silverstu

Squats.. whisper it... 😁 Yeah thats one the charms of the AOS universe - there is smooch scope for diversity and Warcry and Underworlds gives them the chance to try things out. Doubtless if they are well received and are seen as something that can be developed further they will be. Possibly why some factions haven't been revisited yet is that the design studio hasn't got a fully developed vision for what to do next for them. It is actually what happened to squats- they couldn't get a strong vision of where to take them. Plus we really haven't seen them revisit any of the factions bar Slaves to Darkness, they'll probably want to revisit ranges in a manner which allows them to evolve rather than get stuck on fixed factions.

I thinking something dwarf-y/duardin... proportion of the hand and the engineered quality of the metal.. something for Warcry/Killteam.. 🤞

Yeah we don't really know what's on the way beyond that Morathi box army wise. Plus I'm really keen to see what's coming for Warcry and Underworlds beyond the new starters. Hoping for something Dwarf that I can buy into. I'm really surprised they haven't done much with Skaven - my arch nemesis...

They are shown in 10s in the promo photo so thats probably the number in the box unfortunately. I take it they are an elite army not horde...😬 Telcis looks to be pretty big centre piece model you'd only buy one of so I can kind of get that.

Yeah I noticed between the first Kharadron book and the second they have started to add in more lore and descriptions- the setting generally is getting deeper and more established and this will only improve as they go forward. A fox spirit could be very cool.. I could be tempted in the future.. will we get fox elites too I wonder.. might fit in with my Kurnothi war band I'm building..

Hoping that since WarCry is set underground I might get those Duardin rangers I'm hoping for ..The box set looks really good and the standard of everything is excellent, looks good for those factions!

It will be interesting to see if they use the Broken Realms books to add new units/expand existing factions. Interested to see what other war bands come for Warcry those models look excellent and I love that chameleon skink, might be tempted by a seraphon underworld team.

Yeah definitely- maybe not annually but every couple fo years. I'd actually love faction specific lore books with art, stories etc.. [although AOS is relatively young for that I've often thought about it for 40k]. Battletomes and codex are great and all but the lore/art etc really feeds the hobby [especially for me as I don't play at the moment]. It would be great to have a source book to go to for inspiration. Currently a lot of the inspiration for me is from the community, it would be great to have something to add to it or base it on beyond what's in a battletome.

Necromunda or 40k I'd say are most likely.. really hoping for more Warcry news soon [even just to see the rest of the Khainite war band ]. I guess we might get some reveals in September looking forward to the run up to Christmas.. releases seem to be pretty solid through to the end of October..

Definitely a green skin/destruction vibe...

That is some lovely halloween sylvaneth there! Very tempting to convert up... I do love a bit of Ian Millar art..

Those orcs look amazing! The recent sculpts are so good! Someone over on Dakka was commenting on the number of teams- I wonder if they are going to do them like Underworlds warbands and slip the old teams out of production as they bring in new teams. These new human and orc teams are a real step up from the first sets.. On the release side of things yeah I doubt there will be another faction released this year. Probably will be underworlds and Warcry -which should be good[really hoping for something dwarf-y or Kurnothi .. I'll not hold my breath through]. Maybe new boxed games along with Army boxes for Christmas?

Might fit into the Undead Fantasy Quest rumours as some sort of guard/guardian as well [which still could fit in with SoulBlight or FEC factions just in a boxed game]. Makes sense if that what the others are for and would be a handy release for Christmas..

Yep- thats what I was thinking - very vamp -vibes. Maybe they will have men at arms of some description..

Really lovely models for that human team! Make some nice conversions form them..

Well it would be great to see him and his rangers back in some form, a warcry war band of them would be perfect along with a clam pack of the great award himself. I'd love to see the dwarfs out on their own, not a fan of the dispossessed staying under human roofs- they need their own fortresses again.

Cheers for that! Yeah I really love that about AoS is how diverse it is [although it can be a pain to see if a certain faction materialises] - I totally love the Kharadrons and that was a faction that really surprised me. A single small set of the Kurnothi has me grabbed me too when the other aelven factions haven't. I'm interested to see what else comes along, especially more types of dwarf. Theres been no confirmation or rumour of a second wave- they could continue making micro factions and exploring races, combining older factions together to streamline the ranges a little. I can't see Fyre Slayers and KO together, maybe with a new dwarf faction connecting them - maybe if the dispossessed re-possessed their old empire? The mentions of Grungni's endeavours are interesting but they sound like they are way off. I think we might see some new stuff/angles on dwarfs through Warcry and Underworlds in the meantime. There was one very very old rumour [from Warseer during End Times] of a mining machine- new dwarfs could focus on the mining/smithing/forging background of dwarfs since we have the slayer type and engineer type expanded into full factions.

There is mentions of Kurnoth? I was kind of hoping he would get a mention in that Aelven Patheon article, even just the he is only mostly dead .. his forces are the only Aelf-type faction I'm holding out for. On the dwarf side of things I'd hope they would have Grungni out on his own- he seems to have been working under Sigmar too much for my liking. I'd love some hints on the return of Valaya and maybe the lesser dwarf pantheon - Grombindal and Bugman.. In terms of releases Warcry really only holds any hope of something new to catch my eye - really interested to see how they expand the war bands available. I'd love to see Kurnothi but a dwarf one could be interesting - something like a dwarf ranger war band would fit or a Kharadron exploration/scouting force. The kits are a nice size so buying just for a single box without fully adopting the faction looks tempting.

Wow love the hounds!! The horns and branches are excellent! I was thinking of using Fenris wolves as well- definitely would want to add a few forest additions! My Kurnothi are coming along ok- I've converted 2 centaurs so far which I'm happy with and just working on a foot wych/warrior conversion. Have you seen this thread where someone is working up a fan Kurnothi Battletome? It's got some nice ideas around the faction.

This is excellent! I'm converting up a small war band at the moment so great to have this to read as well!

Those are super creepy! Excellent work!

Looks great Nos!! Can't wait to see more!

Yeah could be.. they did that with Blackstone- started as Imperium vs chaos [8th edition ]and became Imperium vs Xenos [9th edition]. I wonder if they will do expansions like Blackstone ..

He looks fantastic finished! Any other additions ? You got me converting up some centaurs too now!

I remember there was a rumour after Silver Tower that the next planned expansion was supposed to be an undead setting - Hammerhal was a more of a quick expansion with no unique models. Possibly thats always been the plan but Blackstone had to come out for 40k first?It would fit with the current focus on Death and the Necro-quake etc..