Dark Elves Rumor Roundup

[pauljc]

Core infantry. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPL EASEPLEASEPLEASE!!!

[Bigred]

I would assume "that need it" means:

Executioners - the current ones have the most breakable swords ever!
Black Guard - with costume design by The Munsters, and shoulder pads by Joan Collins
Witch Elves - look an entire unit of Elvira Queen of the Night...
Cauldron of Blood - its just so horrible I have no words - and I own one...
Chariot - Strangely, the chariot itself isn't horrid, its everything else around it.
Warriors/Crossbowmen - still workable but showing thier age at this point.

And I saved the best for last:

Morathi - the most pissed off High School Cheerleader in the old world. Melt down the old master please and start over.

GW prioritizes metal ugly models for updates before ugly plastic ones, so the talk of new Executioners/Black Guard and Witches would make sense.

This thing from Warhammer Online was always intriguing to me: the Rolling Temple of Khaine.

[eldargal]

I would kill for that. Literally. Seriously.

[Brakkart]

This thing from Warhammer Online was always intriguing to me: the Rolling Temple of Khaine.

Now that is awesome! Make something like that but as a Cauldron of Blood and have it pulled by a teams of slaves in chains with a couple Witch Elves with barbed whips and a Hag Queen chanting etc.

[Anggul]

High Elves didn't get new Spearmen and theirs are much worse than the Dark Elf ones, so I don't expect that to happen.

Witch Elves, Shades and Dark Riders need it far more though.

[celestialatc]

So, still no Woodelves.....I am sad....

[Wildeybeast]

I'm curious as to why when we are talking about DE models that really need updating, no one has mentioned the harpies which are probably the most hideous models GW have ever made. Not to mention being outrageously expensive. I was able to buy a box of Daemonettes and box of Tyranid Gargolyes to kit convert up 10 harpies and still save £5 over the cost of buying ten models. And I managed to make some models that don't make me want to stamp on them every time I see them.

[Emperorslion]

Shades, gargoyles and dark riders need replacing more than any others.

[Galadren]

Space Marines in September, and Dark Elves in Ocotber? I'm going to be so broke...

[Chronowraith]

I doubt Warriors will be redone. GW hasn't redone a single plastic box during the reign of 8th edition that I'm aware of. They are still focusing on converting metal, and to a lesser degree finecast, units into plastic. My predictions (not wishlisting since I don't play DE) are as follows:

Executioners/Black Guard combined Box
Witch Elves
Hydra (potentially mixed with another large monster)
Cold One Chariot (potentially combined with an altar of blood, although this is my least expected model/pairing).

Looking at Previous releases we usually see 2-3 plastic unit releases, 1 monster/big box, a handful of finecast characters (usually special characters), and a plastic generic character. I'm guessing we'll see a plastic lord since we already have a plastic sorceress.