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So a few things between BoLS making statements, and nightfury on Natfka making some claims as well. (basically a big bag of rumors I wasn't sure how to best split up):
BoLS is making claims about Sisters again
Via Birds in the Trees Sororitas Rundown:
– R&D on the entire line is complete, and the range is all new in plastic.
– 5-model combo-unit Sisters infantry kit
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit
– 5 model Sisters unit on 32mm bases kit (different from the infantry unit listed above)
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “A” kit
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “B” kit
– Sororitas Walker/Monstrous Creature vehicle kit
– 3 clampack Sororitas characters
These are on ice and only await release scheduling by GW.
These rumors are rated: PROBABLE coming from known reliable sources.
And my $.02 on this in yellow:
Spoiler:
Via Birds in the Trees Sororitas Rundown:
– R&D on the entire line is complete, and the range is all new in plastic. No gak. With an army whose only all plastic model is a Rhino with an alternate options sprue this isn't a big shock. Anyone could have guessed this.
– 5-model combo-unit Sisters infantry kit Possible, but it'll need to come with a flamer, melta, storm bolter, heavy flamer, multi-melta, and heavy bolter to be worth the cost. Plus Superior upgrades. That's like 3-4 sprues depending on parts density and head options.
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit I can't think of anything that needs a 50mm base, unless Repentia become a swarm unit or something.
– 5 model Sisters unit on 32mm bases kit (different from the infantry unit listed above) Heavier armor Sisters or Seraphim perhaps?
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “A” kit Exorcist could definitely be either this or B. Likely would have an alt build because that's how GW rolls.
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “B” kit Hopefully an assault vehicle or a flyer. Likely this or A is a re-cut Immolator/Rhino kit for "reasons".
– Sororitas Walker/Monstrous Creature vehicle kit Penitent Engine? Pretty much an automatic addition since the metal model is officially the worst model to assemble in the entire game now that there are no metal Dreadnoughts or Thunderfire Cannons. I'd be surprised it it wasn't a dual kit to make 2 different models though.
– 3 clampack Sororitas characters Priest (who is available for 3 armies so is a big one to update), Canoness and either a new HQ option or an updated or new SC. I kind of want a SC Canoness, but a plastic Celestine could be awesome.
These are on ice and only await release scheduling by GW. So basically "whenever, I promise"
These rumors are rated: PROBABLE coming from known reliable sources.
Via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
* the next upcoming big release won't be Warhammer Fantasy but something set "in the 40k universe"
* Warhammer Fantasy isn't expected to be released until the summer like all major GW releases before
* there is no such a thing as "red dates where managers aren't allowed to take off-days". It's rather a recommendation by HQ to be there
nightfury wrote:Id expect the next campaign to start in may or kick off with the admech stuff it falling right on that 6 month curve the campaigns are supposedly following
nightfury wrote:I haven't heard or seen anything about plastic HH so i wouldn't expect it before the summer campaign which incidentally i haven't seen anything on yet either but i was specifically told last year that they have a campaign schedule to do one every 6 months which has held true so far with the insinuation that this summers campaign will be imperial vs chaos. The only thing i can confirm is the upcoming Skitarii release within the next few months with a codex/suppliment release. i was specifically told campaigns would be used to tie releases together like we've already seen so expect AdMech to be part of this next campaign. side note: i know for a fact that plastic Sisters are coming and sculpts/moulds are finished and pre productions are underway though a release date is still well off
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Well, Nightfury has a decent hit rate, but off a very small number of rumours.
Honestly, there's nothing here that either a) wasn't already out there or b) isn't logical extrapolation.
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If the Sisters are coming to plastic, that would be great news, of course. They were incidentally the only real 'power armor' army I've been interested in playing, but their cost has been the nail that kept me from opening my wallet.
BoLS is making claims about Sisters again (my $.02 in yellow):
Via Birds in the Trees Sororitas Rundown:
– R&D on the entire line is complete, and the range is all new in plastic. No gak. With an army whose only all plastic model is a Rhino with an alternate options sprue this isn't a big shock. Anyone could have guessed this.
– 5-model combo-unit Sisters infantry kit Possible, but it'll need to come with a flamer, melta, storm bolter, heavy flamer, multi-melta, and heavy bolter to be worth the cost. Plus Superior upgrades. That's like 3-4 sprues depending on parts density and head options.
– 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit I can't think of anything that needs a 50mm base, unless Repentia become a swarm unit or something.
– 5 model Sisters unit on 32mm bases kit (different from the infantry unit listed above) Heavier armor Sisters or Seraphim perhaps?
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “A” kit Exorcist could definitely be either this or B. Likely would have an alt build because that's how GW rolls.
– Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “B” kit Hopefully an assault vehicle or a flyer. Likely this or A is a re-cut Immolator/Rhino kit for "reasons".
– Sororitas Walker/Monstrous Creature vehicle kit Penitent Engine? Pretty much an automatic addition since the metal model is officially the worst model to assemble in the entire game now that there are no metal Dreadnoughts or Thunderfire Cannons. I'd be surprised it it wasn't a dual kit to make 2 different models though.
– 3 clampack Sororitas characters Priest (who is available for 3 armies so is a big one to update), Canoness and either a new HQ option or an updated or new SC. I kind of want a SC Canoness, but a plastic Celestine could be awesome.
These are on ice and only await release scheduling by GW. So basically "whenever, I promise"
These rumors are rated: PROBABLE coming from known reliable sources.
Melevolence wrote: If the Sisters are coming to plastic, that would be great news, of course. They were incidentally the only real 'power armor' army I've been interested in playing, but their cost has been the nail that kept me from opening my wallet.
Likewise - but such is the way of GW that IF they are released soon in spiffy new plastic they'll probably be more expensive than the metal range was a few years ago (when it was last properly available) so that the latter part will still be true.
Too little, too late for me. I don't think GW has made a reasonably priced kit since the 5th edition Dark Eldar release, so I know these are going to be so expensive they might as well have not bothered.
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Won't believe it until I see the pics, as much as I want to...
And even if we have this, the post said 'R&D', which could just be 3D CAD models. Even if they're printed this year, we probably won't see them until sometime next year anyway.
drbored wrote: Won't believe it until I see the pics, as much as I want to...
And even if we have this, the post said 'R&D', which could just be 3D CAD models. Even if they're printed this year, we probably won't see them until sometime next year anyway.
nightfury said that was done and they were in pre-production now leading up to the release. No release date yet (that he knows of), but apparently they're actually being produced.
drbored wrote: Won't believe it until I see the pics, as much as I want to...
And even if we have this, the post said 'R&D', which could just be 3D CAD models. Even if they're printed this year, we probably won't see them until sometime next year anyway.
nightfury said that was done and they were in pre-production now leading up to the release. No release date yet (that he knows of), but apparently they're actually being produced.
Here's hoping. Still think that all of the other rumormongers saying 'not this year' is going to mean... not this year.
It is heartening that we're getting from multiple sources that the models are done and they're being made, so hopefully it's just a matter of waiting, but then, that's what we've been doing all along anyway.
Hmm. I've been telling my friends that the sisters will be my next army since the start of fifth edition, but that I was going to wait for a proper update. I've actually built and painted an Ork greentide (101 orks) in the meantime. Honestly, I'm more inclined to chip in for the Raging Heroes kickstarter in the next couple of weeks. At least then I would know I would be getting something in the next couple of years.
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Sad that a Sisters box would be 5 models. I get that they could do a combined box for the different units, but it's going to be hard building an army out of 5-man boxes unless they're priced like GK's. Hell, they even put GK's into a 10 man box.
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H.B.M.C. wrote: Sad that a Sisters box would be 5 models. I get that they could do a combined box for the different units, but it's going to be hard building an army out of 5-man boxes unless they're priced like GK's. Hell, they even put GK's into a 10 man box.
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ClockworkZion wrote: Some of the Sisters rumors by BoLS were extrapolation, others strike me as a bit weird (the 32mm and 50mm base kits namely).
I could easily see Sisters getting some sort of Centurion equivalent.
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ClockworkZion wrote: Some of the Sisters rumors by BoLS were extrapolation, others strike me as a bit weird (the 32mm and 50mm base kits namely).
I could easily see Sisters getting some sort of Centurion equivalent.
Yo Dawg!
I heard you like penitent engines. So we dropped a penitent engine inside your penitent engine so your penitent engine pilot can pilot a penitent engine piloting a penitent engine
Are you Mat Ward's replacement?
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ClockworkZion wrote: Some of the Sisters rumors by BoLS were extrapolation, others strike me as a bit weird (the 32mm and 50mm base kits namely).
I could easily see Sisters getting some sort of Centurion equivalent.
Yo Dawg!
I heard you like penitent engines. So we dropped a penitent engine inside your penitent engine so your penitent engine pilot can pilot a penitent engine piloting a penitent engine
Are you Mat Ward's replacement?
No because I didn't mention penitent arms, penitent missiles oe engine engines
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
With the way 3d sculpting can be done these days, who knows how long the Sisters designs have been sitting in a computer until GW decides to actually make them?
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ClockworkZion wrote: So a few things between BoLS making statements, and nightfury on Natfka making some claims as well. (basically a big bag of rumors I wasn't sure how to best split up):
BoLS is making claims about Sisters again (my $.02 in yellow):
Via Birds in the Trees Sororitas Rundown:
– R&D on the entire line is complete, and the range is all new in plastic. No gak. With an army whose only all plastic model is a Rhino with an alternate options sprue this isn't a big shock. Anyone could have guessed this. – 5-model combo-unit Sisters infantry kit Possible, but it'll need to come with a flamer, melta, storm bolter, heavy flamer, multi-melta, and heavy bolter to be worth the cost. Plus Superior upgrades. That's like 3-4 sprues depending on parts density and head options. – 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit I can't think of anything that needs a 50mm base, unless Repentia become a swarm unit or something. – 5 model Sisters unit on 32mm bases kit (different from the infantry unit listed above) Heavier armor Sisters or Seraphim perhaps? – Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “A” kit Exorcist could definitely be either this or B. Likely would have an alt build because that's how GW rolls. – Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “B” kit Hopefully an assault vehicle or a flyer. Likely this or A is a re-cut Immolator/Rhino kit for "reasons". – Sororitas Walker/Monstrous Creature vehicle kit Penitent Engine? Pretty much an automatic addition since the metal model is officially the worst model to assemble in the entire game now that there are no metal Dreadnoughts or Thunderfire Cannons. I'd be surprised it it wasn't a dual kit to make 2 different models though. – 3 clampack Sororitas characters Priest (who is available for 3 armies so is a big one to update), Canoness and either a new HQ option or an updated or new SC. I kind of want a SC Canoness, but a plastic Celestine could be awesome.
These are on ice and only await release scheduling by GW. So basically "whenever, I promise"
These rumors are rated: PROBABLE coming from known reliable sources.
Yeah, i've also been hearing that the "Plastic Sisters" have been done for a while. For any saying "they're still designing them", i think that the "Masters" are already made, they have the models, but they're just not going into production for "reasons". Any of these rumours come either from production actually starting, or the expectation of such...
As for the specifics above, I think you've pretty much got it Clockwork, i'll put it my way:
– R&D on the entire line is complete, and the range is all new in plastic. No news for me. When they start production (if they ever do?) is my concern. – 5-model combo-unit Sisters infantry kit Agreed on multi-weapons. Unless they play the SM Infantry trick: you get 1 melta and you need other boxes for the rest.... – 3 model Sisters unit on 50mm bases kit What is on 50mm? swarms are 40mm. New Nid warriors are 50mm right? So something of equal size. No idea... – 5 model Sisters unit on 32mm bases kit (different from the infantry unit listed above) could just be the Heavy squad, 32mm for the larger weapons / stances. Would remove the Heavy flamer, MM, Heavy bolter from the 1st Kit. – Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “A” kit I'd say one is immolator, one is Exorcist – Sororitas combo unit vehicle kit “B” kit As above, but an new vehicle could always be an alternative... – Sororitas Walker/Monstrous Creature vehicle kit Penitent Engine is the most probable here. – 3 clampack Sororitas characters Priest, Canoness and Celestine (she's too iconic). Possibly Jacobus? although priest kit should make him. maybe a VSS with more options (Repentia mistress, etc)
Also, clockwork, the Combo-"A" Kit and Combo-"B" Kit to me clearly means 1 Kit, two option (A and B).
So no Flyer, unless you were thinking Grav-Rhino?
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Tannhauser42 wrote: With the way 3d sculpting can be done these days, who knows how long the Sisters designs have been sitting in a computer until GW decides to actually make them?
In that case I hope they were done a while ago then, so there's less chance of them putting out some really stupid-looking models or concepts like they've been fond of doing here lately. Really don't want to see more stuff like centurions, Logan's sled, "Murderfang", every race getting a walker no matter how silly it looks or how much it breaks the fluff, same with flyers (which are almost all ugly except for the Eldar models, and the IG valkyrie which was technically FW), and let's not forget new weapon designs that are somehow more ridiculous than god-damned sword-chucks.
I'm fully prepared to be disappointed.
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5 model box at $35? Check.
Ridiculous new units just for lulz? Check.
There are so many cool ideas and themes to expand on with Sisters, but GW always picks the low hanging fruit. Put it on a big base, make it a monstrous creature, give it a 2+ save and invul, et cetera, ad nauseum... I enjoy the game because of the fluff, often in spite of the models. But the more they butcher the background to shoehorn in models to sell, the further away they push me from the game.
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