Warhammer 40k

[winderson_silva]

I just enjoy having these random mysteries all around.

The Erioch system has 7 planets, all perfect circular in shape and orbit, all at the same distance from each other, no geological features, not even impact craters. Who built it? Doesn't matter.

That one planet in Enemies Within, where the core is highly radioactive, but if the mined ore reaches the surface, it loses all radiation. How does that happen? Who knows.

It makes the galaxy feel way bigger than GW is trying to do now with everything being about specific characters and planets.

 

[SIMIΔN]

It makes the galaxy feel way bigger than GW is trying to do now with everything being about specific characters and planets.

I don't really get that. What gets me is how certain armies are ubiquitous in visual media.
Despite their homeworld being blown up, Cadians are inserted in anywhere. Even the new Yarrick trailer features them but zero Steel Legion. Couldn't they have just used Krieg with a different colour scheme at least.
The Ultramarines are ubiquitous, but I can't blame GW for trying to cash in on Space Marine II's success.
On the topic of SMII, the forge world wasn't being defended by skitarii, but more bloody Cadians. Urgggh!!!

 

[WhatIsThePunchline]

They should've just had a re-run of the MTO metal kits or made a token killteam that you could kitbash into the remaining squads (i.e command, HWTs maybe would be hard but still) guardfags are autistic because arguably armageddon was a larger deal to TEH LORRR than Krieg ever was, so i suppose thats where the tism comes from, and again a world where you have 100+ SM datasheets if you collate all the divergent chapters would it be too much to give the guard 4 more ones to have the Infantry, HWT, Command squad and token solo commander? (They already killed the generic infantry squad mid edition because they werent cadian and could do the whole "bring a single HWT" that made them meta over the cadians) the rules dont even matter too much since those can always be changed by their retarded rule team, but its still kinda retarded and low effort,
Because again, even if you get tourists who say "whour durr who cares?" GW evidently did give enough of a shit that they thought yarrick would bring back the armageddon memberberries to the point where they brought him back to life after he retardedly got apparently offed by someone who wasnt even his mortal enemy, and again, they arent a small bean uwu company who has to re-use every asset they've made, they could've just made a shitty steel legion rig and then kept mum or "we pinky promise totally they'll be back!!!!" and then shoveled out the next Ork vs SM starter set for 11th

Would it be much effort to just make a kit with like 20-40 heads for 2-4 regiments, 4-8 banners and some doodads/a few weapons or arms?

Seems like an easy win.

As for Yarrick 'He died from old age as rejuvenation treatment only do so much but some ad mechanics or rogue ecclesiarch cloned him here are three variants but they're off somehow, different factions of the imperium is arguing with each other if this is heresy or not, there are more clones than these three he made like twenty or so, you can make up your own Yarrick clone if you want. The same guy who made these clones are trying to get at the remnants of other imperial saints to do the same thing, this is not appreciated and the inquisition is at his heels but so far he's gotten away, no one really knows where he's at it's a while thing'

Or just go 'he died of old age but you can still include him in his army, here's rules for him. Could be him in the past or some similar guy. It's your game make your own lore. Here's a glorious art piece of his funeral parade look at how cool it is.'

 

[p1138]

Would it be much effort to just make a kit with like 20-40 heads for 2-4 regiments, 4-8 banners and some doodads/a few weapons or arms?

Because the regiments also usually include different torsos. You can't just to a head swap from DKoK to Steel Legion, to Valhallans. It doesn't work.


You could maybe get Mordians and Praetorians out of the same torso, except Mordians have the bigger epaulets. Steel Legion don't have pauldrons like DKoK. None of these would work as Catachan. Tallarn couldn't double up as anything. Vallhallans have heavier jackets than Krieg and Steel Legion, as well as different boots and no gas mask hoses running across the torso. And then none of that works as Cadians, Tempestus scions, Elsyian drop troops, Vostroyans, Narmenians(had one model that was a tank commander), and I think that's it?

If it were just the heads and maybe weapons, GW probably would have done it already since they'll happily do that for space marines just having 10 heads, a couple different pauldrons, and a couple weapon and accessory options. And as a business, maintaining 10 different SKUs for each version of a guard unit is ridiculous(especially when they can't keep the current SKU lineup actually in stock as it is). And they've done MTO reprints of a handfull of these, and there probably isn't enough people chomping at the bit buying them to show any interest. At this point just get recasts, or find some STLs.

 

[Retreaded Tire]

watched Return To Cadia

WTF is this video site? Have to download an app to watch full screen. Plus it's in some damn xenos gobbledeGOOK!

 

[demicolon]

WTF is this video site? Have to download an app to watch full screen. Plus it's in some damn xenos gobbledeGOOK!

Had the same reaction waaay back then when he linked it for other pirated 40k show lol but it's not gonna genesteal your computor... I think.

 

[WhatIsThePunchline]

Because the regiments also usually include different torsos. You can't just to a head swap from DKoK to Steel Legion, to Valhallans. It doesn't work.

I don't think you need to make it exactly like the original kits. In the picture you shoved if you swapped the heads between the Valhallans and the Steel Legion I think it'd still work, so some sort of generic greatcoat or trench coat and you'd have those, the Kriegs, Mordians and even Cadians pretty easily with the right heads+doodads. Like epaulets for the Mordians, some grenade bandoliers and shoulders for the Tallarns.

It wouldn't work for the Catachans due to biceps and the Vostroyans are a bit to ostentatious though so leave them out. Two kits, one generic infantry, one must less manufactured upgrade shouldn't be to bad on the SKU.

But you're also right it's not difficult to find 3d alternatives.

 

[Farm Hand]

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It's not as overt as with Stormcast Eternals, but I'm pretty sure that the female Custodes have boobplates and slimmer armor, so headswaps and helmets aren't going to save you. You will have giant muscle mommies, and you will like it.

Early reviews are out for new Custodes models, and it turns out to be just as I thought. It's not just that there are female heads. Half of the bodies are sculpted female with slimmer physiques and slightly-curvy chests. Stahly remarks on it in his video review:

And as I'm going to show you on the spruce, you get three male bodies which are wider and also three female bodies which are a bit slimmer and have this supple like boob armor chest pieces here similar to Stormcast Eternals.

https://taleofpainters.com/2026/03/review-legio-custodes-battle-group/

As we already knew, the Shield-Captain is specifically crafted female and only has a female bare head.

 

[Slurgle]

Aw fuck, they're going to go full Halo aren't they?

 

[Sunflower Samurai]

Early reviews are out for new Custodes models, and it turns out to be just as I thought. It's not just that there are female heads. Half of the bodies are sculpted female with slimmer physiques and slightly-curvy chests. Stahly remarks on it in his video review:

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https://taleofpainters.com/2026/03/review-legio-custodes-battle-group/

As we already knew, the Shield-Captain is specifically crafted female and only has a female bare head.
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>introduce choice meant to pander to a "modern audience"
>still give them "slight" boobplate, the one overdone complaint those people levy against the one female faction
8d chess done by GW

 

[iceteayo]

>introduce choice meant to pander to a "modern audience"
>still give them "slight" boobplate, the one overdone complaint those people levy against the one female faction
8d chess done by GW

never doubt James

 

[Cheb Dagness]

>introduce choice meant to pander to a "modern audience"
>still give them "slight" boobplate, the one overdone complaint those people levy against the one female faction
8d chess done by GW

They probably locked this choice in about 5 years ago and are stuck with it now for good or bad. Personally I think they'll sell well enough. They're decent looking models, and will probably be bought by the kind of tourist troon with a wall of unopened boxes next to his "lebian" flag we saw upthread.

The lead time GW claims from concept to production is almost geological and they really should stay away from chasing any social trends.

Edit: loads, I'm a retard

 

[p1138]

I don't think you need to make it exactly like the original kits. In the picture you shoved if you swapped the heads between the Valhallans and the Steel Legion I think it'd still work, so some sort of generic greatcoat or trench coat and you'd have those, the Kriegs, Mordians and even Cadians pretty easily with the right heads+doodads. Like epaulets for the Mordians, some grenade bandoliers and shoulders for the Tallarns.

Part of the complaining already about Steel Legion vs DKoK is that the torsos are completely different. Do you really think that would go over with everything else? You have to remember the entire reason this is a problem in the first place is due to how unique the guard regiments are vs space marines that mostly just wear the same armor with different shit bolted to it on occasion, and the autists that collect Imperial Guard.

And sticking on epaulets as an add-on part would mean having to make the parts with no undercuts to go on a sprue, to universally slip over the shoulders of different torsos that could have their arms pointed in basically any direction? The grenade bandoliers wouldn't work either for the same reason the moment you've got models standing upright, leaning forward, carrying a gun across their chest, etc.

 

[WhatIsThePunchline]

Part of the complaining already about Steel Legion vs DKoK is that the torsos are completely different. Do you really think that would go over with everything else? You have to remember the entire reason this is a problem in the first place is due to how unique the guard regiments are vs space marines that mostly just wear the same armor with different shit bolted to it on occasion, and the autists that collect Imperial Guard.

And sticking on epaulets as an add-on part would mean having to make the parts with no undercuts to go on a sprue, to universally slip over the shoulders of different torsos that could have their arms pointed in basically any direction? The grenade bandoliers wouldn't work either for the same reason the moment you've got models standing upright, leaning forward, carrying a gun across their chest, etc.

I don't think you could do anything to lower complaints to 0 but I definitely think a generic guard infantry kit with support for conversions would work great and make a lot of people happy.

 

[p1138]

I don't think you could do anything to lower complaints to 0 but I definitely think a generic guard infantry kit with support for conversions would work great and make a lot of people happy.

For normal people, sure. For the Guard autists throwing a fit for the past quarter century? No. Heads and variant weapons are easy like I said, but that's still just more complaining from people. Either due to it not being perfect, or the cost associated with how many upgrade sprues at $30 or whatever you'd need to change an entire IG horde army. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation but even then, that's still asking them to produce more product when they can't keep existing product in stock.

Looking at the warhammer site right now(for the US), surprisingly there's only a small handful of out of stock Guard models. A quarter of admech is out, Small ratio of space marine stuff out. About a quarter of Chaos is out of stock. The entire FW line for Imperial Knights is out. Half the Tau range, quarter of the Orks, third of the Necrons, all out of stock. So even if they did make more product, like they normally do, people will still complain if they can't get it.

 

[augment]

Early reviews are out for new Custodes models, and it turns out to be just as I thought. It's not just that there are female heads. Half of the bodies are sculpted female with slimmer physiques and slightly-curvy chests. Stahly remarks on it in his video review:

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https://taleofpainters.com/2026/03/review-legio-custodes-battle-group/

As we already knew, the Shield-Captain is specifically crafted female and only has a female bare head.
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The freaks celebrating this as a "victory for the cause" are, as you already guessed, not going to buy any models.
But I think GW knows this.

 

[SIMIΔN]

WTF is this video site? Have to download an app to watch full screen. Plus it's in some damn xenos gobbledeGOOK!

Don't most browsers have auto-translate? You don't need to download any apps.

If it were just the heads and maybe weapons, GW probably would have done it already since they'll happily do that for space marines just having 10 heads, a couple different pauldrons, and a couple weapon and accessory options. And as a business, maintaining 10 different SKUs for each version of a guard unit is ridiculous(especially when they can't keep the current SKU lineup actually in stock as it is). And they've done MTO reprints of a handfull of these, and there probably isn't enough people chomping at the bit buying them to show any interest. At this point just get recasts, or find some STLs.

This. There's probably more people who play ultramarines than any type of Guard. Let alone in comparison to how 90% of space marine models are non-chapter specific or easily upgradable.
The molds for plastic miniatures are far more expensive than those for resin/pewter as they need to be metal to survive high pressure injection. That's why forge world is still resin, because they don't expect to sell many units.

I don't think you need to make it exactly like the original kits. In the picture you shoved if you swapped the heads between the Valhallans and the Steel Legion I think it'd still work, so some sort of generic greatcoat or trench coat and you'd have those, the Kriegs, Mordians and even Cadians pretty easily with the right heads+doodads. Like epaulets for the Mordians, some grenade bandoliers and shoulders for the Tallarns.

Ease of assembly is a big part of why some factions sell better than others. During the era of all metal models, that didn't matter, but not now.

>still give them "slight" boobplate, the one overdone complaint those people levy against the one female faction

It's like putting boobs on a tank. Sisters had stylised armour to make them distinct from marines.

 

[Cheb Dagness]

The freaks celebrating this as a "victory for the cause" are, as you already guessed, not going to buy any models.
But I think GW knows this.

Initially they'll sell to the "own the chuds" types you describe only to end up stacked in a pile with all their unopened consumerist shit, unwanted, unassembled, unpainted and certainly not used on the table top.

No one else with give much of a fuck because it's the Custodes.

 

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The freaks celebrating this as a "victory for the cause" are, as you already guessed, not going to buy any models.
But I think GW knows this.

It was never about getting new fans. It was always, always, about "fixing" the chuds by "fixing" their media. It's cultural Maoism. Everything in pop culture must be destroyed and rebuilt woke so the enemies of progress don't have a place to hide. Combine that with discredited Media Representation Theory ("Violent video games make kids violent, blacks are monsters because they never see black heroes, and thus if we make the games woke the kids will be woke too!") and you get the long march through pop culture they've been on for a few decades.

Yeah the game might be ruined in the end but hey, at least the chuds aren't enjoying it, right?

Initially they'll sell to the "own the chuds" types you describe only to end up stacked in a pile with all their unopened consumerist shit, unwanted, unassembled, unpainted and certainly not used on the table top.

No one else with give much of a fuck because it's the Custodes.

Yeah you'd think so. But here's how this tends to work, with a vidya example of some serious brand damage to "own the chuds" (read: to bypass China's new law against femboys):


Where was the woke Bridget change made to this game? If you guessed at "2", August 2022, you'd be right. Even the woke pandering doesn't make a significant dent. A virtue signal on twitter is great and all cause it's free, but once they're asked to shell out $250 for an intro box of Custodes, they suddenly won't care all that much. Nah, this was always about ruining the toys of people who disagree with them. It's spite from a bunch of people who have nothing left to live for cause they literally cut their own dicks off, don't have a career, have no family, and no hope of getting any of that. Literally the kind of people who would be put in mass graves after the Marxists take over.

 

[Professor Donger]

Found this guys channel, dude autistically speculates about Warhammer 40k guns and it's pretty neat. Small channel, his gun overviews are his consistently best viewed videos.