Kill Team 2024 Kill Team: Typhon

[Magos Takatus]

I'm so starved of attention from the Admech front that I was really pleased with these servitors. They are armed with some proper Admech weapons and not just heavy stubbers for a start. The heavy bolter isn't quite so exotic but phosphor and arc weapons feels more like the warcrime-y tools the Admech should be using. I also like the bizarre balloon-priest. Bit of a shame they just threw a duplicate Technoarchaeologist in, but he was pretty hard to get hold of separately for a long time.

 

As for the Raveners? I don't collect Tyranids but I'm tempted to buy the box and paint them up regardless.

[apologist]

While I agree that a Mechanicus Killteam is a great opportunity for something really weird, I am delighted to see a full squad of Servitors – these are a gift for scenarios, terrain, Inquisimunda and more. 

 

Likewise I agree that a bit more of the brainless/drooling aesthetic could have been fun, but I certainly don't object to these.

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

14 minutes ago, apologist said:

While I agree that a Mechanicus Killteam is a great opportunity for something really weird, I am delighted to see a full squad of Servitors – these are a gift for scenarios, terrain, Inquisimunda and more. 

 

Likewise I agree that a bit more of the brainless/drooling aesthetic could have been fun, but I certainly don't object to these.

40K servitors are fed differently than 30K servitors. Here is a complete compilation to guarantee a buff physique:

 

[Wormwoods]

32 minutes ago, apologist said:

Likewise I agree that a bit more of the brainless/drooling aesthetic could have been fun, but I certainly don't object to these.

It's a good thing we recently got the plastic Tech Thralls to help fill the techno-zombie aesthetic. I do like combat servitors being a bit bigger, beefier, and more focused. It's lowly menial servitor that should be really wasted and gross. 

 

I do think these models will look better with an alternate scheme, though. The black rubberized look doesn't do it for me, I want to see them in a bright, dirty orange for the cloth sections.

[firestorm40k]

My initial reaction to this was a bit 'meh', but I think it's my favourite reveal from the preview - certainly the only one I'll actually be getting. 

 

The Ravenors will join a future Nid army, while the servitors - which initially did nothing for me - are absolutely perfect NPO mook fodder 

 

I was also heartened by the fact there'll be expanded rules for Nid NPO's - as I mainly play solo/joint-ops, that's great news 

[Magos Takatus]

Good point, Firestorm40k, These would make great NPO's.

[Lord Marshal]

Even as somebody who enjoys more understated teams, the AdMech KT is a bit 'meh' to me. I think it's mainly the presence of the Technoarcheologist - I like the model, but his presence is a bit "oh" in an edition where they've generally been making everything in the box a new model. I suppose he'll be another Broodcoven where if you don't buy the FOMO box you'll have to pick him up separate of the Servitors/Underseer?

 

Otherwise the Servitors all seem a bit samey, but that's probably the very drab/utilitarian paint job doing them no favours. Not bad, not great.

 

The Hydralisks look pretty great though.

 

Edited Thursday at 10:44 AM by Lord Marshal

[Rusted Boltgun]

My son and I were discussing playing co-op Kill Team last night as his interest in the game had waned a little recently.

He'd also enjoyed watching the recent Nid-themed battle report on WH+ so this box is a resounding 'yes' from us, regardless of the Ad Mech team (el kid likes Ad Mech too so he'll be pleased).

 

I'm interested to see where they take KT after this (in terms of rules and scenarios, not just minis). I was ready to call it a day before Hivestorm came out but they have managed to keep me on board so far! 

[sitnam]

27 minutes ago, Lord Marshal said:

. I suppose he'll be another Broodcoven where if you don't buy the FOMO box you'll have to pick him up separate of the Servitors/Underseer?

 

I don't think so, I think he'll be more like the Blooded with the Traitor Enforcer and Ogryn. Both are also veteran BSF sculpts, and presumably cheaper for GW to throw in a box.

 

Im curious to see if you can swap him out for a different tech priest.

 

[grailkeeper]

The breacher servitor's helmet looks a lot like a Navy Breacher helmet. Is he supposed to be a servitorised one of them or something?

 

 

Just looked them up. It doesnt look quite so like them as I thought, but it defintely reminds me of someone. 

Edited Thursday at 11:21 AM by grailkeeper

[sitnam]

8 minutes ago, grailkeeper said:

The breacher servitor's helmet looks a lot like a Navy Breacher helmet. Is he supposed to be a servitorised one of them or something?

 

 

Just looked them up. It doesnt look quite so like them as I thought, but it defintely reminds me of someone. 

 

I know it doesn't quite match up either, but I'm getting Crusader swordsman vibes from him.

[Anvilarium]

I really like the Mechanicus Kill Team. They almost perfectly fit the 30k Mechanicum Tech-Priest Auxilia unit requirements with little to no modification!

[Marshal Rohr]

The Servitor kill team is absolutely wonderful. Really well done and much needed kit. 

[ThePenitentOne]

2 hours ago, Rusted Boltgun said:

 

 

I'm interested to see where they take KT after this (in terms of rules and scenarios, not just minis). I was ready to call it a day before Hivestorm came out but they have managed to keep me on board so far! 

Restoring Spec Ops would be nice. I was pretty choked when they killed it.

[Rusted Boltgun]

I'm interested to see whether Typhon will incorporate some Space Hulk-esque random opponent generation such as blips.

That would really get my son interested as he loves Space Hulk (as do I).

[Mandragola]

Curiously, this box seems to include a set of hormagaunts as well as the spires. 

 

This is the box. Note that it's full-width, unlike the last two: 

 

 

The resolution isn't great in that picture but it's better here:

 

 

And in that image there are clearly hormagaunts running around. I can't imagine they'd put those on the box cover if they weren't inside.

 

So this seems to be very much a joint-ops-focused box. As well as the kill teams you're getting a full set of nasty gribbly things to fight against in either 1 player or 2 player co-op games. I have to assume this means it'll be a more expensive box.

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

12 hours ago, Nephaston said:

The raveners and terrain might just be an instant buy. Just have to find a way to offload the admech.

First make sure how large the terrain is. I suspect it to be tiny.

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

7 hours ago, grailkeeper said:

The head of this Ravener looks like a Vespid. Do you think they're playing into the 3rd ed thing of Tyranids being made with stolen DNA from other 40k races? Some of the other raveners have design cues that half remind me of other factions.

This reminds me of proper Biomorphas for Tyranids from older editions. The All-Star Tyranid Kill-Team responsible for tracking down opposing leaders and sucking their brains out for crucial info need apparently some grafted bling or you could just use your regular 40K bug grunts.

[Rusted Boltgun]

A full width box and the extra models in the cover photos would suggest you're right @Mandragola, more models means more cost.

I want it even more now!

[Mogger351]

2 hours ago, Mandragola said:

Curiously, this box seems to include a set of hormagaunts as well as the spires. 

 

This is the box. Note that it's full-width, unlike the last two: 

 

 

The resolution isn't great in that picture but it's better here:

 

 

And in that image there are clearly hormagaunts running around. I can't imagine they'd put those on the box cover if they weren't inside.

 

So this seems to be very much a joint-ops-focused box. As well as the kill teams you're getting a full set of nasty gribbly things to fight against in either 1 player or 2 player co-op games. I have to assume this means it'll be a more expensive box.

They said on the stream a unit of gaunts were included for the pve mode.

 

So I agree, more expensive box but I am personally hyped for this.

[Indy Techwisp]

I think the reason the Servitors in this look more "With it" is because you've got the dedicated Servitor-obsessed floaty guy making sure his toys are in good working order.

[Evil Eye]

The Servitors look great, no complaints there. The Raveners...I'm actually pretty disappointed with. There's things I like, notably the callbacks to the 3E models with the tail-ribbing and the head shape, but overall they just look off to me. Also I really hope these don't replace the existing Ravener kit completely, I rather like that boxset (notably for it still having some degree of poseability).

[MagicHat]

I like the bits for the servitors, but I have a picture in my head of what a servitor looks like and this ain't it.

Will still get a kit or 2 when they are released separately. 

[DemonGSides]

20 minutes ago, MagicHat said:

I like the bits for the servitors, but I have a picture in my head of what a servitor looks like and this ain't it.

Will still get a kit or 2 when they are released separately. 

 

There's so many types of servitors that I can't imagine having a single image in my head for what they look like.

 

I think it would've been a nice head nod to have one of the servitors be basically a forklift, but with human legs. That would have been awesome.

[MagicHat]

9 minutes ago, DemonGSides said:

 

There's so many types of servitors that I can't imagine having a single image in my head for what they look like.

 

I think it would've been a nice head nod to have one of the servitors be basically a forklift, but with human legs. That would have been awesome.

 

Impassionate, vacant body parasited by mechanical parts to perform a single task.

 

Those heads could be put on an Iron Hands or Skitarii body and they would fit: thus they fail as Servitor heads in my opinion. MM servitor was the peak design for me, that guy did not know where he was or why, but the gun did and that is all that matters.

 

I hope there will be servo-arms. The flamer is not showcased in the slides so crossed fingers there will be more options.