Eldar Q1 2015 Release - Plastic Harlequin models & Codex book

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**Januine**

Talys wrote:
I just picked up my Harlequin Troupe today, and I confess to not reading all 38 pages of this thread, so my apologies if somewhere this was covered already.

First of all: there was some debate when images first surfaced, but the Harlequin bases are most certainly 25mm! So, what tea leaves shall we read into there?

The box comes with 1.5 sprues (3 half frames), which I suppose is quite good, considering that they are parts for 6 models. The quality of the plastic is excellent. In USD, after a discount, I would have paid something like $4.50 per model, which I can live with for a pretty good quality set.

It also comes with a transfer sheet with some white and yellow decals, but I really dont' know why they bothered -- almost all the shapes are very simple (like two rows of diamonds, and a bunch of spades with crosses at the bottom). Not that it isn't appreciated; just that all but a couple of the decals would be trivial to paint in.

The Masks are awesome! There are some full heads, as well as some two-part ones. Anyways, a picture is worth a thousand words. Here's a very high res snapshot of the Troupe sprues. (click to open, then use + to zoom in -- you can see the faces, etc.)

I also picked up the Solitaire, and that is a very solid model -- though it was hellaciously expensive :( I only bought 1, since he's Unique. A pity, as it is such a beautiful model.

Awesome photo - thx. can't wait to get my paintcovered hands on this lot

**lord_blackfang**

I would advise against using Scourge legs, they have mutant talon feet. The Venom/Raider crew might be a better fit, they have some zany poses.

**melkorthetonedeaf**

I'm going to use Wych legs. And torsos. And maybe arms and heads....

**Eiluj The Farseer**

plastictrees wrote:
Not sure about more recent lists but in RT they had access to wraithlord precursors, but those were piloted 'dreadnoughts' at the time.
The 'wraith' stuff didn't really exist either, those were all eldar robots at that point.

actually they were not robots in Rogue Trader you could take robots but had to write programs for them.
The Eldar had Dreadnaughts piloted by dudes inside , they also had ghostwarriors - future wraithguard and they had phantom dreadnaughts future wraithlords. I have all the models from that era and I can post pictures up if you would like. Harlequins had dreadnaughts piloted by alive troope players.

**plastictrees**

The ghost warriors were originally listed as drones and the phantom as an eldar robot. I think this may have been pre-rules and just the citadel catalogue listing, but I don't have any of my books anymore.

So were getting end times leaks, and next weeks white dwarf cover mentions Harlequins but nothing that sounds specifically Starweaver-ish. Hope we're not skipping a week.

**Paradigm**

My guess is that we'll see the codex and painting guide next week, possibly with one of the clampack characters (I'd guess shadowseer) and then finish with a Heavy Support week (tank and Death Jester). After that, it looks like we're back to WFB End Times.

**Eiluj The Farseer**

plastictrees wrote:
The ghost warriors were originally listed as drones and the phantom as an eldar robot. I think this may have been pre-rules and just the citadel catalogue listing, but I don't have any of my books anymore.

So were getting end times leaks, and next weeks white dwarf cover mentions Harlequins but nothing that sounds specifically Starweaver-ish. Hope we're not skipping a week.

I have all the books and WD since the beginning, because I am pathetic that way. I am not sure which publication you are referring and their may have been one that did but I know that the orignal stuff was the dreadnaught and the spirit stuff.

**Charles Rampant**

I think that they meant that, fluff-wise, the Eldar used robotic armies before the Fall; only afterwards did they have to start using spirit stones (because of Slannesh) and flesh-and-blood warriors. Presumably their robotic armies were also wraithbone constructs, but I wouldn't know that much.

**Vorian**

http://www.solegends.com/citrt/rt403eldarwarbot.htm

And

http://www.solegends.com/citrt/rt403eldardreadnought.htm

**Warhams-77**

White Dwarf issue 100 was probably the first to feature Eldar Dreadnoughts/Wraithlords. There was another article in issue 110 about Eldar Spirit Warriors

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Faeit has two sources with this week's releases. Close to the White Dwarf leaks I would rate them solid. So the Codex can be preordered soon. Also a Painting Guide, cards and the Starweaver. Will the clampack character models come next week as rumored by Sad Panda? We will see when the previews of the books are shown Friday night

via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Can finally confirm that the Codex: Harlequins is next. There's the
Codex, Datacards, a painting guide for Harlequins and the Harlequin
Starweaver as well. so should be a nice week for fans.

via a separate source on Faeit 212
Releases for this week.
Codex: Harlequins – 96 pages hardback full colour not a supplement but a full stand-alone codex
Datacards Harlequins – 7 Psychic cards and 36 tactical objectives
Harlequin Starweaver – transport for Harlequins, looking a lot like the DE Venom
Warriors of the Laughing God: A Harlequins Painting Guide – 168pages, softcover painting guide.

http://natfka.blogspot.de/2015/02/this-weeks-preorders-harlequin-codex.html

**Lythrandire Biehrellian**

Finally! I've wanted my shadowseer to be able to roll on an actual table for powers since 6th edition eldar codex

**Alpharius**

Codex is 96 pages, and the 'painting guide' is 168?

Ha!

**Jangus**

Hurray- I'll be keenly waiting for the codex, although we'll hopefully get some leaks before I can lay my hands on it

**NathanD298**

I'm trying to stay strong with not buying the new Harlequins... But my god do I want these things badly!!

**Warhams-77**

Alpharius wrote:
Codex is 96 pages, and the 'painting guide' is 168?

Ha!

"Now continue with square D23, blue, then E23, red, ... "

Sounds legit though, the pg's of late are about 160 pages, they contain fluff for armies and characters as well, and are a lot bigger than the codex books

**melkorthetonedeaf**

My partner said "well what do you expect? it's a 3-d coloring book, and these guys seem like hard mode"

ALSO! It doesn't seem like they're going to post all the rules in WD then.

**Accolade**

Alpharius wrote:
Codex is 96 pages, and the 'painting guide' is 168?

Ha!

Don't worry- they'll both be fairly priced at $50 a piece.

**Paradigm**

melkorthetonedeaf wrote:

ALSO! It doesn't seem like they're going to post all the rules in WD then.

What makes you say that? I imagine the Traits and Relics will only be in the codex, but the Starweaver/other-build rules are probably going to be in WD, I expect. I can't think of any recent 'new' units that haven't had WD profiles.

**Rainbow Dash**

I'll buy the codex eventually, the cards sound appealing...
For now I'll just get the White Dwarfs and obtain the rest online.

**Lythrandire Biehrellian**

I am SO getting this codex! If this does well, other side armies may have a chance, Kroot kindred, feral Orks, gene stealer cult. These all were stand alone army ideas, became simple fluff descriptions with maybe one unit on the table, and now may be revived to fill in niches/ be allies with other main armies! All without having to remake the now (mostly) up to date core armies. So much win

**Eiluj The Farseer**

Lythrandire Biehrellian wrote:
I am SO getting this codex! If this does well, other side armies may have a chance, Kroot kindred, feral Orks, gene stealer cult. These all were stand alone army ideas, became simple fluff descriptions with maybe one unit on the table, and now may be revived to fill in niches/ be allies with other main armies! All without having to remake the now (mostly) up to date core armies. So much win

Good point, I do miss the Kroot Army and the Gene Stealer Cult

**Rainbow Dash**

I played Feral Orks, they confused so many people (with their WS and BS of 3). I keep my Orks just incase...
I mean Harlequins returned... anything is possible now.

**Shandara**

Might even get a sister hardback codex...

(Sorry I'll go away now)

**MrFlutterPie**

I am hoping Arbites make a return to the table top.

I AM THE LAW!!!!!!!!!!

**Flashman**

MrFlutterPie wrote:
I am hoping Arbites make a return to the table top.

I AM THE LAW!!!!!!!!!!

Embarrassingly, I never made that link before

**plastictrees**

Shandara wrote:
Might even get a sister hardback codex...

(Sorry I'll go away now)

I really doubt we'll see a Sisters of Silence codex anytime soon...

**angelofvengeance**

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**H.B.M.C.**

The composition! The lighting! The angle! Such photographic artistry.

Or, to put it a slightly different way:

Put it on a fething table. Turn off the damned flash and try to get the whole fething cover in one single picture. HOW HARD IS THIS???

*ahem*

**Paradigm**

Shiny...

**plastictrees**

Nice.
So that's literally a Venom right?