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I think so too, but hope not, we also need leg variants.

Naftka wrote:

There is a short list of releases this week which reveal that the Imperial Knights will get a one week update; Codex, Data Cards, and Imperial Knight Warden. Of course we can see the pricing for these as well now, so here is what we are looking at.


This is very much a reality at this point, but as such must remain a rumor until we get some official release information.

via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
This Week's Pre-Orders for Warhammer 40k
Imperial Knight Codex £ 25.00
Imperial Knight Warden £ 95.00
Datacards: Imperial Knight £ 7.50

Codex: $41.25
Warden/Crusader: $160
Datacards: $12.50

For the less squiggle-inclined.

If it's only new sprue that simply adds more options to existing IK (which I hope it's not), would it be foolish to expect GW put in another extra one, so we could upgrade our old Knights? You know, just in case the new rules make older ones obsolete.

 SirDonlad wrote:
The frustrating thing is that having quit 40k (for 30k) i've found GW are still after my wallet!

If it makes you feel any better... your money is going to the same place whether you buy 40k or 30k, so I doubt GW cares which one you buy

Ranged D incoming!

 Verviedi wrote:

Naftka wrote:

There is a short list of releases this week which reveal that the Imperial Knights will get a one week update; Codex, Data Cards, and Imperial Knight Warden. Of course we can see the pricing for these as well now, so here is what we are looking at.


This is very much a reality at this point, but as such must remain a rumor until we get some official release information.

via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
This Week's Pre-Orders for Warhammer 40k
Imperial Knight Codex £ 25.00
Imperial Knight Warden £ 95.00
Datacards: Imperial Knight £ 7.50

Codex: $38
Warden/Crusader: $140
Datacards: $11.30

For the less squiggle-inclined.

Yeah...
That list you posted is wrong. They don't do exact currency conversions but rather have price "brackets".

The Warden/Crusader is in the same bracket as the Lord of Skulls/Tesseract Vault. That would put it at $160 USD
The Codex is in the same price bracket as the Shrine of the Aquila, which would put it at $41.25.
Datacards would be $12.50(I can say that one for certain because that is how much the Skitarii cards were).

I could see the warden/crusader staying the same cost as the existing knight. Isn't that one $140?

Shame they're not going to reproduced the Knight transfer sheet :(

 Hulksmash wrote:
I could see the warden/crusader staying the same cost as the existing knight. Isn't that one $140?

It is; but depending on the way the Warden/Crusader kit is done(like if it includes the sprue for the Paladin/Errant) GW might just bump the price to $160 and call it a day.

Is anyone REALLY surprised that they re getting a new codex so soon? I mean.... 2 unit entries.....

I'm actually pretty happy about this..... except now this means facing even more super heavies/gargants.

My poor orks and csm!

Really disappointing if they keep the same legs.

I've got two unbuilt Knights, a sprue as an independent upgrade option, however unlikely, would be a massive plus for me (and a GW purchase for the first time in months.)

I'm in two minds on the Codex, while I'm an unapologetic Knight fanboy, I think the models are the best thing GW has done in ages even with the limited poseability, I'm increasingly unsure as to if I'll ever field them. If the new book is a masterwork, maybe, but if it is like the existing one where if you spring them on an unprepared opponent then it'll normally be a rofl stomp and if you announce in advance then you'll encounter masses of anti tank and haywire, they're tough to get a fair and competitive game with.

 Verviedi wrote:

Naftka wrote:

There is a short list of releases this week which reveal that the Imperial Knights will get a one week update; Codex, Data Cards, and Imperial Knight Warden. Of course we can see the pricing for these as well now, so here is what we are looking at.


This is very much a reality at this point, but as such must remain a rumor until we get some official release information.

via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
This Week's Pre-Orders for Warhammer 40k
Imperial Knight Codex £ 25.00
Imperial Knight Warden £ 95.00
Datacards: Imperial Knight £ 7.50

Codex: $41.25
Warden/Crusader: $160
Datacards: $12.50

For the less squiggle-inclined.

Seeing as how the regular Knight is already 170CAD, I dread to see how much these will cost... My bet is 200$+. I'm somewhat tempted to get one of these kits, but for not all that much more, I could get a FW Knight. This might push me to go that route earlier than I expected after all!

I doubt it will happen, but I really hope they will include the existing Forge World Imperial Knights in the codex. It would be great to have them all in one book, as well as add some additional content to the codex.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I've got two unbuilt Knights, a sprue as an independent upgrade option, however unlikely, would be a massive plus for me (and a GW purchase for the first time in months.)

I'm in two minds on the Codex, while I'm an unapologetic Knight fanboy, I think the models are the best thing GW has done in ages even with the limited poseability, I'm increasingly unsure as to if I'll ever field them. If the new book is a masterwork, maybe, but if it is like the existing one where if you spring them on an unprepared opponent then it'll normally be a rofl stomp and if you announce in advance then you'll encounter masses of anti tank and haywire, they're tough to get a fair and competitive game with.

I hope there's a possibility of upgrading my current unbuilt Knight otherwise the £95 price tag will probably put me in the unlikely to buy category.

Extra funds are being siphoned off the slush fund just in case though.

Timing couldn't be better for me. Recently decided to take the plunge into an IK army and have a castigator and an acheron on the way. I started shoving money away as soon as the rumors on these first hit so I figure a couple of these new kits, a couple of the old kits and some magnets and i'll be sitting pretty...although it'll probably take me to next year before I get them all assembled and painted.

I like the idea of a Knight House, but as has already been stated it's always hard to find a good match for them that isn't one extreme or the other!

... I know the design is different, and you may like it or not, but there is the option of using the Dreamforge Crusader or Mortis. With the E-Z-Swap arms, you don't need to commit to a bunch in order to cover all your needs too.

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
... I know the design is different, and you may like it or not, but there is the option of using the Dreamforge Crusader or Mortis. With the E-Z-Swap arms, you don't need to commit to a bunch in order to cover all your needs too.

Problem with Dreamforge is that their either to small by a large margin (the mini's) or to large by a significant margin (standard leviathan and mortis). To have the same approximate height you're talking about dropping the leviathan/mortis to one knee as I've seen done. The large ones are more in line with a Warhound in size, not a knight.

That said they are cool models. Not a huge fan of the individual weapon cost and building them takes forever but they are amazing kits.

 Venerate1 wrote:
I like the idea of a Knight House, but as has already been stated it's always hard to find a good match for them that isn't one extreme or the other!

Right, knights are just at a scale that really goes better with Apocalypse, and that's not something a lot of players want to play. Seeing these great new knight kits just makes me wish Epic were still around...

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
... I know the design is different, and you may like it or not, but there is the option of using the Dreamforge Crusader or Mortis. With the E-Z-Swap arms, you don't need to commit to a bunch in order to cover all your needs too.

I have one, makes for a good Cerastus, my problem with it however is that the weapons are horrendously oversized and when put alongside the other Knights, it tends to stick out an awful lot.

Also, the extra arm kits are quite expensive around here, making the Dreamforge Crusader not a cheaper alternative either.

How tall is a knight again? A full-sized leviathan is about 8 inches. And for what it's worth, do a few inches matter that much? Genuine question, not an attack.

My warhound titan is almost 12 inches tall.

I'm excited about these, but damn... I just bought a bunch of Skitarii. This rolling thunder release schedule needs to stop.

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
How tall is a knight again? A full-sized leviathan is about 8 inches. And for what it's worth, do a few inches matter that much? Genuine question, not an attack.

My warhound titan is almost 12 inches tall.

Here ya go:

For a limited time they had a resin version that was only 3/4" shorter and that's the closest to the same size.


I know it's wishful thinking but the teaser video... It's art of the original Knights cutting to the silhouettes of the new Knights. From that there is no way of know if they recut the legs or not... There is no way of knowing if the simply reuses the old sprue or is just a reuse of reposed digital assets.

The Dreamforge Leviathan is on par with the Cerastus Knights, though. Found this pic through Google.


Also, if one really wants a good Knight army list, there's always HH4 from Forgeworld. I'm sure Forgeworld will do a FAQ to include the new Knights into that list. It's possible that the new IK codex may adopt the rules for different roles that are present in the HH4 IK list, but I don't expect it.

Hopefully they will update the Questoris list soon then, especially if the 40k Knights are getting a revamp with regards to their Ion Shield.

 notprop wrote:

This makes me think I was too hasty getting a FW Castigator at Salute.

Not at all - I picked one up and tried it on the battlefield the other day - you won't regret that purchase

 aka_mythos wrote:
From that there is no way of know if they recut the legs or not... There is no way of knowing if the simply reuses the old sprue or is just a reuse of reposed digital assets.

The sprue is re-used - the new Knights sets are the same as the old ones (you can build the old ones from a new set, not that you would want to), with an extra sprue or two. Source: GW trade email to local store.

I thought that it might be a Skyray situation.

One assumes the existing knight box will also still be available?