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I'm still slightly skeptical, but I can't see a lot wrong with the pic in first glance to suggest it is faked.
Natfka wrote:My FLGS had a copy of the Imperial Knights WD drop in from the warp. Had the stats for the Knight Paladin and Knight Errant inside.
(Superheavy walkers, not MCs, which is kind of a relief considering I've had enough MCs for a fething lifetime. Yes, this means they get Stomp, Hammer of Wrath, and all that bull.)
Paladin: 375 cost, Errant is 370. Both are AV13 front armor and 6 HP, with a 4+ invul on one facing that you choose during opponent's Shooting (but not CC or overwatch). WS, BS and I4, A3 with a strength D chainsword. Paladin is armed with a 2-shot battle cannon, and Errant has a S9 36" large blast melta. Hilariously, the Errant has a single heavy stubber, while the Paladin has 2(!!).
So, the LGS owner did a crazy thing and proxied 5 of them using Riptides against a CSM player. Promptly proceeded to murder all 9 deep-striking oblits, all the cultists, and the suicide terminator squad (Let it be said, the ability to position the deflector shield *after* movement is finished is pretty damn powerful...). Only lost because of the Chaos Spawn and HQ hid on the second level of a ruin, and the 2 Heldrakes having ridiculously good luck on their Vector Strike rolls."
BOLS wrote:Knight Kit
- Wraithknight sized (bulkier)
- Slightly hunched Imperial appearance
- Head in chest
- Arm weapons mounted underslung from shoulders like the Reaver
- Comes with multiple arm weapons (you can mount 2)
a) Multi-barreled “gatling” styled weapon
b) “Grav” styled weapon
c) “Nova-cannon” styled weapon
d) Giant close combat weapon
- Optional quad-missile array
- Void Shield
- Many accessories, flags, Aquilas, Mechanicus cogs, minor defensive weapons etc…
- Priced as Lord of Skulls
Kroothawk wrote: Unknown source, Natfka attributed it to DietOfLiquor on Bols Lounge, but nothing in the link he provides. Sounds like WD text:
The Imperial Knights Companion is a spectacular, large-format tome that delves deep into the orgins and history of the Imperial Knights, the culture of their noble houses and their complex relationships with the Imperium and the Adeptus Mechanicus.
But DietOfLiquor provides this pic:
Horncastle on Bols Lounge wrote:I got the new White Dwarf yesterday (I love my FLGS) Knights of the Imperium is a novella. The companion guide is extended fluff and heraldry, etc.
WDW summary for week 2, thanks to Slayer Le Boucher
Codex Imperial Knights Limited Edition (Direct Only) (£70)
As Above, with a Slipcase and Seven Full Colour Prints of Elevations of Famous imperial Knights.
Imperial Knights Companion (Direct Only) (£45)
Seven Major Knightly Households (Terryn, Hawkshroud, Griffith, Cadmus, Krast, Raven and Taranis - along with seven famous freeblades are discribed in detail.
-> History
-> Story
-> Elevation Images
-> Heraldry
Knights of the Imperium (Games Workshop Stores Only)(£15)
-> 126 Pages
-> Hardback
-> By Graham McNeal
-> Story of House Cadmus splliting from the Mechanicum to join imperium.
Digital Editions:
Codex Imperial Knights
Alter of War Imperial Knights
Jervis Johnson
Jervis likes digital editions because they let him release books that the beancounters wouldent let go to a minimum print run. Like War hammer Campaign books.
Houses and Heraldry
Four page article about how important Heradry is to imperial knights. Confirms there is a different plastic bit for Imperium, Mechanicum and Freeblade knights. Also, interestingly Imperial Knights have space for there "personal Heraldry" and Mechanicum knights do not, which is why the mechanicum knights have symertrical colour schemes across the shoulders and imperial knights don't. General impression is imperial knights are more into Heraldry and bluebloodedness, and mechanicum allighned houses are a bit more down to earth and buissness like.
Creating your own Freeblade
You can make your own Freeblade or indeed House of Knights. The White Dwarf Team have done so, and some of the paint schemes are quite epic.
Hold the Line
Battle report in the modern narrative style. Dark Angles with 5 Knights vs Chaos with 2 Lords of Skulls. Knights win.
Knightly Duels
An Interesting little game played with a knight paladin, a knight errant and a pack of playing cards.
Paint Splatter
This looks at the Green Freeblade (Gerantius)
Applying Transfares
Two pages of advice on getting the best out of Decals.
This Week in White Dwarf
->Small interview with Jervis about codex Knights.
Your Warlord gets some baked in stat bonuses, other knights may roll on a random table.
-> Small interview with Graham McNeal about the Novel.
His upcoming HH Novel Vengefull Spirit will Contain knights.
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Well, my interest just went from 0 to 60 really fast. That looks to be a pretty nice model. I agree, it doesn't scream fake. If it is, it's a good fake.
To my entirely untrained eye, the flash flare doesn't seem to affect the coloring of the K and N. That could just be because glossy white and plain white might not look that different, but it's something odd that the lettering appears very consistent. On the other hand, the components don't look like rehashes of other kits that would point to it being a gussied up conversion so it remains plausible.
If it is a real model, it needs more Skullz; how can a proper 40k model not have eleventy billion of them on display?
It is supposed to be a book cover I think, not a model (although I'm sure the art will resemble a model)
I've got my codex Space Marines to hand, and can confirm the lettering is matt, even where it runs through the glossed areas of the cover, so that would be consistent at least, but that would also mean a physical book to accompany release?
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Book cover eh? Possible new faction for 40k then? If you could build 5-6 different knights with the kit and at 1500pts you only need4-5 of them it could work?, I just hope that if it's legit you can use them in heresy armies too.
azreal13 wrote: I've got my codex Space Marines to hand, and can confirm the lettering is matt, even where it runs through the glossed areas of the cover, so that would be consistent at least, but that would also mean a physical book to accompany release?
That would make sense, since one would imagine that it'd be available to all Imperial armies. It'd work better that way than it has with some of their other kits that they've released out-of-cycle with the Codex updates where armies who were just released couldn't make use of it until their next update.
Also let's them put in the rules for 4-6 variants that share a largely similar kit but with different heads/weapons (a la Dreamforge's Leviathans, who will be my Grey Knights...um...Knight). Toss in fluff, a bit of artwork, some painting/assembly guides, obligatory hard cover then slap a $50 price tag on it with a Knight costing $120 and sit back and wait for the money.
It SOUNDS like a GW plan, and not a particularly awful one aside from the near-inevitable pricing.
The other thread relating tot his is a bit long and unwieldy, we'll use this one from now on.
relevant info and be C & Ped into this one.
Maybe throw a link into the 1st post.
Good spot/find.
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It isn't a White Dwarf cover, at lease it isn't one yet, look at all the text that you'd see on a current WWD compared to the image. It might be a WIP cover, but it isn't a leaked, finished issue.
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reds8n wrote: The other thread relating tot his is a bit long and unwieldy, we'll use this one from now on.
relevant info and be C & Ped into this one.
Maybe throw a link into the 1st post.
Good spot/find.
I'll happily link across, of anyone can remember which unrelated thread the info was in? Was it the Guard thread or one of the others?
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The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox
Honestly, big walkers just don't appeal to me very much. They don't fit the theme of any army I currently use, and while I'd welcome a proper "Adeptus Mechanicus" army, where these would doubtlessly have a place, big walkers because big walkers in an icnreasingly unweildy game system? No thank you.
Though from an artistic/design standpoint, I'm cautiously optimistic they'll release a cool looking model, though likely well out of my price range.
Therefore, I conclude, Valve should announce Half Life 2: Episode 3.
The WD we're comparing it to doesn't have any text occluding the image of the model, though. It's a smaller model, so they can get some text on there. Compare it to this cover with a big flyer on it (admittedly the old format WD)
Spoiler:
Still not a huge stretch for it to be a WD cover, imo. Definitely think some kind of Knights codex is pretty unlikely. They want to sell this kit to all the existing imperial players, not add a barrier in the form of a book they also need to get.
Maybe it's a next month... back page. They used to do those back in t'day.
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Dreamforge sell their models like candy, have all the options that imperial knights have.
A quick ( probally bodged ) explanation why they excist and presto garanteed income for the next couple of months
Well, unless anyone can localize the image used here, I'm guessing it's real. Not many people illustrate a very specific looking pseudo titan just to troll.
I'm kinda hard in places at the thought of a real plastic Knight. I'm also kinda soft in places at the thought of what my girlfiend and wallet will say. It's all very Schrodindger.
Thanks, updated OP, could have sworn it had popped up in an unrelated thread...
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The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox
I'm sure they can be used with HH armies too - considering entire knight squadrons and their pilots are major characters of the novel Mechanicum - If that is what we are getting - I am happy
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