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Tilting Shield for a Legio Mortis Warlord?



Semi-joking...

that texture behind the logo just seems odd for a shield,

i'd say its meant to be stonework and so it's part of a terrain kit of some sort

 Nostromodamus wrote:
Tilting Shield for a Legio Mortis Warlord?



Semi-joking...

My first thought as well.

Not if it's meant to be beaten copper or steel?

Definitely for an AoS terrain piece. That kind of super rigid plastic isn't seen on regular models.

So my hope that Nagash finally created his undead answer to Stormcast is ruined???

I was really hoping for some sort of undead model with this piece.

I’m going to go with something’s base.

It's the egg timer that keeps getting set back for plastic sisters, the Mortis suggests the clock is dead and we're getting plastic sisters next.....


If only.......

Death squig?

Nostromodamus wrote:Tilting Shield for a Legio Mortis Warlord?



Semi-joking...

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:that texture behind the logo just seems odd for a shield,

i'd say its meant to be stonework and so it's part of a terrain kit of some sort

gnome_idea_what wrote:I’m going to go with something’s base.

It is the terrain piece on the base for the warlord that the Emperor Forgeworld model will be on. The Emperor model will cost about $8000 since the base will include the whole Morris Titan Legion base facility on it with 3 titans in differing states of repair.

 Jadenim wrote:
Death squig?

You said it - literally - not me.

I mean, yeah, it should be a squig of some sort, but sadly it isn't.

Maybe we'll get a squig of some sort next time, or eventually, maybe.

But until that day...we're stuck with...whatever the hell this thing is.

Does Latin appear elsewhere in AoS?

I though faux-Latin was an Imperium of Man thing?

DefiantLambdas wrote:
Does Latin appear elsewhere in AoS?

I though faux-Latin was an Imperium of Man thing?

Good point. Even Latin letters seem rare. I know Oberyn's (Shadespire core set) hammer has 'Sigmar' written on it, but that's pretty much it I think. The remaining SCE all have made up symbols afaik. I do not get an AoS vibe from this.

Looks like something Space Marine.

 TigerMafia wrote:

DefiantLambdas wrote:
Does Latin appear elsewhere in AoS?

I though faux-Latin was an Imperium of Man thing?

Good point. Even Latin letters seem rare. I know Oberyn's (Shadespire core set) hammer has 'Sigmar' written on it, but that's pretty much it I think. The remaining SCE all have made up symbols afaik. I do not get an AoS vibe from this.

The Liber Mortis was a magical book available to Vampire Counts (I believe) in Warhammer Fantasy.

Couldn’t possibly be something undead, because then it would have to say “un-mortis”.

It’s probably terrain, IMO.

Undead had banners with "Mortis" before, this goes back to at least Advanced HeroQuest times.
The hourglass can be found on previous Warhammer terrain pieces, e.g. the Witchfate Tor.

I'll go with AoS terrain piece/possibly part of a scenic base.

It's a Shieldbearer Squig Squire for the new Bretonnian line.

 Hanskrampf wrote:
Undead had banners with "Mortis" before, this goes back to at least Advanced HeroQuest times.
The hourglass can be found on previous Warhammer terrain pieces, e.g. the Witchfate Tor.

I'll go with AoS terrain piece/possibly part of a scenic base.

Hourglass was also a motif used by Priests/Knights of Morr in the Empire.

Whatever this particular preview is, it seems to be a shield done up in the style of the Bretonnian Man-At-Arms kit.
Would be cool for it to be a plastic Blood Knights kit with some of the guys using Bretonnian styled shields, some using Empire, some using Aelf, etc.

The Knight of Shrouds also has an hourglass.

 Ghaz wrote:
The Knight of Shrouds also has an hourglass.

Spoiler:

Makes sense; the Empire Battlemages kit even had an Hourglass that was intended to be used with the scythe for the 'Wind of Death' Wizards.

I just realized where I saw similar bit:



That part in center looks very similar to the disc seen from the side, doesn't it?

In that it’s a circle, yes...

No, the overall aesthetic could definitely point to Necromunda. I definitely think this is from an Imperium model.

Van Saar. Or Space Marines. Or Van Saar Space Marines.

Adeptus Van Saartes?

Might be that mining robot "generic big guys" model they mentioned?

Van Saar have a unique STC and are the most tech oriented gang, and each gang seems to be getting uniquely styled stuff so i'd say thats the side/back of end of a large plasma cannon or laser.

I'm thinking terrain.

Or an Ursus Claw for a plastic Titan.