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What are the contents of the IG box?

Thanks!

Tannarak wrote:
What are the contents of the IG box?

Thanks!

Looks like 20 guard, a command squad, 3 ogryn, a russ, chimaera, and sentinel.

Made this just to see how much white space exactly we have left on that page. Fits quite a few more megaforces.

Do we know what is in the Ork box?

ritualnet wrote:
Do we know what is in the Ork box?

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Battlewagon, trukk, 3 bikes, 5 lootas, sag big mek, and one other unit, probably boyz.

MajorWesJanson seems to have it right - I've asked my FLGS but they don't know yet.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Made this just to see how much white space exactly we have left on that page. Fits quite a few more megaforces.

I'm afraid it's not so certain, I found the original image which is not cropped and you can see text left from the GC box, instead of boxes.

beast_gts wrote:

ritualnet wrote:
Do we know what is in the Ork box?

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Battlewagon, trukk, 3 bikes, 5 lootas, sag big mek, and one other unit, probably boyz.

MajorWesJanson seems to have it right - I've asked my FLGS but they don't know yet.

Ah, thank you both then! I didn't see that message originally.

Tempting. I do love orks, although I hate horde armies.

Isn't this White Dwarf, y'know, out?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Isn't this White Dwarf, y'know, out?

No. These are not in the November WD. They are probably from December's.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Isn't this White Dwarf, y'know, out?

They're not in the White Dwarf (at least the UK edition). We're assuming they're from a Christmas flyer.

They're definitely not in the current WD, but they do resemble that 'mommy buy this' pages at the end of this month's issue. Sadly they don't work nearly as well as 'wife let me buy this' pages.

Look forward to starting my cult force finally though. Feels rather nice to be able to build a force for less than 200 bucks, which had been a sticking point for me for a while. Buy them as I paint from there and maybe I'll have an army worth mentioning before next year's out.

if I have Deathwatch Overkill (and a Goliath I picked up randomly for cheap) would the battleforce for GC be a bit of a waste? I'm paying for another set of HQ choices I currently have, for example. (the extra vehicles never go amiss though)

ritualnet wrote:
if I have Deathwatch Overkill (and a Goliath I picked up randomly for cheap) would the battleforce for GC be a bit of a waste? I'm paying for another set of HQ choices I currently have, for example. (the extra vehicles never go amiss though)

A second set is definitely not a waste. A Patriarch is a terrifying monster psyker that also makes your peeps fearless, having two of them is not bad for a pure GSC force. Magus is very, very spammable and having more than 1 unit guided by a Primus during Cult Ambush is great as well.

Kitane wrote:

ritualnet wrote:
if I have Deathwatch Overkill (and a Goliath I picked up randomly for cheap) would the battleforce for GC be a bit of a waste? I'm paying for another set of HQ choices I currently have, for example. (the extra vehicles never go amiss though)

A second set is definitely not a waste. A Patriarch is a terrifying monster psyker that also makes your peeps fearless, having two of them is not bad for a pure GSC force. Magus is very, very spammable and having more than 1 unit guided by a Primus during Cult Ambush is great as well.

Are the GSC HQs no longer unique? Haven't really looked at their 8th ed rules.

How does one acquire a Holiday Gift Guide?

 tgmoore wrote:
How does one acquire a Holiday Gift Guide?

They'll be in GW shops.

 tgmoore wrote:
How does one acquire a Holiday Gift Guide?

Open a store.

 EnTyme wrote:

 tgmoore wrote:
How does one acquire a Holiday Gift Guide?

Open a store.

While snarky, this is a way to get them early...

We should start seeing them available publicly next week or the week after.

xavier5 wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Made this just to see how much white space exactly we have left on that page. Fits quite a few more megaforces.

I'm afraid it's not so certain, I found the original image which is not cropped and you can see text left from the GC box, instead of boxes.

Yeah, the flyer is out now, the GSC battleforce is the only thing on that page.

Bummer. Was really hoping for TSons and/or AdMech.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

Spoiler:

xavier5 wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Made this just to see how much white space exactly we have left on that page. Fits quite a few more megaforces.

I'm afraid it's not so certain, I found the original image which is not cropped and you can see text left from the GC box, instead of boxes.

Yeah, the flyer is out now, the GSC battleforce is the only thing on that page.

Does it say when these will be released?

 Geifer wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

Spoiler:

xavier5 wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Made this just to see how much white space exactly we have left on that page. Fits quite a few more megaforces.

I'm afraid it's not so certain, I found the original image which is not cropped and you can see text left from the GC box, instead of boxes.

Yeah, the flyer is out now, the GSC battleforce is the only thing on that page.

Does it say when these will be released?

It just says "December 2017".


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 lord_blackfang wrote:
Bummer. Was really hoping for TSons and/or AdMech.

Yeah, I would have liked a Lizardmen one, but it probably would have come loaded with even more Saurus Cav I don't need

Thank you.

So wait, there's nothing else? That's it?

That's...surprising to say the least.

 Kanluwen wrote:
So wait, there's nothing else? That's it?

That's...surprising to say the least.

Yeah that's it as far as battleforces are concerned, 8 of them. The Christmas flyer is 20-something pages long, I've flipped through it and nothing jumped out at me as being new but maybe I just missed something.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
So wait, there's nothing else? That's it?

That's...surprising to say the least.

Yeah that's it as far as battleforces are concerned, 8 of them. The Christmas flyer is 20-something pages long, I've flipped through it and nothing jumped out at me as being new but maybe I just missed something.

Looking back at last year, I guess it makes a kind of sense. There was about that many last year and they seemed to pick the more expensive armies to perk up with it.

Now to decide between the Stormcast or Tau one. I could use a third Ghostkeel and more Stealth Suits...

Genuinely surprised at the lack of a Space Marines 'Battleforce' this year but I distinctly recall they had at least two last year Space Wolves and Deathwatch (and that's off the top of my head) so giving them a rest this year does make sense.

I'll be taking the plunge with a new AoS force then, just have to decide between Kharadron, Stormcast and Death... They all have really nice models, it's hard to choose!

 Scrub wrote:
Genuinely surprised at the lack of a Space Marines 'Battleforce' this year but I distinctly recall they had at least two last year Space Wolves and Deathwatch (and that's off the top of my head) so giving them a rest this year does make sense.

Last year was Space Wolves, Deathwatch, Tau Empire, and AdMech.
AoS was Stormcast Eternals, Sylvaneth, and Khorne Bloodbound.

That might not be all of them but that's all I can remember. I do know the Tau one though, as I did buy it. Pathfinders, Stealth Suits, a Ghostkeel, Battlesuit Commander, Devilfish, and a Broadside. My box was missing a sprue for the Devilfish and bases for the Stealth Suits...but they doubled up on my Stealth Suits so I wasn't too fussed.

Is the GSC set the same as that which was in Overkill as it kinda looks that way or they the actual multipiece sets?

angel of death 007 wrote:
Is the GSC set the same as that which was in Overkill as it kinda looks that way or they the actual multipiece sets?

The HQ sprue is the same, but the rest are the kits.


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 Scrub wrote:
Genuinely surprised at the lack of a Space Marines 'Battleforce' this year...

It's possible they'll be Marine stuff released with the BA & DA books before Christmas.