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I just really want to know what Squig Buggies are.

I'm really really hoping for Squigs in Go-Karts.

mhalko1 wrote:
"Megatrakk Skrap-jet" - Confirmed to be a character-toting trike, the one shown in the background of the Buggy video.

This is from faeit.

Well if it's from faeit then it's not confirmed at all.

tneva82 wrote:

mhalko1 wrote:
"Megatrakk Skrap-jet" - Confirmed to be a character-toting trike, the one shown in the background of the Buggy video.

This is from faeit.

Well if it's from faeit then it's not confirmed at all.

I reckon they're from the same kit potentially.

It would be funny if it turned out that we were getting one enourmos kit that could build all of the vehicles shown so far, plus many more, and the vehicles shown so far aren't official names or separate units but rather examples of what could be done. I'm talking about a kit with almost VDR like flexibility.

I really don't think that's the case, but it would be cool.

tneva82 wrote:

mhalko1 wrote:
"Megatrakk Skrap-jet" - Confirmed to be a character-toting trike, the one shown in the background of the Buggy video.

This is from faeit.

Well if it's from faeit then it's not confirmed at all.

He's quoting someone who saw the same video from Kirioth that was included in this thread. I think there's a good chance the trike is the scrapjet, but the video doesn't confirm it and implies they are two different things. Though think that is down to Kirioth seeing the same blurry trike pic we have and assuming it's not one of the named buggies

 Oguhmek wrote:
I have hundreds of extra arms and heads and torsos - I wish they'd make a box of legs - running, kneeling, jumping, sneaking etc. That would be useful.

You may have already seen these, but for those that haven't I think they are pretty cool. Not exactly cheap, either, but if you already have a ton of bits they are less wasteful than buying a ton of boyz kits IMHO.

https://bitsofwar.com/home/14-orc-running-legs.html

Here's what I'm thinking:

1) Buggy kit builds three different designs, but with a ton of bits and gubbins you can customize like mad. Like the Blastajet model, what weapons you put on defines the unit.
2) There will be at least one more vehicle kit, that will carry either a character or a group of other guys, maybe squigs and grots? Hope so. If you build it that way, you get a footslogging character.
3) The "jet" is a smaller flyer. With a stratagem specifically for flyers, doesn't it make sense we get another one?
4) I'm betting on tankbustas/kommandoes as well. That gets most of the line into plastic.

We'll see. Can't wait to see the relics and warlord traits.

I really think we are looking at three different buggies. There are hardly any pieces in common. They all have different tyres. There are three different Ork drivers. The two gunners are different with different styles of platforms and different guns. If this was a kit letting you build one buggy however you wanted there would be a huge amount of leftover parts.
I hope it is either three seperate kits, or a big kit that lets you build three different buggies using the parts in a variety of combinations.
I expect we will see three buggy kits, one trike, a squig buggy box and a scenery piece.
Those six kits would give the orks the second most plastic kits after regular marines.

mhalko1 wrote:

the_scotsman wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Snazzguns all have the same core frame yet you can make dozens of combinations.

Yep, could be, and we don't know how these buggies are going to be parceled out and kitted. We know theoretically Speed Freeks is going to have the three that have been shown plus 2 bike sprues and some small ork terrain, but we could be seeing a Helverin/Armiger situation where theyre all purchased separately and share an undercarriage sprue.

I think the main reason behind this is to help the orks avoid the rule of 3.

If they wanted to avoid the rule of 3 just give them squadrons like IG vehicles get.

Buggies have come in squadrons since 4th, I doubt this will change.


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Tastyfish wrote:

tneva82 wrote:

mhalko1 wrote:
"Megatrakk Skrap-jet" - Confirmed to be a character-toting trike, the one shown in the background of the Buggy video.

This is from faeit.

Well if it's from faeit then it's not confirmed at all.

He's quoting someone who saw the same video from Kirioth that was included in this thread. I think there's a good chance the trike is the scrapjet, but the video doesn't confirm it and implies they are two different things. Though think that is down to Kirioth seeing the same blurry trike pic we have and assuming it's not one of the named buggies

The thing is, faeit isn't even good at guessing. For every true rumor that showed up there, you have dozens of fake ones that are just used to generate clicks.

With their current track record, it's more likely that a rumor on faeit is wrong than that it's true.

Tastyfish wrote:

tneva82 wrote:

mhalko1 wrote:
"Megatrakk Skrap-jet" - Confirmed to be a character-toting trike, the one shown in the background of the Buggy video.

This is from faeit.

Well if it's from faeit then it's not confirmed at all.

He's quoting someone who saw the same video from Kirioth that was included in this thread. I think there's a good chance the trike is the scrapjet, but the video doesn't confirm it and implies they are two different things. Though think that is down to Kirioth seeing the same blurry trike pic we have and assuming it's not one of the named buggies

So how that would be "confirmed" then if it's based on same video and photo?

Does anyone know what time the Nova preview normally takes place?

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
Does anyone know what time the Nova preview normally takes place?

It starts at 7.30pm eastern time. The info will go on the community site when it finishes, so an hour or so after that.

Chikout wrote:

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
Does anyone know what time the Nova preview normally takes place?

It starts at 7.30pm eastern time. The info will go on the community site when it finishes, so an hour or so after that.

7.30pm? feth so like half 11 here? Its going to be a long day.

 An Actual Englishman wrote:

Chikout wrote:

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
Does anyone know what time the Nova preview normally takes place?

It starts at 7.30pm eastern time. The info will go on the community site when it finishes, so an hour or so after that.

7.30pm? feth so like half 11 here? Its going to be a long day.

I won't even see them today. Well something to look for when I wake up.

I still have silly dream of ork codex in september, separate kult of speed codex in orktober Barring that hopefully some non-buggy models will be showcased.

I just hope the codex is good enough to play with normally but not so good that every tourney grinder would jump on the bandwagon and sour the Orks for everyone else.

im gonna predict we probably wont get anything previewed at nova (though i hope im wrong). orks dont come out till orctober, there are going to be releases in September that isn't us, the nova seems like the time for GW to preview anything coming out in September. so most likely we will get aos previews and more details and another vid for the rogue trader.

geargutz wrote:
im gonna predict we probably wont get anything previewed at nova (though i hope im wrong). orks dont come out till orctober, there are going to be releases September that isn't us, the nova seems like the time for GW to preview anything coming out in September. so most likely we will get aos previews and more details and another vid for the rogue trader.

Yeah, I believe the same thing. Warhammer community said:
"We already know some of what the future holds with Orks, Rogue Trader, Beasts of Chaos and Nightvault on the way – prepare for more info on some of those, and other stuff you didn’t even know you were looking forward to…it’s going to be a big one."

Empasis my own, but I feel like they'll show off the other stuff listed and some other sneak peeks, maybe of a future campaign. Praying to Gork that I'm wrong on this or that the future campaign is Ghaz and skarboyz on Armageddon

I figure we'll at least see another buggy since they showed one at the opening of the WH Cafe. That was completely unexpected for me.

Keep the faith!

 lord_blackfang wrote:
I just hope the codex is good enough to play with normally but not so good that every tourney grinder would jump on the bandwagon and sour the Orks for everyone else.

Agree. I want to take the 8000 points sitting in my basement and just play them without the game being the equivalent of me punching myself in the face.. Maybe buy some buggies, flash gits or a naut, but I have more than enough orks otherwise.

Just want Speed Freeks now, Gorkdammit!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just want Speed Freeks now, Gorkdammit!

Not Morkdammit?

 angelofvengeance wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just want Speed Freeks now, Gorkdammit!

Not Morkdammit?

This is why orks are constantly fighting among each other in the fluff

 Jidmah wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just want Speed Freeks now, Gorkdammit!

Not Morkdammit?

This is why orks are constantly fighting among each other in the fluff

No, it isn't! WAAAGH!!

On another, totally unrelated, note: How much brain capacity does a squig have? Is there any sort of precedent set for the "mek-squig" on the shokkjump dragsta? I absolutely adore that little guy but has something like that ever been mentioned in the lore..?

Well, time was a Rogue Dok would find it funny to do Squig Brain Transplants

Yep, Orks who suffer massive head trauma can get a squig brain transplant and function just fine.

Squigz is ded smart coz dey got lots of big teef wivout going to see da Doc ta get em put in

 Jidmah wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just want Speed Freeks now, Gorkdammit!

Not Morkdammit?

This is why orks are constantly fighting among each other in the fluff

What we need is "moderate" Orks telling us that both sides are the same/to blame

Well, we had those GorkaMorka freaks...and now would be the time to yell "but why not MorkaGorka?!".

Okay, I'm embarassed for even writing this


I hope Orks get an infantry kit of WHATEVER with the codex. And decent rules for the first time since forever. For some reason my brother and I have 60 Boyz, quite a few Nobz, a single bike, a Zzzap gun and the BR Koptas and Warboss between us. Just like Space Marines Orks just...show up. Maybe my Pirate Orcs have siren squig? Anyway, with good enough rules, a few walkers and cheap specialists like Lootas and jump dudes and not so cheap Freebooterz and the Speed Freekz box I might have an army for another ~150€ or so. So, please, GW, just write rules that work without 300 boyz with minimal upgrades.

tneva82 wrote:

I still have silly dream of ork codex in september, separate kult of speed codex in orktober Barring that hopefully some non-buggy models will be showcased.

Yeah that is a silly dream.

I hope we don't see Squigs driving vehicles. That would cross the line into silly territory. Any vehicle 'manned' by a Squig should be a remote-controlled means of delivering the Squig into the enemy lines.