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 catharsix wrote:
Drat, I was hoping in a certain way that these wouldn't be all that cool and so I wouldn't have to pick them up. But they actually look almost perfect for one of the projects I've got going on, my truescale-ish baroque "Veterans of the Long War" Terminators:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/637061.page

The baroque/daemonic decorative style of this armor looks like precisely what I can use...

Do we know the price yet? $50-ish USD?

-C6

I was thinking of something similar (using the arms for bare armed truescale wolf scouts). It's hard to gauge exactly the size of those models (especially since I don't play fantasy) but they look bigger than normal guys. Is that base different? It looks like the square equivalent of a 40mm circular base which would put those guys roughly at the size of a 40k terminator. For my conversion purposes, I'll have to wait and see how the arms are moulded as it looks like they may be one piece with the chest instead of the more typical glue onto the torso.

Sim-Life wrote:
You're telling me the average wargamer can't operate an iPhone camera?

Given I didn't say that, no.

I loved the blightkings and was expecting something very different. I must say that these minis are some of the worst I have seen from the industry this year. Horrible.

Sweet Jesus!

No thank you.

A few good bits but the entire kit is just a mess.

How hard would it have been to do the Khorne equivalent of Blight Kings?

I like them, they will fit nicely in my Pathfinder campaign. I cant read German but are the flail guys skirmishers? I cant see how any of those models will rank and file.

 warboss wrote:
Is that base different? It looks like the square equivalent of a 40mm circular base which would put those guys roughly at the size of a 40k terminator. For my conversion purposes, I'll have to wait and see how the arms are moulded as it looks like they may be one piece with the chest instead of the more typical glue onto the torso.

I was thinking the same thing, they look bigger than a 25mm base. GW still has 40mm square bases, could Chaos Warriors have gotten a base size upgrade?

"I know, make them do the splits so they warrant a bigger base size and therefore a larger price" said some marketing genius at GW.

#sigh

 prplehippo wrote:

 warboss wrote:
Is that base different? It looks like the square equivalent of a 40mm circular base which would put those guys roughly at the size of a 40k terminator. For my conversion purposes, I'll have to wait and see how the arms are moulded as it looks like they may be one piece with the chest instead of the more typical glue onto the torso.

I was thinking the same thing, they look bigger than a 25mm base. GW still has 40mm square bases, could Chaos Warriors have gotten a base size upgrade?

All the Chaos Warriors in the background in the some of hte pictures are still on 25mm square bases.

 Boss Salvage wrote:

 catharsix wrote:
Drat, I was hoping in a certain way that these wouldn't be all that cool and so I wouldn't have to pick them up. But they actually look almost perfect for one of the projects I've got going on, my truescale-ish baroque "Veterans of the Long War" Terminators:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/637061.page

The baroque/daemonic decorative style of this armor looks like precisely what I can use...

Bingo - my first thought was 'I know some 40k modellers who are going to love these kits'

Looks like ultimately goofy standard builds but loads of potential bits for kitbashing. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, the rules just aren't pimp enough to make dealing with the models as themselves overwhelmingly attractive. (That said, I suppose the Wrathmongers get a leg up with me for more interesting models as well as rules over the Skullwhatevers. Those other guys mostly just have cool weapons.)

- Salvage

I actually share many people's general sense of derision for much of this kit - but the armor details are pretty cool, and some of the weapons and helmets are too. With the right amount of chopping and carving, I think this kit will provide a good amount of fodder for the converter, especially if you're very specifically Khorne. I wouldn't buy these to build them as they are by any stretch of the imagination though...

-C6

They are .... okay, I guess. I very much prefer the Blightkings.

Not impressed...at all. Agree that the Blight Kings outshine these guys by a long shot.

Are we going to see a new Archaon model at some point...seeing as how the book is named after him and all. I like the current mounted version, but refuse to buy him in failcast...ebay wants way too much for a used metal one as well...

 Fango wrote:
Not impressed...at all. Agree that the Blight Kings outshine these guys by a long shot.

Are we going to see a new Archaon model at some point...seeing as how the book is named after him and all. I like the current mounted version, but refuse to buy him in failcast...ebay wants way too much for a used metal one as well...

Unlikely as his current old model has been pictured in the leaked End Times:Archaon book already.

Apparently one of those dudes has been to the Mad Dok! Got himself a brand new Power Klaw! :rolleyes:

Also, second picture (sideways one), middle dudes looks like he's doing the YMCA.

I love these new Khorne. Amazing detail. Looking great.

 streamdragon wrote:
Apparently one of those dudes has been to the Mad Dok! Got himself a brand new Power Klaw! :rolleyes:

Also, second picture (sideways one), middle dudes looks like he's doing the YMCA.

Oddly enough, I'm actually excited about the "power klaw" one. I think that bit would be perfect for a Chaos version of Yarrick I've been wanting to build for my traitor guard.

These guys look like the spiritual descendents of the comically bad metal Khorne Assault Marines complete with inappropriately unarmored body parts.

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They look quite a bit overdone to be honest...

The armor itself is not bad, albeit very decorated, but the weapons and banners and the insanely over the top heads push the envelope. They would look great with regular marauder heads and chaos axes/swords.

I feel like the Khorne art style GW is adhering to makes them look quite a bit like toys. (I know, the irony) whilst other chaos gods have a more "realistic" and model-like quality. Over-sized weapons and headgear tend to do that to figures. See Lego minifigures to see what I mean.

The quality of the detail however is amazing, and really gives me hope for upcoming releases. Can't wait for AdMech!

lt's not a power claw, it's a scorpion claw. Dude is also rocking a scorpion tail

I'm going to need those legs for ornate power armor that isn't squatting.

I'm going to come out and say it: I kinda like these. I think the small Khorne contingent of my Warriors/Legion may grow a bit beyond the 2 characters, Warrior regiment, and Bloodcrushers I currently have.

seems like you could kitbash a realy badass herald of khorne with these guys

I think we were due some new Khorne Bezerkers/World Eaters and somebody sent the email to the wrong sculptor.

 streetsamurai wrote:
seems like you could kitbash a realy badass herald of khorne with these guys

Seems the scorpion bits are part of this kit. You could make something truly monstrous.

Never mind. My intention was to mock the models for their absurdity, but on second read it seems very possible to misread this as attacking someone else. Apologies.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I think we were due some new Khorne Bezerkers/World Eaters and somebody sent the email to the wrong sculptor.

There was some talk going around two or three years back about Chaos Ogres...I'm kind of thinking that's what the Blightkings/Khorne units started life as.

IMHO: Way better than expected.
I'm no fan of the "huge muscles"-thing (would prefer slimmer, tougher and faster looking warriors, more like human Bloodletters) - but overall they look kinda cool.

In fact, they are almost masterpieces compared to many of their butt ugly Khornate allies (Gorebeasts, Karanak, Skull Cannon of Khorne, Skulltaker, Blood Throne of Khorne, Soul Grinder, Daemon Prince, Furies, Slaughterbrute and Scyla Anfingrimm - which all look like Masters of the Universe-toys)...

Obviously not even close to the brilliant miniatures (Be'lakor, Archaon, Khorne Chaos Lord on Juggernaut, ...) of the range - but still solid midrange sculpts.

Honestly they look like they could be a decent basis for Khorne Berserkers given some love (and chainaxes).

I do wonder exactly how big they are, because proportionally they might be big enough to be Space Marines in 40k.

 NAVARRO wrote:
I loved the blightkings and was expecting something very different. I must say that these minis are some of the worst I have seen from the industry this year. Horrible.

Agreed. The poses alone are ridiculous, completely unnatural and extremely forced (perhaps because they had to be made to fit in the big bases).

Also the design clearly doesn't appeal to my taste at all, but that's a different matter.

 ClockworkZion wrote:
Honestly they look like they could be a decent basis for Khorne Berserkers given some love (and chainaxes).

I do wonder exactly how big they are, because proportionally they might be big enough to be Space Marines in 40k.

Absolutely, I can't shake the image that they do look very 'Space Marine' like in proportion, a sign of things to come for 9th edition I wonder?

Those wrathmongers are sure ugly looking. Those chains are just going to break off, too, I predict. The skullreapers look pretty cool, but I am less impressed with these models than I was with the Nurgle ones.