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Wayland games have the sisters battlebox up for preorder again (no discount)

https://www.waylandgames.co.uk/faction-box/71679-adepta-sororitas-sisters-of-battle-english?utm_campaign=459232_02.01.20%20-%20NF%20-%20Sisters%20of%20Battle&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotmailer&dm_i=4Q2A,9UCG,BXL5T,11KEH,1

I wonder if this is a more general restocking by GW, or if they've manage to get stock from elsewhere

Thought same but as doesn't seem to be elsewhere(like GW) guess it's wayland thing and not in big quantities.

 Overread wrote:
It makes sense when you consider that the bulk of the army is still unreleased - why do two passes and two FAQ/Errata close together when you can do one and cover more in one sweep.

Because all of the rules are currently released, and the FAQ/errata deals with rules and not models.

Yeah I think Wayland has likely sourced a bunch of them from somewhere. That or someone in marketing mucked up and launched the info early before GW/other stores are allowed too release that information. I know that many retailers will deal through distributors, however considering how powerfully the sisters stuff sold I'd have been surprised if Distributors were left holding significant levels of stock in the system.

 Lord Damocles wrote:

 Overread wrote:
It makes sense when you consider that the bulk of the army is still unreleased - why do two passes and two FAQ/Errata close together when you can do one and cover more in one sweep.

Because all of the rules are currently released, and the FAQ/errata deals with rules and not models.

Yes but you can bet a large number of potential customers are not using models they don't have. With the Tome having totally new models GW is likely holding off until the main release event when all the models (or majority) go on sale along with the book. Remember right now there are many potential Sisters players who still don't have book nor models (and are not willing to part with money at inflated prices on ebay/FB)

My LGS still has 3 boxes left from November. Owner said he ordered 5 but so far only 2 have been sold. I'd scoop up one but need to wait until next payday which is Feb 1st so by time I can afford it the regular releases will probably be available at least for pre-order so what would I do with extra codex and cards?

Damn monthly salary pay.

Except plenty of players have tried and top of that faq stuff is where you don't need to play. We are not talking about balance issues but unclear/flat out can't play mistakes.

I would be willing to bet all questions in faq have already been asked. People who bought the set have already read it and all the questions tend to be ones you find out on first reading

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/01/04/reveals-from-the-new-year-open-day-2020gw-homepage-post-1/

New models look nice, I'm really fond of the Retributor Superior!

She looks so badass! Hopefully she comes with options so not all retributor superior looks the exact same though.
Also is it just me or are Retributor's new heavy weapons much slimmer now?

Are Zephyrims a double kit with Seraphims? They seem to have different jumppack at least:

So sad they went for this extremely uninspiring weapon loadout instead of lances and shields!

I wonder if the new big statue has any rule effect, is it the Battle Sanctum from the codex?

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
I wonder if the new big statue has any rule effect, is it the Battle Sanctum from the codex?

Yep, that's it

New Arco have 5 different body poses for 10 models, but have different heads and arms which makes this less of a problem:

I wonder if they are still on tiny-teeny little microscopic bases like in the box set. I mean, those are the model with the biggest overhead and the tiniest base size in that box! Here it doesn't seem as bad so I think they gained a base size.

Penitent engines are pretty much as expected:


Mortifiers are pretty much as expected, a penitent engine with a different pilot/victim:


You can see the Anchorite (Mortifier "superior" with fully enclosed pilot) at 0:23 in the video, may post screenshot later). And some more of the Triumph just after that.

The Anchorite is in the banner too.

Retributors are sweet.

And I love the plastic Archos.

 Tim the Biovore wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
I wonder if the new big statue has any rule effect, is it the Battle Sanctum from the codex?

Yep, that's it

Well then the super-high floors make it not very convenient for actual gameplay. But sticking some Valorous Heart Retributor squads all over the Sanctum, with one Imagifier with Stoicism and possibly a Canoness with Indomitable belief, seems great fun! You can taunt your opponent that your retributors are more resilient than his terminators!

Preorders begin 11th January, as per the video on the reveals page.

As much as I love the Battle Sanctum (it is, after all, MOAR TERRAIN!), I really was expecting a SoB fortification, and not just another ruined building.

Yeah the battle sanctum is really meh, it looks like sector imperialis wall with a statue to theme it. I expected more "battle" and "sanctum" in it.

Loving the sisters and that Statue - wow

Lots to buy......

Battle Sanctum's statue is nice though.

Retributor superior does indeed look good, as do the arco flagellants (nicely disorderly mob of flesh and tech). Good to see the Pengines/Mortifiers have some poseability. Wonder if there will be enough spare parts in the boxes of those and the Zephyrim to possibly convert the boxset models to the alternative builds.

And glad to hear the release isn't too far off!

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Tim the Biovore wrote:

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
I wonder if the new big statue has any rule effect, is it the Battle Sanctum from the codex?

Yep, that's it

Well then the super-high floors make it not very convenient for actual gameplay. But sticking some Valorous Heart Retributor squads all over the Sanctum, with one Imagifier with Stoicism and possibly a Canoness with Indomitable belief, seems great fun! You can taunt your opponent that your retributors are more resilient than his terminators!

Also no own los blocking terrain but good firebase for hb retributors. Others suffer range issues

100% nabbing a Battle Sanctum. That is gorgeous.

Also? I spy Damien 1427

Retributors and Zephyrims look ace. Zephyrims will be dual kit with Seraphims for certain.

Penitent Engines (and their variants) look really brutal.

I wonder how many weapons we are getting in the Retributors my guess is probably 2 of each (multi-melta, heavy flamer and heavy bolter).

It's a pity the Retributers don't have any sort of suspensor harnesses like the old heavy bolter Sister - that might have provided some explanation for how they can move and fire without penalty.

Retributor Superior 100% looks like a bloke with a wig on. S/he/it even has a 5o'clock shadow...

Fantastic sculpts though. Everything in the sisters release is lining up to just be killer.

..the Retributors are okay, i guess. extra wait for the gun piping, which is a solid detail, but Damocles is right, they don't have the old harness anymore, do they?

the Zephryim are just as i expected. i still think them lazy because they are hardlocked to so few options, of which seraphim already had, just in different amounts. crazy banner though. is that the pennant?

as to the Sanctum, i wasn't sure what to expect, but that? that i really didn't see coming. it does look nice, but put onto a random battlefield i... i don't know. first instinct is to say "what kind of sanctum even is this when it feels more like a shrine". then my next thought is to figure out how im gonna transport it. nah, i don't like it much.

 Lord Damocles wrote:
It's a pity the Retributers don't have any sort of suspensor harnesses like the old heavy bolter Sister - that might have provided some explanation for how they can move and fire without penalty.

The guns look cut-down and lighter.

 Snrub wrote:
Retributor Superior 100% looks like a bloke with a wig on. S/he/it even has a 5o'clock shadow...

She is just yelling with a frown. That's what loudly yelling look like.

 ceorron wrote:
Retributors and Zephyrims look ace. Zephyrims will be dual kit with Seraphims for certain.

Except GW did say for seraphim "sometime next year" at the same time they mentioned january for general release. So unless that was blunder or silly attempt to hide seraphim comes january indicates they are separate.

(logically dual kit makes sense but gw isn't always logical and there are dual kit wannabes that weren't dual kits after all so...)



18 or 25 will be expensive date(25 on worst case if it's 2 week preorder)

tneva82 wrote:

 ceorron wrote:
Retributors and Zephyrims look ace. Zephyrims will be dual kit with Seraphims for certain.

Except GW did say for seraphim "sometime next year" at the same time they mentioned january for general release. So unless that was blunder or silly attempt to hide seraphim comes january indicates they are separate.

(logically dual kit makes sense but gw isn't always logical and there are dual kit wannabes that weren't dual kits after all so...)



18 or 25 will be expensive date(25 on worst case if it's 2 week preorder)

They’re a dual kit. They share the same legs/bodies between the two options.

Which doesn't quarantee anything. With CAD they can simply slap in all the relevan pieces to new sprue and hey presto you have 2 sprues with shared pieces.

tneva82 wrote:
Which doesn't quarantee anything. With CAD they can simply slap in all the relevan pieces to new sprue and hey presto you have 2 sprues with shared pieces.

Have they ever done that before with something like bodies and legs though? With CAD it’s also easy enough to tweak the poses or at least the details on the parts. They’re identical. I don’t see any reason to think they’re anything but a dual kit, tbh.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:


Also? I spy Damien 1427

Very happy they did that