On the one
hand, I am disappointed. There were some lovely rumours going around
that Steel Legion were getting plastic kits. I've been wanting new
plastic Guard for ages and Steel Legion are one of the more
interesting designs from the old metal range.
However,
I'll take this as compensation. I was never terribly fond of
Necromunda as a system back in the day but I hope the simpler, more
freeflowing design outlook of 40k 8th and AoS will be
informing this new edition. You know why? Because Eschers:
Look at them
in all their over-designed 2000AD glory! Hell, even if I don't like
the new rules I might buy some on principle and use them as Chaos
Cultists or Conscripts. Goliaths have also been announced, the big
meaty fellows who, to be frank...
… would
make awesome Khornate Cultists. They interest me less from a painting
point of view (between Poxwalkers and Fyreslayers I have plenty of
shirtless dudes on the go). I also hope they plan to do more of the
minor factions like the Scavvies, the mutant sewer-dwellers who used
to be my gang back in the day. What can I say? I like an underdog.
As I said,
though, the great thing about most of the gangs being random Imperial
citizens mean you can find a lot of uses for them mainstream 40k
armies: Chaos Cultists, Conscripts, Inquisitorial Henchmen, even
human citizens of worlds recently absorbed into the Tau Empire.
I look
forward to seeing how this all works out, both rules-wise and what
gangs are going to get new miniatures.
But,
seriously, GW, you need new Guard plastics.
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