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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Which seems like a waste of shelf space to me.

I dunno. It seems a bit better, depending on how large a box they use.

And not to mention it will actually result in a bit more "research" for GW, as they can see which set sells better.

Considering that sprue space is at a premium (just as much as shelf space) I don't think we'll be seeing separate boxes. The Orks and Marines in AoBR share a lot of the same giant sprues, and I'd expect something similar here.

 d-usa wrote:

 Vitruvian XVII wrote:
Who cares about the tactical markings?

Blood Angels also don't wear robes. Everybody knows that blood stains are a pain in the butt to get out of your robes.

In the Grim Dark Future without Billy Mays, the whole galaxy struggles fighting blood stains ;_:

I'm sure there's a DA/blood/innuendo/robe joke in there somewhere.

 Grey Templar wrote:
I'm sure there's a DA/blood/innuendo/robe joke in there somewhere.

Don't say it....Matt Ward has probably already seen this post and now is hatching his latest excuse to butcher SoBs in fluff, but this time with DA/blood/inneundo/robe jokes....

I, for one, welcome our new Dark Angel overlords.

I just don't see a Starter Set with only a single faction. It would make sense for the rulebook, templates and dice (I can imagine the tifs kids might have over those if they buy a kit by pooling their money)

 insaniak wrote:
Besides, Dark Angels tactical markings are different to everyone else's...

Everyone else's tactical goes one way but the Dark Angels' goes both ways.

Must be the dresses...

 Abadabadoobaddon wrote:

Everyone else's tactical goes one way but the Dark Angels' goes both ways.

So what you're saying is Dark Angels go both ways?

So I suppose GW's evil plan has worked. I went and grabbed the DA Upgrade sprue and a Venerable Dreadnaught to round out my new force made up from two kit's worth of DA. I did the math real quick and that gives me a pretty solid 1500 point force fast quick and compared to 1500 points of pretty much anything else, really damn cheap.

The box itself gives you around 900 points to play with but obviously list restrictions are a thing so fielding a Librarian, Company Master, Interrogator Chaplin and a converted Belial won't work.

This is all just for the DA part of the box obviously. No clue as yet for the "real" points values for the Chaos side of the house obviously.

Now to spend my first day of class thinking up heraldry and fluff for my new SM Chapter.

To all the people hoping that DA get the new DW termies in a box.... no...just no, I will be sorely disapointed if they did this, I want a DW terminator box set to be done properly, with robed heads torsos etc, I do not want these mono pose models (however nice they may be)

 Formosa wrote:
To all the people hoping that DA get the new DW termies in a box.... no...just no, I will be sorely disapointed if they did this, I want a DW terminator box set to be done properly, with robed heads torsos etc, I do not want these mono pose models (however nice they may be)

They pulled the DW termies on GW's site. I bet a new box is in the works, and if they release a box it'll be closer to the standard Terms then these terms.

The models are sexy, oh so sexy. But with every 12 year old feilding them, the only real option is conversion.... not that I'm opposed to that...

Yeah...

But the models are sexy :(!


All i'm doing it getting 2 sets of that chaos stuff, bulking it out with another 2 sets of cultists if i can and calling it a day

And then ASSUMING the new codex comes out, i'll even get myself another helbrute if i like the points and stats

And maybe a dragon...



feth you GW ¬¬!
I Hate you so much for making sexy models and making me spend money !

TBH the hellbrute does nothing for me, I'll have to hold it, and examine it before deciding if it's any good for converting...

I Like it, and i like the prospect of giving 2 of them Butcher cannons...

4 str 8 Shots from one arm ?

Yes Please omnomnom xD

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 Formosa wrote:
To all the people hoping that DA get the new DW termies in a box.... no...just no, I will be sorely disapointed if they did this, I want a DW terminator box set to be done properly, with robed heads torsos etc, I do not want these mono pose models (however nice they may be)

They pulled the DW termies on GW's site. I bet a new box is in the works, and if they release a box it'll be closer to the standard Terms then these terms.

The metal Deathwing models have been unavailable for quite a while...

 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:

The metal Deathwing models have been unavailable for quite a while...

Even so, they're hardly modern and don't scale well with modern Terminators. Just use the robed heads and Deathwing accessories on the DA upgrade sprue; that's what they're there for.

Is there a pre-order date for the limited edition? I've already got the bits of my set sold to a mate, and youknow, I'm wanting to make sure I actually get a copy. XD

 Formosa wrote:
To all the people hoping that DA get the new DW termies in a box.... no...just no, I will be sorely disapointed if they did this, I want a DW terminator box set to be done properly, with robed heads torsos etc, I do not want these mono pose models (however nice they may be)

But that wouldn't be "doing them properly". Deathwing never had robes, the robes are used by Inner Circle personnel on Power Armour.

A set à la Wolf Guard or Grey Knights in TA would be nice, but given that Loyalists already have four interchangeable Terminator Kits and DA have a sprue with a lot of extras for TA, I find it doubtful they'd release another TA kit with whole new sculpts.

Not sure if its just me but AOBR has gone from the GW site now. Sorry if its been mentioned already

 Wyrmalla wrote:
Is there a pre-order date for the limited edition? I've already got the bits of my set sold to a mate, and youknow, I'm wanting to make sure I actually get a copy. XD

Not yet, pre-orders will be up midnight on the crossover betwee August 31st / September 1st.

We'll likely see a teaser video tonight, given that it's nearly 4pm UK time and still no random "look at our hobby!" posts.

Ps, hands off my copy of that Limited Ed box set

XD

Fair enough then, plenty of time for my student loan to be payed in. Is £35 a decent price for all the Dark Angels + Chosen and the lord? I only really want the box for the Cultists/HellBrute/Rulebook, so the rest is dead weight to me really. =/

Depends on the cost of the box. If it retails at £35 then no, if it comes in at £70 then yeah absolutely. However as it's a limited edition I'm guessing it's gonna be over £80. I'm wondering if / how they'll tie it in with GD:UK, would've thought that to be an excellent launch pad for them.

I'm thinking its going around the £70 region as that's what's been pitched in this thread. However if its going to cost £90 or so due to its limited edition nature I'd be buying the normal version then (any news if its just the limited edition being released, or will both version at the same time?). That's a lot of cash just for one more model (seriously....I mean your making a huge saving if you were to buy the stuff separately, but an extra £10/£20 for exclusiveness is silly). =/

New teaser is up on GW but I'm getting "this video is private" when I try to play it. Awkward and annoying or truly ridiculous levels of secrecy.

Edit: Working Now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1tJmi9zNFk&feature=player_embedded

Will they release the units in the new box independently though?
for whfb island of blood quite a few of the units are only available in the boxed set in plastic form....

Bitz and Kitz already have the various bits up for pre-order. The Hellbrute is up for £15.

Tempting.

yeah,
Whoa that was fast.
congrats to bits and kits for being the first bits site to break down the starter set

Shame I missed the opportunity to get a extra mini rule book... I like having two mini books, the big book is way to clumsy for quick reference.

Panic...