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I see the new Tech Thrall models from FW are equipped with Las Locks. I always pictured them as an old musket type weapon, like a 40k brown bess. But they are sadly different. The models are still cool as are the weapons but just not what I imagined. Have I just been delusional or did I pick up this idea some were in the black library? Anyone else any memories or thoughts on the humble Las Lock?

I also now have a good excuse to use my remaining FW shipping voucher!

Yeah, that voucher, I found it today, better order more artillery

Laslocks are in a Gaunt novel, where they're described as a laser musket, one shot-reload weapon, slowly to reload, but apparently packing a nasty punch.

 Bobthehero wrote:

Laslocks are in a Gaunt novel, where they're described as a laser musket, one shot-reload weapon, slowly to reload, but apparently packing a nasty punch.

But that's not what they look like!

Knockagh wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

Laslocks are in a Gaunt novel, where they're described as a laser musket, one shot-reload weapon, slowly to reload, but apparently packing a nasty punch.

But that's not what they look like!

An AK47 does not look like a FN2000. That does not mean they are not assault rifles.

See? All lasguns

I suppose.... Just a bit disappointed, not with the models, they look immense. Was just excited when I saw the words Las Lock was expecting something more flintlock like.

Nah, that would go against the Ad mech aethestic.

If you want laslocks that looks like something from the 16th century that just has glowing stuff on it, you'd have to wait for them to release a bunch of chaos cultists armed with them. Or space skaven. Neither of which are probably not going to happen anytime soon.

Yea I suppose, but i still want a flintlock rifle like an inferno pistol.

Go get some Civil War models, cut the guns off them, and glue them to your 40K figures. Laslocls for days.

(In the interests of full disclosure, I, too, have always considered a las-lock to be a flintlock that shoots lasers.)

I always assumed a las-lock as a bolt-action lasgun, requiring some sort of loading lever to prime a new charge.