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Ive been debating starting a BT army for months now and these upcoming releases just might fully convince me to

 AduroT wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

The guy who got a Hexfire surprise posted this, apparently.

Looks like a nice reboot of the old model!

Got a another picture? That one doesn’t seem to work.

I re-uploaded it:

Funny how the model looks miles better than the Codex artwork.

To be fair it wouldn't take much greenstuff to give him a much longer neck.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
To be fair it wouldn't take much greenstuff to give him a much longer neck.

Nuh-uh! Pics or you're just full of hot air!

Here's the Black Templar transfer sheet:

OOoh. Jealous of the little tilting shield transfers. Not a big fan of freehanding heraldry, but they really call out for it.

And added!

Looks like part of the Neophyte/Initiate sprue in the corner there too...

Unfortunately not, that's the Emperor's Champion sprue on the left and the already seen Marshal sprue on the right.

This release continues to excite me.

All I need to know now is when I can preorder the army box and how much it costs…

It's going to be $199, unless the price goes up compared to the other two launch boxes we've seen.

When it comes out is up for grabs. Probably the next few weeks though. My understanding currently is that it WILL have a Made to Order for the first weekend so you will not necessarily miss out if it sells through.

I doubt it will be made to order only because it will likely include a limited edition codex. For those that really want one I hope I'm wrong.

The Black Adder wrote:
I doubt it will be made to order only because it will likely include a limited edition codex. For those that really want one I hope I'm wrong.

I did not say "made to order only".

Based upon their tease with the Kill Team Octarius "preorder promise" article:

Going forwards, we’re looking at ways we can make sure you don’t miss out on other awesome box sets too. So if, for instance, there was a sweet new Black Templars launch box on the horizon (just imagine that!) then that also sounds like the sort of box we’d want to make sure you could all get your hands on.

Assuming this goes exactly, 1:1 like Octarius did?
They'll have two items listed for sale.
Item #1 is the version that is "while stocks last". They'll have something extra that is also "while stocks last" tied to it(KT had a set of metal gauges).
Item #2 is the version that is "made to order". It won't be while stocks last, but it will only be available that weekend.

I imagine they would have made less boxes for the Black Templar box, compared to the octarius. My FLGS still has octarius boxes for sale, so they definitely made enough for that. So BT players may have to wait for their copies, though at least they'll have the option for it

And it's up for preorder next week!

This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

brutal

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

Yeah, that was my first impression, too.
Apropos tiny, funny how the 3rd ed. Blanche illustration kinda inadvertently foreshadows Primaris, with the guys in the middle being like twice the size of their lil' buddies :p

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

And it'll still sell out in seconds by virtue of being a Marine release.

Another pre-order promise though, you gotta take that as bonus (and hopefully how it will always be now for future limited edition sets).


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 Arbitrator wrote:

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

And it'll still sell out in seconds by virtue of being a Marine release.

There's £100+ of models (GW Prices, and probably closer to the £110-£120 mark), plus a codex, plus data cards. Depending on selling cost, it's a good deal, even better if you can get it from a third party with 20% discount.

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

Is that it?

Army set? Surely they mean Kill Team set?

 zedmeister wrote:

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

Is that it?

Army set? Surely they mean Kill Team set?

It's a Combat Patrol in a box...so yeah, it's an army by a "technical" definition.

It does feel small-ish, but the bulk of it is the Crusader Squad.

Would have preferred a Sword brethren squad or a 2nd Crusader instead of the Redemptor. But if its the same price as the Beast Snagger set I'll probably grab one. If its more, then I can wait for the full range release to pick and choose.

Yeah, if that’s $200 I’ll certainly wait.


13 minis and a codex is by no means worth $200, even by GW logic.

I am interested in this army. But I am not interested in the set as it currently sits. Any idea how long it will be before the full kits come to market? Are any of these sculpts locked behind this paywall, or are we expecting them all to get a release?

No ideas.

The current "best thoughts" seem to be that everything in the box will come out, individually. Neophytes+Initiates are a single "Crusader Squad" box though with the ability to build a Sword Brethren to lead the squad.

The three items from the Beast Snagga box(named character, boyz, riders) took around 2-3 months to release individually. The special cards did not see an individual release, nor did the special codex version.

Quite literally? It's a Combat Patrol box with some extra gubbins. Combat Patrols are $140 as they stand, and codices are $50. There's always a "dud" item in a Combat Patrol box, sadly, and the BT got a Redemptor for theirs.

 godswildcard wrote:
Yeah, if that’s $200 I’ll certainly wait.

13 minis and a codex is by no means worth $200, even by GW logic.

A $140 Combat Patrol, plus $30 Codex Supplement, plus $25 datacards. $200 would be a bit high. Maybe it will be a little cheaper, but time will tell.

 Arbitrator wrote:

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

And it'll still sell out in seconds by virtue of being a Marine release.

Or just a FOMO release.

But it definitely looks anemic.
I've never been a particular fan of that particular art piece, but I suppose its better than the weirdly proportioned new cover art.

And I see that Black Templars are getting 'Vows and Passions' on top of the usual marine layers of nonsense. Are we at the (new paradigm +1) stage of codex creep already?

Voss wrote:

 Arbitrator wrote:

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
This image really makes this army set look sad and tiny.

And it'll still sell out in seconds by virtue of being a Marine release.

Or just a FOMO release.

But it definitely looks anemic.
I've never been a particular fan of that particular art piece, but I suppose its better than the weirdly proportioned new cover art.

And I see that Black Templars are getting 'Vows and Passions' on top of the usual marine layers of nonsense. Are we at the (new paradigm +1) stage of codex creep already?

Templars dont do any of the psychic powers, so vows and passions may be something that the emperors champ/ other characters can do to take their place.