Legions Imperialis Legions Imperialis Drop Pods

[Lord Marshal]

Exactly what it says on the tin. Can be built in transport or Deathstorm flavours.

 

 

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The forthcoming Legiones Astartes Drop Pods box contains enough parts to build four pods in either configuration. They’ll be available – much like Legions Imperialis itself – sooner than you think!

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Lord Marshal

[TheMalius]

'Available sooner than you think.'

[Burni]

So happy right now. Drop pods are THE iconic SM vehicle for me, so I'm really happy to see they are coming so soon. I will be buying a lot of these. I hope we see a dreadnought one soon as well.

[Matcap86]

Awesome! Also 30k/40k plastic deathstorms incoming?

 

  

10 minutes ago, TheMalius said:

'Available sooner than you think.'

 

TBH that puts the range at about somewhere in the next 12 months

Edited September 28, 2023 by matcap86

[Fire Golem]

They did the ‘sooner than you think!’ Business with the MkIII/Deredeo box so I’m gonna assume this is actually further away than I think. 

[01RTB01]

21 minutes ago, TheMalius said:

'Available sooner than you think.'

Ah yes, like the mkIII/deredeo/ Proteus box which still isn't available...

 

Ironically the wolf heads and praetor shown off last week ARE available this Friday. Had they said they would be available "sooner than you think" that would be correct. GW need some language lessons...

[Black Cohort]

They aren't going to want this release to clash with the 40k codex marines release so I can't see it even going up for pre-order for a couple weeks at a minimum. 

 

At this point I suspect a Mid-Nov pre-order, release end of Nov in time for Christmas spending.

[Lord Marshal]

I just sort of assume that whenever they talk about things releasing very soon and/or giving a relatively defined date, the universe jinxes them. I remember them saying the first Dawnbringer book was only a couple of weeks away, which then turned into close to two months. They said LI would be August and we know how that went. Then they said the new MKIII set was very soon and- yeah.

 

So we should be seeing these in 2024. 

[Redcomet]

Ah smol stuff for the game that is out in 2033

[Astartes Consul]

Cute!

 

[vadersson]

I love drop pods!  I am real happy to see these.  4 per box sounds a bit light, I wonder if they can carry dreadnaughts in the base design?  
 

I wish GW would give a date or shut up.  Soon is not definitive.  :(

[Captain Idaho]

What does "sooner than you think" really mean?

 

The buzz around the game is weaker now and I think/worry it'll impact sales.

 

The logical thing for the company to do is rachet up promotion again nearer release, which they haven't done. Which implies it's either miles away from a release or GW just don't realise and they're going to just let it stagger out of the release schedule and potentially flop.

[Varyn]

2 hours ago, matcap86 said:

Awesome! Also 30k/40k plastic deathstorms incoming?

 Unfortunately deathstorm drop pods are so terrible in 30k, GW could make them in plastic and give them away and no one would use them.

[Marshal Mittens]

This is pretty cool, and will probably give marines a strong tactical advantage. I like the look of then too.

 

I do wish all this sooner than I think stuff would actually release!

[01RTB01]

1 hour ago, Captain Idaho said:

What does "sooner than you think" really mean?

 

The buzz around the game is weaker now and I think/worry it'll impact sales.

 

The logical thing for the company to do is rachet up promotion again nearer release, which they haven't done. Which implies it's either miles away from a release or GW just don't realise and they're going to just let it stagger out of the release schedule and potentially flop.

It literally means nothing. August 31st they said "sooner than you think", nothing has happened yet. Wolf praetor shown last week goes on pre order this Friday... Honestly I give up.

[Mogger351]

16 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said:

It literally means nothing. August 31st they said "sooner than you think", nothing has happened yet. Wolf praetor shown last week goes on pre order this Friday... Honestly I give up.

They're saying the same about the kill team box and the new 30k box. We know that until mid October there's nothing coming up but the marines, so logic states one of the 3 games gets something back end of October, the other 2 are in November and possibly share it with admech/necrons/flesh eaters and sigmar campaing book whatever-number.

[Urauloth]

They look good, but I'm a little concerned about the price at four per box. I wonder if we'll see dreadclaws as well at some point?

[Cryptix]

3 hours ago, TheMalius said:

'Available sooner than you think.'

 

[Astartes Consul]

Ngl, I think 'Sooner than you think...' has just become a running gag within the WarComm team. It isn't like GW ever gives actual dates out of when things will be released (other than for new editions I guess).

[Burni]

Give me Land Raiders and some fast attack (Scimitars and/or Javelins) and I could live with GW giving LI an Aeronautica level of support after that.

 

Don’t get me wrong, I want them to fully support it and add new factions etc but drop pods are a big tick on my wants list. 

[Noserenda]

Good to see them, though 4 is too small a box, id hope for at least 10 at a time personally.

[Interrogator Stobz]

49 minutes ago, Burni said:

Give me Land Raiders and some fast attack (Scimitars and/or Javelins) and I could live with GW giving LI an Aeronautica level of support after that.

 

Don’t get me wrong, I want them to fully support it and add new factions etc but drop pods are a big tick on my wants list. 

 

Don't forget them Super Heavies, Falcion and Fellblade.

 

I just spent the next two months Hobby cash on MtO terrain, so if this takes a few more months I'll not cry too hard... only a bit.

Edited September 28, 2023 by Interrogator Stobz

[DuskRaider]

8 hours ago, TheMalius said:

'Available sooner than you think.'

Two months ago?? 

[Xanthous]

Drop pods are a very welcome surprise, a bit of a shame there don't seem to be dreadnought variants, but we can't have everything.

 

As others have said, 4 seems like an oddly small number, which could be an indicator that there are limits on how many units you can place in reserves? That's just speculation of course, it could just be a sprue size thing - these drop pods probably take up a lot more plastic than a rhino, especially with the Deathstorm option.

 

I'm personally taking "sooner than you think" to just be an attempt at reassurance that LI is still coming some time in the next few months. It's better than total radio silence, albeit only marginally.

[SalamandersBro]

13 hours ago, Captain Idaho said:

The buzz around the game is weaker now and I think/worry it'll impact sales.

 

I was more excited for this game when it was first teased. Since then, after seeing the reveals and rumors, my interest has waned so much, this game isn't even on my radar anymore.