Iron Lord Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The Plasma Cannon looks rather "modern" - but then so does the Heavy Support Squad Plasma Cannon upgrade - it's only the Special Weapon version of the Plasma Gun, and the Sergeant's plasma pistol, that are depicted as slightly more archaic in look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnesh88 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, jaxom said: I'm guessing they're plastic, but I don't think I actually read they are in the article. From the article: The Scimitar Jetbikes of the Age of Darkness are modifications of complex pre-Imperium designs. Essentially compact aircraft with the addition of grav-impellors, they rush your Space Marines into combat at great speed. And soon you’ll be able to add them to your army in plastic. Iron Lord and jaxom 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I dont play HH but I do still play 1st ed, now I can have some characters on jetbikes. My Blood Drinkers are getting new toys!! I wonder if I can fit a Guard Commissar on one of these?? MithrilForge and The Yak 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de Selby Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Confirmed 3rd paragraph. They're getting better at being clear about this. Great news! Mine will be space wolves. I think this is the last of the things we were expecting. Now fingers crossed for assault marines or breachers next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matcap86 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) As other have said: like the bikes but kind of disappointed we got mk6 riders. Will be a challenge to convert those to another mark. Edited January 19, 2023 by matcap86 Aarik and Dark Legionnare 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkimaskMohawk Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, Imren said: Nice! Although the resin ones are not that tough to build. Too bad they got nerfed so much in the new rules you barely see any play them nowadays. ? Jetbikes are a great unit in 2nd. You can get a lot of multimeltas on a very very fast chassis, that doesn't eat up a heavy support slot, and can now leave combat. Their biggest downside is liking a critical mass of models, and that's completely stonewalled by their monetary price for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbienw Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Very nice! Also chainsword and volkite serpenta for Mk6 sergeants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobles57 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Well we knew they were coming, but still good to see. The price of the resin ones always put me off - and led me to buy the outriders kit instead which was a mistake. These are an easy buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Does MKVI plate just turn anyone else off? I love jetbikes even though I'm not a HH guy, but even here the Corvus armor kind of ruins it for me. Im hoping we start seeing MKV patterns as a second wave of squad releases, since I doubt we get new MKIII and iV anytime soon WARMASTER_, Aarik, Matcap86 and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLŒ FLY Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Wish bikes were still T5. TheWarmaster 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Fan sculpt creators/3d-printers will probably cover the desire for people to go beakless. What I would be interested to see if GW planned for the eventual Mk2 and Mk5 waves to include something like an upgrade sprue for bikes offering different rider. If the riders are all on a separate sprue it might be even more than just wishlisting on my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTheLion Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nephaston said: Fan sculpt creators/3d-printers will probably cover the desire for people to go beakless. What I would be interested to see if GW planned for the eventual Mk2 and Mk5 waves to include something like an upgrade sprue for bikes offering different rider. If the riders are all on a separate sprue it might be even more than just wishlisting on my end. Also, if the bikes are on their own sprue, it could open up the possibility for characters using the same basis. Master Commander Ajax 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LameBeard Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, sitnam said: Does MKVI plate just turn anyone else off? I love jetbikes even though I'm not a HH guy, but even here the Corvus armor kind of ruins it for me. Im hoping we start seeing MKV patterns as a second wave of squad releases, since I doubt we get new MKIII and iV anytime soon Honestly I’m just going to swap heads and shoulder pads and at a distance it will look Mk IV or at least the “hybrid” marks I use in some of my legions. I like beakies, but I like to save them for just my Alpha Legion for now. Richard S. Ta, skylerboodie, derLumpi and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Excited about this. Jetbikes have been on my list for a long time but the 60USD per model price was too much to justify. Now I can have full squads for the price of 3 FW bikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Tbf if you have the Mk3/4 plastic kits youll have loads of heads and pads to do a straightforward swap, body and legs is a bit more work for less return but its not complicated. Having a seperate rider sprue would be amazing but it feels unlikely sitnam 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman101 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Glad these are out for people. This was one of those expensive kits that kept people from playing certain armies. So how about those assault squads? MARK0SIAN, Noserenda and Richard S. Ta 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabando Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 separate riders means they can sell other marks as upgrade kits XD Master Commander Ajax and Sky Potato 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LameBeard Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 53 minutes ago, Slave to Darkness said: I wonder if I can fit a Guard Commissar on one of these?? If you are using Rogue Trader-scale riders the bike will probably have room for a commissar *and* his Ogryn bodyguard. MithrilForge, Sarges, Slave to Darkness and 1 other 1 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinpact Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Very nice; I recently got some from Kromlech, so I'll probably mix these in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinpact Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Very nice; I recently got some from Kromlech, so I'll probably mix these in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Here we go! Finally a damn fast attack choice for the legions. I'm looking forward to this, hopefully easily magnetisable, I'd want to switch between MM tank hunters and power weapon armed fast assault threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 hours ago, sitnam said: Does MKVI plate just turn anyone else off? I love jetbikes even though I'm not a HH guy, but even here the Corvus armor kind of ruins it for me. Im hoping we start seeing MKV patterns as a second wave of squad releases, since I doubt we get new MKIII and iV anytime soon I think on these bikes it looks pretty good, and those helmets are more aerodynamic, I suppose. I think GW have decided that MKVI will be the face of the plastic Heresy going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Bruinen Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Cool to see these previewed. It's a bit of a shame they didn't do the Bullock pattern with the eagle on the front, but I suppose making the scimitar in plastic makes the most sense. I wonder if these will get 40k rules? Lorewise Sammael's jetbike was the last jetbike in the imperium, but with custodes jetbikes now around I wonder if they'll abandon that. Plus, it's an opportunity to expand the potential customer base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenerationTerrorist Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Loss Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 These look absolutely fantastic, and I'm really glad they're in Mark VI - lets me keep my Beakie EC theme intact. Maybe they'll even see fit to bless us with a bolt pistol in the kit. Hfran Morkai 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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