Rumours: No Empire but new GW paints in April?

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I'm sure you have seen this rumour regarding the new colours from GW already but I post the list anyway, and hell that is a lot of new colours. Not really fond of the name changes but I'm sure they have some list of what colour matches the old ones which they will post in the next White Dwarf. Although I'm quite excited about this, and especially what seems like new types of GW colours (like 'Dry', Glaze and Texture). But there have also been rumours regarding the release of the new Empire book in April, but this will probably not happen if the new colours are released instead. And this is a big let down for me as I'm extremely excited for the new Empire release. But we have to wait until we see scans of the next WD to see what we get next month and until then you can check out the current rumours regarding the new colours and Empire below.

The list comes from Tale of Painters

BASES

Ceramite White

Averland Sun

Jokaero Orange

Mephiston Red

Khorne Red

Naggaroth Night

Daemonette Hide

Kantor Blue

Macragge Blue

Caledon Sky

Stegadon scale green

Incubi Darkness

Caliban Green

Waaaagh! Flesh

Castellan green

Death world forest

Zandri dust

Steel Legion Drab

Bugmans Glow

Ratskin Flesh

Mournfang brown

XV-88

Rhinox hide

Dryad bark

Mechanicus standard grey

Celestus grey

Abaddon Black (the only black in the range)

Rakarth flesh

The fang

Screamer pink

Leadblecher (metal)

Balthasar Gold (metal)

Screaming Bell (metal)

Warplock brown (metal)

LAYER

White Scar

Yriel Yellow

Flash gitz yellow

Troll slayer orange

Fire dragon bright

Evil sunz scarlet

Wild Rider red

Wazdakka red

Squig Orange

Xereus Purple

Genestealer Purple

Warpfiend Grey

Slaanesh Grey

Alaitoc blue

Hoeth blue

Altdorf guard blue

Calgar blue

Teclis blue

Lothern blue

Sotek green

Temple guard blue

Kabalite green

Sybarite green

Warpstone glow

Moot green

Warboss green

Skarsnik green

Loren Forest

Straken green

Nurgling green

Elysian green

Ogryn camo

Ushabti Bone

Screaming skull

Tallarn sand

Karak stone

Cadian fleshstone

Kislev Flesh

Bestigor flesh

Ungor flesh

Skrag brown

Deathclaw brown

Tau light Ochre

Balor brown

Zamesi brown

Doombull brown

Tuskigor fur

Gorthor Brown

Baneblade Brown

Dawnstone

Administratum grey

Eshin grey

Dark reaper

Thunderhawk blue

Skavenblight dinge

Stormvermin fur

Ulthuan grey

Pallid wych flesh

Russ grey

Fenrisian grey

Pink horror

Emperors Children

Ironbreaker (metal)

Runefang steel (metal)

Gehennas gold(metal)

Auric Armour(metal)

Hashut Copper(metal)

Sycorax Bronze(metal)

Brass Scorpion(metal)

Runelord Brass(metal)

SHADES

Casandora Yellow

Fuegan Orange

Carroburg Crimson

Druchii Violet

Drakenhof Nightshade

Coelia greenshade

Biel-tan green

Athonian camoshade

Seraphim Sepia

Reikland fleshshade

Agrax earthshade (Devlan Mud)

Nuln Oil

DRY

Praxeti White

Hexos palesun

Kindleflame

Lucius Lilac

Etherium blue

Skink blue

Hellion green

Underhive ash

Eldar Flesh

Tyrant Shell

Terminatus stone

Longbeard grey

Changling pink

Necron Compound

Golden Griffon

GLAZE

Lamenters yellow

Waywatcher Green

Guilliman blue

Bloodletter

TEXTURE

Mourn Mountain snow

Stirland Mud

Blackfire Eath

Astrogranite

Armageddon Dust

Lustrian Undergrowth

TECHNICAL

Lahmian Medium

Ard coat

Imperial Primer

Liquid Green stuff

As you can see that's crazy much new paints. I don't really now what all of them is supposed to be but I imagine that Base colours are today's Foundation colours, Layer is the ordinary colours, Shade is new name for washes but then it's trickier. New glaze colours as it looks and I don't know what the Dry colours are. Texture is probably for basing as it seems when seeing the names for them an Technical is various other stuff like primers and liquid green stuff. Really interesting list, I personally hope for new bottles as well as I like the Vallejo/Army Painter drop bottles a lot more now when I have used them more. Anyway, great that GW does something with their colour range and hopefully there will be some great additions for my armies.

What's up with Empire then? Well we still don't know much, but a April release have been rumoured for some time. And Harry on Warseer states that even if he said June with a big question mark a couple of months ago for Empire he can't see why the Army book will be released that late as according to him, the book are already in print and have been finished for some time. Also the current rumours suggest six new kits for Empire and these options seems like really good guesses from posters at Warseer.

Posted by Harry on Warseer.

War Altar Plastic kit

'Wizard Mobile' Plastic kit may be dual kit with the altar or not but according to Harry they share the same chassis

Lord/wizard on Griffon Plastic kit with Karl Franz option

Demi-Griffons

And some plastic heroes including a Jade Wizard and one or more new Finecast Special Characters. There's also rumours about Halflings going Finecast with the old models, but no one knows if they are in book or not.

This seems awesome to me. I really like the idea of Demi-Griffons and If these rumours are true I will probably buy all of it. I just hope we don't have to wait to long for them to arrive!






EDIT: Got some more information over at Tale of Painters.

I got this info passed onto me about the new GW paint changes.

• 144 colours are in.
• lots of renaming of colours, nothing is leaving.
• All in different catagories now, Shades (washes) bases, layers, glazes (thin washes) and textures.
• Prices are staying the same.

So it sounds to me like the main thing GW is doing is reorganizing the line to make it more clear which paints/washes/etc are designed to be used in what situations.

• There are 144 paints (the current line is only 73), so the range is doubling in size.
• Broken down into Bases (foundations), Layers (normal colours), shades (washes), Dry (essentially goopy paint for dry brushing), Glaze (thinned washes for easier blending), Texture (sand + colour) and Technical (liquid green stuff).
• Bottles are not changing.
• Every color is renamed, there will be a white dwarf with a comparison guide released. Blood red is now wild rider red, ultramarine blue is Calgar blue, skull white is white scar etc etc. There is a big expansion in the greens. There are pinks again, and more purple.
• Foundation white!! Named Ceramite White
• New how to paint book that includes a 90 minute DVD
• Mega paint set available year round now, but is super expensive apparently. Prices are apparently the same (for now).

Source: yakface from DakkaDakka