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That's a crazy long barrel.

Stealthy Marines always have my approval though.

Sigh, guess I wait another week in hopes that they release the Tau Titan.

 Davespil wrote:
Sigh, guess I wait another week in hopes that they release the Tau Titan.

I'm kinda of saving money for other things, but if they announce it like NOW...
Bye money, welcome Titan!

 RedFox wrote:
Any info released on the shattered legion army ? think we'll be able to mix Salamanders with Iron Hands and Raven Guards in a single army? will it have new rules for a "warband" type of unit...

when is book 6 coming out again ?

According to Alan Bligh the rules for shattered legions was finished in time to go into book 4 but was dropped due to space issues, why it didn't go into book 5 I don't know. So the rules are ready to go, they just need putting in a book. Book 6 is due end of year, and what it will contain for certain hasn't be revealed. Both UM and rules for the remaining legions has been talked about.

Book V didn't have anything to do with the Shattered Legions, that would be why they weren't in there. Book IV would've worked because it wasn't really about any one event in the heresy, it was a bit of a mismash of things. Book 6 will either be the Shadow Crusade, or a book like book IV with shattered legion rules and maybe rules for the remaining legions, iirc.

Nothing stopping them putting it in Book 5 as you can make a case for them to appear after Calth in Ultramar based on the BL books. I like how Book 5 is self contained within Calth but Book 5 felt a bit small compared to the last couple of Books and could have done with something else adding to it.

What a great stealthy Raven Guard!

Thou I abhor that bolter I will get that squad nevertheless.
Fortunately Anvil Intustry does some great "bolters" G36 style with silencer.

Looking forward to more RG models. I want to use some to build some Carcharodons Astra!

Im sure tau titan will come when the new Tau codex is rumored for the fall release window

Tau Titan is supposed to be a September release, with the rules coming in the next IA book(reputed to be Tau v. Mechanicus)--and there is no reliable evidence of a Tau codex releasing anytime soon.

WrentheFaceless wrote:
Im sure tau titan will come when the new Tau codex is rumored for the fall release window

Makes perfect sense to me.

Nothing says "stealth" like cloak that will flap around and make noise.

Aaaaaand how do we keep that resin barrel from looking floppy? Even in a padded case I can't see that lasting long before it breaks off.

I don't know, my Grenadiers barrels never broke off, and they look about as thick as this one. I had them in all sort of terrible cases before I got the padded one.

Now the standard Krieg guardsmen guns break all the time...

 Kanluwen wrote:
Tau Titan is supposed to be a September release, with the rules coming in the next IA book(reputed to be Tau v. Mechanicus)--and there is no reliable evidence of a Tau codex releasing anytime soon.

As long as it's not the typical Imperial Armour story progression of:

1. Imperium goes to fight/reclaim something.
2. Finds themselves up against a force of xenos!
3. Deus Ex Machina!
4. Total xenos victory.

Still, Forge World doing the Adeptus Mechanicus (rather than the Mechanicum)... that's tempting.

Put in too many stealthy marines and you risk creating reasonable marines. The horror! We need more close combat and flying shrines.

 Harriticus wrote:
Put in too many stealthy marines and you risk creating reasonable marines. The horror! We need more close combat and flying shrines.

C'mom man!!! If you add any common sense to 40K then it stops being 40K... God forbid guns becoming anything more than over glorified clubs!

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Tau Titan is supposed to be a September release, with the rules coming in the next IA book(reputed to be Tau v. Mechanicus)--and there is no reliable evidence of a Tau codex releasing anytime soon.

As long as it's not the typical Imperial Armour story progression of:

1. Imperium goes to fight/reclaim something.
2. Finds themselves up against a force of xenos!
3. Deus Ex Machina!
4. Total xenos victory.

Still, Forge World doing the Adeptus Mechanicus (rather than the Mechanicum)... that's tempting.

Pleeeeease have some rules for Heresy era units for 40k, pleeeeease...

And yes, according to the fluff some of it is still around. All you'd need to do is leave out Castellax (they're kinda redundant now anyway) and make most of the other units Relics.

If the new book involves Elysians, it will most certainly end up as a horrendous defeat for the Imperium.

Maybe the Tau Titans first appearance in a book will be a crushing victory for the Imperium, which is why standard Tau doctrine goes for using Mantas and the like, rather than expensive walking war machines. (You know, keep it consistent with the current fluff)

However, the Tau still maintain a small amount of them, in case their air support is cut off for whatever reason, and they need to be able to combat Imperial Super Heavy class vehicles. That explains its rarity, too!

That, or the super scientist from that one colony will have made the Riptide 2: Electric Boogaloo despite being told not too, because he is a genius and amazing in every way. And it will absolutely obliterate and entire Knight Household all by itself, and only stop because it ran out of ammo.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Tau Titan is supposed to be a September release, with the rules coming in the next IA book(reputed to be Tau v. Mechanicus)--and there is no reliable evidence of a Tau codex releasing anytime soon.

As long as it's not the typical Imperial Armour story progression of:

1. Imperium goes to fight/reclaim something.
2. Finds themselves up against a force of xenos!
3. Deus Ex Machina!
4. Total xenos victory.

Still, Forge World doing the Adeptus Mechanicus (rather than the Mechanicum)... that's tempting.

I fear you are right. It does get a little tiring. We need more shades of grey stories the closest so far is Imperial Armour 11 or Tactica Aeronautica where the Imperium shot the Tau up good and proper.

Still, a FW book with Ad-Mech?! Yes please! Chuck in Elysians for flavour and bliss!

 BrookM wrote:
If the new book involves Elysians, it will most certainly end up as a horrendous defeat for the Imperium.

If it means we get new kit for Elysians, I think I can swallow a defeat.

 Raxor wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
If the new book involves Elysians, it will most certainly end up as a horrendous defeat for the Imperium.

If it means we get new kit for Elysians, I think I can swallow a defeat.

They've been a long time coming. Maybe they'll finally appear:

I very much doubt we'll ever be seeing new Elysian stuff from FW.

 BrookM wrote:
I very much doubt we'll ever be seeing new Elysian stuff from FW.

You Cynic! You crusher of dreams!

 zedmeister wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
I very much doubt we'll ever be seeing new Elysian stuff from FW.

You Cynic! You crusher of dreams!

I...like it!

I just really want FW to get caught up on all the pending Primarchs already!

Well they've done 10 so far so they're not doing too badly Primarch wise.

I think what he means is.. Where's Alpharius already!?

 BrookM wrote:
I think what he means is.. Where's Alpharius already!?

Might take a bit longer now that Edgar is no longer working for FW

Which saddens me as well, he was responsible for a lot of the Solar Auxilia range IIRC.