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Is it a standard Rhino and a Land Raider + one upgrade sprue or two different sprues or two new redesigned tanks?

Looks like you replace the basic vehicle accessory sprue with a unique one (no idea if the two vehicles are paired or not... would be pretty pricey if they were)

Ugh, I'm not at all a fan of these new tanks. Maybe it's the paintjob, but they just come off as "we feel we need more new releases but have no real good ideas". Also...didn't the Space Marines already have a command-variant Rhino? The Damocles?

Yeah, on the previous page. They have a rhino and a land raider as command tanks already.

I'm sure the rules for it will be suitably decent, but as far as models go... how utterly uninspiring.

 sockwithaticket wrote:
Colour me unimpressed. I'm getting increasingly fed up with the need to cover every inch of marine stuff with bling. As much as I loved a lot of the recent BA release the need to put scroll work or dangling blood gems on EVERYTHING was dumb and unnecessary. There's decoration/ornamentation and there's whatever the hell this is.

Hey, gee-dub, it's ok to have an armour panel that isn't covered in stuff.

Actually, the bigger problem I see with these is that there are only some armour panels covered in stuff.

I quote like the minimalist approach to marines. I also (for different reasons) quite like the 'covered in bling' approach.

These don't fit either of those. They're the stock standard, minimalist vehicle kits with a few embellished panels thrown on randomly. The end result isn't a venerated, lovingly embellished command vehicle. It's a stock standard vehicle with a few embellished panels thrown on.

BARF!

These are awful.

The thing I find really odd is the fact that the designers chose to load the rhino with way more techno-gubbinz than the land raider, despite being much smaller. Seems counter-intuitive to me. Like with a number of GW kits, there's individual parts of it I like, but I feel they could of restrained themselves a little, keep the large radar on the rhino and move everything else onto the land raider.

The LR is much more armored and armed, less gubbinz, more guns and inspiry-flags. It make sense to me.

The rhino stays behind with the more powerful stuff.

I like the Landraider. I don't see and sculpted smurf stuff. Also the commander is prime for conversions.

This is only limited to Warhammer World for now. Seriously, stop freaking out. We know how this works.

In all honesty, for something like a command tank I would convert it from one of the nice Forgeworld HH rhinos or Land Raiders for a nice relic look.

I hope the rules for these turn up for players. Actually I would love if every list got a command tank of some kind.

 pretre wrote:

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I'd bet the command rhino would make excellent SOB conversion fodder.

Insufficient bling.

More bling than we currently have - none. /grumpy

 Revarien wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I'd bet the command rhino would make excellent SOB conversion fodder.

Insufficient bling.

More bling than we currently have - none. /grumpy

Really? I love the Immolator. I value it's add-on sprue a lot more than the Chaos ones.

Wow...those look like crap. I was hoping for a GW version of the FW Command Rhino. I am hoping that the Grav Cannon/Grav Amp turret becomes something that all Razorbacks and Land Raiders take, and available for SM and BA. A Fast Grav Cannon/Grav Amp Razorback would be brutal. Not counting on wide releases of anything from these though.

 Eldarain wrote:

 Revarien wrote:

More bling than we currently have - none. /grumpy

Really? I love the Immolator. I value it's add-on sprue a lot more than the Chaos ones.

I value our only plastic sprue too. If only something could be done about it being out only one...

Actually I think they are pretty damn good. If they came out I'd get them for sure.

So because (heavy) bolters are not gold enough Marines replace their standard weapons with other stuff (instead of just changing the bolter rules)

I'm really not keen the direction GW are going with 40K SM, so gaudy and ridiculous. Maybe its just because I'm a grumpy Raven Guard fan!
I'm holding back getting back into the hobby till the new codex drops, but the aesthetics and the rules of 30K just seem to trump 40K every time.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Wow...those look like crap. I was hoping for a GW version of the FW Command Rhino. I am hoping that the Grav Cannon/Grav Amp turret becomes something that all Razorbacks and Land Raiders take, and available for SM and BA. A Fast Grav Cannon/Grav Amp Razorback would be brutal. Not counting on wide releases of anything from these though.

I doubt any of the "other" marines will get it. (then again, BA got some grav gun options...)
The rumor say C:SM will get to take squadrons of tanks, making command tanks mandatory.
They will probably have some awesome formations that require both the LR and Rhino command tanks as well.
For all we know, they end up in formations that make ordinary SM tanks "fast".

 Erik_Morkai wrote:
More on topic, I think the release data is wrong. Isn't WHFB 9th ed already scheduled for June 13th? Two big releases on the very same day? Not convinced. July or August maybe but not June.

Time will tell I suppose.

Unless they push back fantasy to sell more of a line that probably makes more than all of fantasy combined.

Hmm, can't say I'm a bit fan of these tanks...

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Wow...those look like crap. I was hoping for a GW version of the FW Command Rhino.

Well, that is their version of it. Their version of it is just crap because GW makes a lot of crap models.

I do not understand why people say those tanks have bling. Have they ever set eyes on GW's Sisters of Battle Rhino?

 Sidstyler wrote:

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Wow...those look like crap. I was hoping for a GW version of the FW Command Rhino.

Well, that is their version of it. Their version of it is just crap because GW makes a lot of crap models. [/quote
Well thats an opinion i dont agee with!

99% of releases lately have been exquisite and creative. In fact I cant think of anything ive truely disliked.

 SickSix wrote:


This is only limited to Warhammer World for now. Seriously, stop freaking out. We know how this works.

Yep, for now. After that, it's going to be a Limited Edition of some sort, and then see regular release.

Hmm, I wonder if that's going to be the case. I mean, where is that Plasma Generator, or what about that Land Raider Terminus?

Re: the tank commander's baton: https://youtu.be/vH3-Gt7mgyM?t=33s

 Malika2 wrote:
Hmm, I wonder if that's going to be the case. I mean, where is that Plasma Generator, or what about that Land Raider Terminus?

I'm thinking too many new plastic gubbins just to sell a few pieces at WhW.

 Wilson wrote:


99% of releases lately have been exquisite and creative. In fact I cant think of anything ive truely disliked.

Same here, I have been quite impressed as of late.

These tanks are no different and will obviously be used in some of the upcoming formations.
Pretty sure it says the WW exclusive just for the big opening too.

 prowla wrote:

 Malika2 wrote:
Hmm, I wonder if that's going to be the case. I mean, where is that Plasma Generator, or what about that Land Raider Terminus?

I'm thinking too many new plastic gubbins just to sell a few pieces at WhW.

Hopefully sold as a WHW exclusive as a complete kit, then online as an upgrade sprue like the Ork Deffrolla sprue. Would make sense, still drive traffic to GW stores, and would let other people who are not Brits buy the thing legally without being gouged by scalpers on E-Bay.
The contents of the Rhino look bulky, but should fit on a single sprue like the Stalker/Hunter. Same with the Land Raider. Single large sprue to replace the old Hatch sprue. Sell the sprues online for $25-30 a pop, and people (like me) will buy them.