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There‘s no hints that there’ll br a separate kit for Hobgrots, so far. Soul Wars Chainrasps were also the exact same kit that later got released separately.

Only rumors and wishlisting as of now.

Dawnbringer Crusades are represented in terrain for now. I expect future CoS expansions to include „Dawners“ as a playable subfaction with an expansion on flagellants/devoted and a new kit or two.

SBGL definitely counts, DOK, Lumineth and Slaanesh honestly could go either way.

If FEC get a named character, there’s no doubt it would be Ushoran. The matter of „needing“ is a different one entirely, just as e.g. 40k‘s Eldar need new Phoenix Lords, Aspect Warriors and basic troops and haven’t received anything for decades. New FEC models would be great, no doubt about it.

Ardboyz are in an awkward spot indeed. Back in WHFB, they were the biggest and baddest, and their role reversal of essentially being Ironjaw cosplayers is hilarious. Their models sadly are very much products of their time, forced into same-y poses, squat, blocky. Much of that stems from being a too-literal translation of the previous metal models. In fact many of the older Black Orc characters look like what I personally would prefer modern Ardboyz looked similar to, think Grimgor, Facebasha, the Big Bosses. These were permitted more refined poses and a level of detail not available in that plastic kit of limited scope.

Bonesplittaz got an Underworlds warband in Headkrakka‘s Madmob. They bear enough similarities to existing Bonesplittaz to make a complete replacement unlikely, unlikelier even than going from Sepulchral Guard to the new skeleton warrior kit. The basic Bonesplittaz range is fine: they suffer badly from holdover Finecast models and a desperate lack of options. Maybe a big brawler unit similar to Toofdagga from the Madmob, but even bigger, could solve some issues - Orruks that have eaten so much beast-marrow that they’ve swollen with Waaagh and Beast energy.

Fanciest sword pommel ever?

I actually don’t think he‘ll be the biggest model in the army. On the stream, Adam and Eddie said the Sludgeraker is the biggest Kruleboyz model. Regardless that was a great story, Gobsprakk sounds like an interesting personality and he‘s certainly mean. Cruel even, one might say.

This guy looks like his preferred method of entering a room is walking through the wall without breaking his stride.

What? My local store (Germany) was positively overflowing with Dominion boxes to the point the clerk hadn‘t printed enough price tags.

Oh I am so in for some sludge-raking action. Gimme da gator.

There‘s two things I love especially about this: Kruleboys being truly cruel on a more than physical level, and the potential for Kragnos to be a tragic character.

The chipping looks like the method used for Ironjaw armour, I agree. Interesting to see the hair/ponytail bound in a vertebra. The return of Hair Squigs to AoS?

Certainly sounds promising, but what‘s the source for these?

Interesting to see the objectives are all placed on bases, the ones from last edition were all supplied without them. The Soulstone especially got wobbly at times.

It‘s somewhat hilarious and somewhat sad that one or two lines said on stream by presenters that have repeatedly put out wrong information gets this board so angry. The only thing that‘s mentioned to be styled after Kragnos explicitly is the Belcha-Banna, and even then there‘s an annotation saying it doesn‘t look much like him. However, no orruk or greenskin or deity has been depicted with horns previously so there‘s at least one point of similarity. So maybe just relax for a bit, wait for the battletome and take a step back.

That Lord-Something sure had a pathetic showing 😆

The Grotruk? Orrot? certainly has an interesting face, like a weird mix of the two existing varieties. Love it.

Them sneaky gitz wasn‘t sneaky enuff!

One thing I really hope they do is show the „smaller“ versions of the launch box as well. Leaving those out of the preview would disappoint many and stress out others who can‘t guarantee getting the limited box while stocks last. On another note, I also hope the full Core Book is included in the set, like with Soul Wars.

So a nerf to Impeccable Foresight going from 1.5 average to 1 average, a buff to Masters of Order with a flat +1 added to the bonus value, some new tricks here and there that we can’t evaluate until we see the full warscroll. A second command ability could be great or just meh. If his spells stay the same, he‘ll be more of the same, which isn’t a bad thing.

Now that you mention it, bears are one of the most emblematic animals present in high fantasy that are completely missing from AoS in model form.

That absolutely looks like one, yes. There‘s a chain attached to the skull as well.

And with today‘s letter, it spells out „THOND“. Presumably that‘s the sound this thing makes on striking an impact 👹