

I somehow managed to buy 32 by accident from forbidden planet - I don't know what I was intending to buy, I have it here, I'll just need to figure out a scanning solution

Oh wow, thanks very much.  Even photos on a mobile would do.  I'm just looking to continue with the painting journey for my existing miniatures.  Wouldn't need to be high quality or anything, Imgur or a site like that lets you upload or if you could PM them to me if you get a chance.  Thanks in advance though!

9 hours ago, Halandaar said:

 

Would only be direct subscribers who have it at the moment, it's not out as a single issue until next week. If nobody has posted the paint guide by then, I'll upload it next week.

 

 

There's no solid info on this (Hachette don't usually preview these special issues to FauxHammer etc) but they've done 3-4 specials in every previous partwork (it's not always been models, mind) so wouldn't be surprised it they continue here.

 

The specials in the last partwork (AoS Stormbringer) was 4 character models from factions that weren't actually featured in the main collection, so there isn't even really a precedent to follow, could be absolutely anything.

Ah thanks for letting me know, hopefully there will be other packs so

[Cleon]

I've sent you a link in a pm - I'm not sure where the line sits on openly posting GW adjacent materials.

[Funzie]

7 hours ago, Cleon said:

I've sent you a link in a pm - I'm not sure where the line sits on openly posting GW adjacent materials.

Thanks very much!