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 Fayric wrote:
GW is really going all out nostalgia right now.

Soon enough they make a made to order of the old non plastic Eldar Aspects. -No, wait, those are still the ones we use!

Most aspects had multiple versions in metal before the last batch that went to finecast.

I’d be sorely tempted if they MTO some of the originals.

chaos0xomega wrote:
Dunno what you mean by primaris design typing away, it seems to be more and more present.

I'm referring to the Primaris 'Armor'. The ankle bobbles, thigh plates, hip plates, extra armor on the backpack and between the shin and foot.
The rounded Mk4 style helmet, the medieval Cavlary besigews [the trim on top of the knee's] and the huge, huge collar that can catch a couple underhand-toss grenades or carnival tennis balls.

*ahem*

This years store anniversary model:



And with this another part of this rumour becomes true:

Tau will get a big release for Kroot, either new combat patrol or new launch box with 20 new kroot, 2 new characters, cavalry and a big gun all dedicated to kroot. One of the kroot characters is riding something.
Also a melee ethereal seems to be a commemorative series model, could be the new store birthday model for next year?

Other stuff from that rumour:

Space wolves will likely take until the end of the edition but should be getting big things.
Blood Angels with new Sanguinary Priest and Sanguinary Guard but no idea when they will release
Dark Angels, in addition to the old rumours about Deathwing stuff they will get a new combat patrol: five hellblasters, ten intercessors, three bladeguard and gravis captain. There will also be a new upgrade sprue
Horus Heresy should get a new battlebox but Valrak still wants so get some more information bevor telling more.

Very cool! I like the different elements they modeled for it.

So the designer could not decide if the model should fly or not

Or is this some Tau joke I don't get that it looks like invisible strings are pulling on it

Kinda cool, although that blade leaves a lot to be desired. The four elements are a nice touch.

Still don't like how they changed them from hooved to toed. Hooved was better.

What an odd pose.

'look at my box of... earth'

I think the elemental pots are silly. Way too fantasy wizard for Tau.

 Geifer wrote:
I think the elemental pots are silly. Way too fantasy wizard for Tau.

Use the air pot and say it's the Ethereal pheromone

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I feel like giving credit for "commemorative melee Ethereal" is low-hanging fruit for rumors lol.

Would have been more impressed by a call-out of the elemental bits.

 Kanluwen wrote:
I feel like giving credit for "commemorative melee Ethereal" is low-hanging fruit for rumors lol.

Would have been more impressed by a call-out of the elemental bits.

No, you wouldn't, because of the source.


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So the next big partworks has been revealed as Warhammer 40,000: combat patrol

https://www.fauxhammer.com/news/warhammer-40000-combat-patrol-announcement/

 Lord Damocles wrote:
What an odd pose.

'look at my box of... earth'

Also, what is up with those tassels on the weapon? Got some very PS1 graphics vibes going on there.

beast_gts wrote:
Upcoming Miniature of the Month is a Fellgor Warrior:

How quickly do these tend to run out? Will I need to take time off work to rush down on the morning of the 6th?

No_Marines_Here wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
Upcoming Miniature of the Month is a Fellgor Warrior:

How quickly do these tend to run out? Will I need to take time off work to rush down on the morning of the 6th?

Honestly I'd say call your local (or FB message them) and find out. It's going to vary a lot based on how busy the store is. I know when GW started this scheme some managers also withheld them from some customers or focused on certain kinds of customer - eg very new people etc.... That was when they were clipped out of existing sprue though. Not sure if that policy has changed for the new ones that seem to be unique castings.

My store hasn’t run out until a few weeks go by. Sometimes it takes even longer. The only exception was the great cursed city monthly model release

lol, the mini of the month is usually a one-week thing for my store. You get people dropping in that you wont see for the rest of the month, just to grab the model and leave. They bring all their friends too.

New Valrak rumours:

New Custodes Boxset, not an army set so no Codex included just models. Includes 6 Vertus Praetors, 6 Allarus Terminators, 5 Custodian Guard and a Shield Captain? He also heard that the new model is in the box and since there isn't a solo Shield captain model, you just build one out of the other kits, its likely the new model is a solo Shield Captain. The new weapon in the Melta Lance is probably there so there is actually a reason to buy it since Shield Captains aren't really rare for Custodes players as you can build one out of every box of theirs.

Two? new Chaos boxsets. One is more daemon oriented and has the Jump Attack lord in it. The other one should have Terminators and a Chaos Lord inside. Some rumours about a new Huron Blackheart model but should be taken with a lot of salt and will likely not come with the rest and the codex but later.

Tau should be getting an army set full of kroot. Kroot cavalry named Rampagers with guns on the back which pretty much sound like the current Krootox Riders.

 Matrindur wrote:
Two? new Chaos boxsets. One is more daemon oriented and has the Jump Attack lord in it. The other one should have Terminators and a Chaos Lord inside. Some rumours about a new Huron Blackheart model but should be taken with a lot of salt and will likely not come with the rest and the codex but later.

I can totally see GW making two new HQs for Chaos and locking them inside two separate expensive army boxes.

At least that's better than the duel army boxed sets where you had to hunt around to find a swapping partner or sell off the second half of the box if you didn't want it.

Sure not impossible, most times not too hard, but it WAS an increased cost over just getting one half and it meant more hassle and work.

At least single faction boxed sets you've more chance that you can use some or all of the contents whilst waiting for the model to go on individual sale.

 Overread wrote:
At least that's better than the duel army boxed sets where you had to hunt around to find a swapping partner or sell off the second half of the box if you didn't want it.

Releasing two new models for a single army, but splitting them up into two separate army boxes filled with existing kits? How would that be "better" in any respect?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Overread wrote:
At least that's better than the duel army boxed sets where you had to hunt around to find a swapping partner or sell off the second half of the box if you didn't want it.

Releasing two new models for a single army, but splitting them up into two separate army boxes filled with existing kits? How would that be "better" in any respect?

Because all the kits are usable for the same army as opposed to 2 new characters and the rest existing kits, but half are csm and half are Eldar, or half are orks and half are space Wolves?

Also GW seem to have sped up a bit in getting models out - some of the duel pack models took over a year to get individual releases and I think that filtered back to GW with negative feedback. It's fine to have a fomo set but get the solo model release out in good time too.

I could see the two chaos boxsets turning out as one actual boxset, maybe an army set, and the other being a new Combat Patrol.

I love Kroot, and I'm happy they're getting an update...

But I really liked Krootox, and Knarlocs- I'd prefer them to have plastic updates rather than an entirely new unit.

Still, I have to be happy about ANY development of Kroot, so I can't wait to learn more.

Very happy to see any new Kroot models!

Me too, the multispecies aspect of the Empire has been neglected for a looong time.

 Matrindur wrote:
I could see the two chaos boxsets turning out as one actual boxset, maybe an army set, and the other being a new Combat Patrol.

Yeah mixups like this have happened at least a couple of times before with a Valrak rumour - his claim of "new gaunts" with the 9e Tyranid codex ended up being the 30+ termagant Combat Patrol.

With CSM, Custodes, DA, and Tau all lined up with boxed sets like this it makes me wonder if Orks will get one too for their new mek model.

New Valrak rumours:
Only the new stuff for the old news just watch the video or scroll up the the past rumour posts

New Dark Angels Combat Patrol: 5 Hellblasters, 10 Intercessors, 3 Bladeguard, Gravis Captain (he thinks the rumours are slightly wrong here and its 10 Heavy Intercessors instead as the Gravis Captain wouldn't make sense otherwise)
Grey Knights: Something vehicle related
Bot SW and BA getting refreshes like Dark Angels but what he hears about Blood Angels sounds "too good to be true" so will be in a seperate video
Nothing specific about Space Wolves but they will likely be at the end of the codex cycle so end of 2025/start of 2026
Adepta Sororitas (probably) getting a new boxset with a new HQ

Kroot: Not sure here if he misspoke or if he meant it this way but word for word when he is talking about the boxset "There is a Kroot HQ which again was teased in whats coming in 2024"
So that silhouette Kroot might be a HQ?
New Tau Combat Patrol: Commander Suit, Pathfinders Kill Team, Firewarriors, Devil Fish

Orks: The teased silhouette is a Mekboy in a Meksuit thats the same size as a Redemptor Dreadnought and will come in a boxset: new Mekboy, 20 Boyz, Stompa (yes that Stompa)
Other Xenos stuff in Kill Team in a future video

 Matrindur wrote:

Adepta Sororitas (probably) getting a new boxset with a new HQ

I rarely believe Valrak rumours at the best of times but I really hope this one in particular isn't true. Last thing the Sisters need is another HQ, they have plenty already and GW is in a mess with the rules to attach them to units as it is.

A lot of these 'box sets' sound like they will be the new CP boxes along with each codex. The Kroot box seems to be the only one that would be something different. However if these are indeed what would be half of the old Battleboxes that is an improvement.