GW looks to be taking the covers off the newest Primaris Space Marines for Warhammer 40k on Saturday! Check out the latest on what we might see.
All eyes are looking at the upcoming preview this Saturday that will mark FIVE consecutive months of GW reveals revolved around hobby!
That is 9 pm GMT, and 4 pm East Coast US if you were trying to math it in your head.
But what clues have we already seen that could predict more from late summer and into fall?
Release Roadmap: Bold Release Predictions Ahead For August & Beyond
Here’s our latest speculation of what could be just over the bend moving from into August and beyond…
- Late Summer: Space Marines should be wrapping up the summer with a new codex. This codex is going to be Primaris-focused and have a bunch of new kits hit the game with it. We should look for multi-part kits with plenty of wargear options. As for normal Space Marines, apparently, GW isn’t touching anything for them rules-wise.
- Word on the street is there will be not one but two supplements incoming for the Astartes sooner than later.
- Ultramarines Supplement
- White Scars Supplement
More Previous Rumors About Primaris Support
- A close-combat designed Primaris unit with different weapon options. (These could be the Terminators of Primaris units).
- Some kind of Primaris Tank kit with different main turret options. (This could replace the Predator)
- New Fast one-man vehicles similar to Bikes/Land Speeders.
- A Primaris Medium Transport. (something cheap with a decent carrying capacity could work)
- Small Primaris Flyer
Honestly, GW’s primaris releases seem to emulate EXACTLY what they have been doing for their Stormcasts for Age of Sigmar right down to the recent “Vanguard” release. These latest rumors also seem to fit this trend as well.
Iron Hands Primaris Character
We think it’s safe to say the wait was worth it! This named Iron Father will be hitting shelves (and your opponents) later this year…
Rather unexpectedly, the Iron Hands got a named Primaris character coming to their faction. This took us by surprise for the fact that GW decided to show love to a very minor chapter in 40k. Could this guy be the first of many new characters coming to chapters across the Imperium?
New Primaris Vanguards
Spotted on the Primaris Lieutenant Twitter account, a new character-looking Reiver Lieutenant was unblurred. This model comes from the video we saw a while back showcasing a whole slew of blurred-out Primaris models.
Easy money is on the fact these will get revealed on Saturday at Warhammer World for a rumored August 10th or 31st pre-order date.
As for the stuff in the back of the picture, it looks like there’s some kind of new tricked-out Hover Rhino, a new Dreadnought, and a gaggle of other models on-foot.
Either way, any more support coming to Primaris is welcome because they have definitely had a slow start from the beginning of 8th edition.
All in all, what would you like to see come to the Primaris force next? Would a Reiver Lieutenant make Reiver squads more competitive (because we haven’t seen them anywhere in the meta as of right now)? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group, and sign up to get your free hobby updates newsletter each morning as well!
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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 also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
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