Imperial Guard Rumor Roundup

[Turner]

As Katharon points out, Veteran Sergeants and Platoon Commanders can take power fists... perhaps Veteran Sergeants and Platoon Commanders (and their squad members) can take... Hot Shot Lasg- I mean Hell Guns!

[Nicholas Sacco]

They're only conversions.
Nothing new here.

[Steve Day]

That fig is as old as the rest of the Kasrkin, possibly older in fact as it was done as a test for the last Guard release. There's a few others that didn't make it including a Sgt with a Storm Bolter and a grenade launcher armed fig throwing a grenade overarm.

[phil035]

that model looks like a conversion thats been cast in plastic

[Lord-Boofhead]

2. Sargents can't currently have power fists. From memory, I don't think Stormtroopers have ever had access to Powerfists (this is largely by the by. New book, literally new rules)

You may wish to check page 98 of the Codex. Veteran Sergeants can...

[Bigred]

via BoLS 12-31-2013

New plastic tank based heavily on the Heresy-era Malcador. Large kit outsizes the Land Raider (way smaller than a Baneblade) Multiple variants in the kit.

Updated Basilisk returns. Gun assembly is more rearward with armored skirts replacing the delicate railing. An overall more up-armored appearance.

A NEW dogfighter flyer arrives, that is NOT an existing known model.

New Plastic Stormtrooper/Veteran kit will build a minimum sized unit. Kit includes a TON of optional bits to individualize your squad as well as bits to dress up existing Cadian ranges.

[Agramar]

May I post this?
[url]http://descansodelescriba.blogspot.com/2013/11/los-karskin-de-juan-diaz.html[/url]

[Alistair Armes]

they look like training sculpts or prototypes to me.

[MajorWesJanson]

via BoLS 12-31-2013
New plastic tank based heavily on the Heresy-era Malcador. Large kit outsizes the Land Raider (way smaller than a Baneblade) Multiple variants in the kit.

Updated Basilisk returns. Gun assembly is more rearward with armored skirts replacing the delicate railing. An overall more up-armored appearance.

A NEW dogfighter flyer arrives, that is NOT an existing known model.

New Plastic Stormtrooper/Veteran kit will build a minimum sized unit. Kit includes a TON of optional bits to individualize your squad as well as bits to dress up existing Cadian ranges.

Nice if true. Still, not much different from outright guess or wishlisting:

Heavy Tank- GW likes their centerpiece kits, so it's possible, but what about the existing units that need kits? Like the Hydra or Griffon, unless FW covering those is enough for now. It's doubtful they will be dropped from the codex, especially the Hydra, and GW only puts in units with models.

Updated Basilisk- practically a given. Gw loves their combi kits now, so probably have parts for Medusa/Colossus. Railing going away is good news, that thing is stupid fragile. Wonder if the new armored design inspired the rear armor on the Legion Basilisk?

Dogfighter flier- again, pretty much a given. The Valk/Vendetta is a transport, so a combat flier is the obvious addition. And while a plastic Lightning or Thunderbolt would be Awesome, GW makes their own stuff now, instead of porting over FW models (unfortunately) like the Sunshark/Razorshark and Crimson hunter rather than just use the Barracuda and Nightwing respectively.

Stormtrooper/Veteran kit. Again, obvious. Sounds like a sternguard kit for IG. Can make some really blinged out guys, or spread the wealth with normal models. Only question is the minimum squad size thing. Current Min for Stormies is 5, Veterans 10. Is it a 5 man box and vets drop to 5-10 models? Or is it a 10 man box, with the stormtroopers staying at 5-10 or going to min 10?

[Brettila]

[QUOTE=I don't think that anything rumour wise that's coming out now can be seen as accurate at all, when we are at least 4-5 months from the release.[/QUOTE]

At 4-5 months the books are already done, printed and published. They are sitting in cases ready to ship. WD is printed 6 months in advance meaning pics and rules are done for batreps. They have to produce stuff early so there are no problems when the release comes...except for totally under planning Tau popularity.