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 Jidmah wrote:
You can build two nobz out of one warbiker kit. It has two nob torsos and heads, and two big choppas (one held over the head and one held in one hand). Warbiker nobz share their legs with boyz.

Wtf? Really? Oh man, i feel a spending spree comming.

If there are upgrade sprues for Orks solely for distinguishing between clans, they will likely take the form of 10 heads and some minor accessories (stuff like things hanging from chains/ropes etc.), with maybe a torso swap and/or a specific aesthetic weapon swap.

That is the pattern the Marine sprues and GSC sprue have taken, which are aesthetic changes.

I'd be well up for this, especially if they released one for Freebootaz, although I feel Freebootaz deserve their own mini faction.


I think a large plastic Ghaz is a given at some point, but I suspect it will tie into some kind of campaign release, maybe in a triumvirate pattern. I rather hope it is a standalone kit, and not combined with a mega-armoured warboss, because Ghaz is supposed to be HUGE. I'd love for him to get a model that does him justice (and a statline to match). This guy should be bigger than a Deff Dredd (or at least as big).

I'm 100% sure that my 5 nob bikers come from two boxes, with one being the metal pain boy filed down until he fit on the bike.

To bad the one one with the Waaagh! Banner is no longer a legit model :(

Most finevast kits have seen no conversion from finevast to plastic this edition.

In fact for the year of xenos there hasn't been a single new datasheet with new model for any xenos faction.

I am currently of the opinion there will be no new Ork kits to go with the codex release, as well as no new models.

I would like to be wrong.

blaktoof wrote:
Most finevast kits have seen no conversion from finevast to plastic this edition.

In fact for the year of xenos there hasn't been a single new datasheet with new model for any xenos faction.

I am currently of the opinion there will be no new Ork kits to go with the codex release, as well as no new models.

I would like to be wrong.

There has been at least one, but I agree with the main thrust of your post.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Aeldari-Webway-Gate-2018

I'll remain skeptical. According to the leaks a few months ago, we should be seeing a campaign box & a campaign book this summer. It coincides with the ork release timeline perfectly.

 Haighus wrote:

blaktoof wrote:
Most finevast kits have seen no conversion from finevast to plastic this edition.

In fact for the year of xenos there hasn't been a single new datasheet with new model for any xenos faction.

I am currently of the opinion there will be no new Ork kits to go with the codex release, as well as no new models.

I would like to be wrong.

There has been at least one, but I agree with the main thrust of your post.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Aeldari-Webway-Gate-2018

Well you are correct, I guess there is one.

There was a pic of Wazdakka shared by one of the designers a couple weeks back.

I'm always of the opinion that i want general hqs rtaher than named characters. I play 40k in the old style where my chapter is unique and my orks are unique. No name characters for me!

 Jidmah wrote:
You can build two nobz out of one warbiker kit. It has two nob torsos and heads, and two big choppas (one held over the head and one held in one hand). Warbiker nobz share their legs with boyz.

Pretty sure that isn't right. You get two nob-sized heads, but only one torso, one left arm, one big choppa and one power klaw. The left arm is actually the limiting factor, since all the other pieces can be looted from boyz boxes.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/179763-Warbike%20Sprue%201.html

No orks or wolves for another month i guess...

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/28/white-dwarf-preview-updates-for-warhammer-board-games/

grahamdbailey wrote:
There was a pic of Wazdakka shared by one of the designers a couple weeks back.

Thats a nice kitbash.

Ah, you're right, upon closer inspection, two of the nobz have the nob torso from the boyz box.

To my defense, I built those models nine years ago

I reckon we'll get *some* new models.

Otherwise, why on earth would they wait to release the Ork codex? For the lulz? One more flip off to all the Ork players? Perhaps. But how do you explain Spess Puppers then?!

No, I'm half convinced we're getting something.

Wasn't the trend for a little while releasing new versions of boxes that had a lot more options, but not more bodies, at an increased price? The Tau box for example can now be built with three different main weapons, plus the option for sidearms, plus drones and a turret, and there are lots of legs, heads, backpacks, shoulder pads and the like left over. On the downside the Strike Team/Breacher Team box is more expensive than most other basic infantry boxes.

I could see them reboxing Boyz so that they could also be 'Ard Boyz, or a unit of 5 Kommandoz and a unit of 5 Tankbustas. Heck, they could even include bits to turn the Nob into a Big Mek. Then jack the price up to $60.

On the other hand the Boyz already sort of got this reboxing when they dropped from 16 boyz to 10 plus a Nob and a bunch more bits (a good change, IMO). Also, some of the newer kits seem to be annoyingly mono-build. Like the Armigers and the Dominus Knights each being two separate kits. The Dominus class knight especially irritates me. The kit is already huge and expensive, why not include both weapon sprues?

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Cybork bits (either as their own unit or a generic upgrade)

I would love it if they brought back cyborks. I'd like to make an army of frankenstein orks. If they just fixed the cybork body and let every nob take it, and brought back 'Ard Boyz (the robot bits could be considered to amount to 'Eavy Armor) that would be enough to satisfy me.


I hope they don't get rid of Big Gunz as a unit. I like them. They still produce all of them, though admittedly only as Battlewagon weapons. It's easy enough to kitbash the carriages, but who knows.

They quietly got rid of the Big Gunz from the webstore, but on the other hand they put the banner nob back up for sale. I hope that they both allow us to give the Banner Nob a power klaw and maybe a cybork body, to reflect the model, but at the same time don't require us to take those upgrades as they would be weird for Snakebites.

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
I reckon we'll get *some* new models.

Otherwise, why on earth would they wait to release the Ork codex? For the lulz? One more flip off to all the Ork players? Perhaps. But how do you explain Spess Puppers then?!

No, I'm half convinced we're getting something.

It could be they looked at how much sells and saw orks maybe could go lzst because they don't sell as much as space marines and broody angels.


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I want to see steam powere snake bites.... tbh, all gw needs to do is make the ork players bases dream codex and kits and I alone will likely make it a profit for them. XD also i would advise they never change the rules ever again to save on art and rule teams...

 lolman1c wrote:
It could be they looked at how much sells and saw orks maybe could go lzst because they don't sell as much as space marines and broody angels.

But Space Wolves are the most popular faction of space marines and space marines are the biggest sellers by far.

On the other hand, maybe being released close to SW means we are less likely to get new stuff because the popular army is using up all the resources?

I think it's a good thing that Orks are at the back end, as it probably means there is more than the odd special character to come along with the codex,

if there wasn't they would have been part of the 2 books at a time run for all the rest that basically just had a minor re-write

but whether it means new stuff or whether it means a re-do of existing stuff or a mix of the two w
e'll have to wait and see

The tension is killing me.... although what would be worse is if they bring out limited edition stuff epic new models! I'm not back in the uk for another 4 months so i have to wait
XD

Yeah man, this wait is getting to be difficult. I'm happy to wait all the way until Christmas if it means we get a bunch of cool stuff, but I'd like to have some previews on what to expect.

I think that at a certain point no news can become toxic as speculation grows out of control.

Well I'll likely have money for when i get back but the problem with gw is I never know when to spend it. Do i buy the new AoS to get into it or do I wait for orks? I would hate to spend all my money on AoS only to find buggies come iut next week... I wish they would give us at least 4 or 5 month notice.

I couldn't be more bored of knight news on Facebook. I'm starting to become embittered with it in fact. I'd rather they give no news than keep harping on about the same gak.

 lolman1c wrote:
Well I'll likely have money for when i get back but the problem with gw is I never know when to spend it. Do i buy the new AoS to get into it or do I wait for orks? I would hate to spend all my money on AoS only to find buggies come iut next week... I wish they would give us at least 4 or 5 month notice.

I've been trying to save money for the Ork release, but since there has been no news and I'm easily distracted I started a knight army, an AdMech army and expanded my AoS Death and Destruction armies instead. I guess GW is getting my money anyway, so it doesn't matter to them.

It's put a bit of a bigger dent into my hobby progress. Do I want to put the effort into making my buggies and trakks look more modern if they are going to release new kits this year? Do I want to convert some of my AOBR deffkoptas to have twin big shootas when they might get rid of that option? On the other hand they might get rid of the rokkits option and only have big shootas. Or there's a small chance they'll axe the unit entirely. I've got some Imperial vehicles I want to loot, but I'm not sure what my options will be going forward.

blaktoof wrote:
In fact for the year of xenos there hasn't been a single new datasheet with new model for any xenos faction.

Yup, flying board Cryptek is not new.

Or wait, maybe he is not a xeno?

Or, uh... I got nothing. Anyone?

Ditto for GSC aberrant with a pipe, or whatever GSC unit has teased daggers, or the buggy-like wheel, or the toothy thing, these are not, in fact, new xeno models, am I rite?

 Irbis wrote:

blaktoof wrote:
In fact for the year of xenos there hasn't been a single new datasheet with new model for any xenos faction.

Yup, flying board Cryptek is not new.

Or wait, maybe he is not a xeno?

Or, uh... I got nothing. Anyone?

Ditto for GSC aberrant with a pipe, or whatever GSC unit has teased daggers, or the buggy-like wheel, or the toothy thing, these are not, in fact, new xeno models, am I rite?

Oh wow, thanks for reminding me man. How dare us Xeno players be upset for getting a singular new Structure model and a singular new HQ model, for one faction each. How dare we?!

I'm also so glad that the GSC aberrant is out already for purchase, and the dagger tease that definitely isn't AOS, or the buggy wheel that's been floating around forever, or the toothy thing that again definitely isn't AOS. How silly of me, can't wait to go down my local GW and pick them up tomorrow.

You guys do realise that "Year of the Xenos" was never a stated GW position right? That's been refuted by GW many times.

Even as an Imperium player I'd love to see new Ork kits, more support for Xenos factions would be sweet. I really hope these rumours are true.

I was at my FLGS the other day, and the guy there said their GW representative had not made any mention of ork releases in the near future

He (the FLGS guy) was worried there would be no Ork codex / releases this year...

Grrr!

I know a guy that says they managed to get a sample of DNA from a hair Andy Chambers left behind, and they've been grooming his clone to write the next Ork codex.

Apparently this was supposed to happen years ago, but Andy Chamber's lawyers claimed that his DNA was his intellectual property, while GW's lawyers claim that because the hair was produced while he worked for them they own it.

I heard that while the case will probably be settled next year we shouldn't get our hopes up because the clone is in an emo teenage phase and insists on being allowed to write a Blood Angels vs Night Lords RPG as his first project.

 Dakka Flakka Flame wrote:
I know a guy that says they managed to get a sample of DNA from a hair Andy Chambers left behind, and they've been grooming his clone to write the next Ork codex.

Apparently this was supposed to happen years ago, but Andy Chamber's lawyers claimed that his DNA was his intellectual property, while GW's lawyers claim that because the hair was produced while he worked for them they own it.

I heard that while the case will probably be settled next year we shouldn't get our hopes up because the clone is in an emo teenage phase and insists on being allowed to write a Blood Angels vs Night Lords RPG as his first project.

 Irbis wrote:

blaktoof wrote:
In fact for the year of xenos there hasn't been a single new datasheet with new model for any xenos faction.

Yup, flying board Cryptek is not new.

Or wait, maybe he is not a xeno?

Or, uh... I got nothing. Anyone?

Ditto for GSC aberrant with a pipe, or whatever GSC unit has teased daggers, or the buggy-like wheel, or the toothy thing, these are not, in fact, new xeno models, am I rite?

You must have missed the actual words I typed.

The cryptek with cloak is not a new datasheet with a new model..