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While its not perfect, the Storm Eagle design definitely addresses almost all of the issues I have with the Storm Raven design. If only FW had come out with that first and GW then copied it instead ala the Valkyrie...

Mad Pat wrote:Little Image search pulls up the FW page with a price of 80 GBP

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Home/Space_Marine_Stormeagle.html

Psst, you got ninja'd a whole page ago...

What about weight distribution though? It's got some extra weight at the back of the model now, but the flying stand presumably slots into the same spot on the model. Can anyone with more resin model experience than I comment as to whether that could cause imbalance/stress issues?

Pacific wrote:Nice looking model. Perhaps what the Storm Raven should have been, minus sprue considerations?

I think I would probably take the missile pods off the back or meltas from the front (which again give it a little bit of an 'action man' look) but otherwise think it's a pretty nice model.

It looks a lot like a plastic and resin kit, so you ought to be able to easily switch the multimeltas with the heavy bolters or maybe even the cyclone missiles.

automatonsleuth wrote:What about weight distribution though? It's got some extra weight at the back of the model now, but the flying stand presumably slots into the same spot on the model. Can anyone with more resin model experience than I comment as to whether that could cause imbalance/stress issues?

Probably like the chapterhouse kit, there will be a plug to cover the existing slot, and a new slot further back in the resin body.

From what I can tell, it keeps the top and bottom fuselage, the nose ramp, cockpit, engines and wings from the Stormraven, with resin sides, rear extension, bottom engine mounts, and top fin structure.

Sure wish I woulda known the Decimator could equip a Heavy Conversion Beamer before I pre-ordered. It's not even on the rules pdf for it. :/

I'm guessing there's a new flight stand slot more to the back of the craft, as the Stormraven one is at under the 'chin' part.

HAH!

I knew I remembered the Storm Eagle from somewhere!

Grimtuff wrote:

Arm.chair.general wrote:This is obviously them getting ready for an April fools joke, I mean it's obviously a Storm-Raven conversion

You know what they say: Keep your words short and sweet, as you may just have to eat them. I look forward to you being so wrong it's just not funny.

Well if it is the official model then I am very disappointed, it looks like another Space Marine box with wings...



Stormraven front and wings, landing gear from the Thunderhawk... those small frontal wings are also from the T-hawk and the missile launchers look like those from Land speeders turned upside down.

Yeah but what did you expect tho? Every SM vehicle is a box

Hmm, I wonder if they'll use the new or the old GW paints in the Masterclass volume 2 book.

Kirasu wrote:Yeah but what did you expect tho? Every SM vehicle is a box

I can deal with the tanks being box-like but the flyers just look too stupid.

All Imperial Designs are boxes with X. This at least looks like a decent flier. It's not a bad design at all if you just relocate the missile launchers.

I made it a bit bigger and more saturated

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e86/bulimic_possum/storm%20eagle/steagle_big.jpg

Redemption wrote:Hmm, I wonder if they'll use the new or the old GW paints in the Masterclass volume 2 book.

Probably the new paints. It would explain why it has taken so damn long to bring out the second volume.

Especially when the first book was actually labelled Volume 1, predicating a second one!

warboss wrote:While its not perfect, the Storm Eagle design definitely addresses almost all of the issues I have with the Storm Raven design. If only FW had come out with that first and GW then copied it instead ala the Valkyrie...

I agree fully.

I really dislike the Chibi-Hawk, but love the CHS conversion kit and how it improves it. But this Storm Hawk is out of this world. I didn't want a third flyer... but yeah, that thing looks amazing.

And more Decimator weapons! Awesome!


FW needs to keep releasing news letters every few days.

ph34r wrote:Yeah, but these wings are different. This is the first time they have done the wings flat across the top. In the past they have been generally highly angled tabs more akin to fins, or for the thunderhawk straight wings. This one has a very Tau-like flying wing type thing going on in the back.

I could have just been easiest for them to make the kit that way, but then again who knows.

Here is the real interesting part; I wonder if this was inpsired by the CH kit?
(which looks awesome in person, btw)

cyphertheory wrote:

Stormeagle kit

"Ji__ed in my pants"

davethepak wrote:

ph34r wrote:Yeah, but these wings are different. This is the first time they have done the wings flat across the top. In the past they have been generally highly angled tabs more akin to fins, or for the thunderhawk straight wings. This one has a very Tau-like flying wing type thing going on in the back.

I could have just been easiest for them to make the kit that way, but then again who knows.

Here is the real interesting part; I wonder if this was inpsired by the CH kit?
(which looks awesome in person, btw)

I doubt it. The CH kit is a mediocre extension to the existing kit, while this is a near total redesign of the rear and to a lesser degree, sides of the kit.

I already love the Decimator, the new tank is great as it looks like the really old version...but that flyer...I like it although I feel like I shouldnt.

I hope the Stormeagle isn't the flier that was hinted at before. Because I am not dropping that kind of cash just so my marines get a Stormraven equivalent.

MajorWesJanson wrote:

davethepak wrote:

ph34r wrote:Yeah, but these wings are different. This is the first time they have done the wings flat across the top. In the past they have been generally highly angled tabs more akin to fins, or for the thunderhawk straight wings. This one has a very Tau-like flying wing type thing going on in the back.

I could have just been easiest for them to make the kit that way, but then again who knows.

Here is the real interesting part; I wonder if this was inpsired by the CH kit?
(which looks awesome in person, btw)

I doubt it. The CH kit is a mediocre extension to the existing kit, while this is a near total redesign of the rear and to a lesser degree, sides of the kit.

It really isn't a fair comparison. The CH kit is good for what it does - make the GW kit look less obnoxious/chibi-like. I wouldn't call in mediocre, either. It's actually better than most of the stuff that CH puts out.

tree667 wrote:Looks like a stormraven conversion.

Looks like gak, true. I don't understand all those angles. Looks like the Space Marines are taking design cues from Necron & Tau. Marines are boxy, keep them that way. I hope that it's just a prank by Forge World. I guess if it's an add-on kit, meh whatever. Totally down for that painting volume 2. Sometimes I'm not sure if I have more invested in my FW books or in the models.


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Every time I see Storm Eagle, for some reason my brain reads it as Smeagle!

I agree about the Chaper House kit, that thing is win. Makes the ugly thing actually look okay.

Dear GW,

If the Chibi Hawk had looked like this



I would have bought 3 of them. Maybe more.

Instead it looked like this:



So I bought zero of them.

In the future, please bring your A game.

Sincerely,

Kid Kyoto

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Dear GW,

If the Chibi Hawk had looked like this



I would have bought 3 of them. Maybe more.

Instead it looked like this:



So I bought zero of them.

In the future, please bring your A game.

Sincerely,

Kid Kyoto

Needz moar gunz111

Not a fan.

I didn't think the Stormraven was that bad, but damn, when you put them next to each other like that...

Just Dave wrote:I'm not sure if I really like it or am 'meh' about it.

I also can't shake the image of the Tau Manta/Tigershark every time I look at it.

I also hate Forgeworld for nicking the idea I was gonna include in my Space Marine Fandex.

Well, I was using the CHS Storm Raven conversion kit, and it still has the wing-mounted missiles, and I had already made TL Lascannon sponsons for it...all I have to do is replace the nose-mounted reaper with a TL multi-melta and I've got a Stormeagle already!

Kanluwen wrote:HAH!

I knew I remembered the Storm Eagle from somewhere!

HAH! Mine was designed with being a Dropship in mind as wlel; i think Forgeworld may have either broken into my room, or had a peek at my Chaos thread (I know I started posting it on Papanurgle...)

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Dear GW,

Spoiler:

If the Chibi Hawk had looked like this



I would have bought 3 of them. Maybe more.

Instead it looked like this:



So I bought zero of them.

In the future, please bring your A game.

Sincerely,

Kid Kyoto

QFT, lol.

jabbakahut wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Dear GW,

Spoiler:

If the Chibi Hawk had looked like this



I would have bought 3 of them. Maybe more.

Instead it looked like this:



So I bought zero of them.

In the future, please bring your A game.

Sincerely,

Kid Kyoto

QFT, lol.

Great. Kyoto ruined the stormraven for me. :(

I like this. I am just hoping BA can take it. (Which doesn't seem likely...)

Hmm it looks alright I guess. But at that price, ehh nothing like a little cardstock cant do too badly

Happygrunt wrote:
I like this. I am just hoping BA can take it. (Which doesn't seem likely...)

Doesnt seem likely? Odd that a vehicle mod for the Stormraven would not be available to one (Of Two) army that can take Sravens currently