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This weeks showcase is the AdMech, or at least some of it. Again, I haven’t shown all the units, as there isn’t much point, as it will just be a whole bunch of repetitive pictures. Is, I’ve picked a few models to show off and will, like the other units shown off, do a full army showcase at some point.
Collection of AdMech
Something a little different this week, I say a little as it’s still a bunch of varnished and based models, however, this time they are Kill Team Models. The kill teams in question are the Chaos Legionaries and compendium Sisters of Battle and Grey knights.
While these are Quickshaded the same as the other models, they are based slightly differently. These have been based with sand rather than flock, as the kill team boards are either earthen boards or interior boards. As yet the sand is not painted and I don’t know how soon I will get around to painting and sorting them either. They will eventually be painted grey, initially with a dark grey tinted coat of PVA to seal the sand, and then a couple of dry brushes of lighter greys to add some texture.
Next up for pictures are the Space Marine Scouts. These started off as a kill team in the 2nd/2018 edition of the game which I think, apart from the commanders supplement, was the best version of the game. I’ve said it before, I don’t dislike the current edition, I just don’t like it nearly as much as the previous edition.
Anyway, the scouts themselves are very nice models and look even better now that they are fully based.
Deathwatch are next in the Photo Booth, aka some pieces of paper on the desk. I haven’t taken pictures of all the models, there isn’t much point, as they are all the same really. I will have to get some proper army photos done at some point, once I’ve painted up the two rhinos!
So I had a few days of peace and quiet while the wife and daughter were away at a swimming competition. I decided to try and knock a few bits off my to do list for 2024, namely varnishing vehicles or quickshading and basing my infantry. I managed to get quite a few units done and sorted. I plan on posting up the completed models over the next couple of weeks but I will start with the Space Marine Company of Hero’s. These were a recent addition to the force and it wasn’t until I sorted these guys to put in their case with the other Eagle Knights units that I haven’t based the other models, so I’ll have to get on and do that sometime soon.
Full squad
So, there are have been a few rumours floating around, many of which seems a bit far fetched to me, some of them more reasonable.
There are quite a few Kreig rumours, with a few of these being quite possible.
First off there is the rumour of a new plastic Marshal, which does make sense as there is no HQ section for them at the moment and as one of the newest infantry kits it makes sense.
Possible scenic base for new Marshal
I can also see Engineers being a possibility as an elite unit along side the Kasrkins and Scions, although this slot is getting very crowded. They are also an old forge world unit, so I think there is a greater possibility of it becoming plastic.
Another unit that has been rumoured is Pioneers. This is a new unit as far as I can see but it could also be a the Grenadier squad with hotshot lasguns. That would be 3 hotshot armed units though, which seems a lot. It does make sense as a dual build kit with the engineers. Alternatively, there are actually the same unit, Pioneers in a military sense are engineers, so maybe this is just the old Krieg engineers have been reimagined as Pioneers and are actually the same as the above unit.
Either way i think we will have a new Krieg kit, most likely a dual kit as well, split between the Engineers and Grenadier type of squads.
Lastly, we have the rumours for a new siege battery with a heavy mortar and Earthshaker dual kit. I assume that this is a dual kit similar to the new Cadian Field Ordnance battery. The heavy mortar and the earthshaker are iconic Krieg units but the new FOB has a Earthshaker type of unit already and there is the actual Eathshaker unit, so another similar units seems a little more than we need. I feel that we don’t need any more artillery type of units, as we have plenty of options. However, new Krieg artillery will be a big seller.
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We also have an additional rumour engine picture that we don’t seem to have any info for.
This picture to me and to many others is most likely be a flag from a command squad. Now, we have just had a new Cadian command squad and the Catachan command squad is the newest of the Catachan kits, so I don’t think that we will be getting new kits for either of these. So, I think that we are going to see a Krieg command squad kit, that will include the Marshal as part of it, the same way that the other kits contain an officer model.
Other rumours that we don’t seem to have any pictures for or limited information are some updated units and some new units.
The rattling snipers are apparently getting an updated kit, presumably in plastic. I think that it would be nice to get a new plastic kit but mostly as I think that all the metal models should be replaced by now! The main issue is the rules for ratlings are just rubbish and need a major rules overhaul to make them worthwhile actually taking.
Another updated kit is for the Regimental Advisers and also the Tech-priest Enginseer. This is supposed to be a new combined kit and I suspect, similarly to Ratlings, its to remove the old metal models from the range. The tech-priest is already plastic and fairly new, about 10 years old, so I suspect if it is included in the kit it will just be a reboxing of the current kit.
Lastly we have a new kit and this is the one that i think is most unlikely, the Elysian Drop Troops. They are supposed to be jump troops with a 12 inch move and come in squads of 5 to 20! I have two issues with this, firstly the jump pack move. I really don’t see a guard unit having a standard 12 inch move, having an auto advance mechanism yes, standard move, no. Secondly the squad size of 5 to 20 really sounds off, it will either be 5 to 10 or 10 to 20. Going 5 to 20 seems very unlikely. In addition, they seem to be armed with standard lasguns and limited special weapons, much like the Catachans. I do like the idea of a jump pack type of unit, however, I think a scion based unit is more likely.
A couple of things that don’t seem to have been mentioned at all that I would expect to see is an update to the base Catachan units, bringing them inline with the other units in terms of special weapons and also update the terrible sculpts. I would also expect to see the two Catachan characters, Harker and Straken, updated to plastic. These seem like a sensible thing to update with the new codex, keeping th Catachans with only flamers seems silly, as they have had other special weapons in the past.
The last rumour I wanted to cover here is to do with the Combat Patrol. Currently there is the Astra Militarum box, which I don’t expect to change much moving in to 10th as it’s very new but the rumours are that the new box will be Scion based. Now unless there are new models, such as the jump unit, there is very little to fill the combat patrol box to make it appealing.
In addition to all the rumours flying around there has also been the announcement of a new Krieg book, Seige of Vraks. The original book came out nearly 20 years ago and was, I believe, the introduction of the Krieg models. So having a second book announced, with a Autumn release date does suggest alongside the rumours that we may well have an Autumn release date for the codex and new models, which if the above rumours are true, are heavily Krieg influenced.
So with all the rumours and also the book release, it look like we may actually get a release this year! I am really looking forward to the new codex, if indeed it does come out towards the end of the year.
This the the latest addition to the Primaris Eagle Knights, and also a recent addition to the Primaris range. They are, as most of the more elite units of the Knights are, kit bashed from AoS stormcast models. I'm honestly not sure which models these actually we're, as I picked them up second hand when I was in Orkney for the tournament. They are from at least 3 different kits however, plus some bits from Custodes, Grey Knights and heresy marines.
So that's the latest addition to the Eagle Knights, bringing the force to around 1400 points, depending upon enhancements. Still on the wish list are a jump Captain, 20 more assault intercessors and 30 jump packs to convert them and the 10 I already have and a Brutalis Dreadnought. All of which should bring the force up to around 2000 points. I will also add some additional transport, I the form of Impulsors at some point, so that all my forces are either jump pack equipped or riding in transports, as is the Eagle Knights way of war. With the additional units in my other smaller marine forces, bringing the total points to around 4000 and giving me quite a few options overall.
This should be the last unit in the first born Eagle Knights Space Marine force, should being the operative word. I don't have anything else on the paint table or in the bits box that needs painting.
This five man squad will be joining the 10 existing assault marines to enable three 5 man squads to be built. This gives a total of 30 jump pack equipped marines in total.
These are fairly basic models, as they are just basic assault marines and not special characters or anything. Now that these are finished, I'll be moving on to their Primaris brethren and the company of heroes.
