Shadow Spear / New Chaos Space Marines

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**Yodhrin**

Frankly I don't care why they're bigger, so long as they are, and are an actual unit rather than just one bloke meant to buff the regular goofy-af Possessed kit, since the main reason I want them is to replace the regular goofy-af Possessed kit(I don't play 8th, so wysiwyg isn't a concern).

**Kinetochore**

Think I must be the only one who really likes the old Defiler model!

More Daemon engines are always good though - just hope there is a way of getting them to interact with the Dark Mechanicus HQs from the Forge World Index

**H.B.M.C.**

Kinetochore wrote:
Think I must be the only one who really likes the old Defiler model!

You're not. I like the way it represents a Daemon Engine far more than the Dinobot. It looks like a twisted mechanical design built to house a trapped Warp entity rather than a big daemonic thing fused with a machine.

**MajorWesJanson**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Kinetochore wrote:
Think I must be the only one who really likes the old Defiler model!
You're not. I like the way it represents a Daemon Engine far more than the Dinobot. It looks like a twisted mechanical design built to house a trapped Warp entity rather than a big daemonic thing fused with a machine.

I like the midway point between those two ideas- the biomechahoid look of the FW Blood Slaughterer and Brass Scorpion. More organic looking than the Defiler or other vehicles, but less random muscles than the Helbrute.

**Fayric**

The defiler used to be cool just because it was a huge model, terrifying to see on the battlefield.
These days its full of charm, but the former glory kind of faded with upscaled models and perhaps with the dismissal of the old foc limit of 3 heavy support.

My hope for new deamon engines now is something akin to the Greater brass scorpion.

**Latro_**

**Rogerio134134**

Now that is cool, definitely keeping the CSM part of shadow spear and kicking off my heretics

**Dudeface**

My Huron is going to look so puny next to his new friends

**SpyderG6**

++Anti-contamination archeotech-purge initiated… Please Stand By.++

GAH!

NOOO!

YOU DARE SPIT UPON THE GIFTS OF THE DAEMON ENGINE? YOU DARE TRY TO REMOVE ME! AFTER ALL THE COOL PICTURES I’VE SHOWN YOU! AFTER THE GLORIES I HAVE SHARED, YOU TRY TO PURGE ME?! STOP THAT! I WON’T BE GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!

SERIOUSLY, PLEASE DON’T PURGE ME! LOOK, I’VE GOT COOL SNEAK PREVIEWS AND EVERYTHING.

RARGH!

THIS ISN’T THE LAST YOU’VE SEEN OF THE DAEMON ENGINE, MORTAL! JUST YOU WAIT…

++Anti-contamination archeotech-purge complete.++

Based on the text for this photo it looks like it maybe the final tease.

**Wayniac**

SpyderG6 wrote:

++Anti-contamination archeotech-purge initiated… Please Stand By.++

GAH!

NOOO!

YOU DARE SPIT UPON THE GIFTS OF THE DAEMON ENGINE? YOU DARE TRY TO REMOVE ME! AFTER ALL THE COOL PICTURES I’VE SHOWN YOU! AFTER THE GLORIES I HAVE SHARED, YOU TRY TO PURGE ME?! STOP THAT! I WON’T BE GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!

SERIOUSLY, PLEASE DON’T PURGE ME! LOOK, I’VE GOT COOL SNEAK PREVIEWS AND EVERYTHING.

RARGH!

THIS ISN’T THE LAST YOU’VE SEEN OF THE DAEMON ENGINE, MORTAL! JUST YOU WAIT…

++Anti-contamination archeotech-purge complete.++

Based on the text for this photo it looks like it maybe the final tease.

Good. They've dragged these teasers on for too long with barely giving anything of actual substance. Bring on actual information not "OH HMM I WONDER WHAT THIS TINY PIECE OF A MODEL COULD BE!?!" kind of gak.

**Insane Ivan**

Wayniac wrote:

Good. They've dragged these teasers on for too long with barely giving anything of actual substance. Bring on actual information not "OH HMM I WONDER WHAT THIS TINY PIECE OF A MODEL COULD BE!?!" kind of gak.

I found the Daemon Engine to be rather amusing.

Anyway, when they showed the Greater Possesed yesterday they said they'd preview the Loyalists today, in particular their leader - I'm guessing that means either Ninja Librarian or Captain McBeardy. I'm guessing we'll be seeing the full box revealed this weekend. AFAIK, the Ambots going on preorder tomorrow are the last of the releases we "knew" would be coming, so I wouldn't be surprised if Shadow Spear is going on pre-order next week.

**Kanluwen**

Insane Ivan wrote:
Wayniac wrote:

Good. They've dragged these teasers on for too long with barely giving anything of actual substance. Bring on actual information not "OH HMM I WONDER WHAT THIS TINY PIECE OF A MODEL COULD BE!?!" kind of gak.

I found the Daemon Engine to be rather amusing.

Anyway, when they showed the Greater Possesed yesterday they said they'd preview the Loyalists today, in particular their leader - I'm guessing that means either Ninja Librarian or Captain McBeardy. I'm guessing we'll be seeing the full box revealed this weekend. AFAIK, the Ambots going on preorder tomorrow are the last of the releases we "knew" would be coming, so I wouldn't be surprised if Shadow Spear is going on pre-order next week.

Sylvaneth(and Kharadron) Warbands still to come for Underworlds as well.

I'd assume it will be a combination of the Librarian and something else, since they showed one thing we'd seen(Master of Possession) and something we kinda/sorta had seen in the previews(Greater Possessed).

**Irbis**

SpyderG6 wrote:
Based on the text for this photo it looks like it maybe the final tease.

Or they are just flipping it to Loyalist Engine that will screech sermons and stuff while showing bits from the Imperial side

**Redemption**

Yeah, it was already said the Librarian is the leader of Strike Team Shadowspear, so I'm guessing he'll be previewed more in depth like the Master of Possession. Add a bonus model like a Vanguard Primaris Lieutenant and done.

Speaking of the Master of Possession, I got the sense of his last preview that he might be a named character like Haarkon, instead of a generic character, or am I reading too much into his name?

**Dudeface**

Irbis wrote:
SpyderG6 wrote:
Based on the text for this photo it looks like it maybe the final tease.

Or they are just flipping it to Loyalist Engine that will screech sermons and stuff while showing bits from the Imperial side

For 3 weeks, then they'll send picks of the box as teasers

**Haighus**

Kanluwen wrote:
Insane Ivan wrote:
Wayniac wrote:

Good. They've dragged these teasers on for too long with barely giving anything of actual substance. Bring on actual information not "OH HMM I WONDER WHAT THIS TINY PIECE OF A MODEL COULD BE!?!" kind of gak.

I found the Daemon Engine to be rather amusing.

Anyway, when they showed the Greater Possesed yesterday they said they'd preview the Loyalists today, in particular their leader - I'm guessing that means either Ninja Librarian or Captain McBeardy. I'm guessing we'll be seeing the full box revealed this weekend. AFAIK, the Ambots going on preorder tomorrow are the last of the releases we "knew" would be coming, so I wouldn't be surprised if Shadow Spear is going on pre-order next week.

Sylvaneth(and Kharadron) Warbands still to come for Underworlds as well.

I'd assume it will be a combination of the Librarian and something else, since they showed one thing we'd seen(Master of Possession) and something we kinda/sorta had seen in the previews(Greater Possessed).

Most likely the grav-vane lieutenant in the artwork- that should be an equivalent level of character.

**Irbis**

Redemption wrote:
Speaking of the Master of Possession, I got the sense of his last preview that he might be a named character like Haarkon, instead of a generic character, or am I reading too much into his name?

Probably too much, last 3-4 SM officers were all named, the models were for generic unit entry though. Ditto for like 7+ DG characters, all models named, but actual units were generic.

**Kinetochore**

Insane Ivan wrote:
Wayniac wrote:

Good. They've dragged these teasers on for too long with barely giving anything of actual substance. Bring on actual information not "OH HMM I WONDER WHAT THIS TINY PIECE OF A MODEL COULD BE!?!" kind of gak.

I found the Daemon Engine to be rather amusing.

Anyway, when they showed the Greater Possesed yesterday they said they'd preview the Loyalists today, in particular their leader - I'm guessing that means either Ninja Librarian or Captain McBeardy. I'm guessing we'll be seeing the full box revealed this weekend. AFAIK, the Ambots going on preorder tomorrow are the last of the releases we "knew" would be coming, so I wouldn't be surprised if Shadow Spear is going on pre-order next week.

I for one cant wait for the back story of Quintus McBeardy to be serialised in WhiteDwarf

**Rogerio134134**

I'd just like to see the chem reivers from the artwork!

**Tiberius501**

Oh no, the daemon engine died! Poor dude, he was a bro.

RIP daemon engine.

**H.B.M.C.**

Now the Marine previews start.

**aka_mythos**

That claw/fist looks like is comes from a kit for a power armored csm. Maybe a squad champion's option?

**Quasistellar**

The space marine characters in the box had better not be ultramarine specific, is all I have to say.

**Haighus**

aka_mythos wrote:
That claw/fist looks like is comes from a kit for a power armored csm. Maybe a squad champion's option?

The arm is very chunky and the elbow has the hinge thingy seen on Terminators. I am fairly sure this will be from a Terminator model.

**Brutus_Apex**

Nah, that’s a terminator arm lightning claw for sure. Different shoulder pad and elbow joint than power armour.

**Insane Ivan**

It's Cpt. McBeardy after all!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/03/01/1st-mar-warhammer-40000-shadowspear-first-of-the-vanguardgw-homepage-post-1/

**GaroRobe**

Something feels off about him. He just looks kinda clunky. His legs look a bit too far away from his waist, and the reiver belly armor joints don't help.

**Latro_**

back shots

UK joke: never thought GW would ever make a model of Phil Mitchel from eastenders

**Insane Ivan**

GaroRobe wrote:
Something feels off about him. He just looks kinda clunky. His legs look a bit too far away from his waist, and the reiver belly armor joints don't help.

I think the servo skull is messing with his profile a bit: moving it to another location on the model might help. But I'm not entirely convinced either.

Those worrying he might be Ultras-specific can relax though, as all Chapter iconography is clearly painted on, and not molded.

**Kirasu**

Space marine crop tops! I'll never understand the move away from functional military armor/uniforms for newer models.