Cynic Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Hello all, This post is more an observation really. With Dark Veangeance on the horizon my eye turns to the Thousand Sons again. With cultists and Chosen to bolster my forces from the box set, I began a search for rank and file Thousand sons again, when I noticed something on the GW website linked for Australia; If you buy Thousand sons, they are expected to despatch in seven or eight weeks. This suggests to me: 1. GW Australia is awaiting shipments of the UK, and have no TS squads in stock; or 2. The TS are being recast into either full plastic or Finecast, so none are available for the time being. I'm going with option 2. Stands to reason really as the other three cult troops have undergone some change from metal/plastic to either full plastic or Finecast and it was only a matter of time. Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlakir Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 If I remember correctly the metal components are rumored to be re-done in Finecast for the new Codex. And there are also rumors for a new plastic kit to be released sometime during 2013. However, if you buy the current kit from the UK store it ships within 24hours.... so I'm guessing it might be a combination of 1 and 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Firelupus Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I have noticed the same with the Oz website. After reading the fang novel, my interest in the thousand sons is waxing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I have noticed the same with the Oz website. After reading the fang novel, my interest in the thousand sons is waxing again. Yea, it's strange, but to me, that book actually painted the TS in a better light than the SW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben rolls Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 nice upgrade pack now on pre order guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 It's the same as what used to come with the rest of the bits to make them, now you have to buy these and the chaos marine box. The fact they did this to Thousand sons and Noise marines but not the plague marines just comes across as dick move to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coot83 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I think you guys are right, they will probably make a new TSons kit and since the plague marines already have theirs in finecast so obviously they wouldnt just take them away. Hopefully in the next few months we can see some really cool renditions come out. Either way it looks like TSons got more love than the noise marines for right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesI Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 It's the same as what used to come with the rest of the bits to make them, now you have to buy these and the chaos marine box. The fact they did this to Thousand sons and Noise marines but not the plague marines just comes across as dick move to be honest. This works for me. I have a ton of extra marines, so now I can buy a few upgrade sets and turn them into true Thousand Sons. rather than just be Marines that act as Thousand Sons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venemox Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 It's the same as what used to come with the rest of the bits to make them, now you have to buy these and the chaos marine box. The fact they did this to Thousand sons and Noise marines but not the plague marines just comes across as dick move to be honest. This works for me. I have a ton of extra marines, so now I can buy a few upgrade sets and turn them into true Thousand Sons. rather than just be Marines that act as Thousand Sons. I just hope the size disparity between the older Chaos Marines and the Dark Vengeance minis doesn't carry forward itno the new kits. Otherwise, the new kits might not look right bashed with the old kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 The one good thing about this finecast pack is that you can use it on terminators/bikers/raptors ect without having a load of regular chaos marine bits hanging around, and as it's finecast it should be easy enough to cut through. Yeah, my attempts to copy the headcrests for my terminators through various greenstuff, plasticard and moulding techniques has failed, with only one out of five being any good and would not need work to be usable, not sure what I am going to do with the sorcerer, depends how finecasted he is. Still would have prefered metal, if just for the weight and consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 That's a good point, Rune Priest Ridcully. It should also be easier to convert the sorcerer, changing his weapons and ornamentation. Still, I keep my fingers crossed for a new sculpt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I have done that before, I just can't think of how I could use him unless I ran multiple small squads of Thousand sons, which I can't really see, Guess I could always try modeling him up as Thousand son Havok sergeant and be hopeful on the new codex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Well, if the Games Day UK2012 thread has their info right, there'll be marines released for each legion. Great for those who have 30k 1kSons armies and no doubt a nice alternative for 40k armies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Another thing I have now realized about the upgrade packs is that the Thousand sons one should hopefully drive down the prices of the bits stores on ebay, who start bidding on a set of Thousand son heads at £8 plus postage :P..... Despite vowing not to do another 40k army, the Noise marine pack is calling to me, whipering how they want to be used with the Forge world armour kits for Mk IV noise marines, if I had need of more rubrics a squad of them in MKIII or VI could have been in order.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Horribly overpriced finecast upgrade pack that forces you to buy a CSM box as well, leaving you with two useless torsos and a :) load of useless bits now on pre order guys! Fixed that for you :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Ridcully Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Horribly overpriced finecast upgrade pack that forces you to buy a CSM box as well, leaving you with two useless torsos and a :cuss load of useless bits now on pre order guys! Fixed that for you ;) That is true, the only way I can see it being good is if you want to convert rubric terminators after months of trying moulding, sculpting and plasticarding to try and do the crests any other way. Fortunatly, I will only need one of these. I admit I was doing a GW order already, of Escorts for my BFG stuff as people want me to do intro games and I like the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I wouldn't be surprised at all if they had a second wave incoming with cults and regular troops and a few special characters. After all, this release took care of all the new units in the codex and released 8 new boxes...there must be some sort of efficiency limit to how many boxes can be released at the same time, so they just went with the most pressing ones, we do have models for the rest...even if they are a bit dated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Hawk Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I wouldn't be surprised at all if they had a second wave incoming with cults and regular troops and a few special characters. After all, this release took care of all the new units in the codex and released 8 new boxes...there must be some sort of efficiency limit to how many boxes can be released at the same time, so they just went with the most pressing ones, we do have models for the rest...even if they are a bit dated... Sadly, the models will no doubt be Finecast, in a box of five, for 25 GBP a pop- GeeDoubleyou always manages to :) over my favourite armies in new and inventive ways every few months. But they definitely need an update- they just don't fit with the army's new aesthetic. Let's pray that wave comes soon! As you may have noticed, I'm incredibly annoyed by this recent release- and combined with the beautiful new Raptors, I'm this close to starting Night Lords :) Edit-It's happened. Thousand Sons are Eleites. Congrats, GW, you've exceeded even my expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Of course they are elites... ...except if you have a sorcerer with MoT ofc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Just finished with Octobers WD - so they are going to be Fine cast. That's ok, I have more than enough metal kits to use. Jase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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