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The studs look the right size to me. They look great!

The picture is called "sl-rs-hg-nl.jpg".

So, someone break the code!

sl = ?

rs = Red Scorpions?
hg = Honor Guard?

nl = ?

MajorTom11 wrote:DROOLZ

Holy Crap they are really going all out this time!!! Only Mk1 and Errant to go...

Must... Finish... Ultimate Space Hulk project.... must... not... buy EVERYTHING

lol

We might see MKI... but I don't think we will.

And as much as it pains me to say it, I don't think we'll see MKVIII either - though I'd buy many, many, MANY sets of them!

Anyone else hoping that the release of resin MkVI armour will knock the bottom out of the bitz market on plastic MkVI pieces?

Alpharius wrote:The picture is called "sl-rs-hg-nl.jpg".

So, someone break the code!

sl = ?

rs = Red Scorpions?
hg = Honor Guard?

nl = ?

Don't know if it's Red Scorpions, the symbol on the shoulder pad is wrong, it looks a lot like the Novamarines chapter symbol. (and to an extent, pre heresy Death Guard)

It looks very much like novamarines...


Which were deployed on Badab!

They were also involved with a campaign on a planet called Skyfall, with the Invaders, whose chapter symbol is similar.

Although the badab war makes more sense with the Caetus Ram being released.

EDIT: interesting.... the Sons of Medusa's chapter symbol is also very similar....

Everything points at Badab War and FW's favorite Space Marine Chapter was on Badab.

I'd guess its for an honor guard. It appears often in Imperial iconography and is another symbol of the Emperor, undoubtedly GW drew from tradition symbols of imperial powers.

come on forgeworld give me thunder armor and pre heresy terminators and dreadnoughts!!!

poipo32 wrote:It looks very much like novamarines...


Which were deployed on Badab!

Grarg wrote:They were also involved with a campaign on a planet called Skyfall, with the Invaders, whose chapter symbol is similar.

Although the badab war makes more sense with the Caetus Ram being released.

EDIT: interesting.... the Sons of Medusa's chapter symbol is also very similar....

poipo32 wrote:Everything points at Badab War and FW's favorite Space Marine Chapter was on Badab.

Guys, as previously nored, multiple times, it really is IA: Badab War.

Really!

Well, at least, that's what we've heard!

TyraelVladinhurst wrote:come on forgeworld give me thunder armor and pre heresy terminators and dreadnoughts!!!

Yes! Please!

These would sell VERY well indeed!

Six Degree of Huron Blackheart?

I have heard from reliable sources it's Imperial Armour: Shiny Pants.

Guys, really. I've heard it.

I'm still maintaining that it's for something after IA9, or it'll be a release ala Imperial Armour: Apocalypse since they've got multiple staff writers now.

SO current scuttlebutt say:

(S)quad (L)eader-(R)ed (S)corpions-(H)onor (G)uard-(N)ews (L)etter

So, huh!

IF the honor guard is awesome enough, might be worth buying and scraping off some scorpion symbols.

But man, FW loves them some Red Scorpions!

The Red Scorpions officially fought in the Badab War gents, alongside the Fire Hawks, Marines Errant, Novamarines, Howling Griffons, Minotaurs, Exorcists, Fire Angels, Salamanders, Space Sharks and Sons of Medusa.

I want Space Sharks shoulder pads!

Death By Monkeys wrote:I want Space Sharks shoulder pads!

I hear that Forgeworld is planning on releasing a Space Sharks line after they do Rainbow Warriors

Okay, here's the bigger question for all the pre-heresy armies that will soon be gracing the gamescape: do you mix marks of armor on individual marines? Within squads? Not at all?

The Power Cosmic wrote:Okay, here's the bigger question for all the pre-heresy armies that will soon be gracing the gamescape: do you mix marks of armor on individual marines? Within squads? Not at all?

depends on when your army is set. late great crusade would have mixed sqauds

poipo32 wrote:It looks very much like novamarines...


Which were deployed on Badab!

That was my first thought, but the pad's on the wrong shoulder to be "codex" Novamarines. Unless, of course, the picture's been flipped or someone screwed up...

Either way, I'm definitely interested (especially since I'm slowly working on a Novamarine army myself!)

Valete,

JohnS

Alpharius wrote:

poipo32 wrote:It looks very much like novamarines...


Which were deployed on Badab!

Grarg wrote:They were also involved with a campaign on a planet called Skyfall, with the Invaders, whose chapter symbol is similar.

Although the badab war makes more sense with the Caetus Ram being released.

EDIT: interesting.... the Sons of Medusa's chapter symbol is also very similar....

poipo32 wrote:Everything points at Badab War and FW's favorite Space Marine Chapter was on Badab.

Guys, as previously nored, multiple times, it really is IA: Badab War.

Really!

Well, at least, that's what we've heard!

Those are rumours the more facts that go with them, the better.

It does look like a novamarine chapter icon. Perhaps there will be an honour guard squad release and some shoulder pad releases for the chapters that took part in the Badab War.
Just because this appears on the marine in the picture doesn't mean these bits come from the same set.


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Kind of like the phobos pattern bolter appearing in one of the pics on FW before the existence of it was officially released.


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cygnnus wrote:the pad's on the wrong shoulder to be "codex" Novamarines.
JohnS

Or the pad has been placed on that shoulder as a teaser just for the photo.

Hmmm, if we are going to see more Badab war chapters I would love to see the Lamenters and the Minotaurs gets some love.

Or it is a Sergeant for a Red Scorpion Honor Guard squad...

Seriously though, I'm nearly overwhelmed now. What do I do? How do I rationally integrate all of this pre-heresy deliciousness into my space marine forces?

BrookM wrote:The Red Scorpions officially fought in the Badab War gents, alongside the Fire Hawks, Marines Errant, Novamarines, Howling Griffons, Minotaurs, Exorcists, Fire Angels, Salamanders, Space Sharks and Sons of Medusa.

Something like 20 Chapters fought in the Badab War, including the Mantis Warriors.

This is not going to be "The Badab War", or it's so highly unlikely it will be that you might as well try to resurrect a velociraptor and break it in as a house pet before a "Badab War" campaign book comes out.

At the absolute most, you might see a Forge World book along the lines of the 'Index Astartes' articles, but with model releases to accompany ones that would give you a hard time actually getting pieces to do.

So cross off Red Scorpions, Howling Griffons, Exorcists, Salamanders, and Sons of Medusa for release parts.

Alpharius wrote:Or it is a Sergeant for a Red Scorpion Honor Guard squad...

Or is it just a highly elaborate shoulderpad for a Sergeant for a generic Honor Guard kit released, intended as an upgrade to make SM Commanders and their retinues look really good...

Which one would net the most money, y'think?
(It's not the one with Red Scorpions)

One thing I just noticed about the corvus armour, they ballsed up the torso. The cableling is right, but it goes onto a regular mk7 torso. The main difference between the two marks was that the mk7 had an extra armour plate that covered the cables over the chest, leaving only the bottom of the cables exposed. FW's one has the mk6 cables over the top of this chest armour - pity.

It's not Death Guard, as they have three spikes on either side of the ring, whereas Sons of Medusa have the full ring covered in spikes. Gonna vote that it's a Sons of Medusa model, and therefore a Badab War IA.

bhsman wrote:

It's not Death Guard, as they have three spikes on either side of the ring, whereas Sons of Medusa have the full ring covered in spikes. Gonna vote that it's a Sons of Medusa model, and therefore a Badab War IA.

If it was at the correct shoulder it would be Novamarines. But it isn't.
IMO, its just an iron halo with skull. Honor badge + veteran/command .

Mixed armour in a squad in the late heresy/scouring period will look good, I look forward to their version of Lufgt Huron

bhsman wrote:It's not Death Guard, as they have three spikes on either side of the ring, whereas Sons of Medusa have the full ring covered in spikes. Gonna vote that it's a Sons of Medusa model, and therefore a Badab War IA.

Sons of Medusa have an 8-point star. Novamarines have a 12-point star.