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When does GW typically advertise for preorders? A couple weeks before release? Sooner?

Skarboy wrote:When does GW typically advertise for preorders? A couple weeks before release? Sooner?

There's four more legion of the damned guys due for release on the 6th so I expect battle missions stuff will go up after those are out.

Heres hoping for a hydra / manticore variant of a chimera and a medusa variant of a basilisk, I would dance with glee.

Not holding my breath though =\

I liked this rumor more when it was linked to a plastic thunderhawk.

Superscope wrote:I'm quite interested in the battle missons book due next month. While we had a strong amount of tyranid rumors going roughly in the same time frame, i would like to know if their are any more/new rumors of this incoming book.

Thank you for your time

Howlingmoon wrote:

Superscope wrote:I'm quite interested in the battle missons book due next month. While we had a strong amount of tyranid rumors going roughly in the same time frame, i would like to know if their are any more/new rumors of this incoming book.

Thank you for your time

Spoiler:

Everything you've been told is a lie!

Ok now that is just a bit off. Do you have anything back that spoiler up with? Plz and Thanks.

Um, he's kidding.

I think.

That was the 'official' GW line back when they were trying to convince everyone that:

1) Online Forums are BAD and full of nonsense. (Er, well, they're half right!)

2) NO, the mystery box is NOT Space Hulk. (OK, it is Space Hulk!)

So rumors say the new chimera won't include tank upgrade sprue, if that's the case making chimeras with dozerblades will be far less cost effective point/money-wise seeing games workshop sells it 18$...

Alpharius wrote:Um, he's kidding.

I think.

That was the 'official' GW line back when they were trying to convince everyone that:

1) Online Forums are BAD and full of nonsense. (Er, well, they're half right!)

2) NO, the mystery box is NOT Space Hulk. (OK, it is Space Hulk!)

Unfortunately, that phrase has been overused so much it's just tedious now.

Anung Un Rama wrote:

reds8n wrote: To clarify we ARE getting a "three pack" of Kans, plastic deff dredd and venerable dreadnought.

That was surprisingly clear and honest from you satan. Any word on plastic Stormtroopers for guard?

Not yet, I reckon they might be pushed back until we see a/any Inquisitor codex perhaps ? Those greens we saw a while back were armed with shotguns, if memory serves, which isn't an option for them in the current guard codex is it ?

Deff dredd is nice enough, personally I think the venerable dredd is a bit of a missed opportunity, but it at least looks better than the metal venerable model. IMO of course. Generally though more plastic is good.

I have heard that the new orky bits -- from the dredd at least -- is,again, compatible with the other current wave of orky vehicles.

One thing I am wondering which might go at least some way to justify any £/$ change with the Basilisk is whetehr it might come with a closed crew compartment option ? It would be handy and,AFAIK, there's no way of doing it "officially" other than FW at the moment.... right ? IT's been a good few years since I bought a Basilisk kit.

reds8n wrote:

Anung Un Rama wrote:

reds8n wrote: To clarify we ARE getting a "three pack" of Kans, plastic deff dredd and venerable dreadnought.

That was surprisingly clear and honest from you satan. Any word on plastic Stormtroopers for guard?

Not yet, I reckon they might be pushed back until we see a/any Inquisitor codex perhaps ? Those greens we saw a while back were armed with shotguns, if memory serves, which isn't an option for them in the current guard codex is it ?

Deff dredd is nice enough, personally I think the venerable dredd is a bit of a missed opportunity, but it at least looks better than the metal venerable model. IMO of course. Generally though more plastic is good.

I have heard that the new orky bits -- from the dredd at least -- is,again, compatible with the other current wave of orky vehicles.

One thing I am wondering which might go at least some way to justify any £/$ change with the Basilisk is whetehr it might come with a closed crew compartment option ? It would be handy and,AFAIK, there's no way of doing it "officially" other than FW at the moment.... right ? IT's been a good few years since I bought a Basilisk kit.

not officially but well It is not real hard to do with plasticard

Thanks for all the rumor mill income guys *Hands everyone a beer inside this thread*

On topic now.. and if the artilery kit only makes the basilisk, what the hell is the point for making a new kit?? Seriously.. the medusa looks like such a good choice.

What about new Ork Buggies/Tracks? We desperatly need those.

I guess im not that business savvy, but I dont understand why they keep this stuff a secret.

If they told me on March 15th they were releasing kits for missing artillery / tank options for the guard then I'd start setting my money aside now. I want like 6 hydras just for fun, and its going to cost me.

But its all secret and mysterious, maybe ill just buy a computer game or three in the meantime, and have no money when this stuff releases, seems like lost opportunity on their part.

I dont know, but maybe im missing something.

JRedbeard wrote:I guess im not that business savvy, but I dont understand why they keep this stuff a secret.

If they told me on March 15th they were releasing kits for missing artillery / tank options for the guard then I'd start setting my money aside now. I want like 6 hydras just for fun, and its going to cost me.

But its all secret and mysterious, maybe ill just buy a computer game or three in the meantime, and have no money when this stuff releases, seems like lost opportunity on their part.

I dont know, but maybe im missing something.

Yeah, see, first you have to stop all this thinking. Then you'll get it.

I would expect that the new Basilisk kit has at least one if not two other artillery variants in the box given the $49.50 US price point.

I would also expect that a few days after the current "Warhammer 40,000" Advance Order items that are currently on the web store are released on Feb. 6 the next 40K items will go up for Advance Order, including Battle Missions and all the 40K model releases for March. I'd keep watching the 40K Advance Order page very closely just after Feb. 6.

JRedbeard wrote:I guess im not that business savvy, but I dont understand why they keep this stuff a secret.

If they told me on March 15th they were releasing kits for missing artillery / tank options for the guard then I'd start setting my money aside now. I want like 6 hydras just for fun, and its going to cost me.

But its all secret and mysterious, maybe ill just buy a computer game or three in the meantime, and have no money when this stuff releases, seems like lost opportunity on their part.

I dont know, but maybe im missing something.

Keeping it all secret makes perfect sense if the new kit is nothing special. They won't tease us about screenshots of variants or whispers awesome new features, because the new Basilisk doesn't have any. In fact, it seems we've already seen it, since at least one Battle Missions preview had a picture of a Basilisk with Hellhound-style side plates. That's all, folks.

I want new warp spiders!

Greets
Schepp himself

P.s. Oh sorry, I feel that this thread hasn't been as wishlisty as usual until this point... give it the dakka-mojo back!

BrassScorpion wrote:I would expect that the new Basilisk kit has at least one if not two other artillery variants in the box given the $49.50 US price point.
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Or it tunrs out not to be the basilisk at all but something else wonderfully beautiful and nonvampire shiny.

You tease!

reds8n wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote:I would expect that the new Basilisk kit has at least one if not two other artillery variants in the box given the $49.50 US price point.
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Or it tunrs out not to be the basilisk at all but something else wonderfully beautiful and nonvampire shiny.

Hm. What. Huh? Hrm. I should check with my sources to see if they've heard anything about Hydra/Manticore boxes or something else along those lines.

Sweet,more love for armys that don't need it.

reds8n wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote:I would expect that the new Basilisk kit has at least one if not two other artillery variants in the box given the $49.50 US price point.
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Or it tunrs out not to be the basilisk at all but something else wonderfully beautiful and nonvampire shiny.

No, not buying that. Games Workshop have come out and confirmed new Basilisk and Chimera kits, which seem to map out with the two new IG product codes.

reds8n wrote:Or it tunrs out not to be the basilisk at all but something else wonderfully beautiful and nonvampire shiny.

A plastic Deathstrike! YEAH!

If they have a plastic Deathstrike...

So help me God, I will make a Deathstrike Battery. I've got 8(!) Sabre Defense Platforms that I'm cleaning right now that I got when Anphelion first came out. I have the rules for them too.

Screw having a "mobile" army. We're defending the bomb!

Because IG need Deathstrike kits more than they need, oh, let's see:

- Hydras
- Manticores
- Medusas
- Colossus
- Griffons

Right? Not to mention new plastic stormtroopers or PBS squads.

Hey. Psyker Battle Squads are easy. Flagellants and Plague Monks/Zombies.

Hydras and the rest already exist. Forge World makes them.

The kits aren't high on the priority list for that reason alone, I'd say.

Kanluwen wrote:Hey. Psyker Battle Squads are easy. Flagellants and Plague Monks/Zombies.

Hydras and the rest already exist. Forge World makes them.

The kits aren't high on the priority list for that reason alone, I'd say.

FW makes Valks and yet we now have one of the most sought after IG models in plastic, right? You're right about PBSes - those can be scratchbuilt from anything. But GW's never let that stop them from making superfluous kits before. (Ugly plastic Daemonettes, I'm looking at you.)

Daemonettes are a completely different story. GW was starting to move from "elite" armies that had metal Troops choices(Grey Knights, Sisters, etc) to making sure EVERY army had some form of plastic Troops choice available.

And Valkyries I still don't get, other than maybe an attempt to get rid of the static gunline armies of the past.

Kanluwen wrote:Hey. Psyker Battle Squads are easy. Flagellants and Plague Monks/Zombies.

Hydras and the rest already exist. Forge World makes them.

The kits aren't high on the priority list for that reason alone, I'd say.

That doesn't change the fact that plastic medusas would sell like hotcakes covered in crack...