500 Worlds Battalion: Necrons

[Nephaston]

Spotted on discord by someone who allegedly stumbled upon it out in the real world.

 

The "500 Worlds" branding makes me think this might be the general area for the end of edition campaign, since some of the rumoured characters are either frequently in and around Ultramar, like Huron, or have no issues going there on a whim like Yriel and Trazyn. Wasn't there also a rumour about a redone Guilliman?

[Jukkiz]

Girlyman getting another model? Sheesh, dem UM boys be eating good

On necron side, i wish they brought back Trazyn, Obyron and Zahndrekh. Trazyn been collecting his own army around galaxy, i think he had little help From Orikan once?

[Nephaston]

5 minutes ago, Jukkiz said:

Girlyman getting another model? Sheesh, dem UM boys be eating good

 

Mould might have broken or deteriorated. Or someone complained enough about struggling with painting the filigree.

[nodnol88]

Didn’t Valrak say he heard the Guilliman rumours weren’t true?

 

I’d imagine if the narrative campaign is 500 Worlds, then the UM were meant to be apart of that release, but the leak bumped them up. Probably why certain kits are limited stock at the moment with the FLGS’s. They’re definitely cranking out the new Bloodbowl and probably 11th at this point, so might have meant limited capacity to pump out all of the UM’s that got moved up? 
 

I’d guess this box goes with the rumoured update to Trazyn.

 

 

[ThaneOfTas]

Having the end of edition narrative look at a bunch of flashpoints around the 500 worlds would be quite fun, and new discount boxes like the boarding patrols last edition is always nice to see.

[Nephaston]

500 worlds also means we can revisit previous war settings like Calth, Konor, Iax (or Pestiliax as of Plague War).

[Felix Antipodes]

Lots of UM successor Chapters within the 500 worlds.  Let’s hope they get some of the spotlight and not just the blue boys.

[TheMawr]

Can't put up the link now, but shadowhunts article talked about the harbinger, a renegade psyker turned doomsday prophet that is gathering a following on one ( or more ?) Worlds of ultramar. I wonder if this might be a token new character ( so far there always has been at least 1 in any end of edition campaign )

 

.. if he is mortal as implied but tied to night lords ( because murder wings paintjob) this could even be one of the older unsolved rumor engines I ( and probably everyone else ) expects to be vampires related.

[TheMawr]

Also is it just me or does the font look very eldar im vibe ?

[Scribe]

6 minutes ago, TheMawr said:

Also is it just me or does the font look very eldar im vibe ?

 

That R especially. 

[Tastyfish]

Could be more of an introduction to the Maiden Worlds ahead of the introduction of Exodites...

 

It's about £150 worth of stuff, so could be very nice if these appear in Combat Patrol/Spearhead priced boxes.

[Nephaston]

2 hours ago, Tastyfish said:

Could be more of an introduction to the Maiden Worlds ahead of the introduction of Exodites...

There are three named maiden worlds in the ultima segmentum, and while one is in the Octarius sector, a good chunk further than the 500 worlds, the other two are potential candidates to plonk into this overarching plot; Iathglas which appeared as recent as the last Ynnari book where they got their entire plotline stopped dead in its tracks, and Lilarsus, which is situated in the eastern fringe and was destroyed* by the Tau after which Iyanden retaliated.

 

*Not quite sure what destroyed means in that context, could be anything from bombarded, to glassed, scoured, to outright exploded.

[Fire Golem]

Does this look really fake to anyone else?

[Mogger351]

I find the use of the word "Batallion" interesting. It basically doesn't need to be there in any capacity unless it has some game/rules/marketing relevance.

 

This might be similar to what happened with spearhead boxes, which used to be called vanguard sets previously.

 

I wonder if 11ths combat patrol is "battalions" and aimed around bigger boxes?

[lhg033]

Contents wise..... personally not that bothered by this one. The only thing I dont have any of is the Wraiths as I didnt get them during Imperium magazine's run

 

I'll be interested to see what else may be coming with this 

[firestorm40k]

1 hour ago, Fire Golem said:

Does this look really fake to anyone else?

Yeah, it does seem like an easy thing to fake - slap a 'logo' on an existing picture of a Combat Patrol box 

 

I guess we'll find out next weekend, I expect if this is the end of edition campaign then it'll get announced as part of the reveal show. 

[DeadFingers]

8 hours ago, TheMawr said:

Can't put up the link now, but shadowhunts article talked about the harbinger, a renegade psyker turned doomsday prophet that is gathering a following on one ( or more ?) Worlds of ultramar. I wonder if this might be a token new character ( so far there always has been at least 1 in any end of edition campaign )

 

.. if he is mortal as implied but tied to night lords ( because murder wings paintjob) this could even be one of the older unsolved rumor engines I ( and probably everyone else ) expects to be vampires related.

Right you are.

 

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On the industrial world of Garranox on the fringe of Ultramar, a hitherto undiscovered tomb complex of night-black stone sparks deadly unrest when work crews experience nightmares and portents of death. They are spurred by the doomsaying of a rogue psyker-turned-prophet known only as the Harbinger.

[silverstu]

3 minutes ago, firestorm40k said:

Yeah, it does seem like an easy thing to fake - slap a 'logo' on an existing picture of a Combat Patrol box 

 

I guess we'll find out next weekend, I expect if this is the end of edition campaign then it'll get announced as part of the reveal show. 

Is it an existing Necron combat patrol? Or is that photo new?

[Mogger351]

4 minutes ago, firestorm40k said:

Yeah, it does seem like an easy thing to fake - slap a 'logo' on an existing picture of a Combat Patrol box 

 

I guess we'll find out next weekend, I expect if this is the end of edition campaign then it'll get announced as part of the reveal show. 

They won't announce 8 months of content at a November reveal show.

Just now, silverstu said:

Is it an existing Necron combat patrol? Or is that photo new?

It is not an existing box.

[Fire Golem]

6 minutes ago, Mogger351 said:

They won't announce 8 months of content at a November reveal show.

It is not an existing box.

Yeah but if they reveal ‘500 Worlds’ as a thing it will lend veracity to this, even if this isn’t one of the reveals. 

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

Meh...more Ultramarines...

Nah, seriously, that's explains quiteca lot the last launches and articles.

[firestorm40k]

30 minutes ago, Mogger351 said:

They won't announce 8 months of content at a November reveal show.

Who said that they would?  Based on the campaign books that closed the last few editions, these were released over a 5-6 month period before the next edition launch, with the first released in/around January. Going on that, it should be the series that's announced, with the first book revealed. 

[Halandaar]

40 minutes ago, firestorm40k said:

Yeah, it does seem like an easy thing to fake - slap a 'logo' on an existing picture of a Combat Patrol box 

 

It's not an existing box though, unit combination is significantly different from the current Combat Patrol, the old Combat Patrol and the 9th Ed Boarding Patrol. 

[Mogger351]

36 minutes ago, Fire Golem said:

Yeah but if they reveal ‘500 Worlds’ as a thing it will lend veracity to this, even if this isn’t one of the reveals. 

It would also contradict the potential Armageddon focus that's being penned in.

9 minutes ago, firestorm40k said:

Who said that they would?  Based on the campaign books that closed the last few editions, these were released over a 5-6 month period before the next edition launch, with the first released in/around January. Going on that, it should be the series that's announced, with the first book revealed. 

It's also making an assumption it's a series rather than a selection of stand alone entries.

[NTaW]

This is a box I'd be tempted to buy two of even though I've told myself my Necrons are "finished being collected". Only thing weird to me is the Hexmark leading the group instead of a Skorpekh or (new) Lokhust Lord, but that has more to do with my understanding of the lore. I didn't even realize the pistol-slinging nutjob could be a Warlord.

Edited 59 minutes ago by NTaW