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H.B.M.C. wrote:Two things:

A while back someone took footage of someone putting something Thunderhawk-y together at Warhammer World. It was on plastic sprues. The footage was later removed from BoLS.

Interesting, someone must still have this video, right?

ph34r wrote:Confirmed, maybe? Which is it?

Exactly. Not only is the word "confirmed" in all caps but then followed up with a maybe? Maybe I believe the OP. Maybe I don't. That I can confirm!

This reminds me of all the Baneblade rumors from years back. Same rumors, different model.

LoLcAtMaN wrote:Well they turned the Tyrgon plasitc so it could well happen.

Im not quite sure if thats the way to look at the situation.

For example , among Trygon , Bane Blade , and Stompa , they share similar value , same class.
Cheap enough when made into plastic , customers will be able to afford them. In other words , out of all
GW super heavies , they count towards the "smaller" products.

The bigger class of GW super heavies aka , Tyranid HIERODULE , Eldar Scorpion , and barely cutting it : The Eldar Revenant Titan and Imperium War Hound titans.

Asking for Thunder Hawk which costs £375.00 ( remind you the price is anywhere from 2x to 6x of other super heavy )
is not viable in any shape or form to be produced into plastic. This is why i brought up to the relation akin to GW pricing Great Swords to the steep price because ( less people will field them )

Oh, so this is the correct usage of the word "confirmed"?

I see....

/sarcasm

Valk = Really big success.

Ergo: Another flyer kit similar sized for most popular army (space marines) = Profit.

This flyer will be available for the Blood Angels and as time goes on, available to all marine armies as they are redone to maximise sale of new kit to those with existing fully stocked marine armies.

Not THG but this other flyer instead.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Valk = Really big success.

Ergo: Another flyer kit similar sized for most popular army (space marines) = Profit.

That is a fallacy.

Valks were released to coincide with the release of codex IG, where you had the option of fielding them in squadrons of three, with very good rules, being the first IG skimmer in years, Placed in Fast Attack, at an affordable cost in $ and an extremely low point cost.

Of course it is = profit


Thunderhawk? Big kit.......that you can use in Apocalypse.

I'm not saying they won't sell, but comparing them to Valks is flawed.

djones520 wrote:

Gornall wrote:A plastic Thunderhawk would be beyond awesome. And let's be honest... probably make GW a crap ton of money considering it could be used by all loyalist SMs of all stripes. I'm very dubious of this rumor, but I can't say that I wouldn't be completely stoked if they finally got around to releasing one.

And a Warhound could be used by all Space Marines, IG, and Chaos Marine players. A much larger base to sell to, so if we're speaking economically it would make sense to do the Warhound over the Thunderhawk.

I want to see one but I don't think a Warhound fits... compared to the Thunderhawk, IG are the only additional army it accomodates. So between the two the difference is relatively small not "much larger"; going from 8 (BA, SM, SW, DA, BT, DH, WH, CSM) armies to 9. IG already have their super heavy kits, they don't "need" another.

I think titans are uncharacteristic of these armies. While they've been present along side SM they've traditionally been outside the command structure of space marines. This was a result of the Horus Heresy, and not allowing a marine commander to wield so much authority as to walk away with a titan legion. You'd never see a Titan painted as Ultramarine. Its as appropriate as an Ordinatus, Termite, or Leviathan.

I'd love to see a Warhound, but a Thunderhawk deffinitely fits better.

Asherian Command wrote:The Thunder Hawk Gunship has been reported to be created! They Just made the plastics for it expect it sometime this year. This is according to some of the people at my Local Gaming Store. I was Intrested in it so i thought i might tell you about it. It has also come to my attention of many other new things coming out. But i forget them. of Course these people might be load of Orcs. Do you think its true or not?

if it's "maybe" it's not "confirmed"

Everything you have been told is a lie.

Just got back from a meeting so.... yeah....
Yes it is confirmed.
CONFIRMED
the maybe part was just to see if i was correct. i attucally heard about it at my GW. I've also heard about rumors about tons of stuff but the thunder hawk is confirmed

Steelmage99 wrote:

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Valk = Really big success.

Ergo: Another flyer kit similar sized for most popular army (space marines) = Profit.

That is a fallacy.

I'm not saying they won't sell, but comparing them to Valks is flawed.

He was talking about the rumoured mini thunderhawk/lander thing for the BA codex release, not a full size big daddy thudnerhawk.

Asherian Command wrote:Just got back from a meeting so.... yeah....
Yes it is confirmed.
CONFIRMED
the maybe part was just to see if i was correct. i attucally heard about it at my GW. I've also heard about rumors about tons of stuff but the thunder hawk is confirmed

I told you guys that janitor knew what he was talking about! So what chapter should I paint my Stumps in?

I just think it's strange that in this months White Dwarf Battle Report, Nids vs Salamanders, The fluff mentions the Space Marines are waiting on a Thunder Hawk to arrive. Why say that?? They could have said reinforcements in drop pods or something like that. Is this just a cruel joke of Games Workshop?? I have seen in the past with other pre release models they have them in the back ground and you don't know if its a conversion or new model.

Asherian Command wrote:Just got back from a meeting so.... yeah....
Yes it is confirmed.
CONFIRMED
the maybe part was just to see if i was correct. i attucally heard about it at my GW. I've also heard about rumors about tons of stuff but the thunder hawk is confirmed

Unless it was a design meeting at GW HQ in Nottingham, the veracity of this rumour is still of the same consistency as, 'I met a bloke down the pub, and he told me....'

How about a good old "pics or it didn't fething happen"?

We should link this thread to the 'most outrageous lie you've ever been told' thread in Off-Topic.

Not that I know he's lying, but it would be very funny if he was, stirring all this up

Well it's been a while since the last Thunderhawk rumour, it was overdue to be fair.

Honestly I can’t see why GW would even consider creating a plastic thunderhawk. Granted I'd buy one if I had to sell my own mother to procure the funds like any other GW addicted *tap*tap stick the plastic into my veins wargamer worth his salt would. But let’s look at this somewhat logically for a second... A thunderhawk (unlike a valk) can not be fielded in regular 40k...because it would just be obscene. So were limiting its usefulness to friendly games, and Apoc... How many people play Apoc more then 3 times a year? And out of all those people who do, who will buy more then one. Say it comes in priced at 350. For that price you could invest in a bunch of smaller GW products. I just don't bank on GW creating a massive model, which will sell few boxes. When they could put the time and resources into other smaller models, and make the same money by selling more kits.

Now a smaller (Valk Like) Marine Lander... that id kind of believe, because it can sell for 100 bucks. And people will theme an entire army around it... Vet mounted in Valk Guard anyone?

That being said IF the do release one… my Mother will be listed in the Dakka Swap shop!⨪

Well, what else in Fantasy is really big enough to justify a super awesome Apocalypse style mega kit?

An enormous Wicker Man.

I imagine there are a great many people who would buy Thunderhawks simply because of their 'holy grail' status, i.e it's something they've always wanted but never been able to obtain. The original lead and forgeworld resin ones must have sold to such people so it only follows that there will be more folks who can afford them just for the joy of finally owning one once it's in plastic.

Gornall wrote:A plastic Thunderhawk would be beyond awesome. And let's be honest... probably make GW a crap ton of money considering it could be used by all loyalist SMs of all stripes. I'm very dubious of this rumor, but I can't say that I wouldn't be completely stoked if they finally got around to releasing one.

Pff...Space Marines. I know an army which would gladly use such a giant transport flyer and they don't wear Power Armor.

H.B.M.C. wrote:And, aside from 40K outselling Warhammer, why does 40K get these huge kits? I mean... there's a Giant, and a Dragon... but that's it for fantasy really. Are there any cool huge things Fantasy players are pining for?

A new fortress? A siege tower? Ships???

reds8n wrote:

Asherian Command wrote: Do you think its true or not?

No I don't think there is any validity in this rumour at all.

2. What has been seen/rumoured to be a Thunderhawk is actually the Tantulus Lander, everyone just assumed it was a Thunderhawk.

That's what I think.

As much as I'd love to see a plastic Thundervulture ... eh, I mean Hawk, red is usually right with this sort of thing. Still, I like the idea of a flying marine transport. Looting one that is.

aka_mythos wrote:You'd never see a Titan painted as Ultramarine.

I once did. It will haunt me for the rest of my life.

Albatross wrote:

Well, what else in Fantasy is really big enough to justify a super awesome Apocalypse style mega kit?

An enormous Wicker Man.

Bees. My God.

Someone go post this on warseer or Bolter and Chainsword, then I'll link to it, and then call it confirmed by a second source.

I don't know what is more surprising:
1.) that this rumor just won't die even though there is no real proof
or 2.) that this thread has gotten to 2 pages based on some guy saying he heard about it at his local store in Illinois when even my friends at GWHQ haven't heard anything on this kit happening.

Sigh... the internet is so full of epic fail...

JHall wrote:I don't know what is more surprising:
1.) that this rumor just won't die even though there is no real proof
or 2.) that this thread has gotten to 2 pages based on some guy saying he heard about it at his local store in Illinois when even my friends at GWHQ haven't heard anything on this kit happening.

Sigh... the internet is so full of epic fail...

SILENCE.....I KILLL YOU!!!!! (as spoken by acflem the dead terrorist!!!!) back to your cage with you!

I would rather see a plastic warhound than a thunderhawk. A warhound is easier to handle game wise than a thunderhawk since 90% of the armies out there do not hace any AA in enough numbers to counter act it unless they nurf its rule horribly. It would be just like adepticon glatator tourny again with nothing but reavers on the board. Most people have stompa and baneblades some where but when a person drops down a thunderhawk or two it is just like a reaver titan or a manta.

THUD!
"Here is my first half of my army"
Reaching across the table to shake the player's hand.
"Good game buddy. I will just start packing up now."

A plastic warhound woudl be nice, but it woudl result in SO many popping up in games and, i think, would ruin the exclusivity of owning a titan.

Saying that, if they brought one out i would still campaign the wife to let me get one.

Surely any new plastic superheavy kit would have to roll ( or fly) out alongside an actual apocalypse launch. Battlemissions is both codex sized and priced and, I believe, not strictly geared towards Apocalpyse battles as such.

Perhaps apocalypse will be back next year seeing as this year is for a new edition of fantasy.
Plastic warhound would be a great release for next summer, would love to ork up one of those bad boys.

So...

No news here...

Thread locked! Maybe?

Definitely!