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 Shakalooloo wrote:
Seen close up like that... Shouldn't the space between bullets be painted black, to show that they're sitting in a row, not embedded in solid metal? It's no 'drill your barrels', but I thought the 'eavy metal team would at least try!

Depends, perhaps the whole thing slides though the gun it is attached to, a bit like a revolver but in a straight line.

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Seen close up like that... Shouldn't the space between bullets be painted black, to show that they're sitting in a row, not embedded in solid metal? It's no 'drill your barrels', but I thought the 'eavy metal team would at least try!

Depends, perhaps the whole thing slides though the gun it is attached to, a bit like a revolver but in a straight line.

I want to say there are historical weapons that have used similar mechanisms.

Looking it up, apparently they are called feed strips. The notable example is the Hotchkiss machine gun.

It ressembles a (relatively) uncorrupted version or maybe a variant of this here from a weird angle:



i.e. Terminator grenade/missile harness thingy™, although the bottom part does not look like it was attached to a Terminator suit. Maybe it's just because of the protrusion at the other end and i'm imagining things.

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Seen close up like that... Shouldn't the space between bullets be painted black, to show that they're sitting in a row, not embedded in solid metal? It's no 'drill your barrels', but I thought the 'eavy metal team would at least try!

The design has a much bigger problem than that..
At the top; where are those rivets routed through?

Oh, yes of course, they are actually 'molecular bonding studs' which adhere armour plate layers together.
I see no problem with them on the side of a magazine or clip/strip..
They are sheared off as the clip fully enters the weapon obviously.

 SirDonlad wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Seen close up like that... Shouldn't the space between bullets be painted black, to show that they're sitting in a row, not embedded in solid metal? It's no 'drill your barrels', but I thought the 'eavy metal team would at least try!

The design has a much bigger problem than that..
At the top; where are those rivets routed through?

Oh, yes of course, they are actually 'molecular bonding studs' which adhere armour plate layers together.
I see no problem with them on the side of a magazine or clip/strip..
They are sheared off as the clip fully enters the weapon obviously.

Just chant the binary hymns and apply your holy machine oil and youll be fine.

 Fayric wrote:

 SirDonlad wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Seen close up like that... Shouldn't the space between bullets be painted black, to show that they're sitting in a row, not embedded in solid metal? It's no 'drill your barrels', but I thought the 'eavy metal team would at least try!

The design has a much bigger problem than that..
At the top; where are those rivets routed through?

Oh, yes of course, they are actually 'molecular bonding studs' which adhere armour plate layers together.
I see no problem with them on the side of a magazine or clip/strip..
They are sheared off as the clip fully enters the weapon obviously.

Just chant the binary hymns and apply your holy machine oil and youll be fine.

Repeat to yourself it's the Omnissiah's will, I should really just relax

Current rumors for Underworlds are a Daemon Nurgle warband and Seraphon. I wonder if thats what those nurgely rumor engines from months back go too


Edit: Yep

Underworlds Nurgle warband also solves

... but that's it? None of the alchemist/poison stuff from the Engine.

... could be one of the Seraphon tho

This guy, maybe?

 GaroRobe wrote:


This guy, maybe?

Arms is in the way for a clean view, but I think you are right.

Someone possibly found that unsolved arachnarok rumor depicted in the rulebook, which allegedly was another incarnate endless spell, like the Krondspire

I thought that got confirmed a while back as a cancelled release? Unless they've uncancelled it.

I think it’s still canceled. But the image is the best look we likely will ever get

Hah yes the arachanrok skull. Good spot. Shame that it's cancelled.

How do we know it's cancelled?

Is it a light? Hmmm.

a light makes sense. the three little bits also show up on power swords, tho, which gives me the funny idea of a power mine. don't even know what that would entail

anyway, vehicle bit? terrain bit? either of those feel most likely, more than it being something for infantry

Those wire bits also show up on things like psychic hoods. They are a fairly common design element.

It makes me think of Dreadnoughts, but I doubt that is a ball joint.

A power mine sounds funny It's like a bouncing betty, the disruption field is there to weaken the underside of the tank before the charge detonates.

I feel I've painted something that looks like that, on Eldar vehicles I think.
Perhaps underneath a falcon?

It reminds me of an automaton head.

Maybe one of the rumored Thousand Sons mechas, or a votann robot embedded in a vehicle?

First impression was a vehicle hatch, but I think a new Thousand Sons robot is a good call.
A R2D2 style robot copilot for a vehicle would be funny.


It also have some resemblance to a haywire mine.

my first thought was an anti-psyker mine, what with the 3 little wires looking suspiciously like a psychic hood. Probably something for Kill Team.

Could be something Votann but I'd not be mad convinced.

It doesn’t seem to have a handle or any other attachment point so I’m thinking separate token that goes on its own base, to mark an effect.
The wires suggest something slightly more sophisticated than just hi-ex boom, so maybe an EMP mine?
The dome could also be a lens or projector of some kind so maybe portable holographic cover to confuse people?

Votann robo-bro seen from above?

 Tastyfish wrote:
I feel I've painted something that looks like that, on Eldar vehicles I think.
Perhaps underneath a falcon?

Looks like it has rivets around the outside, so unlikely.

Have they removed a piece of a model to photograph before? Or are they always in situ just close up?

Because this looks complete, like that's the entire piece, so it could be a mine, or another one of those plastic token bits they keep reducing models to (grots, drones etc becoming tokens rather than models).

Almost like the imperial equivalent of the eldar ranger mine bits.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

Spoiler:

Is it a light? Hmmm.

Wild guess?
Could be an 'Anbaric Claw' from a Krios Battle Tank of some variety.

Its definetly got an 'emitter' vibe but isnt anything like a flare shield, ion shield, ionic flare shield or void shield emitter.

Looks slightly smaller than your typical 'cupola' bits from the edge highlighting.

Spider Crotch, Spider Crotch.

Getting strong soulblight vibes.