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timd wrote:


Raging Heroes sisters will probably be cheaper than GW sisters as well....

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Very much this. Just because GW may eventually deign to release plastic Sisters, does not mean that they will be any cheaper than metal ones. After all, if GW sells plastic Sisters for less $ than the current price of the metal models, they will be losing money ! Of course, that's not how it actually works, but that's how GW thinks. Expect plastic sisters to be priced to match metal ones, or to be priced higher.

If that's even possible.

Plastics cost less than metal to make which means their return is actually likely to increase for GW.

And Raging Heroes is very much a personal preference thing. Not everyone likes them so I don't see them truly replacing Sisters for most.


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 kronk wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

Updated. Now people can stop jumping down my throat like this is a vore fanfic.

Save the drama for your mama.

Save your complaints for someone paid to deal with them.


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 timetowaste85 wrote:
Red dates? Is that an "Aunt Flow" joke at the expense of the poor sisters?

Nope. There were claims that those were dates employees couldn't take off.

 Theophony wrote:


No because I didn't mention penitent arms, penitent missiles oe engine engines

No, you're confusing Matt Ward with Phill Kelly. MURDERSWORD, Wolf-lord with wolf claws with wolf amulet with curse of the wulfen mcgreatwolf of the world wolf.

Heavens, Clockwork, stop taking the whole thing so serious!

Kronk is one of the warmest, fluffiest regulars on here, and you snap at him for teasing you for being uptight? (Which I'm afraid you are..)

timetowaste makes an obvious throwaway joke comment, yet you reply as if he was being literal!

I'm getting the sense recently of a certain weariness in your posts, plus an apparent inability to let anything pass without comment. It does not feel like you're enjoying being on Dakka, or perhaps real life is tough and that's coming through? Either way, it may be time to take some time away and try something to try and refresh things a bit?


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 Zewrath wrote:

 Theophony wrote:


No because I didn't mention penitent arms, penitent missiles oe engine engines

No, you're confusing Matt Ward with Phill Kelly. MURDERSWORD, Wolf-lord with wolf claws with wolf amulet with curse of the wulfen mcgreatwolf of the world wolf.

Many of Ward's transgressions were equally egregious, I direct you to Exhibit A, the Blood Angels 5th Ed Codex

 ClockworkZion wrote:
Plastics cost less than metal to make which means their return is actually likely to increase for GW.

You know that. I know that. But does GW? Seriously, look at their pricing model for the last three years and then look me in the eye and tell me, with a straight face, that GW wouldn't price plastic Sisters for as much or more than metal Sisters.

They got away with charging X for a model in metal, then they charged X+$ for that same model in crappy resin. So why wouldn't they charge X or X+$ for a similar model in plastic? They have to offset their R&D and mold costs somehow, right?

 Azreal13 wrote:
Heavens, Clockwork, stop taking the whole thing so serious!

How about you stop following me around in threads and trying to start arguments and then acting like it's my fault?

 Azreal13 wrote:
Kronk is one of the warmest, fluffiest regulars on here, and you snap at him for teasing you for being uptight? (Which I'm afraid you are..)

I'm not so new here people should mistake that for "snapping". Being annoyed that I'm getting crap for complaints about something I took my free time to do, sure. But full on snapping? Not a chance. Me "snapping" involves a lot more swearing and inventing creative ways to tell people to go fek themselves.

 Azreal13 wrote:
timetowaste makes an obvious throwaway joke comment, yet you reply as if he was being literal!

I was replying because I have no way to know if he (or anyone else) actually knew what was being referenced by "red dates". Yes, yes I got the menstruation joke, but I ignored the obvious low brow humor to answer what could have been a serious question. The fact that I did so just means I didn't find his joke funny. But go on, police my sense of humor while you're trying to instigate more gak.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I'm getting the sense recently of a certain weariness in your posts, plus an apparent inability to let anything pass without comment. It does not feel like you're enjoying being on Dakka, or perhaps real life is tough and that's coming through? Either way, it may be time to take some time away and try something to try and refresh things a bit?

The only thing I'm tired of is people taking the piss when I take the time to try and be helpful in sharing rumors, clarifying information or generally discuss things. You know, like you seem to enjoy doing anytime you don't agree with me.

Sure, I'm pretty fekking boring and I ignore most jokes on the internet because I don't find everything funny (save for puns, I love me some puns), but that's my business, not your's. So kindly shove off already and stop trying to bait me into arguments just because I didn't respond to everything in the tone and manner you wanted me to. Not everyone on the internet has to be "lol randumb" or slag GW every fekking post over every possible transgression, and just because I don't do those things doesn't mean I need you in my face tone policing me.


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squidhills wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:
Plastics cost less than metal to make which means their return is actually likely to increase for GW.

You know that. I know that. But does GW? Seriously, look at their pricing model for the last three years and then look me in the eye and tell me, with a straight face, that GW wouldn't price plastic Sisters for as much or more than metal Sisters.

They got away with charging X for a model in metal, then they charged X+$ for that same model in crappy resin. So why wouldn't they charge X or X+$ for a similar model in plastic? They have to offset their R&D and mold costs somehow, right?

Unless proven otherwise I'm not going to make the assumption that Sisters are going to cost more than they do now. They'd have to be over $45 USD for a box of 5 to exceed what they currently do to run an army and frankly I don't see GW doing that just yet.

Scions are $35 for 5. I'd expect Sisters to be at that price point or less honestly for a box of 5.

 ClockworkZion wrote:
How about you stop following me around in threads and trying to start arguments and then acting like it's my fault?

That wooshing noise is the sound of everything Az just said flying right over your head.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:
How about you stop following me around in threads and trying to start arguments and then acting like it's my fault?

That wooshing noise is the sound of everything Az just said flying right over your head.

Not as much as you want pretend. But sure, whatever floats your pretty little paddleboat.

It's amazing how persecuted one can feel once you've decided people are out to get you.

I offered genuine advice in an honest fashion, and you decide I'm attacking you?

Well, I know a lost cause when I see one.

 Azreal13 wrote:

 Zewrath wrote:

 Theophony wrote:


No because I didn't mention penitent arms, penitent missiles oe engine engines

No, you're confusing Matt Ward with Phill Kelly. MURDERSWORD, Wolf-lord with wolf claws with wolf amulet with curse of the wulfen mcgreatwolf of the world wolf.

Many of Ward's transgressions were equally egregious, I direct you to Exhibit A, the Blood Angels 5th Ed Codex

Yeah, I won't dispute that. I've seen his silly naming on WHFB Elves and the cartoonishly stupid "sinister" naming of units in the Newcrons dex.
I must admit that I have a beef with Phill Kelly and I hate all his grotesquely bad writing and crunching.

Anyways, back to the topic: New sisters? At this point I honestly won't believe anything before I see the pictures on online pre-order. It's like the plastic thunderhawk.
What's up with the 32-mm bases though? I perfectly understand marines and necron warrioris, who have been known for having feet that sticks out of the 25-mm base but SoB? What unit do they have that justifies an increase in base size?

 Azreal13 wrote:
It's amazing how persecuted one can feel once you've decided people are out to get you.

Thanks for putting words in my mouth. I don't think people are "out to get me". I think you like to start arguments though and then blame the other party for not agreeing with you.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I offered genuine advice in an honest fashion, and you decide I'm attacking you?

Considering you started gak in the fantasy thread and made a number of baseless accusations about me and what I actually thought about pretty much everything there, I have a hard time taking anything you say seriously. You make up pictures in your mind of what the other person is doing (most likely with them looking like some kind of raging idiot based on your posts) and then act like that is the only possible way that person can think and act.

Telling people to leave because you don't agree with their posts isn't "genuine advice" it's being an donkey-cave. Just because I don't laugh at every post, and slag GW every chance I get doesn't mean I'm always angry or can't see understand humor. If you can't understand that people can be different than you and still enjoy life then perhaps it's on you. Frankly I'm tired of your nonsense and am just going to start ignoring your posts unless I see something worth spending my time commenting on.


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 Zewrath wrote:
Anyways, back to the topic: New sisters? At this point I honestly won't believe anything before I see the pictures on online pre-order. It's like the plastic thunderhawk.

Can't blame you there. Personally the only reason I'm giving it the time of day is because of nightfury's current track record being as good as it is.

 Zewrath wrote:
What's up with the 32-mm bases though? I perfectly understand marines and necron warrioris, who have been known for having feet that sticks out of the 25-mm base but SoB? What unit do they have that justifies an increase in base size?

The only reason I can think of putting Sisters on 32mm bases is for Seraphim so the backpacks don't bump into anything else. Though I saw one person put the idea forth that Retributors could go on those bases.

What I'm most curious about is what could go on the 50mm bases. Considering it's a 3pk I think it's safe to say it's probably not a Sisters riding Sentinels or an Artillery Unit. Maybe some kind of unit with Sisters on mounts, like a Sisters variant of Rough Riders or Thunderwolf Cav?

wow sisters are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven't heard this every year for the past 10 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I totally believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well time for me to take another drink.

I definitely got the sense you guys were piling on ClockworkZion when I read this earlier, for what it's worth. Maybe you should all leave eachother alone for once.

 Bull0 wrote:
I definitely got the sense you guys were piling on ClockworkZion when I read this earlier, for what it's worth. Maybe you should all leave eachother alone for once.

Always appreciate it when someone proves I'm not crazy by pointing out that I'm not the only one seeing it happen.

Seriously, I post in N&R to talk about the rumors, not people's jokes, nor their hyperbole about GW, or their random ideas of what I actually think so I have no complaints to being left alone if it means we can focus on the actual topic on hand instead of all the random bullgak that gets drudged up instead.

– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit
This one is interesting. It's not terminators cause there is only 3 of them. Maybe something new and original?

Tangentially related, I've just started Sisters, and I bought up a load of the metal stock from GW. I got 6 of the three-model blisters, and disappointingly all 6 contained the same 3 models - all the same - so I've had to hit ebay to get enough poses to make the squads not look weird.

So, word to the wise for anyone considering doing the same thing. Scrub round GW and go straight to ebay, the price is about the same and you aren't going to get screwed over with the poses.

 ClockworkZion wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:
I definitely got the sense you guys were piling on ClockworkZion when I read this earlier, for what it's worth. Maybe you should all leave eachother alone for once.

Always appreciate it when someone proves I'm not crazy by pointing out that I'm not the only one seeing it happen.

Seriously, I post in N&R to talk about the rumors, not people's jokes, nor their hyperbole about GW, or their random ideas of what I actually think so I have no complaints to being left alone if it means we can focus on the actual topic on hand instead of all the random bullgak that gets drudged up instead.

I thought it too, you aren't crazy.


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 Bull0 wrote:
Tangentially related, I've just started Sisters, and I bought up a load of the metal stock from GW. I got 6 of the three-model blisters, and disappointingly all 6 contained the same 3 models - all the same - so I've had to hit ebay to get enough poses to make the squads not look weird.

So, word to the wise for anyone considering doing the same thing. Scrub round GW and go straight to ebay, the price is about the same and you aren't going to get screwed over with the poses.

So you got 18 identical models? That's crazy.

 ImAGeek wrote:

So you got 18 identical models? That's crazy.

I phrased it really badly. I got six blisters that contained the same 3 unique poses - so I had 3 poses over 18 models, six of each pose. Still, "random from 9 possible poses" my arse.

 Necrosis wrote:
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit
This one is interesting. It's not terminators cause there is only 3 of them. Maybe something new and original?

I originally tossed out the idea of "swarm" Repentia (2 to a base with 2 wounds each?) but others have tossed out the idea of a Sisters Centurion.

But the other idea that has come to my mind has been a Sisters Cav unit like Thunderwolf cav. Only not wolves. If that's the case I want it to be mechanical Clydesdale horses.

 Bull0 wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

So you got 18 identical models? That's crazy.

I phrased it really badly. I got six blisters that contained the same 3 unique poses - so I had 3 poses over 18 models, six of each pose. Still, "random from 9 possible poses" my arse.

Yeah that's stll crazy haha.

 Bull0 wrote:
Tangentially related, I've just started Sisters, and I bought up a load of the metal stock from GW. I got 6 of the three-model blisters, and disappointingly all 6 contained the same 3 models - all the same - so I've had to hit ebay to get enough poses to make the squads not look weird.

So, word to the wise for anyone considering doing the same thing. Scrub round GW and go straight to ebay, the price is about the same and you aren't going to get screwed over with the poses.

Is is the blister with one of the Sisters pulling a grenade pin with her teeth? Because that has been the one I've gotten the most often when I've bought blisters.


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 ImAGeek wrote:
I thought it too, you aren't crazy.

I'd say I assumed I wasn't crazy, but that'd be crazy.

Seriously though, I enjoy these topics a lot more when it's about the rumors instead of menstruation jokes, bitching about GW or people attacking each other because they don't agree with them.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

So you got 18 identical models? That's crazy.

I phrased it really badly. I got six blisters that contained the same 3 unique poses - so I had 3 poses over 18 models, six of each pose. Still, "random from 9 possible poses" my arse.

Yeah that's stll crazy haha.

The rage was strong, but ebay came to the rescue (and a few careful head swaps with wood elf glade guard... hard to say until they're painted up but I think it'll work)...

What was the previous Sisters rumor to this? I think it mentioned them being part of a summer campaign along with Tzeentch. And according to this that's still definitely possible which I guess is better than nothing.

As others have said, I think we might see some sort of codex and then a some plastic/resin releases spread out over a few months.

 ClockworkZion wrote:

 Necrosis wrote:
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit
This one is interesting. It's not terminators cause there is only 3 of them. Maybe something new and original?

I originally tossed out the idea of "swarm" Repentia (2 to a base with 2 wounds each?) but others have tossed out the idea of a Sisters Centurion.

But the other idea that has come to my mind has been a Sisters Cav unit like Thunderwolf cav. Only not wolves. If that's the case I want it to be mechanical Clydesdale horses.

I'm hoping for something new, maybe a sister of battle holding a giant shield that has a gun in it or something. Or maybe a new type of artillery unit. Or both!

 ClockworkZion wrote:

Is is the blister with one of the Sisters pulling a grenade pin with her teeth? Because that has been the one I've gotten the most often when I've bought blisters.

No, mine all contained two helmeted sisters, one holding bolter upwards, one downwards, and one unhelmeted holding bolter at the waist. x6. Felt like a real kick in the nuts. Seriously, anyone who's buying Sisters, straight to ebay, always ebay.

 Necrosis wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

 Necrosis wrote:
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit
This one is interesting. It's not terminators cause there is only 3 of them. Maybe something new and original?

I originally tossed out the idea of "swarm" Repentia (2 to a base with 2 wounds each?) but others have tossed out the idea of a Sisters Centurion.

But the other idea that has come to my mind has been a Sisters Cav unit like Thunderwolf cav. Only not wolves. If that's the case I want it to be mechanical Clydesdale horses.

I'm hoping for something new, maybe a sister of battle holding a giant shield that has a gun in it or something. Or maybe a new type of artillery unit. Or both!

I considered the Arty idea, but no other Arty unit GW makes comes in a box of 3, they come in boxes of 1. Same reason I mentally tossed out the idea of a Sisters Sentinel.


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 Bull0 wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

Is is the blister with one of the Sisters pulling a grenade pin with her teeth? Because that has been the one I've gotten the most often when I've bought blisters.

No, mine all contained two helmeted sisters, one holding bolter upwards, one downwards, and one unhelmeted holding bolter at the waist. x6. Felt like a real kick in the nuts. Seriously, anyone who's buying Sisters, straight to ebay, always ebay.

Huh. I wonder if they're starting to run out of Battle Sisters these days.

Alright, let us list all the units that come in a box of 3 that are 50mm base kit.

 Necrosis wrote:
Alright, let us list all the units that come in a box of 3 that are 50mm base kit.

Cute. How about we just look at the kind of boxes that come in units of 3 instead, regardless of base size? I think it'd be more useful than looking at base size alone. You know, since 50mm is still pretty new.

Obliterators
Mutilators
Thunderwolf Calvary
Centurions
Meganobz/Big Mek in Mega armour
Killakanz (forgot about these honestly)
Space Marine Bikes
Dark Angels Bikes
Tomb Blades
Scout Bikes
Ork Warbikes
Windrider Jetbikes
Chaos Marine Bikers
Necron Destroyers
Reavers
Screamers of Tzeentch
EDIT: Forgot Warriors

So it seems we have 3 major categories and 1 odd outlier for things that get a 3 model box:
1. Bikes
2. Heavy Calvary/Large Beasts
3. Extra Bulky/Heavily Armoured Models (all of which are T4 or better)
4. Killakanz

My money is on it most likely being one of the first 2, but with it being a round base, I'm leaning more towards #2, especially for the base size.

Bikes come on those like rounded ended cavalry bases don't they?

Oops, while reading the list I forgot the bit you wrote at the start.