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Hmm, I don't recall anvil being a Stormcast sign.

Lightning, moons, comets, lions, griffons and hammers yes but anvil seems absent.

It could be Stormcast but the shield look makes me willing to bet it's someone wielding that to show their affiliation to Sigmar.

Maybe i'ts not really a symbol.

But it definitely connect to their theme : Forging/blacksmithing . And there's a Stormhost named Anvil of HeldenHammer.

Baron Klatz wrote:
Hmm, I don't recall anvil being a Stormcast sign.

Lightning, moons, comets, lions, griffons and hammers yes but anvil seems absent.

It could be Stormcast but the shield look makes me willing to bet it's someone wielding that to show their affiliation to Sigmar.

It might be that the anvil just hasn't made an appearance yet.

Grugni is partly responsible for the creation of the Stormcast and his "scions", the Seven Smiths, are the ones who actually forge the arms & armor of the Stormcast.

Dwarfcast Eternals?

 EnTyme wrote:
Dwarfcast Eternals?

Doubtful.

I'd expect, to be more frank, it to be something on a Lord Commander(the overall head of a Stormhost). The more ornate the armor, the more important it seems for runes and whatnot.

eldars? : /

Yeah, looks like a fin from an Eldar vehicle or construct.

I wonder what? a new Falcon or Vyper? They date to 2nd edition, while all the rest are pretty new. Or something new?

Definite Eldar/Aelf aesthetic. Unmistakably so.

However, is this not a 3D render rather than an actual physical piece.

mabey something new for the Ynnari or the harlequins. Besides a fin it could also be a sword of some kind

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Definite Eldar/Aelf aesthetic. Unmistakably so.

However, is this not a 3D render rather than an actual physical piece.

I tend to agree, but it could absolutely be a 3D render. Look up 'Occlusion Pass' and you will see it is quite easy to yield a result of this aesthetic.

Not that it particularly matters either way mind, GW have proved their chops as far as I am concerned converting 3d geometry into physical molds.

Maybe we're getting some Eldar terrain. A webway portal maybe?

Holofield wing from a Bright Stallion! Exodites confirmed

The Rumour Engine has activated once again, and shown us this pointy puzzle.
Give us your sharpest ideas and most cutting edge theories on what it could be over on the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar Facebook pages.

I'm leaning towards it being a weapon blade for a plastic Avatar.

 Ghaz wrote:
Maybe we're getting some Eldar terrain. A webway portal maybe?

+1. Exactly my first thought.

Looking on point today. GW really is on the cutting edge of modelling technology. I’m sure that whatever model this is for will look sharp when it’s done.

I feel like were overlooming one of the more obvious candidates for any of the unknown eagle stuff: Arbites.

This thread is just awful.

From the lame 'sneak peeks' to the ultra-lame LULZ puns that follow...


Ugh.

Anyway, clearly this is a Squig.

The leak screams webway portal. Studs on the inside - generator gems, etc.

 Alpharius wrote:
This thread is just awful.

From the lame 'sneak peeks' to the ultra-lame LULZ puns that follow...


Ugh.

Anyway, clearly this is a Squig.

I don't envy you. How do you police such a thread where the sneak peak itself is practically a trollish cloak or feather!

I don't think it's a sword-blade. The ribbing on the underside and that ... thing on there look more like Eldary machiney bits. Plus, IIRC not even Eldar moels have gemstones right at the tip of the blade.

Year of the xenos is real? I’m happy this is an obvious teaser for once.

I might not like Eldar much but thank the space pope we’re getting xenos stuff. Can’t wait to see it even if it’s just terrain. Then again Eldar terrain could easily be converted or just painted as de terrain.

Something Ynnari I'm willing to bet.

 Imateria wrote:
Something Ynnari I'm willing to bet.

Looks a bit "cleaner" design wise than the three Ynnari faction models we have so far. Their aesthetic as it has been established appears much more baroque, and this looks spot on for craftworlds to me - but who knows!

I think this might have something to do with it:

Give us your sharpest ideas and most cutting edge theories on what it could be...

Knife? Sword? Plastic mechanical razorwings?

Wait a second I almost got slightly hyped. This is too obvious to be Eldar. I mean think about it. Have any of the other rumors been so obvious? I think this is a red herring. It's probably some sort of dead eldar decorating a base or something.

Most Eldar superfaction swords have a lot more curvature than this structure, even Klaives have more of a curve than this does. Very few have gems on the blade and none that I could see have them near the tip.

But you do see embedded gems on the blades/vanes worn on the backs of some Eldar/Dark Eldar models. Particularly the Wraithguard/blades, Wraithlord, Wraithknight, Pain Engines and the "antenna" on the turret of the Falcon/Wave Serpent.

This structure looks a lot slimmer than those are and with more of a straight line shaft and wicked point, which makes me think Ynarri rather than the other Eldar factions. An attempt to create a new, yet familiar aesthetic for a new faction.

I suppose it could be Exodites or even Harlequins but Harlequins don't really do "back vanes" and I'd expect something more rustic or naturalistic from the Exodites.

Taking all this into account I think this is a "back vane" from a new Ynarri walker or vehicle.

That or it's totally a Squig.

Could be that it isn't actually the blade of the sword, but an elaborate guard on the hilt.

Perhaps the model will be a new "Knight" sized construct and this bit is the size of the back find on some of the wraithguard minis.

I think it looks more like the top of a wraith construct head than a blade.

 Gamgee wrote:
Wait a second I almost got slightly hyped. This is too obvious to be Eldar. I mean think about it. Have any of the other rumors been so obvious? I think this is a red herring. It's probably some sort of dead eldar decorating a base or something.

The base of a plastic C'Tan shard, then?

 EnTyme wrote:

 Gamgee wrote:
Wait a second I almost got slightly hyped. This is too obvious to be Eldar. I mean think about it. Have any of the other rumors been so obvious? I think this is a red herring. It's probably some sort of dead eldar decorating a base or something.

The base of a plastic C'Tan shard, then?

Pfft as if Gw releases anything for Necrons. Search your feelings you know what this base is for.