Do you think we'll see any new Solar Auxilia units in the upcoming Liber Imperium

[WolfLogic]

I'm personally hoping for a unit, likely an Elites choice, that lets you run a section of Auxiliaries armed with special weapons like plasma guns, melta guns, etc. I'm sure there are other things they could add but I feel like if anything is to be added it would be this. 

I think it's a possibility because in 1.0 Book 4 Conquest, it mentions that a particular Solar Cohort nominally has 7000 Specialist Weapons Section auxiliaries. This likely includes the already existing rapiers but also likely includes the previously mentioned weapons as well. I think it would be pretty cool to see this in game since it would be roughly equivalent to a Tactical Support Squad. 

My hopes are low though.

 

[Noserenda]

I cant imagine they will loose their flamer squads but Solar Auxilla are in a weird place right now model wise so i doubt we will see new units. That said you COULD convert with the new marine sets in theory? The last few books havent been very pro conversion though. 

Hopefully they do get something cool to replace all the nerfed big cannons though.

[TheTrans]

We'll no doubt lose a solid handful of units if they aren't spitting models out for them. Look what happened to Mech haha.

[General Zodd]

It does seem like the current batch of army books are just being cranked out to cover the currently available models they want to promote use of in 30k. I’d be surprised if we get any new units or options until new kits get released, which will probably not be until there are specific campaign or faction books in the future. It would be nice to be proven wrong, though!

[Doghouse]

I'd be happy if they did the existing stuff in plastic first but I can't see it happening, but like General Zodd says I think these are mostly just making everything playable with new units down the line. I can't really see these armies following the codex pattern of new book equals new units unless it is some sort of new way to mix or use existing models.

[Lord Marshal]

Mechanicum didn't get anything new, so I doubt it.

I think at best we'll see the OOP stuff (Rapiers, Jovan, etc) come back into regular production, or at least a MTO run. The Solar Auxilia list is pretty slim as is, so I don't see too much stuff getting Legends'ed except maybe MaShade. 

Any new stuff would probably come in future supplements. Marines got an exception to that because- well, you know, Marine sales. Even that was just the Kratos, Horus Ascended and a few Consuls.

Edited October 10, 2022 by Lord Marshal

[Brother Sutek]

While it would be nice I don't see much hope right based on what they have done so far in this edition.  As someone with a rotor cannon unit I am nervous if it will survive as a unit. Hopefully I'm wrong and we'll get a full list, if we get the ammo dump upgrade for defense lines as well I'll be really happy!

[Noserenda]

Worth pointing out Mech did get a new unit in those Loyalist only assassins, though no minis. Heh, Talons also got 3 more assassins on top of the regular ones, apparently someone at FW thinks there arent enough assassins :D 

[Brother Sutek]

There aren't enough assassins... one of the new ones is an update of one of the really old ones. Love the old model so I'll buy the new one to update the paint job. Not like it's been over 20 years since I painted the first one.

[The Scorpion]

Best Ending: Skaramowski is somehow brought back, we get model releases for Ma Sade and the rapiers.

[Marshal Mittens]

I think 2.0's initial phase is going to be nearly all Marine, which makes sense as Marines are the most popular army, and the focus of the era and Heresy. 

I think after Space Marines are 'up to speed',, so to speak, they will see how things are going, sales wise, and pick another faction to do in plastics.

So long way of saying no. I don't think theycwill get anything new in plastic, except maybe being able to use 40k newer plastics. 

[Noserenda]

I think they are trying hard to make that true, the non marine factions have always been popular, probably making up over half the armies at one Throne of skulls i went to, where i played against Mechanicum 4/5 games :D 

Ive mentioned it somewhere else but im fairly confident they are mostly working down a list of FW top sellers and converting them to plastic, which is obviously going to favour marines but i wouldnt be surprised by odd kits from other factions potentially, depends how synched up the folks writing rules and the ones choosing releases are.