Forge World News and Rumour Thread : p212 Knight Porphyrion

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**dienekes96**

Thank goodness they finally released, just in time for the holiday, the long-awaited Morit...

Oh. That sucks :(

**BrookM**

Here's hoping!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2016/12/16/your-knight-before-christmas/

The Acastus Knight Porphyrion is available to order and is shipping right now.

This guy is a weapons platform to rival a titan, sporting the deadliest Knight-portable arsenal we’ve ever seen. The kit itself is HUGE, the resin he is composed of weighing in at over 60% more than the other knights in the Forge World household.

Because we know a lot of folks out there would love to get this guy for Christmas, our casters have been working round the clock to make enough of these that we can start shipping without a pre-order window, so if you order the big-guy now, we’ll do out absolute best to get it out to you by the 24th.

Full details on local shipping dates for every territory can be found HERE.

**Dysartes**

BrookM wrote:
This is going to make for a sick Arbalester though, in the rare games my opponents will allow me to field it.

"Allow", BrookM? Is this just because the rules are experimental?

**BrookM**

Dysartes wrote:
BrookM wrote:
This is going to make for a sick Arbalester though, in the rare games my opponents will allow me to field it.

"Allow", BrookM? Is this just because the rules are experimental?

No, because my opponents don't like it when I play a Knight or more than four tanks in a Horus Heresy army.

**em_en_oh_pee**

BrookM wrote:
Dysartes wrote:
BrookM wrote:
This is going to make for a sick Arbalester though, in the rare games my opponents will allow me to field it.

"Allow", BrookM? Is this just because the rules are experimental?
No, because my opponents don't like it when I play a Knight or more than four tanks in a Horus Heresy army.

Lame! Knights are not even that good in 30k! So much melta, haywire and stuff.

**WrentheFaceless**

ultimentra wrote:
Honestly S10 AP2 large blast Ordnance 2 is not great for those points. Blasts can scatter, no ignores cover, this thing will really only be useful for 30k. 40k armies will take it down like any other big nasty, with grav, gauss, melta, haywire, etc. Not ignoring cover? Blasts aren't king anymore, very low amount of wounds getting caused unless you shoot it into a horde.

Because anything not a Wraithknight is garbage right?

**ThirstySpaceMan**

Dumb question does FW have a SM shotgun upgrade? seems like I saw one but I can't find it on their site.
Also as much as I want that knight he is in titan cost territory and I may just go for the warhound. Sweet Knight though

**MajorWesJanson**

ThirstySpaceMan wrote:
Dumb question does FW have a SM shotgun upgrade? seems like I saw one but I can't find it on their site.

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-IE/Space-Marine-Legion-Deliverance-Pattern-Shotguns

**Olgerth Istaarn**

Might as well get a Warhound for that kind of money, jesus FW....

**Peregrine**

Olgerth Istaarn wrote:
Might as well get a Warhound for that kind of money, jesus FW....

I don't see what the big deal is, the model is about the same size as the Warhound so of course it's going to cost that much. This is NOT a normal knight.

**Yodhrin**

em_en_oh_pee wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Dysartes wrote:
BrookM wrote:
This is going to make for a sick Arbalester though, in the rare games my opponents will allow me to field it.

"Allow", BrookM? Is this just because the rules are experimental?
No, because my opponents don't like it when I play a Knight or more than four tanks in a Horus Heresy army.

Lame! Knights are not even that good in 30k! So much melta, haywire and stuff.

Some of us still enjoy playing 40K, not 28mm Epic.

Knights, superheavies etc, they're lovely models, but they should have stayed in Apocalypse so everyone knew where they stood, rather than adding another round of UN negotiations before a game.

**em_en_oh_pee**

Yodhrin wrote:
em_en_oh_pee wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Dysartes wrote:
BrookM wrote:
This is going to make for a sick Arbalester though, in the rare games my opponents will allow me to field it.

"Allow", BrookM? Is this just because the rules are experimental?
No, because my opponents don't like it when I play a Knight or more than four tanks in a Horus Heresy army.

Lame! Knights are not even that good in 30k! So much melta, haywire and stuff.

Some of us still enjoy playing 40K, not 28mm Epic.

Knights, superheavies etc, they're lovely models, but they should have stayed in Apocalypse so everyone knew where they stood, rather than adding another round of UN negotiations before a game.

And if it's a legal army and I paid money for it, built it, and painted it, there shouldn't be negotiations. People should enjoy their hobby without others telling them what is or isn't acceptable, imo.

**Blacksails**

em_en_oh_pee wrote:

And if it's a legal army and I paid money for it, built it, and painted it, there shouldn't be negotiations. People should enjoy their hobby without others telling them what is or isn't acceptable, imo.

"You can't tell me what is or isn't acceptable, but I'm going to tell you to accept my army!"

**quickfuze**

Blacksails wrote:
em_en_oh_pee wrote:

And if it's a legal army and I paid money for it, built it, and painted it, there shouldn't be negotiations. People should enjoy their hobby without others telling them what is or isn't acceptable, imo.

"You can't tell me what is or isn't acceptable, but I'm going to tell you to accept my army!"

This, sooooo much this. I love how people think that what they find fun is the ONLY thing that matters in a two-person game.

**cygnnus**

em_en_oh_pee wrote:

And if it's a legal army and I paid money for it, built it, and painted it, there shouldn't be negotiations. People should enjoy their hobby without others telling them what is or isn't acceptable, imo.

You do see the irony in that statement I hope...

Valete,

JohnS

**Cephalobeard**

I don't think the irony will be recognized.

**Slayer-Fan123**

Yodhrin wrote:
em_en_oh_pee wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Dysartes wrote:
BrookM wrote:
This is going to make for a sick Arbalester though, in the rare games my opponents will allow me to field it.

"Allow", BrookM? Is this just because the rules are experimental?
No, because my opponents don't like it when I play a Knight or more than four tanks in a Horus Heresy army.

Lame! Knights are not even that good in 30k! So much melta, haywire and stuff.

Some of us still enjoy playing 40K, not 28mm Epic.

Knights, superheavies etc, they're lovely models, but they should have stayed in Apocalypse so everyone knew where they stood, rather than adding another round of UN negotiations before a game.

Yeah, because Knights are super broken that they actually require negotiations.

Do you hear yourself?

**Alpharius**

This is the "Forge World News and Rumour Thread" - please take the 'debate' over various side issues to a separate thread.

**BrookM**

**Breotan**

I want to see this thing next to the Tau KX139 Ta’unar Supremacy Armour.

**BrookM**

They're going to try and put it alongside a Warhound first.

Also, from the FB post:

The full kit weighs well over over 1.6kg.
That's almost as much as a Warhound Titan!
He seriously is massive.

Also, also:

He's shipping now!

**Looky Likey**

Mine is meant to arrive by the end of today, I'm planning on building him tonight so I should be able to post a picture with him next to my Warhounds and Reaver if people want to see a size comparison?

**godswildcard**

I'd love to see a size comparison LL! Thanks for offering!

**beast_gts**

Looky Likey wrote:
Mine is meant to arrive by the end of today

Mine has just arrived, but the box is worryingly light. Waiting until lunch break to open it and check contents...

**BrookM**

Mine is still "Pending" on the FW site.

**beast_gts**

Too much to check over lunch - 70+ parts.
Largest single piece I spotted was the top carapace (and there is a pilot's chair).

**Looky Likey**

There are chairs in all of the Cerastus knights, I stuck skeletons in mine as mine are Chaos, but you can get this: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Knight-Scion-Seated

**BrookM**

And I just got my shipping confirmation, though it says Standard Shipping. I thought orders over 250 quid got bumped to express shipping automatically?

**beast_gts**

Looky Likey wrote:
There are chairs in all of the Cerastus knights, I stuck skeletons in mine as mine are Chaos, but you can get this: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Knight-Scion-Seated

Someone asked (as it's not in any of the photos in the store)

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BrookM wrote:
And I just got my shipping confirmation, though it says Standard Shipping. I thought orders over 250 quid got bumped to express shipping automatically?

They should, but sometimes the store only selects 'Standard' (but you can change it to Express for free). Did it say Standard at check-out? Either way, call them quickly - it might not have left yet!

**Looky Likey**

beast_gts wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
There are chairs in all of the Cerastus knights, I stuck skeletons in mine as mine are Chaos, but you can get this: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Knight-Scion-Seated

Someone asked (as it's not in any of the photos in the store)

Automatically Appended Next Post:

BrookM wrote:
And I just got my shipping confirmation, though it says Standard Shipping. I thought orders over 250 quid got bumped to express shipping automatically?

They should, but sometimes the store only selects 'Standard' (but you can change it to Express for free). Did it say Standard at check-out? Either way, call them quickly - it might not have left yet!

Ah cool, didn't realise.

I had to manually edit my shipping as well to get it to express.

My UPS man doesn't normally show up till about 5pm around Christmas, the fact that I know that and the only thing he delivers for me is FW stuff, means I order way to much stuff.