While it’s not a totally new kit, GW previewed new Imperial Guard Plastics in the way of an upgrade sprue for the Cadians.
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New Cadian Imperial Guard Plastic Kit (well, sort of)
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People got excited by the new Gaunt’s Ghosts minis and the thoughts of new IG minis hit their minds. Unfortunately, at this point at least, it looks like this may be it for the infantry. Still, you get all the special weapons and they said this will come standard in all the boxes.
Let’s first take a look at the Ghosts and then jump into the new upgrade sprues.
GW Announces Plastic Imperial Guard Gaunt’s Ghosts
This was honestly a little bit of a surprise, but a totally welcomed one! If you love the novels or the old minis, this is amazing news! While not every character is in the set, they all look great and can be taken in any Guard army.
Again, they also said it won’t be a “limited release”, but we’ll see how that turns out when it comes to pass.
Gaunt’s Ghosts
If you read any of the books, well, this is a no-brainer! The minis all look amazing and capture the essence of each character. It feels like a plastic kit for them has been a long time coming and we are super excited it’s finally here. The Tanith First and Only have finally made the jump to plastic and 9th edition.
If you’re not familiar, Gaunt’s Ghosts are the protagonists of the long-running series depicting the trials and tribulations of Ibram Gaunt and his ill-fated Astra Militarum regiment. Faithful readers of the books no doubt have a soft spot for the original cast who served as their Colonel-Commissar’s most trusted retainers.
Well, they’re back! They’ve been redesigned in plastic to create a reimagined set of miniatures that really brings each of the key characters from the early Gaunt’s Ghosts books to life.
Upgrade Sprue
There’s a whole lot more variety in the ranks of Humanity’s infantry than you might think. It seems only right, then, that your units on the tabletop have just as many differences between them, which is why boxes of Cadian Shock Troops will soon be upgraded with a whole new sprue of additional parts.
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It definitely adds some variety to the troops, but the minis are still basically very old sculpts (the sprue still says 2001). Still, it’s better than nothing and they do really look different from the originals.
That’s not all they’re getting, either. The new sprue contains a full complement of special weapons for your Infantry squads, allowing you to field soldiers carrying sniper rifles, meltaguns, and more. You can even give your Sergeant that boltgun they’ve always wanted.
Really the best thing about this set, you get all the special weapons! So whatever you can equip the unit with, they’ll finally have the options in one box set.
Well except for a heavy weapon team, but we guess the GW presenters forgot about them…
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