Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Just like the Minotaurs are a Forgeworld created chapter, they are going to create a Mayan/Aztec themed Tomb World. That would be very fun.

Slayer le boucher wrote:

skoffs wrote:Regardless, if updated versions of this

and this

are released, FW will have ALL my money.

Those are Space Crusade Era Chaos SM Dreads..., not related in anyway with Necrons.

Yes, but the Space Crusade "Chaos Androids" (and their related dreadnoughts) were the precursors to what we now know as the Necrons. Calling them "not related in any way" is not exactly true.

Regardless, if FW made anything Necron related that resembled the afore posted models, I have a feeling my wallet would not be the only one to feel the pang of nostalgia...

skoffs wrote:Yes, but the Space Crusade "Chaos Androids" (and their related dreadnoughts) were the precursors to what we now know as the Necrons. Calling them "not related in any way" is not exactly true.

I'm curious about this: Other than being skull-y automatons, what is the connection between the Chaos Androids (which I assume have common ancestors as the 'Iron men' Dan Abnett had in one of the Gaunt's Ghosts books) and Necrons (which are a xenos race, albeit one that's gone post-human (post-xeno?) in a particualrly ugly fashion.

Anpu-adom wrote:Just like the Minotaurs are a Forgeworld created chapter, they are going to create a Mayan/Aztec themed Tomb World. That would be very fun.

I'd prefer Babylonian/Assyrian/Mesopotamian

Whilst talking to Alan Bligh about IA12 he never mentioned Mayan/Aztec at all he said that he was hoping to base them on the Mesopotamian culture possibly with options for different types of "deathmask" heads you can use, he said he was hoping to use this culture as he knows a lot about it and they are close enough to as fit the established Necrons but different enough to stand out as Forge World models

It's possible that I messed that up. Saw mesopotamianian and read mesoamerican. Well, it would be the first time I've ever made a mistake. ;-P
Anyway... I'm really excited to see what Forgeworld comes out with. Never having paid much attention to Forgeworld before, how often do the IA books come out?

Every year or so i think.

not bothered about the whoel new theme for their necrons, but the options of different heads etc will be a welcome addition.

Hopefully they will bring out a new Crytek model as the GW one is gak.

skoffs wrote:Yes, but the Space Crusade "Chaos Androids" (and their related dreadnoughts) were the precursors to what we now know as the Necrons. Calling them "not related in any way" is not exactly true.

Chaos Androids definitely weren't a precursor to Necrons. They have their own fluff.

-Loki- wrote:

skoffs wrote:Yes, but the Space Crusade "Chaos Androids" (and their related dreadnoughts) were the precursors to what we now know as the Necrons. Calling them "not related in any way" is not exactly true.

Chaos Androids definitely weren't a precursor to Necrons. They have their own fluff.

Skiffs has the right of it. The androids did not inspire Necrons from a fluff perspective certainly, but it has been affirmed by Goodwyn himself that their design and popularity inspired the idea to build a similar line on the aesthetic...

Praxiss wrote:
Hopefully they will bring out a new Crytek model as the GW one is gak.

Agreed

I do know that both Alan Bligh and Will Hayes have both personally told me that they were planning character models and upgrades for both Crypteks/ Lords but not much in terms of troops etc as they didn't see any demand for them, mostly they are planning constructs, war machines and as I say the character upgrades, also the planned titan type model, and something between tomb stalker and titan sized

You know, I'd like to see a Pariah like unit and I think it can be explained pretty well why they would exist. They'd simply be results of experiments dealing with the reversal of the biotransference. Something caught between machine and flesh signifying the progress of the Necrons of making the dream of flesh bodies a reality.

Anpu-adom wrote:It's possible that I messed that up. Saw mesopotamianian and read mesoamerican. Well, it would be the first time I've ever made a mistake. ;-P
Anyway... I'm really excited to see what Forgeworld comes out with. Never having paid much attention to Forgeworld before, how often do the IA books come out?

They did say Mesoamerican! And it is going to be amazingly exciting

So when abouts is this IA12 supposed to be out?
(or at least, when can we expect to start seeing pics of this stuff?)

I'm hoping not too long. Really looking forward to it!

Want Ilume Seares(Necron frankestien dude) and triarch stalkers so BAD!!!

So looking at the first post there hasn't been anything noteworthy in quite some time, regarding the codex at least.

*le sigh*

Unless I'm missing something? Tell me i'm missing something!

Medium of Death wrote:So looking at the first post there hasn't been anything noteworthy in quite some time, regarding the codex at least.

*le sigh*

Unless I'm missing something? Tell me i'm missing something!

You're not missing something, outside of FW, there's been no news for a LONG time IIRC. Definitely nothing about le 2nd wave. Kinda amazed this thread is still going...

I think the reason this thread is still getting posts, is that all necron players are desperately waiting for the second wave models, especially Wraiths. After seeing so many Battle Reports where Wraiths are clearly the winning factor for the necrons, it makes unhappy and quite bitter that they weren't release in the first wave.

I understand that the Necron 'second wave' is likely to be next month, although there's some uncertainty as to whether they want to release the 6th Edition rulebook first.

Tailgunner wrote:I understand that the Necron 'second wave' is likely to be next month, although there's some uncertainty as to whether they want to release the 6th Edition rulebook first.

GW had better not launch 6th Ed before the Cron second wave

from what i've seen and heard 2nd wave is expected next month, so we should hear something around the end of the month (white dwarf is out 28th) and IA 12 is expected around dec-jan so Alan Bligh told me personally at the forge world open day last weekend

Yes, Wraiths seem to truly make a difference, I also wonder how they didn't think of that and release them in the 1st wave. Or maybe they did, and just want to make us wait and whine...

I have to wonder if the Necron releases will come before or after the Tomb King releases...

angelshade00 wrote:Yes, Wraiths seem to truly make a difference, I also wonder how they didn't think of that and release them in the 1st wave. Or maybe they did, and just want to make us wait and whine...

Of course! Instead of releasing the model they knew everyone would be desperate for, they purposely held it back so the Puppet War version sell like hotcakes, meaning no one would buy their version which would end up costing triple the price!
That, folks, is some genius GW marketing...

Also, here's hoping to god that these "rumored" concepts for the IA12 stuff is all lies-
http://imgur.com/a/5xro6#bxiBh
otherwise,
*shudder*

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MONSTROUSITY?!

Seriously, its as if the necrons visited Khemri, nicked some of their statues and stuck cybernetic stuff onto it.
Ugh, not cool at all.

Bleh. No thankyou.

Saying that, last time i was at WW they had a converted WHF NecroSphinx that had been necron-ised and it looked pretty sweet.

skoffs wrote:

angelshade00 wrote:Yes, Wraiths seem to truly make a difference, I also wonder how they didn't think of that and release them in the 1st wave. Or maybe they did, and just want to make us wait and whine...

Of course! Instead of releasing the model they knew everyone would be desperate for, they purposely held it back so the Puppet War version sell like hotcakes, meaning no one would buy their version which would end up costing triple the price!
That, folks, is some genius GW marketing...

Also, here's hoping to god that these "rumored" concepts for the IA12 stuff is all lies-
http://imgur.com/a/5xro6#bxiBh
otherwise,
*shudder*

That's not how FW's concept art generally looks. That looks more like a finished spread for the rulebook, or possibly a joke set of art as it looks similar to how the WHFB main rulebook has showcase art of various "aspects" of an army.

Looks like a Blanche scribbling.

Get it away!

I do like the man's art but there are times when I can't stand it. This is one of those times.

That artwork was concept art for the Necron codex from a few years ago. It was on display at WHW up until recently as part of the Necron's 'Through the ages' type display.