Tau vs Space marines Boxed Set

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Source 1
Fire warriors will be a dual kit.
No new sub-races for Tau (Kroot & Vepsid only), no model change for them.

Source 2
I believe Tau to be a three week release

Source 3
I saw the new Tau codex, unfortunately not the content but the front and back cover, front cover looks like the old codex with a crisis suit.

The new photo on the back cover is very interesting, everything is painted in white with:

1. New XV8 crisis suit, with new shoulder guard similar to current fire warriors and potentially new jetpack
2. New XV8 commander, with a new jet pack (may be the old one, but the jet pack and pose looks different)
3. New Ethereal (I think)
4. Some Tau specified terrains, sort of a watch tower and a sentry post kind of thing.
5. A new suit class, I think its larger than XV88 but smaller than Riptide, with the head of a stealth suit, unsure of the weapon load though
6. A new suit at the back of the photo, may be a dual kit with the above
7. A new massive suit, larger than Riptide! very bulky with a shoulder mounted rail cannon of sort (very big) and having very large missile pods instead of arms (kind of like a ******* child of Tomahawk from Macross and Zssa from Gundam ZZ, but no arms though)

[Kirsten]

Excellent

[CoffeeGrunt]

I'm hoping the alternate option for the Fire Warrior kit has the old school helmets! I have to admit, it's a style that really grew on me, and my Shas'la just wouldn't be the same without it.

Shame the guy didn't get a picture, though. Also a shame that Vespid aren't getting new models. Here's hoping for new rules, at least.

[Kirsten]

the new heads have grown on me, but the option would be cool.

[CoffeeGrunt]

the new heads have grown on me, but the option would be cool.

They do look nice, but I'm hoping it'll be a Tempestus Scions deal with two head style options. That way I can save heads for some sweet Gue'vesa.

[Kirsten]

I would think so, most things these days have multiple head options

[RGilbert26]

I'm in a bit of a dilemma here - I can either travel up to Warhammer World and spend up to £400 on a Mechanicum army, or I can spend the whole of October spending up to £500 on Tau.

Urgh this is going to be a tough decision.

[YorkNecromancer]

I'm hoping the alternate option for the Fire Warrior kit has the old school helmets!

I'm completely the opposite; I think the new heads are SO much nicer than the old. The old ones are so goofily preposterously large! All the Tau in them have giant baby heads!

[Kirsten]

I don't think the old ones are large at all, what I don't like about the new ones is they look larger to me

[Mr Mystery]

I'm completely the opposite; I think the new heads are SO much nicer than the old. The old ones are so goofily preposterously large! All the Tau in them have giant baby heads!

I like how they're more angled, and look to offer more armour.

It's like a slow burn 'evolution of Power Armour'