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Phototoxin wrote:Hang on are SoB becoming FW only? (resin minis = $$$) or just some 'releases'? As they'd need ya know like an army or codex or *something* beforehand...

Whoa - settle down!

SoB's are not going to be...

...er, actually, while I highly doubt it, who knows for sure?

I'd bet the upcoming GK Codex will be a test bed to determine the viability of such 'fringe' factions and whether or not they can support, or even warrant, a full release.

Phototoxin wrote:Hang on are SoB becoming FW only? (resin minis = $$$) or just some 'releases'? As they'd need ya know like an army or codex or *something* beforehand...

For Canadians (and probably Australians) sisters just might become cheaper in resin.

And they will look better, all that would be missing is up to date official rules, or the old downloadable ones.

Resin, eh? Well, they are a specialist army, I guess. So are GK really. Resin makes sense. Sort of like Dkok.

Samus_aran115 wrote:Resin, eh? Well, they are a specialist army, I guess. So are GK really. Resin makes sense. Sort of like Dkok.

except everybody friggin LOVES Death Korps!

(once again brings up the disgruntled IG players stance on catachan sets vs other regiments)

Samus_aran115 wrote:Resin, eh? Well, they are a specialist army, I guess.

Their basic troops costing as much per model as Space Marine Command Squads doesn't help. Release two plastic boxes (one for Celestians/Battle Sisters/Retributors and one for Seraphim), and we'd be set. Then Forge World could release conversion kits to their hearts content.

Yeah. That's about all they need. Seraphims and Sisters in plastic with quality like the Sanguinary Guard Kits. Lots of options and bitz. The blood angel kits should serve as a new standard for GW kits. They're wonderful.

It would really take no effort at all on GW's part.

And that's probably how much effort they will exert.

Personally I'm hoping for a BP+CCW kit for the Celestian squad, and rules to that effect as well (or at least Sarisssas that don't suck).

same with GK and inquisitors I suppose

GK: Grey Knight Squad and Grey Knight Terminator Squad (possibly a GK Vehicle Accessory Sprue?). Modeled like as said the BA or the SW sets loaded with bitz

not so much inquisition but would be excellent to have some "generic inquisitor/agent of the imperium" kit with loads of options to have the main 3 ordos and bitz to convert into the squad and then a plastic storm trooper kit for inquisition and IG

Alpharius wrote:

Phototoxin wrote:
I'd bet the upcoming GK Codex will be a test bed to determine the viability of such 'fringe' factions and whether or not they can support, or even warrant, a full release.

it would be a poor litmus because every time a new codex comes out tonnes of people hop the bandwagon anyway. just look at IG.

So what if they jump on the bandwagon? Anyone who buys the army's models earns GW a profit regardless of how they use it *shrug*

Lies. IG is actually really good, and it's been out for a while now. That's like saying 'lol, people like chaos daemons/orks/tau/eldar because of codex hype'

blood angels is indeed codex hype. GW beat it to death. More so than usual. They didn't hype up tyranids as much...

Melissia wrote:Personally I'm hoping for a BP+CCW kit for the Celestian squad, and rules to that effect as well (or at least Sarisssas that don't suck).

So they can slap-fight their enemies to death with WS3 S3 AP- attacks?

GIRL FIGHT!!!

Celestians are WS4 / I4 and always hit on a 3+ regardless of the target model's WS (unless they could normally do better). It is a crime that they are not equipped with any kind of close combat weapon.

Have they announced where the next Games Day is going to be? Isn't that supposed to be around today or something for the announcement? If this is somewhere else or am way off base for that information please throw me under a small bus, not one of the big ones.

I live in Nashville so Games Day Memphis or even Games Day Nashville would be just awesome.

JohnHwangDD wrote:So they can slap-fight their enemies to death with WS3 S3 AP- attacks?

Sure! It would mean they'd get twice as many WS3 S3 AP- attacks. Thats, like, twice as good.

GIRL FIGHT!!!

I'm pretty sure Pillows aren't on the SoB wargear list.

Bikeninja wrote:Have they announced where the next Games Day is going to be? Isn't that supposed to be around today or something for the announcement? If this is somewhere else or am way off base for that information please throw me under a small bus, not one of the big ones.

I live in Nashville so Games Day Memphis or even Games Day Nashville would be just awesome.

I heard Chicago, but don't quote me on that.

Wow, those rules are messed up. Looks like the writer got carried away there, and hope to see that nonsense dialed back in C: SoB.

No Sister short of a HQ should be WS4, nor hit on a 3+ aside from Repentia.

I mean, c'mon. They're little girls, not FSMs.

Bikeninja wrote:Have they announced where the next Games Day is going to be? Isn't that supposed to be around today or something for the announcement? If this is somewhere else or am way off base for that information please throw me under a small bus, not one of the big ones.

I live in Nashville so Games Day Memphis or even Games Day Nashville would be just awesome.

I was 10' away when they announced it, it's Chicago.

Wait, look at the eldar titan, is that a wave serpent at its feet?

I heard Chicago, but don't quote me on that.

I just saw the pic of the loyalist Huron and 1 question comes to mind. How come he is in terminator armour whereas traitor Huron is in power armour? Was Huron's terminator armour destroyed after he was melta'd in the face or were the techmarines too busy to rebuild Huron into power armour after he was melta’d in the face? Hopefully the ruleset for chaos in the Badab War book will be pretty decent. Either way it looks like I will be shelling out some money to FW in the near future.

Chaos wasn't involved in The Badab War, so you can keep waiting for them to be involved.

Unless they dramatically rewrite the most basic backgrounds of it.

Phototoxin wrote:Hang on are SoB becoming FW only? (resin minis = $$$) or just some 'releases'? As they'd need ya know like an army or codex or *something* beforehand...

I... huh? I'm not sure where you're getting this, as at the FW seminar SoB were mentioned once (someone asked if FW would revisit the inquisition) and it was said that they had no plans to for the foreseeable future.

EDIT - Oh, Mewiththeface - Yes, that is a wave serpent. Gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, doesn't it?

Chaos was involved in the Badab War. Refusal to tithe is the first step on the path to damnation.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I wish we had, I wore my Dakka shirt but didn't meet anyone new.

John Blanche liked it though.

My big achievements were getting his autographs on my old Realms of CHaos books and complimenting Abnett on his Death's Head II comic from 20 years ago.

When you came up to get your Realm of Chaos books signed was John Blanche talking to a dashing man with long hair and a Gorillaz tshirt?

I talked to a few people they said the idea right now was to rotate Games Day, with an announcement at the end of everyone where the next one would be. Between what sites or how big a cycle would be, they wouldn't say.

20 bucks says the FW Necron release will be this large walker model that has been rumored in the "upcoming" codex. You figure they got the idea from the most recent Terminator army.....

Fishboy wrote:20 bucks says the FW Necron release will be this large walker model that has been rumored in the "upcoming" codex. You figure they got the idea from the most recent Terminator army.....

This guy?

Nope, this one

http://forum54.oli.us/index.php/topic,6440.0.html

M.

Kroothawk wrote:
2.) At GD UK, Will Hayes will present a new Necron model.

I MUST SEE NOW!!!!!

I'm not really sure what is in that first picture on page 2 of this thread, but I'm buying it. I don't even play SM.