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On the subject of new Necron players has there been any confirmed info about a new codex besides the "not much in Chapter Approved - hope for one in Jan/Feb". I know GW is a lot tighter on rumours now and I don't recall a news post by them about releases coming in the new year relating to new codex orders and the like.

And googling just throws up a complicated mess of prior results for new codex and codex wishlists.

Scarabs are sold with the Necron Warriors. So in the getting started box and in the necron warrior box as well.

A second getting started box isn't a bad idea as each one gives you a free Necron Lord (compared to buying all the individual models outside of the getting started kit).

The getting started kit is also likely to change when the new codex comes out at some point next year (all the other factions have had a new getting started kit released).


That said she likely won't need more than two getting started boxed sets. Whilst the warriors are always good you don't need a legion of lords; meanwhile the stalker appears to currently be present in very smal numbers in many collections
At least according to the results in this thread https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/746349.page *


* I oft find collection threads interesting because whilst they have no tactical basis, they do give a rough idea what is and isn't popular and what kind of counts people have.

Tyraind Codex was a big boost, it shifted from an army basically reliant on twin linked devouring wielding flying hive tyrants; to one were there's multiple viable options. Heck the malantrope was becoming a must have and got modified to be weaker so that its viable instead of must have. If GW is using the same attitude then Necrons should gain a lot of viable options.

Honestly its in GW's interest to make most models in each army at least viable choices. Sure meta balancing will mean that only a smaller number become competitive viable at the top end; but if the majority are useable and viable choices than its good for GW as it means more purchases per army; and its better for gamers as it means more variety when playing.

I think hints will depend on how soon they want to roll out more codex. Honestly considering how they've hardly paused over Christmas I'd reckon that they are still aiming for that "2 per month minimum" target. So, without AOS or anything else, we might well hear more hints of another codex before the end of January. I'd certainly expect to have heard of the next 3 or 4 before the start of February.

Well we already know they are not in January otherwise GW would already be teasing some info out. So that's February at the earliest. March is only one month on from that and it stands to reason that GW would want to get more xeno factions out now. Plus they plan to have everything done within 6 months or so.

Dynas just remember that:

1) Your paint scheme has no effect on what army you play as. You can field bright red ultramarines and bright blue blood angles if you want

2) Outside of Space Marines and their years and years of marketing; most gamers have no idea of other faction official schemes. Even players of factions have no idea of the official schemes of alternate factions.

3) Chances are multi-faction combined armies (even if its just two factions ) might well be superior to single faction armies.

4) Chances are that you'll want to vary what faction based upon what army focus you build too; so you could well be jumping between two or three factions depending on what army builds you use.

In short don't worry "too" much about having authentic faction painted models if you don't want too. It's purely a player driven choice.

One a question of painting anyone painted their warriors without the weapon arms attached and if so any tips on how to get the warriors arms to line up well so that you can put arm to wrist on the gun so that they can be easily glued on after painting.

I'd be very surprised if Necrons got new models - so far very few factions have had anything new in the codex releases; even some almost certain plastic versions (eg biovore/pyrovore plastics for tyranids) haven't appeared.

Necrons could do with more of hteir lords in plastic, but otherwise I can't see a burning need for updated models for most of the range. A new warrior set without glowrods (fitting the transport); a new monolith (old model) but honestly there isn't really anything "screaming" for a new model.

New stuff would be neat, but I don't expect to see it

torblind wrote:
Do other codexes have models for all the entries in them?

GW is cleaning house this edition, anything that hasn't got a model doesn't get rules in the new edition codex. This is basically a two fold approach

1) It makes the game easier for new people to get into; whatever is in the codex they can buy without any issues.

2) It helps stop the 3rd party casters making alternative models before GW can release them. A unique issue for GW in the miniatures market since there are multiple serious companies that make alternative sculpts for GW models.



There is the index for any models that are not currently in production, but which were in the past. So you can use the index for anything that you own that isn't now produced; this is to appease current fans. Of course one expects that most tournament and standard play will gravitate toward codex only with index being treated as an expansion to the core game.

Quick question, how many wounds do scarabs have and has that value changed much over the years. I ask because I'm deciding how many scarabs to put on each base and, when doing rippers for tyranids, I stuck to the wounds count to dictate how many ( and luckily rippers stick to 3 wounds for a long while)

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Just wait for the codex. Codex armies are considerably stronger than index armies, and necrons are an index army.

I think most people know this, its more the waiting that almost leaves Necrons in a current state of limbo - esp since their current state is underpowered.




Also any painters around? One new necron player looking for some feedback on painting
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/748832.page

Harley the main news from GW is that they expect most codex to be out by mid-way this year. There were rumours/hopes of a Christmas and then a January release but they've passed and right now hopes are pinned on March being the rough release month for Necron codex .

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Its as if GW really hates necron players, so they gave us new vehicles that are an exercise in frustration to build. At least the end product looks nice, if inconsistent and illogical with their background.

I think that's why as GW has expanded and adjusted the background they've brought more of the living mindset back to the Necrons. It seems clear that whilst they can produce robots which think and operate for themselves (canoptek) the Necrons themselves still think and act like living creatures. Hence why many of their units have pilots.

As for logic (ergo why have a transport that has no physical protection of its occupants) lets face it - most fantasy/scifi wargame stuff is pretty illogical It's rule of cool all the way!

Also i'm sure when the ghost ark was dreamt up someone was watching Phantom Menace

The Crypteck isn't being supported by the spider; instead the spider is clutching to the ground holding at bag the Cryptecks built in anti-gravity as he floats along behind supported by raw mag....phsy... technopower!

Also whilst its only one release this does at least mean that nearly every regular unit is now in plastic - which is fantastic - it leaves only hero units in finecast (and the flayed ones).

Well its close enough that print copies and such will be lurking out there in the wild and those in the know have more safety in revealing little bits of info and such without it quickly linking back to them.

That said I suspect we are still a bit away from stock heading out to anything but distributors (and I don't know if they'd buy up stock this early unless the launch is next week); so chances are we'll still have a bit of a wait before we get a glut of rumours enough to cross check them with each other.

Right now the only people who know are GW and they aren't telling. There's also the aelves release during this period so that could further delay the Necron release; plus there's some Necromunda stuff as well as the Mortalis stuff

v0iddrgn wrote:
Another week in the can. Edging closer to codex but can't see the end of the tunnel...

No point counting the weeks until there's at least two weeks of Tau releases out of the way

 Grimgold wrote:
Only tau for march would be odd given the pace they have been keeping.

That said GW has those new hinted Sea-elves as another option to throw out; and if that came out it would likely be at least a two week release. A release like that could push Necrons to pre-release just near the end of the month with a release into the first week of next

Anyone else notice that the Doomscythes are listed as "Sold out online" instead of "out of stock"!

Whilst I'm sure its a miss-listing its still worthy of note sorta whilst we wait for the codex.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/03/18/they-ruled-once-and-they-shall-rule-again/

New getting started kit!
Immortals, Barge, Warriors and a Cryptek - I'm assuming a second new plastic one as I don't think they'd put finecast in a getting started box?

Looks like a really good starting kit!

Wait you're right its a lord with an orb! My mistake!