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Yep, there's been no move to convert any of the lost FW models into plastics. Yes in theory they could come at some stage in the future, but we've not seen any of them make the transition so far. So if it is on the cards its a long long way off.

Heck one of the early models to vanish was the new heads for stormcast and those are the big showcase army for AoS and the only models actually made by FW for AoS (everything else was from Old World - with the Chaos Dragon being an End Times project that drifted into releasing during AoS because of how long it took to finish).


Right now the best we can hope for are "made to order" limited print runs in the future and potentially "OMG it was all moved to Old World coming back" or a very long way off "we moved them all to plastic" change.

But all those are iffy - right now far as we know all the models are lost to time

And definitely there won't be anything STAYING in plastic because resin models dissapeared. FW is doing new models. Not replacement for plastic which would go away. Some FW stuff becomes plastic by GW but no GW plastic has become resin.

For now best to assume they are gone for good. Plastic versions are super unlikely.

 Overread wrote:
Yep, there's been no move to convert any of the lost FW models into plastics. Yes in theory they could come at some stage in the future, but we've not seen any of them make the transition so far. So if it is on the cards its a long long way off.

Heck one of the early models to vanish was the new heads for stormcast and those are the big showcase army for AoS and the only models actually made by FW for AoS (everything else was from Old World - with the Chaos Dragon being an End Times project that drifted into releasing during AoS because of how long it took to finish).


Right now the best we can hope for are "made to order" limited print runs in the future and potentially "OMG it was all moved to Old World coming back" or a very long way off "we moved them all to plastic" change.

But all those are iffy - right now far as we know all the models are lost to time

If it goes extremely well for the players they'll take care to archive moulds + masters somewhere so they can eventually do a made-to-order series in the future if they wish.

If it goes as usual, they'll throw that stuff away to reduce storage cost and general overhead, and at that point the model is functionally OOP and lost to time.

That's just the hyperbolic doomer scenario that bears little resemblance to reality though. This isn't the eighties, people aren't recording over master copies of Three Stooges to re-use the tapes anymore. Loss of master molds these days will always be unintended.

Gloomspite Gits flavour article up on WHC

Unfortunately FW AoS has gone where we all knew it would eventually :(

Will probably happen to the 40k section before long. FW is Heresy now, with a touch of specialist games when they feel like it. When was the last time 40k even got a FW release?

I remember when FW published full-blown Fantasy campaign books with new models and factions, and had even announced the next one. But the creeping growth of HH slowly overtook them, and tbh part of me will always resent it for that.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I remember when FW published full-blown Fantasy campaign books with new models and factions

A full-blown Fantasy campaign book with new faction. They never got past the first one, the other planned ones were cancelled and the only other Fantasy book they put out was a Storm of Magic supplement that they only did like 1/3 of the models for.

I was rolling in Monstrous Arcanum, while not a campaign supplement it was a pretty big chunk of content. Had rules for use both with and without Storm of Magic.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/01/22/sunday-preview-beasts-and-gitz-tear-the-mortal-realms-in-twain/

Gits(finally...) and boc coming for preorders.

Took good time for gits to get aos3 update(2 armies got 2in meanwhile...) but finally here.

New Beastmen starter swaps Ghorgon for Gors and Dragon Ogres.

The leather armour on the Snarlfang wolves looks weird, and makes me want to model a giant with giant Lederhosen and suspenders

I was hoping for a Boss on Snarlfang and a way to run Snarlfangs as battleline for an all mounted Gitmob army but that seems unlikely now on the plus side (money wise) I'll only be getting 2 boxes of Snarlfangs rather than lots.

Well. Kicked-out-the-door releases, as expected.

The Vanguards are... ok. I'll miss the Beastmen start collecting, though. It feels like a better box in terms of value and what's in it.

The Git Vanguard is... more of what's been in so many Git value boxes since their release, so doesn't feel interesting or particularly useful at all.

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I look forward to teases for the stuff that's next that might get a real release.

Snarlfang feels like either GW experimenting with the theme; throwing it in for fun or slowgrowing the idea of a snarlfang group of goblins.

I could well see in time GW could slowly bring back a wolf chariot; leader on wolf; more wolf riders with other weapons and generally slowly give Snarlfang a chance at their own mini-force within a force. Much like the Trolls.

 Overread wrote:
Snarlfang feels like either GW experimenting with the theme; throwing it in for fun or slowgrowing the idea of a snarlfang group of goblins.

Small indie company, please understand.

 Overread wrote:
Snarlfang feels like either GW experimenting with the theme; throwing it in for fun or slowgrowing the idea of a snarlfang group of goblins.

I could well see in time GW could slowly bring back a wolf chariot; leader on wolf; more wolf riders with other weapons and generally slowly give Snarlfang a chance at their own mini-force within a force. Much like the Trolls.

I understand they're hugely popular, and basically carry the destruction side alone, but the different variants of goblin get a bit much for me, and the comical names don't really help, it's all Nob-Glob Hobblagobs after a while. They also look very much like they're basic goblins in increasingly outlandish costumes - mostly because they are, i guess. Fine if you like that sort of thing, but i think a genuinely different style like with the Kruleboys is the better approach. The trolls also pull it off better than the smaller models.

Tsagualsa wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Snarlfang feels like either GW experimenting with the theme; throwing it in for fun or slowgrowing the idea of a snarlfang group of goblins.

I could well see in time GW could slowly bring back a wolf chariot; leader on wolf; more wolf riders with other weapons and generally slowly give Snarlfang a chance at their own mini-force within a force. Much like the Trolls.

I understand they're hugely popular, and basically carry the destruction side alone, but the different variants of goblin get a bit much for me, and the comical names don't really help, it's all Nob-Glob Hobblagobs after a while. They also look very much like they're basic goblins in increasingly outlandish costumes - mostly because they are, i guess. Fine if you like that sort of thing, but i think a genuinely different style like with the Kruleboys is the better approach. The trolls also pull it off better than the smaller models.

You'll buy your Gobbapalooza, featuring such characters as a boggleye, brewgit, scaremonger, and schroomancer, and you'll like it!

Beastmen Vanguard is okay, would have been amazing with the new beastlord in there, rather than another shaman, but other than that it's a decent follow-up purchase to the previous start collecting set, lower discount of course, but that's the way things are generally headed with vanguard sets.

I'll probably get two to bulk out the two start collecting sets I picked up, that will give some decent options for games of 6th edition / Kings of War, then I'll see what The Old World brings.

Well yeah there's 1% difference in discount.

Prices no real surprise there looks like Vanguards are up to £85 and S2D wasn’t a once off.

 DaveC wrote:
Prices no real surprise there looks like Vanguards are up to £85 and S2D wasn’t a once off.

The annual price increase happens just over a month from now and I believe it's GW's practice to price new kits released the same year but prior to the increase with the upcoming price so as not to hike the price of items so quickly after release.

Books are £32.50 now?

Lol

 Lord Damocles wrote:
Books are £32.50 now?

Lol

They have been for some time?

 Lord Damocles wrote:
Books are £32.50 now?

Lol

You been sleeping for last 1.5 years regarding battletome prices?

I mean that's what they have been since start of aos3...

tneva82 wrote:

 Lord Damocles wrote:
Books are £32.50 now?

Lol

You been sleeping for last 1.5 years regarding battletome prices?

I mean that's what they have been since start of aos3...

Id forgotten too tbh, last one i bought was Stormcast and that was alongside everything else that came out that day so didnt even see the price just clicked buy. Not everyone collects every army.

Voss wrote:
Well. Kicked-out-the-door releases, as expected.

The Vanguards are... ok. I'll miss the Beastmen start collecting, though. It feels like a better box in terms of value and what's in it.

The Git Vanguard is... more of what's been in so many Git value boxes since their release, so doesn't feel interesting or particularly useful at all.

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I look forward to teases for the stuff that's next that might get a real release.

I don't think any of the previous value boxes have included moonclan grots in them (I've bought them all so far, often multiple copies), so thats different at least.

tneva82 wrote:

 Lord Damocles wrote:
Books are £32.50 now?

Lol

You been sleeping for last 1.5 years regarding battletome prices?

I mean that's what they have been since start of aos3...

I told GW that I wouldn't be buying any of their printed material after what they did to the 8th ed. Death Guard codex. So I haven't even bothered looking at prices.

Saw the timestamp for an AoS youtuber reviewing the Beasts of Chaos battletome.

Nothing has been removed. There was some speculation that certain finecast monsters were getting the boot.

Slaangors made it in, to no one’s surprise. Hope they get a new warscroll, as I recall them being lackluster.

“Morghurite Chaos Spawn” seems to be a new unit, as Chaos Spawn are in the unit listing. Could just be a unit used in the Gavespawn Greatfray, as they were central to that sub-faction.