HeadlessCross Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 1 hour ago, Robbienw said: Better kit, more detailing, full pod model. Obviously. Not sure what more detailing you're alluding to... roryokane, Noctis and painting.for.my.sanity 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoriyaSchism Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 21 minutes ago, HeadlessCross said: Not sure what more detailing you're alluding to... Internal weapon mount, a harness that's rendered better and lack of hollow rocks that just take up space on the sprue. Deus_Ex_Machina, painting.for.my.sanity, beefeb and 2 others 1 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 3 hours ago, Robbienw said: Better kit, more detailing, full pod model. Obviously. Thank you for explaining. My earlier disagreement stands, but that’s because I have a different set of criteria for determining “better.” Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osteoclast Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 14 hours ago, Joe said: I feel like I'm the only one who spotted how easy the new kit is going to be to magnetise and break down for travel. That's not actually awful in of itself. As a magnetizing noob (never again on Centurions), how does it look easy to magnetize? Only thing I noticed is that cutting and magnetizing the doors to be able to flip them up and down isn't going to be very doable (had thought they might be on the first preview). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Don't know about magnetizing, but judging by how the otherwise hollow thruster bit is thick where it meets the fins, I would guess that they can be friction fitted without any glue or magnets. skylerboodie 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 On 6/27/2025 at 12:15 AM, MoriyaSchism said: That's worse than I imagined. Amazing how it's worse in every regard even down to the way spure space is used. The way they added random rocks while parts of the door are cut in half is just so good. The old one was a three sprue set, but one of the frames was a duplicate door frame. I love the Pac-man shaped sprue circle around the hollow engine part. That's just really funny. Hmm, take the bottom part of the kit and a healthy amount of Greenstuff. After a bit of modelling you will have a starfish from the void of deep space itself. Great for many Daemons of the Ruinstorm lists. OpossumStrong, kooper, skylerboodie and 2 others 4 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbienw Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 (edited) 14 hours ago, HeadlessCross said: Not sure what more detailing you're alluding to... The internals are more detailed with more pieces, as in the harnesses and the central pieces. The entire bottom part on the old model is detailed vs not detailed on the new ones. A quick glance at pictures of both models will tell you all these things Edited June 28 by Robbienw painting.for.my.sanity, Noctis, beefeb and 2 others 1 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I don’t hate it. Stahly showed a comparison, it’s the same height but the doors are smaller which is fine with me. The plastic rocks you can attach under the doors are nice, but kind of exaggerate the “floating above the ground” look models without bases have. Rather just save those for dread and automata bases. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 1 hour ago, Marshal Rohr said: I don’t hate it. Stahly showed a comparison, it’s the same height but the doors are smaller which is fine with me. The plastic rocks you can attach under the doors are nice, but kind of exaggerate the “floating above the ground” look models without bases have. Rather just save those for dread and automata bases. Stahly also measure the new diameter of the footprint to be about 19cm, so one could put it on a base for aesthetics. Just have to find someone offering 190mm bases. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL_Mission Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Although I think the underside of the new pod is unfortunate I'm probably more bummed out about the harness set up being part of the hull, though it makes totally sense to do it this way. I had toyed with the idea of buying a pair and sticking them on one big base, painting them all aged and weathered and using them for area terrain, for this I think they'd look much better with out the internals and it would be easier to place model amongst them. Nothing a saw won't fix but I had been thinking of it as a super easy no nonsense project. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I think the implication of Drop Pods moving from a fraction transport SKU to faction terrain SKU is pretty startling, because faction terrain is not guaranteed to be around forever. The mobaficiation of 40K eventually removing transports that don’t also have some kind of big gun or gimmick will be a pretty big blow to 40K as wargame and one more step on the way to game workshop trying to make Tacticus you play with action figures. Wispy, tzeentch9 and roryokane 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 9 minutes ago, Marshal Rohr said: fraction transport SKU to faction terrain SKU is pretty startling Eh, they’re more like a hammerfall bunker than a rhino. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Yeh, I don’t think the hammerfall is making it to 11th my friend roryokane, Dark Shepherd, painting.for.my.sanity and 1 other 2 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakithe Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Anyone see any rules leaks for the new pods yet? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 These will most likely receive a rules PDF in the coming weeks, as it replaces an existing profile for an existing codex. So nothing to leak per se DemonGSides 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakithe Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 5 hours ago, Nephaston said: These will most likely receive a rules PDF in the coming weeks, as it replaces an existing profile for an existing codex. So nothing to leak per se They are out next week right? So I would hope it would be soon Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 3 hours ago, Malakithe said: They are out next week right? So I would hope it would be soon I popped into Warhammer World yesterday and the new Pods were on display next to the new Space Wolves which suggests that they are imminent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnol88 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 It’s a two week preorder window so they’re out July 12th. Was on Element buying my Dad a birthday present and these accidentally jumped into the basket. Whoops. Karhedron 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, nodnol88 said: Was on Element buying my Dad a birthday present and these accidentally jumped into the basket. Whoops. Dropped into it surely. Chaplain Raeven, Lord Marshal, skylerboodie and 8 others 1 10 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6118944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Thanks GW for justifying more Infinity model purchases. beefeb 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6119047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roryokane Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 15 minutes ago, appiah4 said: Thanks GW for justifying more Infinity model purchases. What’s Infinity Model? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6119048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Different game. D20 roll under skirmish game, typically similar model count to kill team or warcry. Also has a ttrpg based on it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6119049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefeb Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 20 hours ago, Blindhamster said: Different game. D20 roll under skirmish game, typically similar model count to kill team or warcry. Also has a ttrpg based on it and its an excellent game....well worth a look see. Lexington 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6119149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I grabbed a photo of the new Pods at Warhammer World next to the new Space Wolves. This photo helps give a better indication of the size and footprint of the new pods. They will certainly be quite a bit easier to deploy than the old ones and they look pretty good in the flesh. ChapterMasterGodfrey, Dark Shepherd, Firedrake Cordova and 2 others 2 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6120202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapterMasterGodfrey Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I'm yet to see one built without the rubble that I'm sure I read was optional Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/385688-new-drop-pod/page/10/#findComment-6120210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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