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Yep.

I get to have freakin' flying zombies of death.

This just got real.

I'm wondering if they're going to be a replacement for Fellbats, since Fellbats never get taken and GW seem reluctant to remake their models. It would also help move them away from 'spooky Halloween army' to something with its own identity.

I don't care if they replace Varghulfs, I get to have flying zombies.

The simple fact that I get to say that statement is worth any changes to the book.

The fact that the not-Black Coach dual kit might have additional peices to theme it as Lahmian or Necrarch means there is very likely a return of the Bloodlines, which alone is worth a cry of excitement.

Bloodlines!

Maybe. I certainly hope so, I miss the old 6th edition rules.

You say Bloodlines, I say Flying Zombies.

The Necrarch Black Coach "Laboratory" makes me happy as well.

Going to make a bet the VC will get something very similar to this in looks ( well minus that scyth )

So a generic, stitched together abomination minus the only defining feature on the model?

I can't see anyone taking that bet.

Its VC's version of a Hellpit abomination.

Aka Flesh golem. As defining as the scythe is, it looks stupid.

When i mentioned minus the scythe, im giving GW the benefit of the doubt they would be elegant and beauty in their designs.

"Elegance" and "beauty" do not belong when we're talking about what will most likely be the result of the mind of a madman who's been playing "Will it blend?" with corpses for several lifetimes.

Also: they're monstrous infantry.

Rat Ogres are a better comparison than Hellpit Abominations.

Kanluwen wrote:"Elegance" and "beauty" do not belong when we're talking about what will most likely be the result of the mind of a madman who's been playing "Will it blend?" with corpses for several lifetimes.

Aha i knew you would say that.

No. The elegance and beauty comes from within. Its a style and talent within the artist / sculptor itself..

For example, Rackham Asherons. Elegance, beauty, grace. For bunch of rotting flesh and bone.

Depends if that's what you want from the models. I want the visual theme you currently get from Ghouls and Zombies. Nasty, horribly, dirty.

-Loki- wrote:Depends if that's what you want from the models. I want the visual theme you currently get from Ghouls and Zombies. Nasty, horribly, dirty.

I also want this, but with wings.

Because flying zombies are amazing.

Kanluwen wrote:

-Loki- wrote:Depends if that's what you want from the models. I want the visual theme you currently get from Ghouls and Zombies. Nasty, horribly, dirty.

I also want this, but with wings.

Because flying zombies are amazing.

No. Just no.

I hate that idea ( if you literally mean zombie unit with wings )
I hate that so much i'll buy you a box of it if im wrong about GW not coming up with something that bad.

Though if im right hmmm.... what do i want...

While we are at bets, i'll make another bets.

If VC are the next fantasy army to come out, im betting:

new zombie kits + ( with all the nice trimmings of new rules and such of course )

New zombies would be nice, especially if they look like the zombies with the Corpse Cart. But I can't see it happening. They'd be too busy with all the new dual kits.

I wouldn't say they're going to be winged zombies - zombies are just reanimated corpses. This sounds like freakish frankensteins monster type things where the creator has decided to throw wings on it and hope for the best. Which sounds awesome.

I think zombie will stay as zombie with no wing option. But for sure ( still betting ) IF the next army is them, zombies'll get new sculpts.


Winged abomination sounds like a good name.
Lets see... wizard of the oz flying monkey with sliced open head / exposed brain?

-Loki- wrote:New zombies would be nice, especially if they look like the zombies with the Corpse Cart. But I can't see it happening. They'd be too busy with all the new dual kits.

Whether or not they do new ones, I'm okay.

I have 80 zombies, as it stands right now(40 through the two VC Battalions I've bought, 40 through getting two boxes from my LGS at a 5% discount).

I wouldn't say they're going to be winged zombies - zombies are just reanimated corpses. This sounds like freakish frankensteins monster type things where the creator has decided to throw wings on it and hope for the best. Which sounds awesome.

Don't you dare kill my dream of flying zombies. Don't you dare, Loki!

It'd be death from above! And that's completely worth keeping dreams alive for!

But you are right that it will likely be a 'freakish monster type thing'. If I had to guess, it'll be some kind of deranged blend of corpses to make an Ogre sized creature which gets random attributes based on whatever the creator decided to staple to it that day.

Man, how terrible would it be for troops beneath them as they fly over, sewn up stomachs slowly splitting and dropping rancid bits all over them.

I want them more now.

I want to see your zombie horde :<

assembled is ok i dont care about painting

-Loki- wrote:Man, how terrible would it be for troops beneath them as they fly over, sewn up stomachs slowly splitting and dropping rancid bits all over them.

I want them more now.

I know, it'd be freakin' sweet.

-Loki- wrote:Man, how terrible would it be for troops beneath them as they fly over, sewn up stomachs slowly splitting and dropping rancid bits all over them.

I want them more now.

Pretend the gray lines are intestines
Remember!!!!


Take a pic of the zombie kan i want to see them in hordes

Small tidbit: Harry over at Warseer heard this rumour:

No News ... but I heard a rumour.
I heard Isabella will be back.
Which is nice

El Antiguo Guardián wrote:But Isabella is back now, we only need a new model. Wait a second...New Isabella Model? xD

Thats what I heard.
This is in addition to the already rumoured Lamihan vampire ...
... although it is possible this first rumour didn't recognise the sculpt as a new Isabella?

Yeah, I saw that while you were gone and debated posting it.

I was surprised that Isabella wasn't updated when Vlad was to be honest.

The newer Vlad sculpt was a bit of a departure from the old one; less aristocrat and more spiky warrior look to it - I wonder if the new Isabella will be radically different?

Seems like there will not be a full Vampire army book in January, only a few releases (army book later). And Empire before Vampires.

75hastings69 wrote:Things have tightened up at GW with regards to leaks, I barely know what to expect until the end of 2012 these days! Lol!!

I'd say not only are things tighter but a lot of focus has been on necrons of late. However if to take a good look through this thread you'll know quite a bit about what to expect for the new book.

75hastings69 wrote:I'd "guess" 5 new vc units "might" be...

1. Terrorgheist
2. Flesh golem/big ghoul thing
3. As above with wings
4. The black coach alternate plastic kit build
5. The alternate vc cav plastic kit

I'll be honest and tell you I wasn't expecting vc in January. I had them down for mid feb. However several people are pretty sure they are jan so that's good enough for me.

Maybe we'll see more stuff surface in the next few weeks?

Harry wrote:

Valle wrote:True, we know that a few new things are comming and we know in what neighborhood we should place them, but we dont much other than that... For instance we know that a dual kit for a "something else than a black coach" is comming but what is that?

I think we know loads about VC ....
.... considering I think we might see the Empire stuff before the VC.
and that is two something elses ... neither of which is a black coach.
Try and keep up.

75hastings69 wrote:Seems I'm wrong about the black coach, it's actually something else's - well two something else to be exact. This makes me sad because 1. I'm wrong (again!) and 2. The current black coach IMO is very dated. But on the other hand I'm happy because NEW MODELS!!!

* it would appear that the black coach was not the only thing I was wrong about, my hat is off to an apparition of a poster for yet more sterling work! (I need to fire my sources big time for this one!)
(...)
That's quite handy as I know more about empire than vc and originally had them as released before vc.

Harry wrote:hastings ... 99.9% right ... 99.9% of the time.
Not 100% sure on the release order. (only 93.7% )
I seem to have heard about the same amount for both Empire and Vampire Counts.
I get where the January thing came from though. We do get something for VC in january.

75hastings69 wrote:I don't mind being wrong when it means that things are more awesome that I had imagined! Lol!

Thanks! Always glad to see some more Fantasy rumors. Here's hoping for another army book on par with the rest of the 8th ones- and for a reintroduction of variety into the competitive VC builds.

AW HELL NAW.
New models before a new book? Honestly, I'd be happier waiting until after the Empire comes out.

Why? New models any time are a good thing.

I'd like new ghoul models and zombies. As for flying zombies, I's rather have a stonethrower/splatapult. It could fire a few zombies at a unit and any models it hits become zombies. The slightly more traditional flying units would be the ohmaghoulies who have no legs. Great fliers buy not so great when engaging the enemy, hence their cry of "OHMAGHOULIES!" as the Empire's pikemen prove that "they don't like it up 'em".

tanks kroothawk!