Rumour update "Summer of Flyers"

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**Leggy**

I can see you're getting defensive Kroothawk, but don't left the frustration upset you. For the most part, I suspect that most people believe there'll be some kind of Wartorn skies expansion. However we've been so let down by all the blatantly nonsensical hyperbole that it'll be near impossible for the release to fulfil our expectations.

Lets face it, best we're likely to get is a White Dwarf article, and releases for the Hydra and one of the DE flyers. Medium odds say we might get the nid harpy. Anything more (Thunderbolt, tau flyer, Eldar Falcon/vampire, Thunderhawk) are longshots.

**Scarey Nerd**

I wouldn't be particularly impressed if Wartorn Skies was the equivalent of DoW: Soulstorm... Necron scarabs becoming airborne was just bad...

**Brother SRM**

Scarey Nerd wrote:I wouldn't be particularly impressed if Wartorn Skies was the equivalent of DoW: Soulstorm... Necron scarabs becoming airborne was just bad...

Considering they can't really sell scarabs as a "flyer" kit, I don't see that happening.

**logg_frogg**

lol. My bet is that they will do it but it will be as well supported as appocalypse lol

Seriously folks, an Ork Stomppa and a Baneblade in plastic... like WTF happened to the rest of the armies

**Savnock**

BrassScorpion wrote:
I also heard a rumor the Golden Throne is actually a toilet. With wings.
Any chair one never gets out of eventually doubles as a toilet.

Heh heh heh...

Look, if they're going to give something nifty to the xenos, you KNOW there's going to be an Imperial counter to it released right away. And even with only the Dildar flyers, a Thunderbolt and a Hydra releaseed plus a set of rules, you've got a decent release. After all, converting Ork and 'Nid fliers isn't exactly the hardest thing on earth. A few WWII kits murderously plated up and a few Spawn kits debased and you've got fliers for half the armies out there (including Eldar who will just de-spike the Dildar kit).

Anyways, to return to the original bet-suggestion, it sounds like you're a bit more optimistic about a set of Flyers rules than kits, BrassScorpion. I'll bet you a Land Raider kit that the rules come out by the end of August. Whaddaya say?

**MasterSlowPoke**

BrassScorpion wrote:This thread reminds me of when a "psychic" gets one prediction right out of hundreds by pure chance and all the believers proclaim them "authentic". So far every rumor about this has turned out to be blatantly untrue, but when some version or part of this whole idea finally does happen there will be people that will conveniently forget all the false rumors they proclaimed as being for certain and then claim they were correct all along.

That seems to be Stickmonkey's MO.

**evilsponge**

I get all my rumors on upcoming releases from my ouija board.

**HoverBoy**

evilsponge wrote:I get all my rumors on upcoming releases from my ouija board.

OMG its stickmonkey in disguise!!!!

**Kroothawk**

Just to keep this thread updated, here some quotes from another thread:

The Decapitator wrote:Whilst @ Warhammer World, GW's Head Office in Lenton, Nottingham yesterday I managed to get a brief look at the upcoming May issue of White Dwarf. I didn't get to look for a long time however, so the information is pretty sporadic and somethings are already known to us or just go without saying. It's also limited to what I can remember, as I couldn't exactly sit down and take notes, although I do have a couple of very interesting tidbits that are very interesting.
(...)

Finally, and to me the best and most interesting part of the fleeting glimpse I got of the latest issue, was when I turned to the inside of the back page (which I will admit was the first thing I did! ) The artwork is of either a Razorwing Jetfighter or a Voidraven Bomber, however it looks more like the Voidraven in my opinion. And the text reads "Next Month - Wartorn Skies! The Dark Eldar descend from the Skies in a raid on Realspace!" Im pretty sure there words were to that effect, if not then they are pretty close.

So that's everything I can remember, I hope that's of interest to the Dakka community. The 'Next Month' part confirming Wartorn Skies is very interesting, whether it's referring to the possible Summer of Flyers expansion and confirming the name, or whether it's just a teaser for the upcoming DE releases on the 10th and the 24th June is anyones guess. Although I would be surprised if they advertised Summer of Flyers with just DE artwork and a DE release, even if it is a Flyer. However I guess it does confirm 1 thing, the upcoming DE waves will contain either a Voidraven or a Razorwing, possibly both! Stranger things have happened!

Picture posted by Corrode:

ATM we can't be sure that this is the rumoured "Wartorn Skies" WD supplement, but it could be.

**Sarigar**

Seems like it is just a Dark Eldar skimmer release for June if you just look at the advertisement at face value.

**Alpharius**

This thread still isn't dead - amazing!

**Kroothawk**

I still hope it is dead on

But this announcement could still be just 2nd wave Dark Eldar (which is confirmed for June), even if announcing Wracks, Grotesques and a Chronos Walker as "Murderous Skies" seems a bit weird!

At least I get a flyer/skimmer for my army and am happy (esp. when I compare it with the new Space marine flyer, the Storm Raven

)

**Padre**

Thank you for all the work you're putting into this Kroothawk...keep it up!

Padre^.

PS Personally love flyers...am watching with interest...

**Alpharius**

I too hope it is the rumored Flyers expansion, whatever it ends up being called.

This looks like it might just be the Dark Eldar 'next wave' too though...!

**ChrisWWII**

It seems weird to call it 'Murderous Skies' if it's just Wave 2 Dark Eldar...unless it's just the Dark Eldar flyers. Hell, at this point I'd be happy with just some flyers rules. I'm still longing for my plastic Hydras and Thunderbolts, but I can live.

**Alpharius**

"Murderous Skies" says more like a Dark Eldar thing than a "Summer of Flyers for Everyone" thing!

**ChrisWWII**

Yeah, it sounds like the only models being released will be Dark Eldar ones...but we still may get flyer RULES though!

**Mar**

The Dark Eldar encounters 'tend' to be real space raids or in other words 'attacks from the sky/ web way entry' thats what I get from the codex anyways. also they could just name it murderous skies because the highlight of this Dark Eldar wave would be the Razorwing/Voidraven. All in all I really get a Dark Eldar wave vibe from this rather then flyer expansion vibe.

**redeyed**

Would love to see Flyer rules to, even if its just a WD article (itd mean I would actually be inclined to buy it to lol)

Voidraven, isnt that a normal Eldar thing to or am I getting mixed up?

**MasterSlowPoke**

June is a Dark Eldar wave release. Nothing more. We got an Incoming article about it months ago. There is literally no reason to think that ad refers to anything else.

**Kroothawk**

The incoming article only covers the first week release, there often is a silent third week release.
In this case, the Dark Eldar release could be big enough to cover both weeks though.
But announcing Wracks, Grotesques and a Chronos walker as "Murderous Skies" is a bit weird.
We will see.

**Ouze**

I greatly enjoy these threads, even if they don't turn out to be true, because speculation is delicious. Thanks, Kroothawk, for compiling them.

**angelshade00**

No Necron release? Again? Figures...

**Kroothawk**

The last four Codices had a flyer entry (Harpy, Razorwing/Voidraven, Storm Raven), actually all Codices since 2009 except Space Wolves, maybe a trend, maybe not

And someone claimed to have seen models in the works for all armies.

**Ascalam**

None of these are flyers, they are either skimmers or winged (moves as jump infantry)

semantics, i know... I'll go slap myself now

**ChrisWWII**

Don't forget the Valk and Vendetta.

**MadCowCrazy**

Ascalam wrote:None of these are flyers, they are either skimmers or winged (moves as jump infantry) semantics, i know... I'll go slap myself now

That's only because there is no fliers entry in the 5ed rulebook. I'm betting my entire GK collection that in 6ed there will be a new unit type called Flier. If it will be the same as in Apocalypse who knows, some changes will have to be made to facilitate normal gameplay.

Btw, I've sold/selling my entire GK collection after reading the GK codex and it's gakky rules. I only liked the Inquisitorial part of it and they ruined that for me since special characters arn't allowed at our local club (which is getting shut down as well) so no point in my collecting GKs. Might be selling off all my armies if we can't get a new club location.

**MasterSlowPoke**

Kroothawk wrote:The incoming article only covers the first week release, there often is a silent third week release.
In this case, the Dark Eldar release could be big enough to cover both weeks though.
But announcing Wracks, Grotesques and a Chronos walker as "Murderous Skies" is a bit weird.
We will see.

I'd say an expansion and multiple large plastic kits for multiple armies would not be done as a quiet release. Has one ever? Battle Missions and Spearhead both got tons of press. They're not just going to sneak in your beloved Summer of Flyers.

If it exists, then it's coming August or later.

**Corrode**

Kroothawk wrote:The incoming article only covers the first week release, there often is a silent third week release.
In this case, the Dark Eldar release could be big enough to cover both weeks though.
But announcing Wracks, Grotesques and a Chronos walker as "Murderous Skies" is a bit weird.
We will see.

That's because only one of those things is in this release. Frgt/10 confirmed the following:

Talos/Cronos
Scourges
Venom
Razorwing*
Voidraven*

All of the above in plastic, although I think he later said they'd pushed the Voidraven back as they'd had trouble with it. It's easy to see why a Razorwing, Scourges and Venom would be 'Murderous Skies.' He also suggested that Wracks, Grotesques and the Court of the Archon had been done in metal and then cancelled with this rumoured resin/metal switchover though I'm going off memory there and can't verify since Warseer is down.

**Monk1junk1**

a few weeks ago, i would have been estatic about a Hydra kit. now, i'm not. I had an AWESOME IDEA! a little while ago. i'm going to buy two tauros venators from forgeworld and stick four autocannons on them. poroblem solved in a stylish way