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Legion Command Squad upgrades

The first image doesn't show all the bits, for example they talk about 5 regular power swords while you can only see one in the first image. Look at the painted example marines for a better showcase

This upgrade set is compatible with both Legion MKIII and MKVI Tactical Squads. For those who urgently need a gang of appropriately armoured heavies to stand by their characters and look menacing, you’ll also be able to pick up Legion Command Squads ready to go, in different boxes for either armour mark.
All three of these sets are plastic and will be available to pre-order later in the year

So the upgrade sprue will be available on its own and combines with marines. Wonder if one of the options will be webstore only and if so which one it would be

Personally I would have also wanted some more weapon options but they probably saved those for the melee weapon upgrades

Unless there's a lot of stuff not in the first photo, it's somewhat disappointing - only power swords & no combi-weapons.

beast_gts wrote:
Unless there's a lot of stuff not in the first photo, it's somewhat disappointing - only power swords & no combi-weapons.

why would there be combi-weapons? they already sell those!

Frankly, I think nobody was going to be 100% pleased with this set. It's intended to be as generic as possible...nothing special was going to be added.

Interesting. Weird helmets, seem to work better with MkIII bodies. But the banners look really cool.

I like the banner heads, nice variety with those.
Now will the hands of power swords all be at the same angle?

WEAK

I cannot believe I was excited for this crap.. I'll still probably buy it for the extra bits, but was hoping for a lot more tbh. Like, that stuff we have in the LI command squad stand, at the very least.. no generic Apotechary or anything...

I admit it looks ok on the MKIII, but not feeling how it looks on MKVI.. like, at all..

Oh wow that is trash.

You get... two flags and five combat shields and some weird hybridized arms and heads.

0/10

I actually like what’s there, but it’s disappointing how little there is, especially with how long we’ve been waiting to see it since it was announced.

After assembling some of the MKVI I find them very bland & terrible posing... I thought it could be the angle from most photos, but the kit really isn't what I think it could have been. The fact that there are only 5 poses really doesn't help.

Unfortunately the Legion Command will have the same issue. It just feels bad waiting this long for a single sprue.

Am I having a stroke? Article says 27 upgrades but there's about 50 bits in the image with more text saying you get more power swords than are shown. And with 5 swords and 5 shields it can't be a sprue doubled up.


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I guess if you don't count the arms it comes out about right.

I feel like the heads don’t work for every legion but I guess you could use FW upgrades?

looks decent, yes only five poses of Mk VI, better than nothing and it works for "these bods are a bit different"

more weapon options would be nice, hopefully will be covered elsewhere

at least its not more resin stuff, and at least its not a set of four/five monopose models

Seems like HH boffins totally expect us to have ample spares of all the released kits so far, in order to be able to stock up on those power fists, lightning claws, hand flamers, plasma, volkite serpentas etc.

Looks like I gotta wait until they release the MKV and MKIV in the new poses/proportions, if I want more variety for my torsos.. Thinking those MKV studded shoulderpads oughta look interesting on MKVI torsos (assuming they do em like on that large MKV resin character)

Hmm, just realized that banner will be amazing for kitbashing with Chapter iconography.. Just cut out the Aquila at the top and insert your Chapter symbol. They are actually both great for that! I'd say the traitor one looks more Rogue Traderesque than the loyalist one, but both can work splendidly.

 tauist wrote:
Seems like HH boffins totally expect us to have ample spares of all the released kits so far, in order to be able to stock up on those power fists, lightning claws, hand flamers, plasma, volkite serpentas etc.

Looks like I gotta wait until they release the MKV and MKIV in the new poses/proportions, if I want more variety for my torsos.. Thinking those MKV studded shoulderpads oughta look interesting on MKVI torsos (assuming they do em like on that large MKV resin character)

Being in that exact boat? This isn’t too shabby. Certainly it’s better for me than buying resin stuff, because I can’t stand working with resin.

Images and description are irritating, as they don’t match making it tricky to envisage exactly what I’ll be getting. But spares on-hand right now? Two Volkite Serpentas, two Hand Flamers, one pair of Lightning Claws, 20 Bolt Pistols, plus however many Powerfists and Power Swords I’ve got left over from my Tacticals.

Article also mentions “all three kits”, but only directly implies MkIII and MkVI versions?

Its the Upgrade Kit, the Upgrade Kit packed in Mk VI and the Upgrade Kit packed in Mk III

Ahhhhh! That makes more sense.

Guess I’ll hold off flogging my unwanted MkIII Marines until then. Part them out as units of five for a reasonable price.

I love the banner bits, but the rest seems very bland. I hope they at least do Breachers at some points to capitalize on the shield hands they designed.

Pretty nice kit. The helmets looks better than most legion specific heads.
The shields and heads are the only things you could not easily get from other GW boxes. I will surely update my kitbashed command sqd, but probably keep the choppy swords I got from the grey knights.

 tauist wrote:
WEAK

I cannot believe I was excited for this crap.. I'll still probably buy it for the extra bits, but was hoping for a lot more tbh. Like, that stuff we have in the LI command squad stand, at the very least.. no generic Apotechary or anything...

Not sure why you'd expect Apothecary parts in the Command Squad when Apothecaries aren't part of a Command Squad and have never been in HH.

I'm pretty disappointed on this, it seems like the idea of having multiple plastic armor marks has led to the blandification of releases. Everything is going to be an upgrade kit because it needs to be compatible with the same 5 poses of Mk III and VI.

I'm hoping GW does something to spice it up - a plastic despoiler or breacher kit with some different poses would go a long way to adding some variation to armies.

I like the kit, I won't feel compelled to buy it at all.

 Gert wrote:
Not sure why you'd expect Apothecary parts in the Command Squad when Apothecaries aren't part of a Command Squad and have never been in HH.

Far, but you know what could be in a Command Squad kit?

Combi weapons
Charnabal weapons
Selection of powered weapons

And most of all, Artificer armour which is mandatory gear for all members and 4 fancy shoulder pads aren't cutting it. This kit isn't fit for duty.

Where. Are. The. Lightning claws?

In the Assault Squad box

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
In the Assault Squad box

But only the Left one.

You have to buy Assault Squad Box 2 for the right one.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
In the Assault Squad box

Not enough. And you know that.

Hope we see the melee weapons soon. Curious whether that kit(s?) will be a goldmine or just a giant disappointment given we're nearly 2 years into 2.0

I'm hoping we see some Solar Auxilia weapon sets sooner rather than later.

Or a surprise drop of Rapiers with Marine & Solar Auxilia options and Tarantulas.

Blimey Kan. The main wave of Solar Auxilia is just going up for pre-order!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Blimey Kan. The main wave of Solar Auxilia is just going up for pre-order!

And the Marine Command just got revealed today! I can wishlist all I want!