Has GW Invalidated any Model Builds since IVth Edition?

[chicop76]

I thought 3rd ed was the advent of modern 40K. The rules haven't changed that much in 4th,5th & 6th ed compared to the 2nd to 3rd ed jump.

if I could consolidate in to units after combat nd have rending on hits. Man damonettes and diviation. Also no los is a big one.

I say just use these 3 rules from 3rd in 6 and we are good.

[Xenith]

I don't recall ever having seen a GW sculpt of a guardsman with a storm bolter.

Are you sure that this wasnt just an option for a model, and your friend converted the model, as opposed to a GW model that was made obsolete?

TL;DR: Pics or it didn't happen.

[Sly]

Add some more as I remembered:
CSM Bikes with Sonic Blasters.
CSM Preds with Sonic Blasters as sponson weapons.
CSM Thrall Wizards.
DE Archon on Jetbike.

[mysterex]

GW produced a CSM Lord/Sorcerer with a Kai gun (daemon weapon) and lightning claw. No more Kai guns and it's too big to pass as a combi-bolter so another invalidated model.

Seems most of the examples came out of when the CSM codex lost a lot of it's flavour.

[rle68]

scout sgt namann from the dark angels...gw made a model.... he doesnt exist any more

capt sicarus with lightning claws.. special edition model now that option doesnt exist

eldar bonesinger model special edition.... never existed in any book i ever saw.. made a good spirit seer if you converted it

familiars and servo skulls....

older armies

sgt centurious LOD.. doesnt exist anywhere

[Mr Mystery]

All the above can still be used.

Namann? Scout Sarge.
Sicarius? Captain with lightning claws.

So on, and so forth. Servo skulls? Warriors in a retinue unit thingy.

[Occam]

And I'm not referring to units like the Pariah. The Pariah got a new name and a cooler model so that doesn't count. I'm talking about "Model X can no longer be fielded with weapon Y" type stuff...

I'm a Necron player. What "new" Pariah did we get exactly? Do you mean Crypteks?

[Desert Rat]

Some catachan models had them. Here is a link to one I could find [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GW-Warhammer-40K-Guard-Catachan-Captain-with-Power-Fist-/400333957281?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item5d35c 368a1[/url]

[Sainhann]

How about these guys.

[url]http://store.wargamingtrader.com/system/files/imagecache/product_full/E887%20-%20Eldar%20Guardians%20with%20Lasguns%20x%203%20%2 01990%20%20%20%20%2011-10-30.jpg[/url]

When 4th Edition hit these guys were gone and many of us old time Eldar players have quite a few due to the way we had to make our Eldar army.