Re boxing of 40k products next month?

[shaso_iceborn]

They do need to upgrade the paints mentioned in the boxes anyway, and probably will also update the box graphic style a bit. Might include new pics of freshly painted models, as painting standards change over time. Dunno if DA will show up on Vanilla boxes, unless they're going to lose their own Codex.

This is interesting I have heard that DA, BA, SW, BT, ect all having mini codexes like back in 3rd edition but did not think it was plausible. Now I wonder.

[MajorWesJanson]

This is interesting I have heard that DA, BA, SW, BT, ect all having mini codexes like back in 3rd edition but did not think it was plausible. Now I wonder.

Huh? DA should be getting their new book in April. Then Tau and Eldar coming along, and Templars will add another boost of Marine army in somewhere.

[The_Klobb_Maniac]

Because we certainly need to change the Ultramarines to DA on the boxes of all those Eldar, Ork and Tau boxes... It said "40k" products, not "Space Marine" products, so the hypotheses about the paint range change (and maybe including the color list cards for the units) makes far more sense.


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But couldn't you say that certain Citadel products may be dangerous even if used correctly?


They certainly didn't have these warnings back in the old days, or they'd have been slapping them on the old metal dreads - they would have had to claim using one in a dreadsock was an incorrect usage.

"I'm correctly hitting you with this dreadnaught"

Yeah, I'd say so. (It's all about form.)

[Sinisterfence]

The generic Space Marine boxes have always had multiple chapters on the packaging though? Including Blood Angels, Dark Angels etc.
Also Blood Angels were on the cover of 2nd edition and the featured chapter in the starter set but all generic boxes had Ultramarines
Black Templars were the cover boys of 3rd edition and we still had Crimson Fists on the Space Marine codex and Ultramarines on the unit boxes.
Dark Angels on the rulebook/ featured in the starter set does not mean they're going to be the new poster boys.
New paint range is definitely the reason.

[prowla]

Dark Angels on the rulebook/ featured in the starter set does not mean they're going to be the new poster boys.

That, and then there's the problem that DA have their own codex and a some DA-specific models. It's likely that Ultramarines will stay as vanilla poster boys and show up on all the generic Marine boxes, and DA models are on Starter and on all DA-specific boxes, just to keep clear which box is for which codex.

[williamsond]

any one heard any thing else on this? my local retailer is normally a good source for this sort of thing but I would have thought there would have been some outsinde colaboration by now. suppose we will see when the new WD comes out.

[Demiurg]

No, Last thing I was told by The contact I use to stock my store was get people excited for September.