Next Imperial Armour Book - Aeronautica

[muggins]

It appears from the latest White Dwarf that Forge World will be producing a book called Aeronautica that will detail over 40 flyers. This is important because maybe the real rules for the Storm Eagle will be a little better!

More info: http://www.freshcoast40k.com/2012/06...-imperial.html

[Patriarch]

Aha. Maybe this was the source for Harry's earlier rumour about an expansion for the Aeronautica Imperialis game. Never mind, I'm sure this will be very cool anyway. Perhaps FW have more 40k scale fliers in the works...

[ivan55599]

What info there is? (error 503)

[Patriarch]

Works for me...

http://www.freshcoast40k.com/2012/06...-imperial.html

[kane40k]

MMMM tasty little bit there. I hope this is a 40k scale expansion. i never really managed to get into Aeronautica or whatever it was calle. i read the supplement a few times, but it never had the same appleal as BFG or 40k.

[All Cing Eye]

Imperium vs Chaos in an air war sounds interesting.

I wonder if we'll be seeing some more Chaos Flyers then, or some conversion kits to Chaosify the Imperial ones.

[Zanzibarthefirst]

40 flyers, how many flyers do we already know about including super heavy ones?

[Inquisitor Kallus]

its for 40k if you read the bit in white dwarf....

[gutsmaka]

normal-------------------------------------------------super-heavy
storm raven/storm talon--------------------------------thunderhawk/lander
storm eagle--------------------------------------------marauder/bomber
-------------------------------------------------------thunderbolt
land speeder tempest
vendetta/Valkyrie--------------------------------------marauder/bomber
vulture------------------------------------------------thunderbolt
sky talon----------------------------------------------caestus assault ram
lightning fighter----------------------------------------Phoenix/dragon Phoenix
arvus lander-------------------------------------------nightwing
Aquila lander------------------------------------------void raven/bomber
doom scythe/night scythe-----------------------------barracuda
bomma/shoota/burna----------------------------------manta
hell blade---------------------------------------------remora drones
razor wing/bomber(forgot name)-----------------------tiger shark/AX
------------------------------------------------------orca
------------------------------------------------------bomma
------------------------------------------------------fighta
------------------------------------------------------warcopta
------------------------------------------------------hell talon
-----------------------------------------------------raven fighter

41 in total. more than enough for an expansion

[scourge66]

Works for me...

http://www.freshcoast40k.com/2012/06...-imperial.html

at the bottom of this page:

EDIT: Forge World has commented on this on Facebook:


Forge World

Keep your eyes peeled for a newsletter in the next two weeks, Michael, and all will be revealed..

so it will be in the newsletter which is on a Friday. that puts it on the 6th of june.

[Tastyfish]

Space Marines - 6
Thunderhawk
Thunderhawk Transporter
Storm Raven
Storm Talon
Storm Eagle
Hunter

Imperial Navy - 11
Arvus
Aquila
Vulture
Valkyrie
Valkyrie Vendetta
Valkyrie Skytalon
Lightning
Thunderbolt
Marauder Destroyer
Marauder Bomber
Hydra
Sabre platform

Tau - 7
Barracuda
Tigershark
Tigershark AX-1-0
Remora
Orca
Manta
Skyray

Eldar - 5
Nightwing
Phoenix
Vampire Hunter
Vampire Raider
Firestorm

Chaos - 3
Helltalon
Hellblade
Dreadclaw

Dark Eldar -3
Raven
Razorwing
Whatever the bomber is called

Orks - 7
Dakkajet
Fighta
Burnabommer
Blitzabommer
Fighta-bommer
Blasta-bommer(?)
Flakkwagon

Necrons - 3
Doomscythe
Nightscythe
Pylon

Tyranids - 3
Harpy
Harridan
Mieotic spore sacks

Is 47, so even if they took out the GW ork variants and didn't include the blasta-bommer (as there's currently no model) that would cover it. Might see a return of the wargear for flyers though which would be nice.

[Patriarch]

There are others from the AI games such as the Chaos Harbinger bomber, but it is so huge it might not be up for a 40k scale kit.

[Tastyfish]

There are others from the AI games such as the Chaos Harbinger bomber, but it is so huge it might not be up for a 40k scale kit.

I'm a big fan of AI, but if the number is around 40 then I don't think we'll see a lot more than what they've got already. Think it's more an update book than a sneak peak at new things, the Blasta-bomber and the Avenger are probably not going to make it in.

[Dog of destiny]

It says 40 aircraft and vehicles - so there could be updated rules for things like the hyperous etc etc, not simply 40 aircraft.

[eldargal]

Why would the IA book include rules for GW flyers like tha Stomtalon, Razorwing etc? Makes more sense to assume the book will be solely for FW flyers/AA, bringing them in line with 6th.

[ForgottenLore]

This is a Forgeworld book. It's not going to include the rules for GW codex models like the Storm Raven or Necron Scythes, it's just updating the rules from FW books because otherwise several dozen of their big models suddenly become useless in game.

aaaaaand ninja'd by Eldargal.

[scourge66]

Why would the IA book include rules for GW flyers like tha Stomtalon, Razorwing etc? Makes more sense to assume the book will be solely for FW flyers/AA, bringing them in line with 6th.

i agree, it dident make sense why gw kits would be included, 40+ includes new stuff like this flyer (i know i posted this in anouther thread but it seams more on topic here)

http://apocalypse40k.blogspot.co.uk/...-imperial.html

[WordBearer]

Why would the IA book include rules for GW flyers like tha Stomtalon, Razorwing etc? Makes more sense to assume the book will be solely for FW flyers/AA, bringing them in line with 6th.

Yeah, I see this existing for more or less the same reason as IA Apocalypse.

[scourge66]

i hope they have upgraded the thunderhawk from being 12-12-10

[geoffkemp]

Something I have noticed on page 96 of the latest WD, is the Red Thunderbolt, most notably it`s wings, as in they look too thin to be resin cast IMO. When I`ve seen one it in the past I recall it having thicker wings. The difference it thickness reminds me of that of the two Tau Piranha versions. That and the style of the painting of the model strikes me as more 'Eavy Metal style as oppose to the "dusty" style of most forge world painted models.

That all said it it could just be the angle the photo was taken.