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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/06/05/forge-world-preview-indexes/
So the unit whose rules I've been most looking forward to seeing has been released (albeit without points) and it has blown me away!
The Greater Brass Scorpion looks insanely powerful! The fact that it has increadibly powerful guns, can shoot all of them when in assault, and never had it's BS of 3+ deteriorate is crazy good!
And who wants to be in assault with that thing anyway (not that you can really avoid it with its speed and special charge rules)? With 8 st14 (before half damage) -4ap D6 3+ attacks, followed up by being able to shoot 2d6 autohitting st10 (before half damage) -2ap attacks, 10 st6 -2ap D2 3+ attacks and D6 st12 DD6 (or2D6 if Vehicle/Monster/Building) 3+ attacks in its following shooting phase - when still in assault, either at the unit in assault or anyone else out of assault, it will decimate most things. Also if you do kill it, on a 4+ every unit within 2d6 suffers d6 mortal wounds, so being next to it in assault is hugely risky.
As a CSM player, why would you not want this thing to always be in assault?
The regenerate a wound and 5++ is just icing on the cake of a T8 20W 3+ model with that sheer damage output. I am very happy with this data slate!
How would you tend to use it? Get in the opponents faces and force them to deal with it? Could run a winged DP alongside since he can't be aimed at. Or sit back shooting and be wary of thunder hammers, chainfists and their ilk? It'll survive a lot longer with the second option but will lose out on half it's weapons unless the opponent closes.

Also worth noting that the Spartan is also quite excellent and quite a beast in assault too.
Also very happy to see what my Renegade Laser Rapiers have to look forward to.

I'm definitely looking forward to using it.
I made a hellforged hunting pack, but it never made it to the table.
It's not perfect, it's a lot of points and less wounds than a knight, but still very powerful.
Crucially It has the heretics astartes keyword, so can benefit from the warptime power.
I'm thinking of running it with belakor as he can boost its speed and hitting power.

Just sold mine to my mate. because it was the only Chaos model I have

But do look forward to seeing it on the table

Can't wait to get back to England and build and try out a list around it. It's less durable than a Knight but seems to have a far greater damage output.
Could even take a Knight alongside. Granted together they would probably take up half the points of a 2k list but would be a good start to a low model count 'hero hammer' style list. Say maybe a winged DP running with each and a swarm of spawn.