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All I know is back in 2016 there was a rumor of a Cypher model, Fallen, and a Lion Johnson model in the works based off Dave Gallagher's sketches from 2005. Sure enough, the Cypher is spot on to those sketches. And we have Fallen now.

We are hearing a rumor of a BL novel where someone is coming out of stasis after centuries of sleep.

We heard in Jan 2017 someone spotted a Lion Johnson box at GW HQ.

We have 8th and suddenly good & evil primarchs are showing up again.

It's literally 50/50 between Johnson & the Elf, IMHO

krazynadechukr wrote:
All I know is back in 2016 there was a rumor of a Cypher model, Fallen, and a Lion Johnson model in the works based off Dave Gallagher's sketches from 2005. Sure enough, the Cypher is spot on to those sketches. And we have Fallen now.

Actually we don't. We have the Dark Angels upgrade kit and the Horus Heresy plastics.

No Fallen.

We are hearing a rumor of a BL novel where someone is coming out of stasis after centuries of sleep.

We heard in Jan 2017 someone spotted a Lion Johnson box at GW HQ.

We have 8th and suddenly good & evil primarchs are showing up again.

It's literally 50/50 between Johnson & the Elf, IMHO

I hadn't seen any of those rumors if I'm going to be honest.

I know we kept getting rumors off and on about Cypher and the Lion, and there was even a rumor that the two were going to be in the same triumvirate box.

First time hearing those rumours too. (well, the black library one and the specification of Lion)

Seems like a Dark Angel would wear it with the lion stuff, but it could be something else. Thinking something from Age of Sigmar of Astra Militarium officer.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Maybe its a white lion (is that still an elf thing?) resculpt?
Going by the timing (the release of 8th ed) its probable that they deliberatly shown something with a lion on it to try to get us to think its a Primarch, when in reality its nothing to do with 40k.

Yeah, GW has shown they are more than willing to savagely troll their customers.('Plastic Thunderhawk' written on cardboard box in parody video) Which isn't really a bad thing (compared to old GW).

If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

tneva82 wrote:
If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

We have seen plenty of unfinished sneak peaks. And super zoomed in. I'd wait to judge the finished product.

krazynadechukr wrote:

tneva82 wrote:
If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

We have seen plenty of unfinished sneak peaks. And super zoomed in. I'd wait to judge the finished product.

I'm not sure any of the sneak peeks have been unfinished. Unpainted sure, but they've all been complete sculpting wise, as far as I know.

 ImAGeek wrote:

krazynadechukr wrote:

tneva82 wrote:
If that WOULD be part of Lion model then sigh. Detail doesn't look primarch level at all. For my fav primarch(even if it's 40k version that shouldn't exists) would hope for more.

We have seen plenty of unfinished sneak peaks. And super zoomed in. I'd wait to judge the finished product.

I'm not sure any of the sneak peeks have been unfinished. Unpainted sure, but they've all been complete sculpting wise, as far as I know.

Anything with thumb prints still visible, or lots of rough edges, or lack of detail, would be an unfinished sneak peak IMHO... I hope to god these aren't the final product.

The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

Ok, I'm gonna have a go at these:



31 May 2017


Pretty sure that's from Shadespire.


24 May 2017

Absolutely no idea. Could be Adeptus Titanicus, though, seeing as its so zoomed in...


17 May 2017

Either El'Jonson or a revamped Lion Ranger. I dunno...


10 May 2017

I'm guessing some sort of terrain piece for AoS. It looks like the garden of morr or even the new celestial occulum.


19 April 2017

SKAVEN!


12 April 2017

Definitely Nurgle, most likely resin, most likely big. It looks like it has a carapace of some sort, and judging by the lack of corroded metal im gonna say it isn't for the new Death Guard. AoS or daemons, maybe?


5 April 2017

Ive seen a lot of "play give us fishmen", but really, I think the next AoS release will be snail people. Think about it, how cool would snail warriors be? Lets hope they have a suitably epic name like "Shellcast Slimeternals" or "Snailadon Oversnails". Please make it be so, GW!


29 March 2017

Those look quite taunt, so Im guessing they're holding down something big and angry. Giant snail?


22 March 2017

The worlds derpiest dragon!
Actually, its quite cute. Im guessing dark elves.


15 March 2017

Probably more terrain, most likely 40k. Might even be Death Guard. Im gonna take a wild guess and say its Mortarion's base.

15 February 2017

Most likely another base. Probably shade spire.

08 February 2017


Either more Kharadrons or ad mek. No idea.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
Ok, I'm gonna have a go at these:

Absolutely no idea. Could be Adeptus Titanicus, though, seeing as its so zoomed in...

There was a Hastings rumour a little while back about new Ork buggies along with Armageddon-themed content, could be that.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:

Definitely Nurgle, most likely resin, most likely big. It looks like it has a carapace of some sort, and judging by the lack of corroded metal im gonna say it isn't for the new Death Guard. AoS or daemons, maybe?

A lot of these previews are of 3D-printed prototypes, most of them will end up being plastic.

 ImAGeek wrote:
The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

But there's your unfinished sneakpics...

krazynadechukr wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

But there's your unfinished sneakpics...

But the sculpting is done... you were talking as though the lion is undetailed because it isn't finished. But actually it definitely is finished because it's painted in the pic.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:

Definitely Nurgle, most likely resin, most likely big. It looks like it has a carapace of some sort, and judging by the lack of corroded metal im gonna say it isn't for the new Death Guard. AoS or daemons, maybe?

A lot of these previews are of 3D-printed prototypes, most of them will end up being plastic.

zamerion wrote:

Would ya look at that. I forgot that all the Underworlds models have scenic bases.

 ImAGeek wrote:

krazynadechukr wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
The goblin isn't cleaned up, and the other two are probably 3D printed prototypes or something. They might be printer lines as opposed to thumbprints.

Bear in mind they work mostly in CAD now, are WIP physical sculpts even a thing?

But there's your unfinished sneakpics...

But the sculpting is done... you were talking as though the lion is undetailed because it isn't finished. But actually it definitely is finished because it's painted in the pic.

moving on...

I would put money on this being the giant flail of a Great Unclean One being dragged.

That looks like it belongs on the base of a Daemon Primarch.

Yea I reckon that one is Mortarions base.

I'd say the same.

But, could be random base decoration for anything Nurgle really?

Gotta be. And it looks to be a Primaris marine, yes?

stormboy wrote:
That looks like it belongs on the base of a Daemon Primarch.

Or the base of a 40k compatible Maggoth kit.

Apparently the Maggoths make an appearance in the Dark Imperium novel, but since there's no kit available right now for a 40k Maggoth and that the Maggoths could potentially have a sprue added in to make them "normal" Maggoths instead of ridden ones ala the Knight-Warden kit.

It's just a Primaris Marine taking a well deserved nap.

or having a poo.

I really wish GW would solve some of these clues that are now weeks and months old. There's too many unsolved ones floating out there now.

RULE #2 is STAY ON TOPIC.

RULE #2 is NO SPAM.

I'm going to put on my blind optimist hat.

It's still the Lion.

He's taken exception to the Numarines.

Definitely.... Definitely..........