Reveals galore! What are your plans?

[Volgon]

2026 is shaping up to be a great year for Chaos fans with all of the new kits! So far we know for sure we're getting:

1. Raptors/Warp Talons dual kit
2. Huron Blackheart and Command Squad
3. Reave-Captain
4. Raider Squad

 

After that, we know the Iron Warriors are getting a release:

1. Mutilators/Obliterators (all but confirmed based on teasers, though which it will be is not as clear)
2. Defiler (rumored, heavily hinted at from the teasers)
3. Iron Warriors upgrade sprue (hinted at from the teasers)
4. Some sort of Cataphractii Terminator model (not part of any rumors I've heard, so seemingly came out of nowhere)

 

So, which, if any, kits do you plan on picking up? I'm not sure myself. I think the Corsairs are fantastic; the Raider kit in particular is one of the coolest kits I've seen in a long time. Every sculpt has so much individual flavor which is something I'm always aiming for with my army. It really feels like a "pre-kitbashed" kit to me. However, as much as I like them, I'm not sure they fit particularly well with the design aesthetic I've been trying to cultivate with my homebrew recently. Maybe I'll grab a box at some point and see what I can do with them. One thing I had been considering is making a squad of "Wight King" themed Marines, so all with fur pelts, cloaks, chainmail, etc, and a number of models in the Corsairs release have some of those aspects. Originally I had been considering the new Wolf Guard Headtakers for the task but now I've got more options!

[Redsun]

Will definitely be picking up the raptors/warp Talons as I also play kill team

 

The red corsair models don't interest me, might kit bash something though to fit something to my army's aesthetic 

 

Might pick up the mutilators, defiler and warsmith depending on what they look like though

[LSM]

One of my projects last year was some kitbashed Raptors and Warp Talons made out of Nemesis Claw + Khorne Berzerkers + Raptors bits, so I won't be picking any of those up. (And even then... I'm not a huge fan of the new kit, from what I've seen. I was already of lower opinion on the old kit - hence the extensive kitbash - and these new ones are very much the same design language. Now, if they had been sculpted more towards the 2002 designs, I'd have bought two boxes easily, but...)

 

I love the Raiders, and will definitely be picking up a box; some will get turned into Chosen for my Iron Warriors, others will be built with whatever custom loadouts Raiders have (Hand-Flamer, etc.) so that I can run my current Legionaries as Raiders if I so desire. I'll likely hold off on that until I can get my hands on the Iron Warriors Upgrades, though, so that I can include those bits.

 

(I also have a Vindicator for my IWs that I put on pause in case the rumoured IW Upgrades had any vehicle bits on it. And I'm waiting on the new Cataphracti to be available to convert them into a unit of 40k IW Terminators... so that's in holding pattern too. Ugh, I hate having so many projects on pause like that, but with the way stock issues persist I've been feeling the need to grab stuff while I can and then sit on it.)

 

Of course, I'd also like to use the Raiders for my Emperor's Children, but I already have more Tormentors and Infractors then I'll likely ever field... so maybe I'll just restrict myself to turning a Reave Captain into a Lord Exultant/Flawless Blade.

 

A new Defiler will be a likely pickup, though it will be really tough to decide on where it goes. Traditionally, my Tanks/Linemen have been IW while my more Possessed/Melee stuff had been EC. So it feels like I really should do the defiler for my IWs... but the EC really need any new unit they can get, and access to a Defiler could be game changing for them. Decisions, decisions.

 

(A new IW character will be an automatic pickup.)

 

Edited Monday at 02:24 PM by LSM

[sitnam]

I'll likely get the new Raptors kit to round out my old Raptors, but nothing else revealed really speaks to my army. I love everything, but my collection is Tzeentch Renegades. The baseline CSM kit serves me better then Raiders, and I got more then enough characters.

 

That said, if I can find the Enforcer and her hound of eBay, I definitely will. They might go to my Kroot army, but I just love that kit.

 

Now if the upcoming Iron Warriors stuff pans out, I could definitely see a new Darmon Engine in my future.

Edited Monday at 03:31 PM by sitnam

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I'll probably pick up the raptors kill team, to use as warp talons and use the new sprue to convert some of my old metal raptors to the new squad loadouts.  Plus, I don't have the jump pack lord model, so it would be nice to have one of those.

 

The various red corsair models are cool and all, but at the moment I don't really see how I fit them into any of my current chaos armies, so they'll get the pass for now.

 

The new models I'm actually the most excited about are those AoS Tzeentch floaty obelisk things - the moment I saw those I thought "man, I bet those would look nice in my slanneshi colours".  Wouldn't really have a place as anything other than objective markers or decorative terrain, but I still think I'll pick them up just because I think they'll be fun to paint.

 

As for the rumoured next wave, I'm not one who normally gives much credence to rumours - my hobby projects are so far behind I have a hard enough time on planning for things that do come out, so I don't really have the energy to build hobby hopes and dreams around what might come out.  That said, unless the model is pants, I'll probably pick up a new defiler if/when there is one if it keeps the current rules (as I like the rules) and is about the same size as my scratch build (unless I hate the model) - for the other stuff, I'll have to see what I think of the models and their rules.

Edited Monday at 04:40 PM by Dr_Ruminahui

[Tallarn Commander]

We sure are spoiled for choice as Chaos!

 

I might buy the Huron Blackheart and the Masters of the Maelstrom kit...

 

-Huron Blackheart

becomes Drago Deathmetal, Warpborn Chaos Marines Lord Discordant. He would be chopped in half and be stuck on top of the AoS model on Chaos Lizard, Abraxia

 

Captain Sargotta

becomes Renegade Commander Birna the Huntress in the Nostroman 9th Traitor Guard

 

-Garreon the Corpsemaster

would become Hazar the Child Skinner, House Nightfall Night Lords Apothecary (counts-as Fabius Bile)

 

-Garlon Souleater

would become Anarchist, a Plague Marine Champion in my Dooomfevers Nurgle CSM army (he would give his very nice staff to Sorceress Valkia in my Warpborn Chaos Marines)

 

-Katar Garrix

becomes Crutian of Midnight, House Nightfall Night Lords Chaos Lord with daemon hammer (he already looks very Night Lordsy)

 

-The Enforcer

becomes Mercygiver, House Nightfall Night Lords Chaos Raptor Champion, I'd chop off his bottom half and give him some sort of  green-stuff metal snake torso and tail

 

-The Barghesi

would become Kezef, Nostroman 9th Chaos Hound with las-, blade-, and demo-charge mechatendrils. He would go on a Rough-Rider-sized base and be a proof of concept for a counts-as Rough Rider Chaos Hounds Squad. I'd have to stick him on some terrain so he attains the 6 centimeter height of a Rough Rider

 

 

Although my pile of shame contains 55 unpainted Chaos Marine models and 38 unpainted Traitor Guard models. So maybe I should focus on that instead.  

 

 

[gaurdian31]

Will be getting all of the Red Corsairs, they are my CSM of choice. Will probably pick up some new raptors/warp talons, but I'm not in a hurry for those kits.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Its kind of funny, the very thing that makes many CSM players like the new corsair models - their subdued "chaos-ness" with reduced trim and gribbly bits - is what makes me shy away from them.  Don't get me wrong - I think its great that we are finally getting chaos marines with that look, its perfect for the corsairs and the new models look great.  Rather, personally I just prefer the high-trim (though I don't always enjoy painting it) more gribbly models of the existing CSM line.  Plus, the new EC models are also doing the low trim thing and my adding of cloaks kind of brings them in line with the cloth/fur elements of the new corsairs, making me reluctant to dilute that visual point of distinctiveness of my CSM by putting the new models into my existing Heretic Astartes force.

 

That all said, I'm really looking forward to seeing what all you guys do with the models.

Edited 10 hours ago by Dr_Ruminahui

[Indy Techwisp]

I'm still holding out hopes that you can take Huron's Crew Piecemeal so I can add Captain Sargotta to my Chaos Cult 99% Mortals list.

[sitnam]

7 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

Its kind of funny, the very thing that makes many CSM players like the new corsair models - their subdued "chaos-ness" with reduced trim and gribbly bits - is what makes me shy away from them.  Don't get me wrong - I think its great that we are finally getting chaos marines with that look, its perfect for the corsairs and the new models look great.  Rather, personally I just prefer the high-trim (though I don't always enjoy painting it) more gribbly models of the existing CSM line.  Plus, the new EC models are also doing the low trim thing and my adding of cloaks kind of brings them in line with the cloth/fur elements of the new corsairs, making me reluctant to dilute that visual point of distinctiveness by putting the new models into my existing Heretic Astartes force.

 

That all said, I'm really looking forward to seeing what all you guys do with the models.

 

I have the same feeling. Love the new Raiders, but they didn't quite fit my homebrew army of very Chaos guys. But for renegade enjoyers, Alpha Legion fans, or even certain loyalists they are a great kit.

 

One of the best comments I saw was that they'd be great for Marines Malevolent, and that really got my gears turning since I do enjoy MM.

[Volgon]

I think there's a good chance the Raiders kit goes down as one of the best kits of all time. That initial flurry of posts upon the reveals was pretty telling. The flexibility it offers seems incredible: 30k? Mid Heresy traitors, check. Blackshields, check. Shattered Legions, check with an asterisk (some people may not like the trim), Ashen Claws. 40k? Where do we even start; Red Corsairs of course, Space Wolves 13th Company, generic renegades or warbands not roided up on Chaos (First Claw, anyone?), Badab War, Firstborn in general. I wasn't around for the introduction of Primaris, but this kit is what I think people have been asking for for a while now; better proportioned Firstborn with updated old armor marks (albeit mixed). Really excited to see what people do with the kit.

 

@sitnam I'm with you, I love the Marines Malevolent color scheme and this kit would be absolutely perfect for them!

Edited 10 hours ago by Volgon