DrPop posted:

Killer_Bees! posted:

The new Titan is a disgusting waste of time ... Titans while cool are very hard to use in 28mm and to make a completely new and unheard of one, let alone an long range “artillery” class just shows how much time FW waste and how little their managers plan developments when so many other models should have been released

Killer_Bees! posted:

The new Titan is a disgusting waste of time ... Titans while cool are very hard to use in 28mm and to make a completely new and unheard of one, let alone an long range “artillery” class just shows how much time FW waste and how little their managers plan developments when so many other models should have been released

Schadenboner posted:

“Who thought the world needed a larger centerline-mounted quake cannon?”

Penddraig posted:

Age of Darkness
Book 8 is currently at the printers. The FW team are aware that there is a lot of community expectation about this book but they feel it is one of the stronger books to be released from the series so far.

Some of the Legion backgrounds link to old Rogue Trader lore - one of the White Scars historical battles has them fighting enslavers for example. Not much else was discussed beyond previous information. The hope is an early 2019 release.

The new 28mm titan is a Warbringer-class. Mid-way between a reaver and a warlord, it is designed for battlefield support. The version shown was the Nemesis-pattern Warbringer that includes a carapace mounted quake cannon and anti-aircraft autocannon. The arm weapons are standard reaver arm weapons. There are lots of parts that designed to be magnetised so when new patterns are released, it is easier to swop around. One of the ideas is that the head and shoulder tilt-shields will be available separately for customisation.

There are 'future' plans to shrink the design for Adeptus Titanicus. The Rapier-class scout titan (as described in the 'Titandeath' novel) is currently not being planned for 28mm scale at this stage.

Penddraig posted:

Adeptus Titanicus
The Beta-Garmon campaign book is due for release in January and will come along with transfers for the titan Legions involved - although these transfers will take a few months of releases for them to all to come out. This book will also include new maniple types such as the Lupercal Maniple (clearly an uncontroversial name) that includes 5 warhounds - this may jump the queue to my new favourite maniple.

The plastic weapon upgrades sprues for the Warlord and reaver will also be new year releases but no confirmation as to when. They will also be the only weapon upgrades in plastic. All other weapons will be in resin but there was no idea whether that would be individual releases like Contemptor weapons or combined weapon packs like Necromunda. Currently, the quake cannon and gatling blaster for the Warlord are finished and the reaver warp missile rack is being worked on.

Discussion around the Mechanicum questoris knights took place. Specialist Games would like to do them but they are not an immediate plan - likely they would be resin upgrades to the plastic bodies and would have a separate terminal pack to reflect the unusual weapons and ionic-flare shields they carry.

Knight Household special rules are planned for future development.

There are plans for a titan Volkite weapon but this would be a rare relic and limited use within a maniple. Also, no idea yet which class of titan it would be mounted on.

Penddraig posted:

General Specialist Games and Battlefleet (sad) news
I had a good chat about releases, future support and future plans. The Specialist Games team were very frank and open.

Games are divided into Tier One and Tier Two. Tier One games are games such as Blood Bowl and Necromunda that will continue to receive releases every three months - that could be models, supplements or gaming tools such as dice. These are the products that bring in the steady revenue and allow the games to grow and develop but also provide the profits to develop new games. However, that means the design team have to continue planning, sculpting and writing these products which reduces the time to develop new games. Currently, the design team is still small and time is divided between the three current specialists games of Bloodbowl, Necro. and AT.

So, how does this affect Battlefleet?

The original intention was to start Battlefleet this year. However... when the team sat down and planned out the resources it would take to get Battlefleet up and running including rules production, designing the classes of ship into CAD, designing counters and all the 'bits' of the game - they realised they would have to pull every member of the Specialist team off every project for the next year. This is due to the small size of the team and the resources they have. Clearly this is not possible if the other released games need continuing support to grow and develop with new releases. This means that currently Battlefleet has been shelved.

But...

Due to the success of all the Specialist Games (the Warlord and Reaver have been two of the most successful kits produced by GW this year) there are plans to increase the size of the Specialist Games team both in designers and rules writers. This will lead to an increased production capability that means that Battlefleet will eventually be worked on but not in the near future.

So, disappointing news but that can be tempered against the idea that the department is expanding and doing very well - possibly better than expected.

Killer_Bees! posted:

The new Titan is a disgusting waste of time ... Titans while cool are very hard to use in 28mm and to make a completely new and unheard of one, let alone an long range “artillery” class just shows how much time FW waste and how little their managers plan developments when so many other models should have been released

adamantium|wang posted:

adamantium|wang posted:

moths posted:

Who in the fuuuck thought the Vorax ammo belts were a good idea?

Just run this flimsy-rear end bit through scalding water and then bend it to fit your dynamic pose!

Hencoe posted:

Use a heat gun, makes things so much easier for ammo belts and the like.

ijyt posted:

Hair dryers work just as well.

Schadenboner posted:

So I know that combined arms was more of a “thing” for the Imperial Army during the GC/HH but were there also separate detachments of (e.g.) superheavies as is more common for the Guard in 40k?

moths posted:

Who in the fuuuck thought the Vorax ammo belts were a good idea?

Just run this flimsy-rear end bit through scalding water and then bend it to fit your dynamic pose!

BULBASAUR posted:

Yeah it sucks. The way I did mine was to glue them at one point, then use near boiling water to make the rest flexible before gluing it where it was supposed to go. Finicky as hell.

long-rear end nips Diane posted:

This is what the moritat instructions say to do and I'm 99% sure i'm gonna break them when I try.

Why do plasma pistols even have ammo feeds

BULBASAUR posted:

Yeah it sucks. The way I did mine was to glue them at one point, then use near boiling water to make the rest flexible before gluing it where it was supposed to go. Finicky as hell.

Lord_Hambrose posted:

Spent all morning drilling bolters. Hell is real, and it is off center.

Safety Factor posted:

Rotate the tip of an exacto knife to create a little divot in the center first. This will help align the bit.