The reference in Dropship to new races was not specifically just for Epic,
it was actually in relation to the 40K universe in general. The Necrons
have been out a while now and the Dark Eldar are one of the armies included
in the new 40K boxed set (wait till you see the Battle Barges!). As for the
Space Skaven...well when I posted the original rumours they were the most
likely to get cut and were by no means confirmed at the time. They may
appear in the future, but unlike the other two it is not a certainty.
As for Epic...sadly there are no plans to convert any of them to Epic scale.
That also includes Sisters of Battle.
General opinion from those in the know is that there are unlikely to be any
further new Epic releases now (or at least in the forseeable future).
The Eldar Titans were the last planned releases and there was a lot of doubt
whether or not they were going to release them or not (The Phantom is over
18 months old now!).
The Warhound and Imperial support units were the only other models actually
developed for release, but it now looks like both projects have been
withdrawn. It is entirely possible that if there is enough renewed interest
in Epic after the release of 40K (Next Ed) then development may
continue...but for the moment at least the entire range is now out. Only
time will tell.
Carl
Carl Woodrow
Project Gene-seed and Dropship designer
http://www.bigfoot.com/~Geneseed
Received on Fri Jul 24 1998 - 12:14:16 UTC