The initial rumors:
via Steve the Warboss 3-20-2015
via Birds in the Trees 3-22-2015- New boxed set for Warhammer 40,000
- Released autumn 2015
- Space Marines vs Tau
via Steve the Warboss 3-26-2015Tau Empire Release Info
New updated XV-?? battlesuit / Commander-battlesuit combo kit.
New kit is strongly based on the current Commander suit, but not identical.
New Kit is designed for much more dynamic assembly & posing options than the current range.
Many new Kroot models are on ice, but may be spun off into a separate release (Codex: Kroot Mercenaries)
via [URL="https://www.facebook.com/Lordsofwargaming?fref=ts"]Lords of War[/URL] (facebook) 3-28-2015Two boxed sets coming this year:
-Dark Angels vs. Chaos Marines (July)
-Space Marines vs. Tau Empire (October)
Regarding the Space Marine vs Tau boxed set:
via [URL="https://www.facebook.com/Lordsofwargaming?fref=ts"]Lords of War[/URL] (facebook) 6-4-2015Raven guard vs Tau and should be out before Tau release.
via Path Walker 7-20-2015Here are some parting truths about Tau:
They will have a new Fire Warrior box. Two types of units can be made.
New Crisis Suits
More commander suits
New Riptide sized Suit that has large missiles
Looks like a Tau Aegis Defense line with circular weapon platforms.
Don't know about the rules, so don't ask.
via birds in the trees 7-22-2015Tau will be next for 40K, not sure they'll get much new though, possibly just another "Codex and Cards" codex release. Looking like October for that, Age of Sigmar has a lot to get through release-wise.
via an [URL="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Faeit212/~3/3ugWXhAGxZo/two-new-suits-for-tau.html"]anonymous source[/URL] on Faeit: 8-25-2015Look for Tau to return in September
Look for a new XV-?? Crisis Suit box
Box will include Commander bits
New suit is designed for more dynamic posing options
Not a giant release window for Tau, Codex, Cards, 1-2 new mini products
via BoLS 8-25-2015“The Tau Codex is coming, but no real ETA I can share at the moment. In it Tau will get 2 new suits, one larger than a riptide, another smaller than a riptide”
via Bird in the Trees 8-26-2015As we are approaching September the first hard news is coming in to BoLS from retailers around the world:
The Tau XV8 Battlesuit Commander kit has been pulled from reorder availability early this week. Retailers tell us this is the usual sign for a new replcement kit coming very soon - usually 2 weeks out.
That would place a Tau Empire release in the September 12th or 19th timeframe - right on schedule.
via multiple retailers 9-7-2015Tau Empire Release
September 12th
A "big" release (unknown if related to Tau Empire, but could be)
September 19th
Codex Tau Empire
Tau Empire Datacards
Tau Empire Painting Guide
New Plastic Battlesuit Commander (in a new size of package)
Via [URL="http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/330/651154.page#8123626"]DakkaDakka[/URL] 9-15-2015The following kits have been pulled from compulsory restock by retailers:
- Tau Fire Warriors
- Tau XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Team
This means those kits will get replaced with either re-boxes, or updated models in the very near future.
That brings the list of minis recalled from retailer mandatory reorder to this:Riptide boxes have been recalled and store managers cannot order them in anymore as they are being repackaged with a new sprue for a missile variant.
Internal slip up revelealed October releases to the manager.
- Tau Commander
- Tau Crisis Suits
- Tau Fire Warriors
- Tau Riptide
via [URL="https://twitter.com/TheRedSorcerer"]Craig A[/URL] (twitter) 9-15-2015
via [URL="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Faeit212/~3/GwlWsjGgacY/additional-tau-release-information.html"]anonymous[/URL] (via Faeit) 9-17
via GW 9-28-2015Source 1
Fire warriors will be a dual kit.
No new sub-races for Tau (Kroot & Vepsid only), no model change for them.
Source 2
I believe Tau to be a three week release
Source 3
I saw the new Tau codex, unfortunately not the content but the front and back cover, front cover looks like the old codex with a crisis suit.
The new photo on the back cover is very interesting, everything is painted in white with:
1. New XV8 crisis suit, with new shoulder guard similar to current fire warriors and potentially new jetpack
2. New XV8 commander, with a new jet pack (may be the old one, but the jet pack and pose looks different)
3. New Ethereal (I think)
4. Some Tau specified terrains, sort of a watch tower and a sentry post kind of thing.
5. A new suit class, I think its larger than XV88 but smaller than Riptide, with the head of a stealth suit, unsure of the weapon load though
6. A new suit at the back of the photo, may be a dual kit with the above
7. A new massive suit, larger than Riptide! very bulky with a shoulder mounted rail cannon of sort (very big) and having very large missile pods instead of arms (kind of like a ******* child of Tomahawk from Macross and Zssa from Gundam ZZ, but no arms though)
Tau Teaser
via [URL="http://i.imgur.com/iJTZPmT.jpg"]Tetrisphreak (imgur)[/URL] on Dakkadakka on 9-28-2015Ion accelerator: charged
Vectored retro-thrusters: online
Counterfire defence system: engaged
Positional relay: locked-on
Nova reactor: powered up
Failsafe detonator: primed
Our conquest is inevitable!
Be here on Saturday 3rd October to find out more.
via [URL="http://www.warhammer-forum.com/index.php?showtopic=231953&page=12"]El Ploplo[/URL] on warhammer-forum on 9-29-2015