Forgeworld 2014 News & Rumours - p#132 Questoris Knight Magaera

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**Koppo**

Jeeze, I just worked out how many points the CYBERNETICA BATTLEGROUP is for £261

Total 965 points... :(

**Haighus**

Well, if you think that is bad, don't count up the points for the £180 Adsecularis Covenant...

**Tannhauser42**

With wargear, the Cybernetica Battlegroup can easily go over 1000 points. I would get that, a dozen more Thallax, and a Krios and call it good.

**whalemusic360**

Koppo wrote:
Jeeze, I just worked out how many points the CYBERNETICA BATTLEGROUP is for £261

Total 965 points... :(

A Warhound with arms is more money for few points. I don't really see the issue.

**Koppo**

whalemusic360 wrote:
Koppo wrote:
Jeeze, I just worked out how many points the CYBERNETICA BATTLEGROUP is for £261

Total 965 points... :(

A Warhound with arms is more money for few points. I don't really see the issue.

The issue is I'll likely be buying it and will still need to buy more. Damn Forge World and their fantastic stompy robots.

**Wilson**

So.... New riptide rules today please? :]

**Goatmoerser**

Sorry to disappoint

It's a knight-day again:

QUESTORIS KNIGHT MAGAERA

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/QUESTORIS_KNIGHT_MAGAERA.html

Rules:
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/M/Magaera.pdf

**angelofvengeance**

Love that kanigit

**locarno24**

Interesting that you're now not far short of being able to take a pure knight army of the forgeworld variants: You can only take one each of the Lancer, Castigator and Magaera without violating their respective rules.

Quite irked that whoever put together the Siege Assault Vanguard bundle didn't read their own rules (you must have three dreadnoughts in a talon, and I'd much rather have had a legal talon than the random achilles alpha which isn't currently legal for the vanguard).

Still, it's a nice bundle, even if it is expensive for a 1500 point block.

**Tannhauser42**

Interesting rules for that Knight. Tough to kill, but not as strong offensively as some other knights. The double tap battle cannon or the melta is better than the lightning gun, I think.

On the other hand, I look forward to fielding one in a Mechanicum army. also curious about the Volkite variant.

**Nicorex**

Actually I think the Lighting gun is better than the melta.
Sure it has a lower S and AP but with rending and shred added to it, plus an added 12" of range should make it a great killer.

**Paradigm**

That thing does look tough to put down, with the Ion Shield giving a -1 to the S of attacks on that facing or -2 if they're blasts! The Large Blast AP3 Rending Shred gun is going to murder MEQ or other infantry as well, especially combined with the Plasma Fusil.

**Looky Likey**

Was there two versions of this shown recently?

**Hulksmash**

He's a lot cheaper cost wise than the Castigator. That's interesting.

Also I hope they make just the upgrade kit available. I'd love to Admech up the knights I haven't built yet.

**Uriels_Flame**

I have to say I also like this variant better.

**Mr Morden**

That's a fine looking model

**whitedragon**

Hulksmash wrote:
He's a lot cheaper cost wise than the Castigator. That's interesting.

Also I hope they make just the upgrade kit available. I'd love to Admech up the knights I haven't built yet.

I'd love upgrade kits for just about all their hybrid plastic/resin kits!

**Ustrello**

Man I was thinking of getting the castigor but I might get this one instead

**Frozen Ocean**

I'm surprised that the ball thing that the normal Knight mounts its tilt shield and heavy stubber on isn't something special (like a Mechocculum or something), given how the Magaera's looks so strange. Unless that's supposed to be the plasma fusil.

**Vaktathi**

I like the new Knights, I really want to run a 2k list with one of each Knight for kicks and giggles.

The Magaera in particular looks cool. It doesn't look like it has the raw firewpower of the other versions (I mean, it's better at killing infantry than the Melta cannon variant, but not as flexible in engaging armor), but works really well as a blocking/forward unit with that shield (effectively giving it a front armor facing of 14 with a 4+ invul from the start there, nice).

**OIIIIIIO**

Never ordered from FW before, does it come with a knight as well as the resin parts or ... is it 110 pounds for just the Resin?

**Vaktathi**

OIIIIIIO wrote:
Never ordered from FW before, does it come with a knight as well as the resin parts or ... is it 110 pounds for just the Resin?

For the knights, they're complete kits, the Magaera is resin parts plus a plastic Knight kit, while the Castigator and Lancer are completely resin for the entire model.

**BrookM**

OIIIIIIO wrote:
Never ordered from FW before, does it come with a knight as well as the resin parts or ... is it 110 pounds for just the Resin?

It's an upgrade kit, it contains a complete plastic Knight and the resin parts needed to turn it into a Magaera.

edit.

NINJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'd

**Sinful Hero**

Everytime I see the Magaera knight I can't help but be reminded of Moguera-

Spoiler:

Maybe it's just me.

**Uriels_Flame**

So can we get the ORK/Chaos equivalents yet?

We all know there is a demand...

**Davespil**

Awesome, now from what I've seen there is another variant like the Castigator (with a flamer and a chain fist) and another variant of the Magaera (with a different gun) out there waiting to be released.

**sonofruss**

My only problem with it is the bullet catchers on the carapace If I had the funds I would still buy it though.

**aka_mythos**

I like the new Knight but the monopose legs really become tired the more of the plastic kits I get. Even a modest adjustability would have been welcomed.

I'm waiting for the volkite version.

**TyraelVladinhurst**

aka_mythos wrote:
I like the new Knight but the monopose legs really become tired the more of the plastic kits I get. Even a modest adjustability would have been welcomed.

I'm waiting for the volkite version.

with the current GW and FW trend it'll just a bigger volkite charger, at half damage and no volkite rule

**aka_mythos**

TyraelVladinhurst wrote:
aka_mythos wrote:
I like the new Knight but the monopose legs really become tired the more of the plastic kits I get. Even a modest adjustability would have been welcomed.

I'm waiting for the volkite version.

with the current GW and FW trend it'll just a bigger volkite charger, at half damage and no volkite rule

I'm more interested in it aesthetically. That said it's probably gonna be tweaked Volkite Carronade, which is probably bigger than what's been shown.