Warhammer Fest 2017 - News, photos and reports

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**hotsauceman1**

With all the BB models coming out, I aint gonna have to work hard to convert for my Chaos Renegade team

**Melionodr**

Somebody could read what daemonic ritual does?

**Carlovonsexron**

Will that minotaur be plastic?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

The BB star players are defo going up in kwalatee!

And just to make you jelly, here's the loot I've picked up for my FB group so far.

**Dysartes**

Managed to get two copies of RT, Doc? Impressive.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

Hah, they've got poster tubes now. When I was at Warhammer World last month the (excellent) guys and gals working there were running about trying to find a way for me to transport my poster home.

**changemod**

Did the Telemon dreadnought have rules, or just a model?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

That's not a poster....it's a Blood Bowl pitch!

And they seem to have a better supply of RT than I was lead to believe.

One is for me, the other is a prize for my FB group when we hit 750 members!

Didn't do much of the event today. Was definitely a 'cash and dash' affair. But I'm there tomorrow to see what's there to be seen.

**changemod**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
That's not a poster....it's a Blood Bowl pitch!

And they seem to have a better supply of RT than I was lead to believe.

One is for me, the other is a prize for my FB group when we hit 750 members!

Didn't do much of the event today. Was definitely a 'cash and dash' affair. But I'm there tomorrow to see what's there to be seen.

Don't suppose you could ask the forge world team if they have any long term intention of providing talons of the emperor models rules for 40k? Obviously they aren't in the immediate indexes as we discovered today.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

changemod wrote:
Did the Telemon dreadnought have rules, or just a model?

Just the model....I think.,..

Yep. Defo no rules

**VictorVonTzeentch**

Shoulda asked someone in the FB group to grab me one of those Dreads.

**Mr_Rose**

Galas wrote:

Personally I'm a fan of this fat rat

Spoiler:

The best skaven model in years.

That's no rat! That's a space station! Er, hamster!

**Pilum**

Seems the Skaven have finally solved the age old question of who ate all the pies.

**RiTides**

Galas wrote:
RiTides wrote:
daemonish wrote:
Loving the look of the elves team render & Minotaur, I take there is nothing on Shadespire there today.

Where is this Minotaur pic?

Spoiler:

Thanks

. That is lovely!

Not so sure on the rat for myself, but I can appreciate the appeal it might have

**lord_blackfang**

*le sigh*

That's a Dread with 5 weapon systems, maintaining GW's proud tradition of upgunning every new model and making the game a shooting gallery.

**Dramagod2**

Is there any news on an actual release date for Fires of Cyraxus? I feel like we've been waiting for ages.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Dramagod2 wrote:
Is there any news on an actual release date for Fires of Cyraxus? I feel like we've been waiting for ages.

If not, I'll find out what I can tomorrow.

**Rubenite**

Can anyone confirm exactly what 'And They Shall Know No Fear' and 'Death to the False Emperor' do from the new 40k demo booths?

**Just Tony**

So was this a FW only sort of thing?

Also, that Mino would make an excellent Doombull for my army...

**hotsauceman1**

So, Most things are really shown on saturday right?
Because, most of those new models are kinda disappointing, all stuff we have seem except new turrets.

**Starfarer**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Dramagod2 wrote:
Is there any news on an actual release date for Fires of Cyraxus? I feel like we've been waiting for ages.

If not, I'll find out what I can tomorrow.

Ask them about Necromunda!

**shabbadoo**

Did anybody find out if the 4-model Bloodbowl team boosters for Skaven and Humans are plastic or resin?

**Warhams-77**

Dark Imperium sprues and painted miniatures photos - various unknown sources

Spoiler:

**Nova_Impero**

Those Custodes models are fantastic.

**Warhams-77**

Some interesting info - by the Errant Wolf blog

http://theerrantwolf.blogspot.de/2017/05/warhammer-fest-2017-round-up.html

[...]

Forge World
Then we had to rush up 3 flights of stairs for the Forge World seminar. What did we learn today?
The new Thunderhawk is resin. And it looks cool as hell! I asked the gent who designed it if they had considered making it from plastic and he answered honestly that they had but for a number of reasons it just wasn't possible. It doesn;t cost much more than the previous one and you can see that it now fits in nicely with the Stormbird, Mastodon and other FW vehicles.
Big News! 30k is sticking with 7th edition rules, or at least a tweaked version, and will have it's own rule book coming out in a few months. FW did say that they would still be working closely with the 40k development team so I suspect at some point in the future they will join up again.
Valdor is the next 'primarch' miniature. Not a primarch but he is a big character.
Sisters of Silence have some cool vehicles and upgrades coming.
I asked if Forge World were planning to release some storm shields for Grey Slayers and while they didn't say yes or no, Tony did say that some ool upgrades were coming for the Wolves soon.

Primaris Marines and 8th
We got speaking to Aly Morrison about the new miniatures and it was a really fascinating chat about their development. Apparently they've been working on these for over 3 years. That Guilliman miniature that came out this year was originally conceived nearly 4 years ago! These changes have been a long time coming and that alone gives me more confidence that we won't just see standard Space Marines wiped from the table. How many kits have been released in that period? Why would they continue to do that if they knew they would eventually be redundant?

The kits themselves don't look as interchangeable as standard Space Marines. The torso and legs are connected for one. What Aly did say though was that every future Primaris kit is likely to be a little bit different, that the kits already have a lot of variation (explaining why there was no 'Mk. 9', because it is already there in the mix!).

[...]

And more photos - Source: Errant Wolf

Spoiler:

Updated with another batch of photos

**Gamgee**

Will there be more new reveals today or is that done?

**hotsauceman1**

IME, most of the models premier the first day, with minor news the second

**Gamgee**

Right-o. Also does anyone remember how much the old Tiger Shark was on FW? I'm liking it more and more once I look at it.

**angelofvengeance**

Is glart a new character then or was he around in the previous editions?

Loving the Minotaur. Might have to get one for my Beastmen army...

**Shadow Walker**

Redemptor looks really good. So much better then both old SM Dread and HH Contemptor. Cannot wait for new Primaris tanks.