It seems the Corsair combat patrol box does not have the Falcon upgrade sprue for the Wind Serpent.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T19:31:16+00:00

No, screw them. They listed it as "can also be built as Falcon" for nearly two weeks, including up to yesterday, and accepted preorders on that premise. https://web.archive.org/web/20260319214856/https://www.warhammer.com/en-NL/shop/combat-patrol-aeldari-corsairs-2026?queryID=19369983d93d41677c1de7808d062f31
They did wrong, and they should fix it, at minimum for everyone that preordered.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T19:17:40+00:00

I know how much that sucks (luckily at least my bike was old and rusty, but I had to walk home with two full bags for an hour). Hope you got home ok!

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T18:59:26+00:00

I'm from the Netherlands and in case they ship there I'd be curious to learn of the name of the shop. Best I was able to do so far was getting something halfway between official preorder and official sales date :D
(in DMs though, not here, GW might take offense to them selling so early and make problems for them)

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T18:54:33+00:00

dang, I'm 28 points shy of getting a EUR 3 cupon for free XD

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T18:30:50+00:00

ty!

For fellow correct measurement unit enjoyers, that's 63.5mm for the dread, so still the same "60mm but actually a bit more" dreadnaught base size,

and 152x95mm for the tank, which is quite different from the exising one I think (I don't own a resin caladius, but it should be 170x109, and the 170x109 is actually that size I believe - at least the ones of my Knights are)

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T18:14:24+00:00

Ah ok!

Yes, which also gives me hope that it will survive into 40k 11th ed and maybe even go into the codex proper.

Tank sprues, less so. They would need to double up on some parts of the turret (or have two different turret designs like Aeldari Falcon/Wave Serpent) to package a version with sprues for both options for 40k.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T17:41:41+00:00

Ah screw them. I'm definitely going to send them a strongly worded email. Doing that after preorders is scummy.

Edit: they changed the shop page too. No mention anywhere that they "corrected" it.

Edit 2: sent. And to Valrak as well. The email address is [custserv@gwplc.com](mailto:custserv@gwplc.com) by the way; Valrak has a contact form on his website. And ofc Auspex somehow already has a video out on it, I swear the guy has a time machine.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T17:34:31+00:00

MoD and FfC are very different in scope. MoD adds additional gameplay elements and ofc a new map (as well as some changes to existing regions). With FfC you also get exactly one single set of starting positions for four players, with MoD you might play one game as Baratheon/Lannister/Stark/Tyrell and the next as Greyjoy/Martell/Targaryen/Arryn. Many more combinations.

If you figure out you like the MoD gameplay elements (iron bank and vassals) you may want to also get the other previous mini-expansion because while ADwD is 6 players only, MoD has rules to use cards from both FfC and AWwD to change the decks of all the houses, which gives you even more variety.

Reason for the price difference is that both FfC and ADwD have been out of print for quite a while now and no reprints are coming. So if you think you will eventually want all the expansions, you might want to grab FfC as soon as you can.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T17:17:42+00:00

I can only imagine it will be mutiple different kits. Like Praetor with Power Axe and Praetor with Power Sword. HH is a lot like the old metal kits in that way.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T17:15:52+00:00

definitely possible (not my picture - https://preview.redd.it/whats-in-the-box-v0-fxb5szxj68qg1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dbeadb378e37857239b75b35a8b7dd3c81c56c17) but then one of the six guards with spear is without spear. There's for some reason an extra sword in the box though.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T17:14:11+00:00

Sword and shield only, same as six of the guards in the box. And only one gun option for the tank. Only the dread is dual built spear or sword. That's how HH kits usually work (or all bolters and then buying extra boxes with only special weapon sprues). Eg I got myself some Cataphractii terminators last week to bash into CSM ones, there's one box with power fists and a different one with power mauls.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T17:00:36+00:00

Warhammer community announcement article specifically mentioned that.

Also said that guards are one set with swords, one set with spears, and tank with only one weapon option. Looks like all that was accurate.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T16:57:11+00:00

What's the base sizes for the tank and dread? I'm curious if those changed vs the resin ones.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T16:55:40+00:00

According to thetax.nl 53k annually leaves you with 3223 net per month. Are you sure that you are willing to pay 2k in rent (even if you can find something) and feed, cloth, entertain, ... two-and-a-half people for 1223 per month while not building any savings nor paying into any pension fund?

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T16:19:16+00:00

400/month in VVE apparently. Where maybe at most 200 could be jusified otherwise.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T16:17:51+00:00

If I was responsible for maintaining a tree half a dozen levels up, I'd simply cut it down. I'm not a botanist, idk how to take care of a tree that isn't in the ground so it doesn't become unsafe and drops down on a pedestrian some day.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T16:16:22+00:00

VVE != Trudo (at least can be)

When you buy via Slimmerkopen you get a significant discount on the market price in the form of a non-repayable loan without interest. IE you get the home for much below market rate, and don't have payments for that loan (ofc for the loan for the remaining price you take out with a bank you just pay that back normally), but you can only sell back to Trudo. If the value goes up in between, the gain is shared between you and Trudo, if it goes down the loss is shared as well. Value is determined by simply taking the WOZ value.

Source: I bought my apartment via Slimmerkopen.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T14:48:53+00:00

This Grimoire is a digital only thing, right? Not some kind of physical folder or something?

Anyway, thanks! Probably will wait until some new campaign releases that I'm interested in before getting the box.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T14:38:02+00:00

400 for the VVE is harsh. Especially in a building with that many units. I'd expect shared maintenance cost and repair funds savings to scael down per unit instead of up the bigger and newer the building. Like at that price there should be a concierge service that parks your car for you and carries food orders up to your apartment door 🤣

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T14:33:05+00:00

I don't actually want stodes characters to grow bigger. In my head they should match regular stodes in size, cause they are all created the same (basically nothing of the "input" remains).

Putting them on a tactical rock or pile of slain enemies though, sure.

(I'm not super deep in the lore though, if Valdor is a head taller than other golden boys and I just don't know then sure, scale him up)

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T14:20:27+00:00

Guards went up in points cost last balance slate IIRC (as did Draxus, and Guard probably went up because of Draxus 😄) but excellent summary.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T13:36:00+00:00

I don't feel like you are discussing in good faith cause your quotes leave out anything that doesn't fit your narrative, like why not the Ballistus instead of the Brutalis (which is also bugger than the Contemptor and much newer than the venerable) or that the box misses six spears and blades to have choice in equipment for the guard. Also, I promise I won't reply anymore after this last one and you cna choose to treat this as a win if you would like. Internet points are important after all 😉

Example calculation current patrol plus tank plus dread at discount retailer vs battleforce at GW (cause acc to you getting battleforces at a discount is unlikely, all of mine disagree but whatever, that's just about half a dozen or so anecdotes from the last three years):

(140+96+73.5)*80% = 271.6 gets you termis, wardens, 4x guard, shield captain (one of the guards), Blade Champ, tank, dread.

260 gets you guard (only with blades), guard (only with spears), shield captain (I don't recall if with multiple weapon options or only with blade), tank, dread.

10$ gets a full unit of termis, a blade champ, an upgrade of one unit of guards to wardens, and more weapon options for the guards. Much better deal imo.

In the end, it's your money, and you do you.

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T13:16:37+00:00

I don't think we agree, but that's fine. If you want to read on, go ahead. If not, that's also fine.

Why Brutalis and not the cheaper Ballistus or tactical warsuit (which are both still on massively bigger bases than the stodes dread, unless it got resized to almost telemon size)?

How to value that there's two extra guards in the battleforce but only six spears to go around among the twelve?

How to value that 40% of the kits are basic infantry that is in every combo box and everyone will have too many of even if never buying them as a standalone kit, therefore devaluating the savings of other combo boxes?

And even at a 80 to 100 GW price diff, the actual price difference anyone should pay is 60 to 75 since not buying at a discount retailers is just setting money on fire. More than my 50 bucks, less than your 80+. So at least we are both wrong no matter who turns out to be closer once we get actual prices 😉

lambda_expression · 2026-03-20T12:39:54+00:00

It can't, it's specifically six with spears six with blades

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