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There is quite a bit they could add to GK, especially if Inquisition gets pulled out fully.
Kitwise, they could use a Dreadnought at the minimum. New units they could add in say Jetbikes so FA has more than one entry, Chaplains to match the fluff, they could do GK Centurions with dual psycannons.

This would seem a bit ham handed to do? No Fantasy for awhile when Brets were gettin' a lot of folks hot and bothered. And Grey Knights? They have a really good book, still. Blood Angels need love badly, alone with Dark Eldar to an extent.

It's like you could just re-release the Grey Knight book in hardcover with the previous errata that was in the 6E FAQ and call it good... wait a second...

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
There is quite a bit they could add to GK, especially if Inquisition gets pulled out fully.
Kitwise, they could use a Dreadnought at the minimum. New units they could add in say Jetbikes so FA has more than one entry, Chaplains to match the fluff, they could do GK Centurions with dual psycannons.

Centrutions with:
>Psycannons
>Psilencers
>Incinarators
>Psybolt Ammo
I could go for that.

 Anpu42 wrote:

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
There is quite a bit they could add to GK, especially if Inquisition gets pulled out fully.
Kitwise, they could use a Dreadnought at the minimum. New units they could add in say Jetbikes so FA has more than one entry, Chaplains to match the fluff, they could do GK Centurions with dual psycannons.

Centrutions with:
>Psycannons
>Psilencers
>Incinarators
>Psybolt Ammo
I could go for that.

So could I.

That said, I do not expect GK to be coming out yet. I'd put more trust in the BA and Dark Eldar being next, possibly with some daemon stuff in between.

Wouldn't be surprised if this was a codex only release. GK by themselves (not really including any of that i inquisitor henchmen crap) don't really need anything except maybe a dread, and a plastic Grand Master/captain model. None of those are super important so I can see GW not releasing them. I would say that Mordak needs a model too but knowing GW they'll just cut him from the next codex...

I'd be so happy to get a new codex having just started my GK army. I'm personally fine with having no new units, just make draigo's titan sword AP2 XD

I actually almost buy this rumor. I mean, that source has been good, but a codex release without any models sounds really weird. That being said, GK are pretty taken care of in the modeling aspect, and unless they started filling in the gaps of the Inquisition units (henchmen, inquisitors, etc) or introduced some new unit when it already felt like a pretty crowded codex given the few boxes of actual models out there, I don't know what they'd actually release for them. I like the idea of GW releasing codices without models or models without codices as they see fit though - that's kind of the point of the weekly release schedule, isn't it?

 Brother SRM wrote:
That being said, GK are pretty taken care of in the modeling aspect...

So are the DA's, BA's and Wolves. And what are Wolves getting? Completely new units. The same things'll happen with the GK's.

GW isn't releasing the GK without new kits. other than some of the SoB updates (they never got a codex really) this has never happened, and its not going to start.

they're here to make money, they need existing players to buy new kits, so they make new kits. GKs won't break this trend.

They pretty much have most of their core models, and unless they are updating the old metal/Finecast models like the Brotherhood Champion I wouldn't expect new kits. I don't expect Mordrak or Ghost Knights to go as Ghost Knights are just Termies with rules and paintjob. Mordrak is an asy clampack sell. I would like a plastic "SM Commander/CSM TDA Lord" plastic kit. One where you get a single, fancy Terminator with all weapon options and build it yourself. 1 each of Hammer, Sword, Stave, Falchion pairs, Halberd, Stormbolter, Psycannon, Incinerator and Psilincer. The thing would sell like hotcakes for the spare weapons alone.

How about a plastic Inquisitor kit? They've only got four finecast sculpts left on the site (none of the female ones remain).and could use at least a plastic monopose with some weapon options.

The BA in me will be annoyed if we're delayed yet again.

With Inquisitors now having their own codex i'd not be surprised if they were cut completely from the GK codex.

sockwithaticket wrote:
How about a plastic Inquisitor kit? They've only got four finecast sculpts left on the site (none of the female ones remain).and could use at least a plastic monopose with some weapon options.

The BA in me will be annoyed if we're delayed yet again.

Inquisitors are just too diverse to have a plastic kit for. The best Inquisitors are the 4 Finecast ones, or conversions. A plastic Inquisitor just doesn't appeal to me.

Oh good.. more Psyfist/psydoom/psykilleverything stuff...

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Oh good.. more Psyfist/psydoom/psykilleverything stuff...

LOL, sooo true. just like BloodFists, Blood Missiles, and Blood Packs....GW really lost it's creative backing at least ten years ago

If anything they need to kill off the Dreadknight and just give em an anti-Daemon equipped Imperial Knight.

Without new models, I don't expect this to be a good thing (if it's true, of course). Things to expect will be arbitrary points increases and the addition of many, many random tables.

Schmapdi wrote:

 WarOne wrote:
They need a Deathknight for the Dreadknight to pilot.

lol - someone needs to make a photoshop of this, with the Dreadknight's leg dangling from the baby carrier seat of a much larger Dreadknight.

That's been done when the original came out.

Image spoilered for size. Reds8n

GK need to get some new units ..lets face it the only have a box of PA GK anf Termi GK and dreadknight that is unike for the army the rest is SM stuff

so making new units is the way to go

A new tank ? some typ of land speeder or a new flyer ?
bikes ? (make it trikes to be unike)
And all of the SC HQ to

So a codex only realise is ..no i don't see why

 Deadshot wrote:
They pretty much have most of their core models, and unless they are updating the old metal/Finecast models like the Brotherhood Champion I wouldn't expect new kits.

For real? You actually don't expect new kits? You honestly think GW won't spend weeks releasing one or two new GK models (be they units or single-frame plastic characters) for 2-3 weeks along with a Codex during one of those weeks? This is GW we're talking about here.

I'm going to take this rumour with a 20 ton truckload of salt for now. I want my goddamn shiny new Dark Eldar codex!

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Deadshot wrote:
They pretty much have most of their core models, and unless they are updating the old metal/Finecast models like the Brotherhood Champion I wouldn't expect new kits.

For real? You actually don't expect new kits? You honestly think GW won't spend weeks releasing one or two new GK models (be they units or single-frame plastic characters) for 2-3 weeks along with a Codex during one of those weeks? This is GW we're talking about here.

Why would I? There's a reason Whirlwinds, Predators and Vindicators wrre left out, they don't fit the GK's MO. Land Speeders are pretty obselete as the GK just teleport everywhere they need, bikes are the same. They have teleporters instead of Jump Packs. The only thing I could see them getting is maybe the Stormfang/Stormwolf, but unlikely as they are likely local Fenrisian patterns they won't ahare with the Inquisition. Stormtalons maybe but they are primarily escort craft and strafing runs, both of which are unnnessecary. If they can't teleport down they fly in a Stormraven which can do all the Stormtalon can and more. Their primary foe has no flyers other than Daemon Princes, Bloodthristers and Lords of Change, and all of those will be close enough melee. Stormravens keep them out of the air, and Dreadknights kill them up close. Stalkers or Hunters are not nessecary as they are slow and cumbersome, and as mentioned, unnessecary. Centurions are for sieges, which the GK don't do. DevCents might be useful equipped with Psycannons but that's about it.

If the GK get any models, it'll be a plastic clampack Brotherhood Champion, a plastic Captain/Grand Master and a new set of Assassins maybe. A plastic kit that can make any 1 of the 4? That would be nice.

Then I'm sorry, but you're nuts. GW releases models. That's pretty much all they do, stopping occasionally to release some paints with useless names.

GW will invent new units for the Grey Knights and make GK versions of existing units for the Grey Knights. They will release 3-6 new kits (including characters) to go along side their book. That's what they always do.

 Deadshot wrote:

sockwithaticket wrote:
How about a plastic Inquisitor kit? They've only got four finecast sculpts left on the site (none of the female ones remain).and could use at least a plastic monopose with some weapon options.

The BA in me will be annoyed if we're delayed yet again.

Inquisitors are just too diverse to have a plastic kit for. The best Inquisitors are the 4 Finecast ones, or conversions. A plastic Inquisitor just doesn't appeal to me.

Plastic is perfect for diversity: Empire Captains, Empire Wizards, Space Marine Commander, Chaos Terminator Lord.

It truly baffles me that there aren't more mult-part, plastic generic HQ's out there. While a plastic Inquisitor might not appeal to you, the finecast ones don't appeal to myself (or others I know) for a host of reasons that have been done to death elsewhere. Those models are incredibly limiting in terms of pose and equipment, definitely not representative of the Inquisition's diversity. Making your own out of plastic parts is currently not that easy unless you're going down the terminator route (particularly if you have limited green stuff and plasticard ability).

I recognise that a multi-part is likely out of the question, but a monopose with x2 heads, x2 guns, x2/3 other weapons/objects, surely wouldn't be completely out of the question?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Then I'm sorry, but you're nuts. GW releases models. That's pretty much all they do, stopping occasionally to release some paints with useless names.

GW will invent new units for the Grey Knights and make GK versions of existing units for the Grey Knights. They will release 3-6 new kits (including characters) to go along side their book. That's what they always do.

I've named models I see coming out. I don't see more units coming out, GK have everything covered by current kits.

Could this be an even quicker money grab for GW? I mean with the discussion thread of Kirby stepping down and the expectations of a poor yearly around the corner its a pretty quick answer. You "fix/break" a few things so they become the new hotness again and get people to buy up the models they already have kits of (no outlay of cash for new molds), and sell $50 codex or $50 icodex, or special limited edition codex that are misprints.....I mean warp influenced for $300 like the space wolf book.

The other option is they really thought everyone built an army of psychers with unbound in mind so maybe a new dex will rake in tons of money countering those armies .

Skaven should get an update before GKs, maybe even a 2 month consecutive update. A lot of their models are pewter or primitive CAD plastics, whilst the book is blatantly designed for 7th edition and has loads of overpriced special characters.

 Deadshot wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Then I'm sorry, but you're nuts. GW releases models. That's pretty much all they do, stopping occasionally to release some paints with useless names.

GW will invent new units for the Grey Knights and make GK versions of existing units for the Grey Knights. They will release 3-6 new kits (including characters) to go along side their book. That's what they always do.

I've named models I see coming out. I don't see more units coming out, GK have everything covered by current kits.

That doesn't make much sense.. GW will simply invent new units, such as COdex: Grey Knights compared to Codex: demonhunters.. Come on, think back to.. EVERY single other codex release!

sockwithaticket wrote:
How about a plastic Inquisitor kit? They've only got four finecast sculpts left on the site (none of the female ones remain).and could use at least a plastic monopose with some weapon options.

The BA in me will be annoyed if we're delayed yet again.

Considering Wood Elves got one single generic plastic characters(Araloth is a Special Character, the Treeman kit is a triple kit which can build a Treeman Ancient as an afterthought compared to Durthu and the generic Treeman Rare choice) while Orks got 3(Big Mek with SAG, Mek with Killsaw and Kustom Mega Slugga, Painboy) , it is anyone's guess.

I would not hold my breath for an Inquisitor though. I would be surprised if they stayed in the book.

In addition to making business sense, the GK Codex is actually pretty thin in many places, and that becomes especially true if you remove Inquisition forces. I'd expect some more Fast Attack and Troop options personally.

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me at all if instead of removing the Inquisitorial elements they threw in SoB and Deathwatch (aka buy SM stuff and paint it black) elements.