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Nope.

But that does not really matter as you can designate a Warlord without it having to be an HQ.

 Malika2 wrote:
Will there be any HQ choices for the Harlies?

No.

 Kanluwen wrote:

jbelgian wrote:
Do we know if there's going to be a box set for these up this Friday?

I know it's unlikely with every model in the box being new, but one can dream!

They did one for the Militarum Tempestus, so I would not be surprised to see one for the Harlequin--but I would be surprised to see it this week.

The Death Jester and Shadowseer are most likely the only new things going up this Friday. If we are going to see a Harlequin box, I would expect it in two or three weeks.

Was the MT bundle discounted or just one of their click saving collections? It would be nice if there was a savings precedent on a new release bundle.

 Eldarain wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

jbelgian wrote:
Do we know if there's going to be a box set for these up this Friday?

I know it's unlikely with every model in the box being new, but one can dream!

They did one for the Militarum Tempestus, so I would not be surprised to see one for the Harlequin--but I would be surprised to see it this week.

The Death Jester and Shadowseer are most likely the only new things going up this Friday. If we are going to see a Harlequin box, I would expect it in two or three weeks.

Was the MT bundle discounted or just one of their click saving collections? It would be nice if there was a savings precedent on a new release bundle.

It was a discounted one.

Basically, if it is a box that their physical stores will carry? There are savings.

I just tried sifting through the sixty pages, but I could not find a leak to the cost of the solitaire. Anybody know how many melta bombs he is?

The actual boxset was a discount. Like 20% or so.

 seapheonix wrote:
I just tried sifting through the sixty pages, but I could not find a leak to the cost of the solitaire. Anybody know how many melta bombs he is?

Check page 12.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Nope.

But that does not really matter as you can designate a Warlord without it having to be an HQ.

Hmm, kinda hoped for High Avatars, Master Mimes, Great Harlequins and such. Oh well!

That will be the Harlequin Supplement in another year or so. Codex :Silent Death. All the mimes you could ask for...

Hmm,

They'd better change the name if true |(and I hope it is), Silent Death is already in use for an SF game (http://www.metal-express.net/) and I'm sure GW is not interested in treading on toes IP wise....

 Malika2 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Nope.

But that does not really matter as you can designate a Warlord without it having to be an HQ.

Hmm, kinda hoped for High Avatars, Master Mimes, Great Harlequins and such. Oh well!

GW doesnt make rules for models they don't produce anymore.. Not sure why you'd expect such given the last few years.

Forging narratives! As long as you stick within the models offered with the options on said models!

 Kirasu wrote:

 Malika2 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Nope.

But that does not really matter as you can designate a Warlord without it having to be an HQ.

Hmm, kinda hoped for High Avatars, Master Mimes, Great Harlequins and such. Oh well!

GW doesnt make rules for models they don't produce anymore.. Not sure why you'd expect such given the last few years.

Forging narratives! As long as you stick within the models offered with the options on said models!

I feel like in this respect GW is becoming more like Privateer Press in that conversions and tweaking models from their standard design is not seen as a big part of the hobby. With PP, it seems a big part of this has to do with the fact that the game is trying to be as balanced and fair as possible, and so it's trying to avoid discrepancies that could come up from modeling. However, with GW there isn't that focus on balanced gaming experiences, so it seems like the reason is really just to encourage more sales...after all, if they can start selling a ton of $25 single-pose models, they're doing pretty well.

Thanks. Missed that on the quick scan. Cheers.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Eldarain wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

jbelgian wrote:
Do we know if there's going to be a box set for these up this Friday?

I know it's unlikely with every model in the box being new, but one can dream!

They did one for the Militarum Tempestus, so I would not be surprised to see one for the Harlequin--but I would be surprised to see it this week.

The Death Jester and Shadowseer are most likely the only new things going up this Friday. If we are going to see a Harlequin box, I would expect it in two or three weeks.

Was the MT bundle discounted or just one of their click saving collections? It would be nice if there was a savings precedent on a new release bundle.

It was a discounted one.

Basically, if it is a box that their physical stores will carry? There are savings.

Thanks. Hopefully we get one.

We all knew that the Codex was being delayed in the US, but it looks like other items are as well. I just got an email from GW saying that my order would be delayed to the 7th. I wrote back asking if the rest of my order would go out on time, have yet to hear back from them.

Black Library shows more of the Codex in todays blog post. Several of these pages weren't part of the digital previews and haven't been leaked so far and there is some nice artwork amongst them. No rules except for a part of the WL traits and one army builder screenshot we have already seen

Thanks! I love how smug the solitaire looks in that piece of artwork.

Ace Rimmer wrote:
That will be the Harlequin Supplement in another year or so. Codex :Silent Death. All the mimes you could ask for...

Codex: Silent but Deadly. Fixed.

And yes, yes. I am proud of that.

 sharkticon wrote:
We all knew that the Codex was being delayed in the US, but it looks like other items are as well. I just got an email from GW saying that my order would be delayed to the 7th. I wrote back asking if the rest of my order would go out on time, have yet to hear back from them.

I noticed that the codex, datacards, and painting guide say 7th, in Canada, as well. The Starweaver/Voidweaver looks to be on time, though. Any idea why? And how about digital editions?

Models come from the UK and aren't affected by the strike. Digital will release the day the codex is set to release everywhere but America, meaning Saturday (or friday night). It's only items coming from China that are held up in the US (books, dice, cards).

 Talys wrote:

 sharkticon wrote:
We all knew that the Codex was being delayed in the US, but it looks like other items are as well. I just got an email from GW saying that my order would be delayed to the 7th. I wrote back asking if the rest of my order would go out on time, have yet to hear back from them.

I noticed that the codex, datacards, and painting guide say 7th, in Canada, as well. The Starweaver/Voidweaver looks to be on time, though. Any idea why? And how about digital editions?

The Codex, Datacards, and Painting Guide are all coming from China to California to be distributed.

The models are coming from the UK.

As above. The strike is only on the West Coast. The models coming in from the UK would be arriving on the East Coast.

 Kirasu wrote:

 Malika2 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Nope.

But that does not really matter as you can designate a Warlord without it having to be an HQ.

Hmm, kinda hoped for High Avatars, Master Mimes, Great Harlequins and such. Oh well!

GW doesnt make rules for models they don't produce anymore.. Not sure why you'd expect such given the last few years.

Forging narratives! As long as you stick within the models offered with the options on said models!

If it were truly like that GW wouldn't have made the Harlequins codex either. I mean, they could have added some HQ options in there and have more models to sell. But yeah, I'm already happy there are new Harlies (and vehicles) out there!

 Ghaz wrote:
As above. The strike is only on the West Coast. The models coming in from the UK would be arriving on the East Coast.

logic has no place in GW business plan! They will ship around gibralter, through the suez canal and the straights of malaka if it pleases them

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Hmm,

They'd better change the name if true |(and I hope it is), Silent Death is already in use for an SF game (http://www.metal-express.net/) and I'm sure GW is not interested in treading on toes IP wise....

Sorry, I was being sarcastic, Mimes being silent and all...

As for Silent Death, that has been Jain Zar's weapon since 1994. I'd be suprised if they hadn't tried to protect the name already!

Has anyone seen leaks of the Shadowseer/Death Jester WD pricing page?

GW just got back to me. If you ordered any models with the books, they are being held until the Codex arrives.

If only they could release a new guardian kit first. You know, one kit with an option for storm guardian at last....

Nearly as ludicrous as plastic Aspect Warriors! More Space Marines!

 Accolade wrote:

 Kirasu wrote:
GW doesnt make rules for models they don't produce anymore.. Not sure why you'd expect such given the last few years.

Forging narratives! As long as you stick within the models offered with the options on said models!

I feel like in this respect GW is becoming more like Privateer Press in that conversions and tweaking models from their standard design is not seen as a big part of the hobby. With PP, it seems a big part of this has to do with the fact that the game is trying to be as balanced and fair as possible, and so it's trying to avoid discrepancies that could come up from modeling. However, with GW there isn't that focus on balanced gaming experiences, so it seems like the reason is really just to encourage more sales...after all, if they can start selling a ton of $25 single-pose models, they're doing pretty well.

I think this is unfair.

First, many of the $25 single-pose models with GW are independent characters who can't be configured to use other weapons. Second, there are many models that are in metal or finecast that haven't been produced in a long time, that there are rules for -- and some of them are quite good (like Cryptek, Flayed Ones, or Mephiston).

Third, there are many configurations where the box doesn't have the bits for a popular configuration, and the only solutions are either to do some sculpting, to raid another kit for the appropriate part, or to buy a proxy from third party. For example, grav guns on SM bikes.

I doubt GW makes a ton of those $25 single pose models, because if they did, the majority of them wouldn't be out of stock forever on their website -- they'd make more. Also, may players kitbash their own versions of many of the independent characters, and often, those creations are very convincing. I've never seen a tournament where a custom hero has been disallowed, if it looks reasonable, has the right weapons and base, and looks like it's had some effort put into it.

On the other hand, I believe that WMH players are more focused on the game than than the hobby, so kitbashing, configuration, and that type of thing are less interesting than just having models on a tabletop for the sake of playing a tabletop model game. I say this because in every FLGS I've been to, I rarely see WMH players with models to a mediocre tabletop standard. and I've never seen a primo WMH collection. Plus, if you look at the P&M forujm, the amount of posts that contain PP models or are about a WMH setting compared to GW/FW/40k is a tiny fraction.

The fact is, PP has some nice miniatures that have no modelling value (there's only one way to build it), but are fun to paint. Once you paint them, that's it -- play with it, put it on a shelf, or whatever; you'll probably not buy another one to do something different with it. That's not an indictment of PP models -- quite the opposite. If I just feel like painting something different that's not in my WIP queue, I will often go through my PP blisters, choose something, and paint it, because the time required to prep a PP model is a tiny fraction of the time (and thought) required to build an MPP kit. It's not better or worse, it's just different (though again, there isn't "replayability" with the kit from a modelling perspective).

I don't know if anyone wrote this already...
The HQ choices of the Harlequins are the Solitaire (unique), the Death Jester and the Shadowseer and you may take 7 HQ choices.
In a masque these are 1 Solitair, Death Jesters and 3 Shadowseers.