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Do we know if the Cerastus Lancers from the Battle Group box can be built as Castigators as well, like the standalone box? I had been holding off buying until the Battle Group was released, just wondering if I need to make some extra purchases.

And yes, by the Emperor, this is going to be bloody expensive!

Baltika wrote:
Do we know if the Cerastus Lancers from the Battle Group box can be built as Castigators as well, like the standalone box? I had been holding off buying until the Battle Group was released, just wondering if I need to make some extra purchases.

And yes, by the Emperor, this is going to be bloody expensive!

Lancer sprue just builds lancers. There’s a separate box that builds 2 castigatiors and 2 acherons.

 zedmeister wrote:

Baltika wrote:
Do we know if the Cerastus Lancers from the Battle Group box can be built as Castigators as well, like the standalone box? I had been holding off buying until the Battle Group was released, just wondering if I need to make some extra purchases.

And yes, by the Emperor, this is going to be bloody expensive!

Lancer sprue just builds lancers. There’s a separate box that builds 2 castigatiors and 2 acherons.

Thanks for clarifying - so I will need extra boxes, then.

Slainthe!

Sound the warhorns!

Would still prefer to have a review to go on, but for the moment I'm over the moon for the new book.

Reviews will go up with the preorder, bot the announcement of the preorder

We can also reasonably expect some preview articles on Warhammer Community, probably week after next.

There is some discussion over on TGA from a person that got stuff right in the past that there will be quite a few additional LI kits shown this week (I'm assuming because they have rules in the book and they want to show them off before they get leaked otherwise)

So Krios, Karacnos and maybe something else for Dark Mech?

I think we can safely assume most of the Mechanicus range we have now in 32mm will come to LI. There might be one or two more Dark Mechanicus to come as well - perhaps forming a similar battalion boxed set of Dark Mechanicus models.

 Overread wrote:
I think we can safely assume most of the Mechanicus range we have now in 32mm will come to LI. There might be one or two more Dark Mechanicus to come as well - perhaps forming a similar battalion boxed set of Dark Mechanicus models.

That's true but doesn't necessarily mean they will be in this book. So with the book going up for preorder this week I didn't expect anything else and thought we would need to wait for the next book but according to this person on TGA there are a few more reveals this week.

I could see a Knight retainer box of some sort to provide Knight familia ground forces. Maybe something similar for Titans? Hopefully we will get plastic armigers.

 Matrindur wrote:
There is some discussion over on TGA from a person that got stuff right in the past that there will be quite a few additional LI kits shown this week (I'm assuming because they have rules in the book and they want to show them off before they get leaked otherwise)

So Krios, Karacnos and maybe something else for Dark Mech?

Hopefully Macrocarids and Ordinatus Minoris

Prices for the week, sadly it seems the Knight/Titan Battlegroups aren't available from FLGS.

The terrain bundle is a 35% discount and the Mechanicum Battlegroup is 20€ cheaper than the SA/SM ones were.

I’m in for the book and maybe the cards.

No models though, as my current focus is on getting my LI terrain painted.

First test pieces, to follow Battle Bunnies’ scheme in the spray box.

 Matrindur wrote:
Prices for the week, sadly it seems the Knight/Titan Battlegroups aren't available from FLGS.

Wow, been waiting a year for these, very disappointing.

UK pricing for anyone uncertain on the conversion:

Book £31.50
Cards £16.50
Mech battlegroup £95
Manufactorum sector £110

Battle group is a pretty decent price, Spesh if sourced at a further discount. I may even be tempted, though I’m supposed to be behaving myself.

Waiting a year for the knight and titan attlegroups to drop only for them to turn out to be direct only was not something I had on my bingo card. This release just became a ton cheaper for me lol.

The battlegroup price pretty much confirms the theory that it contains four kits instead of the previous five. It would work out at 25% discount compared to when the kits are released separately.

As LI release waves this year have typically been around 6 weeks apart on average, I'm expecting to see the four infantry / Triaros / etc boxes released alongside dark mech stalkers around Nov 30th. Fingers crossed.

Content with the book so long as Wayland are able to offer 15% discount.

Disappointed on the Titan and Knight battlegroups but I already own plenty of Titans and Knights, for decent games of both AT and LI. Besides I only wanted to add to that collection rather than replace them, so adorable mini-Armigers aside I'm actually looking forward to treating myself to the 30% of allies from other factions. Turning up with nothing but Knights or TItans...it don't feel right for a game that includes foot soldiers and very light vehicles.

Final request for Knights; An infantry kit that includes some Armigers and Household militia. It looks right, it feels right and it smells right. It IS right.

Oh hell yes, £25 quid cheaper than I expected for the mech box. Now considering getting 2...

I suppose the Battle Groups are a one time deal ?

Generally speaking, probably yes - though GW could always surprise us

Yeah, the Marine and Auxilia are both “while stocks last”. But they came out a while back, and are still available. So hopefully that means a decent stock.

Looking at the Knight Battle Group it's worth £140.50 if you buy the indvidual kits from GW. My guess is it will be £95. I'd like to pick it up but I'm away this weekend so it will be difficult to get in early. We'll see if it sells out quickly.

Cheapest I can get the kits individually is about £112, so £95 would be very decent indeed.

Do you see what I see?

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/fxu4wliq/decide-the-fate-of-magma-city-in-a-new-legions-imperialis-campaign-system/

Here's some rules details on the new expansion, which also accidently unveils a tiny Krios & Karacnos

What's this in the corner? Is it new?

Krios and a Karacnos in picture!

Chikout wrote:
What's this in the corner? Is it new?

Yes thats the Krios, with another one in the background on the right. In front on the right is also the Karacnos which is also new.

With these two we now have every single Mechanicum unit that exists in HH except the Ordinati variants so basically a completed list of normal units