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**Izeya82**

Okay I am wanting a TK army now..Just want a different cover for the army book wow that is ugly. Now jsut need to find someone who buys the army and than wants to sell at 50% off lol

**Mantle**

I think iv figured out what that big thing with the liche priest stood on top is.
is it a hierotitan? I put too parts together from the getting started page with the piece of artwork with the TK on it.

"Statues of Warsphinxes, Necrolith Colossi and Hierotitans tower above the skeletal legions"

and

"Every Tomb Kings army needs at least one Liche Priest present, the highest ranking of which is called the Hierophant."

Hierophant... Hierotitan, sorta makes sense

not sure if anyone had figured this out yet so thought I might as well post it

**JimLofa**

Necros wrote:Anyone that's seen the sphinx for reals know if it's something that you could magnetize, like swap the beasty head for the big torso, and swap the wings for the howdah on the back? Kinda looks like there's a separation right above the front legs where you could swap stuff around

Why not just model the howdah on the back of the necrosphynx? Magnetize that, or just set it up so it sits on the back of the sphinx like a saddle.

-Jim

**Kroothawk**

Some updates:

Frgt/10 wrote:There are a few more models to be shown: the necrotect, prince apophas, and the ushabti with great bows. All are metal models. These are more than likely the week three releases I mentioned.(...)
(On Ushabi) They're quite nice. They're new sculpts as apposed to additions to previous ones, but obviously they share similarities with the current ones. In terms of conversions it depends how the arms attach to the torsos, they also have quivers that need to be removed.(...)
Bone giant is 2nd wave.(...)
(On Necrotect) the model has a whip and has some serious conversion potential imo(...)
and you ca see all the models i mentioned in the video they posted today; ushabti back left, necrotect back right, and the new prince front right. (...)
Casket is rare and no longer an option for a priest.(...)
Also to those worrying about healing units in combat; the tomb kings have 4 augment spells, so I don't really know what you're all worrying about honestly...(...)
necrolith colossus is like the old bone giant, but can take a giant bow (bolt thrower) and a few other weapon options (GW, 2 hand weapons, i think thats it)

BTW, the Sphinx is on a chariot base, as are the snakes.
Photo from the video, posted by anselminus over at Warseer:

**warpcrafter**

Kroothawk wrote:Some updates:

Frgt/10 wrote:There are a few more models to be shown: the necrotect, prince apophas, and the ushabti with great bows. All are metal models. These are more than likely the week three releases I mentioned.(...)
(On Ushabi) They're quite nice. They're new sculpts as apposed to additions to previous ones, but obviously they share similarities with the current ones. In terms of conversions it depends how the arms attach to the torsos, they also have quivers that need to be removed.(...)
Bone giant is 2nd wave.(...)
(On Necrotect) the model has a whip and has some serious conversion potential imo(...)
and you ca see all the models i mentioned in the video they posted today; ushabti back left, necrotect back right, and the new prince front right. (...)
Casket is rare and no longer an option for a priest.(...)
Also to those worrying about healing units in combat; the tomb kings have 4 augment spells, so I don't really know what you're all worrying about honestly...(...)
necrolith colossus is like the old bone giant, but can take a giant bow (bolt thrower) and a few other weapon options (GW, 2 hand weapons, i think thats it)

BTW, the Sphinx is on a chariot base, as are the snakes.
Photo from the video, posted by anselminus over at Warseer:

A bone giant with a gargantuan bow? Yes, please!

**HoverBoy**

This has the potential for bolt thrower units.

**LunaHound**

ph34r wrote:
LazzurusMan wrote:Hey, this might sound heretical, but does anyone know where i can get alternative skeletons for TK? I love the new models and rules, but i can't stand the old skeletons. Can anyone help???
Mix old skeletons with new tomb guard bits.

Guess i'll just get Tomb Guards and count as skeleton with hw + shield.
But thats too expensive. Looked at Mantic Games skeletons , dont like either.

@ lazzurusman , my original idea was to buy box of vampire counts skeleton and box of tombking skeletons.
build the tomb king skeletons into archers. Give the shield + some egyptian head to the vampire count skellies.

Could work?

**LazzurusMan**

I'm intending to use the VC skellies with TK shields and weapons, but for archers i'll have to wait for the new skellies....if they make new skellies

**LunaHound**

Havnt heard anything about new core Skellies. Im sad on it too.
Seems to have followed the trend of High Elves Spearmen and Archers

**Misguidance**

The Necrosphinx is slightly smaller than I was hoping for, but I am still pretty impressed with it. Also, I am looking forwardto seing what Ushabti can do with bows.

I bet they hit pretty hard.

Is there any word on if there will be a new plastic bone giant kit yet?

**Just Dave**

I heard the Bone Giant is coming 2nd Wave, I'm sure Kroot can confirm whether this is the case or not however.
Actually, in his post it says "Bone giant is 2nd wave.(...) " (From Frgt) and it can be safely assumed it's plastic.

**Misguidance**

This pleases me. I have a great soft-spot for bone giants, but the metal one drove me to insanity.

Also, I love converting plastic.

**Just Dave**

I second both of those points, but then again, who wouldn't?!

**MasterSlowPoke**

The problem is that the second wave isn't coming any time soon. We'll probably have to wait as long as the Beastmen will.

**lord_blackfang**

Well, I ended up preordering the book, 1 sphinx and a box of snake surfers to paint up. I doubt I can get my old 6th edition army up to speed for a reasonable amount of money though, I think I'd need another 500 pts of Core at least and that's too expensive money-wise.

**NiiloTimantti**

Anybody still got an idea whether the UK stores got the army book or not? Just checking

**Kroothawk**

Australia did.

**The Decapitator**

The store I work in didn't, and from what I gather from other stores in our area they didn't either. On the website where it lists the contents of the Black Box it doesn't actually say that it would contain the Army book.

I think this is because some of the new models due to be released a few weeks after the launch (think Castallan Crowe & Jokaero for GK) haven't been shown yet and will have pictures in the Army Book. So don't expect the new book to hit the shops until after the 2nd batch of new stuff is up on the website so that it's still a surprise as to some of what's to come rather than everyone having seen it all before it gets announced.

**Amaya**

There's a lot of info up on the Warseer TK thread. Apparently chariots are 55 per and charioteers now have 2A. They also come armed with bows...

**teh unforgiven**

Misguidance wrote:The Necrosphinx is slightly smaller than I was hoping for, but I am still pretty impressed with it. Also, I am looking forwardto seing what Ushabti can do with bows. I bet they hit pretty hard.

Is there any word on if there will be a new plastic bone giant kit yet?

IIRC ushabti have strenght6 longbows
And BS2 i guess..... And they replace your GW or other CC weapon.
So no awesome shooting unit IMO

-unforgiven-

**Tantras**

I just noticed that on the GW site, the Bone Giant has had the following text added to it's description: 'The Bone Giant is a great model to represent the Tomb Kings Necrolith Collossus.'

I don't know whether I'm reading too much into this, or whether the new Bone Giant will look significantly different and they'll rename the old one or what. Interesting, though.

**teh unforgiven**

I think they rename it

**Kroothawk**

Correct, that's the new official name.

**BrookM**

Some of those new names make me feel that they are TRYING TOO HARD.

**LunaHound**

Any solid news on whether we'll get new core skeletons at wave 2 release?

Also i dont suppose its possible that battalion will come out at the same time right? So im guessing its soooooooooo far off to wait ><

**teh unforgiven**

and IIRC hierotitan has something like 12" bubble that adds d3 to your casting rolls.
Just hopeing that ha can crush something in CC too.

-unforgiven-

**warpcrafter**

BrookM wrote:Some of those new names make me feel that they are TRYING TOO HARD.

There just trying to inject a little flavor. Anyway, I'm seriously liking the Tomb Guard, and so I will probably make them the backbone of my army. Not getting any cavalry or chariots until they make better skeletal horses. The ones they have now look like skinny lego toys.

**Alpharius**

They are awesome, but at that price, it is hard to envision them as a back bone unit of an army!

**Jackal**

New tomb guard look poor to me.
Ill stick with my old ones that look alot better.

these just look less rigid, more of a mummified basic skelly look.

Collossus - New name for bone giant, plastic with weapons variations in the kit, 2nd wave, 2 head options, lots of extra detailed parts.

Thats what i could get anyway, no real weight to it since its a staff members words though.

**Kroothawk**

LunaHound wrote:Any solid news on whether we'll get new core skeletons at wave 2 release?

Rumours about late 2012 releases are still a bit shakey

, but two sources say that in a late 2nd or 3rd wave, we will see new standard skeletons including cavalry and chariots.