Spanish Codex Updates: CSM and DA missing!

[Mr. Ultra]

Can we expect hardback for the new codex?

[MajorWesJanson]

New codices, very likely. these reprints, appears to be no.

[dean]

Watch the Online Store to see when they get pulled... i'm betting something dissappears this weekend or next..

[Silvertongue]

Orkos is fun. But Special marines is hillariuos.

Actually it says "Espaciales", which is the adjective for anything pertaining or related to space. So no chuckles for you.

When WHFB 8th hit the stores, the erratas were issued almost immediately (at least here in spain), but the Army Books were re-edited with changes like in a month or something like that. I expect something similar, and I will be pleasantly surprised if they are releasing the amended codices from the start.

[MajorWesJanson]

The time for editing in codices depends on the print runs. And if they do update the codex for 6th, I imagine there will be a sticker or something that says so.

[BramGaunt]

Was this the same case when Fantasy was updated? Upcoming codexes were also not converted to the new measurement unit until their codex was released?

No. but there hasn't been a new Armybook after Warhammer 8th for 8 months.

[carlisimo]

Orkos is fun. But Special marines is hillariuos. (yeah I know I'm just looking at the words not reading them).

As Silvertongue said, it's espaciales... translates to Spatial Marines. That's probably how it should be in English too, but at some point we started using Space as an adjective (like spaceship) instead of spatial.

I always wondered why in Spanish it's "Éldars" instead of "Éldares". I guess that's what we do with foreign proper nouns, but it's awkward to say. But I like how all the ork names translate. I think they sound better in Spanish than English, especially in Spanish from Spain, with z replacing all the s's (it sounds like "th" as in "thing").

[Freaklantern]

Problem with the Orks in Spanish is that expressions like burna, shotta etc are badly translated and the result is that they sound more like 5 years olds than green killing machines. Anyway, the translations of GW products in Spain are quite bad.

Eldars came from the first spanish translation of Lord Of The Rings

[Sandling]

They could've at least had the diginity to show a picture of two White dwarf magazines slightly covering each other for the SOBs there!

[Shifte]

There are also no Sisters, though I'm presuming they'll still get an update.

[Polaria]

Would GW be sneaky enough to top the 25th anniversary year of 40K by a never-before-seen double release with both CSM and DA books coming out at the same time? I think that model-wise it is actually very possible, since you can release a DA codex with just one or two new kits and almost everything in the codex is covered model-wise.

[Starchild]

@Polaria: As I said in another thread, I think GW could do this and not worry about sales cannibalization because there is so much pent-up demand for these armies, especially Chaos. The starter set will only increase demand plus they can keep the interest going with later waves next year.

[Col. Dash]

Maybe I am lost, but isnt GW simply going to do a big FAQ for each army to bring it in line with 6th like they did for fantasy when it was released? Am I understanding it right that they are instead of/in addition to planning to reprint the old codexes with rules changes?

[Starchild]

If I understand correctly any reprints apply only to the Spansh language codices due to the change in measurement from cm to inches. The new rulebook is clear on which units are flyers and the new hull point vehicle characteristic is included with unit summaries for each of the armies. Beyond that there will probably be FAQs for each codex posted to the GW website.

[gunmnky]

@Polaria: As I said in another thread, I think GW could do this and not worry about sales cannibalization because there is so much pent-up demand for these armies, especially Chaos. The starter set will only increase demand plus they can keep the interest going with later waves next year.

I've been considering this for a while. They're very polarizing armies, so its unlikely that someone who collects one will collect the other (note, I said UNLIKELY). It could actually sell more since both chaos and DA players will have to invest in a new book, and, as state way back in the DA codex rumor thread, there are very very few new models needed for either range.

Unless GW is planning on completely new units, DA really don't need any new kits, and chaos just needs their plastic dreadnought and some finecrap blisters, if I recall correctly. Well, maybe a Juggernaut resculpt. That thing is showing its age.

[Mr. Ultra]

and chaos just needs their plastic dreadnought and some finecrap blisters, if I recall correctly. Well, maybe a Juggernaut resculpt. That thing is showing its age.

- Plastic Raptors
- Plastic Thousand Sons
- Plastic Noise Marines
- Plastic Plague Marines
- Traitor Legions specific iconography bitz
- New plastic berzerkers (as the current ones are very very outdated)
- Cult Terminators
- Specific models for Chosen/Veterans
- Plastic Havocs
- Plastic/Finecast new Obliterators
- Almost assured new units/vehicles/monsters


Yeah, sure, Chaos Space Marines only need a dread and one or two blisters...

[Captain Collius]

- Plastic Raptors
- Plastic Thousand Sons
- Plastic Noise Marines
- Plastic Plague Marines
- Traitor Legions specific iconography bitz
- New plastic berzerkers (as the current ones are very very outdated)
- Cult Terminators
- Specific models for Chosen/Veterans
- Plastic Havocs
- Plastic/Finecast new Obliterators
- Almost assured new units/vehicles/monsters

Sadly he is correct however I don't think the Bezerkers will happen (no knowledge just wild supposition)

[Hawkkf]

Heres a thought.. if they just did upgrade packs for the big four and chosen, would that make it possible? For example, if they did a Death Guard upgrade pack with enough bits to make plague marines or termintors out of existing chaos marines. That woul cut down on thier plastic usage and increase sales (need to buy 2 kits). That would just leave raptors, havocs, oblits, and a few new things. It would also leave room later on for a wave expasion of further legion specific upgrade packs. Now don't be too harsh on me, I play renegade guard.. so I don't know that much about the ruinous powers....yet...

[MajorWesJanson]

Heres a thought.. if they just did upgrade packs for the big four and chosen, would that make it possible? For example, if they did a Death Guard upgrade pack with enough bits to make plague marines or termintors out of existing chaos marines. That woul cut down on thier plastic usage and increase sales (need to buy 2 kits). That would just leave raptors, havocs, oblits, and a few new things. It would also leave room later on for a wave expasion of further legion specific upgrade packs. Now don't be too harsh on me, I play renegade guard.. so I don't know that much about the ruinous powers....yet...

This is getting both off topic and wishlisty, but I'll join you. Instead of legion focused kits, why not just double kit all the plastics. Raptors with generic raptor parts plus additional parts to make them or other PA models into Night Lords. Havocs with generic and Iron Warriors parts. Rubric Marines with thousand sons and generic parts. Noise marines with generic and EC parts. Plague Marines with DG parts. Chosen with Alpha Legion parts. A new berzerker kit (third wave or so) with WE parts. Maybe a new champion sprue for generic CSM with Black Legion and Word Bearers parts.

[Spiney Norman]

Was this the same case when Fantasy was updated? Upcoming codexes were also not converted to the new measurement unit until their codex was released?

They all got updates, but then again after Fantasy 8th was released in July 2010 there wasn't a new army book released for Fantasy until the following March (O&G), so it would have been a pretty long time to wait for changes. Also there were critical things in Fantasy that needed addressing, the force selection process fundamentally changed for example, and that is something that was written into every army book.

It just depends what exactly needs changing, I'm not sure they will produce a SoB errata because I don't know that they need it, they have no psykers and vehicle hull points can easily be taken from the reference section in the BRB.