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Do we know who the Codex author is?

Wow, if the rumour is right GW is going back to crediting sculptors of the two new finecast models

how long is it since they've admitted who made what officially ?

Warhammer 40000: Eldar Hemlock Wraithfighter/ Crimson HunterThis box contains a multipart plastic kit that makes either a Hemlock Wraithfighter or a Crimson Hunter, both new Eldar Flyers. The Hemlock Wraithfighter is a Psychicly armed bomber designer to cause havoc among enemy troops while the Crimson Hunter is an all new aspect warrior class whom excel at aerial combat.

Is anyone else as intrigued by this as I am? It will probably just mean you get BS4 instead of a Guardian's BS3 but I think there should be a phoenix lord whose Eldar name translates to 'The Last Starfighter'.

I might get stoned for this but, I like the walker. GW has been gradually increasing the scale of the conflicts in 40k for a while what with the flyer's that started in the guard codex and have now become a rule set in their own right, as for it not existing in the fluff previously, I beg to differ, many stories written in the 40k universe by both GW and Black Library mention a whole plethora of units belonging to different armies that we havent seen seen and lets face it a bigger wraithlord isn't a MASSIVE jump of imagination, especially with everyone else rolling out their equivalent large scale weapon platforms.

As for "WraithEVERYTHING" thats probably got a lot to do with the coincidental release of an Iyaden supplement released with the Codex, Is this a bad thing? HELL NO it means if other supplements are released for variant lists, they might get their own release waves, maybe GW HAVE new jetbikes models to release but their holding back for a Saim-Hann supplement. Annoying in the short term but potentially paving the way for other variant armies for existing codex's meaning GW could release main Codex;s at a slower pace once their all up to date then release smaller cheaper variant supplements.

On the whole I'm excited and encouraged and I don't even play Eldar. I'm encouraged because it shows potential for a change of practice in how GW runs its business, their always going to screw me over on finance but at least their starting to provide a decent product again.

I hope so Souleater.

Putting your gardeners in charge of your combat vehicles is ridiculous imo.

It's fine for the support waves of the attack and your heavy weapon vehicles i.e. war walkers, but not the transport vehicles and battle tanks that are likely in the first waves of an attack.

I am hoping that Aspect Warriors and Wraith units the focus of the codex this time around, with the Guardians in support.

This is how the Eldar fight and the codex needs to reflect that.


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 Oaka wrote:

Warhammer 40000: Eldar Hemlock Wraithfighter/ Crimson HunterThis box contains a multipart plastic kit that makes either a Hemlock Wraithfighter or a Crimson Hunter, both new Eldar Flyers. The Hemlock Wraithfighter is a Psychicly armed bomber designer to cause havoc among enemy troops while the Crimson Hunter is an all new aspect warrior class whom excel at aerial combat.

Is anyone else as intrigued by this as I am? It will probably just mean you get BS4 instead of a Guardian's BS3 but I think there should be a phoenix lord whose Eldar name translates to 'The Last Starfighter'.

I am intrigued by this but it doesn't bode too well for the Swooping Hawks does it? I thought aerial combat would be their niche if anyones'.

 zedmeister wrote:
Disappointing that there are no mentions of new jetbikes in that list

Regarding the lack of new models -- this is kinda what you get when you release codicies at a majorly accelerated rate. They just can't support them like they could with a 5-months-between-releases schedule. GW's machines apparently already run 24 hours a day. We're just going to have to wait for second waves...which I think are definitely coming once they plow through a lot of these new codicies.

Regarding the wasp-waisted, barrel-chested Wraithknight, I've been puttering around with Eldar minis lately, and can say with certainty that those qualities are also present in regular infantry models. Just look at Kabalites or Dire Avengers.

I too call weak sauce on the Wraithknight. No where near as elegant as we expect eldar/dark eldar stuff to be in this day in age. I was hoping for what amounted to a 9" Phantom titan. Bad miniature = no buying.

kestral wrote:
I too call weak sauce on the Wraithknight. No where near as elegant as we expect eldar/dark eldar stuff to be in this day in age. I was hoping for what amounted to a 9" Phantom titan. Bad miniature = no buying.

People joked about the heldrake and pretty much every CSM player has 2 regardless of the look.

5 avengers in a box? Great....

Currently they are $35 for 10, so I'm guessing $25 - $30 for 5.

 Kirasu wrote:

kestral wrote:
I too call weak sauce on the Wraithknight. No where near as elegant as we expect eldar/dark eldar stuff to be in this day in age. I was hoping for what amounted to a 9" Phantom titan. Bad miniature = no buying.

People joked about the heldrake and pretty much every CSM player has 2 regardless of the look.

Which is why the Wraithknight will be overpowered and the Wraithlord will be nerfed. Hey, I may hate the way my army looks but at least I won.

I like this Eldar knight model. I don't like the paint job, though. The colors are too bright. I also like the helldrake, the Riptide, and the DA flier models.

I still hate the flying guppy Space Marine flier and the Nurgle flies with the biting phalluses.

I'm still more interested in the rumored new DA transport. Which looks like it isn't happening.........bah. Like what little of the flyer can be seen. I'll be getting some of those. I'll be slightly disappointed if the codex has units not available to buy at launch,

The Jetbikes on the cover look similar to the ones that were seen at Gamesday all those years ago, and ended up influencing the Dark Eldar jetbikes.

 Insurgency Walker wrote:
I'm still more interested in the rumored new DA transport. Which looks like it isn't happening.........bah. Like what little of the flyer can be seen. I'll be getting some of those. I'll be slightly disappointed if the codex has units not available to buy at launch,

I rather people be disappointed than GW not add new units to the codices because they won't be available at launch.

I like the Wraith Knight. Fits Eldar very well in my opinion. And since Knight's have been in the fluff for ages I don't see an issue with it at all.

I do wish that we saw more aspect warrior plastics but somehow I'll survive.

 Fezman wrote:
Do we know who the Codex author is?

Hopefully not Vetock. His books are rather boring.

 Kirasu wrote:

 Insurgency Walker wrote:
I'm still more interested in the rumored new DA transport. Which looks like it isn't happening.........bah. Like what little of the flyer can be seen. I'll be getting some of those. I'll be slightly disappointed if the codex has units not available to buy at launch,

I rather people be disappointed than GW not add new units to the codices because they won't be available at launch.

Well that is why I tossed out the slightly. I think everyone is used to the idea they will have to do conversions with some armies.

Guess I will be settled in a few weeks. I have the feeling I will probably end up buying Reaver jetbikes and converting the riders because the old jetbikes are just too ugly.

I also have the information that Wraithknight has a whoooopoing 70 pounds retail price.

 Medium of Death wrote:
The Jetbikes on the cover look similar to the ones that were seen at Gamesday all those years ago, and ended up influencing the Dark Eldar jetbikes.

Really? I think they look like the old ones, where the rider sit upright : /

 pizzaguardian wrote:
I also have the information that Wraithknight has a whoooopoing 70 pounds retail price.

That's pretty mental. That's really taking the piss now. The £50 price tag of the Tau Suit was about as far as I thought they'd go...

Edit: In saying that, we're getting into the realms of FW prices for kits that are a lot easier to prep, albeit worse looking. I'm holding out on the Knight. I think it has the potential to look very good. Official picks shall be the decider.

This is great news!

I have to admit I was a happily blindsided by the idea of a vehicle-based Aspect for the flyers. The closest we got to Aspect vehicles in the fluff before were the Shining Spears as far as I've read. LOVE the idea.

 pizzaguardian wrote:
I also have the information that Wraithknight has a whoooopoing 70 pounds retail price.

So around £56 - £49 from discounters (20/30% off). I'd probably buy one (for 30% off lol).

 spaceelf wrote:
Instead we get a giant robot which did not exist in the fluff, just like every other 40k army.

You mean besides the Fire Gale, Towering Destroyer, and Bright Stallion?

 Medium of Death wrote:

 pizzaguardian wrote:
I also have the information that Wraithknight has a whoooopoing 70 pounds retail price.

That's pretty mental. That's really taking the piss now. The £50 price tag of the Tau Suit was about as far as I thought they'd go...

Edit: In saying that, we're getting into the realms of FW prices for kits that are a lot easier to prep, albeit worse looking. I'm holding out on the Knight. I think it has the potential to look very good. Official picks shall be the decider.

Is there anything else that is 70 pounds? I'm trying to find out how much it'll cost here by comparing it with something else. The Riptide is $90.00, so if your one is 20 pounds more than the Riptide, the Wraith thing here will well break 100, possibly the most expensive model outside of superheavies?

edit: Jesus it is the superheavy price range. $165 if it is 70 pounds (and is priced the same here as the other 70 pound item, the baneblade)

There's the possibility that the release price of the WK coincides with the much awaited price hike, which would explain the 70 pounds...

 Flood wrote:

 pizzaguardian wrote:
I also have the information that Wraithknight has a whoooopoing 70 pounds retail price.

So around £56 - £49 from discounters (20/30% off). I'd probably buy one (for 30% off lol).

Here players field 3 Helldrakes or 3 Riptides. So 3 will be the minimum here.

 motyak wrote:

 Medium of Death wrote:

 pizzaguardian wrote:
I also have the information that Wraithknight has a whoooopoing 70 pounds retail price.

That's pretty mental. That's really taking the piss now. The £50 price tag of the Tau Suit was about as far as I thought they'd go...

Edit: In saying that, we're getting into the realms of FW prices for kits that are a lot easier to prep, albeit worse looking. I'm holding out on the Knight. I think it has the potential to look very good. Official picks shall be the decider.

Is there anything else that is 70 pounds? I'm trying to find out how much it'll cost here by comparing it with something else. The Riptide is $90.00, so if your one is 20 pounds more than the Riptide, the Wraith thing here will well break 100, possibly the most expensive model outside of superheavies?

Imperial Guard Baneblade is £70 on GW site.