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The Marines won - and they won so well that they birthed a new generation of Marines.

Now Space Marine armies can field three united forces.

Original Marines
Primaris Marines
SuperPrime Marines

The Marines ate the Tyranids and now we have a Primaris Marine Prime with Wings

At this point it is not entirely out of the question that they do a reveal for both factions to stop nerd-rage, and just show the winner literally minutes before the loser

Tsagualsa wrote:
At this point it is not entirely out of the question that they do a reveal for both factions to stop nerd-rage, and just show the winner literally minutes before the loser

They'll still show stuff for the losing side, just not all of it.

My view is that how much we see depends a lot on the release window and structure. If GW is going to push the models out very slowly over several months then they will hold one side back to have something for marketing. If its going to be out and done much faster then they might be more willing ot show more.

GenCon's coming up. This is likely just them moving stuff out of the GenCon reveals to this "super special preview".

After all, gotta make room for yet more Epic!1!1

 Kanluwen wrote:
GenCon's coming up. This is likely just them moving stuff out of the GenCon reveals to this "super special preview".

After all, gotta make room for yet more Epic!1!1

As an aside, someone on twitter asked: we will get out 125k-follower-preview, but only after the preview show on saturday. Make of that what you will

I imagine they'll show one model from the losing side then.

 The Phazer wrote:
I imagine they'll show one model from the losing side then.

It's also possible that the 'reward' model will be for another game entirely, and they don't want to shift focus away from 40k until after the show, but your version is much more likely imho.

Nids will win, giving an excuse for a new breed of marine to combat the growing/changing swarm.

Primaris Ultraviolent Decimator Xenoslayers.

Tsagualsa wrote:

As an aside, someone on twitter asked: we will get out 125k-follower-preview, but only after the preview show on saturday. Make of that what you will

Could mean that they think it would be impolite to show new SM Lieutenant before Satursday's reveal for new SM units to not upset the Nids' players

 Overread wrote:
The Marines won - and they won so well that they birthed a new generation of Marines.

Now Space Marine armies can field three united forces.

Original Marines
Primaris Marines
SuperPrime Marines

Nah, more like Marines won so badly that all Xenos were discontinued and 40k was renamed to Warhammer Space Marines. Now every faction is space marines.

But different from Horus Heresy so you still have to buy both.

There was a leak who won the Oghram https://www.reddit.com/r/Tyranids/comments/14xe1ze/not_mine_but_thought_it_was_funny/

 Shadow Walker wrote:
There was a leak who won the Oghram https://www.reddit.com/r/Tyranids/comments/14xe1ze/not_mine_but_thought_it_was_funny/

I always loved that snippet

So what are your favourites from Oghram? Mine are Biovores, Termas, and Genestealers.

Probably the neurolictor and the emissary.

Yeah either the standard Lictor or the Neurolictor for me. The updates are all great but basically what I expected, but the Lictor is a huge improvement and the Neurolictor is amazingly creepy.

Lictor, and the Biovore/Pyrovore kits. Amazing.

Pic dump.

Squealers



Hormies



Termies with new guns



Lictor



Neurolictor



Biovore (channeling the Epic Exocrine, to my delight)



Pyrovore



Norn Emissary



Norn Assimilator

I am dissapointed that there were no Shrikes, and any bug that would count as the old LoW slot. Unless there is some hidden release, we are left with FW resin for that.

 Shadow Walker wrote:
I am dissapointed that there were no Shrikes, and any bug that would count as the old LoW slot. Unless there is some hidden release, we are left with FW resin for that.

I was surprised not to see Shrikes. It’s one of those bizarre GW decisions where they do the winged prime, but then don’t give him winged warriors to lead.

Slightly less surprised not to see stand alone Screamer Killer and Neurotyrants too. So we can probably assume they’ll be doomed to share a sprue for all eternity and be released in a start collecting style box at some point.

The models shown were stunning though. Would be interesting to see how this matches up to the various rumour mongers predictions too.

I’m counting 9 new units now?

Winged Prime
Norn Emissary
Norn Assimilator
Neurolictor
Screamer Killer
Von Ryan’s Leapers
Barbgaunts
Neurotyrant
Neurogaunts

Whilst I think I’d have liked a big massive LOW style kit, and Winged Warriors? I’m pretty happy we’ve seen an expansion of Little and Medium bugs for the most part.

Now to await the Codex and see how it all slots together.

Phew, these all look great. For me it's going to be either the deathleaper or the norn emissary.

Eh, not a fan of the new Stealers (glad I was able to scrounge 20 Deathwatch Overkill ones) or the new look of the Biovore/Pyrovore.

Kudos to GW for bringing back old-school weapons such as the strangleweb and spike rifle (even if they're now "special" weapons).

Highlight for me is the new Lictor.

If the Tyranids make it to Kill Team in the next season, here's hoping for a Grabber-Slasher (for nostalgia's sake)..

These are great, I hoped for a LoW and another bio tank but I can live with these, pretty much everything older is updated (the Carnifex doesn't need it, the Raveners can come in a Kill Team box). It means that there's room to add new stuff in future editions and campaigns with plenty to work on now.

I wonder how many Spore Mines are in the Biovore's kit. They show only four but hopefully there are more.

EonChao wrote:
These are great, I hoped for a LoW and another bio tank but I can live with these, pretty much everything older is updated (the Carnifex doesn't need it, the Raveners can come in a Kill Team box). It means that there's room to add new stuff in future editions and campaigns with plenty to work on now.

Not had the pleasure of plastic raveners, what makes them update worthy? Look OK to me.

Dudeface wrote:

EonChao wrote:
These are great, I hoped for a LoW and another bio tank but I can live with these, pretty much everything older is updated (the Carnifex doesn't need it, the Raveners can come in a Kill Team box). It means that there's room to add new stuff in future editions and campaigns with plenty to work on now.

Not had the pleasure of plastic raveners, what makes them update worthy? Look OK to me.

I thought the older models looked okay til I saw the new ones in person.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I’m counting 9 new units now?

Winged Prime
Norn Emissary
Norn Assimilator
Neurolictor
Screamer Killer
Von Ryan’s Leapers
Barbgaunts
Neurotyrant
Neurogaunts

Whilst I think I’d have liked a big massive LOW style kit, and Winged Warriors? I’m pretty happy we’ve seen an expansion of Little and Medium bugs for the most part.

Now to await the Codex and see how it all slots together.

Deathleaper, Psychophage and rippers missing
We got loads of new kits with this update.

The only miss from this batch is the Biovore - just doesn't look like a Tyranid organism, though I do like the parasite/symbiote weapon.

I think just giving it a different set of limbs can fix it.

Lictor and Norn Queen look great, though I wish the Norn was less Tyrant-but-bigger.

 NAVARRO wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I’m counting 9 new units now?

Winged Prime
Norn Emissary
Norn Assimilator
Neurolictor
Screamer Killer
Von Ryan’s Leapers
Barbgaunts
Neurotyrant
Neurogaunts

Whilst I think I’d have liked a big massive LOW style kit, and Winged Warriors? I’m pretty happy we’ve seen an expansion of Little and Medium bugs for the most part.

Now to await the Codex and see how it all slots together.

Deathleaper, Psychophage and rippers missing

I think Rippers count as an old unit, same as SC and DL.