Maelstrom: Lair of the Tyrant

[Mogger351]

57 minutes ago, Karhedron said:

 

It does look like it could be an updated Vyper. It looks to me like it has 3 weapons mounted at the rear which would be a heavy loadout for a small skimmer. The centre weapon looks longer, maybe a Brightlance? Possibly the two weapons to either side are the Shuricats and they are no longer mounted on the chin?

 

 

Is there some special shop where rumour mongers buy low-resolution cameras just to wind us up with? 

 

The one on the far side looks much thicker, almost like a support weapon barrel.

[Toxichobbit]

16 hours ago, Dark Shepherd said:

Sgt Chronos? They only need to release the top half of the model

 

Well if they're going for a cost saving by releasing a model without a full body, Ferrus Manus is the obvious choice. They'd only need to release a head.

[Dr. Clock]

6 hours ago, Karhedron said:

3 weapons mounted at the rear which would be a heavy loadout for a small skimmer. The centre weapon looks longer, maybe a Brightlance? Possibly the two weapons to either side are the Shuricats and they are no longer mounted on the chin?

 

The side angle at left here shows that the 'top' mount does not have much of a barrel coming forward. 

 

The shot above also shows the barrels on each side but they don't match any of the classics to my eye. They could be heavy versions of whatever the cloud dancers are carrying, since those look a bit blastery, but could equally be something new. 

 

To my eye it does look a bit like the weapon design may be one of the big distinguishing features of Corsairs vs Asuryani vs Drukhari... 

 

5 hours ago, Mogger351 said:

The one on the far side looks much thicker, almost like a support weapon barrel.

Yea totally... they look strangely snub-nosed and I'm not sure I love it... May end up just slapping some old style starcannon barrels or missile racks on in addition if they're too boring.

 

Cheers,

 

E

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

18 hours ago, Dark Shepherd said:

Sgt Chronos? They only need to release the top half of the model

And his legs too, if the vehicle wants to move at fast speed. Just like the Flintstones did.

[Evil Eye]

15 hours ago, Joe said:

By the time 11E ends (2029), Kabalites would be nineteen years old; just a few years shy of Hormagaunts / Termagants at twenty-two in 2023. I could see it happening to be honest.

I get that, however I will say the difference between a twenty-two year old kit in 2023 and a 19 year old kit in 2029 is quite vast. As moulding/sculpting tech progresses, I'd argue the length of time before a kit is truly outdated grows longer. A 10 year old kit still in use in 2005 is ripe for replacement; a 10 year old kit in 2023 is most likely still perfectly serviceable. I'd argue most of the things that make kits "outdated" nowadays are less objective qualities such as mushy details, odd proportions or clunky difficult-to-disguise seams (most of which have long been dealt with) and more artistic decisions, arbitrary changes to the visual design and aesthetic identity of a faction etc. It does sometimes feel like GW makes weird changes to factions' looks solely so they can justify replacing the existing lineup (with accompanying price bump) rather than because there's anything actually wrong with the kits we already have.

[Karhedron]

3 hours ago, Dr. Clock said:

The side angle at left here shows that the 'top' mount does not have much of a barrel coming forward. 

 

The shot above also shows the barrels on each side but they don't match any of the classics to my eye. They could be heavy versions of whatever the cloud dancers are carrying, since those look a bit blastery, but could equally be something new. 

 

Are these two views showing the same weapons or are they actually different loadouts?

 

[Mmmmm Napalm]

None of the miniatures surrounding Huron seem to resemble a renegade Techmarine/Warpsmith, so I'm a bit worried Valthex has been cast into the abyss, forever condemned to the dreaded state of "OOP" like so many other forge world characters and models. Which would be a shame as he was neat. He actually reminds me of Soundwave from transformers: highly competent technology-oriented dude who is highly loyal to his boss.

[gaurdian31]

46 minutes ago, Mmmmm Napalm said:

None of the miniatures surrounding Huron seem to resemble a renegade Techmarine/Warpsmith, so I'm a bit worried Valthex has been cast into the abyss, forever condemned to the dreaded state of "OOP" like so many other forge world characters and models. Which would be a shame as he was neat. He actually reminds me of Soundwave from transformers: highly competent technology-oriented dude who is highly loyal to his boss.

I think Valthex might be in the Land Raider. It looks like there is a figure standing in there.

[Dr. Clock]

18 hours ago, Karhedron said:

different loadouts?

They seem the same to me, I just think the white part on 'top' of left one is overlapping and blending with a white part on the rear of the left hardpoint. The white 'flash' behind the pilot and the yellow Eldritch Raiders (?) symbol up front suggest they are likely the same mini. The more I look at it the more it feels like the weapons are missile/bomb launchers and not energy weapons, since energy weapons tend to have much more distinctive barrels/muzzles. 

 

I do wonder how long they'll wait to actually show us this stuff... 

 

Cheers,

 

The Good Doctor.

[Lord Marshal]

Looks like they'll be UnLeaking at the New Years Preview. But they did drop Garreon:

 

Edited January 1 by Lord Marshal

[ZeroWolf]

He looks very happy in his job 

[ArielRSA]

5 minutes ago, Lord Marshal said:

Looks like they'll be UnLeaking at the New Years Preview. But they did drop Garreon:

 

If you love your job you’ll never work a day in your life

[Evil Eye]

That has got to be the best face GW has ever done.

[Mmmmm Napalm]

damn, i think valthex was consigned to the abyss :(

[firestorm40k]

11 minutes ago, Evil Eye said:

That has got to be the best face GW has ever done.

"A loyalist Chaplain once tried to interrogate me... I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Amasec" 

*makes sucking noises through his teeth*

 

[Norman Paperman]

Absolutely phenomenal mini right there! 

 

I know nothing about Corsairs: is this going to be a new army, or a detachment for another? It's Eldar/CSM? 

[Mogger351]

2 minutes ago, Norman Paperman said:

Absolutely phenomenal mini right there! 

 

I know nothing about Corsairs: is this going to be a new army, or a detachment for another? It's Eldar/CSM? 

Assumingly detachment for chaos space marines. Hurons force is the 2nd largest coherent fighting force inside of the chaos armies at large but it's built from pirates and renegades largely who serve themselves.

 

They should (on paper) have more imperial stuff than other chaos forces as a result but it doesn't seem to work that way. Likewise they're known for using bikers for hit and run as well.

 

Rules wise back in 9th(?) They used to have advance and charge as an army rule. Tend to be about raiding and mobility style tactics as a rule of thumb.

[The Yncarne]

Could that be a mounted wraithcannon on the corsair craft?

[-DonCorleone-]

Sorcerer seems to be Garlon Souleater

 

Master of Execution seems to be Katar Garrix

 

The individual on the platform is likely Sargotta

 

Individual on the far left looks like a Votann Ironkin Steeljack to me.

[Deakz28]

16 hours ago, -DonCorleone- said:

Sorcerer seems to be Garlon Souleater

 

Master of Execution seems to be Katar Garrix

 

The individual on the platform is likely Sargotta

 

Individual on the far left looks like a Votann Ironkin Steeljack to me.

Votann looking model could also be a Tarrellian Dog Soldier, since Huron does indeed seem to be willing to hire them… although the recorded time of that he executed them so… who knows ahah, 

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

20 hours ago, Evil Eye said:

That has got to be the best face GW has ever done.

"I need to O-P-E-R-A-T-E, O-P-E-R-A-T-E, O-P-E-R-A-T-E, O-P-E-R-A-A-A-A-T-E! And I never use anesthesia on my vic...uhm patients. MU-HAR-HAR!, MU-HAR-HAR!"

[Magos Takatus]

On 1/1/2026 at 2:58 PM, Lord Marshal said:

Looks like they'll be UnLeaking at the New Years Preview. But they did drop Garreon:

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

One thing's for sure, he's got job satisfaction.

Edited January 3 by Magos Takatus

[Marshal Reinhard]

It's just proof that even heretics enjoy ending the existence of heretics

[TheMawr]

On 12/30/2025 at 5:43 PM, nodnol88 said:

As someone already said, the article implies plural presumed-dead characters are returning. 
 

“…across the run-in books, there will be lots of characters you’ll know. Others will be entirely new. There may be some you thought long dead…”

 

I know it’s nitpicking semantics and it’s ambiguous enough that it may relate to one character, but who else could it be?

 

Yarrick is almost a given; I think all the short fiction releases from Grotmas undoubtedly relate to upcoming releases, but I don’t think it hinted at any other characters presumed dead. 

 

A late response but I suddenly remembered, Shontu falls in this "presumed dead" category! I a couple of months ago already theorized GW might bring Shontu into the end of edition campaign due to the tease they gave on Lysanders story page.

 

I know he is considered a smaller player compared to Honsou .. but , where I think the latter is mainly a BL character it seems Shontu is a codex/campaign character. ( his dead was in fall of cadia?) more often than nor GW uses their campaign/codex continuity more than they use BL for those things. 

 

So I throw that one again in the pile. 

I know valrak hasn't heard from his whispers of IW characters, but even ignoring the at least as reliable boole runors, EoE campaigns are heavily character driven.. it is extremely unlikely an IW focus in an EoE campaign will feature only on upgrade sprue.

[DeadFingers]

42 minutes ago, TheMawr said:

A late response but I suddenly remembered, Shontu falls in this "presumed dead" category! I a couple of months ago already theorized GW might bring Shontu into the end of edition campaign due to the tease they gave on Lysanders story page.

 

I know he is considered a smaller player compared to Honsou .. but , where I think the latter is mainly a BL character it seems Shontu is a codex/campaign character. ( his dead was in fall of cadia?) more often than nor GW uses their campaign/codex continuity more than they use BL for those things. 

 

So I throw that one again in the pile. 

I know valrak hasn't heard from his whispers of IW characters, but even ignoring the at least as reliable boole runors, EoE campaigns are heavily character driven.. it is extremely unlikely an IW focus in an EoE campaign will feature only on upgrade sprue.

What's also an unknown regarding the Eye of Terror part of these books is who exactly are the Iron Warriors fighting?

 

In 500 Worlds the Ultramarines are fighting Necrons. In Maelstrom the Corsairs are fighting Corsairs. We don't know who's exactly involved in Armageddon, but Boole's rumours and GW's teases make it pretty clear it's gonna be Yarrick on one end so it stands to reasons Orks are the other end. But have we heard anything at all about the other half of the Eye of Terror book?

 

I suppose there's the Ravenwing seal and green jacket in the preview announcement video, which is a possibility. And there's also the Red Terror rumour, which could be a fun matchup. Trazyn's another loose rumour that could fit anywhere. And you may say "but Necrons are already part of a book" and you'd be right, but with Maelstrom and Eye of Terror GW are double dipping CSM back to back, so who's to say Necrons can't also get some of that action? And then there's the three (four) unreleased Xenos models. I can guess where the Votann Ork hunter fits, but the Tyranid and the Tau? No idea.