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So the bigger terminators are among the rumors circulating about the upcoming C:SM book. I haven't personally seen many rumors about what it could be so I figured I'd throw this out there.

via BoLS -
Regarding the "larger terminators" - these models are described as being similar in aesthetic to the curving shapes of both the Contemptor and Tau Stealth suits. Bigger than current Terminators - but smaller than a Dreadnought.

That sounds a lot like the Furibundus Dreadnought from Epic:


Maybe they'll travel in squads like Kans?

Epic nothing, that was for 40K and that was one of my Dreads back in 2nd Edition!

Better get some of those from ebay.

Better wait confirmation on this.

yeah,
That model can't be anything to do with the rumour.. It's about the same size as regular dreads..
ArbitorIan has them in his whitescars army.


Panic...

Couldn't they be plastic resculpts of the Obliterators?

i hate everything about the size creep in 40k.

 Panic wrote:
yeah,
That model can't be anything to do with the rumour.. It's about the same size as regular dreads..
ArbitorIan has them in his whitescars army.

Spoiler:

Panic...

Well, I was basing my theory off of pictures like these:


From what I can tell in the second picture, that's a Deredeo Dread which is just a tiny bit shorter than a Mk.V Dread, but in the first picture the Dread on the right is the Furibundus which is shorter than the Deredeo on the left.

Plus lately GW been digging up old models and redoing them.

I love the current terminator models. I think there are plenty other space marine models that could be updated. Plus why would they change the standard for terminator models when they just redid all the deathwing models for the DA to the current size.

Link to the original rumor?

The original dreadnought models had two sets of legs that could be packed with them either long legs or short legs. The weapon kit out determined the type of dread involved, not the legs, because a as long as it had the right weapons a deredeo or a furibundus dread could have long or short legs depending on the preference of the player for the model. All those pictures of old style dreads next to new dreads show is that people still use both. I still have one of the original chaos dreads in my slaaneshi chaos marine army, with a twin 1/35 scale .50 machine gun as its weapons instead of the old tiny plasma cannon. Still looks fine next to the troops. I even use an original blood slaughterer robot as a melee kitted dread for my khorne army as well. It is a little small, but I make sure my opponents don't mind before I use it. If they do instead I use my FW world eaters dread instead.

Skriker

 pretre wrote:
Link to the original rumor?

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2013/07/40k-rumors-space-marine-minis.html

yeah,
interesting rumours.

Bigger everything!

Panic...

This is just an old rumour reiterated. IIRC it originated with Hastings, but the Space Marine Codex rumour thread is buried in "40k General Discussion".

Yeah, that's nothing new. That's just rehash.

That sounds like Tartaros Terminators to me. http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-and-Accessories/TARTAROS_PATTERN_TERMINATOR_ARMOUR.html

I hope this isn't true, Space Marines don't need "bigger Terminators"... how would you even justify them? Basically Space Marine Paladins?

 Andilus Greatsword wrote:
I hope this isn't true, Space Marines don't need "bigger Terminators"... how would you even justify them? Basically Space Marine Paladins?

There have been rumors floating around forever about "Truescale Marine kits".

Most likely this is a rehash of the "Marines are getting piloted Contemptors" rumor which was mentioned by a Forge World sculptor and nothing has come of it yet.

My money says that we will get normal terminators with some spikey bits to make them look like the followers of chaos. My advice to people would be not to get your hopes up.

Its hard to see any other new modelsfor the vanilla marines than bigger termies. Perhaps some Jet pack termies with more Tau crisis suit inspiration.
With so many separate chapters its hard to make some new shiny PA guys for vanilla. Just look at the new apoc released captains -pretty nice, but noting special really, a curiosity at best.
GW want the new and shiny, as we all know.

Sorry to keep this non rumor going.

Yeah, why dont we have flyer terminators.
IT cant be that hard to strap a jump pack to them.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
My money says that we will get normal terminators with some spikey bits to make them look like the followers of chaos. My advice to people would be not to get your hopes up.

I'm thinking you misread the title of this thread!

Anyway, any excuse to post this picture again!

You know, adding new stuff to the Marines could be awesome, but does anyone honestly think it will be? I suspect we're in for another round of Toys'R'Us fodder that adds models for the sake of having NU STUFFZ to sell, rather than any attempt to actually expand the army within the theme.

I really wish the main design studio would go back to just copying FW's stuff in plastic, at least that way the main studio is putting out quality models, and the innovation can be left to FW, who have at least a modicum of respect and enthusiasm for the IP.

THE_DUDE wrote:
I love the current terminator models. I think there are plenty other space marine models that could be updated. Plus why would they change the standard for terminator models when they just redid all the deathwing models for the DA to the current size.

they would retain the standard terminators but then these would be an additional choice, kind of super terminators. Probably 2 wounds, sort of a cross between a mutilator and oblitorator with constant weapons and guns but more than a regular terminator.

Personnaly, actual Termies looks stupid.

Try to imagine the guy in the armor...physically..., be it his shoulders and head or is legs, it would lookd like a Quasimodo clone...

And regular Marines are in the same boat...

The only "decent" termies i've ever seen are GK termies, because the Head is actually above the freakin shoulders..., but they still have chicken legs...

 Alpharius wrote:
Epic nothing, that was for 40K and that was one of my Dreads back in 2nd Edition!

Can you say daaaaated

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Yeah, why dont we have flyer terminators.
IT cant be that hard to strap a jump pack to them.

Of course it isn't. That was fairly staple in Rogue Trader/1st edition.

 Platuan4th wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Yeah, why dont we have flyer terminators.
IT cant be that hard to strap a jump pack to them.

Of course it isn't. That was fairly staple in Rogue Trader/1st edition.

So was polymorphined models in Terminator armour in 2nd edition. That grot? He's really an inquisitor in Terminator armour. With a virus grenade. Deal with it.

Earlier editions are super silly.

I cannot find the thread of the recent GW convention report there were some pictures that had some things that were between the size of a terminator and a dreadnaught.

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
I cannot find the thread of the recent GW convention report there were some pictures that had some things that were between the size of a terminator and a dreadnaught.

There have been no pictures of any such thing so far. You might be thinking of the upcoming robots from Forgeworld.