Sorry to disappoint, but I don’t have pictures of the High Elf models due to come out. However, GW has revealed here that the army book is staying the same and which plastic sets are NOT getting changed.
The most disappointing thing, in my opinion, is that they aren’t changing the spearmen, although they’re bearable, but the sacrilige is that they aren’t updating the god-awful archers. Once upon a time, they were quite decent, but now they look ridiculous, bland and more than a little stupid.
However, something to consider is that they will possibly make Lothern Sea Guard (which can be used as spearman - although surely that would simply replace the current box of spearmen?), but are probably going to make plastic White Lions of Chrace, more than likely Swordmasters of Hoeth and, I would imagine, Ellyrian Reavers.
Other models to consider them making in plastic are Shadow Warriors of Nagarythe (which could more than likely be used as archers). I can’t think of others from the top of my head, except perhaps Phoenix Guard, but I think that they’ve aged quite well (at least compared to the archers ). Any further thoughts?
plastic swordmasters and see guards are in IoB so i doubt they will do those, but white lions and some cavalry sounds reasonable ( not reavers though as they are in IoB)
I highly doubt they will change any of the plastic kits in the Batallion (Like, at all).
So probably not a Sea Guard sprue. I can imagine my brother’s got his fingers crossed for plastic Dragon Princes, but personally I’d like to see plastic Shadow Warriors and White Lions.
EDIT: I should have probably checked the link first
Hmmm much as I grind my snaggly tusks at the prospect of HEs getting new plastic models, they may be corrupted into my new Dark Elf army… I do hate the Black Guard models after all…
Backed up. I was wrong about the hero on eagle, it seems it was the one on foot.
4 Plastic Box Sets. All plastic White Lions, Dragon Princes and Phoenix Guard. (Backed up by Harry)
The fourth box is a new battalion, including 20 Archers, 20 Spearmen, a Repeater-Bolt-Thrower and a High Elves Chariot kit. The labeled price is 90 �,�.
2 Metal Box Sets - no solid indication what these are.
2 Blisters - GodlessM tells us one is a Prince on foot. This will be a metal sculpt of the very same prince as in Islands of Blood. His name is Althran Stormrider. Nothing on the second blister.
I hope the pheonix guard are up to scratch though, I really like the metal models and it’d be a shame for them to go backwards as they have for the horrors. New White Lions have been needed for a while…
). Any further thoughts?
I probably could have sold them and bought metal cheaper.