Hey all, I have some
HH tidbits for you today. Specifically details of a pair of marines that make up part of an upcoming release in the future. As you all know by now the initial release will consist of some marines, cataphracti and a new dread. I have a few tidbits on the makeup of the marines I can share but very little else for you today unfortunately.
Marines
-This information is based off descriptions given to me of a pair of marines from the new marine box.
-The two marines wore Mk4 armour, namely the
GW variant parts we've come to know, with a few new additions.
- One of these new additions are new backpacks, which were described to me as a cross between the old Space Crusade backpacks and the Forge World MkVI backpacks. Think 4 exposed wires on the back, and 3 'power-rungs' on the top central part of the backpack.
- The marines had proper Mk4 gauntlets rather than just the standard Mk7 arms. One of them even had an obligatory skull on his gauntlets.
- Out of the two torsos designs (Again think
GW style, that weird Mk3/4 hybrid torso in the Blood Angel kits) , one bore a 'Raptor Imperialis', the other a skull with lightning bolts.
-My source also saw some other sperate bots and pieces, like a horizontal crested Sgt. Head, powersword amongst other things.
- This bit is somewhat contradictory,because as I understand the kit is meant to be made up of only Mk4 marines. However, I'm hearing reports of a Mk3 style chestpiece and gauntlets. I know a clampack is supposed to be coming with the original release so perhaps these pieces belong to that. Or alternatively these will parts for "Artificer armour" in the main box.
- In the box set there will around 20 marines which apparently amounts to 2 boxes worth of
Tac. Marines, so I'd put my bets on a basic 10 man box.
Cataphracti and Contemptor
I don't have many details on these guys. Except to say some of the Contemptor weapon options will remain resin only, the kit will cover your more "traditional" options for
40k players that just want to pickup the cool model.
And the Cataphracti models might not be 100% interchangeable with the
FW cataphracti. I've heard the arms and pads will come in pieces rather than 1 solid piece as they do now. (Hands still separate
ofc.)
The main reason I made this post today though is because I heard the
HH box might actually be coming sooner than I originally thought. I had it place for Q2 next year, with the models being released separately 5-6 months later. I'm now hearing though, that the
HH box will come shortly after the Tau release. Now Tau are being released late this year, I'm pretty sure you all know that by now. Think Oct time. Now if the
HH box is too be released shortly after Tau that doesn't really fit with the the Q2 release date for the box does it?
So based on this, and this is kinda speculation based on what I both do and don't know, I have a feeling we might see the
HH box drop right at the end of the year/start of the next, and the kits released separately in late Q2 rather than the box. So I guess I'm kinda throwing this out there to see if any other rumourmongers have anything that correlates with this, because to me this suggests we'll see
HH this year.
DISCLAIMER: I'am not in any shape or form saying we will 100% see plastic Horus Heresy this year, however based on my information this is what the signs point too. I'm throwing this out there to see if any one can formulate these little tidbits into something coherent
which lets face it isn't my strong point.
Tons!
Tons!
Tons!
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