Space Marines Range Update

[drew]

Pretty large shakeup to the Space Marine lineup. All stuff that was predicted for this edition, but a lot of this was in the indexes so its a bit more of a surprise to see it getting the legends treatment with the codex

www.warhammer-community.com/2023/07/24/space-marine-range-update-bikes-land-speeders-and-more-are-soon-zooming-off-into-the-sunset/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=warhammer-40,000&utm_content=spacemarinesannouncement240723&fbclid=PAAaZif2_6pT_SCiKcdtKvENLHY2WdChbztCZgxdDJBbEYyFFuCdRfaObuw5Y

[Typhus]

Sucks

[question]

I guess they needed to leave them in place while they transitioned to new sculpts. I agree that it sucks but this is not wholly unexpected. Minor upside is that you can still proxy with at least some of them. I have way too many bikes to let them go completely.

[Hi I'm Derek]

Sucks the primaris range doesn't have a proper landspeeder (ie one that is small and cheap)

Looks like we've entered the final phase of the firstborn squatting and mainline units will get chipped down until they're all gone

[raceygaming]

I mean I'll give it to GW, when 8th and the primaris line came out everyone knew that first born would phase put and there was some doom and loom.

Gw did give people almost 7 years to get a more full range of primaris out, almost all units have a 1 to 1 conversion rate to primaris now.

Also they did point out that a lot of models can be moved to a new base size and proxy the primaris counter part so that's not too bad.

[Frosty the Pirate]

Not particularly surprising that's for sure.

In particular I am rather surprised by the stalker/hunter leaving tho.

This also kind of a hit to what people were thinking was one of the top Marines combos with land speeders directing fire for heavier guns.

[LizardTau]

Ya I used landspeeders with vindicators and redemptors with plasma to great effect during the last tournament