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Maybe we need a "Post your Tech-Priest" thread in the HH sub-forum.

I’ve got the Hunter Lass, the Fat Bloke and the Resin Macrotek.

But they’re either defined models, or don’t have quite the right weapons.

The one with the huge metal hump from the Servitor kill team is also super neat, and the box has two Mech characters for less than the cost of two clampacks, and the servitors are free.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
The one with the huge metal hump from the Servitor kill team is also super neat, and the box has two Mech characters for less than the cost of two clampacks, and the servitors are free.

That kit is great and I might pick up another box or 2.

It's a very cool if curious set because without it the 40K Mechanicus doesn't even have any other servitors whilst the 30K does. So you'd almost think they were stolen from 30K development.

 Overread wrote:
It's a very cool if curious set because without it the 40K Mechanicus doesn't even have any other servitors whilst the 30K does. So you'd almost think they were stolen from 30K development.

40k AdMech has battle servitors on tracks. It's 30k that doesn't have any servitors, the Mechanicum seems to rely on automata instead - at least on the battlefield.

Battle servitors have had rules since 1.0. They've just not had models since the metal ones (the lads you usually saw alongside Techmarines in older 40k editions) were discontinued.

You could arguably consider Tech-Thralls an extremely cheap and basic form of combat servitor.

I'm pretty sure the line between a Techthrall and servitor is basically "management said no sharing!"

 Ashiraya wrote:
Battle servitors have had rules since 1.0. They've just not had models since the metal ones (the lads you usually saw alongside Techmarines in older 40k editions) were discontinued.

I know (though I wouldn't call the five 1.0 models battle servitors), but the only servitor unit in the AdMech army (outside legends and ignoring the poor guy on the Ironstrider) since they got a codex were the Kataphrons.

 Ashiraya wrote:
You could arguably consider Tech-Thralls an extremely cheap and basic form of combat servitor.

They're more like grimdark conscripts.

But of course, background-wise they have a lot servitors in both timelines. Just not so much in the armed forces.

Heresy Thursday is back, kind of... - Pages from the Black Books – The Night Lords

This is only the first sheaf from a vast library of lore that we’ll be dropping each Thursday for the foreseeable future, so come back next week when we open the file on the notorious Thramas Crusade – the Night Lords’ three-year campaign of terror against the Emperor’s worlds.

Ok, that’s quite cool.

Models > Lore > Nothing

Scans of the black books probably exist, but legally free is nice.

Tons of scans out there, but this is good in providing lore to new players who really need it.

How I wish we still got books of that calibre.

Aye, this is nice, but I do wish some level of this material was in the Libers.

Admittedly, I've got a sample size of 1 (Mechanicum), but there's barely any background in there at all - I think 3 or 4 pages, at most?

 Overread wrote:
It's a very cool if curious set because without it the 40K Mechanicus doesn't even have any other servitors whilst the 30K does. So you'd almost think they were stolen from 30K development.

The classic Servitors are in Legends. As is X101 from Blackstone.
Just because you choose not to use Legends units doesn't make them not exist.

Good for the community, particularly the new folk, to get access to the stuff. The earlier black books in particular are still as brilliant now as when they were first published. Wonder why they picked the NL to start with

Might have been nice to get Alan Bligh's name in there somewhere, but I guess that is par for the course.

I dont think GW wants to play into an angle of "HH is Alan's baby" too much. I mean, they never played to an angle such as "40K is Rick's baby" so why would they do so with HH

Come to think of it, I don't recall a single time GW would acknowledge publicly that their IP would be partially because of any single individual's work..

 tauist wrote:
Come to think of it, I don't recall a single time GW would acknowledge publicly that their IP would be partially because of any single individual's work..

That’s because it would be very silly for them to do that, from a legal point of view. Or you get situations like the one that arose with Dr Who, where the rights to the Dalek didn’t belong entirely to the BBC. I’m sure that GW’s employees all have the standard clause that provides that any IP they generate belongs to the company.

That’s a pretty common thing in terms of art creation. If made under contract (as in, you’re an employee not a freelancer) then anything you produce during working hours belongs to the company, not the individual.

And I’d imagine you just need a similar clause with any Freelancer, even if you’re buying an existing piece they’ve made. Latter might affect the price of course. But it’s a perfectly legitimate thing to have in the agreed bill of sale and that.

It's why Alan Grant had the rights to Kaleb Daark, since he'd been approaching from a non-gaming company view of IP.

Well hello there!

Lady Bonce looks like QE2 is up for a fight.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Lady Bonce looks like QE2 is up for a fight.

I wonder if that head will fit in the morghan vahl paragon suit

Hopefully I can find someone with a right-handed pyrithite spear. I'd rather not have to spend $35 on a five-pack just to better convert the Shield-Captain.

Much, much prefer the way these look over the 40K ones. I feel jealous, these will all have 40K rules (which most likely wont even be Legend'd when 11th ed arrives)

I love the static, more upright poses of these new models, also look a bit less chunky while still conveying power and poise. Don't like the oversized mags sticking out like that though.

From the associated Warhammer Community article, emphasis mine

We’ve dropped a few hints that some of these models are also perfect for using in Warhammer 40,000 and it’s entirely true. A rules update for the Adeptus Custodes is set for later this year. But several of these new miniatures are already perfectly suitable to represent current units in Warhammer 40,000.

Manage your own expectations, but it seems entirely possible this will be dual setting range. Just not entirely sure it will all be coming over.


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 BorderCountess wrote:
Hopefully I can find someone with a right-handed pyrithite spear. I'd rather not have to spend $35 on a five-pack just to better convert the Shield-Captain.

I expect we’ll see weapon upgrade packs like those for the Astartes.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
From the associated Warhammer Community article, emphasis mine

We’ve dropped a few hints that some of these models are also perfect for using in Warhammer 40,000 and it’s entirely true. A rules update for the Adeptus Custodes is set for later this year. But several of these new miniatures are already perfectly suitable to represent current units in Warhammer 40,000.

Manage your own expectations, but it seems entirely possible this will be dual setting range. Just not entirely sure it will all be coming over.

That is very interesting

Great wave overall, even if I'm not into golden bananas. It does mean a fourth distinct faction is getting a biiig boost in affordability. Glaive sooner than expected. And the Whirlwind means we might see other new units that premiered in Legions Imperialis (Arachne variants, giga flamer Flachion, ...?)

At most the new guard squads will get updates to unit sizes, probably units of 3,5,6. Vehicles going to plastic will possibly get official 40k rules, and wing boys maybe as well, but resin models will likely stay legends


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Maybe a weapons pack with 6 pyrite spears, 6 adrastite, and 6 guns.