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SU-152 wrote:
I got custom bases for my SA, they are going to be basically dirt, with some patches of grass.

I don't like the excessive urban vibe GW is focusing on with LI.

sounds good to me, and agree they have a bit of an urban focus, I guess because they make terrain kits for urban and not so much for grassland, deserts, plains, forests etc

tneva82 wrote:

leopard wrote:
Remember a Flames even I went to, a winter themed Finish force fighting a winter themed Russian force, in the deserts of North Africa..

In same army though?

Wouldn't it look bit odd of having some of your army in desert and some in winter bases

Haven't seen anybody deliberately do different basing on same army.

It depends on what you mean by "same army". Not mine, but an example of the same force covering different themes:



Not the same models in the same colours on different basing, but an example of multiple themes in one army.

Is that meant to be the same army deployed to three different environments at different periods of time? Or separate parts of the same army deployed to three different environments at the same time?

From Albinoork's original P&M blog "The idea of painting a 120 or so guardsman in urban camo is just ... horrible. I kept the same style of camo, but used different colors."

Also, the desert area all missiles and GLs, the winter lascannon and plasma and the urban autocannon and melta (flamers in all three), so there is a practical effect of different scheme use.

leopard wrote:

SU-152 wrote:
I got custom bases for my SA, they are going to be basically dirt, with some patches of grass.

I don't like the excessive urban vibe GW is focusing on with LI.

sounds good to me, and agree they have a bit of an urban focus, I guess because they make terrain kits for urban and not so much for grassland, deserts, plains, forests etc

I could be wrong, but I reckon 90% of the reason they went with the urban focus is because of the round bases with models that have to be glued on top of the base.

It makes it very hard to paint the base after the models are attached (let alone attached and painted) so the easy way out is to have a flat base that can be painted beforehand and the models simply glued down to it.

It's one of the reasons I like the 3rd edition strip bases.... aesthetically not as pleasing as circle bases but my goodness they make painting and basing soooo much easier.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

leopard wrote:

SU-152 wrote:
I got custom bases for my SA, they are going to be basically dirt, with some patches of grass.

I don't like the excessive urban vibe GW is focusing on with LI.

sounds good to me, and agree they have a bit of an urban focus, I guess because they make terrain kits for urban and not so much for grassland, deserts, plains, forests etc

I could be wrong, but I reckon 90% of the reason they went with the urban focus is because of the round bases with models that have to be glued on top of the base.

It makes it very hard to paint the base after the models are attached (let alone attached and painted) so the easy way out is to have a flat base that can be painted beforehand and the models simply glued down to it.

It's one of the reasons I like the 3rd edition strip bases.... aesthetically not as pleasing as circle bases but my goodness they make painting and basing soooo much easier.

may have a point, though for the box art beauty shots I would be amazing if they were painted on the base and the base wasn't pre-painted

and yes agree on the strips, never liked the look but can appreciate the practicality

chaos0xomega wrote:
Is that meant to be the same army deployed to three different environments at different periods of time? Or separate parts of the same army deployed to three different environments at the same time?

Sigh. Same army in same game.

But sure. Show your army based in multiple ways used at once together.

If you dont do it don't suggest others do either. Put your money where and all that.

tneva82 wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:
Is that meant to be the same army deployed to three different environments at different periods of time? Or separate parts of the same army deployed to three different environments at the same time?

Sigh. Same army in same game.

But sure. Show your army based in multiple ways used at once together.

If you dont do it don't suggest others do either. Put your money where and all that.

I have no idea what you're talking about, and I would guess most others would be equally perplexed as well.

We've seen previews for marines

- jet bikes, speeders & bike
- dreadnoughts, rapier & tarantula

and for the SA some artillery & their transport

has there been any previews of the rapier and tarantula for the SA though?

leopard wrote:
We've seen previews for marines

- jet bikes, speeders & bike
- dreadnoughts, rapier & tarantula

and for the SA some artillery & their transport

has there been any previews of the rapier and tarantula for the SA though?

Yeah SA get a support box too, but instead of dreads it's almost entirely rapiers and tarantulas

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/03/heresy-thursday-fire-support-and-remote-control-bombs-for-the-solar-auxilia/

excellent cheers, had missed that one

 Flinty wrote:

tneva82 wrote:

leopard wrote:
Remember a Flames even I went to, a winter themed Finish force fighting a winter themed Russian force, in the deserts of North Africa..

In same army though?

Wouldn't it look bit odd of having some of your army in desert and some in winter bases

Haven't seen anybody deliberately do different basing on same army.

It depends on what you mean by "same army". Not mine, but an example of the same force covering different themes:

Spoiler:

Not the same models in the same colours on different basing, but an example of multiple themes in one army.

But that in no way looks like 1 army. Not close.

It was already basically confirmed but the Leman Russ from the core box will have its own box with 8 models inside instead of sharing one with the Malcadors as this appeared on ebay now:
Also makes me think it shouldn't be long now for the next preorder wave since that guy somehow got their hands on ten boxes of these.




https://www.ebay.at/itm/176120569965

Also interesting that it's the Leman Russ 'Strike' Squadron, which means that other Russ loadouts could be coming as different squadrons.

considering they use leman russ executioners as the painting examples on the back of that box and the solar auxilia cohort example at the beginning of there army list in the rule book shows a four tank unit of demolishers and executioners I would hope so.

tneva82 wrote:

ccs wrote:


2) it's an Xmm base. Square, round, oval, plastic, wood, with/without a lip.... Surely SOMEONE out there on the web makes what you need.

Sure if I want mismatch of bases.

If I want MATCHING bases that actually look like they are fighting same battlefield I kind of need same type of bases ;-)

Sure if I don't mind some fight arctic and some mars and others city I can do all sort of bases. But since I prefer united look...

Why wouldn't you order enough bases from the same source to make everything match?

As for mismatched terrain finishes on your bases?
If you wanted a unified look then I'm not sure why youd have done a mix.
Nobody forced you to do some Mars, some City, & still others as arctic

There are also a few images in the core book in the same style as the image on the front of the boxes. For those units already released its the same picture they used on their box and this Leman Russ box also uses the same image as in the book so its very likely all the other images also depict boxart for upcoming models.

Those images are:
Leman Russ Executioners
Termite Assault Drills (notable in Deathguard colours, not Mechanicus red so should be coming earlier than that faction)
And a Leman Russ Exterminator? (the twin autocannon variant). This one isn't the exact same size as all the other ones though so could be not a boxart.

drbored wrote:
Also interesting that it's the Leman Russ 'Strike' Squadron, which means that other Russ loadouts could be coming as different squadrons.

I expect they release another box with the "siege" variants??? Demolisher/plasma/incinerator...

SU-152 wrote:

drbored wrote:
Also interesting that it's the Leman Russ 'Strike' Squadron, which means that other Russ loadouts could be coming as different squadrons.

I expect they release another box with the "siege" variants??? Demolisher/plasma/incinerator...

It would be "assault", that's how they are divided up in the SA army list for big 30k, only thing is for big 30k the strike unit includes the exterminator and annihilator variants rather than just mbt and vanquisher

 lurch wrote:
considering they use leman russ executioners as the painting examples on the back of that box and the solar auxilia cohort example at the beginning of there army list in the rule book shows a four tank unit of demolishers and executioners I would hope so.

dang good catch, I didn't even notice that on the back of the box. That pretty much seals the deal right there.

I know there's also the FW volkite leman russ variant, hope to see that in LI eventually too since it's so unique.

Time will tell. As it is, plenty still to wait on and we gotta get through the holidays x.x

Waiting will certainly pay off, the single sprue prices on ebay for the starter set tanks are dumb.

There will be minimum of three different Leman Russ Squadron Sets - because we have three different illustrations with Leman Russ Battle Tanks in the Rulebook which look like Box Covers.
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RazorEdge wrote:
There will be minimum of three different Leman Russ Squadron Sets - because we have three different illustrations with Leman Russ Battle Tanks in the Rulebook which look like Box Covers.
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Seems like all it will do is clutter up the leman russ turret options. Autocannons look cool but sound sorta meh, plasma might be ok, but not sure how it'd mesh into things.

RazorEdge wrote:
There will be minimum of three different Leman Russ Squadron Sets - because we have three different illustrations with Leman Russ Battle Tanks in the Rulebook which look like Box Covers.
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There's no guarantee all of these pieces of art will become products. The rulebook also has box art style pictures for Knight Atrapos and Arvus lighters, which so far remain as FW resin kits. Still there's always a chance this stuff will show up eventually.

I can't see the arvus remaining resin indefinitely, not with it being the SAs primary transport in the current rules.

I think the art style given the consistency very much likely denotes those also being the box art, so though I can't speak to the resin stuff, if it get some kind of packaging I would imagine it would have the same artwork or as chaosxomega mentioned, they may not remain in resin indefinitely. The arvus would indeed sell quite well I would imagine.

chaos0xomega wrote:
I can't see the arvus remaining resin indefinitely, not with it being the SAs primary transport in the current rules.

they have previewed the Dracosan in plastic, but here's to hoping for the cute little Arvus as well

A friend got today a second Core Set for LI, which he ordered via GW.

Box came in shrunk plastic foil and better protecting paper inlays...

chaos0xomega wrote:
I can't see the arvus remaining resin indefinitely, not with it being the SAs primary transport in the current rules.

Not holding my breath on this one, especially after the Knights in Titanicus...

well unless the Dracosan is significantly better the sort of number the Arvus is needed in will promote alternatives, either clones or "close enough" in size and style on the likes of Etsy so GW have the chance to make it and sell them, or leave it