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 Geifer wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Geifer wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Some reptile.

Only if it's a snaketopus. Otherwise it's just a straight up cephalopod.

IMO it looks like a tail.

Of course it does. They're trying to trick you.

Then it has to be a squig, no other option remains

Does that ridge of spikes look like cut gem highlights to anyone else? Who would bejewel a lizard tail? Slannesh? Magma dwarves?

 Nevelon wrote:
Does that ridge of spikes look like cut gem highlights to anyone else? Who would bejewel a lizard tail? Slannesh? Magma dwarves?

Lizardmen aka Seraphon?

Exodites at last! (In my dreams, at least)

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Does that ridge of spikes look like cut gem highlights to anyone else? Who would bejewel a lizard tail? Slannesh? Magma dwarves?

Lizardmen aka Seraphon?

I didn’t think they were into cut gems, but admit it’s been a while since I took a good look at their model range. Plenty of gems out there. Plenty of lizards. But the overlap space is where my mind went.

Maybe it’s a……

Diamond Back

I’ll see meself out.

New Temple Guard is the too obvious guess.

Oh, I know! It is Malerion in his draconic form.

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Oh, I know! It is Malerion in his draconic form.

Reminds me of the old Imrik kit before the 6th edition one.

 Olthannon wrote:
Reminds me of the old Imrik kit before the 6th edition one.

A new kit for TOW High Elves would not be out of place when we already had Pegasus and Undead Dragon.

Out of curiosity, were any of the past rumor engines for The Old World? I know people want to be hopeful in spite of the small amount of new plastic kits the game gets, but is there any precedent that the game even makes an appearance in the rumor engine?

 Geifer wrote:
Out of curiosity, were any of the past rumor engines for The Old World? I know people want to be hopeful in spite of the small amount of new plastic kits the game gets, but is there any precedent that the game even makes an appearance in the rumor engine?

A Dwarf Lord on a shield?

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Some reptile.

It's a strange looking thing. Doesn't really read as proper scales to me, but then the humpy bits up the top on the left look like the kind of soft fleshy underbelly you'd get on a reptile. Then the knobbly bits down the bottom on the left look like receeding armour platey type things that you'd find on a reptile like creature. The number of lighter coloured bands also lend weight to being snake or lizard markings.
But again, those scales just don't look right.

 Nevelon wrote:
Does that ridge of spikes look like cut gem highlights to anyone else? Who would bejewel a lizard tail? Slannesh? Magma dwarves?

There's definitely a number of gem-like looking protuberances there.




New salamander or razordon unit maybe?

I'm leaning towards something Idoneth.

Could be a Wild Spell thing for AoS? I forget what they’re called.

I don't think they've done any Endless Spells in forever. I wouldn't be surprised if they're steering away from them

Not much of a taper on it, so quite long, a whippy lizard tail? What bothers me is the line of "gemstones" doesn't seem to correctly follow the twist of the tail, looks more like they're spiraling around it. Also looks resin, somehow. Would have guessed it's another random critter for Ash Wastes if we weren't leaving that setting.

The scales are rounder than you usually see on Seraphon, looks more like soft snake than hard dinosaurian. Snake pimped with jewels sounds like it could possibly be a 40k Fulgrim.

But then again, the few snakes GW have done dont look like that, so Im back to square one.

Carrying the pic over for ease of reference.



It could be Fulgrim you know. If it is a tail? Who knows how long it is? The bottom of the pic may be misleading, as the jewelled spikes seem more prominent, but we’re seeing them from a different angle. And looking at it that way, I’m seeing a continuous and sense making twist with the other jewelled bits.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Geifer wrote:
Out of curiosity, were any of the past rumor engines for The Old World? I know people want to be hopeful in spite of the small amount of new plastic kits the game gets, but is there any precedent that the game even makes an appearance in the rumor engine?

A Dwarf Lord on a shield?

Thanks. Good to know.

The "jeweled" bit look like the larger spikes on old school metal cold ones, but painted black (so the edge highlighting makes it look like a gem). The color bands look very snakey, so I wonder if it's more Daughters of Khaine?

EDIT: there also seems to be scutes on the underside towards the tailtip.

It could be a new Sslyth model.
They are hedonistic lovers of luxury, after all. Which could be shown pretty neatly by having body-modded gemstones into one’s scales!

That said, the same goes for Fulgrim (and the slaaneshy snake people in his backstory, if I remember correctly?). Which is probably the safer bet.
Though that tail looks a bit to small for a Darmon Primarch model. So maybe he’ll have several smaller tails, rather than one big one?
Or it could be a new unit of ”Fulgrim-lite” space marines/terminators for the legion?

It also could be a model for just about any faction for Age of Sigmar. Since anyone in that game could show up on a scaled mount of some sort, at any moment ^_^

the only thing i feel certain saying is that this isn't going to be a Seraphon model (feels too thin for a lizardman)

I doubt it's Fulgrim. The scales are too organic and not neat enough. What we see of the colour patterning doesn't feel Slaaneshi either.

Some new Lizardmen monster would be my guess. Maybe a new Chimera?

My gut reaction was Idoneth when I was looking at it on my phone yesterday, but looking at it again today it definitely looks more lizardy.

I'd lean towards something for Lizardmen, with a reserve option of Exodites, as I'd quite like to see them become a thing at long last.

I think the fancy bits are probably added decoration, but the strip of lighter-painted scaled that leads into each one does make me wonder if they're natural after all...

With the Beasts of Chaos loredrops today, maybe this is from a Dragon Ogor?

 Kanluwen wrote:
With the Beasts of Chaos loredrops today, maybe this is from a Dragon Ogor?

Don't do it. Don't give me hope.

 Kanluwen wrote:
With the Beasts of Chaos loredrops today, maybe this is from a Dragon Ogor?

...did they not revert to Dragon Ogres when they were banished back to the Old World?

 Dysartes wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
With the Beasts of Chaos loredrops today, maybe this is from a Dragon Ogor?

...did they not revert to Dragon Ogres when they were banished back to the Old World?

They'll always be Shaggoths in our hearts.