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Darnok over on Warseer posted the following:
"Next ET book is focussing on Skaven, release on 10th of January (advance order up on the 2nd). Thanquol and Boneripper will be a big kit, a new Vermin Lord, some kind of new unit (no details here sadly) and two clampack characters."

Regarding the new unit, I could see it being a two-in-one kit with one of the still finecast units from the existing book. Censor bearers/gutter-runners/globadiers. Similarly, there is hope that Thanquol's boneripper will become a ridden mount that also can be assembled as the mount rat-ogre.

On a totally OT note: When did rumours get so serious? Rumour tracking? Whatever happened to, "Wow, if this turns out to be true, it will be exciting! If it doesn't, oh well."

Darnok also corrected the rumor by moving the release by a week, so the 9th is pre-order.

I would love to see some Jezzails or gutter runners.

The Skaven tide should be awesome. They were my first ever army alongside Empire so lets see if I can resist making a new one when the new book comes out. I am already about to finish my chaos and undead legions due to the new books so chances of resisting are low.

Saw this over at Bugmans

http://descansodelescriba.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/wdw-47-desveladahobbitjuegos-y-extras.html

Codex: Apocrypha

Talks about Lizards and Skaven

Im still not convinced Skaven get a book, at least not one that comes with a bunch of rules for them, just doesnt fit with the pattern of the first 3 consolidating multiple lists into a single one.

 jojo_monkey_boy wrote:
Darnok over on Warseer posted the following:
"Next ET book is focussing on Skaven, release on 10th of January (advance order up on the 2nd). Thanquol and Boneripper will be a big kit, a new Vermin Lord, some kind of new unit (no details here sadly) and two clampack characters."

Regarding the new unit, I could see it being a two-in-one kit with one of the still finecast units from the existing book. Censor bearers/gutter-runners/globadiers. Similarly, there is hope that Thanquol's boneripper will become a ridden mount that also can be assembled as the mount rat-ogre.

On a totally OT note: When did rumours get so serious? Rumour tracking? Whatever happened to, "Wow, if this turns out to be true, it will be exciting! If it doesn't, oh well."

Skaven have no clampack plastics yet, and loads of characters that could be likely candidates...I'm guessing some type of Grey Seer, and perhaps a Warlock Engineer...or my bias towards clan Pestilens has me thinking maybe a Lord Skrolk/Plague Priest clampack could be a possibility. As far as a unit is concerned, the only one that makes sense as a dual kit is the Night/Gutter Runners...and if that is the case...I could see Deathmaster Snikch/Assassin as one of the clampacks. Last possibility is they could re-do the Plague Monks and make it a dual kit with Censor Bearers...and charge $60 for it like they did with the DE Witch Elves... Whatever it is they get, they've sold at least one of each to me already

Sorry if this is off topic but did the Elf book ever come out? Were there any new kits for it?

Elf book came out a couple weeks ago. Soft Cover went on sale last saturday. No new models with it.

it came out, no kits

Man, that's a real downer. I mean, they could have made a new Avatar of Khaine that could have been used for both WFB and 40k!

Not really. "The Avatar of Khaine" for WHFB was just Tyrion.

they could have wrote tyrion to become more eldar avatar-like instead of just being an elf dude with a sword

Finally, an ET book i would be tempted with

Aslong as it gives me something new or a way to twist the army list a bit then im happy.
Give me some form of monster unit or even armoured rat ogres and i will be over the moon.

Going back some years a WD published a moulder list with a variation of rat ogres with different equipment/rules.
Something like this even as a small unit would be nice since currently, they look ace but are hopeless :(

 Kanluwen wrote:
Not really. "The Avatar of Khaine" for WHFB was just Tyrion.

Man, such an anti-climax. GW really could have made some good money if they'd brought out some new kick ass models.

 Malika2 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Not really. "The Avatar of Khaine" for WHFB was just Tyrion.

Man, such an anti-climax. GW really could have made some good money if they'd brought out some new kick ass models.

They didn't even have to make a new model. Just classify Tyrion as a Monster, give him appropriate stats, and recommend a base size, and people would have bought the Eldar Avatar in droves.

Hmm, maybe so, but the current Avatar is a 2nd edition era model, an update would have been nice...

Hulksmash wrote:Elf book came out a couple weeks ago. Soft Cover went on sale last saturday. No new models with it.

chaos0xomega wrote:it came out, no kits

Malika2 wrote:Man, that's a real downer. I mean, they could have made a new Avatar of Khaine that could have been used for both WFB and 40k!

Yeah those were my thoughts exactly. Darn shame.

Goes GW even make new models anymore? Or just glue more bling to old ones?

Skaven..... ET....

And now I ave to make a choice. Why GW why

Mind you, if they do update the Gutter Runners and reduce the price of Jezzails to something reasonable (Seriously, they are at what - £10.00 per model atmo) I may not be able to resist. And if they bring out a model of the Horned Rat..... Well my money will be theirs.

I do hope that Thanquol does not die. He is a fun character and pretty useful too. And as for his backstory and tie-ins with Gotrek and Felix (my two other favourite characters in WHFB) he is a great and rather fun character.

 Malika2 wrote:
Hmm, maybe so, but the current Avatar is a 2nd edition era model, an update would have been nice...

The Forge World version is really good (if a bit expensive), and is likely a big part of the reason we haven't seen a new plastic sculpt. They even used that model for the last Eldar supplement, Valedor.

3 of the last 5 fantasy releases were the Elves! Wood Elves were the last army released. Pretty sure if they released new models for End Times, people would have crapped all over GW for "taking things out of the book to release later".

 streamdragon wrote:
3 of the last 5 fantasy releases were the Elves! Wood Elves were the last army released. Pretty sure if they released new models for End Times, people would have crapped all over GW for "taking things out of the book to release later".

Not really. A new big centrepiece model like all the other End Times releases wouldn't have been in the army book anyway. A new Malekith on his dragon for example.

Undead got the three lieutenants, Nagash, two new unit types and new Spirit Host models. Chaos got a new unit type, Glotkin, three lieutenants again and another new special character. A big centrepiece for Elves would hardly be too much to ask for even with the last army book released (bearing in mind that was a while ago and there has been two books between them, Nagash and Glotkin, which changed the armies up).

 streamdragon wrote:
3 of the last 5 fantasy releases were the Elves! Wood Elves were the last army released. Pretty sure if they released new models for End Times, people would have crapped all over GW for "taking things out of the book to release later".

They could have done new High Elf infantry sculpts, Naestra and Arahan on their Forest Dragon, a new Malekith or a new Imrik...

New Alith-Anar model would have been fantastic.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 streamdragon wrote:
3 of the last 5 fantasy releases were the Elves! Wood Elves were the last army released. Pretty sure if they released new models for End Times, people would have crapped all over GW for "taking things out of the book to release later".

They could have done new High Elf infantry sculpts, Naestra and Arahan on their Forest Dragon, a new Malekith or a new Imrik...

New Alith-Anar model would have been fantastic.

Naestra and Arahan on their dragon would have been awesome, because they could've included normal Highborn parts and us Wood Elves could finally have a plastic dragon. But any of them would have been welcome.

There's quite literally a ton of things that could have been released for High or Wood Elves that wouldn't have stepped on the toes of the book release.

For example, plastic Waywatchers...

War dancers. Warhawk riders. Treekin

 Kanluwen wrote:
There's quite literally a ton of things that could have been released for High or Wood Elves that wouldn't have stepped on the toes of the book release.

For example, plastic Waywatchers...

Well none of those options had entries in for new rules in the end times book.

If anything a new malekith and imrik and tyrion that is about it.

Granted spirit hosts got new models without new rules in end times nagash.

If you want to get technical, everything in the Elf books had entries in the End Times book.

They're part of the army lists--even if they didn't get new rules.

I'm still waiting for more info I wish it would come sooner. Its been said new thanqoul and boneripper and a plastic vermin lord forever. I want some details haha
I'm just going to buy the book tho for now (hardcover from my flgs) when it comes out. Don't really want to shell out the cash for it but I will because.....skaven lol

 Breotan wrote:
BoLS is like the metaphoric broken clock that's right twice a day. Everything pointing to Skaven anyway makes this a pretty safe rumor to monger.

I don't care too much about Bols and their speculations.
It's not the best site in town.

On the plus side, i may see the point of running clanrats/slaves soon depending on the release.

I have always ran pure stormvermin as my troops as for skaven, they are quite solid for rats.
Throw in queek for good measure and upgrade his unit and they are pretty damn good.
Fast at chewing through tarpit units too.



Something fast for the rats would be nice though.
They have wolf rats, why not make use of them in packs or as mounts?

They need a quick moving unit even if it is fodder.

Yeah cheaper jezzails would be nice. Still holding out hope for jetpack skaven at some point. Just make it happen. Jetpack skaven with dual warplock pistols. That would be so freaking boss.

I could actually see the vermin lord getting use in current games for some reason as long as it's against certain elf armies. These avoidance lists are making it pretty freaking needed at this point to have either a vermin lord, jezzails or warlocks with warp lightning.