Cleon Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, Craig said: It's a bit odd they didn't put an hq unit in the necron box. 'Here's a boarding patrol but to play it you're going to have to buy another £18-£25 model first'. Even putting in one of those royal wardens they can't seem to give away would be something. I can see why you'd probably want one, but an HQ is optional in a boarding patrol, you'll need an HQ to expand to normal games though. Detjan, firestorm40k, Craig and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, Craig said: It's a bit odd they didn't put an hq unit in the necron box. 'Here's a boarding patrol but to play it you're going to have to buy another £18-£25 model first'. Even putting in one of those royal wardens they can't seem to give away would be something. It's pretty good if you're wanting to expand an existing force at least. I'm sure a lot of people buying 'discount boxes' have a lot of grey, on-the-sprue HQs laying around they already had one or more off (Commissars and Primaris Lieutenant probably being the worst example). jaxom and crimsondave 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Again with the Broodlord and those ancient Genestealers. Feels like they're in 3 out of 4 Tyranid boxes. At least the Warriors are good! Anyway, assuming these are all going to be the same price as the Marines one: Chaos Marines - £132.50 Value (50.94% saving) Necrons - £130 Value (50.00% saving) Tyranids - £118.50 Value (45.15% saving) Space Marines - £101.50 Value (35.96% saving) Grey Knights - £100.00 Value (35.00% saving) This broadly matches the price pattern of combat patrols, where Xenos factions consistently have the highest savings and loyalist Astartes the lowest although tbh i'd be surprised if GW puts out any of these boxes with a 50% saving, so perhaps they will have variable prices like Start Collecting sets rather than consistent pricing like Combat Patrols. skylerboodie and Detjan 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Lord Marshal said: It's pretty good if you're wanting to expand an existing force at least. I'm sure a lot of people buying 'discount boxes' have a lot of grey, on-the-sprue HQs laying around they already had one or more off (Commissars and Primaris Lieutenant probably being the worst example). Necrons especially are easy to obtain HQ's. The starter boxes for 40k, the Annihilation Barge spare Lord, and even the standalone Hierotek circle release jaxom and MithrilForge 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 22 minutes ago, Cleon said: I can see why you'd probably want one, but an HQ is optional in a boarding patrol, you'll need an HQ to expand to normal games though. I didn't realise hq are optional. Thanks for the info. Khornestar and Bloody Legionnaire 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I find it odd for the promo shot they built 5 triarchs when they even write in the article you can't use them in boarding actions sitnam, Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch, MithrilForge and 3 others 2 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTheLion Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 The Necron one looks pretty nice, I don't have any Lychguard or Triarch Praetorians yet. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AenarIT Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 22 minutes ago, Halandaar said: Again with the Broodlord and those ancient Genestealers. Feels like they're in 3 out of 4 Tyranid boxes. At least the Warriors are good! Almost as if they were trying to clear out their inventory before releasing new plastic models in the Summer Detjan 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcomet Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 The grey knight one has my attention. A good way to use the 10 unbuilt intercessors I have lying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vassakov Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said: I find it odd for the promo shot they built 5 triarchs when they even write in the article you can't use them in boarding actions Good catch - I suspect the slightly daft answer is they don't actually have 10 Lychguard painted in the right colour scheme as the promo shots for the sword and board Lychguard are in the old silver scheme rather than the new Szarekhan scheme. Halandaar, BadgersinHills, WrathOfTheLion and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMawr Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 ooph some are so flavorless and random it hurts... I know most people dont care about that, and neither should I, because you add the flavor yourself in your army... but I cant help it, I like boxsets to "tell a story" Also I know it sounds unnecessary on a forum were most people are experienced players, but, if a boarding patrol cant have triarch praetorians, then dont show triarch praetorians on the boarding patrol boxset. on the eldar reddit that ignorance of wysiwyg had regular confusion among new players who base purchases and initial army building not on careful planning as an experienced player would, but on the example pictures they see. Example armies should at all times be possible, not necessarily competitive or good, but at the very least possible. Aarik, BadgersinHills, MithrilForge and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 18 minutes ago, AenarIT said: Almost as if they were trying to clear out their inventory before releasing new plastic models in the Summer Sure, but they've been trying to clear out those particular models since at least 2014 skylerboodie 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsome Fred Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Quote Again with the Broodlord and those ancient Genestealers. Feels like they're in 3 out of 4 Tyranid boxes. I can't wait for another Tau Box with a Ghostkeel inside. Edited February 7, 2023 by Handsome Fred AenarIT 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Handsome Fred said: I can't wait for another Tau Box with a Ghostkeel inside. Thousand Sons need another box with Tzaangors. BadgersinHills, Tichinde, crimsondave and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylerboodie Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 and bring on 20 more Poxwalkers Dark Shepherd 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DonCorleone- Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Looks like Tyranids are getting repainted. The blades and carapace on the weapons of the Tyranid Warriors are blackish coloured instead of the usual reddish colours, I think I see some speck of red near the hilt of the bone swords. Halandaar, Harleqvin and skylerboodie 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg033 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I think I have 3 broodlords already, I dont need another. I dread to think how many genestealers I might have from different boxes/eras. I like the Grey Knights box, one of the few factions I haven't really dabbled in yet so this seems like a nice starting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, -DonCorleone- said: Looks like Tyranids are getting repainted. The blades and carapace on the weapons of the Tyranid Warriors are blackish coloured instead of the usual reddish colours, I think I see some speck of red near the hilt of the bone swords. Interesting catch that, the models shown are definitely the same ones from the product page and although they always had black-ish carapace on the guns, the boneswords and talons have certainly been repainted. Bit of foreshadowing, a bit like when Illuminor Szeras came out in Psychic Awakening in a new colour scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 seem like decent boxs with a discount. I look forward to the daemon one Harleqvin 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Nightshade Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Handsome Fred said: I can't wait for another Tau Box with a Ghostkeel inside. I'm a bit out of touch with T'au, but if it's a Farsight Enclaves box I don't think there will be a Ghostkeel, unless they retcon that. Harleqvin 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DonCorleone- Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I wonder what’ll be the Ork Boarding patrol? - Boss Snikrot - Kommandos? - Meganobz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 40 minutes ago, -DonCorleone- said: I wonder what’ll be the Ork Boarding patrol? - Boss Snikrot - Kommandos? - Meganobz? Nothing says subtle like chonky armour belching smoke and clanking down the corridors lol. It'd be an interesting box. skylerboodie 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DonCorleone- Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said: Nothing says subtle like chonky armour belching smoke and clanking down the corridors lol. It'd be an interesting box. As long as it’s purple Orks are good MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Lord Marshal said: It's pretty good if you're wanting to expand an existing force at least. I'm sure a lot of people buying 'discount boxes' have a lot of grey, on-the-sprue HQs laying around they already had one or more off (Commissars and Primaris Lieutenant probably being the worst example). 10 hours ago, sitnam said: Necrons especially are easy to obtain HQ's. The starter boxes for 40k, the Annihilation Barge spare Lord, and even the standalone Hierotek circle release Hands down this. I picked up two Elite boxes and a few eBay things on the cheap, and adding this boarding patrol box will give me enough for 1500 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleqvin Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 11:01 AM, lhg033 said: I think I have 3 broodlords already, I dont need another. I dread to think how many genestealers I might have from different boxes/eras. I like the Grey Knights box, one of the few factions I haven't really dabbled in yet so this seems like a nice starting place. Get enough of them and you can have Truescaled Genestealers to go against the possible upscaled Termies the rumors are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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