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I suspect we might get a Soulblight and Anvilguard range expansion - so both concepts seperately

I also feel sad when new sculpts just disappear - especially ones that could have remained in the main game(s) and added flavour to armies that maybe needed it. For example, some of those Warhammer Quest models (the Skaven doppleganger, etc.). Maybe they still have the moulds to tie them in with a future release, but who knows. And don't get me started one the Forgeworld Monsters. It still makes me annoyed that awesome sculpts and/or concepts like the Dreadmaw, Preyton and Basilisk were never properly brought into the game (i.e. faction-specific KEYWORDS), and given the chance to sell. I have 12 unassembled Skin Wolves that I look at longingly. I was going to turn them into Beasts of Chaos Crypt Haunter Mercenaries, but ironically Mercenaries were dropped too! (I think they were, anyway...) It makes me not want to buy or convert anything other than the absolute railroaded and "safest" options, and has even made me steer well clear of Cities of Sigmar - a concept that I would have otherwise been my ideal army.

Holy ****, this is awesome

By the way, I think it was unofficially confirmed by GW that the regular sprays (i.e. the non-primers, such as the Macragge Blue spray) are sufficient for plastic models, so a primer might not even be needed when using these products. From personal experience, a load of Sea Dragon cloaks that I sprayed Macragge Blue directly onto the plastic have not rubbed/chipped off in the few years since.

I have found that black rattle-can primer never fails me - no matter who makes it. Can be a bit of a chore for models that will eventually be quite light in tone - as you then have to airbrush a few layers of successively lighter grays - but it is worth it for the peace-of-mind IMHO.

Although some people claim The Spectator is "far right" (an exaggeration - much like the way The Guardian or BBC are accused of being"far left"), it does have a classic liberal (i.e. libertarian) and economically right-wing leaning (so, traditional Tories, basically) As a result, keeping government aid would probably not align too well with its stated principles or, more crucially, those of its readership.

I always thought that Winterleaf armies should have more coniferous trees.:

I am not sure if you are American, but - as of the 2011 census - 3% of the UK population was black (86% white and 8% Asian), and the percentage is obviously unlikely to have increased that much in just nine years since. While I suspect there are not any/many People of Color in high up positions in GW (but don't know for sure), the minimum percentage of representation that would be expected in the US (with its 13% black and 13% Hispanic population) wouldn't necessarily be applicable to the UK. Again, I do think there is POC under-representation relative to the UK population, but just not to the extent that it may appear to an American. This only is in terms of staff, of course (i.e. its not a comment on the miniature range's representation, or a lack thereof).

No Mummies No Chariots No Deserts

I don't usually go in for the "anti-authority" posturing with regards to moderation, but how is discussing rumours that are flying around the community with regards to the future of Cities of Sigmar not suitable for something called "The Rumour Thread"?

But why flush cities away, rules-wise - even after stopping selling the models (e.g. Corsairs, etc.)? Half the cities armies I see are converted from all sorts off stuff - including newer models. The concept of a blank-slate "build your own" faction is surely a hit for those who do not wat to be railroaded so much?

lol, if they squatted Cities after all those custom-built armies had been created by hobbyists, the push-back would be, rightly, off the charts. Why would they even do it? What would be the justification?

Spite Revenants need to move up to being 2-wound/model (and therefore more expensive point-wise) after this. They are big enough in physical size, and the pound-to-point ratio was already terrible before this...

I remember thinking about doing a conversion-heavy Plague Censor Bearer list in Plaguesmog Congregation under the old Pentilens Battletome (a fun, fluffy battalion), but decided to wait for the new Skaven Battletome. -1 To Hit against Shooting, and 2+ for D3 MW to enemy units within 3" -----------> Hit debuff removed, and just a reroll of the regular 4+ for 1MW to enemy units Wow, in the history of AoS, I can't remember any one single thing getting hit harder than that one did - both in terms of fun and effect. Loss of the -1 to hit, a less likely MW effect which was in itself greatly reduced in power. Wow. It wasn't even particularly competitive battalion prior to that absolute amputation. I seems just stupidly unnecessary, and makes me scared to ever build an army around a specific battalion in the future

Is 1d4Chan down for anyone else, or is it some kind of thing due to me being in China?

Did you see Midwinter Minis' "Sandstone Necrons" video on Youtube?

I'd love Epic Scale Fantasy too. However, I imagine that if they were thinking in that scale again, they would start with 40K. That universe has a bigger player base than either AoS or WHFB - and probably both combined - and Epic tends to lend itself more to huge vehicles (etc.), rather than the more organic and less technological fantasy possibilities. Big monsters and demigods, I guess, but "an army with loads of massive titans" just seems like lower hanging fruit for GW.

I have imagined making an Araby-esque cities army with LOTR stuff (Abrakhan, Easterlings, etc.), but the small scale really jumps out on the cavalry Weirdly, both Kislev and Araby were legit official in Warmaster, and Tomb Kings were the starter army.

This. While I am sure "Oathmark" is good, my chances of getting a game of it in my current location in China is zero. Plus, Tomb Kings.

Do you know that you can also run Sylvaneth as Ironbark Glade, and take Dispossessed/Fyreslayers as allies? Gives the opportunity to run something a bit different rules-wise occasionally.

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I like the idea from Warhammer Weekly of a Orc Warclans-type book, with two completely separate armies...: Neferata leading an elegant army of Vampires (i.e. new Blood Knights, etc.). Mannfred leading the random Death rabble that is left over from LoN (i.e. zombies, deathrattle, etc.).

For those looking for a range of different Giants (and don't need to be GW), I was shocked to see how cool the Mantic Frost Giant looks... Most Mantic models I have seen before look terrible, but this looks great IMHO...