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 Casbyness wrote:
Another random tip: If you get bored with the Retributor Superior having limited right arms, note that parts 69 and 126 (outstretched grenade arm and unarmed pointing arm, respectively) from the Battle Sisters box can be used as further options. The pointing arm needs a bit of wrangling and green stuff at the shoulder joint to work, but the grenade arm fits pretty well without having to cover up any gaps.

Thanks for sharing!


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Has anyone worked out which Battle Sisters Squad bodies the spare Retributor weapons will fit on (if any)?

So what's the fluff with pentit engines, we are gonna strap in 'naked' sis to pilot this thing and die from some stray lasgun shot?
Why even bother protecting her... smart use of resources...

Not really sure why tanka crews are inside tank, when you can mount them outside to the front of tank... someone should really advise military that their design is wrong on ao many levels.

 smurfORnot wrote:
So what's the fluff with pentit engines, we are gonna strap in 'naked' sis to pilot this thing and die from some stray lasgun shot?
Why even bother protecting her... smart use of resources...

Not really sure why tanka crews are inside tank, when you can mount them outside to the front of tank... someone should really advise military that their design is wrong on ao many levels.

They're not military - they're a religious punishment. There's a fluff article here - Adepta Sororitas Lore: The Penitent Hosts.

The "pilots" of Pentient Engines are criminals, actually. They're being forced (by drugs and the machine spirit itself) to drive themselves to slaughter their former partners in crime/heresy by the devices.

Mortifactors are similar but for failed Sisters who cannot redeem themselves.

The whole point of Penitent Engine pilots is that they are supposed to die. Its capital punishment.

And well if they manage to take out a few baddies on the way out well that good too.

Now the actual cost/benefit analysis of creating the suicide machine does seem absurd. But well everything in the Imperium is absurd.

Dudeface wrote:
Bit surprised they're breaking up the releases, they must have assumed peoples wallets can't handle the whole range at once.

It's a fair assumption. Not many people can buy a full 2k pt army in one go. I reckon we'll see the next wave after January pay day.

That and GW wants to keep some focus on their other lines. A full 1 month of Sisters would not only likely overload one market group but leave others frustrated. Don't forget those new chaos models are all for Slaves to Darkness which was released before Christmas as well.

A few weeks won't hurt and will let sisters fans build, paint and restore funds ready for a fresh wave.

Maybe GW delayed the next preorders because they needed to call an emergency meeting to discuss how few orders were received for the Exorcist and Hospitaller. Perhaps they were about to preview the Rhino and Immolator at £50 each and suddenly came to their senses, so need an extra week or two to adjust their price point analysis

Please note that Dark Sphere has Exoricists up for preorder for only £37.50 each

 xttz wrote:

Dudeface wrote:
Bit surprised they're breaking up the releases, they must have assumed peoples wallets can't handle the whole range at once.

It's a fair assumption. Not many people can buy a full 2k pt army in one go. I reckon we'll see the next wave after January pay day.

Would be fair but would also be fair to have core of army before break. You know so that people can play with what they have got...As it is this release pattern seems directed to the guys with 3k+ existing models rather than new players.


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 Casbyness wrote:
Maybe GW delayed the next preorders because they needed to call an emergency meeting to discuss how few orders were received for the Exorcist and Hospitaller. Perhaps they were about to preview the Rhino and Immolator at £50 each and suddenly came to their senses, so need an extra week or two to adjust their price point analysis

Please note that Dark Sphere has Exoricists up for preorder for only £37.50 each

Uuh this was decided months ago. GW doesn't do changes in week time. Would physically be impossible with goods going toward stores etc.

tneva82 wrote:
No sister preorders next week. Where's that generic HQ for sisters?

Well that is bloody annoying.

I'm going to try to convert Battle Sister C from the regular squad box into the kneeling/praying sister from last year's box/codex

It looks very possible given the leg options/joints on C. Plus Battle Sister A even has the right arm slung Bolter

Only issue will be the lower robe.

I am a bit relieved that my wallet is given a moment's reprieve from the constant assault of the God Emperor's new plastic vassals.

 jake wrote:

 CoteazRox wrote:

GaroRobe wrote:
Given enough fan feedback, I could totally see GW releasing an upgrade sprue to go along with Junith to run it as a generic canoness. Just give it a different rider, even one as simple as the Battle Box canoness (who I imagine will be released in a start collecting eventually), and maybe an alternate gun at the bottom. Something like what they did for Canis Rex

Or as a Fast Attack choice for any order (less able than the HQ obviously).

Still think three of these floating up ahead of your main wave would look amazing.

It would.

But I wouldn't be surprised at all if our next Codex has a HQ choice for a generic Canoness in the pulpit. No upgrade sprue needed. It would be an easy profile to right, and it would let them sell that kit to tons of players who didn't buy it the first time.

Three HQ pulpits behind the main wave will be equally nice. ;-)

GW may have figured that we don't need the cannoness as bad due to cannoness Virydia being a thing.and in fact that it might boost sales of that mini if they delay the release of the plastic one.

Also character models are always expensive, GW proably figures if we go all in and get all our units then whatever the cost of the cannoness... we'll buy it

BrianDavion wrote:
GW may have figured that we don't need the cannoness as bad due to cannoness Virydia being a thing.and in fact that it might boost sales of that mini if they delay the release of the plastic one.

Also character models are always expensive, GW proably figures if we go all in and get all our units then whatever the cost of the cannoness... we'll buy it

Yeah. Finecast mail order item. Ordered bit over 2 weeks ago. Hoping it might come before march at least comes. Cryptek took whopping 8 months. Missionary took over a month.




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 Eldarsif wrote:
I am a bit relieved that my wallet is given a moment's reprieve from the constant assault of the God Emperor's new plastic vassals.

Seeing these aren't limited edition releases you need to buy on day of release or they sell out reprieve you get whenver you want.

tneva82 wrote:

Would be fair but would also be fair to have core of army before break. You know so that people can play with what they have got...As it is this release pattern seems directed to the guys with 3k+ existing models rather than new players.

Honestly, it seems like this release pattern is the opposite. They know that the army box sold well. That's the "core of the army" that a good chunk of people likely are working from.

All that is, currently, left to release:
-Canoness(multipart with options)
-Imagifer
-Dialogus
-Immolator/Rhino(do we know if this is a dual kit or not?)
-Seraphim/Zephyrim
-Repentia+Mistress of Penance
-Scenery piece

By comparison, the stuff released or placed up for preorder this week:
-Junith
-Penitent Engine/Mortifier
-Exorcist
-Hospitaller
-Arco Flagellants
-Battle Sister Squad(which is technically 3 units in one since Dominions and Celestians build out of it)
-Retributor Squad
-Triumph of St. Katherine

So 10 entries unreleased vs 11 released in two weeks. This is warp frigging speed compared to how the Marine stuff went.

BrianDavion wrote:
GW may have figured that we don't need the cannoness as bad due to cannoness Virydia being a thing.and in fact that it might boost sales of that mini if they delay the release of the plastic one.

Also character models are always expensive, GW proably figures if we go all in and get all our units then whatever the cost of the cannoness... we'll buy it

I can’t see any rational reason to buy Veridyan when she doesn’t look like a canoness, doesn’t fit the new line at all and is a pretty lousy adaptation of the original artwork.

More likely it’s because you can just buy the Granoness from the box set now that it’s been extensively reprinted.

Eh boxed set is available in some stores. But not in all and not in GW. For example I can't buy one even if I felt need to spend 130e for sake of single monopose canoness with illegal loadout. As it's likely to be short term return rather than permanent item in sister line(not in gw main store for starters...) there's not even any quarantee the boxed set loadout won't end up in legends(which is where logically by GW definition it belongs...) and thus out from many tournaments and with that out of many non-tournament games as well.

My local GW had at least four yesterday, and I only got into the store around 4pm.

Well yes it's store dependant. But it's not global thing you can rely on. If it was back on sale for good it would be on gw store. Some stores got stock and are there until they sells out but might be a while as most who wanted one have got one and with multipart kits out for several units appeal for one is less. 130e is lot for canoness.

 Kanluwen wrote:
-Immolator/Rhino(do we know if this is a dual kit or not?)

Separate kits - the Rhino is a single conversion sprue:

GW really nailed it with the SOB

The only miss imo is the flying pulpit, but the rest is excellent and really capture the gothic feeling (which seems to be waning unfortunately) of 40k

Well basic sister box could have been bit better if there was alternative arm poses for superior so all superiors with same wargear don't look so identical without cutting.

But overall minor issue

Mission complete:

(With added Blade Runner bird reference lol)

And yeah I appropriated the St Kat skull from the Triumph model, because my own converted Triumph doesn't use it.

I'm going to add something in front of her - maybe one of the Simulcrum box thingies.

the overhand grip for the heavy flamer in the sisters box is a pain in the ass. I'd recommend assembling it before attaching arm to body.

I am slightly miffed the regular box didnt come with a maul. Thinking the arc maul from skitarii kit should be an easy chop job for my other squads.

changemod wrote:From the given fluff they clearly envision battle pulpits less as “something the adepta sororitas does” and more as “something this particular lunatic did after preaching during a battle instead of doing something helpful”.

Sure. But a lot of 40k stuff starts out as something one specific character or unit does, before becoming widespread over a faction.

I'm irritated by the sole-option bionic forearm/hand that one of the regular Battle Sisters is forced to use

beast_gts wrote:

 Casbyness wrote:
Another random tip: If you get bored with the Retributor Superior having limited right arms, note that parts 69 and 126 (outstretched grenade arm and unarmed pointing arm, respectively) from the Battle Sisters box can be used as further options. The pointing arm needs a bit of wrangling and green stuff at the shoulder joint to work, but the grenade arm fits pretty well without having to cover up any gaps.

Thanks for sharing!


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Has anyone worked out which Battle Sisters Squad bodies the spare Retributor weapons will fit on (if any)?

If I remember when I get home I can take a pic of the instruction book

 fox-light713 wrote:

beast_gts wrote:

 Casbyness wrote:
Another random tip: If you get bored with the Retributor Superior having limited right arms, note that parts 69 and 126 (outstretched grenade arm and unarmed pointing arm, respectively) from the Battle Sisters box can be used as further options. The pointing arm needs a bit of wrangling and green stuff at the shoulder joint to work, but the grenade arm fits pretty well without having to cover up any gaps.

Thanks for sharing!

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Has anyone worked out which Battle Sisters Squad bodies the spare Retributor weapons will fit on (if any)?

If I remember when I get home I can take a pic of the instruction book

Careful with those instruction booklets, there are errors in both the regular and Retributors versions.

Nothing major though, just use of the wrong images in places.

- The colourful "here's what a finished Retributor B should look like" photo has the heavy flamer sister shown twice, with the multi melta sister nowhere to be seen.
- Similarly, the Battle Sister I finished photo is wrong, it just repeats the image of Battle Sister H.

If you want to use spare heavy weapons on the regular boxed set then first of all obviously Battle Sister B would work.
Not sure about C, that heavy flamer pose would need some adjustments for the cables or ammo feed to fit.
The other two clear candidates are F and G. F is probably the best bet if you don't want to sacrifice the regular set's heavy weapon models.

tneva82 wrote:


All that is, currently, left to release:
-Immolator/Rhino(do we know if this is a dual kit or not?)

Looking at the codex, it seems that they are not a dual kit, as the Rhino pictured is a Mars pattern variant and uses an upgrade sprue, while the Immolator is a Deimos pattern variant and has similar characteristics with the Exorcist. I wonder how much these will cost? Hopefully they don't charge an arm and a leg for a regular Rhino with and upgrade sprue.