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 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Binabik15 wrote:
Stop posting Artemis, I'm already kicking myself for not getting him* back in the day without seeing him every so often.


*Or two of him. Or ten.

Don't feel too bad.

It was a pure metal model, she'd fall apart the moment you breathed hard.

Nah I had one of those. Pin+greenstuff+glue. Frankly I found Inquisitor models MORE stable as pinning was easier.

But if you want one get one. If shipping wouldn't be so ridic bad might get one myself too. Fun to paint.

 Crazyterran wrote:
I don't know how you are confused with Artemis' gender, unless you are just being a troll...

No, just very, very unfunny, like that annoying uncle at family parties, who tries to make a joke about everything, but always falls flat, but nobody quite has the heart to tell him that he's both very annoying and very, very bad at being funny. I guess it's part of Dakka Dakka I suppose.

 Crazyterran wrote:
I don't know how you are confused with Artemis' gender, unless you are just being a troll...

Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt (among other things). Not selling the humour well though...

Warhams-77 wrote:
If there are Space Wolves in it, Sad Panda has not mentioned them yet.

Yes. There will be Space Wolves (and in heresy colors they absolutely own those MKIII).

Cheers SP

Sad Panda, besides the hype of CSM and Horus Heresy, is there anything regarding Tyranids (pure nids no Genestealerstuff)?

As much as I am thrilled about some Mk III goodness coming, I am really more interested in any information about the Deathwatch codex and releases coming.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
As much as I am thrilled about some Mk III goodness coming, I am really more interested in any information about the Deathwatch codex and releases coming.

I'm getting a little over hyped... What are the time frames on all of these releases? There just seems to be too many good things coming out some time in the near or distant future which may or may not be 40k.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Binabik15 wrote:
Stop posting Artemis, I'm already kicking myself for not getting him* back in the day without seeing him every so often.


*Or two of him. Or ten.

Don't feel too bad.

It was a pure metal model, she'd fall apart the moment you breathed hard.

Can't be harder to pin than Barbaretta and her doggie

Sad Panda wrote:

Warhams-77 wrote:
If there are Space Wolves in it, Sad Panda has not mentioned them yet.

Yes. There will be Space Wolves (and in heresy colors they absolutely own those MKIII).

Cry Havoc!!

Excellent.

Assault marine set up?

Sad Panda wrote:

Warhams-77 wrote:
If there are Space Wolves in it, Sad Panda has not mentioned them yet.

Yes. There will be Space Wolves (and in heresy colors they absolutely own those MKIII).

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Cool - but also def Sisters of Silence and Custodes? thanks for the message of hope...........

Sad Panda you said there is MkIII armour but it' tactical MkIII only? there is a hope for MkIII breacher in plastic?

Tartaros terminator are in the box?

Deathwatch marines and codex is a long time coming, they are actually very popular and don't just sustain a small demographic of weird gamers like SOB fans, and Tau fans.

I'm relieved. Thanks, Sad Panda. This game (like Overkill and Silver Tower) is bringing quite a variety of interesting and much awaited miniatures.

Good to see GW continues expanding 40k and 30k by using boardgames for the initial run of new miniatures and factions. Do you happen to know if these will be multipart miniatures like Betrayal at Calth or monopose like Overkill?

Both would be okay - being plastic it isnt hard to add variety to monopose models - but multipart would mean they can easily be expanded (and advertised accordingly) with Forgeworld Custodes and SoS bits. It would also mean we could see them getting sold in GW stores half a year later I guess.

So we get 2 new forces instead of updating you know SoB again. I really hope that the SOS are just testing the waters for SoB.

Though the 'good' guys might need 3 characters...

It occurs to me that Mk.3 SW, Custodes and SoS is potentially a lot of models on the loyalist side. And then the TS models -- whatever they are -- still have to fit in the box. So are we looking at relatively small numbers of each unit type, then?

I suppose if the TS (say, 20 or so?) are also in Mk.3 (which isn't how they're classically rendered, but whatever), then we could still be looking at 30 Mk.3s, 5 Custodes, 5 Sisters, SW HQ, TS Sorceror...? I think that'd be in the same ballpark as Calth in terms of the amount of plastic in the box.

I don't have any interest in the minis that have been discussed so far, so it looks like my wallet will get a break when I pass on this one.

migooo wrote:
So we get 2 new forces instead of updating you know SoB again. I really hope that the SOS are just testing the waters for SoB.

Though the 'good' guys might need 3 characters...

The board games definitely seem to be GW's way of gauging demand for new factions/models. DW:O sold well, now we're getting Codex: Deathwatch and Codex: Genestealer Cults. I'm hoping the same will be true for this game and SoB/Custodes.

 gorgon wrote:
It occurs to me that Mk.3 SW, Custodes and SoS is potentially a lot of models on the loyalist side. And then the TS models -- whatever they are -- still have to fit in the box. So are we looking at relatively small numbers of each unit type, then?

I suppose if the TS (say, 20 or so?) are also in Mk.3 (which isn't how they're classically rendered, but whatever), then we could still be looking at 30 Mk.3s, 5 Custodes, 5 Sisters, SW HQ, TS Sorceror...? I think that'd be in the same ballpark as Calth in terms of the amount of plastic in the box.

I don't have any interest in the minis that have been discussed so far, so it looks like my wallet will get a break when I pass on this one.

That would be my guess; as long as there are thirty mark 2 marines in the box I will be buying several boxes, I think the danger is if the box is mostly sisters and custodes and then it will depend largely on how good a job GW do with both.

To the earlier poster re. the similarities between sisters of battle and sisters of silence; the former have sculpts I think almost twenty years old and the latter have only been seen in artwork; nerd rage aside I can see the two aesthetics being merged into something very similar to each other, they are both at core armoured women carrying boltguns.

 EnTyme wrote:

migooo wrote:
So we get 2 new forces instead of updating you know SoB again. I really hope that the SOS are just testing the waters for SoB.

Though the 'good' guys might need 3 characters...

The board games definitely seem to be GW's way of gauging demand for new factions/models. DW:O sold well, now we're getting Codex: Deathwatch and Codex: Genestealer Cults. I'm hoping the same will be true for this game and SoB/Custodes.

Which is a good way, who wouldn't want a sanctuary 101 game ?, Or any other historic battle

for example
How about a game where you find Vandrie, in the Cathedral and put an end to him ala Silver tower?

I've been aware of GSC/ deathwatch minis since late last year. but sisters. nothing.

The thousand sons are a small legion, so it wouldn't be surprising fluff wise at least if they have minimal models, they will surely compensate them via rules to make up for this, then again, this GW we are talking about. Elite psychic marines that work in a different way to grey knights would be cool.

1x Terminator sorceror with staff and 20 tacs on the TS side, 1x Rune Armoured SW Lord with paragon blade, 5x Custodes and 5x Sisters would be very close to calth, with the custodes instead of terminators and the SOS instead of the contemptor. And TSons would immediately lose hard due to the SOS and the sorc with staff can't punch through armour and will get destroyed by the wolf lord, so that also keeps in line with previous GW releases.

These are for a boardgame and its scenarios There arent balanced 40k forces in it

 Drasius wrote:
1x Terminator sorceror with staff and 20 tacs on the TS side, 1x Rune Armoured SW Lord with paragon blade, 5x Custodes and 5x Sisters would be very close to calth, with the custodes instead of terminators and the SOS instead of the contemptor. And TSons would immediately lose hard due to the SOS and the sorc with staff can't punch through armour and will get destroyed by the wolf lord, so that also keeps in line with previous GW releases.

Culuxes are Alpha+ level blanks, it's probably safe to assume that SoS aren't that calibre so won't get the same rules, so their blank range will be shorter or may work in a mechanic that reduces rather than flat out rebuffs their psychic capabilities, maybe reducing warp dice, higher saves against psychic powers but their regular armour isn't so hot to balance...

While I love the idea of costodes there is only around 300 of them according to fluff and rarely leave terra. What would you make in their codex? Jet bikes and flying rhinos? sweet yes but fluffy no. Didn't the sos get superseded by the culuxes temple? I know the psy gear they have is what makes them so powerful.
A psy Null zone with obsec and super shooty. Lose invisible and reality-shifting gimmick
I can see a super elite PA 5 woman squad in that role. Kinda anti grey knight.

 ThirstySpaceMan wrote:
While I love the idea of costodes there is only around 300 of them according to fluff and rarely leave terra. What would you make in their codex? Jet bikes and flying rhinos? sweet yes but fluffy no. Didn't the sos get superseded by the culuxes temple?
But I can see a super elite PA 5 woman squad in that role. Kinda anti grey knight.

SoS and Custodes may be part of the same codex, with other niche factions possibly, heresy era assassins, the knights errant, and very small, more like the Inquisitor codex, more of an ally force than a complete army.

endlesswaltz123 wrote:

 ThirstySpaceMan wrote:
While I love the idea of costodes there is only around 300 of them according to fluff and rarely leave terra. What would you make in their codex? Jet bikes and flying rhinos? sweet yes but fluffy no. Didn't the sos get superseded by the culuxes temple?
But I can see a super elite PA 5 woman squad in that role. Kinda anti grey knight.

SoS and Custodes may be part of the same codex, with other niche factions possibly, heresy era assassins, the knights errant, and very small, more like the Inquisitor codex, more of an ally force than a complete army.

Navigator houses possibly?

I hope SoS get a character

*bashful smile*

so HH box set 2 is sounding more and more like prospero.

Space wolves
custodes
Sisters of SIlence
sons


I'm now putting money aside. GIMMMME

 ThirstySpaceMan wrote:
While I love the idea of costodes there is only around 300 of them according to fluff and rarely leave terra. What would you make in their codex? Jet bikes and flying rhinos?

You know the role of Custodes during the Great Crusade and Heresy, right?

Lone warriors or small groups of them accompanying the expeditionary fleets that were considered "troubled". Lorgar and his Word Bearers merited a small band of Custodes after the whole "venerating the Emperor" thing got bananas.

I'm expecting the Sisters and Custodes to be single character models and be part of the Imperial Agents for 30k

I wasn't very interested in Calth (blue marines vs red marines, yawn), but this sounds really interesting.

Let's hope they do the wolves more in Norse style than the Wolfy McWolf ones of recent times though.