Ah-a-nothepsis Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 So after removing the Thousand Sons blood feud stuff from the Space Wolves book, it appears that GW decided to add what looks like some sort of bit to the new plastic Thunder Wolf cavalry. http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3561/img4cu.jpg This might not mean much at first glance, but it could suggest that GW will be making new plastic Thousand Sons miniatures instead of just moving them to finecast from the CURRENT range and going back to the "old style" like this: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/b/b0/ThousandSonsPost-Heresy.jpg Closer inspection of the Thousand Sons helm on the wolf bit would suggest that it is a new sculpt entirely (should one believe that it is an exact recast of the old classic rubric miniature). Here is the old miniature for comparison: http://www.ninjabread.co.uk/images/tzeentch/first-thousand-son.jpg The appearance of this Thousand Sons rubric helm on two different Thunderwolf miniatures would lead me to believe that the same bit (or a varient of) is on the actual TWC sprue, and is not just some clever GW conversion. The fact that White Dwarf mentions it (read the text next to the first picture and you will see "Rubric") also suggests that it is an actual bit included in the TWC box set. I'm not saying I have any super rumor stuff here because if I did it'd be in the rumor section. It just seems like a hint that GW will not be throwing the Thousand Sons in the background and if they are tying Tsons with Wolves now, there's a good chance they will be sticking to fluff. -Persi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethrion Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 oooh that's pretty cool! fingers crossed <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yncarne Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I'm sure that bit wouldn't be a whole head. GW wouldn't give us an option to more easily convert T-Sons via bits swapping with Wolves players, now would they? :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellios Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I've been told that New rubrics have been made... I hope this is true because god do I hate those half plastic half metal monsters... Gah... So they may very well have that kind of look or at least some of them and a lot of new releases have been digging into the 2nd edition of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 There are actually two of them: http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=133206&d=1329923162 and http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=133205&d=1329923150 The first one seems to be more with a whole torso, more visible here: http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=133208&d=1329923594 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethrion Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The one including the torso does looks very similar to the original Thousand Sons models. I hope they don't scrap the current style of helms though because I do like that look as well. Though the sooner they get rid of the half metal half plastic sets the better! p.s. I hope we get given broken and crushed space wolf bits for our bases when we get new stuff. I add my own already but it'd be nice to be officially backed by GW to sport their remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ooh, I've been out of the picture for a bit, and so, is there anything else of note available from Saturday? On topic- sad thing is, they are probably just for bases :P Stupid Sphess Puppehs. Edit- Just checked Warseer. Puppehs, moar puppehs, and nids. Dang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm going to get as many of those little Thousand Sons busts as I can, those heads will suit my needs for conversions nicely! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphus Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This might not mean much at first glance, but it could suggest that GW will be making new plastic Thousand Sons miniatures... Or it could just suggest that Thunderwolf Cavalry are great at running down and slaying you heretical sorcerors! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellios Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This might not mean much at first glance, but it could suggest that GW will be making new plastic Thousand Sons miniatures... Or it could just suggest that Thunderwolf Cavalry are great at running down and slaying you heretical sorcerors! :lol: No if they only have dead rubrics as their feet they apparently are not very good at killing sorcerers... Hell the whole point of Rubrics is to act as a bullet/axe/fang sponge for the sorcerer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 "Curse you Space Whelp! Bobby was my favorite Rubric! I've had him taking bullets since he was a nut and a bolt!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm going to get as many of those little Thousand Sons busts as I can, those heads will suit my needs for conversions nicely! ;) But that means buying Thunderpuppies! :D irony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm going to get as many of those little Thousand Sons busts as I can, those heads will suit my needs for conversions nicely! :D But that means buying Thunderpuppies! :) irony No, that means trading stuff I don't use to space wolf players for them...I am already basing my rubrics with space wolf bits, so I got plenty, hehe! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm going to get as many of those little Thousand Sons busts as I can, those heads will suit my needs for conversions nicely! :D But that means buying Thunderpuppies! ;) irony No, that means trading stuff I don't use to space wolf players for them...I am already basing my rubrics with space wolf bits, so I got plenty, hehe! :D Very cunning (you gotta expect that on the Tzeench part of the forum, I suppose). I wish I had a puppy player to subtly trick into aiding the whims of Tzeench :(... On topic, it's just like Our Omicent Masters at the GW head office to get all us Sons excited for something, then crush our hopes brutally and expensively. I really need plastic Sons for my Sternguard, so my PH army is on hold until we get some. Lastly, I know it's probably heresy to say this but d@mn, those thunderpuppies actually look cool. For an outrageous price though, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphus Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm going to get as many of those little Thousand Sons busts as I can, those heads will suit my needs for conversions nicely! :) But that means buying Thunderpuppies! :tu: irony No, that means trading stuff I don't use to space wolf players for them...I am already basing my rubrics with space wolf bits, so I got plenty, hehe! :) Very cunning (you gotta expect that on the Tzeench part of the forum, I suppose). I wish I had a puppy player to subtly trick into aiding the whims of Tzeench :P... Well if they like Thunderwolf Cavalry I'm sure they won't really mind ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 OHMYGODWHATTHEFIRETRUCKBARBEQUE the rubric heads aren't on the TWC sprue! Yes! Plastic Rubrics! Finally! You have NO idea how happy this makes me! Yes! GW, I love you! Who would think I would be so excited about something they didn't include! Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss! The might of Tizca will stand after all! Sorry all for my outburst, but it's rare I am this happy with GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro_Protagonist Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The severed head is actually on the sprue (just looked at them on the site). The partial body though isn't. I'm thinking it's probably just a conversion they decided to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 :) Now I feel like a ;). But whats this? The sculpted torso is also present on the TW Wolf Lord- maybe it wasn't just a solitary conversion- even GW wouldn't do exactly the same conversion twice- and if it is a conversion, where's the Torso from? (yes the words ' grasping at straws' spring to mind). The only consolation is that we'll get plastics eventually B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 :) Now I feel like a ;). But whats this? The sculpted torso is also present on the TW Wolf Lord- maybe it wasn't just a solitary conversion- even GW wouldn't do exactly the same conversion twice- and if it is a conversion, where's the Torso from? (yes the words ' grasping at straws' spring to mind). The only consolation is that we'll get plastics eventually B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 :) Now I feel like a :P. But whats this? The sculpted torso is also present on the TW Wolf Lord- maybe it wasn't just a solitary conversion- even GW wouldn't do exactly the same conversion twice- and if it is a conversion, where's the Torso from? (yes the words ' grasping at straws' spring to mind). The only consolation is that we'll get plastics eventually :( Look carefully. The Torso is on the wolf lord, and wolf lord alone. You get a severed head with the TWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The torso seems to be on the lord sprue and not on the squad sprues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphus Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 :cuss Now I feel like a :cuss. But whats this? The sculpted torso is also present on the TW Wolf Lord- maybe it wasn't just a solitary conversion- even GW wouldn't do exactly the same conversion twice- and if it is a conversion, where's the Torso from? (yes the words ' grasping at straws' spring to mind). The only consolation is that we'll get plastics eventually :( Look carefully. The Torso is on the wolf lord, and wolf lord alone. You get a severed head with the TWC. Oh dear, hopes dashed...how tragic :angry: For the record the torso looks like a modified Assault marine varient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 For the record the torso looks like a modified Assault marine varient. Where does it do that? It looks more like the Mk. V torso meshed with the 2nd ed Thousand Sons head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah-a-nothepsis Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Yep, the head is new and scratch-made though which again, leads me to believe that if GW takes the time to sculpt a new Tsons rubric for space wolves (even a bit) after not even mentioning "Thousand Sons" in the newest space wolf codex, then they have new gaming rubrics planned. Of course as others have pointed out on Warseer, GKs have a plague bearer head on a justicar sword but it doesn't mean there are plague bearers being released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well, this whole debacle does tell us that GW are changing the look of Rubrics, and that was (almost) worth my total humiliation to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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