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The SM Vet squad boxes with 32mm bases are available for preorder too

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Yes, they use some quite pretty artwork on the GW site

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Kahnawake wrote:

 Talys wrote:
Hmmm.. I really like those Tau decals

They're not bad, but kinda dull and lack something distinctive imo.

Cheers
Kahnawake

They're not meant to be hugely distinctive?

They're generic transfers for a specific Sept.

Yeah, exactly... also, I like the decals because they're not overly flashy, add subtle yet distinctive accents and, when applied correctly, won't actually look like a decal

Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of the over-the-top decals.

Isnt this new as well? http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Armoured-Interdiction-Cadre never heard of it before .

"This awesome bundle gives you everything you need in order to field the Armoured Interdiction Cadre, as found in Codex: Tau Empire. You’ll receive three TX7 Hammerhead Gunships, bristling with seeker missiles, ion cannons and railguns, and one TX78 Sky Ray Gunship, featuring twin-linked smart missile systems and burst cannons."

Not sure if this is news in NZ but the Codex, FE and the army boxed set are no longer available on the site.


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It is MoD_Legion

That was an old apoc formation, gave them anti-armour bounes and free marker tokens. Maybe its' a formation in the new book?

I do like that they gave them classifications, instead of just nicknames.

MoD_Legion wrote:
Isnt this new as well? http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Armoured-Interdiction-Cadre never heard of it before .

"This awesome bundle gives you everything you need in order to field the Armoured Interdiction Cadre, as found in Codex: Tau Empire. You’ll receive three TX7 Hammerhead Gunships, bristling with seeker missiles, ion cannons and railguns, and one TX78 Sky Ray Gunship, featuring twin-linked smart missile systems and burst cannons."

Well well well, that's interesting!
The Armoured Interdiction Cadre is an Apocalypse formation.

Calling it now, Rapid Insertion Force is making an appearance as a formation as well.

There's a 3 stormsurge squadren up for pre-order. http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Mobile-Assault-Force-Stormsurge

For some reason I'm on the aus, but it's $885 for them.

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
That was an old apoc formation, gave them anti-armour bounes and free marker tokens. Maybe its' a formation in the new book?

The special rules were just the Marker Tokens. D3+1 Markerlight 'hit markers' per turn whilst the Command Tank(Hammerhead) was still mobile. They had to be placed at the start of the Tau shooting phase within LOS of the Command Tank--unless when they redid Apocalypse they added more.

Oh, I thought it gave them tank hunters? It's been a while.

Did not see this posted, so here goes from the Warhammer App:

Oc-tau-ber is here

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 Co'tor Shas wrote:
Oh, I thought it gave them tank hunters? It's been a while.

The Firebase Support Cadre(6 Broadsides and a Riptide) had that; along with granting Space Marines Hatred against units from the formation.

Did you guys see the new tau artwork on the GW site yet?

Nice to see a large Xenos release again

So Codex Tau and the Farsight supplement are no longer available, but you can still order the digital codex. They moved the Gun Drone Squad to Troops recently and now its listed as no longer available. Yep, sounds like Games Workshop to me

Madddness

Iuchiban posted two more pics of his w.i.p. Stormsurge on Warseer for size comparison

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
There's a 3 stormsurge squadren up for pre-order. http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Mobile-Assault-Force-Stormsurge

For some reason I'm on the aus, but it's $885 for them.

For a second I was like "WTF GW, you only priced them at $250AU each."
Then I realised you were on the NZ store. You'd be on the NZ store because you've clicked one of the links here to see the pre-orders (which go to the NZ store, and the GW site remembers which store you visited last and uses that as the default)

We're different, dammit!

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
There's a 3 stormsurge squadren up for pre-order. http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Mobile-Assault-Force-Stormsurge

For some reason I'm on the aus, but it's $885 for them.

For a second I was like "WTF GW, you only priced them at $250AU each."
Then I realised you were on the NZ store. You'd be on the NZ store because you've clicked one of the links here to see the pre-orders (which go to the NZ store, and the GW site remembers which store you visited last and uses that as the default)

We're different, dammit!

Ehh, the flag looked Australian.


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It appears they have updated the NZ page, but not anywhere else.

There's a cool vid on the front page.
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NZ/Home

I though about translating it, but I can't be asked.

The reason behind NZ changing their flag: Wargamers confusing their flag for ours

But that is a cool video.

Sprues

It look like the shoulder mounted cannon will be easy to magnetize. For that price you should get the most out your models.

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Okay Tau players, is this a new Crisis suit silluette? I can't tell..

From the Stormsurge box, on the back.

This silhouette can be mostly achieved with current kit's "L"shape-Arms and by tilting the torso back to make the head way higher up than the jump jet intakes than normal. Knees not being bent is not helping either.

I haven't known any of their stock photoshoot suits to be in that pose though

The GW-NZ page has a banner saying "New experimental mobile suits and more!"

Well, I held out as long as I could. I may just have to make a Tau GM. Even GW says so.

With the Armored Interdiction Cadre coming back, I do hope the 'Mirage' Long Range Infiltration Unit also makes a return.

 Nilok wrote:
With the Armored Interdiction Cadre coming back, I do hope the 'Mirage' Long Range Infiltration Unit also makes a return.

Oh, god, that would be amazing. Infiltrating in the middle of a battle, with a giant stealth field. It was one of my favorite ones.

Posting these because they might be a hint confirming the rumored "Raven Guard v. Tau" Campaign:

So if I understood the rules correctly.

It has.
1. Fusion blast template gun. Otherwise mostly same statline.
2. What looks like either a single twin linked FB or two FB.
3 It has a twin linked flamers which can be upgraded to either twin linked burst cannon or a single fusion gun.

I assume it's left arm with the weird antenna thing is the fusion gun upgraded from the flamethrower.

So it has a max potential of up to four fusion shots if we take all the fusion upgrades for it. One of them being a blast. Or a little less but some twin linked depending on how the rules go.

For around... 125-135 ish depending on cost. It also seems to have a stat line of a little bit weaker Riptide.

Yea I can't see how this thing won't completely replace XV8 fusion teams. Finally freeing them up for other tasks. Woo hoo.

Now let's hope the info and my deductions hold up.

 Gamgee wrote:
I assume it's left arm with the weird antenna thing is the fusion gun upgraded from the flamethrower.

That would be the twin-linked burst cannon (top) that can be upgraded from a twin-linked flamer (bottom). It can also be upgraded to a twin-linked airbursting fragmentation projector. No fusion guns according to the White Dwarf leaks.

I'm talking about the ghostkeel's rumored stats.

Another 3-sprue kit for $100+? Uncool.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Another 3-sprue kit for $100+? Uncool.

Those aren't exactly small sprues, and it looks like a substantial instruction manual is required for assembly. I'm not defending the price tag, just saying that you should expect to pay about as much as an Imperial Knight for this kind of model.

From the layout of the transfers I think we can assume the following. Firewarriors come in a box of 10, make two different builds. I am hoping the three extra transfers mean the box will come with 3 drones like the pathfinders. Crisis suits come in a box of 3. Commander in a box of one, makes two options.