Official Warseer 6th Ed Starter Set Thread (Summary in first post)

[Rogue Star]

Don't suppose anyone who has seen the Dark Angels Marines (likely a Tactical Squad) would be willing to confirm they are new models, or will it be the AoBR plastics with added DA iconography? Just curious after they added them to the 40K paint set...

[Starchild]

To my knowledge no one has seen the actual models (except Hastings perhaps?), only lists of what is to be included.

[gunmnky]

Either the contents of the DA box is wrong, it includes Belial, or a new codex is coming out soon.

[Latro_]

Will be interesting to see what legion they paint the chaos up as on the box. Its gotta contrast with the dark angels so i doubt it'll be black legion and the inclusion of cultist troops kinda leans towards Alpha legion or Word Bearers.

On the flip side you'd assume the fallen might come into it somehow, but how would they paint them up to separate em out, black and dark green don't exactly add a wow factor.

My bet is on word bearers or red corsairs. Guess could even speculate based on the paints you get in the new starter sets...

[witchunter180]

Don't suppose anyone who has seen the Dark Angels Marines (likely a Tactical Squad) would be willing to confirm they are new models, or will it be the AoBR plastics with added DA iconography? Just curious after they added them to the 40K paint set...

From what I understand, and some of the leaked photos I've seen, the Tact marines are just AoBR with DA icons.

[gunmnky]

Don't suppose anyone who has seen the Dark Angels Marines (likely a Tactical Squad) would be willing to confirm they are new models, or will it be the AoBR plastics with added DA iconography? Just curious after they added them to the 40K paint set...

Probably like this: http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_...et_873x627.jpg

[RandomThoughts]

I'm sure you could look at it that way (feels like watching a political commentator). To look at it on a positive note, a Dreadnought adds some of the vehicle rules to the starter, while being essentially a stepping stone unit. Sort of like teaching close combat- you start with the basics, you don't throw in the rules for Psychotroke grenades.

Will be interesting to see what legion they paint the chaos up as on the box. Its gotta contrast with the dark angels so i doubt it'll be black legion and the inclusion of cultist troops kinda leans towards Alpha legion or Word Bearers.

On the flip side you'd assume the fallen might come into it somehow, but how would they paint them up to separate em out, black and dark green don't exactly add a wow factor.

My bet is on word bearers or red corsairs. Guess could even speculate based on the paints you get in the new starter sets...

Not a bad reasoning, but Assault on Black Reach had blue Marines next to green-black Orks, not exactly a strong contrast either. While I agree that green and black chaos colors are unlikely, I could easily see:
the dark red of World Eaters and bright red of Wordbearers, the sickly green-grey and clearly unique design of Death Legion, the vibrant purples and blacks of Emperor's Children, the shiny blue-gold of Thousend Sons, the darkish blues of Night Hunters (?), the metallic Iron Warriors.

I really can't remember what the Alpha legions look like, I could swear they have a green-black color scheme similar to the Salamanders, but that might be the result of deliberate misdirection on their part, sneaky bastards...

[Starchild]

@witchunter180: Wait, what? You've seen leaked photos?

edit: Alpha Legion are dark blue with silver trim and their Legion icon is green.

[Nurgling Chieftain]

Alpha legion colors seem to change with every sighting. ...Appropriate.

[Latro_]

Probably like this: http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_...et_873x627.jpg

The snap'n'fit chaos marines will be interesting, i'm wondering if they'll be something like the old space crusade CSMs:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pi...3e31fbc339.jpg

[witchunter180]

It was on a blog several days ago; I can't remember where it was and haven't been able to find it since. GW may have done their CaD moves on them. But it showed 2 tactical marines next to each other (kinda angled like they were part of a squad) and I could make out the molding of the DA Tact squad marking.

The snap'n'fit chaos marines will be interesting, i'm wondering if they'll be something like the old space crusade CSMs:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pi...3e31fbc339.jpg

Those would be cool minis even today

[Rick Blaine]

The snap'n'fit chaos marines will be interesting, i'm wondering if they'll be something like the old space crusade CSMs:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pi...3e31fbc339.jpg

Or they will just look like, ya know, the snap'n'fit Chaos Marines that GW currently makes.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/ca...tCatGameStyle=

[Latro_]

Or they will just look like, ya know, the snap'n'fit Chaos Marines that GW currently makes.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/ca...tCatGameStyle=

heh, shows how often i buy new CSM models! *looks at mass of models to paint*

[Inquisitor Kallus]

I wouldn't assume that Chaos Cultists will be the mewling lickspittle IG wannabees toting laspistols and knives that they were in Dawn of War 1. They could very well be a Chaos equivalent of Space Marine Scouts. Basically, Cultist who are either on the verge of being tapped to be made into Chaos Space Marines, or that are already undergoing the process of becoming Chaos Space Marines....

Please no....

[Brother Dimetrius]

leaked photos I've seen

Say what now?

[Mr. Ultra]

Agreed. Even in the unlikely event that Dark Angels get a jetbike unit in their next book, it would be a huge mistake on GW's part to make that unit available through the starter set. As a separate 3-man box set, it would sell huge amounts.

Yeah, you mean like the Ork Koptas...

[Starchild]

The simplest case for there not being DA jetbikes... is that DA don't need jetbikes. Bikes, Attack Bikes, and Land Speeders are fast enough. To add jetbikes to the DA army (other than Sammael's) would be terribly, awfully redundant and unnecessary.

[Rick Blaine]

The simplest case for there not being DA jetbikes... is that DA don't need jetbikes. Bikes, Attack Bikes, and Land Speeders are fast enough. To add jetbikes to the DA army (other than Sammael's) would be terribly, awfully redundant and unnecessary.

Armies get stuff they don't need all the time. GW will put new units in the next DA Codex, just like every other book.

[Beppo1234]

I can't say I agree with his assessment that AoBR is "one sided" though, just a bit limited in how the Orks can handle the Dread. Would probably have been a bit better if at least one of the Nobs also had a Klaw in addition to the Boss.

I've been wondering, how the DAs in the box are going to deal with psychic attacks from the sorcerer, given the make up of the box

[The Dude]

It was on a blog several days ago; I can't remember where it was and haven't been able to find it since. GW may have done their CaD moves on them. But it showed 2 tactical marines next to each other (kinda angled like they were part of a squad) and I could make out the molding of the DA Tact squad marking.

Those would be from the currently available paint set. Nothing to see here.

I've been wondering, how the DAs in the box are going to deal with psychic attacks from the sorcerer, given the make up of the box

That entirely depends on how Psychic powers are handled in 6th. Hell, even now the only thing the DA need to deal with the Sorcerer is Bolter and Flame