Sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight. Checkout what may just confirm that new Space Marines are on the way (and it’s not the teaser you think).
There has been a flurry of rumors going back and forth this week about ‘new Space Marines’. Let’s start to piece it together from there.
1. Retailers across the world have been told the following items are being ‘removed form compulsory order’
-Space Marine Assault squad (48-09)
-Space Marine Devestator squad (48-15)
-Codex: Space Marines (48-09-XX)
2. This week’s White Dwarf teaser of Strike Fast, Strike Hard may indicate new Astartes based off their ‘spear-tip’ and lightning strike tactics.
3. In the midst of Eldar, Knight, and Mechanicus releases, Games Workshop dropped a ‘How To Paint Ultramarines’ video seemingly out of no where?
4. Keeping the above picture in mind, checkout the teaser from this week’s paint splatter feature. ‘painting blue and gold’.
Coincidence? Or do all these occurrences add up to an impending Space Marine planetfall? You decide!
Checkout every scrap of new release information we could find, below!
Space Marine Rumor Roundup
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures. Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including the Adepticon Team Tournament and American Team Tournaments, and is on a first-name basis with almost every major company in the space.
He’s all gaming all the time. With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. He advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1908s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
