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Ah i see, and yeah i can see some similarities there.

The sword looks like a twisted can-opener -good to have against stormcast.

Times for the upcoming AoS preview:

Horned Rat will be very pleased!

How long did the tyranid one last? Just trying to guess the amount of new stuff they'll show.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
How long did the tyranid one last? Just trying to guess the amount of new stuff they'll show.

Eh its really hard to say - don't forget Tyranids were honestly not in a bad position model wise and didn't need loads of updates or new stuff. Skaven don't nessessarily need new things but they've a LOT of old kits in need of a refresh. So it could be GW does more for them.

Well it's basically all infantry and characters. So, Stormvermin and a number of characters/named characters?

All the weapon teams are missing from the website, and Thanquol is now listed as Sold Out. Plus there's the possibility of new Globadiers, giant rats, rat swarms...

There are a lot of possibilities.

Thanquol's probably just getting a reboxing. I don't imagine anything big in plastic is getting a redo, especially as they've got a new rat giant.

Yeah his model came out with the End Times.

Then again GW did just retire a bunch of 3 year old Stormcast models......

The contest TOC spoil that 5 prize pools of either all Skaven or all SCE releases for the next year come to a maximum of £4500GBP

SCE are probably the beefier half, so £900 is one of each SCE release, Skaven are somewhere south of that but probably not too far south, it would be pretty sour if picking Skaven meant a significantly smaller prize.

Didn't see this mentioned, but the Skaventide novel may give some pointers for new Skaven models: 'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle), a return of slaves (but seem to be sewn together/mutated wretches), and Eshin-style rats that can hide in really small shadows and have long chained whips.

MongooseMatt wrote:
Didn't see this mentioned, but the Skaventide novel may give some pointers for new Skaven models: 'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle), a return of slaves (but seem to be sewn together/mutated wretches), and Eshin-style rats that can hide in really small shadows and have long chained whips.

Unfortunately it seems that GW just gave the writer a bit of creative freedom. What's coming is actually pretty well known.
There will be a new verminlord called Vizzik Skour, the new hero from the silhouette who is called Krittock Foulblade, new stormvermin, new weapon teams, a new arch warlock as well as the leaked warlock, new globadiers/Skryre acolytes, new wolf rats and the monster we've already seen. Nothing for Eshin or Pestilens it seems though they may get something via Warcry. Included the Skaventide stuff that's 16 new kits this edition which feels like a pretty sizeable refresh.

Most of this was leaked a couple of months ago by the same person who leaked blurry photos of the minis from Skaventide so it's likely to be true.

Which one was the leaked warlock? I don't remember that.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Which one was the leaked warlock? I don't remember that.

It was this one. I think the weapon is called warplock obliviators or something like that.

MongooseMatt wrote:
Didn't see this mentioned, but the Skaventide novel may give some pointers for new Skaven models: 'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle), a return of slaves (but seem to be sewn together/mutated wretches), and Eshin-style rats that can hide in really small shadows and have long chained whips.

As noted its hard when reading books because they can often be made based on pre-release info for models that might not end up being developed and also because writers can have some leeway to adding their own ideas that fit the theme and idea of armies. So you will encounter things that just never end up being a model; or which people latch onto and GW goes "Ok cool people like that lets make it a model one day."

Chikout wrote:

MongooseMatt wrote:
Didn't see this mentioned, but the Skaventide novel may give some pointers for new Skaven models: 'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle), a return of slaves (but seem to be sewn together/mutated wretches), and Eshin-style rats that can hide in really small shadows and have long chained whips.

Unfortunately it seems that GW just gave the writer a bit of creative freedom. What's coming is actually pretty well known.
There will be a new verminlord called Vizzik Skour, the new hero from the silhouette who is called Krittock Foulblade, new stormvermin, new weapon teams, a new arch warlock as well as the leaked warlock, new globadiers/Skryre acolytes, new wolf rats and the monster we've already seen. Nothing for Eshin or Pestilens it seems though they may get something via Warcry. Included the Skaventide stuff that's 16 new kits this edition which feels like a pretty sizeable refresh.

Most of this was leaked a couple of months ago by the same person who leaked blurry photos of the minis from Skaventide so it's likely to be true.

Do you have a link to this?

 stahly wrote:

Chikout wrote:

MongooseMatt wrote:
Didn't see this mentioned, but the Skaventide novel may give some pointers for new Skaven models: 'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle), a return of slaves (but seem to be sewn together/mutated wretches), and Eshin-style rats that can hide in really small shadows and have long chained whips.

Unfortunately it seems that GW just gave the writer a bit of creative freedom. What's coming is actually pretty well known.
There will be a new verminlord called Vizzik Skour, the new hero from the silhouette who is called Krittock Foulblade, new stormvermin, new weapon teams, a new arch warlock as well as the leaked warlock, new globadiers/Skryre acolytes, new wolf rats and the monster we've already seen. Nothing for Eshin or Pestilens it seems though they may get something via Warcry. Included the Skaventide stuff that's 16 new kits this edition which feels like a pretty sizeable refresh.

Most of this was leaked a couple of months ago by the same person who leaked blurry photos of the minis from Skaventide so it's likely to be true.

Do you have a link to this?

It's from a variety of posts over on TGA.

Chikout wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Which one was the leaked warlock? I don't remember that.

It was this one. I think the weapon is called warplock obliviators or something like that.

Huh, must have missed him. He looks neat.

MongooseMatt wrote:
'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle),

Ratwings were in the second Iron Dragons book back in 2020. I doubt anything will come of it.

Actually a flying creature is something Skaven lack entirely model wise so I could see them happening one day.

It's more likely than "skaven sky pirates" as a whole army theme being developed; which was another thing shown off in a book a while back*




*at least fairly sure rats feature in one, I know skygobboes were another

 Overread wrote:
Actually a flying creature is something Skaven lack entirely model wise so I could see them happening one day.

It's more likely than "skaven sky pirates" as a whole army theme being developed; which was another thing shown off in a book a while back*




*at least fairly sure rats feature in one, I know skygobboes were another

Sky Rats was Profit's Ruin, the book I mentioned, Sky Gobbos are in a scene in the first book in the series. The Ratwings in Profit's Ruin were Skaven strapped into harnesses attached to an engine and wings rather than an actual flying creature.

Honestly one boon of skaven is they can do it both ways -a biological nightmare or a skaven strapped to some crazed warpstone driven engine

 Overread wrote:
Honestly one boon of skaven is they can do it both ways -a biological nightmare or a skaven strapped to some crazed warpstone driven engine

Or even both; a Skaven crudely implanted into a crazed biomechanical horror fuelled by warpstone and spite.

 Mr_Rose wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Honestly one boon of skaven is they can do it both ways -a biological nightmare or a skaven strapped to some crazed warpstone driven engine

Or even both; a Skaven crudely implanted into a crazed biomechanical horror fuelled by warpstone and spite.

They're called Stormfiends.

 stahly wrote:

Chikout wrote:

MongooseMatt wrote:
Didn't see this mentioned, but the Skaventide novel may give some pointers for new Skaven models: 'Ratwings' (big flying rats that Prosecutors some hassle), a return of slaves (but seem to be sewn together/mutated wretches), and Eshin-style rats that can hide in really small shadows and have long chained whips.

Unfortunately it seems that GW just gave the writer a bit of creative freedom. What's coming is actually pretty well known.
There will be a new verminlord called Vizzik Skour, the new hero from the silhouette who is called Krittock Foulblade, new stormvermin, new weapon teams, a new arch warlock as well as the leaked warlock, new globadiers/Skryre acolytes, new wolf rats and the monster we've already seen. Nothing for Eshin or Pestilens it seems though they may get something via Warcry. Included the Skaventide stuff that's 16 new kits this edition which feels like a pretty sizeable refresh.

Most of this was leaked a couple of months ago by the same person who leaked blurry photos of the minis from Skaventide so it's likely to be true.

Do you have a link to this?

This list should have everything that is still expected:

Wow! That's actually a lot more than I still expected to see.

Of course, we'll see what actually comes to pass on Saturday.

Do people think Skaventide is likely to be around for a while, or sell out soon? Roughly on a scale of 0 (Sold out before it's even gone 10am) to 10 (Dominion)

Skaventide's consistently selling now for under $200 US on ebay, I think there's plenty around.