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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/28/heresy-thursday-get-into-the-thick-of-it-with-tiny-drop-pods-for-legions-imperialis/

What’s really cool about these models is the fact that you don’t have to glue the doors – they’re hinged, and can be opened or closed according to taste.

The forthcoming Legiones Astartes Drop Pods box contains enough parts to build four pods in either configuration. They’ll be available – much like Legions Imperialis itself – sooner than you think!

Oooh, very cool!

Huh. Wonder if we're looking at another 2 week preorder window after the SM codex.

Given how much is out of stock generally, they probably need it.

Those are neat, but, at the risk of sounding like a broken record... a box of 4 drop pods makes it clear as day that this game won't be anywhere close to financially accessible

Yeah, 4 Drop Pods. I wonder how many people will be tricked into buying those, as they're doing to be AUD$80+ for a box.

Best case we're looking at Oct 14th preorder, in stores on 21st.

That gives GW enough time to squeeze a followup Epic wave in mid-November, before dropping the knight/titan bundles in December.

Voss wrote:
Huh. Wonder if we're looking at another 2 week preorder window after the SM codex.

Given how much is out of stock generally, they probably need it.

Of course every sprue that is on sale on stores by then has been cast long before preorder begins.

 xttz wrote:
Best case we're looking at Oct 14th preorder, in stores on 21st.

That gives GW enough time to squeeze a followup Epic wave in mid-November, before dropping the knight/titan bundles in December.

This just guessing or some indication or announcement been made that thats the rough release?

they do look nice models, though also look like quite a bit of work for what amounts in game to a token.

they look nailed on perfect to 3d print in the closed configuration and leave that way, perhaps open for Deathstorm pods

do remember having some years back but never having enough to drop more than one detachment


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wonder if the rules will be back to "put markers on a blast template above the table and turn it over to see where they land?"

Awesomesauce!

I applaud LI for catering to my vision of SM warfare so perfectly. All the staples in my books, such as Tarantulas and Deathstorm Drop Pods will be represented in the core rules, zero legends nor addons required!

Two per sprue and two sprues per box sounds realistic to expect, will be interesting to see if swapping out the Deathstorm option will require magnetizing (hope not)

I don't think I'll be getting the launch box this time, unless its a stupid good deal. This time, I'd perhaps prefer just buying the rules as EPUB and buing singular kits a la carte, I've got too much minis already..

PS: With both pods getting CADded for making these, I hope we will be seeing full plastic Deathstorm pods before long.. I'd like to buy more but am hesitant to buy any more resin versions in case they get remade during HH2

VAYASEN wrote:

 xttz wrote:
Best case we're looking at Oct 14th preorder, in stores on 21st.

That gives GW enough time to squeeze a followup Epic wave in mid-November, before dropping the knight/titan bundles in December.

This just guessing or some indication or announcement been made that thats the rough release?

By "best case" I'm guessing they mean if it's the first pre-order after the 40k space marine stuff.

The article also said "They’ll be available – much like Legions Imperialis itself – sooner than you think" but as we now know that doesn't mean a lot.

leopard wrote:
they do look nice models, though also look like quite a bit of work for what amounts in game to a token.

they look nailed on perfect to 3d print in the closed configuration and leave that way, perhaps open for Deathstorm pods

do remember having some years back but never having enough to drop more than one detachment


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wonder if the rules will be back to "put markers on a blast template above the table and turn it over to see where they land?"

every single model can be considered a token....

Is four of these any good for whatever is considered a standard Marine detachment? As in, do I buy a Command Squad and three squads of Marines and then one box of these can transport the whole group? Or are detachments larger and you're expected to buy several boxes of Drop Pods to get a functional detachment?

 xttz wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/28/heresy-thursday-get-into-the-thick-of-it-with-tiny-drop-pods-for-legions-imperialis/

Spoiler:

What’s really cool about these models is the fact that you don’t have to glue the doors – they’re hinged, and can be opened or closed according to taste.

The forthcoming Legiones Astartes Drop Pods box contains enough parts to build four pods in either configuration. They’ll be available – much like Legions Imperialis itself – sooner than you think!

Is "sooner than you think" the latest phrase GW's marketing monkeys learned? This is the second time within a month. It was bs then and it's bs now. I wish they'd stop writing dumb gak like that.

I like them a lot, they'll be fun to use as basing material too!

"sooner than you think" (said twice now) and "can you hear the pitter patter of tiny feet approaching in the distance?" could indicate a preorder hitting after SM wave, but seeing as they are behind schedule on most everything (Where's new KT Season launch box?), wouldn't yet bet money on it

Woot! Drop pods rock! I love that they are including those, but I also suspect we will need more that 4 at a time. I till be interested to see what they can carry. If you can drop dreadnaughts, that could get ugly.

An please stop with sooner than you think an$ such crap GW. Give us a date or shut up. :(

 VladimirHerzog wrote:

leopard wrote:
they do look nice models, though also look like quite a bit of work for what amounts in game to a token.

they look nailed on perfect to 3d print in the closed configuration and leave that way, perhaps open for Deathstorm pods

do remember having some years back but never having enough to drop more than one detachment


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wonder if the rules will be back to "put markers on a blast template above the table and turn it over to see where they land?"

every single model can be considered a token....

well yes, however few have previously had rules about literally dropping them on the table to see where they land, and for stuff thats static when it lands they are more "token" than most, especially the pure transport ones, nice and decorative though

You could just as well use tokens for determining where they land first, then replace em with the models after theyve been dropped

Putting functional doors on a 8mm scale (shots fired!) model is what is known in polite circles as "muckin' about" tho

They could probably have put 12 of them to a sprue if they wanted to... but they didn't want to.

 VladimirHerzog wrote:
every single model can be considered a token....

That's why context is so important.

 tauist wrote:
You could just as well use tokens for determining where they land first, then replace em with the models after theyve been dropped

Well that is one way drop pods has been handled as he said

"Sooner than you think"

When considering most of us thought it would be here weeks ago, they are talking a load of old rubbish!

Either way, the delay has allowed the hype for the release to die down and for me that means I doubt I will spend as much on it as I intended to on the original release date. I'll buy a couple of starter sets, as many tiles as I can get my hands on as they are the two sets most likely to go out of print quickly.

Everything else will likely be able to be brought this time next year in big bundle deals, or across the next few months from people with huge buyers remorse.

I have enough Epic to keep me going indefinitely and other than cool new models I've lost any interest I had for the game with the original announcement. The old editions sufficed without this new game, they will continue to do so.

 xttz wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/28/heresy-thursday-get-into-the-thick-of-it-with-tiny-drop-pods-for-legions-imperialis/

What’s really cool about these models is the fact that you don’t have to glue the doors – they’re hinged, and can be opened or closed according to taste.

The forthcoming Legiones Astartes Drop Pods box contains enough parts to build four pods in either configuration. They’ll be available – much like Legions Imperialis itself – sooner than you think!

Pretty!

...but four pods per box is... not very many. I would have liked more, like the Rhino box. That way it's bound to get expensive if you want to have a representative amount.


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leopard wrote:
well yes, however few have previously had rules about literally dropping them on the table to see where they land, and for stuff thats static when it lands they are more "token" than most, especially the pure transport ones, nice and decorative though

More like pop-up scenery, in our games. So, fast deliver of troops plus new terrain feature on the battlefield. It made for interesting battles.

Look foward to people converting 40k drop pods for Titans and Knights

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Those are neat, but, at the risk of sounding like a broken record... a box of 4 drop pods makes it clear as day that this game won't be anywhere close to financially accessible

Ugh - agreed - this does not bode well...

lord_blackfang wrote:Putting functional doors on a 8mm scale (shots fired!) model is what is known in polite circles as "muckin' about" tho

They could probably have put 12 of them to a sprue if they wanted to... but they didn't want to.

How many parts on each one? How nightmarish are these going to be to assemble? I'm thinking that only 4 per box means a *lot* of tiny parts.

Unless, of course, they are resin.

 SgtEeveell wrote:

lord_blackfang wrote:Putting functional doors on a 8mm scale (shots fired!) model is what is known in polite circles as "muckin' about" tho

They could probably have put 12 of them to a sprue if they wanted to... but they didn't want to.

How many parts on each one? How nightmarish are these going to be to assemble? I'm thinking that only 4 per box means a *lot* of tiny parts.

Unless, of course, they are resin.

At least 12 parts per. And only slightly less nightmarish than the 28mm version.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Putting functional doors on a 8mm scale (shots fired!) model is what is known in polite circles as "muckin' about" tho

They could probably have put 12 of them to a sprue if they wanted to... but they didn't want to.

Quality over quantity.

I think this brings up one of the core problems at the value propositions we see for the new stuff. The models are great pretty much across the board with maybe one or two of the infantry models being less than perfect. But as we're all seeing, unit price is going to be really easy to calculate when it comes to vehicles, and I mean if it's more $ even at 1/4 the price of its 28mm counterpart that's probably not a good thing, They mentioned rhinos in boxes of 10, a good example of sort of the "least sexy" box, no real a or b build, maybe they'll have a few dozer blade bits or something but just using a rhino box as a standard, if its like 80$ canadian for 10 rhinos, after tax that's kind of a lot. I'm also not trying to just be negative on price, there's another layer to the problem. It's not just whether or not potential buyer sees value in the box of rhinos, it's if they also get anything out of building the rhinos or just see it as a chore or task past assembling the fist couple.

Speaking for myself, i don't mind bits if the sprue options are relevant to weaponry, like choices of turret or sponson option, but like with the drop pod, as cool as opening doors are, I don't know how fun those will be to build or how many I'd want to build. If it feels like the multipart nature of some of the vehicle kits are just sorta trying to pad the value to bridge the gap from something that used to be small and metal and in a blister to now in a large box. Competing on unit price with printing is already difficult, it becomes more complicated when the prints are also lower component and just simpler in general to get on the table in fewer steps/stages. I think it will feel a bit like being bled dry when we see individual kit prices, hopefully they will have some boxed armies with decent variety and savings.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:

 SgtEeveell wrote:

lord_blackfang wrote:Putting functional doors on a 8mm scale (shots fired!) model is what is known in polite circles as "muckin' about" tho

They could probably have put 12 of them to a sprue if they wanted to... but they didn't want to.

How many parts on each one? How nightmarish are these going to be to assemble? I'm thinking that only 4 per box means a *lot* of tiny parts.

Unless, of course, they are resin.

At least 12 parts per. And only slightly less nightmarish than the 28mm version.

You could get away with that in resin I think but it’s way more than that in plastic I’m afraid. While they do seem to have found a way to make the harnesses a single piece per segment, we know they’re still separate from the vanes because they aren’t present in the missile pod version. The base also has to accommodate the hinge pins for the doors so it’s in two pieces, minimum. The storm bolter turret is at least two pieces and may be three or four depending on how poseable it is. The launch thruster at the top could be one piece, but the panels between the tops of the vanes have to be separate or they would have impossible undercuts and the central console is another piece.
Five vanes, doors, and harnesses is fifteen bits alone.