32 new Games Workshop model releases are still out there to be revealed from all the latest GW Rumor Engines teasers in 2022!
Since we’re about to hit summertime soon, let’s take a look back through the list of unsolved rumor engines to see which may get revealed next in 2022. We love to speculate on new Games Workshop models, and thanks to these Rumor Engines and previews, there is never a shortage!
Then we’ll dive into the new batch of revealed models and bits.
29 New Games Workshop Models Left To Be Released In 2022
Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should watch out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still left to be revealed!
March 17th, 2020
Chaos Bonereapers? GW Rumor Engine Spotted
Could we be looking at some Chaos Ossiarch Bonereapers? Check out this new bit that might be on the way for Age of Sigmar next.
April 7th, 2020
Looks ‘Shopped: GW Rumor Engine Emerges
Another rumor engine is here, and this time, it looks like some obvious editing has been done. Check out what could be missing from this teased bit.
May 5th, 2020
Mmm … Brains! Flesh Eater Courts GW Rumor Engine
Another rumor engine is here, and it might be some delicious Flesh Eater Courts as the new Games Workshop models previews circles back to an Age of Sigmar faction again.
May 12th, 2020
Wow, GW Made a Bone Flute: New Rumor Engine
Write this date down because it looks like GW revealed a bone flute in this rumor engine pic! Is this more proof of new Death models?
April 27th, 2021
Malovence Rising New Chaos GW Rumor Engine
Right out of the gates, this is screaming Chaos bit. It has an eye in the center and even resembles the eightfold path. This is undoubtedly Chaos iconography. Whether or not it’s for AoS or 40k, is a completely different question, and honestly, it could be either. However, with Be’lakor still needing a home for his new rules to release, we are betting on this being part of a 40k release!
May 11th, 2021
The Huntsmans Trophy: GW Rumor Engine
The rumor engine this week seems to be a newly acquired trophy resembling a lion’s head. This could be a White lion or perhaps even a young Manticore. Either way, it could be 40k or AoS, with only a slight edge to AoS thanks to the old White lion kits.
June 1st, 2021
There’s A Cog In My Boot: GW Rumor Engine
The rumor engine this week seems to be a prosthetic leg for an unlucky fellow. Just by the nature of robotics and tech, it’s probably safe to assume this is for 40k or even Necromunda. While there are some robots in AoS, it’s much less likely overall.
June 15th, 2021
Throne of Skulls: GW Rumor Engine
This one is honestly pretty vague because there are plenty of units holding human skulls in AoS. It must be a rough world out there, where the majority of your enemies just run around with your head after taking it off! Still, it looks to be a stone throne of some kind with a thin-ish hand. Meaning we can probably rule out some of the bigger factions. It has a very Flesh-eaters courts vibe, though.
June 29th, 2021
Tools For Every Occasion: New GW Rumor Engine
At first glance, this looks like a utility belt with some wiring and even what looks like a wrench on the left edge and perhaps another set of tools on the right. However, the Steel beam on the bottom throws a small wrench in that plan; why is it there?
Perhaps they are on top of some sort of rubble or building. It could also be something else entirely, maybe even just some electrical wiring on top of a building, and it isn’t actually a utility belt.
July 6th, 2021
Screaming Eagles: New GW Rumor Engine
At first glance, this looks a lot like an eagle or Gryphon head, which was used quite a bit in the empire of the old world and now in the Cities of Sigmar.
The big question comes down to could this be 40k and what would it even be used on? It seems much more likely to be AoS, but it technically could be 40k. If anything its probably either on the backpack of a space marine or perhaps on a chariot/staff in AoS
July 13th, 2021
Dressed For The Gods: New GW Rumor Engine
While this is a little difficult to make out, it does have some Lizardmen/Seraphon vibes. Being either a headdress or even top of a throne/harness for riding an animal seems like they aren’t too far off of possibility. If that is true and just by looking at this, this does seem to pretty much be guaranteed for AoS at the very least.
However, we have all been surprised before and no rumor engine is a true freebie!
July 20th, 2021
New Vampire Hunter: GW Rumor Engine
Looking at this bit, it might be safe to say it’s more likely in Age of Sigmar instead of Warhammer 40k. There just isn’t anything that screams sci-fi on it. The spare blade and hammerhead suggest some sort of adventurer perhaps even a Vampire hunter (not that we know they are a thing), rather than a soldier. Maybe a character of some sort?
July 27th, 2021
A New Imperium Vehicle: GW Rumor Engine
Looking at this rumor engine, it looks pretty easy to place. Most likely, this is an Imperium vehicle, perhaps even Astra Militarum. The piping and hatches strongly suggest 40k; however, technically, Kharadron Overlord could also have this bit as a part of one of their airships. A very sneaky Games Workshop preview for new models either way.
August 10th, 2021
Rocky Road: New GW Rumor Engine
Looking at this rumor engine, it’s hard to say with any certainty what this is for or even perhaps what system it may release as a part of.
One thing is for sure, though with no bands of energy around the stones, it looks to be of a non-mystic nature for sure.
August 17th, 2021
New Space Marine Scouts? New GW Rumor Engine
This engine really has two clear possibilities. First, it could be some melee weapon overhead, or second, it could be upsidedown and actually be a heavy weapon (like the pose below)!
Either of these could be for Aos or 40k, but that’s definitely a human hand.
August 24th, 2021
More New Orks On The Way? GW Rumor Engine
This clearly looks like an Ork chest with some neck/chest tribal garb right out of the gate. There are plenty of Snakebite Orks that Games Workshop could preview new models for that could still use an update. Sure there is also alot of potential Ork models in AoS that could use a refresh, such as the very outdated Savage Ork lineup.
August 31st, 2021
Burnin’ Rubber & Flingin’ Mud: GW Rumor Engine
At first glance, this is clearly a tire and suspension. The next question becomes, “What faction is this for?”, but some factions clearly are more likely than others. The easiest answer is Genestealer Cult, as they already have a lineup of off-roading vehicles like the unit of Jackals. However, this could also be some new Space Marine vehicle and of course even Astra Militarum…
September 7th, 2021
New Chaos Hammer Time: GW Rumor Engine
At first glance, this seems to resemble a Sigmar/Stormcast hammer. However, the comet doesn’t look quite right and there’s definitely some chaos trim in there… Maybe this is a form of mockery?
October 19th, 2021
New GW Rumor Engine: It’s 40k Chaos Finally
This claw is actually super easy to predict. Unless GW is pulling a fast one, these clearly belong to a new 40k Chaos model. From that Iconic trim to fingers that look very similar to Venomcrawler legs, with a Helbrute style armor plate, it doesn’t seem likely to be anything else but a new Chaos Space Marine model.
October 26th, 2021
New Imperial Big Guns Never Tire: GW Rumor Engine
This new weapon packed with rockets is actually another easy-to-place engine. There’s only a small handful or likely factions… The first and most likely is Imperial Guard / GSC as we had been hearing rumors of a new Imperial Guard tank coming soon that was scaled in between a Leman Russ and a Baneblade.
These are both popular factions so getting new toys is pretty standard for them (even though it doesn’t seem like they do). Second, there are Space Marines, because if this is a vehicle, it could just be wider imperium easy-peasy.
November 16th, 2021
New Necrons Initializing: GW 40k Rumor Engine
Thanks to the very unique cube effect, this bit is very easy to place. It is almost certainly a Necron bit, either for 40k or maybe Kill Team. There’s also a slight chance it could be some repurposed gear that an inquisition agent got a hold of, but that’s always the case with Xenos gear bits!
March 1st, 2022
New Plastic Kasrkin Guard: GW 40k Rumor Engine
Looking at these gloves/gauntlets, there are a few possibilities, but we can’t help but mention a striking resemblance… Yes, this could be any handful of more advanced-leaning races or even specialist games like Necromunda and/or Kill Team. Perhaps even another Imperial Guard release for Kill Team that is following in the footsteps of the DKoK!
But to us, it looks like a Kasrkin model may be on the horizon!
March 8th, 2022
Another New Baby Carrier Model: GW Rumor Engine
This little guy is clearly wrapped up in something else’s hair, but what is it? Games Workshop called it a “blighter” in the engine post, but besides being informal British, it seems like their words rarely mean anything to help uncover what these images ever are.
Perhaps it could be a new character model with its own little science experiment. That’s the main possibility leading us to give a Cursed City expansion a possibility. We can also tell it doesn’t really look like any other “small” models we’ve seen before…
March 15th, 2022
More New Death Korps of Krieg: GW Rumor Engine
Ah, it’s that kind of tip. Is that a spear with a grenade tied to it?
From the look of this, we have an explosive spear tip that appears to have some sort of power coupling attached to a shaft. While it could be anything still at this point, the only thing that comes to mind is the hunting lance for the Death Korps of Krieg Death Rider Squad.
However, as you can see for both the art and the existing Forge World models, they dont look quite like this…
April 5th, 2022
A Baby Looking For Its Carrier: GW Rumor Engine
Right out the gate, this looks like the exact same creature as another rumor engine a while back, which we also included below… This makes us believe it really is a new creature we haven’t seen before, probably coming in the form of a specialist game or even a cursed city expansion.
April 12th, 2022
Lookout Duty: GW Rumor Engine
Right out of the gate, the Armor style looks much more in line with AoS themes, meaning it’s probably for Age of Sigmar or a specialist game in the setting. Additionally, the Armor looks a little similar to Sigvald, meaning there may be a new armored model incoming!
April 19th, 2022
Now This Is Warhammer! New GW Rumor Engine
Right out of the gate, we might want to think this is AoS due to its primitive nature; however, there’s a checkerboard pattern on the right that’s nearly exclusive to 40k Orks!
This looks like a new Warhammer or some kind of counterweight…
April 26th, 2022
Alert The Warhammer Troops: New GW Rumor Engine
This engine is a little harder to place, but it reminds us of this Warhammer, which we placed as a new Orks model guess. The bone spikes and use of ropes holding the Horn do look a little more primitive, which is right on par with Orkish technology.
Perhaps the Horn is part of an artillery piece along with the Warhammer from last week.
May 10th, 2022
Lizards & Evil Robots: Another New GW Rumor Engine
This spear looks sweet, and there’s no questioning that it’s definitely for poking enemies. However, in an interesting twist, the two factions that come to mind couldn’t be further apart! The blade looks strangely Necron, while everything else looks mostly Seraphon…
So whose is it anyway?
May 17th, 2022
Robots For the Squats
Initially, this might seem pretty difficult to place since there’s nothing that stands out for one faction or another, but luckily we have some help. GW had this to say:
The Rumour Engine is back to normal, having accepted our offering of a shiny new Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze set to apologise for implying that the Warhammer Fest reveals were better* than its own images.
While this doesn’t explicitly say that this is definitely a Nethermaze rumor engine, it sure does seem like it. And if that’s the case, there’s only one faction advanced enough to use full advantage of the robot-like tech, and small enough to match those hands…
Rumor Engine Roundup: Last Batch of Bits Debunked
Each of these rumor engines would have been fully debunked (showing the full model). Luckily for all of us, quite a few interesting bits were finally solved!
November 9th, 2021
Lurking in the Sewers: GW Rumor Engine
This bit could be a lot of things, but we do see a hand, some large piping, and what looks like a street-side sewer grate. This could be a faction that really needs it, like Skaven, who needs a ton of model updates, or maybe something brand new in the way of Necromunda.
This could easily go either 40k or AoS and still be right on theme for the era as there isn’t anything that screams either one.
The clear sewer theme made Skaven an easy guess!
January 11th, 2022
New Year New Bolts: New GW 40k Rumor Engine
While this could be a Kharadron Overlord model in AoS, the sci-fi nature of this metallic plate with hatches and bolts just screams grimdark 40k. With that in mind, we’ve seen Daemon Engines in rumors and we know Chaos’s time to shine is coming soon, which makes this seem like it could be for that. Of course, plain metal could belong to really any faction in 40k!
We’ve known for a while that this was a model from a comic, but now we actually saw the model!
January 18th, 2022
Imperial Wheel: New GW 40k Rumor Engine
The new rumor engine is just a wheel! However just because it’s clear, doesn’t make it any easier to place or guess. It does seem pretty basic/non-corrupt so we are leaning slightly more in favor of Imperium, but it could also be Genestealers, or even Orks too…
Just like the one above, we’ve known for a while that this was a model from a comic, but now we get to see the real model.
February 23rd, 2021
Hooves of Darkness: New GW Rumor Engine
We were close with this one, but we didn’t quite predict a new Centaur model for chaos! This model does look amazing though.
March 9th, 2021
Pincers At The Ready: Tyranids GW Rumor Engine
We were completely off for this bit, but who could have guessed that a centaur would have a pincer tail!? Oh, Chaos, you never disappoint!
March 30th, 2021
Net Neutrality: New GW Rumor Engine
The last bit for the centaur was another one we missed, but it does make sense to see it on this model now that we have the full picture.
September 14th, 2021
A New Lion Sword For Order: GW Rumor Engine
We guessed it was for an Order faction model, and while this is most certainly not Order, it is a great model. And if you’re going to read the book it makes this model even more exciting!
September 21st, 2021
Spooky Bits For a Spooky Season: GW Rumor Engine
We missed this guess for the rumor engines a bit, but a grave on a “Gravelords” model does seem like a no-brainer!
November 2nd, 2021
New Tyranids or Nurgle: GW Rumor Engines
This was another bit we missed the guess on, but flying bugs is something brand new to Sylvaneth, and we gotta say it looks right at home!
February 15th, 2022
Chaos Hydra Head: GW 40k Rumor Engine
As one of the weirder new models reveals, these possessed cultists look gnarly and disturbing. Just in case you thought chaos was all rainbows, these models remind us it’s everything but.
February 22nd, 2022
New Chaos or Tyranids Wings: GW 40k Rumor Engines
We might have gotten a little too excited seeing the demon wings bit, alas, it’s not a new large Daemon or anything, but these unique models are something to be looking forward to for sure!
Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should watch out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still left to be revealed!
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