>>96269231
because the new AJ has an army of Infamy based around Slayers and the currently available Slayers kit is older than most human beings currently alive.

Also Slayers are one of the most iconic Warhammer things and a new plastic kit for them would probably be super popular

>>96142404
They gotta start phasing out the old metals eventually. Why not start with one of the most iconic units in the whole franchise, and why not timed with a book that will encourage people to buy a lot of them?

I mean really, how many new players are going to be like, hmm, yes, I could go with the all new plastic gorgeous Cathay miniatures, but instead I will buy 60 of these fucking things?

I doubt we've seen all the models coming out alongside the new AJ. It has an army of Infamy for Slayers, and all the Slayers kits are ancient metal.
A new plastic Slayers kit would sell super well, people love Slayers. Especially coming out alongside rules for a mostly Slayers army