As much as I'd love that, t hink about it like that:

Why would GW release the Lion just before 8th ed.?
Wouldnt it make a lot more sense to release him as the first big thing after 8th Ed. to get people into the new edition?

Still hoping though, the Lion should have taken the lead, not that smurf.

This could just be a preview for a 30k johnson/sanguinius no? Havent they previewed 30k forgeworld things before?

Jumping on the "Blood Bowl High Elf Lion Warrior" team

I am getting a good feeling about it because the HE team is currently on the GW store, too...

So...

COME TO DADDY!!

Aeri wrote:
As much as I'd love that, t hink about it like that:

Why would GW release the Lion just before 8th ed.?
Wouldnt it make a lot more sense to release him as the first big thing after 8th Ed. to get people into the new edition?

Still hoping though, the Lion should have taken the lead, not that smurf.

They might not be releasing him before 8th (if it is him). This is just a teaser, no mention of when it's coming.

Bobug wrote:
This could just be a preview for a 30k johnson/sanguinius no? Havent they previewed 30k forgeworld things before?

The Rumor Engine is for GW releases. They've never previewed anything Forgeworld with it.

Didn't they preview one of the resin goblin specialists?


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(I don't play blood bowl, so I didn't really pay attention)

Yes, they did.

 EnTyme wrote:

Bobug wrote:
This could just be a preview for a 30k johnson/sanguinius no? Havent they previewed 30k forgeworld things before?

The Rumor Engine is for GW releases. They've never previewed anything Forgeworld with it.

I'm pretty sure a couple of the previews were for FW Blood Bowl stuff.

 TalonZahn wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
If sanguinus and/or Horus come back from the dead, 40k will really have turned into a bad manga.

Better not read the Bible.

The main antagonist and protagonist just keep coming back.

That's the great thing about fiction! Anyhoo, it has to be Lion El because Cypher has been mucking about lately. Also Lion is known to be alive on the rock, in some form of alive, and it fits with what's coming up in the 8th storyline/arch.

guru wrote:

Good grief, that art is terrible.



Throwing in my vote for Jonson. White Lions aren't AOS-ey enough as is, they'll have to throw in some sort of bubble squirting levitation device to make it fit.

 loki old fart wrote:

What is that?

 Just Tony wrote:

guru wrote:

Good grief, that art is terrible.



Throwing in my vote for Jonson. White Lions aren't AOS-ey enough as is, they'll have to throw in some sort of bubble squirting levitation device to make it fit.

Yep Blanche is the most overrated hack at GW which is impressive since they have JJ and 95% of Black Library.

I have to admit I am awaiting the new elves with trepidation because of GW's desperate need to make everything TM,C no matter how absurd.(See monopoly man steam dwarf and Dwarfs hanging from ahh nvm that horse is dead)

John Blanche? A hack?!

Wash your mouth out with soap! Bear in mind a lot of GW's best minis are based on his work.

 angelofvengeance wrote:
John Blanche? A hack?!

Wash your mouth out with soap! Bear in mind a lot of GW's best minis are based on his work.

He's a very polarising artist. Personally I dislike most of his work, but it definately has shaped 40k over the years.

 Nostromodamus wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
John Blanche? A hack?!

Wash your mouth out with soap! Bear in mind a lot of GW's best minis are based on his work.

He's a very polarising artist. Personally I dislike most of his work, but it definately has shaped 40k over the years.

Yeah and not for the better with his fascination with s&m style outfits and stick thin badly proportioned females nearly wrecking the inquisition range.

Girlyman's resurrection was kind of... boring.

I wouldn't be against a book that claimed it was about the Blood Angel's last stand. Like 85% of it is just detailed descriptions of the deaths of various Angels. Then when things look really bad Sanguinius appears and cleaves through like 500 Tyranids in 2 seconds.

SeanDrake wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
John Blanche? A hack?!

Wash your mouth out with soap! Bear in mind a lot of GW's best minis are based on his work.

He's a very polarising artist. Personally I dislike most of his work, but it definately has shaped 40k over the years.

Yeah and not for the better with his fascination with s&m style outfits and stick thin badly proportioned females nearly wrecking the inquisition range.

"The guy that designed all the things I like really sucks at designing things."

 angelofvengeance wrote:
John Blanche? A hack?!

Wash your mouth out with soap! Bear in mind a lot of GW's best minis are based on his work.

Did he sculpt them? Then your point is irrelevant. You can take that worst artist out there currently (Let's say the Pander Brothers for instance), use one of their images as a starting point, and come up with something actually great. Now if it's an exact 3D rep of the art, then it's going to be every bit as terrible as the original. The Varghulf is a great example of this. Hell, pretty much every piece of toilet paper Blanche put in the 7th Ed. WFB Vampire Counts book would be a great example. If the minis were made like that, it'd make Mantic minis look like modern art masterpieces.

JSG wrote:

SeanDrake wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
John Blanche? A hack?!

Wash your mouth out with soap! Bear in mind a lot of GW's best minis are based on his work.

He's a very polarising artist. Personally I dislike most of his work, but it definately has shaped 40k over the years.

Yeah and not for the better with his fascination with s&m style outfits and stick thin badly proportioned females nearly wrecking the inquisition range.

"The guy that designed all the things I like really sucks at designing things."

Well, it's a matter of opinion. There's plenty of people who dislike him. I for one do like his style quite a lot, never found any real stinker in it.

His style is sort of strange but that's what makes it cool. It's like Frank Miller. He also really influenced the look of this whole universe.

This is really OT.

I'm still hoping for Sanguinius. Maybe in a triumvirate with Dante and Mephiston.

John Blanche is a very good concept artist. Obviously, is art is very personal so as Nostrodamus has said, is a case of "love it or hate it".

I personally don't like tha art but I can apreciate the imagination and how colorful he makes the concepts he drawns, making them coming alive.

 Galas wrote:
John Blanche is a very good concept artist. Obviously, is art is very personal so as Nostrodamus has said, is a case of "love it or hate it".

I personally don't like tha art but I can apreciate the imagination and how colorful he makes the concepts he drawns, making them coming alive.

The art might be okay, but I really like the miniature versions based off his art!

Yeah. He is very original, something that today is very hard. Is art is full of character. Character that many people don't like, but I have seen many people calling his art "Crap", and to me thats obvious that those people jus don't know how art works

I know how proportions, perspective, symmetry, and composition work. It is clear that Blanche doesn't. Add to the fact that with people like Gallagher on the payroll, you don't have to settle for backalley Brit artists anymore. At the start of GW, you kinda did.

 Just Tony wrote:
I know how proportions, perspective, symmetry, and composition work. It is clear that Blanche doesn't. Add to the fact that with people like Gallagher on the payroll, you don't have to settle for backalley Brit artists anymore. At the start of GW, you kinda did.

There are people into 40k who actually believe this.

Proportions, perspective, symmetri and composition are all tools into the artist repertory to use. I'm not gonna defend that obviously his works isn't the most traditional one, nor I'm gonna pretend that I know anything about Art

But this is all offtopic so I'll drop the theme here. John Blanche don't pay me money to defend his style.

Yes, exactly.

Please take the J. Blanche Aesthetics conversation to a separate thread, if you like.

The image with the eldar and tau symbols has been confirmed as the new books for xenos (index xenos 1 and index xenos 2)

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/24/rumour-engine-may-24th-2017/


New rumor engine is up!

My guess, it's one tire from the new ork buggy that Hastings mentioned.

A tyre with bolts?

It's got to be the new Ork Warbuggy that's been rumoured for a while now, right?

Plastik Thunderhawk

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
A tyre with bolts?

It's got to be the new Ork Warbuggy that's been rumoured for a while now, right?

I agree, this seems logical. Might also mean that a new ork codex is on its way or mabey a new version of gorkamorka

With the new edition reveal, we now have the confirmation that the April 26 rumor image is what most people thought - the cover image of the Xenos Index book.

Oh lordy I hope that the new one is an Ork Buggy or Trakk.

I've got friends younger than those kits!

I was browsing through the web store last night and those kits really stood out as being old and crap. I'd never buy, paint, or use one. I was thinking about building grot howdahs on mournfangs (rather a lot of work) rather than even think about buying one.

So yeah, new buggies. Thanks GW.

or maybe...

Like the feline head, it's another colour image that's been given the black and white treatment. I'm not quite sure if it's ork now...

LordShaft.

I'm going to go with one of those Death Guard vehicles.

 Shaft, Lord of Slaanesh wrote:
Like the feline head, it's another colour image that's been given the black and white treatment. I'm not quite sure if it's ork now...

LordShaft.

You do realise that the algorithm doesn't really know what colour the thing was originally?

If that's a tyre, it's a really weird looking one. Granted, GW does have some history of weird wheel and tread designs and I can't really see what else it might be.

The recent ork stuff has generally had a pretty consistent look to their wheels and this doesn't quite fit it.

Death Guard might be possible, but I find it hard to picture them using anything except tracks and walkers.

Honestly, I'm absolutely baffled by that one.

It does look like it could be the front track part/gear to a track? You can't see the full circle

It's not Tyranid, that's all I know.

I would love it to be an Ork vehicle, but most likely it's for them Chaos boyz.

Lol, it's a grim dark studed tire. Must be vhallans.

The thick tread looks a touch like the old epicast ork tires on those weird bowel burna type tanks.

While I would love it to be a gigantic rear wheel to a new buggy kit - it probably ends up being something else entirely...

We have a picture that shows some kind of multi-legged nurgle creature that might very well be the one previewed.

So I think we might have found the model for this:


Granted it's not the picture of the model but this is likely the artwork for the thing. Is it just me or does the artwork look like an Ultralisk from Starcraft?





Looking at it again I think I might be wrong. The rumour pic creature seems to be really small since the legs are all 1 part, I'd say perhaps a 40mm base or bike base. So beast of nurgle perhaps? Whilst this artwork seems to show a much larger creature.

Is that supposed to be Celestine or some Blood Angel fluttering around the monster there?

nope, that'll be Mortarion (top-right, right?)

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Is that supposed to be Celestine or some Blood Angel fluttering around the monster there?

Where abouts?

Is it just me, or is there also GUOs at the back there with Morty and Guilliman?

There's a few things in that pic that we have no clue on, and since they pretty much only draw the miniatures now (right down to the individual jewels on their armour), we can assume that these new things are real incoming minis.

That's nice though, in this instance, as I really like the Ultralisk-cum-Stag Beetle beast thing. Looks great.

Heh. Whoops.

Mortarion makes a lot more sense after looking at this again. When I'm awake. And I'm wearing my glasses.

This was at 2016 & 2017 WHFest. Could it be what someone posted in that dark photo? It was also on a slide at this weekends WHFest too with the new starter plague marines...

Nah that's someone's converted army . Look at the ghouls in the bottom right or the flagellants with guns bottom left , and the up-armoured aos nurgle thing .

 CURNOW wrote:
Nah that's someone's converted army . Look at the ghouls in the bottom right or the flagellants with guns bottom left , and the up-armoured aos nurgle thing .

Converted by one of the designers of the new deathguard, Maxime Pastourel.

That explains where the tri-buzzsaw axe came from...

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
That explains where the tri-buzzsaw axe came from...

That's why I thought it might be legit. If GW "borrowed" that idea, maybe the big mean nurgle buggy too?

A jagged thing.

 Verviedi wrote:


A jagged thing.

Reminds me of Ironjaw pauldrons.

Could be a tattered cloak.

Part of the new Abaddon model. Its part of his handkerchief, in which he is blowing his nose and whipping away his tears from failing another Black Crusade.

You read it here first.

That could be literally anything. Some see cloth from a cloak, some see armor plating. It's like GW's version of a Rorshach (sp?) test.

Yeah, that's not much of a tease. It might as well be a rock on a base, for all it gives away. That's a bit lame for a teaser.

Primarch cape.

It looks to be part of a cloak, it's too wavy to be a piece of armor.

This with the lion head makes me think it could be Lion E'Johnson

It looks very similar to Cypher's cloak...

I doubt the Lion would wear such a rugged cloak ...

Guys, guys, the guys used the term "jagged" to describe it at warhammer-community. When did you EVER use the term jagged for a cloack?

 BrookM wrote:
Could be a tattered cloak.

Could be a half eaten piece of Fruit Rollup.

Morti's cloak?

More cloack.. with the last week, and the lion heads..

Defo a lion cloak.

Tattered nature suggests perhaps not Elf. Could Lion El'Jonson be too obvious?

The fur around the lion head doesn't seem to match the fur on this particular cloak.

I think it is two different cloaks.

While Lion El' would be cool. I feel like it might be too much to hope for.

stormboy wrote:
The fur around the lion head doesn't seem to match the fur on this particular cloak.

I think it is two different cloaks.

While Lion El' would be cool. I feel like it might be too much to hope for.

I think it's a Slaanesh chaos space marine cloak. That isn't fur, it's hundreds of tongues stapled to the cloak...

I wouldn't be surprised if its Russ’ cape.

They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

Completely disagree there, that is def fur... goes off in way to many directions and is way to curvy to be feathers, which are generally more even and uniform at that size... GW has a very established feather style at this point, and that ain't it imo.

Deathrattle cloak like the one shown in the Shadespire video.

Gonna go ahead and throw this out there...that looks exactly like the cloak of the Sisters of Battle Canoness.

 MajorTom11 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

Completely disagree there, that is def fur... goes off in way to many directions and is way to curvy to be feathers, which are generally more even and uniform at that size... GW has a very established feather style at this point, and that ain't it imo.

View the 360.

I just got done rebasing mine for an upcoming Skirmish league, so I might be tainted from that perspective but yes. They do have feathers in that style.

And before you try to claim that it's meant to be fur, Dark Riders haven't had their fluff changed too drastically from the Warhammer incarnation. Their cloaks have a mantle of raven feathers.

Yeah... that's too similar. I'll have to go with Kan on this one.

I'm still hoping for Lion El'Johnson, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

You are just seeing the thumb prints in this. It is not feathers. It's the Lions cape. RG is reestablishing the first founding chapters and starting with DAs. Lion has been awoken on the Rock. THe lion head fur & cape fur match, and the tears on fur cape match the all cape no fur tattered cape...

I'm with Krazy on this. For a while The Lion was the most alive primarch.

 NivlacSupreme wrote:
I'm with Krazy on this. For a while The Lion was the most alive primarch.

Lion El’Jonson is the most likely to return next. Why? Because we have a BODY! His currently location is currently “hidden deep within The Rock” and he’s just “resting.” I don’t know what the trigger is to wake him up but I’m betting it has something to do with Cypher – who got pretty darn close to the Emperor…And it’s not like he’s going to be the first Primarch to pull a sleeping beauty.

krazynadechukr wrote:
His currently location is currently “hidden deep within The Rock” and he’s just “resting.”

He's... errr... pining for the fjords

Again ... they will not make a Lion model with such a cloak ... he is not like Cypher but a Primarch and his cloak will be as new as RG's armor ...

I don't think the Lion wore a Lion cloak. Sanguinius did. Don't think this is a Primarch at all. Looks more AOS to me.

Maybe something freepeople related... Or even something undead maybe. Like an undead king, or something something White Lions. Korhil, or did he die to?

The rumour a while back of the little slug with legs is in the big artwork panel in the new rulebook. Looks o be a big beast of nurgle.

 nicromancer wrote:
The rumour a while back of the little slug with legs is in the big artwork panel in the new rulebook. Looks o be a big beast of nurgle.

Source? Can you link the image in question?

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
I don't think the Lion wore a Lion cloak. Sanguinius did. Don't think this is a Primarch at all. Looks more AOS to me.

Maybe something freepeople related... Or even something undead maybe. Like an undead king, or something something White Lions. Korhil, or did he die to?

Spoiler:

Korhil was executed after trying to steal the Widowmaker away from Tyrion's reach.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 nicromancer wrote:
The rumour a while back of the little slug with legs is in the big artwork panel in the new rulebook. Looks o be a big beast of nurgle.

Source? Can you link the image in question?

down left.

GW ultralisks!

 Crazyterran wrote:
GW ultralisks!

Oh god, Guilliman's using them!?

Surely they wouldn't pop another loyalist Primarch this early in the Dark Imperium story? Especially with Mortarion on the way.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 MajorTom11 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

Completely disagree there, that is def fur... goes off in way to many directions and is way to curvy to be feathers, which are generally more even and uniform at that size... GW has a very established feather style at this point, and that ain't it imo.

View the 360.

I just got done rebasing mine for an upcoming Skirmish league, so I might be tainted from that perspective but yes. They do have feathers in that style.

And before you try to claim that it's meant to be fur, Dark Riders haven't had their fluff changed too drastically from the Warhammer incarnation. Their cloaks have a mantle of raven feathers.

Gotta disagree, even on those models, looks like simple brown fur collars to me. Ymmv, I see fur in both cases though.

krazynadechukr wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

You are just seeing the thumb prints in this. It is not feathers. It's the Lions cape. RG is reestablishing the first founding chapters and starting with DAs. Lion has been awoken on the Rock. THe lion head fur & cape fur match, and the tears on fur cape match the all cape no fur tattered cape...

I got to say, that image of your actually makes me think it's less likely to be related to the Lion head at this point, if only because the fur doesn't match style-wise (the fur around the head is very fine, while the fur on the cape is matted).

So am I thinking: what IF these all belong to a single "faction" but different "sub-faction". What if we are going to see a release a la Disciples of Tzeentch.

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
I don't think the Lion wore a Lion cloak. Sanguinius did.

Spoiler:

Feeble argument. There weren't any Primaris marines, until GW made them. There wasn't a RG, until GW made him. There wasn't... Besides, Sangy is dead & he wore a leopard, not a lion, cape. There is a difference, one has a mane (lion) and one does not (leopard). It is either the elf or Johnson. That's it. I think folks are forgetting the January 2017 rumor that someone saw a box at GW HQ that had "lion El' Johns" on it (that's all they read) and he saw the leg and base on the box. The armor was black and it was a dread base. It was buried in a pile, and flattened (an unfolded prototype box most likely). I'll try to find that old rumor.

krazynadechukr wrote:

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
I don't think the Lion wore a Lion cloak. Sanguinius did.

Spoiler:

Feeble argument. There weren't any Primaris marines, until GW made them. There wasn't a RG, until GW made him. There wasn't... Besides, Sangy is dead & he wore a leopard, not a lion, cape. There is a difference, one has a mane (lion) and one does not (leopard). It is either the elf or Johnson. That's it. I think folks are forgetting the January 2017 rumor that someone saw a box at GW HQ that had "lion El' Johns" on it (that's all they read) and he saw the leg and base on the box. The armor was black and it was a dread base. It was buried in a pile, and flattened (an unfolded prototype box most likely). I'll try to find that old rumor.

Forge World had a Roboute Guilliman first.

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:

krazynadechukr wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

You are just seeing the thumb prints in this. It is not feathers. It's the Lions cape. RG is reestablishing the first founding chapters and starting with DAs. Lion has been awoken on the Rock. THe lion head fur & cape fur match, and the tears on fur cape match the all cape no fur tattered cape...

I got to say, that image of your actually makes me think it's less likely to be related to the Lion head at this point, if only because the fur doesn't match style-wise (the fur around the head is very fine, while the fur on the cape is matted).

I pourly resized these pics and in doing so messed it up. Look for original rumor pics and compare.


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 Kanluwen wrote:

krazynadechukr wrote:

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
I don't think the Lion wore a Lion cloak. Sanguinius did.

Spoiler:

Feeble argument. There weren't any Primaris marines, until GW made them. There wasn't a RG, until GW made him. There wasn't... Besides, Sangy is dead & he wore a leopard, not a lion, cape. There is a difference, one has a mane (lion) and one does not (leopard). It is either the elf or Johnson. That's it. I think folks are forgetting the January 2017 rumor that someone saw a box at GW HQ that had "lion El' Johns" on it (that's all they read) and he saw the leg and base on the box. The armor was black and it was a dread base. It was buried in a pile, and flattened (an unfolded prototype box most likely). I'll try to find that old rumor.

Forge World had a Roboute Guilliman first.

Talking about GW product line specifically. My point being GW is making new models, and getting nicely elaborate and detailed. "The lion didn't wear a lion cloak." Doesn't hold water. There will be a new miniature coming out, and GW doesn't and won't hold onto the old idea "the lion doesn't have a lion cloak" but instead take this golden op to make a lion cloak on the Primarch known as The Lion.

It's not the Lion.

To me the lion face seems too... simple to be something as a Primarch. I assume that, being a Primarch it will be a big model, so I don't see it having a so simple lion face in his cape.

 MajorTom11 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

Completely disagree there, that is def fur... goes off in way to many directions and is way to curvy to be feathers, which are generally more even and uniform at that size... GW has a very established feather style at this point, and that ain't it imo.

Plus it's clearly procreate

Sorry I couldn't resist...

 Red Corsair wrote:

 MajorTom11 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
They're feathers not fur from the looks of it. It looks fairly close to the Dark Riders' cloaks.

Completely disagree there, that is def fur... goes off in way to many directions and is way to curvy to be feathers, which are generally more even and uniform at that size... GW has a very established feather style at this point, and that ain't it imo.

Plus it's clearly procreate

Sorry I couldn't resist...

Meh, I gotta man up and take my medicine on that one lol, I was obviously dead wrong!

 Azreal13 wrote:
It's not the Lion.

Whew. Glad that debate is over. Oh, forgot to ask - source?

It just isn't.

To the best of my recollection I've not called a rumour wrong in years, and this is so totally "on the nose" as to have me baffled how anyone could think it.

You seriously think that a site which has hitherto leaked images that have seldom made sense until after the model image has been shown in its entirety would preview a hugely significant release like another Primarch by leaking an image of an actual lion?

Gimme a break.

 Azreal13 wrote:
It just isn't.

To the best of my recollection I've not called a rumour wrong in years, and this is so totally "on the nose" as to have me baffled how anyone could think it.

You seriously think that a site which has hitherto leaked images that have seldom made sense until after the model image has been shown in its entirety would preview a hugely significant release like another Primarch by leaking an image of an actual lion?

Gimme a break.

Maybe thats why they are doing it this time! They are playing with us!

Your point is very valid too, if that lion is supposedly scaled to Primarch size, and a significant focal point of the mini as the shoulder pad, it's a really gak sculpt and shouldn't really be cause for any excitement.

 Azreal13 wrote:
Your point is very valid too, if that lion is supposedly scaled to Primarch size, and a significant focal point of the mini as the shoulder pad, it's a really gak sculpt and shouldn't really be cause for any excitement.

He shrunk a size or two, m'kay?

 Azreal13 wrote:
Your point is very valid too, if that lion is supposedly scaled to Primarch size, and a significant focal point of the mini as the shoulder pad, it's a really gak sculpt and shouldn't really be cause for any excitement.

I have been thinking the same thing. It just doesn't look like the quality we would see on a Primarch.

Maybe its a white lion (is that still an elf thing?) resculpt?
Going by the timing (the release of 8th ed) its probable that they deliberatly shown something with a lion on it to try to get us to think its a Primarch, when in reality its nothing to do with 40k.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Maybe its a white lion (is that still an elf thing?) resculpt?
Going by the timing (the release of 8th ed) its probable that they deliberatly shown something with a lion on it to try to get us to think its a Primarch, when in reality its nothing to do with 40k.

Considering AoS is a different setting I don't think they'd revamp or redo white lions. Every time they introduce or redo a faction they seem to take things in a new and wildly different stylized direction with new models. When we do get a new Elf faction for AoS i'm not expecting them to be too much like the old high elves/dark elves etc of the old world. This thing could also be for shadespire, as i'm sure there are more teams planned besides deathrattle/khorne/stormcast.

But honestly two rumor engines in a row of a bland cloak isn't really getting my imagination firing up.

As far as I'm aware, and going by Hasting's word, there are two rumour engine pics (as of late may) that belong to diferent shadespire teams.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Maybe its a white lion (is that still an elf thing?) resculpt?
Going by the timing (the release of 8th ed) its probable that they deliberatly shown something with a lion on it to try to get us to think its a Primarch, when in reality its nothing to do with 40k.

The White Lions are now part of the "Lion Rangers" faction for Order. The models for both them and the chariots are pretty solid, so I wouldn't think it would be for a resculpt.

It might be a hero added in though. They currently lack one.

 Thargrim wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Maybe its a white lion (is that still an elf thing?) resculpt?
Going by the timing (the release of 8th ed) its probable that they deliberatly shown something with a lion on it to try to get us to think its a Primarch, when in reality its nothing to do with 40k.

Considering AoS is a different setting I don't think they'd revamp or redo white lions. Every time they introduce or redo a faction they seem to take things in a new and wildly different stylized direction with new models. When we do get a new Elf faction for AoS i'm not expecting them to be too much like the old high elves/dark elves etc of the old world. This thing could also be for shadespire, as i'm sure there are more teams planned besides deathrattle/khorne/stormcast.

But honestly two rumor engines in a row of a bland cloak isn't really getting my imagination firing up.

Other than Kharadron, all AoS faction have included at least some of a WFB faction. Sylvaneth is basically the tree spirits from the Wood Elves plus Kurnoth Hunters and the Branchwych. Disciples of Tzeentch included the old Tzeentch Sorcerer Lord and a couple named Chaos Lords. Ironjaws includes the old Black Orcs. It's likely the new Aelf factions (I'm betting we'll end up with at least two) will incorporate at least some of the old High Elf and Dark Elf armies.

All I know is back in 2016 there was a rumor of a Cypher model, Fallen, and a Lion Johnson model in the works based off Dave Gallagher's sketches from 2005. Sure enough, the Cypher is spot on to those sketches. And we have Fallen now.

We are hearing a rumor of a BL novel where someone is coming out of stasis after centuries of sleep.

We heard in Jan 2017 someone spotted a Lion Johnson box at GW HQ.

We have 8th and suddenly good & evil primarchs are showing up again.

It's literally 50/50 between Johnson & the Elf, IMHO

krazynadechukr wrote:
All I know is back in 2016 there was a rumor of a Cypher model, Fallen, and a Lion Johnson model in the works based off Dave Gallagher's sketches from 2005. Sure enough, the Cypher is spot on to those sketches. And we have Fallen now.

Actually we don't. We have the Dark Angels upgrade kit and the Horus Heresy plastics.

No Fallen.

We are hearing a rumor of a BL novel where someone is coming out of stasis after centuries of sleep.

We heard in Jan 2017 someone spotted a Lion Johnson box at GW HQ.

We have 8th and suddenly good & evil primarchs are showing up again.

It's literally 50/50 between Johnson & the Elf, IMHO

I hadn't seen any of those rumors if I'm going to be honest.

I know we kept getting rumors off and on about Cypher and the Lion, and there was even a rumor that the two were going to be in the same triumvirate box.

First time hearing those rumours too. (well, the black library one and the specification of Lion)

Seems like a Dark Angel would wear it with the lion stuff, but it could be something else. Thinking something from Age of Sigmar of Astra Militarium officer.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Maybe its a white lion (is that still an elf thing?) resculpt?
Going by the timing (the release of 8th ed) its probable that they deliberatly shown something with a lion on it to try to get us to think its a Primarch, when in reality its nothing to do with 40k.

Yeah, GW has shown they are more than willing to savagely troll their customers.('Plastic Thunderhawk' written on cardboard box in parody video) Which isn't really a bad thing (compared to old GW).

If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

tneva82 wrote:
If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

We have seen plenty of unfinished sneak peaks. And super zoomed in. I'd wait to judge the finished product.

krazynadechukr wrote:

tneva82 wrote:
If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

We have seen plenty of unfinished sneak peaks. And super zoomed in. I'd wait to judge the finished product.

I'm not sure any of the sneak peeks have been unfinished. Unpainted sure, but they've all been complete sculpting wise, as far as I know.

 ImAGeek wrote:

krazynadechukr wrote:

tneva82 wrote:
If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

We have seen plenty of unfinished sneak peaks. And super zoomed in. I'd wait to judge the finished product.

I'm not sure any of the sneak peeks have been unfinished. Unpainted sure, but they've all been complete sculpting wise, as far as I know.

Anything with thumb prints still visible, or lots of rough edges, or lack of detail, would be an unfinished sneak peak IMHO... I hope to god these aren't the final product.

The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

Ok, I'm gonna have a go at these:



31 May 2017


Pretty sure that's from Shadespire.


24 May 2017

Absolutely no idea. Could be Adeptus Titanicus, though, seeing as its so zoomed in...


17 May 2017

Either El'Jonson or a revamped Lion Ranger. I dunno...


10 May 2017

I'm guessing some sort of terrain piece for AoS. It looks like the garden of morr or even the new celestial occulum.


19 April 2017

SKAVEN!


12 April 2017

Definitely Nurgle, most likely resin, most likely big. It looks like it has a carapace of some sort, and judging by the lack of corroded metal im gonna say it isn't for the new Death Guard. AoS or daemons, maybe?


5 April 2017

Ive seen a lot of "play give us fishmen", but really, I think the next AoS release will be snail people. Think about it, how cool would snail warriors be? Lets hope they have a suitably epic name like "Shellcast Slimeternals" or "Snailadon Oversnails". Please make it be so, GW!


29 March 2017

Those look quite taunt, so Im guessing they're holding down something big and angry. Giant snail?


22 March 2017

The worlds derpiest dragon!
Actually, its quite cute. Im guessing dark elves.


15 March 2017

Probably more terrain, most likely 40k. Might even be Death Guard. Im gonna take a wild guess and say its Mortarion's base.

15 February 2017

Most likely another base. Probably shade spire.

08 February 2017


Either more Kharadrons or ad mek. No idea.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
Ok, I'm gonna have a go at these:

Absolutely no idea. Could be Adeptus Titanicus, though, seeing as its so zoomed in...

There was a Hastings rumour a little while back about new Ork buggies along with Armageddon-themed content, could be that.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:

Definitely Nurgle, most likely resin, most likely big. It looks like it has a carapace of some sort, and judging by the lack of corroded metal im gonna say it isn't for the new Death Guard. AoS or daemons, maybe?

A lot of these previews are of 3D-printed prototypes, most of them will end up being plastic.

 ImAGeek wrote:
The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

But there's your unfinished sneakpics...

krazynadechukr wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

But there's your unfinished sneakpics...

But the sculpting is done... you were talking as though the lion is undetailed because it isn't finished. But actually it definitely is finished because it's painted in the pic.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:

Definitely Nurgle, most likely resin, most likely big. It looks like it has a carapace of some sort, and judging by the lack of corroded metal im gonna say it isn't for the new Death Guard. AoS or daemons, maybe?

A lot of these previews are of 3D-printed prototypes, most of them will end up being plastic.

zamerion wrote:

Would ya look at that. I forgot that all the Underworlds models have scenic bases.

 ImAGeek wrote:

krazynadechukr wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

But there's your unfinished sneakpics...

But the sculpting is done... you were talking as though the lion is undetailed because it isn't finished. But actually it definitely is finished because it's painted in the pic.

moving on...

I would put money on this being the giant flail of a Great Unclean One being dragged.

That looks like it belongs on the base of a Daemon Primarch.

Yea I reckon that one is Mortarions base.

I'd say the same.

But, could be random base decoration for anything Nurgle really?

Gotta be. And it looks to be a Primaris marine, yes?

stormboy wrote:
That looks like it belongs on the base of a Daemon Primarch.

Or the base of a 40k compatible Maggoth kit.

Apparently the Maggoths make an appearance in the Dark Imperium novel, but since there's no kit available right now for a 40k Maggoth and that the Maggoths could potentially have a sprue added in to make them "normal" Maggoths instead of ridden ones ala the Knight-Warden kit.

It's just a Primaris Marine taking a well deserved nap.

or having a poo.

I really wish GW would solve some of these clues that are now weeks and months old. There's too many unsolved ones floating out there now.

RULE #2 is STAY ON TOPIC.

RULE #2 is NO SPAM.

I'm going to put on my blind optimist hat.

It's still the Lion.

He's taken exception to the Numarines.

Definitely.... Definitely..........

A 40k Maggoth kit would be most welcome, but Morty's base seems more likely.

Almost looks like a terrain piece, could it be a defiled shrine. Like the older marine statue, just knocked down.

 Theophony wrote:
Almost looks like a terrain piece, could it be a defiled shrine. Like the older marine statue, just knocked down.

Unlikely in my opinion, if you look at the throat, you can tell a bullet has gone through.

 lasgunpacker wrote:
A 40k Maggoth kit would be most welcome, but Morty's base seems more likely.

Just saying it like I sees it.

We know they've mentioned Maggoths now for 40k. Now is as good of a time as any for 'em.

The nurgle legs is some kind of large slug monster. I saw someone post a piece of New artwork with primaris ultra marines fighting two of it in the backround. It was a dead ringer. And as we know GW doesn't make art of things that aren't minis anymore.

I'll try to find the pic in question, but it was a while ago.

Russlock wrote:
The nurgle legs is some kind of large slug monster. I saw someone post a piece of New artwork with primaris ultra marines fighting two of it in the backround. It was a dead ringer. And as we know GW doesn't make art of things that aren't minis anymore.

I'll try to find the pic in question, but it was a while ago.

I agree with you; here you go!

 Kanluwen wrote:

 lasgunpacker wrote:
A 40k Maggoth kit would be most welcome, but Morty's base seems more likely.

Just saying it like I sees it.

We know they've mentioned Maggoths now for 40k. Now is as good of a time as any for 'em.

I'd always thought that Morbidex Twiceborn ( The giant Nurgling looking one) could be a Nurgle Daemon character.

Also worth mentioning that on the US site, these kits are 'temporarily not available'.

 nels1031 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 lasgunpacker wrote:
A 40k Maggoth kit would be most welcome, but Morty's base seems more likely.

Just saying it like I sees it.

We know they've mentioned Maggoths now for 40k. Now is as good of a time as any for 'em.

I'd always thought that Morbidex Twiceborn ( The giant Nurgling looking one) could be a Nurgle Daemon character.

Also worth mentioning that on the US site, these kits are 'temporarily not available'.

I really hope this is the case - Many of the rotbringers models could be DG or just Deamon centric really easy.

Rumor engine kinda died. Do we have any answers to the last several clues yet?

some idea?

Elves of cthulu?

The style reminds me of ogres.

it has an ork/c or ogor look to it

zamerion wrote:


some idea?

Looks like some sort of head to me, but I see rivets, so it could just as easily be a pauldron or something.
Might be something orky.

could be a more ornate chaos marine backpack exhaust thing?...it could also be bloody anything though

Looks like either a small pauldron (aelf?) or part of a CSM backpack.

Made me think of the winged snake/thing we saw a while back.

Could be an armoured beasty head, with the rivets being polyp type things on it's shell? Rudimentary eyes, that sort of thing.

Hm, are we sure this is the right angle of the picture? Flip it maybe?

Reminds me of the hand spikes that used to be used in blood bowl. They kind of moved to Ogres/Ogors.

Or lion
Or stormcasts

Is that an anvil it's biting?

That looks a lot like the Stormcast chestpieces on characters:

Does appear to be. And they made a Lion pun in the caption. If it's Mr Dark Angel he's got some literal stuff going on.

Hmmm... Feels like an AoS model. I'm thinking that's a shield of some kind.

It looks like an anvil in its teeth. Perhaps that's significant in some way.

Wasn't one of the Stormast characters from Shadespire an ex-Blacksmith who ascended to Stormcast-hood?

A Lion with an anvil would fit that...

Looks like a shoulder pad for a Stormcast character.

 JohnnyHell wrote:
Does appear to be. And they made a Lion pun in the caption. If it's Mr Dark Angel he's got some literal stuff going on.

They made not one, but three lion puns in two different captions.


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 oni wrote:
Hmmm... Feels like an AoS model. I'm thinking that's a shield of some kind.

It looks like an anvil in its teeth. Perhaps that's significant in some way.

I'm thinking you're right on the money for it being a shield. Not convinced it's an anvil there but I don't have my winds of magic references handy at the moment...because it looks more like a rune than an anvil.

 oni wrote:
Hmmm... Feels like an AoS model..

You are in the right setting...

 Crazyterran wrote:
Wasn't one of the Stormast characters from Shadespire an ex-Blacksmith who ascended to Stormcast-hood?

A Lion with an anvil would fit that...

Oh yeah, they haven't done much about the Shadespire forces yet, and if they're still planning this year I would imagine some rumors would be for it.

Requizen wrote:

 Crazyterran wrote:
Wasn't one of the Stormast characters from Shadespire an ex-Blacksmith who ascended to Stormcast-hood?

A Lion with an anvil would fit that...

Oh yeah, they haven't done much about the Shadespire forces yet, and if they're still planning this year I would imagine some rumors would be for it.

I don't think they're going to do a preview of a model we've already seen?

Because they did do a fairly good reveal of the Shadespire boxed set forces I thought.

Yeeep, this whole Lion thing was a giant red herring. It's just another fancy Sigmarine, like the Sigmarine Space Wolf fellows.

here's the quote from FB:

We wouldn't be Lion if we said we didn't take Pride in our choices of Rumour Engine pictures.

They wouldn't be lying if they said they didn't take pride.

So they don't take pride in their choice.

10/10 grammar there. Or perhaps a cry for help.

Definitely looks Stormcast of some kind. Does anyone else think it looks like the bottom of the picture has been cropped to a point?

Likely a Stormcast of some description.

Perhaps it is time we got named characters?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Likely a Stormcast of some description.

Perhaps it is time we got named characters?

Plenty of characters have been named in the books, and I think all of the major Stormhosts have had at least one or two stories, so it might happen. Still, AoS is pretty light on named characters other than big things like Alarielle or Nagash (or Compendium but those don't count), so I don't think that's super likely.

 Verviedi wrote:
Is that an anvil it's biting?

Looks like a chalice with a blood drop. OH MY, Sanguinius returns!


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 bubber wrote:
here's the quote from FB:

We wouldn't be Lion if we said we didn't take Pride in our choices of Rumour Engine pictures.

The GW site says - It looks angry… whatever it is.

Folks, the rumor that Sigmar is one of the 2 lost primarchs has been around forever, and GW has said "he aint". But what if Lion'el IS Sigmar???!!!!!11!!!!!

I mean... yeah!




Ol' Siggy does seem to go between Lions & Griffons, for his animals of choice, I wonder if they'd actually make a Sigmar model? I mean, we have N'ggoosh, and several Primarchs, it couldn't hurt, and people would probably dig it.

I really like the bigger character kits, as they are fun, and inspire people to build some crazy stuff.

A Sigmar in miniature could be ultra cool.

Afterall, we have Alarielle, Nagash and Archaon. He isn't like the Emperor.

 Galas wrote:
A Sigmar in miniature could be ultra cool.

Afterall, we have Alarielle, Nagash and Archaon. He isn't like the Emperor.

We are getting an Emperor.

zamerion wrote:

Or lion
Or stormcasts

It has an almost Asiatic look to it. OH MY! Nippon are back! Maybe it's Angron?

Id bet that aint stormcast.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Id bet that aint stormcast.

I'd take that bet. Go look at Vandus Hammerhand. This is almost 100% identical.

 NivlacSupreme wrote:

We are getting an Emperor.

Beg your pardon?

 crumby_cataphract wrote:

 NivlacSupreme wrote:

We are getting an Emperor.

Beg your pardon?

It's inevitable.

Forge World has already said that the HH series will end with a Siege of Terra book.

Does look very Stormcast-y.

That's a good thing too. I was afraid the Sigmarines hadn't got enough releases yet.

Sculpt the turkish bastard and get it over with!

I need him with a HUGE beard to put at the front of my army.

It has an almost Asiatic look to it. OH MY! Nippon are back! Maybe it's Angron?

If it was oriental then it'd be from the Steppe Khanate which are basically fire Mongols. One becoming a Stormcast hero would be pretty sweet.

If that's an anvil then it could have something to do with Grungni. He's the one who made the Stormcast armor in the first place.

So could be a Azyrheim Duardin hero to go along with the recent dwarf focus.

Well, Dwarven Runes on Sigmars armour would make sense, if that was the case, no? He did forge a eternal bond between the Empire and the Dwarves...

 Platuan4th wrote:

 crumby_cataphract wrote:

 NivlacSupreme wrote:

We are getting an Emperor.

Beg your pardon?

It's inevitable.

Forge World has already said that the HH series will end with a Siege of Terra book.

And he's referenced in Inferno

 Galas wrote:
A Sigmar in miniature could be ultra cool.

Afterall, we have Alarielle, Nagash and Archaon. He isn't like the Emperor.

I have my theory on that. Alarielle, Nagash and Archaon have all had models before. Sigmar has not. Neither has Grungni. So GW is unlikely to do a model for Sigmar. Tyrion, Teclis and Malerion however I am betting will have models.

Looks Nurgle or Cthulhu elves.

Well either this is Cthulhu deep one inspired shadow Aelves or GW is trolling. It this point I think at least 4 of this pics come from this release. It is depressing to know that we are not likely to see it until the primaris and Deathguard releases are done.

It's Patrick Star.
Warhammer: Sponge Bob Underwater Wars confirmed.

Loopstah wrote:
Looks Nurgle or Cthulhu elves.

Yup.

Well someone did a great image cut of shard on facebook.

Definitely maybe C'thulhu Aelves.

Nurgle would have slime on it.

Probably just a servosquid for the new Primaris Aquamarines.

Shadow Elves baby!

Plastic Nurgle Beast, pretty please. It would make sense since DG is getting their own Codex.

 Hollow wrote:
Shadow Elves baby!

Shadowkin.

And that model is not named "Shard". It's a type of assassin called a "Tenebrael Shard". Him and the Mistweaver Saih are the first confirmed Shadowkin we've seen.

Yeah, with that preview the whole Cthulul Elves thing is just blatant now.

 Kanluwen wrote:
And that model is not named "Shard". It's a type of assassin called a "Tenebrael Shard".

Splitting hairs much Kan?

It is not possible for him to split hairs, hairs are too thin for even the sharpest blade to cut.

 Azreal13 wrote:
It is not possible for him to split hairs, hairs are too thin for even the sharpest blade to cut.

I see what you just did there!

Looks likely to be Shadowkin.

Boy, a realm that has hedonistic aelves, tentacles and possibly a trapped dark god of pleasure. Gonna be a real trial for those battletome writers to not slip in a dirty joke.

Baron Klatz wrote:
Looks likely to be Shadowkin.

Boy, a realm that has hedonistic aelves, tentacles and possibly a trapped dark god of pleasure. Gonna be a real trial for those battletome writers to not slip in a dirty joke.

Everything so far about the Shadowkin points to no "hedonistic aelves" nonsense.

We've gotten a bit on them from the main rulebook, Fyreslayers had a smidge on them, the Tenebrael Shard and Mistweaver Saih give a bit more...

They're closer to the Shade Clans of the Dark Elves, if you ever saw the fluff on them.

Ah yeah I can't wait to see this army. I suspect it will be after deathgaurd gets their release we'll see more. If this army is cooler thsn Khradron Overlords I might have to dive in instead, but it's going to be really really hard to make an army cooler than flying skypirate steampunk dwarves with tophats and machine gun moustaches.

There is mention of a tentacled behemoth being apart of a slaanesh daemon army called the decadent horde, in the 40k rule book on page 161.

There is also hints at a slaanesh Eldar army on page 113 perhaps this is for a new Slaanesh eldar/Aelves army ?

I strongly suspect that the “hints” of Slaaneshi eldar and aelves are overbown, but it would be so cool if they werent

Latest image...

That is a ridiculous amount of grenades.

Cityfight stratagem, c'moooon.

Was gonna say, this looks like some sort of IED. Cityfight ftw.

Ribbed for His/her/Its pleasure? Slaanesh confirmed!

Nah, it's the next step in the total eradication and squatting of all non-Imperial armies from the 40k range, OBVIOUSLY!!!!1

Sly Marbos Demo-charge, obviously.

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Was gonna say, this looks like some sort of IED. Cityfight ftw.

Amusingly enough, the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar page might have given it away. It talks about Stratagems in their preview but that blurb isn't actually on the Rumor Engine page.

Stormcast Signades

No lightning bolts or hammers on them though. In fact they'd probably be little hammers that explode, literal potato-mashers.


@Kanluwen, Haha, I know the Shadowkin aren't hedonistic like the edgelords of old or that skulk in the current cities. Was just my poor attempt at humor.

More Ammo Runts for the Orks

Come on, plastic Tank bustas or kommandos

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Come on, plastic Tank bustas or kommandos

Plastic tankbusta/kommando combi-kit! They share base elements (an ork) as well as many superficial bits too. Maybe the squig has an optional face to turn it into a sniffer squig for the kommandos to use?

 Ghaz wrote:
Latest image...

That is a strange way to sculpt corn.

I'm thinking a terrain piece. That's too many grenades for one unit.

 gnome_idea_what wrote:
I'm thinking a terrain piece. That's too many grenades for one unit.

Orks would disagree with you sir

Planned parenthood in the far future?
Ah, Sisters of Battle confirmed!

 krazynadechukr wrote:
Planned parenthood in the far future?
Ah, Sisters of Battle confirmed!

What.

It was yet another 'hilarious' LULZ post in this thread, referencing this:

 vitki wrote:
Ribbed for His/her/Its pleasure? Slaanesh confirmed!

without actually quoting it.

Fantastic.

Well, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say they're some sort of grenades...

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:
Latest image...

That is a strange way to sculpt corn.

EXPLOSIVES ON A COB!!!!!!

 Nicorex wrote:

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:
Latest image...

That is a strange way to sculpt corn.

EXPLOSIVES ON A COB!!!!!!

Oh my god your right. That is funny. Wubba lubba dub dub!

OK.

More ON TOPIC, less LULZ.

Please.

I'm going to guess that these get inserted into some manner of ammo crate.

 oni wrote:
I'm going to guess that these get inserted into some manner of ammo crate.

Ammo crate terrain with storm bolters mounted on top.

A bunch of hap hazard grenades?

Some kind of new Ork truck?

Definitely look like handgrenades to me...

Unless GW are trolling us and they are actually mace heads...

Looks like Imperial grenades, so probably not Orks. I would guess it's scenery, or possibly another set of objective markers.

 Oguhmek wrote:
Looks like Imperial grenades, so probably not Orks. I would guess it's scenery, or possibly another set of objective markers.

Its probably an imperial booby trap marker.

t think i can put money on that box on a cob being a timer.

A crate of Krak grenades?

The central box looks a bit strange though...

People can stop guessing, this happened..

 Kanluwen wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Was gonna say, this looks like some sort of IED. Cityfight ftw.

Amusingly enough, the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar page might have given it away. It talks about Stratagems in their preview but that blurb isn't actually on the Rumor Engine page.

Which is a total giveaway as to what this is, I saw the same preview myself. They done gone screwed this one up.

I got a screenshot:

Looks like it pulled text from this old page for whatever reason:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/14/new-warhammer-40000-stratagems-may14gw-homepage-post-4/

Has to be something for Age of Sigmar, the bones inside the reliquary look a bit too undetailed to be something from the Imperium, which uses real, proper bones.

It looks like it's from Shadespire. I thought one of the Stormcast models had a reliquary like that on their belt?

Hm, reminds me of the simulacrum a Sister would carruy. or the one you would see on the back of an Immolator

im thinking in ecclesiarchy, ministorum..

Maybe AoS will finally get a separate Relictor kit instead of buying the whole starter set for one Hero?

my first thought was sisters of battle(40k), but it could also be Devoted of Sigmar(AoS) or some other religious faction

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Hm, reminds me of the simulacrum a Sister would carruy. or the one you would see on the back of an Immolator

Care to join me in prayer?

Admire the Immortal Emperor

For His Sacrifice to Mankind


Exalt the Immortal Emperor

For His Strict Guidance


Revere the Immortal Emperor

For His Undying Guard


Venerate the Immortal Emperor

For His Holy Wisdom


Honour the Immortal Emperor

For Is Eternal Strength


Glorify the Immortal Emperor

For His All-seeing Vision


Praise the Immortal Emperor

For His Unending Rule


Hail the Immortal Emperor

For He is the Lord and Master


Worship the Immortal Emperor

For without Him we are Nothing


Please, Immortal Emperor

Give us Plastic Sisters

I also thought something Sisters related, like the piece that would be on top of a Dialogus staff, Simulacrum Imperialis or a priests staff.

There is just no Ecclesiarchy iconography on the rumored pic though...

Could you imagine, just for a moment, the reaction of actual plastic sisters? The running joke would cease to be. We'd win - but lose at the same time.

 ncshooter426 wrote:
Could you imagine, just for a moment, the reaction of actual plastic sisters? The running joke would cease to be. We'd win - but lose at the same time.

It'd cause a space-time paradox of such proportions that 40k would cease to be.

It's an Iron Maiden for Squats.

Hmmm SoB banner thing isn't a bad shout, I was thinking something for a bit of AoS terrain but anything fanatical is A ok in my book!

I'd love if every image had a date that it would be revealed, it would just make it a bit more interesting, whilst these are nice there really is little point to them haha.

 unmercifulconker wrote:
It's an Iron Maiden for Squats.

Hmmm SoB banner thing isn't a bad shout, I was thinking something for a bit of AoS terrain but anything fanatical is A ok in my book!

I'd love if every image had a date that it would be revealed, it would just make it a bit more interesting, whilst these are nice there really is little point to them haha.

Problem is that lack of iconography, it could be for a large number of factions in 30k, 40k and AoS. Chaplains for 30k and 40k, Grey Knights have similar bits in 40K and Death and Human factions in AoS have similar things if I'm not completely off.

It does however look ALLOT like a Simulacrum Imperialis as I posted above but it just isn't blinged out enough with Fluer de lys or other Ecclesiarchy or Sisters icons.

Not detailed enough for 40k. We'd see purity seals laden all over it. Seems more likely to be Shadespire, or something Devoted of Sigmar.

 MadCowCrazy wrote:

 unmercifulconker wrote:
It's an Iron Maiden for Squats.

Hmmm SoB banner thing isn't a bad shout, I was thinking something for a bit of AoS terrain but anything fanatical is A ok in my book!

I'd love if every image had a date that it would be revealed, it would just make it a bit more interesting, whilst these are nice there really is little point to them haha.

Problem is that lack of iconography, it could be for a large number of factions in 30k, 40k and AoS. Chaplains for 30k and 40k, Grey Knights have similar bits in 40K and Death and Human factions in AoS have similar things if I'm not completely off.

It does however look ALLOT like a Simulacrum Imperialis as I posted above but it just isn't blinged out enough with Fluer de lys or other Ecclesiarchy or Sisters icons.

Perhaps it's only part of it and so attaches to a more detailed piece, I dunno, will be interesting to find this one out.

I'll take some Devoted of Sigmar. Ministorum Priests and Cultists galore.

With the release of the Primaris Marines, GW is tamping down on the Gothic vibe of the setting. I would love for them to release the Sisters to turn the Gothic stuff up to 11 (as one of many reasons to release Sisters).

My guesses, Sisters, Sigmar, and Grey Knights. Grey Knights are confirmed to get a codex coming up, so...

I think it looks a lot like the reliquaries that the primaris marines are carrying. The small size would explain the lack of detail.

Ohh, nicely spotted! Although I'd rather have plastic sisters.

Yay! More marine stuff, there surely isn't enough of that.


-No one.

Make that:

Yay! More Ultramarinehs stuff! Everyone will love it!
-GW


To be fair, I absolutely love the aggressors models (except for those missile racks, which would see better use as counts-as missile launchers for regular marines).

Looking at the Grey Knights page on the wiki today, I noticed this.



Methinks that the spooky bone box is almost certainly a sign of a much-needed expansion to the Grey Knight line, given that they're coming up soon.

Solved!

GW did confirm that Grey Knights are getting a Codex soon...

Excellent. Updated OP. That February one is infuriating, still not sure what it is. Has it been announced yet?

 Verviedi wrote:
Excellent. Updated OP. That February one is infuriating, still not sure what it is. Has it been announced yet?

The grave or the shiny bit? The latter I assumed was something for overlords but can't find anything that matches up correctly.

Also, issn't the skaven tail one of the blood bowl models?

I think it was already shared here but the February image of the gravestone has been solved. It is from the death rattle shadespire set. It is behind the one coming out of the ground.

Thank you. Edited in.

zamerion wrote:

Given GW's penchant for things shaped like gothic arches, skulls and pieces of paper, it could be damned near anything

Could be anything human/Imperium flavoured for either AoS or 40k.

Yeah, the reliquary thing could be for any number of factions.

These 2 kinda look similar, I know it's not the same thing but they are similar.

The lack of details on the bones makes me believe its actually a cheap basing kit.

it appears to have some kinda stand.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/07/26/rumour-engine-july-26th-2017/



New las-variant of some sort.

New Guard? That would be coooool.

 JohnnyHell wrote:
New Guard? That would be coooool.

Certainly looks like it. It is far too clean to be something for traitor guard or chaos cultists.

Well, at least GW outright said it's a lasgun in the Facebook comments after some sour witch said it was probably Primaris related.

Tickling the retro bone, nice.

 BrookM wrote:
Well, at least GW outright said it's a lasgun in the Facebook comments after some sour witch said it was probably Primaris related.

Maybe a different guard regiment in plastic? Kasrkin please!

Now thats a good looking las pistol.

Greatcoat Guard confirmed?

Preety sure that's a las pistol (think you can just see the trigger guard on the left hand side which would be too close for a las gun).

With the reliquary bit from last week's Rumour Engine I'm gonna go out on a limb and say plastic kit for Ministorum Priest?

StraightSilver wrote:
Preety sure that's a las pistol (think you can just see the trigger guard on the left hand side which would be too close for a las gun).

With the reliquary bit from last week's Rumour Engine I'm gonna go out on a limb and say plastic kit for Ministorum Priest?

It's not.

Well, I guess it's time we see something new for Guard...


Glad to see that in plastic!

That looks like the old RT / 2nd ed lasgun.
Was it the necromunda pattern or ryza pattern?

I know I knows ... new rough riders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Kanluwen wrote:

StraightSilver wrote:
Preety sure that's a las pistol (think you can just see the trigger guard on the left hand side which would be too close for a las gun).

With the reliquary bit from last week's Rumour Engine I'm gonna go out on a limb and say plastic kit for Ministorum Priest?

It's not.

Well, I guess it's time we see something new for Guard...


Glad to see that in plastic!

Where have you found this artwork?

It's from the Imperial Knights book, they reused it for the Regimental Standard and a calendar last year.