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Messiah wrote:
Almost looks like one of the Plague Drones has a Close Combat Weapon.

If you're talking about the one in front, that looks like a canister of something vile feeding into that tri-tube weapon. Most likely a heavy weapon.

 puma713 wrote:

 Tiberius501 wrote:
So, one of the termies with guns has what I assume to be an autocannon, but is it me, or do the rest have combi-bolter sized Plague spitter type guns? The nozzals look wide and oval, rather than barrels for bullets.

From the plague marine datasheet in Heretics Astartes, we're seeing more normal weapons being replaced with their 'plague' counterparts.

Thats very true. I wander what other weapons they might be able to take

 puma713 wrote:

Messiah wrote:
Almost looks like one of the Plague Drones has a Close Combat Weapon.

If you're talking about the one in front, that looks like a canister of something vile feeding into that tri-tube weapon. Most likely a heavy weapon.

The left hand one I think. Hard to make out it's weapons but they don't look like guns.

It looks like a big bladed/spiked roller.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 puma713 wrote:

Messiah wrote:
Almost looks like one of the Plague Drones has a Close Combat Weapon.

If you're talking about the one in front, that looks like a canister of something vile feeding into that tri-tube weapon. Most likely a heavy weapon.

The left hand one I think. Hard to make out it's weapons but they don't look like guns.

Yeah someone else pointed it out as looking like a harvester roller thing. Looks pretty brutal, whatever it is

 aracersss wrote:
I hope they get a kit for multipart poxwalkers

They are basically multipart as is. Easy to cut and glue. I have 40 unique Poxwalkers.

also there's a nurgling in a barrel of slime at the back right. probably a conversion but maybe not...

What's that near the upper left? Looks like some sort of giant something in between the sector mechanicus terrain and the defiler.

 Tiberius501 wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

 puma713 wrote:

Messiah wrote:
Almost looks like one of the Plague Drones has a Close Combat Weapon.

If you're talking about the one in front, that looks like a canister of something vile feeding into that tri-tube weapon. Most likely a heavy weapon.

The left hand one I think. Hard to make out it's weapons but they don't look like guns.

Yeah someone else pointed it out as looking like a harvester roller thing. Looks pretty brutal, whatever it is

They are going full aboard with the "aggriculture" subtheme for the Nurgle forces. I don't dislike it

 Dakka Flakka Flame wrote:
What's that near the upper left? Looks like some sort of giant something in between the sector mechanicus terrain and the defiler.

converted Honoured Imperium (https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Honoured-Imperium)?

The 2 new bloat drones have exactly the same rotors, so it's probably a box for 1 with different weapon and armor options.

Also notice the tiny fly connected to the horns of the middle drone

The big character must be Typhus, the same helmet and nurgling (left side) as the original model and a bigger base than the other terminators.

 bubber wrote:

 Dakka Flakka Flame wrote:
What's that near the upper left? Looks like some sort of giant something in between the sector mechanicus terrain and the defiler.

converted Honoured Imperium (https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Honoured-Imperium)?

Thanks, at first glance I thought it was some sort of giant or something.

 Galas wrote:

 Tiberius501 wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

 puma713 wrote:

Messiah wrote:
Almost looks like one of the Plague Drones has a Close Combat Weapon.

If you're talking about the one in front, that looks like a canister of something vile feeding into that tri-tube weapon. Most likely a heavy weapon.

The left hand one I think. Hard to make out it's weapons but they don't look like guns.

Yeah someone else pointed it out as looking like a harvester roller thing. Looks pretty brutal, whatever it is

They are going full aboard with the "aggriculture" subtheme for the Nurgle forces. I don't dislike it

Well, there is a precedence in the lore for that already.

- Nurgle, in a way, represents nature in that a lot of his lore is about death and rebirth, similar to how nature is composed of cycles of organisms growing, dying and the remains being used to support the lives of other organisms
- It could be argued that the theme of stagnation also ties into this, in opposition to Tzeentch's theme of progress (ie technological innovation)
- Nurgle's realm is a garden

They really just took what already existed and went with the most logical designed theme.
Can't wait for power pitchforks.

I wonder if this picture is a representation of all of our units.

Seems to be:

Mortarion
Typhus
Tallyman
Plague Marines
Poxwalkers
Bloat Drones
Plague Terminators
Deathshrouds
Defiler
Rhino
Land Raider
Plagueburst Crawler
Plague Drones

 puma713 wrote:
I wonder if this picture is a representation of all of our units.

Seems to be:

Mortarion
Typhus
Tallyman
Plague Marines
Poxwalkers
Bloat Drones
Plague Terminators
Deathshrouds
Defiler
Rhino
Land Raider
Plagueburst Crawler
Plague Drones

Considering in the write up in the index it says that Death Guard use packs of Hellbrutes, I'd say this isn't a perfect representation of what we're getting. On the post, they do mention it's only a few units. Though I highly doubt there's much more, I'm still expecting a couple of other units to be in our codex, even if it's just things like the Hellbrutes and a few other original CSM units

 puma713 wrote:
I wonder if this picture is a representation of all of our units.

Seems to be:

Mortarion
Typhus
Tallyman
Plague Marines
Poxwalkers
Bloat Drones
Plague Terminators
Deathshrouds
Defiler
Rhino
Land Raider
Plagueburst Crawler
Plague Drones

Yes, it'll be the full range of dedicated troops in that shot, with the more generic Chaos stuff peeking in the background (Defilers, LR).

By grandfather nurgle if we get both plauge terminators and death shroud then my 30k deathguard can make a sweet transition.

 Tiberius501 wrote:


Considering in the write up in the index it says that Death Guard use packs of Hellbrutes, I'd say this isn't a perfect representation of what we're getting. On the post, they do mention it's only a few units. Though I highly doubt there's much more, I'm still expecting a couple of other units to be in our codex, even if it's just things like the Hellbrutes and a few other original CSM units

Ah must've missed that.

 Tiberius501 wrote:

I wander if it's a kit of 7 and you can build them how you want, with 3 being the minimum size for a unit. I'd be down with that.

No way. Seven terminator sized models would be an absurd expensive price point....almost $90 for a box.

I'm relly hoping my Deathshrouds with combi plas (d a lightning Claw champ) will be legal.

Of not, just some lame nurgle marked termies instead.... From some NON DG warband.

 Nightlord1987 wrote:
I'm relly hoping my Deathshrouds with combi plas (d a lightning Claw champ) will be legal.

Of not, just some lame nurgle marked termies instead.... From some NON DG warband.

Don't think anyone will be taking regular Nurgle Terminators when the Death Guard ones have a 4++ and Disgustingly Resilient. Regardless of their weapon options.

EDIT: And Toughness 5.

Some of the models look nice, but the fact I can only see three or four older kits is very worrying. More than likely a sign that even more units will be made unavailable to Death Guard. So we're probably gonna be stuck with Lords of Corruption and the Noxious Blightbringer, with no option to take Lords out of termie armour or sorcerers in termie armour, the way nu-gw writes their rules also makes me doubt they'll have many, or indeed any different weapon options, because converting models is a sin now or something.

What makes you think they'll get a 4++? Scarab Occult didn't get a 4++.

 mrhappyface wrote:
What makes you think they'll get a 4++? Scarab Occult didn't get a 4++.

Cataphractii armor.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 mrhappyface wrote:
What makes you think they'll get a 4++? Scarab Occult didn't get a 4++.

Cataphractii armor.

I think they've previously said (certainly shown) it's a mix of marks... doubt it'll be straight-up Cataphractii rules tbh. The old teaser video one is half Indomitus, half Cataphratctiii, for example.

 JohnnyHell wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 mrhappyface wrote:
What makes you think they'll get a 4++? Scarab Occult didn't get a 4++.

Cataphractii armor.

I think they've previously said (certainly shown) it's a mix of marks... doubt it'll be straight-up Cataphractii rules tbh. The old teaser video one is half Indomitus, half Cataphratctiii, for example.

I'm fairly certain they'll have the Cataphactii armour rules. It's almost all made of it, from the look of the picture, and the Lord of Contagion has bits of Indomitus on his model, but he has the Cataphractii rules.

AHHH! Too much awesome stuff too quickly. I can't handle it.

What on earth are those creatures to the bottom left?
Spawn? Or something new?

I agree with Tiberius. I'm like 90% certain Death Guard Termies will have Cataphractii armour rules just like the Lord of Contagion and Typhus have

dan2026 wrote:What on earth are those creatures to the bottom left?
Spawn? Or something new?

Look like big Nurglings... With no eyes...

Horus Luperkermit wrote:I agree with Tiberius. I'm like 90% certain Death Guard Termies will have Cataphractii armour rules just like the Lord of Contagion and Typhus have

Well if they are 2+/4++/5+++ 2W units with deep strike and special weapons, expect their points cost to be north of 50 per model.