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Apologies if this is posted somewhere else but just spoke to the guy at my flgs (who had just literally got off the phone from GW) and he was saying they will be releasing WHFB equvilants of the 40k big kits. Anyone else heard this?

Mick

I heard a rumor about the mammoth, but that was a long time ago.

Nothing's popped up lately.

Perhaps you could press them for a few more details?

If not WHAT kits, than maybe for WHICH armies?

Though really, I'd guess CHAOS and maybe EMPIRE?

Wouldn't it be great if were for CHAOS DWARFS though?!?

A Chaos War Mammoth at the price and quickness of assembly of a Baneblade would be an instant sale for me.

Isnt that called a Mumakil?

$90 thereabouts gets you one.

Not heard anything about this meself. I shall look forward should it be true!

I heard rumours about a plastic war mammoth a couple of months back but that was all they were, no evidence.

a dwarf zeppelin could be cool, as would an empire shoip (with bit's pack to zombie vampire it up!) That would be irrestiable to me even though i don't play warhammer!

Forgive my ignorance, but what 'Super Heavy' things exist in the Warhammer fluff?

Dragons and Daemons really ought to fall into it.

Interestingly, Jervis did mention in one of his columns about now being able to do such creatures justice, and the Fantasy Teaser article in WD366 promised things that needed to be seen to be believed.

So just bigger versions of what already exists?

Kinda lame IMO.

Thats not a bad question.

After some pondering, im guessing if this is true

A big emperor dragon

Maybe a giant cannon (im thinking of the one that had a giant to load the cannonballs- was in storm of chaos)

Chaos mammoth

Dwarf zepplin

Maybe some of the beastmen things (jabberslythe, gorghor or whatever its called)

I dunno. A High Elf dragon the size of a Baneblade with the same detail would be pretty badass...

BrassScorpion wrote:A Chaos War Mammoth at the price and quickness of assembly of a Baneblade would be an instant sale for me.

agreed, but i think i'd use it in 40k for my chaos warhosts

Isnt that called a Mumakil? $90 thereabouts gets you one.

I bought one when it was first released for only $65, but in the end I was never able to come up with a build for the howdah that I liked and I didn't want to use the one that came with it. I also definitely did not want it to look like something just "borrowed" from LotR and I always felt it looked that way. Since then I've gotten a lot more ideas at scratch converting, but I gave the Mumak away to my son when he started playing LotR.

With all my other projects I really don't have time for something so low priority and so time consuming to convert, but a cool looking dedicated Warhammer Chaos Mammoth model would certainly get my attention.

As someone else mentioned here, it would also make a fun model for 40K. In fact, at one point I was thinking of using the Mumak as a counts-as living Chaos Land Raider till I dropped the project altogether.

There are other things mentioned in the new Rulebook when it covers the forces of the various races, including stuff I've never heard of, like Clockwork Griffons (I think, don't quote me!) for Empire etc, so perhaps that sort of thing.

Plus I really want a Great Fire Dragon, as I intend to abuse Lore of Beasts to the full!

keep your eyes on the backgrounds in the paintings. Ork seige towers and empire floating battle tower things are in some of the new artwork! From the size defference between them and the pegasuses(pegasi?) flying around them they would deffinatly fall into a 'super-heavy' category!

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:There are other things mentioned in the new Rulebook when it covers the forces of the various races, including stuff I've never heard of, like Clockwork Griffons (I think, don't quote me!) for Empire etc, so perhaps that sort of thing.

That.

Would.

Be.

Awesome.

Seriously, this new book is 'effing AMAZING. You might expect me to say that, but this is 100% genuine. The book is fantastic, with so much brilliant stuff in it it's hard to know where to begin.

A chaos mammoth would be a great starting point for a giant squigoth.

H.B.M.C. wrote:So just bigger versions of what already exists?

Kinda lame IMO.

Because, you know, an oversized, more modern looking but basically "just bigger" tank clearly didn't go over well. Stupid GW, they should have learned their lesson about how unpopular those super heavies are...

Gargskull wrote:A chaos mammoth would be a great starting point for a giant squigoth.

If I remember correctly I do believe that the Orcs in Fantasy can get a Squigoth too.

With the big kits coming out they could try and restart Fantasy Ship Battles. Which by the way was always fun except trying to find a good looking boat or Dwarven Submarine.

Unlike the General's Compendium, I have heard that there is nothing specifically naval related in the new WFB rule book, but the book is designed to encourage people to try out creative things like that on their own.

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:Seriously, this new book is 'effing AMAZING. You might expect me to say that, but this is 100% genuine. The book is fantastic, with so much brilliant stuff in it it's hard to know where to begin.

That was what I was hoping for glad you can confirm my espectations, now Im even more pumped up about it.

I get the impression that they are testing the waters with some of the mentions in the book for possible expansions ala Planetstrike and Cities of Death.

But I think this is for the other thread really. See you there!

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:I get the impression that they are testing the waters with some of the mentions in the book for possible expansions ala Planetstrike and Cities of Death.

Yes, I'd be inclined to agree here.

Not sure about them being £60 or more/less but I think "centrepiece" style large scale plastic kits sound quite plausible. I guess in some ways this is really just a continuation of the plastic kits -- stegadon, screaming bell etc etc-- that we've seen thus far.

For $100 USD?

Scenery, of course!

But aside from Leviathan / Behemoth / Titan class Dragons and Daemons, there's not much GW can do without things becoming completely ridiculous.

Unless it's something like an "Elder" High Elf Dragon, a Chaos Mammoth, a Squiggoth, a Tyrannobrachiostegosaur(with Lord Kroak riding shotgun) or an ancient Treeman, etc.

I only heard of the new Forge World Fantasy branch and its plans for big models. But looking at the new templates and the first looks at the new book, I would not be surprised if they do more awesome stuff. Looking though the artwork for Warhammer Online might be an inspiration of what might come. Think of Empire warmachines like rams.

There were some faint rumblings about a bigger Dragon model.

Though if we're talking about terrain, then yes please give us an updated keep or castle set already.

The Castle and Manor House are both good kits, although a proper fortified Keep would be a very nice addition.

Same with a proper palisade hilltop Fort.