Forge World News and Rumour Thread : p212 Knight Porphyrion

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**DarkStarSabre**

Jehan-reznor wrote:
DarkStarSabre wrote:
Those new missile launchers though.

Something of a retro Space Crusade feel to them!

You mean the original RT plastic space marines

The space Crusade ones looked more like rocket launchers (or they were, i forgot)

No, I meant Space Crusade.

Since the one's we're all talking about are the ones that are being fired from the hip. Just like Space Crusade.

**BrookM**

No minis today, but rather, tickets for Warhammer Fest:

**zedmeister**

DarkStarSabre wrote:

No, I meant Space Crusade.

Since the one's we're all talking about are the ones that are being fired from the hip. Just like Space Crusade.

They remind me more of these fella's:

**AndrewGPaul**

I wish they'd done these new missile launchers earlier, so I wouldn't have had to cut a bit off the vane on a Thousand Sons Chaos Marine head to get the shoulder-mounted version to fit.

**angelofvengeance**

While we're on the subject of the Missile Launchers, can anyone explain to me why the 30K ones have that weird bit on the back end of them? What actual purpose does it serve?

**zedmeister**

angelofvengeance wrote:
While we're on the subject of the Missile Launchers, can anyone explain to me why the 30K ones have that weird bit on the back end of them? What actual purpose does it serve?

Guess is as good as mine. Stabiliser fins? Or, should the missile get jammed and the launcher takes off, they help it fly straight and true

**Warhams-77**

DarkStarSabre wrote:
Jehan-reznor wrote:
DarkStarSabre wrote:
Those new missile launchers though.

Something of a retro Space Crusade feel to them!

You mean the original RT plastic space marines

The space Crusade ones looked more like rocket launchers (or they were, i forgot)

No, I meant Space Crusade.

Since the one's we're all talking about are the ones that are being fired from the hip. Just like Space Crusade.

I wasnt sure if my memories were wrong but after checking Stuff of Legends the original heavy weapon marines were metal. GW released them before or at the time of the first plastic kit. They had at least five poses holding weapons. On the previous pages of the Blue Catalogue (link below) there are also different poses with special weapons among more heavy weapon models. It shows how much modern SM (well it started at the end of first edition) have lost variety of poses and I would love to see more conversions on the tables - if they are well done of course - and FW/GW offering these with their kits.

http://www.solegends.com/citcat1991a/cat1991ap012smmarineheavies-01.htm

**Mr_Rose**

angelofvengeance wrote:
While we're on the subject of the Missile Launchers, can anyone explain to me why the 30K ones have that weird bit on the back end of them? What actual purpose does it serve?

Blast diffuser/deflector? The backblast from some missiles can be a couple of dozen feet long without mitigation of some sort so it makes sense there would be some way to make it not kill the guy behind them.

**BrookM**

Forge World is back on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForgeWorldUK/

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**VeteranNoob**

*starts a slow clap*

**shade1313**

Adeptus Partyhatticus.

Or Adeptus Confetticus?

**kronk**

I would have a drink at a party with that Titan's Princeps.

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**MajorWesJanson**

Shandara wrote:

Spoilsports! Can't even link to DakkaDakka..

Why would you want to when Warseer is back?

I'm pretty disappointed by this week's releases being tickets only. Yay tickets for an event across the ocean instead of Warlord titan parts that were available to people at the last event across the ocean weeks ago!

**Azazelx**

angelofvengeance wrote:
While we're on the subject of the Missile Launchers, can anyone explain to me why the 30K ones have that weird bit on the back end of them? What actual purpose does it serve?

It's there because it was there on the RTB01 Missile Launcher, and it's a throwback design point. The purpose is whatever you or they manage to think of.

**Nordicus**

I wonder how long it takes, before someone makes a party hat for their titan and actually uploads the image to their Facebook.

**zedmeister**

Well, hello there.

MELT THROUGH THE OPPOSITION!
Last week I was talking about big guns and showed you some new Space Marine weapons that’ll be on their way soon from the Forge World Studio. Apparently those guns, mighty as they are, just weren’t big enough.

The Cyclonic Melta Lance is a new weapon for the Leviathan Dreadnought that’ll be causing havoc on the battlefield soon. It’s a supercharged multi-melta that fires in bursts that will annihilate even the heaviest armour plating.

This immense war machine is carrying a gun bigger than most Titan weapons!

The Ordinatus Saggitar is on my list of wants. I've got a chance of fielding it in a 30k 3,000 point game!

**Yaraton**

Is Ordinates more like a Titan on tracks or more like a big gun that can also move a bit?

**Imateria**

A big gun that can move.

**kronk**

"Cyclonic Melta Lance" was the name of my band in high school.

**BrookM**

Huh, I thought you named your.. you know, that?

**Kirasu**

I hope that weapon on the Ordinatus is sold separately since I absolutely hate how the vehicle looks.. but the weapon is awesome.

**BrookM**

I very much doubt it.

**zedmeister**

Kirasu wrote:
I hope that weapon on the Ordinatus is sold separately since I absolutely hate how the vehicle looks.. but the weapon is awesome.

Well, there's always this:

Same weapon, lots of extra bits. Conversion absolutely necessary

**Looky Likey**

Would be nice if they did the guns seperately so you could use them with this: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Realm-of-Battle-Imperial-Primus-Redoubt

**commander dante**

I Swear if that 'Cyclonic Melta Lance' Has the Lance rule and fires more than 1 shot, it will be stupidly OP and make it able to take out Titans
A DREADNOUGHT THAT CAN TAKE OUT TITANS (Does that sound Absurd?)
And if it does, ill be picking up 2
(Leviathan come down in a Drop Pod infront of a Warhound and just goes 'Eh' and blows it up)

**Shandara**

commander dante wrote:
I Swear if that 'Cyclonic Melta Lance' Has the Lance rule and fires more than 1 shot, it will be stupidly OP and make it able to take out Titans
A DREADNOUGHT THAT CAN TAKE OUT TITANS (Does that sound Absurd?)
And if it does, ill be picking up 2
(Leviathan come down in a Drop Pod infront of a Warhound and just goes 'Eh' and blows it up)

6 shots, or probably D3+3 looking at those barrels!. Possibly D6 because reliability is not a design parameter!

**gorgon**

Word out of the Weekender was that it's 18″ S9 AP1 Heavy3, Melta.

**Nomeny**

That Ordinatus gun looks like a turbo laser mounted on tracks. It doesn't look bigger than a Shadowsword, let alone a Sicarian.

**BrookM**

It is a Volcano cannon mounted on tracks.