Tau Auxillaries, not Votaan stunties

Demiurg are Votann stunties. The lore is explicit that they keep trying to get the Demiurg to join their empire, and the demiurg refuse, and the tau dont realize they are just one small faction of a much larger race

It's a Primaris Centurion!

I think it feels more function than combat focus, and the weathering ad to that feeling of a tool used frequently. That would possibly indicate Necromunda.

Could also, by a longshot, be new, more "realistic" ogryns for Astra Militarum now that they update the range to a less heroic scale.
This is based mostly on the symbol looking kind of a stylished military aquila.

Well, she turned me into a Newt!



Lower leg definitely looks humanoid, based on what we can see of the ankle and the foot. The rest smacks of Amphibian.

I’m guessing one of the fun, random Warbands for Underworld?

Or a T'au auxiliary, along with the other pics.

Perhaps the Londaxi? Combining the name from the Farstalker bowcaster and the runners up from the range of concept art that led to the Vespid.
They've even got the repeated V pattern from the mysterious fist rumour engine from last week - but either as warpaint on the rump, or natural colouration that they copy for their weapon decoration.

Oooh, never seen that before. Certainly could be.

It's not a Necron.

What do I win for being right?

Maybe they’ve cracked Biotransference for 11th Ed, clever trousers.

I deduct 1 whole internet for that.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Oooh, never seen that before. Certainly could be.

I've got them saved from some Games Day preview thread on Portent/Warseer on a computer somewhere - but this Reddit thread has them all collected together.

There's another five designs for the lion guys, and a few other species there.

Mexican Hairless Gryph Hound.

Well fingers crossed it is the lionine guys. The auxiliaries are one of the most interesting elements of the Tau and the newly refreshed minis for them are great. Now that they've nailed them it would be great to have an expansion of the auxiliary range.

I'm also hoping that the druchari get their weird and wonderful xenos back soon too.

 Tastyfish wrote:
I've got them saved from some Games Day preview thread on Portent/Warseer on a computer somewhere - but this Reddit thread has them all collected together.

There's another five designs for the lion guys, and a few other species there.

It's an absolute travesty that there's all these cool designs for so many potential Tau Auxiliary forces, and they've been around for 20 years now, and we're still only restricted to Kroot and Vespid.

 Snrub wrote:

 Tastyfish wrote:
I've got them saved from some Games Day preview thread on Portent/Warseer on a computer somewhere - but this Reddit thread has them all collected together.

There's another five designs for the lion guys, and a few other species there.

It's an absolute travesty that there's all these cool designs for so many potential Tau Auxiliary forces, and they've been around for 20 years now, and we're still only restricted to Kroot and Vespid.

If memory serves, when GW were developing Untitled Xenos, they boiled down the options to Tau and Kroot. Somewhat splitting the difference, the Kroot of course ended up folded into the Tau.

From there we can see, for better or worse, GW has strongly developed the Tau from rather boring Goody Shoot Shoes, to something a good deal more sinister, which may or may not be gradually sterilising their vassals.

With the Tau looking pretty damned good, and the Kroot getting a much needed spit and polish? I think now is indeed the time to go spelunking the Residual Xenos Mines - and I’ve high hopes that’s exactly what we’re seeing here.

Warhammer is at its best when you can have huge mecha units with loads of hi-tech weapon systems and still find place for weird naked aliens running around with cyber crossbows.

 Tastyfish wrote:
Or a T'au auxiliary, along with the other pics.

Perhaps the Londaxi? Combining the name from the Farstalker bowcaster and the runners up from the range of concept art that led to the Vespid.
They've even got the repeated V pattern from the mysterious fist rumour engine from last week - but either as warpaint on the rump, or natural colouration that they copy for their weapon decoration.

I think think this one's pretty likely. One of the other Rumor Engine pics was a new weapon that everyone assumed was Kroot because of the design. And it kind of is, but it's the same design of the Londaxi Tribalest used by the Kroot Farstalkers. This could be from the same model/unit.

Beastsnagga Squig Power fist

No idea.

The red ribbons they cut when they launch a new Thunderhawk, from the Plastic Thunderhawk launch diorama

 lord_blackfang wrote:
The red ribbons they cut when they launch a new Thunderhawk, from the Plastic Thunderhawk launch diorama

They specifically said it wasn't from the Plastic Thunderhawk.

Whilst Lumineth have the most with those thin banners, they don't usually have any patterns on them. However the Eldar Corsairs also have a bunch of thin ribbons tied around their arms and backpack vanes - several with that same two thin line pattern on them.

Nice find!

Return of the named corsair prince in plastic?

Yriel?

Could be!

I hope it is additional Corsairs. There was a rumour about that going around. Have they sacked off Ynnead stuff and replaced that with Corsairs for mixed Eldar?

 Tastyfish wrote:

They specifically said it wasn't from the Plastic Thunderhawk.

They love technically correct misdirection, so all the more likely that it's a Thunderhawk launch pad

 Olthannon wrote:
I hope it is additional Corsairs. There was a rumour about that going around. Have they sacked off Ynnead stuff and replaced that with Corsairs for mixed Eldar?

I don't know what the original plan was, but the Yvraine, Visarch and the corsair kit were obviously designed as part of the same faction. They share a lot of design cues.

 Crimson wrote:

 Olthannon wrote:
I hope it is additional Corsairs. There was a rumour about that going around. Have they sacked off Ynnead stuff and replaced that with Corsairs for mixed Eldar?

I don't know what the original plan was, but the Yvraine, Visarch and the corsair kit were obviously designed as part of the same faction. They share a lot of design cues.

There was some talk at some point that Yvraine was supposed to be Malys, but got repurposed for the Gathering Storm narrative and the Ynnari, but no idea how much of that was true or where those rumours first came from.
I think with the Visarch, he was specifically sculpted to be 'something older' that both the Druhkari and Craftworlders hark back to - easy to see how you'd get overlap there when the design pitch for the Corsairs is that they are also somewhere between Craftworld and Dark Eldar.

 Tastyfish wrote:

 Crimson wrote:

 Olthannon wrote:
I hope it is additional Corsairs. There was a rumour about that going around. Have they sacked off Ynnead stuff and replaced that with Corsairs for mixed Eldar?

I don't know what the original plan was, but the Yvraine, Visarch and the corsair kit were obviously designed as part of the same faction. They share a lot of design cues.

There was some talk at some point that Yvraine was supposed to be Malys, but got repurposed for the Gathering Storm narrative and the Ynnari, but no idea how much of that was true or where those rumours first came from.
I think with the Visarch, he was specifically sculpted to be 'something older' that both the Druhkari and Craftworlders hark back to - easy to see how you'd get overlap there when the design pitch for the Corsairs is that they are also somewhere between Craftworld and Dark Eldar.

I could see this easily, especially in Yvraine's face. Much more Drukari than the official Malys sculpt.

Medical servo-arm



Perhaps for Heresy?

Construction looks a little slim/lightweight for marines. But is giving off imperial medicae vibes.

More likely Traitor Guard or Dark Mechanicus judging by the slightly spiky trim.

Doesn't fit with 'modern' Adeptus Mechanicus, especially with those cogs. Fabius Bile has the same design though. So either Chaos or Heresy (or both).

Did Fabius Bile need a new model?

We’ve had a previous Heresy teaser for some kind of new Mechanicum unit.

Not saying this is for that, but where there’s one, there could be more.

Doesn’t look ‘urty enough for modern Chaos.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Did Fabius Bile need a new model?

Yes. A model and rules for HH.

Looks quite light for it being something space mariney. Always keen to see more Mechanicum minis.

 Olthannon wrote:
Looks quite light for it being something space mariney. Always keen to see more Mechanicum minis.

Well, they don't have a plastic kit (officially at least - you can take every other Tech-priest model from 40k) for the only Mechanicum troop choice...

I’m guessing the warhammer quest leak solves the bug rumor engine

 Nevelon wrote:
Construction looks a little slim/lightweight for marines. But is giving off imperial medicae vibes.

Anybody got their 2nd edition stuff at the ready? It reminds me of an iirc 2nd edition black/white artwork of a techmarine, should be in either the Dark Millenium stuff somewhere or in Codex: Ultramarines - alternatively i think it was also reprinted in the WD where they revealed the Eldar Falcon, in the batrep.

Given that the medical arm thing is almost exactly the same as Bile's chirurgeon pack, most likely a Red Corsairs chief apothecary.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Medical servo-arm



Perhaps for Heresy?

This looks a lot like the ones for the servitors in the recent Kill Team kit.

Medical Servitor assistant for a fancy new Apothecary?

These new marauders must solve a rumour engine or two.

Yes, looking through the first post, the two July ones, 17th and 25th? Aae the marauders. Skull flail and horseman gubbinz.

Chaos Warrior, holding an Empire Knight’s medallion?

Possibly an event/anniversary model is my guess.

Aye definitely looks like one of the Knight medallions. Could be Knights of the White Wolf of course.

Could also be a terminator crux for 40k.

 Olthannon wrote:
Aye definitely looks like one of the Knight medallions. Could be Knights of the White Wolf of course.

Ooooh! That’s a damned good call. I know other forces are worse off, but Empire really do need updated Knights. They’re tiny compared to Outriders.

I'm reading a 40k Chaos character. I'll go big and say a returned Lorgar standing atop an Ultra termi or veteran.

Since I'm always wrong... I'll say:

Chaos model that looks great and has no/horrible rules.

Looks like a Rosarius. So... uhm... a new Uriah Jacobus (or another beardy priest)?

 Dryaktylus wrote:
Looks like a Rosarius. So... uhm... a new Uriah Jacobus (or another beardy priest)?

Jacobus is dead, so he's definitely out!

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Dryaktylus wrote:
Looks like a Rosarius. So... uhm... a new Uriah Jacobus (or another beardy priest)?

Jacobus is dead, so he's definitely out!

Again? He was dead when he appeared in the 2nd edition codex but then returned later in the WD SoB codex and was quite alive.

 Olthannon wrote:
Aye definitely looks like one of the Knight medallions. Could be Knights of the White Wolf of course.

Is that something that's actually appeared on any WHF miniatures directly in this way, though? I've seen many saying this is more like what appears on Primaris Marines

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

 Olthannon wrote:
Aye definitely looks like one of the Knight medallions. Could be Knights of the White Wolf of course.

Is that something that's actually appeared on any WHF miniatures directly in this way, though? I've seen many saying this is more like what appears on Primaris Marines

Now that is a good question. I definitely remember the Empire kits having those medallions, I'm sure positive the Empire Knight kits had them on the sprues although I can't remember off the top of my head as the last time I held one was 2006!

Based on the look of the vambrace, I personally think it looks more fantasy than 40k. The other side of the armour has a flange to it which space marine armour doesn't have.

But not a clue in honesty, I've seen some people suggesting it's a Red Corsairs thing which sounds plausible.

 Dryaktylus wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Dryaktylus wrote:
Looks like a Rosarius. So... uhm... a new Uriah Jacobus (or another beardy priest)?

Jacobus is dead, so he's definitely out!

Again? He was dead when he appeared in the 2nd edition codex but then returned later in the WD SoB codex and was quite alive.

He was as alive then as he was in 2nd edition, because back then GW didn't insist on a Current Timeline Only policy. Nowadays, no way he's coming back.

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Dryaktylus wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Dryaktylus wrote:
Looks like a Rosarius. So... uhm... a new Uriah Jacobus (or another beardy priest)?

Jacobus is dead, so he's definitely out!

Again? He was dead when he appeared in the 2nd edition codex but then returned later in the WD SoB codex and was quite alive.

He was as alive then as he was in 2nd edition, because back then GW didn't insist on a Current Timeline Only policy. Nowadays, no way he's coming back.

Not really. They didn't mentioned his death when he returned in 5th edition, in no word. At the same time they explained how Al'Rahem fits in the current timeline and with Nork Deddog we have another 'dead' character even today.

A Number 27 Thumpin’ Stick.

Power maul. But for whom?

The text is a bit more interesting...

Wait! Maybe it’s Battlefl–
[[CONNECTION LOST]]
…
[[LOADING CALL TO ACTION]]
…
++CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM++

 Dryaktylus wrote:
The text is a bit more interesting...

Wait! Maybe it’s Battlefl–
[[CONNECTION LOST]]
…
[[LOADING CALL TO ACTION]]
…
++CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM++

If there was ever a product that would make me shell out absurd amounts of money for overpriced plastic (aside from more Kroot) it would be a Battlefleet Gothic release.

Loks like a broken power box on it, and possibly the head is welded back on the stick (or its a weird elecric effect?).
Could be a Cavdor jury rigged maul, but I think they would have used more rusty nails and shoe string to pull it together.

Dark Mechanicum?

BFG has been rumored for longer than AT was, i think its really a matter of time (though id rather see a return of man o war personally). In this case I dont think its really a hint of anything to come, unless the new ork battleship has a giant maul on its prow that it uses to smash enemy ships in close range engagements (which is a thing in man o war, or at least dreadfleet, except i think its a giant hammer on the prow of a bretonnian ship?)

Man’o’War Orcs had Drillas, and the Hulk had massive grabby claws and a massive hammer.

Don’t think I ever faced an Orcy fleet.

And whilst we’re on it? I want Man’o’War and BFG back!

Oh look, a goblin sky pirate ship steering wheel! How could it be anything else?

 Geifer wrote:
Oh look, a goblin sky pirate ship steering wheel! How could it be anything else?

Khorne does not care from where the blood flow, just wants to know who the incompetent pipefitter was that didn't correctly attach the shut off valve.

Submarine?

Steampunk dwarves go swimming?

Don’t know why, but getting underwater debris vibes.

I wonder of it's base decoration for a WHQ Darkwater baddie?

New Soulblight waggon/cart - one wheel fell off



Honestly its a kit I wish they'd update and the more I think on it the more it should be in Flesheaters. Modern AoS vampires are smart, militant, organised - they aren't poking around random graveyards and having to sneak about. They don't go to war with wonky wobbly carts


Ghouls though - ghouls would and they'd see it as a fine chariot!

It might just be the angle but it looks like a flanged wheel as if it were off a mine cart or similar.

Honestly its more likely a turn wheel off a valve or similar piping system. Just based on the curved sides of where the spokes connect with the outer wheel.

Base bit for new lootas?

It's looks like each and every valve on IG pieces and all does in gallowdark terrain has them may be some terrain again?

My guess is new grot tanks, confirming "codex: grot uprising" as the narrative villain/threath of 11th edition.

Wow. Sure glad we're paying an exorbitant premium for something absolutely festooned in layer lines...

 Snrub wrote:
Wow. Sure glad we're paying an exorbitant premium for something absolutely festooned in layer lines...

You're not, the studio models are printed so they can have them painted before the molds are finished.

Oh I know what it is!

Its a wheel from the new steampunk battlesuit from Age of Sigmar: Tau Empire!

It's about time we had some more feudal world armies.

And it's well known that even the warriors of the steppe marines fear the XV8 Crisis Battlekart!

Laughing Man wrote:
You're not, the studio models are printed so they can have them painted before the molds are finished.

Yeah nah. Tell that to the 10 Knights Cenobium I have.

I just looked at a YT review of Cenobium, that's quite shocking. I assume it would only apply to resin products though due to casting process.

I’ve seen that wheel before.

Wow. Nice Catch!

I’m guessing a chaos marauder/darkoath for today’s topknot.

Made to order 90s plastic CSM!

Gobbos also enjoy a top knot.

Most factions have models that sport them. From marines to eldar. The spike bits woven in are what says chaos to me.

Could also be dark eldar. Or a bunch of fantasy units.

I want to keep my streak of always being wrong and guess....


Fallen Dark Angels!

Clearly a hairsquig!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Gobbos also enjoy a top knot.

Scalewise, it certainly seems to be goblin-sized to me. Maybe some Old World plastic replacement for the metal characters.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Gobbos also enjoy a top knot.

The Head Honcho from Gorkamorka had the same.

 Overread wrote:
Clearly a hairsquig!

For once, a squig joke that could be accurate!

I'm gonna reckon new Goblin wolf riders or a character of.

I wonder if the "on a roll" comment is itself a hint - which would make me think chaos bikers (are they a thing already? I dont follow 40k much) or something I'd love much more - a new chaos chariot for old world/AoS.

Engine update 2025-11-18


Loads of slightly spiky chains with manacles.

Does anyone have an Arbites model to hand to compare the shackles?

Either that or it’s the capture chains from the plastic Sisters of Silence transport.

I'd perhaps lean more towards a Slave master amongst the rumoured Masters of the Maelstrom/Red Corsairs group.

But the SoS transport is a good shout.

Definitely manacles of some kind. But not sure which body part they’re intended for?~

I’d lean toward AoS and Chaos though.

Honestly at first glance I just assumed it was something for Chaos Dwarves.

Slaanesh Surprise Release....

Vect? Time to chain some more SoB to the dias?

The chains design look like Belakor chains and even more so like Eternus chains, exept they have hooks instead of manacles.

 Nevelon wrote:
Vect? Time to chain some more SoB to the dias?

Oh, I totally forgot about those models.

Kruleboyz?

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Kruleboyz?

Honestly wish they'd get their own Battletome. The design language between them and the other Orruks is almost night-day different.
Even lore wise they are different to the Orruks which are mostly a 40K ork in fantasyland

There are rumours of a new defiler for chaos coming with the red corsairs and Huron.

perhaps these are attached to it?

 Overread wrote:

Honestly wish they'd get their own Battletome. The design language between them and the other Orruks is almost night-day different.

Do we really need every faction to be the Faction of Hats?

 His Master's Voice wrote:

 Overread wrote:

Honestly wish they'd get their own Battletome. The design language between them and the other Orruks is almost night-day different.

Do we really need every faction to be the Faction of Hats?

Everyone knows, first to the thermosphere wins.

 His Master's Voice wrote:

 Overread wrote:

Honestly wish they'd get their own Battletome. The design language between them and the other Orruks is almost night-day different.

Do we really need every faction to be the Faction of Hats?

My favourite army of a thousand hats was the 2nd ed guard codex, with a half dozen distinctly different regimental squad designs you made your army with. Was a great looking force and reinforces the fact that GW's ability to develop good designs often gets over flanderised, running away with their own cleverness until every faction is aesthetically homogeneous and boring.

Sligthy similar to Hobgrots chains on the leader the difference it's Hobgrots ones have spikes on the sides.

My guess is that those spiky chains are part of the upcoming TOW Marauder Wolfship.

 Lord Perversor wrote:
Sligthy similar to Hobgrots chains on the leader the difference it's Hobgrots ones have spikes on the sides.

Pretty much leans into what they were saying about Helsmiths. Seems very early for a second wave though.

Ceti Eel!

So that's a female Tau?

Reminds me of mad max warboys bobble head…

Looks like an ordinary armoured battle-slug.

Feels a bit like old Gloomspite design.
Crunchy snack for a squigg.

Tom Baker era Cybermat

Didn’t some of the old armorcast tyranid superheavys look like that?

Based on the original Epic Exocrine? Yes.

Eany or Meany, companions of everyone's favorite 90s X-man, Maggot. Turns out the new edition of Underworlds is licensed!

Don't all the Sylvaneth bugs look like that?

Genuinely a bit of a stumper that. Could be KT terrain or something for Fantasy?

Also I suppose Cities of Sigmar have plenty reliquaries.

Immediate thought is Sisters of Battle.

Mine as well. The stretched pentagon shape makes me think of the Nundam suit silhouette.

The framework look alot like the collar of the penitent engine, but the skull looks way to happy to be a saintly battle sister relic.

A very primitive flamethrower I think. Goblin made if I’m any judge.

The angle is pretty bizarre. Artillery flamer?

If the torch is hand sized? The whole piece must be infantry sized.

Could be Cruel Boys I suppose, using swamp gas.

Very outside chance of something Hobgoblin. Outside because I’m not sure Chaos Dwarfs are due a second wave just yet.

I think you're right on the money with flamer,

but i'll go for archeotech dark mechanicus flamer, that's bound to be right

Scavvies are coming back to Necromunda and they have flamers this time. Just wait till you see their grenade launcher

I hope it’s not Scavvies.

I think they’re a very cool gang. But wood. In the Sump/Underhive? Naa.

I was joking, Doc

The pic has a more Kruleboyz or Hobgrotz vibe.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:


A very primitive flamethrower I think. Goblin made if I’m any judge.

A quote(Nov 21) from a user on TGA that dropped accurate rumors, regarding what's coming down the line for Cities of Sigmar:

10 Freeguild Grenadiers (clad in full panoply of war, all cloaked, armed with melee weapons and firearms — among them the one called Cindergout, wielding a mighty flamethrower)

Not saying that's what it is, as it doesn't seem very CoS-esque to my eye, but I thought of this quote when I saw that it seems to be some kind of flamethrower.

The more I look at it, the more the "branch" spout looks like a metal spout hammered into shape.

Could be CoS. Their gear isn’t badly made, but it is heavily battle worn.

Interesting!

Perhaps a weapon mounted on some kind of war engine for CoS.
I could imagine GW making something like the war wagon with state of the art experimantal weapons tacked on.

The weapon could be mounted so you can tilt it downwards and simply pour flammable liquid on the enemies close by.

I would have said CoS, definitely seems less likely to be 40k related.

 Fayric wrote:
Perhaps a weapon mounted on some kind of war engine for CoS.
I could imagine GW making something like the war wagon with state of the art experimantal weapons tacked on.

The weapon could be mounted so you can tilt it downwards and simply pour flammable liquid on the enemies close by.

There's potato cam images of a Cog Fort floating around.

Cog Fort is up there with Shadow Aelves.

Heck Cities having anything properly steam punk is up there with Shadow Aelves as in "something that is all over the lore but not on the tables what so ever"

 Overread wrote:
Cog Fort is up there with Shadow Aelves.

Heck Cities having anything properly steam punk is up there with Shadow Aelves as in "something that is all over the lore but not on the tables what so ever"

Its not like GW is afraid to rip off warmachne designs, so any of these should be fair game.