Empire rumors (Fantasy) -- 3/30 official advance order pics are up!

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**Kroothawk**

Advance orders are up with official pics. Will add those to the first post.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat440004a&rootCatGameStyle=wh

**MeanGreenStompa**

Kanluwen wrote:The Warrior Priest from Volkmar's Popemobile is really...Vampire-y.

Blargh! I come to bless your crops! Blargh!

Looks like Darth Sidious.

**timetowaste85**

Kanluwen wrote:The Warrior Priest from Volkmar's Popemobile is really...Vampire-y.

Blargh! I come to bless your crops! Blargh!

Gotta say, this is the only new Empire model I don't like.

**Platuan4th**

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440004a&prodId=prod1530074a

NOOOOOO!!!!

Anyone got a metal one they're willing to sell me?

I was even thinking of ordering the metal version yesterday, but $9 shipping...

**Snord**

timetowaste85 wrote:
Gotta say, this is the only new Empire model I don't like.

I'm finding it hard to love the new wizardy types on the new war machines. They all have large, ugly heads, although I guess Volkmar is okay. The demigryph riders are also uninspired. Empire heads used to be very characterful and natural. A newbie sculptor perhaps?

The griffon looks pretty good in the advance order photos. As do the 2 new plastic character figures. Overall, I don't think these are up to the standard of the last round of Empire plastics.

**Alpharius**

The size of the hands on that new Priest!

I'm guessing the ladies in his parish are against any vows of celibacy...

**hotsauceman1**

Im thinking of buying the engineer even though i dont play empire.
Or the Amber wizard. He looks pretty cool.

**cpt_fishcakes**

Great Googly Moogly 18 quid for a 20 year old Grand Master on an equally ancient plastic horse

They have always been nice models but that price is the far end of insane.

An avid fan of the Griffon now. It would be nice if the armour was optional and not structurally integral to the model though.

**scarletsquig**

I'll buy the new plastic characters, for £8.

Finecrap for £10 though, on models that cost just £8 in a superior material yesterday? No thanks, GW.

**Ozymandias**

Platuan4th wrote:http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440004a&prodId=prod1530074a

NOOOOOO!!!!

Anyone got a metal one they're willing to sell me?

I was even thinking of ordering the metal version yesterday, but $9 shipping...

Dude, get the Abatars of War priest. The hands are actually in proportion to the rest of the model.

**Johnny-Crass**

Avatars of war one is terrible compared to GW's

**Dysartes**

Interesting definition of terrible, Johnny.

**Arm.chair.general**

WOW, once again stunning models from GW! Shame I am starting Orcs and Goblins otherwise I would buy some Empire gear.

**Dr. Cheesesteak**

Hmm...KoBS, White Wolf, and Knights Panther Grand Masters all available in finecast. I may be a potentially new Empire player - what kind of options do the Orderly Knights box come with? GW Hammers (for White Wolf Knights)? Panther helms? etc? GW site says they do, but seems like a lot to stuff in one box.

**curran12**

Those are some pretty damn snappy models. I'm loving the Hurricanum. If it weren't finished already, I'd have loved to convert that into something Dark Elf!

Might do it anyway!

**Aerethan**

Dr. Cheesesteak wrote:Hmm...KoBS, White Wolf, and Knights Panther Grand Masters all available in finecast. I may be a potentially new Empire player - what kind of options do the Orderly Knights box come with? GW Hammers (for White Wolf Knights)? Panther helms? etc? GW site says they do, but seems like a lot to stuff in one box.

The box comes with Reiksguard(or KoBS, Generic orders), Knights Panther and White Wolves heads. Then there's WW great weapons, a set of KP shields and a set of Reiksguard/generic shields.

I have like a thousand KP heads in my Empire bits box.

I'll have to track down the metal Grandmasters and make a unit of each of the main orders.

**Agamemnon2**

The Hot Pot Catapult in Finecast. Huh. I was not expecting this. Too bad mortars are S2 in the new book, otherwise I might even buy one (off ebay, in lead).

**Void_walker**

Agamemnon2 wrote:The Hot Pot Catapult in Finecast. Huh. I was not expecting this. Too bad mortars are S2 in the new book, otherwise I might even buy one (off ebay, in lead).

Really? So is that in the WD or the new book that you have read...or is that just a rumor??

I find it a bit strange with the finecasting the old stuff eg hot pot and all the valten's, so I'm guessing they could be in the book. Well I already have all the old metal one's so won't be grabbing any of the rehashed ones.

**Agamemnon2**

Void_walker wrote:
Agamemnon2 wrote:The Hot Pot Catapult in Finecast. Huh. I was not expecting this. Too bad mortars are S2 in the new book, otherwise I might even buy one (off ebay, in lead).

Really? So is that in the WD or the new book that you have read...or is that just a rumor??

I find it a bit strange with the finecasting the old stuff eg hot pot and all the valten's, so I'm guessing they could be in the book. Well I already have all the old metal one's so won't be grabbing any of the rehashed ones.

Read it off Warseer, they seemed unusually sure of themselves. And the Hot Pot is not in the book, even the blurb for it on the GW site mentions it's a great proxy for a mortar or a rocket battery.

**Do_I_Not_Like_That**

Agree with earlier poster - can't beleive they're milking the grandmaster models after 20 years. Shame on GW. New models look awesome, but I'm glad I got out of fantasy; all this focus on big kits and monsters has spoiled the game for me. And don't get me started on storm of magic!!

**RaptorsTalon**

Has the empire always had this? Or is it new?

**unmercifulconker**

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440090a&prodId=prod1530082a

Have these guys always been available? Cas I gotta say, £40 for 3 models is.......dayum

edit: nope new set

**Void_walker**

Hot pot was in the orginal list. And the "heroes" was part of the Storm of Chaos campaign so not new really.

**Platuan4th**

unmercifulconker wrote:http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440090a&prodId=prod1530082a

Have these guys always been available? Cas I gotta say, £40 for 3 models is.......dayum

edit: nope new set

Since Storm of Chaos in the early 2000's. They were previously available separately, this is simply a set of 3 out of the 4 together.

Good luck getting the Valten with Ghal Maraz on foot for a decent price.

**timetowaste85**

Valten is listed as being able to make a captain-I don't think he'll actually be a special character in the book. I hope someone can prove me wrong-I'd want to use Valten as himself.

**JeneralJoe117**

Might pick up the priest and engineer man person for my Vostroyans. Very tasty models.

**DarkStarSabre**

...The Grandmasters cost £18 each?

Is this for real?

Single part metal models with a plastic shield and horse.....£18 each in Finecast?

Oh lordy. That's a couple of quid shy an entire BOX of Knights.

Glad I have an unpainted Grandmaster of the Blazing Sun. Perhaps I should sell him.

**Mr Morden**

Got my WD this morning

don't really like the new Griffins - they just overwhelm the rider too much for me - prefered the Elf one in Island of Blood.

I do really like the new arcane Battle Alters - so many cool extras for use elsewhere - although I do think the Luminark is going to end up with my Skaven

The Light Battle Wizard Lord is great and so are the Acolytes.
The War Alter is also really cool
I like the Demigryph Knights - suprisingly understated.
The Witch hunter model is really really cool
like the Amber Battle Wizard and Warrior Priest

Would of like a few female Wizards to go with my Forgeworld one on Dragon (espeically since they could make great vampires)

Lots of cool things to buy

**protomane0**

According to white dwarf, marius leitdorf will be an actual special character, with his own rules.... and quoteth I from the veritable tome of knowledge *cough cough*

''Marius Leitdorf is the Elector count of Averland and a special character in warhammer: the empire. The resin model is blah blah blah failcost''

**kenshin620**

protomane0 wrote:According to white dwarf, marius leitdorf will be an actual special character, with his own rules.... and quoteth I from the veritable tome of knowledge *cough cough*

''Marius Leitdorf is the Elector count of Averland and a special character in warhammer: the empire. The resin model is blah blah blah failcost''

Not to mention he has his stats on the GW website. I wonder how will the SC will fare out. Most of the new ones have been there for flavor imo, no auto includes (which is good so most of them arent OP, and which is bad since quite a few of them arent that good)

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440004a&prodId=prod1530054a