Age of Sigmar News & Rumours ; Pg 233 Slaughterbrutes and Mutaliths have had a Warscroll update

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**silverstu**

AegisGrimm wrote:
I actually really like the models, but honestly. GW is so trolling old Squat fans with this, lol. Also getting tired of reading "Khadoran", dammit.

Look Squat fans who remember 1995! We certainly could have done something insane, and made all this effort into a 40k army to bring back your favorite space dwarves, just like with Genestealer cults! Oh well, I guess you need to beg more alongside the Sisters fans....

I really wish there were some bare faces, though. In their own way, these guys are as much lacking in individuality as Stormcast are. Bare faces would have made these guys awesome, instead of just 'really cool'.

I'm guessing there might be kitbashing possibilities with the more recent dwarf kits to add some faces. Also you never know they might do Squats as well later based on the reaction to these.

They look great in the cabinet pictures - and that is the smaller of the two large airships... brilliant!

I hope Shadow Spire isn't Stormcast and Bloodbound again.. It would be a bit dull..

**squall018**

That is the medium airship.

**Verviedi**

No, it isn't. That's a blank space.

**Smokestack**

I love the new Kharadron overlords. Which is pretty funny cuz I have never really liked dwarves. Any Dwarves. So.. Maybe the fact that they aren't super "dwarf" is why I do?

1. I do have some Scibor dwarven steam armor guys that I think will look good with these guys.

2. I think they have a cool nautical theme... I want lots of ships. I hope I can mix some reaper Krakens in with them (on flying bases) with a couple harpoon spear guys mounted on their backs.

**quickfuze**

I hate AoS, but I SOOOOOOOOOO want to figure out how to use that air ship as a "counts as" in my Cryx Wraith Pirate army. I dont know what to represent, but I got to finds a way. If I didnt already have a Galleon, I would use it for that.

**GoatboyBeta**

AegisGrimm wrote:

I really wish there were some bare faces, though. In their own way, these guys are as much lacking in individuality as Stormcast are. Bare faces would have made these guys awesome, instead of just 'really cool'.

I am beginning to wonder if there is a background reason for this. With the airship crew and the balloon boys it could just be that they are wearing pressurised flight suits of some kind. But none of the infantry or heroes are showing any flesh at all. Could the Kharadron be physically disfigured somehow(maybe they lost there beards

), or could they need the suits to survive/breath at ground level after spending so long at higher altitude's?

That said its probably more to do with keeping a theme across the army. With the side bonus of no tricky faces to paint.

**Zwan1One**

GoatboyBeta wrote:
AegisGrimm wrote:

I really wish there were some bare faces, though. In their own way, these guys are as much lacking in individuality as Stormcast are. Bare faces would have made these guys awesome, instead of just 'really cool'.

I am beginning to wonder if there is a background reason for this. With the airship crew and the balloon boys it could just be that they are wearing pressurised flight suits of some kind. But none of the infantry or heroes are showing any flesh at all. Could the Kharadron be physically disfigured somehow(maybe they lost there beards ), or could they need the suits to survive/breath at ground level after spending so long at higher altitude's?

That said its probably more to do with keeping a theme across the army. With the side bonus of no tricky faces to paint.

I think I read that they wear enclosed suits to protect them from the magic enriched skies at altitude...

**Ghaz**

Spoiler:

Am I the only one who thinks that thin flying stand on the Arkanaut Ironclad is going to cause major problems?

**shinros**

Zwan1One wrote:
GoatboyBeta wrote:
AegisGrimm wrote:

I really wish there were some bare faces, though. In their own way, these guys are as much lacking in individuality as Stormcast are. Bare faces would have made these guys awesome, instead of just 'really cool'.

I am beginning to wonder if there is a background reason for this. With the airship crew and the balloon boys it could just be that they are wearing pressurised flight suits of some kind. But none of the infantry or heroes are showing any flesh at all. Could the Kharadron be physically disfigured somehow(maybe they lost there beards ), or could they need the suits to survive/breath at ground level after spending so long at higher altitude's?

That said its probably more to do with keeping a theme across the army. With the side bonus of no tricky faces to paint.

I think I read that they wear enclosed suits to protect them from the magic enriched skies at altitude...

Yup the suits are so they can withstand the atmosphere and altitude of the skies of the mortal realms, also part of the skies being infused with possible harmful magic.

**GoatboyBeta**

Just seems strange that the guys on foot wouldn't have the odd open helm. Maybe there's some alternate heads in the kits?

**shinros**

Someone posted a great image on faeit, I love it. XD

**Dakka Flakka Flame**

Edit: sorry, I thought this was the other thread and I already posted this joke.

My theory is that it's actually a faction of Night Goblins wearing dwarf-looking mecha armor. They've styled their armor after the great foe that their ancestors defeated millennia ago.

**Baron Klatz**

[Sigh] We just can't have cool looking stuff anymore. What happened western civilization? You used to be cool.

GoatboyBeta wrote:
Just seems strange that the guys on foot wouldn't have the odd open helm. Maybe there's some alternate heads in the kits?

Eh, they might but since these are guys who just now came out of the skies I can't see the infantry prepared for more than fighting from ship decks and floating landscapes.

Spoiler:

Here I was hoping (still hoping) its more than just Khorne and Stormcast.

The "Worlds" part interests me alot and whether there's going to be alot more to this with the two Starter groups acting as another gateway into "deeper" AoS territory the way that Silver Tower did.

Also, holy cow is that the most angry pauldron I've ever seen!

**nicromancer**

Avenge me simbacast!

**Chikout**

silent25 wrote:
guru wrote:
from twitter

Spoiler:

This is a new board game coming from GW that is "very different than anything we've done"...coming later this year.

Uhhh... looks very much like what GW has been doing with AoS for the last year+. Khorne vs Sigmarines.

GW said they would be showing off new minis for this soon. (the art looks like standard Stormcast, standard bloodhound and the warhammer world Stormcast mini) I am hoping for multiple factions.
This will almost certainly be shown at Adepticon. Just a week to go.

**shinros**

Chikout wrote:
silent25 wrote:
guru wrote:
from twitter

Spoiler:

This is a new board game coming from GW that is "very different than anything we've done"...coming later this year.

Uhhh... looks very much like what GW has been doing with AoS for the last year+. Khorne vs Sigmarines.

GW said they would be showing off new minis for this soon. (the art looks like standard Stormcast, standard bloodhound and the warhammer world Stormcast mini) I am hoping for multiple factions.
This will almost certainly be shown at Adepticon. Just a week to go.

I am praying that we get some new death models at least a plastic vampire hero if the new game just had that it would be an instant buy for me.

**Baron Klatz**

I'm not a undead player but I'm praying for that too.

**Ghaz**

GoatboyBeta wrote:
Just seems strange that the guys on foot wouldn't have the odd open helm. Maybe there's some alternate heads in the kits?

There won't be any alternate heads in the kit (at least no bare heads, anyway). From Warhammer Community:

You won’t see a single scrap of flesh on them – every inch of their bodies is clad in armour or complex suits, so as to protect them from the harsh environments found in the magic-infused skies of the Mortal Realms.

**mhsellwood**

mmzero252 wrote:
angelofvengeance wrote:
mmzero252 wrote:
Well I had literally just started a Sylvaneth army. Sad to see them shelved so soon because SWEET FETH AIRSHIPS! I'm actually shocked at the size of those models. There's so much detail on the flying boats that a full base hardly seems necessary.

Or just have them allied to each other?

But...then I can't have as many glorious airships :c

The pain

Remember that the Ironbark Wargrove can field two Duardin units and still keep the Sylvaneth allegiance.

**Adam Spielmann**

From the Klinkarhun from the 6th edition book:

Gunhauler's name reads "ANZEZTRAL" (I guess it's Ancestral)

The frigades name is "UNBRAKEBUL" (Unbreakable?)

Lastly, the Ironclad's name should be: "KAMON HAMER" (Chamon Hammer?).

Just a bit of a trivia. Love this release so much!

**Colpicklejar**

These models aren't grabbing me- maybe it's the paint though? Way too bright. They beg to be weathered.

**AegisGrimm**

Ghaz wrote:

Spoiler:

Am I the only one who thinks that thin flying stand on the Arkanaut Ironclad is going to cause major problems?

What? You mean unless they discovered a steel-strong blend of plastic?

Yeah, I think I'd immediately replace it with brass rod, or even spend some bucks for Lexan round-stock. That original is gonna snap like spun-sugar. Or every other kind of GW flight stem that's not the X-shaped flyer ones in 40k. I remember the horror of Battlefleet Gothic.

**GoatboyBeta**

Ghaz wrote:
GoatboyBeta wrote:
Just seems strange that the guys on foot wouldn't have the odd open helm. Maybe there's some alternate heads in the kits?

There won't be any alternate heads in the kit (at least no bare heads, anyway). From Warhammer Community:

You won’t see a single scrap of flesh on them – every inch of their bodies is clad in armour or complex suits, so as to protect them from the harsh environments found in the magic-infused skies of the Mortal Realms.

Fair enough, I suck at painting faces anyway

**AegisGrimm**

I do love the Night Goblin theory, where the Duardin of the skies have not been actual Duardin for centuries.

**Bi'ios**

Ghaz wrote:

Spoiler:

Am I the only one who thinks that thin flying stand on the Arkanaut Ironclad is going to cause major problems?

I mean, the Dark Eldar Raiders are on those, and they're alright for play. Just don't glue it in so you can take it off for storage. Then again, these things look to be simultaneously more narrow, taller, and top heavy than the Raider, so it remains to be seen. From what I think it'll be, if it's a peg, it'll be just fine, but if it's the ball joint, bad news there for sure.

**streetsamurai**

guru wrote:
from twitter

This is a new board game coming from GW that is "very different than anything we've done"...coming later this year.

well my interest in this game on a scale of a 100 just went form 99 to 10. Good lord, not Stormcast and Khorne again. The absurd emphasis on these two factions almost killed AOS at birth

**Baron Klatz**

They said there'd be new models.

Also, probably anticipated the leak so used "safe" artwork instead of showing off the new stuff before it's ready.

**shinros**

Yeah so according to atia blog the new duardin character has the rune of the high king.

https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/1805

**streetsamurai**

not the same thing. The rune of king has a flat bottom, while this one don't

**H.B.M.C.**

Or the more logical thing would be that this game is yet another Sigmarine v Bloodborne box. Why produce key art with that if that wasn't the main focus?