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2 hours ago, Mogger351 said:

Unsure if this is the right thread in honesty, it may be an additional sprue but "nails" has a new leakimage.thumb.jpeg.0bb9cc1b0d0b28f5b685753fed601d25.jpeg

 

That's part of the old Void Shield Generator kit. Guessing somebody went bin diving and grabbed it alongside the Titan sprue?

 

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Be interesting to see if it's getting a re-release as part of a return to Apocalypse being supported in 11th to along with the Titan (whether the Eye of Terror 10th rules or otherwise). Could just be leftovers of a made-to-order run though.

 

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22 hours ago, The Praetorian of Inwit said:

Aledari Players: Can we have our missing Phoenix Lord?

Space Marine Players: Can we have the Rhino/Land Raider kits updated as the molds are shot?

Grey Knight Players: Can we have our refresh now?

Astra Militarum Players: Can we have plastic kits for numerous missing regiments, or even just upgrade sprues or anything for Catachan?

Drukhari Players: Can you just stop :cuss:ing us over?

 

Games Workshop: Best I can do is something completely unnecessary and ridiculously large

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I'm happy to see quite a few people here are talking about positive experiences with Forge World kits. With some of my smaller kits I've had less hassle with them than some GW plastic kits. Some GW plastic is amazing, other times you get infantry models made from 11+ parts, some of which don't even resemble anything until they are fitted to the rest of the model and don't have a clear biting point so they just slide against all the other parts into you get them just about right.

 

I tried gluing together that odd Warcry samurai vampire wolf guys and the wolfy one was miserable to build and I eventually hat to fill a massive gap with plastic putty because of a part that didn't even make sense. There's a certain expectation that a resin kit is a modelling project to be tackled but plastic kits are just supposed to fit together and that isn't always the case.

 

It doesn't help that some Youtubers from the last few years talk about resin kits like they are radioactive and will cause your skin to peel off because they haven't been in the hobby long enough to appreciate when resin and metal models were relatively commonplace. I swear, I could give these people a metal landspeeder and a brittle plastic base and it would give them a panic attack.

 

(at this point I might as well add a second Simpsons meme, only this time it would be the "Old man yells at cloud" meme)

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On 11/7/2026 at 7:34 PM, The Praetorian of Inwit said:

What size base is this likely to be on?

 

Which faction will this goto? Imperial Knights, Astra Mlitarum? 

 

I'm surprised warcom haven't acknowledged it yet either, unless they plan to make it Monday's reveal. 

 

Was this is even needed for 40k though? How will this be balanced?

Mine is on a 30cm round which gives room around the feet to actually do something and be stable but not be Helbrecht ludicrous

On 11/6/2026 at 10:01 PM, techsoldaten said:

The argument against this model: no base. Have seen one fall off a shaky surface and break. Felt like losing a child.

Hard to call it a miniature.
 

It is not the miniatures or GW fault that people don’t put in on a base

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7 minutes ago, Redcomet said:

It is not the miniatures or GW fault that people don’t put in on a base

 

Definitely agree, but mind that the general audience for 40K has gotten to the point where a lack of inclusion of every single option in the correct quantity for a load out or having to use parts from another kit causes mass confusion and panic. 

 

It's of very little surprise to me that there will be people who wouldn't think "this massive and expensive top heavy model wobbling on two bases doesn't come with a base, so I won't use one". 

1 hour ago, Redcomet said:

It is not the miniatures or GW fault that people don’t put in on a base


Perhaps.

Then again, GW provides instructions for how to build the model. Those do not tell you to mount it on a base. The display pieces in Nottingham do not feature bases.

The resin version is pretty dense, it has a high center of gravity and can stand on it's own. Wonder if the plastic version will have the same balance.

 

6 minutes ago, techsoldaten said:


Perhaps.

Then again, GW provides instructions for how to build the model. Those do not tell you to mount it on a base. The display pieces in Nottingham do not feature bases.

The resin version is pretty dense, it has a high center of gravity and can stand on it's own. Wonder if the plastic version will have the same balance.

 

I would be tempted to fill the legs with something if I made a plastic Warhound to make it more stable. Green Stuff, Miliputt, small bits of metal, anything I could think of to make it less top-heavy. Either that, or if it's on a base some hefty base detailing, possibly including old metal models.

11 minutes ago, techsoldaten said:

Perhaps.

Then again, GW provides instructions for how to build the model. Those do not tell you to mount it on a base. The display pieces in Nottingham do not feature bases.

The resin version is pretty dense, it has a high center of gravity and can stand on it's own. Wonder if the plastic version will have the same balance.

 

I don't think the GW instructions tell you to pin either. When it comes to the more expensive FW kits they seemed to, perhaps naively, assume you knew what you were doing to a certain extent.

 

I'd be very surprised if the plastic one doesn't come with a base though - if only because it's an opportunity to sell you more stuff to decorate it with. 

 

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20 hours ago, Lord Marshal said:

 

That's part of the old Void Shield Generator kit. Guessing somebody went bin diving and grabbed it alongside the Titan sprue?

 

99120199037_VoidshieldGen06_500x.jpg?ex=after-6-years-half-built-my-void-shield-

 

Be interesting to see if it's getting a re-release as part of a return to Apocalypse being supported in 11th to along with the Titan (whether the Eye of Terror 10th rules or otherwise). Could just be leftovers of a made-to-order run though.

 

 

Was that not a resin kit?

2 minutes ago, SalamandersBro said:

Is GW trying to move on from all resin kits?

 

To a degree.

 

I believe that they will keep the niche models (like specific Necromunda characters) in resin, but if they believe a model is going to be a big seller or a standard unit in armies for a long time, I believe they'll make the move to plastic. 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Mr Farson said:

Was that not a resin kit?

 

Regarding the Void Shield Generator, it was originally released as a limited edition (1 000 copies) resin kit around 2014. For details see here:

 

https://limited-edition-warhammer.blogspot.com/2014/04/viod-shield-generator.html

 

As for the plastic version (shown on this thread), that was apparently released a bit later (around 2016).

 

3 hours ago, Lord Marshal said:

I'd be very surprised if the plastic one doesn't come with a base though

 

Considering that pretty much every plastic walker comes with a plastic base nowadays, it can probably be assumed that will also apply to the Warhound. Whether it will be oval base, round base, multi-part round base, or two smaller bases, is open to speculation.

7 hours ago, Lord Marshal said:

 

I don't think the GW instructions tell you to pin either. When it comes to the more expensive FW kits they seemed to, perhaps naively, assume you knew what you were doing to a certain extent.

 

I'd be very surprised if the plastic one doesn't come with a base though - if only because it's an opportunity to sell you more stuff to decorate it with. 

 

They were billed as expert kits. From a common sense perspective you’d have to be pretty thick to buy a resin titan with no real idea on how to build it. My Lucius pattern cost me £250 + £35/weapon back in 2013, nigh on £300 is a huge risk for someone with no ‘proper’ idea of what they’re doing. Sadly mine needs rebuilding - the move beat it :(

 

As far as the weight goes, it might feel a bit more balanced, I’d say a good 2/3 of the weight is above the hips because it’s solid resin and I should think that the plastic will be hollow. I’d be more

confident with a plastic one having no base as it should hold together better too. Might not even really need pinning.

 

TBH they could sell the base separately. 

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