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Not really usable as an Ent then.

Yup, both version of the treeman look great, as does the character model.

I think the non-sword one could work as an Ent, but the LOTR Ent models are pretty cool themselves, and probably about half the price.

The Treeman actually looks really cool.

Sorry about that quick link, I was on a rush and could only post that and run!
I must say that leader.. well.. meh, it's nice but it could be a lot better, though the treeman as said above will be a nice thing to convert ^^

The sword one makes a better Exodite Wraithknight than a Treeman me thinks. Nice to see them getting some attention though.

Hmm... well at least the sword is optional, but seriously?!

I was hoping for something more elemental like the old Marauder mini...



This new effort is just a big dryad.

Wielding a sword.

EDIT - Looks like the second arm option is firing flesh hooks

 Flashman wrote:
Hmm... well at least the sword is optional, but seriously?!

I was hoping for something more elemental like the old Marauder mini...

snipped crazy old mini.

Sometimes nostalgia makes you blind.

This new effort is just a big dryad.

Wielding a sword.

Kinda the point, isn't it?

A touch like the eldar avatar; but honestly I love that new treeman look and the hero looks fantastic!

 pretre wrote:


Sometimes nostalgia makes you blind.

Not saying old treemen is great mini by today's standards, but that's the look I was hoping for i.e. peeling bark, lichen, moss etc.


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I also note that the new character is wielding a spear...

...are we sure Wood Elves won't have access to ranked spear wielding regiments such as Eternal Guard?

 Grimtuff wrote:
Cheers Elar, Here's a direct link to the pics.

Spoiler:

Spoiled as they're a bit big.

Ok, Now GW is just copying WoW.
I'm getting a strong Warcraft vibe from that thing.

I preferred the old treeman, honestly. This new one looks like a comic book character.

Couple of things noticed. Looks like forest creatures get a flat 6+ ward no matter what. Attacks still count as magical.

Also, Durthu uses lore of beasts. Anyone think this means there won't be a lore for the WE's?

That treeman is awesome. I really like how it looks like the Dryad figures.

Looking forward to clearer pictures.

riburn3 wrote:
Couple of things noticed. Looks like forest creatures get a flat 6+ ward no matter what. Attacks still count as magical.

Also, Durthu uses lore of beasts. Anyone think this means there won't be a lore for the WE's?

Tehenehuin can't use Lizardmen High Magic, so I don't that's evidence of WE not getting their own lore.

 Grimtuff wrote:
Cheers Elar, Here's a direct link to the pics.

Spoiler:

Spoiled as they're a bit big.

Thanks Elar for the original link, and for these Grimtuff

The second treeman pic isn't half bad, I think. The first is a bit odd... so many skulls! Something I might have drawn up as a parody of what GW would make a treeman, but it's actually a model

I don't hate these things, but I definitely prefer the old treeman over the first image. Still unsure about the second, I think it's much better than the first.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

riburn3 wrote:
Couple of things noticed. Looks like forest creatures get a flat 6+ ward no matter what. Attacks still count as magical.

Also, Durthu uses lore of beasts. Anyone think this means there won't be a lore for the WE's?

Tehenehuin can't use Lizardmen High Magic, so I don't that's evidence of WE not getting their own lore.

True, however you would think a tree would be able to use the lore of the forest. Will be interesting to see why his background has him taking lore of beasts.

Also, a special rule called "tree whack"? Come on now

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Ok, Now GW is just copying WoW.
I'm getting a strong Warcraft vibe from that thing.

I preferred the old treeman, honestly. This new one looks like a comic book character.

So other than a vibe, what exactly is copied?

Nothing is really new at this point in fantasy and sci-fi. The constant refrain of 'X is just copying Y' is silly.

 RiTides wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:
Cheers Elar, Here's a direct link to the pics.

Spoiler:

Spoiled as they're a bit big.

Thanks Elar for the original link, and for these Grimtuff

They're all from him. Don't want to steal any credit. I've just linked them as images to the forum.


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 RiTides wrote:
Also, a special rule called "tree whack"? Come on now

Treemen have had that rule since at least 5th ed. WHFB.

 RiTides wrote:
Also, a special rule called "tree whack"? Come on now

Wasn't that a rule before? I've definitely come across it in a GW game...

...maybe in Blood Bowl.

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Ok, Now GW is just copying WoW.
I'm getting a strong Warcraft vibe from that thing.

I preferred the old treeman, honestly. This new one looks like a comic book character.

So other than a vibe, what exactly is copied?

Nothing is really new at this point in fantasy and sci-fi. The constant refrain of 'X is just copying Y' is silly.

The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. Reminds me of those trees from warcraft.
I admit that might just be the paintjob though; the current painting team has a habit of making everything as bright and colorful as possible.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. .

So every fantasy picture in the last 10 years. Gotcha.

 Flashman wrote:

 RiTides wrote:
Also, a special rule called "tree whack"? Come on now

Wasn't that a rule before? I've definitely come across it in a GW game...

...maybe in Blood Bowl.

Must have been bloodbowl, as I played Wood elves in 7th edition and have no recollection of a rule called that whatsoever...


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 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. .

So every fantasy picture in the last 10 years. Gotcha.

Pretre, I agree with you that it's not a WoW copy, but you have to admit that GW's style is becoming more cartoony lately. I'm not saying they're copying anyone at all, but the change in aesthetic is not one that I prefer.

Cartoony is likely more the paint job than the model itself. Paint him up differently and you could make him look dark, menacing and gritt -- er I mean woody!

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. .

So every fantasy picture in the last 10 years. Gotcha.

Not every, no

 RiTides wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. .

So every fantasy picture in the last 10 years. Gotcha.

Pretre, I agree with you that it's not a WoW copy, but you have to admit that GW's style is becoming more cartoony lately. I'm not saying they're copying anyone at all, but the change in aesthetic is not one that I prefer.

I would argue the opposite. We are worlds away from the Red Period.

How soon people forget...

Here's my old treemen, for reference (note, I didn't paint these):



And a sideshot of an army view:



That looks like a moving forest. The new models... well, I don't know what they look like . Some sort of magical voodoo model. I'm not saying it's terrible, just that it is notably different from the previous tree-creature style.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. .

So every fantasy picture in the last 10 years. Gotcha.

Not every, no

Spoiler:

Yeah, no glowy magical stuff in there...

Ninja'ed you above, pretre... again, I don't really know what the other two of you are discussing, but regarding the style of tree creatures from GW's previous generation of models to these new ones is quite starkly different.

Some might prefer the new... but it is different!

 RiTides wrote:
That looks like a moving forest. The new models... well, I don't know what they look like . Some sort of magical voodoo model. I'm not saying it's terrible, just that it is notably different from the previous tree-creature style.

Those aren't stock treemen as GW didn't pack them with foliage/flock.

The old ones don't look like a moving forest:




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 RiTides wrote:
Some might prefer the new... but it is different!

Wait, so new models look new? Get out of town!

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
The fact it looks cartoony and all the glowy magical stuff. .

So every fantasy picture in the last 10 years. Gotcha.

Not every, no

Spoiler:

Yeah, no glowy magical stuff in there...

Not as much as on the new treeman, no.