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drbored wrote:
Interesting to have so many Destroyer themed units. Really hoping they get a plastic kit.

The Word Bearers apothecary thing is super thematic and cool. I love these little extra bits.

Stuff like this gives people reason to convert and kitbash. Y'know, to actually participate in the hobby instead of building things only how they come in the box...

I'd love destroyers to get a plastic kit, maybe with a few added options than just pistols and a rad missile launcher. Maybe a rad cleanser as an alternate special weapon?

Hopefully, at some point in the very near future, the basic troop boxes will return to stock. I can't even find the Mk.IV at WHW physically this week, must have sold like hot cakes!

Indeed, I am on the lookout for about 60 Mk3s and I just chuck out the Mk6s and pretend the scale change never happened.

Yeah I’m using all my MKVI for 40K and stocking up on MKIII when the boxes come out.

Yeah, waiting to find a couple MkIV boxes myself.

 Platuan4th wrote:
Yeah, waiting to find a couple MkIV boxes myself.

Aren't those direct sales only?

 Albertorius wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
Yeah, waiting to find a couple MkIV boxes myself.

Aren't those direct sales only?

And by "find" I clearly meant "get an email telling me it's in stock".

 Albertorius wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
Yeah, waiting to find a couple MkIV boxes myself.

Aren't those direct sales only?

Cool indy stores that care about the local player base carry direct only product too. The margins are about half of normal but my store can still give 10% off on RRP. Anyone who says they can't get it, what they mean is it's not worth their time to do you a favour.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:

drbored wrote:
Interesting to have so many Destroyer themed units. Really hoping they get a plastic kit.

The Word Bearers apothecary thing is super thematic and cool. I love these little extra bits.

Stuff like this gives people reason to convert and kitbash. Y'know, to actually participate in the hobby instead of building things only how they come in the box...

I'd love destroyers to get a plastic kit, maybe with a few added options than just pistols and a rad missile launcher. Maybe a rad cleanser as an alternate special weapon?

So with stuff like Assault Marines, Breachers, Destroyers really all we need are upgrade kits right? Because you can use any Mark of basic power armor as a base?

 Mr_Rose wrote:
I see they merged the three Thanatar entries into one - could that be the sign of a single kit with options to make all three primary classes?

Did they sell enough thanatars to justify a plastic kit?
Since the only difference is the weapon loadout and unit composition, it would make sense to agglomerate the profiles tbh.
Maybe it'll be the same thing as with legion land raiders where you can add a single achillies among a squadron?

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 Albertorius wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
Yeah, waiting to find a couple MkIV boxes myself.

Aren't those direct sales only?

Cool indy stores that care about the local player base carry direct only product too. The margins are about half of normal but my store can still give 10% off on RRP. Anyone who says they can't get it, what they mean is it's not worth their time to do you a favour.

At least here it also results in super long waiting times. Ordered 1 model via flgs. End of may still waiting. Shop had put in order. Gw just slow at delivering.


Record i have had was 8 months...

 Togusa wrote:

 MajorWesJanson wrote:

drbored wrote:
Interesting to have so many Destroyer themed units. Really hoping they get a plastic kit.

The Word Bearers apothecary thing is super thematic and cool. I love these little extra bits.

Stuff like this gives people reason to convert and kitbash. Y'know, to actually participate in the hobby instead of building things only how they come in the box...

I'd love destroyers to get a plastic kit, maybe with a few added options than just pistols and a rad missile launcher. Maybe a rad cleanser as an alternate special weapon?

So with stuff like Assault Marines, Breachers, Destroyers really all we need are upgrade kits right? Because you can use any Mark of basic power armor as a base?

Jump troops could use a second base kit, then a pistol/melee option with either the mk vi or jump squad could cover assault marines or despoilers. A twin pistol and rad weapon upgrade sprue combined with either would cover foot and jump destroyers. And an upgrade with shields and guns would cover breachers.

On the other hand, a breacher squad would be a good excuse to make a mk II or updated Mk III body sprue with the better proportions and new backpack connector.

I think Mk2 Breachers would be lovely to see. Even being limited to 5 body poses like the Mk6s wouldn't be much of a hassle, since by their nature breachers would look great in a uniform, largely static shield wall

 SirDonlad wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:
I see they merged the three Thanatar entries into one - could that be the sign of a single kit with options to make all three primary classes?

Did they sell enough thanatars to justify a plastic kit?
Since the only difference is the weapon loadout and unit composition, it would make sense to agglomerate the profiles tbh.
Maybe it'll be the same thing as with legion land raiders where you can add a single achillies among a squadron?

From the leaked playtest PDF, the Thanatar lost one of its classes. So a plastic kit with 2 guns and an extra arm/fist sprue does not seem totally improbable.

Probably because they never made parts for that variant, so it was cut.

Any rumor of plastic MK5?

It would have made way more sens for the Heresy Armor to be the lunchpad of the Heresy 2, but they went with the more recognisable MK6 instead.
Still, the 5th has been sorely missing from the plastic line for a while now (well, forever).

 Nicorex wrote:

 SirDonlad wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:
I see they merged the three Thanatar entries into one - could that be the sign of a single kit with options to make all three primary classes?

Did they sell enough thanatars to justify a plastic kit?
Since the only difference is the weapon loadout and unit composition, it would make sense to agglomerate the profiles tbh.
Maybe it'll be the same thing as with legion land raiders where you can add a single achillies among a squadron?

From the leaked playtest PDF, the Thanatar lost one of its classes. So a plastic kit with 2 guns and an extra arm/fist sprue does not seem totally improbable.

What?!? Which one?!? Cynis or Calix?

 SirDonlad wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:
I see they merged the three Thanatar entries into one - could that be the sign of a single kit with options to make all three primary classes?

Did they sell enough thanatars to justify a plastic kit?
Since the only difference is the weapon loadout and unit composition, it would make sense to agglomerate the profiles tbh.
Maybe it'll be the same thing as with legion land raiders where you can add a single achillies among a squadron?

Not sure if they sold enough, but I did buy three of them. I will happily get 3 more in plastic if/when they come out.

 SirDonlad wrote:
What?!? Which one?!? Cynis or Calix?

I'd have to presume Cynis. Calix has a miniature.

(HN) wrote:
Any rumor of plastic MK5?

It would have made way more sens for the Heresy Armor to be the lunchpad of the Heresy 2, but they went with the more recognisable MK6 instead.
Still, the 5th has been sorely missing from the plastic line for a while now (well, forever).

No rumors on any Marks. We're probably going to see MkVI Assault Marines before then (and maybe bikes too, but that's more me speculating since the current kit is an upgrade kit plus the old Space Marine bike kit).

As long as there are no more Mk.IV kits.

We get enough of that helmet with the Primaris releases...

We know the Leviathan, Contemptor, Proteus Land Raider, and Sicaran have been shown off by GW and the Predator is obvious due to the slew of new weapon options it has. That'll fill out people's armored pool.

But we really need to get assault marines with jump packs out so that half the legions can finish filling out their troop slots.

Blood Angels, Space Wolves, Sons of Horus, Raven Guard, Emperor's Children, really any legion can use assault marines but many of them rely on them for proper army build and I am not going to touch those resin models.

Current resin mark 4 assault marines with jump packs, bolt pistols, and chainswords, with zero other upgrades, is 64 dollars for 5 of them. (12+ dollars per marine)

Even if GW sells assault marines at 60 bucks for 10, that'll be doubling the value. (6 dollars per marine)

If they sell blocks of 20 despoiler marines for 80 and then have a 'jump pack and special weapon' upgrade kit for 42 bucks, it'll still be roughly 6 dollars per marine.

At this point a Melee squad seems to be a no-brainer. One for each Mk. Options for jump packs and that way you cover Despoiler, Assault and any number of Legion centric squads. Plus gives you scope for customising plastic HQ's.

They'd even be able to cut costs down by doing a generic-ish special weapons sprue much like what they've done with the tank command/weapon frame.

Sorry I haven't read everything, are people doubting that there will be assault squads or something?

No, I don't think anyone is necessarily doubting that we'll get them, it's a logical next step for infantry units. It's more just that there hasn't been rumours of them yet and there's plenty of desire for proper plastic assault squads.

JWBS wrote:
Sorry I haven't read everything, are people doubting that there will be assault squads or something?

Doubting not as such. Thing is there's not been confirmation. And people expected assault squads in plastic long time ago when mkiv came out...

So more of "wait and see" until there's at least rumour and not just speculation.

Any expectations for today's Heresy Thursday? Land Raider? Emperor's Children Upgrades?

 zedmeister wrote:
Any expectations for today's Heresy Thursday? Land Raider? Emperor's Children Upgrades?

I'm going with Land Raider or alternate leviathan parts, since both have already been seen.

I'd suspect Leviathan or land raider as well. Probably another legion upgrade pack.

I'm hoping for Lucius this weekend. Im in Nottingham for work next week so will be making a trip to whw once I'm done for sure.