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My order is shipping. Will be up here in Canada next Tuesday and I can read the battletomb.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I'm going to find a way to spam them because I like the models so much, to each their own I think.

Yep- I think they are my favourite unit of the release [and I love everything]. Definitely going to have a load of the sky riggers/wardens.

Hmmmm, element games seem to have limited stock of these. Are GW limiting the amount they are giving to online sellers?

Probably just wary of overselling preorders thanks to GW's habit of shorting indie retailers if a release proves really popular and they need extra webstore stock.

On the Bobblenoughts I've come to agree with ninthmusketeer and silverstu, I really like 'em, and at first they were the part of the release I was least keen on. Still not quite sure of that Tophat McMechabaron character version, but the slightly derpy artwork of him makes me like him a little more than I thought I would.

Anyway I'm surrendering to the inevitable and planning out a small force of these guys - once I start coming up with mental 40K conversion ideas for steampunk Skitarii drop regiments from a gas giant Forgeworld, I expect I'm past the point of no return.

My fav models of the range. Aetheric Navigator > Ironclad > Gunhauler > Skywardens > Brokk.

I like the whole range (wouldn't get them if I didn't), but these are the stand outs for me. The Aetheric Navigator is so steampunk it hurts.

Look forward to seeing what you lot come up with for this army

I'm using cotton for clouds on the bases of my ships. I know that.

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I'm brainstorming color scheme ideas. My favorite idea thus far is copper/bronze with a heavy patina and using some green stuff to add caked-on cloudlimpets to the bottom of the vessel as if it has been 'sailing' for a while.

Question - do GW stores still get a "store copy" of new books you can look through before you buy? Considering I'm more likely to end up using these in Dragon Rampant than AoS the rules aren't hugely valuable to me so I'd only be buying the book for the fluff, and I've been singularly unimpressed with that aspect of AoS so far, so I'm not keen to chuck down GW prices on a book that I might end up reading once then sticking on a shelf to taunt me about my poor impulse control(hallo thar, Iron Hands special edition SM codex in which GW, IMO, ruined your fluff).

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Don't know if anyone mentioned it in the old threat but Overlord and Thunderer were both names of Squat units back in the day.

Y'know, just in case there's any doubt about who these guys are supposed to be

I'm thinking counts as Tau... Skimmers, mechsuits, godly firepower.

Thunderers have also been the name of Dwarf Handgunners since forever...

So y'know, there's that.

And before that it was the name of squat heavy weapon teams. So there's that.

I've not followed AoS in a while but I notice the rules don't have points. Do you have to buy a rulebook for that?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Don't know if anyone mentioned it in the old threat but Overlord and Thunderer were both names of Squat units back in the day.

Y'know, just in case there's any doubt about who these guys are supposed to be

I'm thinking counts as Tau... Skimmers, mechsuits, godly firepower.

Thunderers have also been the name of Dwarf Handgunners since forever...

So y'know, there's that.

And before that it was the name of squat heavy weapon teams. So there's that.

Actually, they appeared at the same time, both in 1987 with rogue trader and 3rd ed.

So we can leave it at GW being unimaginative instead of searching the pirates' missing bikes and leather jackets.

GHB covers you, plus giving you missions and a path to glory system. pretty nifty for 20 euros.

These, though, will need of the Kharadron book as this year's GHB didn't have as much foresight.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Don't know if anyone mentioned it in the old threat but Overlord and Thunderer were both names of Squat units back in the day.

Y'know, just in case there's any doubt about who these guys are supposed to be

I'm thinking counts as Tau... Skimmers, mechsuits, godly firepower.

Thunderers have also been the name of Dwarf Handgunners since forever...

So y'know, there's that.

And before that it was the name of squat heavy weapon teams. So there's that.

I've not followed AoS in a while but I notice the rules don't have points. Do you have to buy a rulebook for that?

No, points are free on www.scrollbuilder.com which has been aquired by GW. You can also get them in the General's Handbook which will be updated about once a year.

wow, that warscroll builder is pretty damn neat.
is that actually supported by GW?

i suppose it doesnt matter if it is or not but it would be nice to know if it is kept current or not.

i see that it looks like the bloodbound are updated so maybe it is kept up?

 usernamesareannoying wrote:
wow, that warscroll builder is pretty damn neat.
is that actually supported by GW?

i suppose it doesnt matter if it is or not but it would be nice to know if it is kept current or not.

i see that it looks like the bloodbound are updated so maybe it is kept up?

Yes. It's going to be integrated with the Warhammer Community page at some point, supposedly.

sweet. hopefully they keep it free.

They have confirmed that it will still be free.

While not 100% KO related I've heard on TGA.Community that on saturday at 2:00pm there will be an announcement for which apparently staff are to be briefed about ten minutes beforehand.

Seems important and relevant.

 Mymearan wrote:

No, points are free on www.scrollbuilder.com which has been aquired by GW. You can also get them in the General's Handbook which will be updated about once a year.

Thanks, that is authentically good news.

Might try and pick up on of em ships this weekend if there are any left at the GW or LGS. Not going for an army, but it looks fun to paint.

I love these models. I probably won't pick them up (haven't got into AoS) but man they're refreshing. AoS just keeps looking better and better to me

This week's preorders (the Grundstok Gunhauler and Grundstok Thunderers) are up on the NZ site

Confirmed, only one of each special weapon in the Thunderer box. Get swapping.

I honestly think I'm going to play the rifles with a canon, maybe a canon and decksweeper/fumigator.

Verviedi wrote:...Did they take that entry, and just find/replace "Dwarf" with "duardin"? Why isn't "Duardin" capitalized?

Same reason "human" isn't normally capitalized.

 Verviedi wrote:
Confirmed, only one of each special weapon in the Thunderer box. Get swapping.

Set does contain 5 of the rifles though, just not the 'special weapons.'

*EDIT* Actually contains 6, as one is the double-barrelled sergeant's rifle.

 nudibranch wrote:

 Verviedi wrote:
Confirmed, only one of each special weapon in the Thunderer box. Get swapping.

Set does contain 5 of the rifles though, just not the 'special weapons.'

*EDIT* Actually contains 6, as one is the double-barrelled sergeant's rifle.

Seems like they originally intended special weapons being 1 or 2 per 5 rather than anybody.

Whoooboy. AUD$70 for 5. Them's a pricey Dwarfs!!!

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 nudibranch wrote:

 Verviedi wrote:
Confirmed, only one of each special weapon in the Thunderer box. Get swapping.

Set does contain 5 of the rifles though, just not the 'special weapons.'

*EDIT* Actually contains 6, as one is the double-barrelled sergeant's rifle.

Seems like they originally intended special weapons being 1 or 2 per 5 rather than anybody.

Doubtful, I believe it's just the standard "mixing weapons is totally a good idea, right guyz?" thing GW does.