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 Clang wrote:
I'm guessing it's the orky equivalent of the Dreadknight (and everyone else's recent giant walkers), and will have similarish stats.

So here's hoping GW have had the sense to move dredds and kanz out of the HS slots in the new dex... a walker list could be a lot of fun. Or are we just supposed to make do with Unbound lists for anything cool like that? :( An option to take it as a warboss's (or big mek's?) personal transport would be extra-cool

Modelwise, I like the way it bridges the gap between the look of the kans/dredds vs the Stompas.

Yes.... Yes it is.

Underbound it? You are going to end up fighting at least six of them at one time if your lucky enough to be fighting one of those TFG players. Yes Tau, I'm looking at you.

You won't need the stompa anymore, for what these things do. It becomes useless. A couple of these around the table, and with the range? Oh yeah, you'll be putting those models down and picking them up even faster, now. "Whats that, IG player? You have that army of grunts? Good News!!! yeah, you don't even need to drop them on the table, just stand there while I tell you what my orkiness is going to do to those groundpounders, and why you will thank me for it."

mortar_crew wrote:

 Ascalam wrote:
look stock to me, but then my Orks have been kitbashed and converted so much that my judgement may be impaired....

Some shoulder plates the boyz are using may be new stuff,
I do not believe they have these spicky bits before?

New sprue?

The walking junk pile is, well, ugly.

Pretty sure i've seen them before. Not 100 %, but close.

It's growing on me. I would still convert the feth out of it though.

Looky Likey wrote:
I am sure it is a deliberate choice on the part of GW to use a potato for these photos so not too devalue White Dwarf. Want high res? Buy the magazine.

The only thing that surprises me more than people being unable to take a photo in this day is the idea that people truly believe GW are "leaking" these photos themselves.

 Grimskul wrote:
Yeah, I'm taking the new rumours with a big bag of salt. Deepstrike for Mega Armour? It's not termie armour, I can see them DS via tellyportas from a Big Mek invention or Warlord Trait but not from the armour itself.

This is without mentioning the very unlikely separation of Grotz and Gretchin which I think has no fluff-basis for being different, I always thought they were synonymous.

ever read heinlein's 'starship troopers'?
nobz shot from orbit via a bfg...
'hold yer breff, boyz!'
not too hard to imagine, really.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Looky Likey wrote:
I am sure it is a deliberate choice on the part of GW to use a potato for these photos so not too devalue White Dwarf. Want high res? Buy the magazine.

The only thing that surprises me more than people being unable to take a photo in this day is the idea that people truly believe GW are "leaking" these photos themselves.

Pfft, contrast the average photo taken at a FW open day even with a smart phone camera, light years better, these are purposely taken with poor quality settings.

The gun barrels on the Gokrkanaut's/Morkanaut's left arm look entirely too uniform for an Ork contraption, but the rest of the model has peaked my interest well enough.

I'm liking it, every new ork kit is a blessing of new bitz for my workshop and this looks to have a lot of bitz!

Also loving the talk of new big gunz, will be nice to get some new loader/ammo grotz outside of forge world.

 shabbadoo wrote:
The gun barrels on the Gokrkanaut's/Morkanaut's left arm look entirely too uniform for an Ork contraption, but the rest of the model has peaked my interest well enough.

Yep, I agree. The shoota army is way too symetric for anything that an Ork would have built. Otherwise I'd say that the model has potential, I just need to see some pictures of the alternate version and the sprues themselves. I got some bits for a Mega Dread that I might just use on this for conversion. Well, perhaps except the fact that buying the rest of the Mega Dread from FW would probably be cheaper.

Looky Likey wrote:
Pfft, contrast the average photo taken at a FW open day even with a smart phone camera, light years better, these are purposely taken with poor quality settings.

Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to incompetence.

I've heard £65 for the Gork/Morkanaut. My source on that is.... suspect at best.

I don't mind if the Gorkanaut model is bad. I only need to get rules for a big walker - my stockpile of plastic sheet and rod will do the rest! *mwahahaha*

 Squidbot wrote:
I've heard £65 for the Gork/Morkanaut. My source on that is.... suspect at best.

£65 to £75.

My source is also suspect.

Would love to see Orks go walker heavy. It fits the background in Epic as most of their huge vehicles are gigantic walkers.

 Bonde wrote:

 shabbadoo wrote:
The gun barrels on the Gokrkanaut's/Morkanaut's left arm look entirely too uniform for an Ork contraption, but the rest of the model has peaked my interest well enough.

Yep, I agree. The shoota army is way too symetric for anything that an Ork would have built. Otherwise I'd say that the model has potential, I just need to see some pictures of the alternate version and the sprues themselves. I got some bits for a Mega Dread that I might just use on this for conversion. Well, perhaps except the fact that buying the rest of the Mega Dread from FW would probably be cheaper.

Also agree; if I get one I'll be using uneven lengths of plasticard to extend the barrels so it looks more proppa orky

 Goliath wrote:

 Bonde wrote:

 shabbadoo wrote:
The gun barrels on the Gokrkanaut's/Morkanaut's left arm look entirely too uniform for an Ork contraption, but the rest of the model has peaked my interest well enough.

Yep, I agree. The shoota army is way too symetric for anything that an Ork would have built. Otherwise I'd say that the model has potential, I just need to see some pictures of the alternate version and the sprues themselves. I got some bits for a Mega Dread that I might just use on this for conversion. Well, perhaps except the fact that buying the rest of the Mega Dread from FW would probably be cheaper.

Also agree; if I get one I'll be using uneven lengths of plasticard to extend the barrels so it looks more proppa orky

Exactly. It's not like the Mek bashing the thing together cares about different barrel lengths, just as long as the bullets generally go in the right direction.

I just don't see what roll the thing could have in an army. If it is a walker that means that it would only move 6in at a time. What is the point of that? Though I have always been partial to trukks because they get the boyz there fasta. For some reason I doubt that GW made the thing a MC with 5w and a 2up sav. more likely it is a walker with 12 11 10 armor and 4 hull points... either that pr it is a super heavy. Now it looks like it will be the only ork release this week. So I will still be playing the waiting game.

 Bonde wrote:

 Goliath wrote:

 Bonde wrote:

 shabbadoo wrote:
The gun barrels on the Gokrkanaut's/Morkanaut's left arm look entirely too uniform for an Ork contraption, but the rest of the model has peaked my interest well enough.

Yep, I agree. The shoota army is way too symetric for anything that an Ork would have built. Otherwise I'd say that the model has potential, I just need to see some pictures of the alternate version and the sprues themselves. I got some bits for a Mega Dread that I might just use on this for conversion. Well, perhaps except the fact that buying the rest of the Mega Dread from FW would probably be cheaper.

Also agree; if I get one I'll be using uneven lengths of plasticard to extend the barrels so it looks more proppa orky

Exactly. It's not like the Mek bashing the thing together cares about different barrel lengths, just as long as the bullets generally go in the right direction.

Nothing in the fluff about mekaniaks supports or discredits your argument.

 Kroothawk wrote:
Here a set of rumours from a source that prefers to stay anonymous:

The new mid size stompa thing looks like a pregnant Deff Dread. Comes with various weapon mountings, including what looks like a KFF.
New Gretchin models, including a grot oiler.
New mega nobs, not plastic versions of the existing.
Big Mek in mega armour with some interesting KFF like add ons.
Big Mek in Mega Armour with shoulder mounted weapons, maybe SAG but doesn't look like it.
Warboss is similar to the remodelling of the Helbrute from Dark Vengeance, it looks like a reworking of the AOBR Warboss with an attack Squig
New Pain Boy with a kind of Narthecium cybork hand.
Flash Gitz (They look particularly awesome, very much like Freebootaz with loads of variation in the kit).
Big Gunz. Total redesign.

I would be just fine if Kroothawk's rumors turn out to be true! New models to add to our Boyz with plenty of new bitz leftover for kit bashing and I would also expect buffing to the codex to support the new models---I know, I'm an optimist what can I say :-). New Big Mek with a useful KFF, a new Painboy HQ perhaps?, viable Flash Gitz!....yes, please! Probably wish listing here but new grot models AND perhaps new rules making them more useful for objective grabbing with the new 7th edition rules? I can't wait! I'll probably overbuy when the new stuff comes out but I just love modeling and painting Orks----playing 40k is just a bonus!

 Toburk wrote:
Flashgits, meganobs, and the big guns have all been seen.

I'm sorry, but you're not allowed to make that statement without pictures.

Not getting the "not orky" issue. A quick background check of Mega, Great and standard/Slasher Gargants and I think the Gorkanaut fits in perfectly.

The Gatling blaster is something I've seen Orks use in the past.

I like the gatling blaster. IT's like a gatling gun made of gatling guns.

What do you think for stats on that gun?

S5 Ap6 6d3 shots range 24". The exocrine has 6 small side he's and shoots 6 times.

It'll probably jam! and have S4 though.

If that's the case, 24 on average for both arms and hitting with 8 at BS2 isn't that great. Let's hope it's much better.

Dunno. I do like the aesthetics at least though. Very Orky.

If, as I suspect, this is an Ork IK, then it will have a 12" move, yes?
The configuration with the belly door will be good for deploying Meganobz.
The other version will be the KFF version, which will likely have a shield effect similar to the IK.

The picture from the blurry WD doesn't do it justice, in my opinion. You'll just have to wait and see.
I've been slowly building myself an Imperial Armour 8 Dread Mob, and this bad boy is going to fit right in (Battle Forged, whatever now).

 Mr. Grey wrote:

 Toburk wrote:
Flashgits, meganobs, and the big guns have all been seen.

I'm sorry, but you're not allowed to make that statement without pictures.

As much as I would love to be Steve Austin, I cannot yet take pictures with my eyes

 Squidbot wrote:

I've been slowly building myself an Imperial Armour 8 Dread Mob, and this bad boy is going to fit right in (Battle Forged, whatever now).

I've found myself somehow owning somewhere around 12 killa kans and 2 deff dreads, so I may be heading the Dread Mob route myself...

Is the OP around? Could we get an update to the title and a couple to the first post.

Thankye kindly.

 Melissia wrote:
I like the gatling blaster. IT's like a gatling gun made of gatling guns.

After listening to the Mek 's in-depth presentation and demonstration of the new trukk-sized Gatling dakka, Warboss AngaToof can't help being impressed despite his best efforts. He leans over Grotsaw as the mek boy makes some final calibrations. Angatoof is close now, close enough for his hot, foul breath to wash over Grotsaw's flinching form like the ceaseless waves of fear have ever since the boss careened into his shop.

"Gatlings made of Gatlings is using your know-wots, Grotsaw. Jus' needs wun finishin touch. Make dat Gatling made out of Gatlings shoot whole Gatlings out as its dakka and we'll call dis job a gud wun. You can do dat wun little adjus'men for dah boss, am I right?"

Lacking the courage and the vocabulary to respond to the boss's impossible request, Grotsaw stands as silent and motionless as the malfunctioning killa kan propped against the shop wall. The boss is quiet and still as well. Only his eyes are in motion, darting back-and-forth like two wild animals between the hydraulic table vice and the top of Grotsaw's skull. "Is he trying to mentally picture if the former is large enough to accommodate the latter?", ponders the Mek. With a little lubricant it just might.

"Dat's wuz jus' dah fing I am addin' next, boss!"

I'm excited for the potential of the book. I've got 16K+ in Orks and always love playing different themed (and facesmasher for tournaments) lists. My favorite is Flash Gitz, I started out playing Speed Freaks (trukks galore!), All bike, Green Tide (least favorite), Deffwing (All Meganobz in battlewagons!), Defsquad, and of course Dreadmob. I'm hoping we are still able to make all of these varied armies. Nothing gets me as excited as building and converting more Orks!

So something interesting I read in the Batrep in White Dwarf issue #16PG 29 (now I can't find it in the digital version). Now this could be because of points of whatever, but did anyone notice that all the trukk boyz were taken in units of 10? That the Nob had a Combiweapon?

 Dez wrote:

So something interesting I read in the Batrep in White Dwarf issue #16PG 29 (now I can't find it in the digital version). Now this could be because of points of whatever, but did anyone notice that all the trukk boyz were taken in units of 10? That the Nob had a Combiweapon?

Nobs can already take combiweapons in the current 'dex, and I'm guessing there's only 10 boyz because the players didn't want to toss in a couple extras just to fill up the capacity.

Nobs leading boys squads cannot take combi guns.

Something new, then! Seems interesting, but I can't really see the point of giving your nob a single-use weapon in a squad of boyz. Maybe a combi-skorcha, to soften up the enemy before the boyz get stuck in, but otherwise it's a bit useless.