July Apoc

[fleetofclaw]

Not sure if this is has been brought up yet or not, but with the leaked White Dwarf cover revealing Apoc coming down the pipe, and the rumor of every army getting a platic Apoc type model (that doesn't yet have one), what are your guys' thoughts on this? If we get an Apoc model what do you think it would be? What would you want it to be?

[Kwodd]

Dominatrix or Bio Titan but I think we will have to wait for our codex to get a biiiig plastic kit.

[infornography]

Heirophant or Harridan are our current front runners, but if we get a new unit that would be excellent.

[Superstringy]

Frankly it will be nice just to have clear and balanced rules for those two units - no more arguing over whether the Hierophant gets a 3++ or 6++ for a start will make things a lot easier! I had opponents trying to find every single rules loophole they could once mine closed the distance on their Warlord Titan the other week, slipped under the minimum range of its shoulder-mounted D-weapons and proceeded to carve it to pieces in combat

[fleetofclaw]

Jun 13, 2013 23:29:50 GMT Kwodd said:

Dominatrix or Bio Titan but I think we will have to wait for our codex to get a biiiig plastic kit.

Not necessarily, the cover has a new kit for Chaos and inside is a pic of a new, huge monolith variant for Necrons.

I think the point of the update (as the rumor goes) was this isn't more support for FW models, but instead it will expand the range of GW apoc models (like the stompa and baneblade).

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[Kwodd]

Jun 14, 2013 16:59:01 GMT fleetofclaw said:

Jun 13, 2013 23:29:50 GMT Kwodd said:

Dominatrix or Bio Titan but I think we will have to wait for our codex to get a biiiig plastic kit.

Not necessarily, the cover has a new kit for Chaos and inside is a pic of a new, huge monolith variant for Necrons.

I think the point of the update (as the rumor goes) was this isn't more support for FW models, but instead it will expand the range of GW apoc models (like the stompa and baneblade).

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I hear ya but with the general lack of love for tyranids through gw expansions I'm not counting on a new plastic kit with this release with the 2 new kits mentioned everyone except tyranids will have access to a big unit. Think the pic would've leaked by now. Don't get me wrong, if one is released ill be ecstatic but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[fleetofclaw]

Nor am I. I think the thing I'm most excited for is the possibility of those apoc formation kits. Remember that old one with a pile of Carnifex in it? Always kicked myself for not jumping on that.

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[nalathani]

I remember seeing one of those old apoc boxed sets. It was like 50% off most of the models if you got the whole kit. Was it like 3 Carnifexes? Something silly like that...

[Hive Carnithrope]

I'd be surprised if it was anything that FW already have, like a Heirophant. They seem to be really popular, and GW releasing one would only hurt GW.

The same thing happened when GW released a plastic Baneblade - the FW Baneblade didn't sell anymore, when it has been one of their best sellers.

It'll either be something entirely new, or probably just a Harpy. All the other races are getting a load of large fliers (Eldar jets, Chaos Hellbeast thing, Necron half-moon thingies), so I reckon the Harpy is next. I doubt we'll have much tbh. :/

[Kwodd]

Jun 15, 2013 14:35:20 GMT Hive Carnithrope said:

I'd be surprised if it was anything that FW already have, like a Heirophant. They seem to be really popular, and GW releasing one would only hurt GW.

The same thing happened when GW released a plastic Baneblade - the FW Baneblade didn't sell anymore, when it has been one of their best sellers.

It'll either be something entirely new, or probably just a Harpy. All the other races are getting a load of large fliers (Eldar jets, Chaos Hellbeast thing, Necron half-moon thingies), so I reckon the Harpy is next. I doubt we'll have much tbh. :/

I think your first point is exactly why gw would make a plastic hierophant, they don't care about forgeworld sales, trygon and winged tyrant are both perfect examples of that. Ill be happy with any plastic tyranid release and if its a hierophant in the same price range as a stompa ill pre order 3 of them.