Some IG rumours

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**Kroothawk**

Here some rumours from Warseer, mostly by stickmonkey. Take all the salt you need, but these are 4 independent sources:

stickmonkey wrote:Been a long time, but I have a small item to add into the rumor mill
I'm hearing that there is a IG mini release being planned soon, I expect it to be Q1 2012 and be in a mixed release month.
Items I hear are the long rumored stormtrooper plastics. Plastic hydra, and possibly another chimera based kit.
Still a ways off, but ive had multiple sources mention it recently.
Cheers!
(...)
Just to add some fuel, I'm sure everyone knows forgeworld no longer sells the hydra upgrade, only the full kit, as it is based on the old chimera models...doesn't mean anything really, I suppose...
(...)
I haven't heard anything specific about twc (=Thunderwolf Cavalry), just what's been circulating everyone else has heard.
But what I have heard doesn't make them seem likely until 2012...

BramGaunt wrote:Afaik it's actually 3 kits, stormtrooper/veteran soldiers, hydra, Griffon (with colossus and medusa options), plus some finecast updates. Hydra is supposed to look a little different from the FW one.

anselminus wrote:yes i heard thats rumour for IG too!

Captain Ventris wrote:I've heard the same, platic storm troopers, hydra kit and a siege mortar kit to build the griffon, collosus, and medusa
Supposedly due out for february 2012

**Scottywan82**

Nice! To little too late for my guard forces, but woohoo! all the same.

**DX3**

The Medusa would be great - armageddon closed variant.. even better!

**Snarky**

I really hope if they release the Storm Trooper plastic kit, that it'd be like the oldschool one with berets.

IG needs more beret heads from official kits

**kenshin620**

I thought I heard the plastic storms/hydra over a year ago. Wonder what designs they have in mind

Interesting about a combined mortar kit though

**Commander Cain**

Please be true!!!! Thank kroot for enlightening us.

**Trondheim**

Oh this may turn out to be my salvation from FW after all. But on a more serious note, why on earth dose it take so long for GW to come out with plastic moddels for Strom troopers and other key parts for Ig?

**Commander Cain**

It does seem strange. Whenever I play guard, I find vets an stormtroopers to be very usefull, despite there being very few models for them.

**Cruentus**

Because vets can just be regular guardsmen with different heads, unique paint job, different bitz and bobs on them, and carrying lots of melta.

Sotrmtroopers have carapace armor, and hotshot lasguns with cable fed powerpacks, which are a little harder to convert.

I would guess they didn't put them out originally because they realized no one would buy stormooper plastic with the bad (according to some) rules. If they reworked the box to make them into both ST and veterans, with lots of bitz, head options, etc., then they'll sell lots more boxes.

**H.B.M.C.**

Trondheim wrote:Oh this may turn out to be my salvation from FW after all. But on a more serious note, why on earth dose it take so long for GW to come out with plastic moddels for Strom troopers and other key parts for Ig?

Ask a Tyranid player where half their Codex is next time you think that.

**Kroothawk**

Eaten by squats

**Kanluwen**

Last concept I saw of the plastic Stormtroopers had them in the vein of the Stormtrooper Chimera Commander that FW sells.

Which is to say, thankfully, that they look very similar to Kasrkin.

**kenshin620**

Kanluwen wrote:Last concept I saw of the plastic Stormtroopers had them in the vein of the Stormtrooper Chimera Commander that FW sells.

Which is to say, thankfully, that they look very similar to Kasrkin.

Incoming groans of "More cadians?"

But I checked up on FW, and this guy looks exactly like any normal cadian. No idea what makes him a storm trooper

**Kanluwen**

kenshin620 wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:Last concept I saw of the plastic Stormtroopers had them in the vein of the Stormtrooper Chimera Commander that FW sells.

Which is to say, thankfully, that they look very similar to Kasrkin.

Incoming groans of "More cadians?"

Could care less. The Cadians, by far, look the best of the 'normal' GW Guard range.

But I checked up on FW, and this guy looks exactly like any normal cadian. No idea what makes him a storm trooper

He has carapace armor on. That's why he's a stormtrooper.

**Delephont**

I'm guessing the reason it took GW so long to produce these plastic kits (should the rumour prove to be true) is because there is easily parts available to make both Stormtroopers and Vets......not to mention Kasrkin = Stormtroopers, or those atrocious metal ones they produce.

**Byte**

This would be a cool release.

**Crablezworth**

Here's hoping they won't be singy with the meltaguns.

**ph34r**

I'm excited for all these things. Given GW's rumor lockdown, I'm amazed to hear any rumors at all.

**English Assassin**

Plastic stormtroopers would definitely make my day, particularly if they come with the requisite options to represent Guard or Inquisitorial forces (i.e. funny hats). And ideally the option of boltguns too.

**Commander Cain**

I do not really see how a single kit could cover all the aspects of IG vets and stormtroopes in one kit without looking too biased for cadians (presuming they go in the kaskrin direction)

All I can say is, gasmasks please!!

**CadianCommander**

I love kasrkins, love them to death but I have an undercoated squad that makes me groan every time I think of painting it because they're metal.

Please let these rumours be true! I'll be a good girl, I promise!

**Uktabi**

Kroothawk wrote:Eaten by squats

I love you Kroot...
...didn't they have plastic stormtroopers ala the starter box marines when they came out? and what happened to the Griffon model? I have one.... aroooo sooo confused.

**kenshin620**

Uktabi wrote:
Kroothawk wrote:Eaten by squats

I love you Kroot...
...didn't they have plastic stormtroopers ala the starter box marines when they came out?

Yea, the very first storms were actually plastic and instead of helmets, they wore berets

**aka_mythos**

I loved those minis.

**bhsman**

Hey, if it's true, then great. Otherwise I'm not sure why anyone continues to give Stickmonkey a fair shake after that summer of fliers business.

**Las**

Kanluwen wrote:
He has carapace armor on. That's why he's a stormtrooper.

Wow, thats boring. I'd much prefer the current visualization of the STs, just in plastic.

**Kanluwen**

bhsman wrote:Hey, if it's true, then great. Otherwise I'm not sure why anyone continues to give Stickmonkey a fair shake after that summer of fliers business.

Probably because it's been known for awhile that plastic Stormtroopers are done--they just have been sitting on them.

**ph34r**

Las wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
He has carapace armor on. That's why he's a stormtrooper.

Wow, thats boring. I'd much prefer the current visualization of the STs, just in plastic.

That IS the current visualization of STs.

**proditorcappela**

My Praetorians and Squats will gladly accept any of the listed models, though the STs may get head-swapped with WW2 British Berets. Cuz yeah, Guard definitely needs more berets!

Thanks for the teaser Kroothawk!

**Kid_Kyoto**

Snarky wrote:I really hope if they release the Storm Trooper plastic kit, that it'd be like the oldschool one with berets.

IG needs more beret heads from official kits

Y'know Westwind will sell you all the beret heads you need.

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Kroothawk wrote:Eaten by squats

Kroot wins the thread.

And all threads within d6"