Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I like the extra chunky cabling on those power fists

Also interesting to see the leg vents on the Assault models aren't identical with the tactical ones

It also appears to be setup for Despoilers(w different powerpack sprue) in the future

Now all we need is the plastic Storm Eagle / Fire Raptor kit for them to deploy from. (Fingers crossed)

looks like the plastron is molded onto the body piece, not separate like some people were hoping.

Sprues are very well designed, like all of the HH 2.0 releases. Looks brilliant. Hopefully they're up for preorder in Aus next week.

Racerguy180 wrote:
It also appears to be setup for Despoilers(w different powerpack sprue) in the future

I think Despoilers will probably just be the melee weapons pack + a Tactical Squad kit.

Torso moulded to legs, solid skip for me, I really hate this puzzle piece CAD stuff GW does these days as they want to cut out the 3rd party market... and their own upgrade sets.

 Formosa wrote:
I really hate this puzzle piece CAD stuff GW does these days

Easily the worst part about modern GW design.

Well, another kit that intentionally gives you the bare minimum possible.

They could have put just 5 jetpacks per sprue and have half the sprue left over for extra bits, for example the weapon options the squad has. But nope.

 Snrub wrote:

 Formosa wrote:
I really hate this puzzle piece CAD stuff GW does these days

Easily the worst part about modern GW design.

Not the split in two shoulderpad to save some plastic?
I can live with the jigsaw bodies to an extent if i don't require 100's of bodies. But the shoulderpads for the MK VI are just aggrivating.

Same with the split bottomplate on the spartan variants.

How does the split pad save plastic?

It doesn't, it just prevents the studs from being melted into the pad a bit. Funny they went to so much trouble to avoid filled in undercuts here, when you look at Legions...

Not Online!!! wrote:
Not the split in two shoulderpad to save some plastic?
I can live with the jigsaw bodies to an extent if i don't require 100's of bodies. But the shoulderpads for the MK VI are just aggrivating.

Same with the split bottomplate on the spartan variants.

Oh to me that all falls under the big umbrella of gakky design.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
It doesn't, it just prevents the studs from being melted into the pad a bit. Funny they went to so much trouble to avoid filled in undercuts here, when you look at Legions...

So you are telling me that they had no realistic reason to do so because we could've also done slightly smaller studs but a whole shoulderpad?!?

feth me.

It was to avoid having the "shadow" on the studs at the side as seen here. Was it worth it to put a seam down the pad to avoid the shadow and waste sprue space? In my opinion no.

 frankelee wrote:
If somebody is in a big community of 30K players and they barely know anybody who prints, it's more likely people just aren't sharing that much of their lives with you personally than they actually aren't printing.

There's a joke in the 3D printing and Horus Heresy community: How do you know who has a 3D printer? Don't worry, if they have a 3D printer, they'll tell everyone.

 frankelee wrote:
It's hard to imagine 3d printing isn't a lot more popular among the 30K crowd than the average wargamers, doing Horus Heresy without any printer access sounds awful.

Managed it for the last decade or so and never had any trouble. This new generation has to have their 3d printers or can only have stuff sold to them under an exact branding label.
Back in my day, we had two sticks and a rock, and we had to share the rock.

so, you had a rock?

 Gert wrote:

 frankelee wrote:
It's hard to imagine 3d printing isn't a lot more popular among the 30K crowd than the average wargamers, doing Horus Heresy without any printer access sounds awful.

Managed it for the last decade or so and never had any trouble. This new generation has to have their 3d printers or can only have stuff sold to them under an exact branding label.
Back in my day, we had two sticks and a rock, and we had to share the rock.

Thaaaaank you.
I can't stand reading all day every day that "there are no assault marine" or "there are no upgrade kits" when it's all there, and have been there for years, ready to be used. The 30k community started with barely anything and people were ingenious, passionate people that worked hard to give life to the setting and what they read / saw. Nowadays it's "it's not already done and in perfect plastic so I'll complain for 2 years"
On topic, I wonder when are they going to release MKIII legion helmets and pauldrons, now that they have released redesigned MKIII ? Any word about that ?

its just another tool in the box, a bit like how some called washes "cheating" when GW first released them

its just a thing that gets you to the table with models

kit bashing, sculpting, parts swaps etc

Not Online!!! wrote:

 Snrub wrote:

 Formosa wrote:
I really hate this puzzle piece CAD stuff GW does these days

Easily the worst part about modern GW design.

Not the split in two shoulderpad to save some plastic?
I can live with the jigsaw bodies to an extent if i don't require 100's of bodies. But the shoulderpads for the MK VI are just aggrivating.

Same with the split bottomplate on the spartan variants.

Alternatives were inferior quality studs, no studs or studs to be glued.

Bit of plastic glue, push, done. Bohoo.

You really prefer individual studs to be glued? End result looks same...

I dont mind the 2-piece shoulderpad anymore. I hold the pieces together and my spouse dabs two times into the inside seam (aiming at those two teethlike spots in the seam to be exact) with Mr Hobby SP glue, perfect result everytime.

That pose #5 in the tactical kit though..! I never get the second leg glued on right on the first try

EDIT: Only now had the time to check out the Assault Squad preorder.. 55€ for 10 models? Has to be the worst value for HH2 basic infantry kit so far..

found it wasn't too hard to clip one half of the Mk 6 shoulder pad, and glue it to the other half while that was on the frame to paint it there

 Matrindur wrote:
Also it does seem like the jumppack sprue doesn't have anything on there needed for the bodies, same for the other way around so it might be possible that they also use this jumppack sprue for destroyers in the future? 
The body sprue could be used for despoilers with a different backpack sprue but then they would also have the additional armour plates in the front

More likely they'll just re-use the same jump pack sprue for assault marines in different Marks of armour.

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:
Also it does seem like the jumppack sprue doesn't have anything on there needed for the bodies, same for the other way around so it might be possible that they also use this jumppack sprue for destroyers in the future? 
The body sprue could be used for despoilers with a different backpack sprue but then they would also have the additional armour plates in the front

More likely they'll just re-use the same jump pack sprue for assault marines in different Marks of armour.

Even GW couldn't suck that bad

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:
Also it does seem like the jumppack sprue doesn't have anything on there needed for the bodies, same for the other way around so it might be possible that they also use this jumppack sprue for destroyers in the future? 
The body sprue could be used for despoilers with a different backpack sprue but then they would also have the additional armour plates in the front

More likely they'll just re-use the same jump pack sprue for assault marines in different Marks of armour.

Even GW couldn't suck that bad

Are you......new to this?

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:
Also it does seem like the jumppack sprue doesn't have anything on there needed for the bodies, same for the other way around so it might be possible that they also use this jumppack sprue for destroyers in the future? 
The body sprue could be used for despoilers with a different backpack sprue but then they would also have the additional armour plates in the front

More likely they'll just re-use the same jump pack sprue for assault marines in different Marks of armour.

Even GW couldn't suck that bad

They couldn't even be bothered to make a mk3 appropriate Sergeant sprue. Why do you think they'd change the jump packs, when those are bigger and take more plastic.

Sunday Preview – More for Necromunda, the Horus Heresy, and Black Library Coming Soon

In a change to standard procedures, the first four products listed will go up for pre-order in two weeks on the 16th of December. It’ll be a three-week pre-order period too, to accommodate Christmas postage, so the in-store release date is on the 6th of January.

Thousand Sons Librarian Consul – Pre-order 16th December

The Thousand Sons were exquisite psykers before the Edict of Nikea outlawed the use of powers across the Imperium, and not even the absolute decree of the Emperor could stop the Prosperans from dabbling in warp-touched sorcery. Armed with a powerful force weapon and their own prodigious psychic talents, the Thousand Sons Librarian Consul is a Forge World resin miniature with a choice of either a bare or helmed head.

If they're posting releases that are 5 weeks out they must have a pathological fear of an "empty" Sunday, but then what will they post the next 2 or 3 Sundays?

 lord_blackfang wrote:
If they're posting releases that are 5 weeks out they must have a pathological fear of an "empty" Sunday, but then what will they post the next 2 or 3 Sundays?

E-books and made to order, as in things that don't care if it's a holiday or not?

But yeah, reading today's announcement was kind of humorous.

Technically speaking nothing stops them from announcing regular releases with same system from now on.

After all they went to 2 week preorder without affecting announcements.