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It seems to be a trend for each codex to have fliers and one impressive large scale kit. Even fantasy is doing this with the big kits. So if they redid Sisters of Battle what do you think they would give them? I suppose they could upscale the penitent engine or have a different larger class of engine. Although I am a bit uncertain because I feel they're a bit too different from the battle sisters. I suppose a lore change could emphasise that they put sisters in battle onto or inside these machines; but still.

Mecha mothra. Why?

Why not?

Pentient Titan. Maybe one of them huge tanks/transports.

More than likely if anything they'll get some kinda plane like the DA with a whole bunch of fleur de lis' all over the place.

I don't really think a tank is in the same vein as the more recent big plastic kits.

The fliers have been hit and miss so far. The dragon, dark angels and eldar fliers were awesome but a lot of the others were kinda meh.

I kinda like the idea of a giant pentient. It could have several failed priests/SoBs strapped to it.

But something involving fire would also be nice. Maybe a giant immolator?

I seriously doubt they would get a large scale kit. They dont sell well enough for that kind of investment by GW.

Lots of penitents attached to one machine sounds suitably macarb. Although the engine is slightly odd because the pilots are on the outside. I suppose they could change that fluff wise as well so that it makes sense. No reason they can't be locked inside in total agony.


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JWhex wrote:
I seriously doubt they would get a large scale kit. They dont sell well enough for that kind of investment by GW.

People said that about Dark Eldar and they did put them in as a full army in the core rulebook. Besides they would have to redo essentially the whole army aside from Immolators and rhinos. A large kit is still just one kit.

Also this isn't a discussion about if or should Sisters get a codex, but a what if they did and got a large kit what it would be.

JWhex wrote:
I seriously doubt they would get a large scale kit. They dont sell well enough for that kind of investment by GW.

On the contrary, I think when they get they get their update and if this trend is still going, it's quite feasible. What better than an huge, expensive centrepiece model to be leading the charge when you remake an army?

A giant statue of the Emprah, sitting on the Golden Throne, mounted on tank treads, with twin-linked multimeltas for eyes and a heavy flamer in the mouth. DCCWs for hands.

...

You know it makes sense.

JWhex wrote:
I seriously doubt they would get a large scale kit. They dont sell well enough for that kind of investment by GW.

Sister may not sell well but big stupid models do.

If the Eldar got a new big kit and no new troops (barring Wraithguard), the there's nothing to say they wont make a big thing for sisters and change nothing else.

A moving, weaponized Cathedral more or less. Like the things on top of Imperator Titans but smaller.

 Fezman wrote:
A giant statue of the Emprah, sitting on the Golden Throne, mounted on tank treads, with twin-linked multimeltas for eyes and a heavy flamer in the mouth. DCCWs for hands.

...

You know it makes sense.

TBH I actually thought about if they had a sort of living statue of a saint made from bronze or stone. Sort of clockwork steampunk thing. Although I don't think quite every codex can have a giant walker called "somethingknight".

 Totalwar1402 wrote:

 Fezman wrote:
A giant statue of the Emprah, sitting on the Golden Throne, mounted on tank treads, with twin-linked multimeltas for eyes and a heavy flamer in the mouth. DCCWs for hands.

...

You know it makes sense.

TBH I actually thought about if they had a sort of living statue of a saint made from bronze or stone. Sort of clockwork steampunk thing. Although I don't think quite every codex can have a giant walker called "somethingknight".

Oh they most certainly can. And GW will see to that.

Duh...

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6200000/Monsters-vs-Aliens-Wallpaper-monsters-vs-aliens-6228218-1280-1024.jpg

When the sisters are redone I expect that they will have access to whatever big kit is made available to the Imperial Guard, if the guard get some kind of imperial knight class walker.

Only 2 of the 5 6th edition codexes have received a big kit, Dark Angels, Chaos Space Marines and Demons did not receive a "big" kit on the scale of the Riptide and Wraith Knight, so I am not convinced every codex is destined to get one.

Solis Luna Astrum wrote:
Duh...

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6200000/Monsters-vs-Aliens-Wallpaper-monsters-vs-aliens-6228218-1280-1024.jpg

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JWhex wrote:
When the sisters are redone I expect that they will have access to whatever big kit is made available to the Imperial Guard, if the guard get some kind of imperial knight class walker.

Only 2 of the 5 6th edition codexes have received a big kit, Dark Angels, Chaos Space Marines and Demons did not receive a "big" kit on the scale of the Riptide and Wraith Knight, so I am not convinced every codex is destined to get one.

Well chaos marines got the dragon. That was their big kit.

Daemons will probs get rethingied greater daemons eventually.

Plus I would extend this further back to Grey Knights with the Dreadknight and the big fliers the Imperial guard and blood angels got. Really big impressive kits. As well as the Tyranids getting the massive tyrannofex and trygon.

Also, I would say that angels and especially daemons were very smallscale releases. Eldar and tau seem much more typical of an average release.

However, with Dark Eldar, where they also had to reknew the whole army; there wasn't a big kit at all. So its not impossible they might not since its basically a new army.

But anyway I'd say there is a definite trend there.


It also wouldn't make sense for them to share a walker with the Imperial guard due to the allies system already in place.

 Totalwar1402 wrote:
I don't really think a tank is in the same vein as the more recent big plastic kits.

The fliers have been hit and miss so far. The dragon, dark angels and eldar fliers were awesome but a lot of the others were kinda meh.

Sorry, but did you call the dark angels fliers awseome?

 Ozomoto wrote:

 Totalwar1402 wrote:
I don't really think a tank is in the same vein as the more recent big plastic kits.

The fliers have been hit and miss so far. The dragon, dark angels and eldar fliers were awesome but a lot of the others were kinda meh.

Sorry, but did you call the dark angels fliers awseome?

Yeah I like the whole slim batwing look it has. It actually looks like a stealth fighter.


But for large kits for each army, as it stands,

Imperial guard-Valkyrie
Blood Angels-Stormraven
Tyranids-Trygon and Tyrannofex
Eldar-Wraithknight
Chaos marines- The dragon
Tau-Riptide
Grey Knights-Dreadknight

Thats quite a big block of the recent codexes. Only Necrons, Dark Eldar and Dark Angels haven't had an obviously big new kit.

The demons did not need much because their model range has received many updates compared to the Eldar. In fact compared to the Eldar the demon range is practically brand new in its entirety. I dont really consider the heldrake to be a "big" epic kit on the scale of the wraithknight and riptide, its a flyer and flyers are expected for each army. Are you going to argue that the Eldar received two big kits because they received a flyer and the wraith knight?

It makes perfect sense from a sales perspective for the IG and sisters to share a big kit. Less cost to develop and more sales equals more profit. That is the only thing GW cares about.

JWhex wrote:
The demons did not need much because their model range has received many updates compared to the Eldar. In fact compared to the Eldar the demon range is practically brand new in its entirety. I dont really consider the heldrake to be a "big" epic kit on the scale of the wraithknight and riptide, its a flyer and flyers are expected for each army. Are you going to argue that the Eldar received two big kits because they received a flyer and the wraith knight?

It makes perfect sense from a sales perspective for the IG and sisters to share a big kit. Less cost to develop and more sales equals more profit. That is the only thing GW cares about.

The allies system renders sharing kits between codexes redundent. You can already put vendetta gunships in a sisters army without issue as they are battle brothers. Any big kit guard got sisters could just incorporate as could vanilla space marines. So it wouldn't be adding to the army if they re-released sisters. Plus even if they made it a sisters of battle codex unit it could still be used by any imperial army, ergo not limiting sales at all.

I do still consider the helldrake a big kit because it is suitably impressive and the wings do add a sense of scale to it. The eldar, tau and dark eldar fliers are all too small and thin to be considered big models. I would put the helldrake up with the valkyrie and stormraven for that reason even if it is on the small side.

Also, they don't sell well because they have ridiculously expensive all pewter models that are ancient and direct order only. I am pretty sure if 40k gamers are willing to buy dominatrix space elves in latex catsuits or naked succubus then I am pretty sure there is no issue with a bunch of women in power armor.

 Totalwar1402 wrote:

Only 2 of the 5 6th edition codexes have received a big kit, Dark Angels, Chaos Space Marines and Demons did not receive a "big" kit on the scale of the Riptide and Wraith Knight, so I am not convinced every codex is destined to get one.

Well chaos marines got the dragon. That was their big kit.

Daemons will probs get rethingied greater daemons eventually.

Plus I would extend this further back to Grey Knights with the Dreadknight and the big fliers the Imperial guard and blood angels got. Really big impressive kits. As well as the Tyranids getting the massive tyrannofex and trygon.

Chaos got the Fiends, Daemons got all sorts of Chariots, I feel like those fit in, as they are big bases.

A walker, With several pipe organs ontop With pentiants chained to play to organs while it delivers various missles

JWhex - nobody else shares a big kit, so no, no it doesn't.

The only way it makes sense is if you decide that Sisters don't deserve their own stuff because they may as well be guardsmen.

Personally, I reckon we'd get some kind of Penitent Engine Cheer Squad. :p

No, I jest. But a big Penitent Engine or Saintmaker Dreadknight or something would work.

 Furyou Miko wrote:
JWhex - nobody else shares a big kit, so no, no it doesn't.

The only way it makes sense is if you decide that Sisters don't deserve their own stuff because they may as well be guardsmen.

Personally, I reckon we'd get some kind of Penitent Engine Cheer Squad. :p

No, I jest. But a big Penitent Engine or Saintmaker Dreadknight or something would work.

It makes sense from a profit perspective, I never said the SoB did not deserve a unique big kit. Now people are saying that things like fiends and chariots are "big" kits, wtf????

I dunno about a multi-person Penitent Engine...I got this really bad mental image of a grimdark Megazord.

That said, if I were to guess, I'm thinking since Sisters specialize in all things burning, it needs to involve something big with Torrent, possibilities include:

A napalm flyer, with torrent bombs. This is a bit too much like a Helldrake, so perhaps not.

Some kind of massive flamethrower, either a chapel on tank treads, or maybe even a futuristic flame catapult sort of thing.

Kinda hoping for some sort of holy relic bearing tank the size of a Baneblade - but of course an original chassis. With some turrets with options for melta, flamer, and bolter weapons. Maybe with an oversized rotary bolt cannon (like half a Vulcan Megabolter), with options to swap it out for a twin-linked Flamestorm Cannon or whatever the Redeemer has on its sponsons, or some sort of longer-ranged melta blast weapon.

But this has got me remembering something I was reading about before I took a long, long break from 40k...

Isn't it getting about time for that supposed highly-detailed release schedule to start happening? Or was that disproven or what happened with that?

My vote is for an even giant-er saint like Machiarius reborn or something that shoots lazers from his eyes.

Anyone consider the possibility that sisters could get the baneblade if we're sharing with IG? Takes 2 Heavy slots to fill one but has 9 HP's and such!

Either those or a giant catherial tank would be ok with me too.

 sudojoe wrote:
My vote is for an even giant-er saint like Machiarius reborn or something that shoots lazers from his eyes.

Anyone consider the possibility that sisters could get the baneblade if we're sharing with IG? Takes 2 Heavy slots to fill one but has 9 HP's and such!

Either those or a giant catherial tank would be ok with me too.

Why not combine the two? A cathedral themed baneblade. With an inferno cannon.

 Totalwar1402 wrote:

 Ozomoto wrote:

 Totalwar1402 wrote:
I don't really think a tank is in the same vein as the more recent big plastic kits.

The fliers have been hit and miss so far. The dragon, dark angels and eldar fliers were awesome but a lot of the others were kinda meh.

Sorry, but did you call the dark angels fliers awseome?

Yeah I like the whole slim batwing look it has. It actually looks like a stealth fighter.


But for large kits for each army, as it stands,

Imperial guard-Valkyrie
Blood Angels-Stormraven
Tyranids-Trygon and Tyrannofex
Eldar-Wraithknight
Chaos marines- The dragon
Tau-Riptide
Grey Knights-Dreadknight

Thats quite a big block of the recent codexes. Only Necrons, Dark Eldar and Dark Angels haven't had an obviously big new kit.

Oh my bad, I thought you were talking about gameplay, not looks.

 Troike wrote:

 sudojoe wrote:
My vote is for an even giant-er saint like Machiarius reborn or something that shoots lazers from his eyes.

Anyone consider the possibility that sisters could get the baneblade if we're sharing with IG? Takes 2 Heavy slots to fill one but has 9 HP's and such!

Either those or a giant catherial tank would be ok with me too.

Why not combine the two? A cathedral themed baneblade. With an inferno cannon.

This pleases me...

Edit: Nevermind, I derped and read the post wrong.