pics of new stegadon model, courtesy of pyramid vault

Sweet!

That is very nice!

Not nice enough to get me to start collecting yet another army, but nice!

Not terrible but not as good as I had hoped either. Don't like how it looks all chubby/saggy, and the armour plates on the back look a bit off. Also, SKULLZ for the lose.

I can see a lot of squiggoths being converted from it though, and some D'n'D monsters too.

Seriously, it looks like it's Undead! And like it is sick! That's just sad.

alot of that has to do with the drab paint scheme
its still promising and we havent even seen the other options(3 different versions of it can be made, one with skinks, one with the negine of the gods and one as a mount)

I LOVE IT!

It looks like a pretty good model; the Undead thing I think is because of the fleshy bits visible linking the frill to the head. And maybe a bit of the facial features looking saggy.
But otherwise, that is friggin' gorgeous.

i love it
will make a good squiggoth with very little work

Looks nice and big, if it's a plastic model it will most certainly be a good conversion model for some odd project.

it is plastic
i also like the skinks on top looks like some nice poses, could possibly use them for jav skinks

that is _cool_. I do not think it is as big as it looks. Or maybe there are two heads.

remove the bone plates around the neck and head, clean it up a little, give him some 'eavy armour, add a howdah, instant squiggoth

The facial expression makes me think crotchety old man. Damn you skaven! Get off my lawn!

Krootceratops with a glandular disorder, either that or the sculptor is a paleontologist furrie with a Bea Arthur fetish. I am very disappointed in this model, the puppy looked better.

im willing to swap my old metal ones for new plastic ones

Did someone say plastic squiggoth? Cause I think I heard someone say plastic squiggoth.

turned out nice if you ask me. beefy and vicious looking. loads better than the regular "stolen-from-the-kids-dinosaur-book" design. obviously its still close to that, but i think the changes make it work.

fang, great minds think alike

Is that mounted on a chariot base? If so, I may have the basic for my Chaos warshrine.

yup, thats a chariot base
bigger than i thought it would be.

looks more like a triceratops than a stegadon to me, but I'm not complaining - i was expecting some rather dull generic dino model, and at least this thing has some character. They're going to sell quite a few to Ork Snakebite players; it'll make a cool counts-as battlewagon

clang, its a little bit too small for a wagon, could get away with using it as a trukk though

JD: You could always have it pulling the wagon.

i like that idea

true snakebite style, big squiggoth dragging a large howdah on tracks, lots of gunz

It is a pretty cool model...I don't even play fantasy.

I wonder what it looks like without howdah, and whether the back armor is removable.

first impression is that i don't like it. but that might be due to the paint job.

I am actually loving the Steggy! looks so much more Warhammer than the other one. This one looks like he can kick up a fight where as the old one looked like he was gona much the grass infront of the enemy.

Maybe its the angle of the pics but the body looks fat and legs like they are melting.

I can see it! The pictures won't appear! Dang

mothman_451 wrote:pics of new stegadon model, courtesy of pyramid vault

it appears the warseer link is either busted or no longer there..

I think that Warseer is down at the moment, I can't seem to get on the forum there. :(

Yup it's down for planned work should be back soon'ish.

Thanks for the quick reply Brimstone!

I see the poor enslaved stega-beastie that is going to be carrying my Dark Elves Cauldron of Blood onto the battlefield. A little filing and sculpting to make the platform look elvish. Remove the support beams on the sides and replace them with tethers that are hooked into the flesh. Cauldron and witches on top and some beastmasters prodding it along.

The original links from Pyramid Vault for the Bea Arthurdon

http://s4.tinypic.com/o8cmtj.jpg

http://s4.tinypic.com/34rdkr9.jpg

Thanks Dice Monkey!
I think it looks pretty cool. A Triceratops and yet not a Triceratops. Wonder who sculpted it...

I think I just found my Squiggoth

Ugh, thats a big downgrade in appearance as far as I'm concerned....

looks awesome. I always thought the metal one just looked too much like a regular ole triceratops, this one is similar but more fantasy looking

my skinks will definitely be riding around on a couple of those

I like it. What's not to like about a great big howdah holding a boatload of skinks?

ZF-

not for me neither, on two comps.

I like the new look, although it is sort of busy as far as features are concerned. It does look a bit saggy in the legs, but the last one had that problem too. I think it's an improvement as far as fitting with the modern range is concerned, but the old one had that sort of campy"I'm totally not a triceratops, honest!" look to it.

Looks great! The problem is that it's one of those models with lots of details that looks like crap unless you paint well. Most kids will just drybrush this and it'll look like total ass.

really dont like it :(
and for anyone who cares stegadon means roofed tooth

stonefox wrote:Looks great! The problem is that it's one of those models with lots of details that looks like crap unless you paint well. Most kids will just drybrush this and it'll look like total ass.

come on stonefox, you really shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

Am I the only one reminded of Tyranids when I see this? something about the head.

it does look pretty "saggy", which is to say, something like an elderly elephant. However, if it is plastic, this may be easy to rectify.

I think the saggy look goes perfectly with an elephant-sized beastie.

I'd like a size comparison to the Carnosaur myself.


Edit: I just noticed how high its rear hips are. Looks like it has serious ground clearance issues. Would it stop me from buying it? No, but It would bother me every time I looked at it.

oh. my. GODS! This looks awesome! I am so going to get 3, one for a new lizman army, one for my orks, and one for my Imp guard...why?..I DONT KNOW, BUT ITS TO AWESOME NOT TO!

Only three? You did catch the part where a lizman army can have nine of these in it, right?

Aduro wrote:The facial expression makes me think crotchety old man. Damn you skaven! Get off my lawn!

I agree. But I was thinking more along the lines of...


BARACK OBAMA WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES!

Let's keep that pointless drivel out please

looks pretty good but I think but a little to saggy like an old guy

I might paint one for my 40k Nurgle army too, just for fun

I believe that Rhinox riders are on a chariot base? Looks like I found some mounts for me fatties!

BrookM wrote:Let's keep that pointless drivel out please

But the pointless drivel is often one of the best parts!

Aduro wrote:Only three? You did catch the part where a lizman army can have nine of these in it, right?

Yeah, but what about the points limit? Is this going to be 3000+ pts of Stegadons in a 2000 pt game?

it better be plastic or I really think its gonna be too much work. Not big on the saggy skin either.

Well, you nay sayers may say nay all you want...

...but I LIKE the new Sagadon!


Eric

Does anyone have any ideas how I could build tusks on that thing?

I'm not a fan, like the old one faaar better...

And whats with the skulls these days?

Anung Un Rama wrote:Does anyone have any ideas how I could build tusks on that thing?

Roll out some snakes of green stuff. point one end, put a radius bend on it. Roll out a small pancake about the same radius as a pencil eraser. build up the ends of the pancake and put the tusks in it.. then place this on the Stegadon anywhere you like.

PanzerSmurf wrote:And whats with the skulls these days?

He almost qualifies as a Marine Sergeant model! Bald? Check. Yelling? Check. Skulls? Check. Pointing? No.

Actually, he's not Bald.

As most can tell you, Horns are simply matted hair, not bone in most creatures.

PanzerSmurf wrote:I'm not a fan, like the old one faaar better...

I don't know - I dig it. Heck, get me three new ones and I'll trade you my three old ones.

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:Actually, he's not Bald.

As most can tell you, Horns are simply matted hair, not bone in most creatures.

Not in dinosaurs.

Beautiful! Love the face....

Can't wait to see the options on this kit. I'm not a lizardman player but I might have to get it anyway...

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:Actually, he's not Bald.

As most can tell you, Horns are simply matted hair, not bone in most creatures.

I thought cattle horns were bone? No?

Nope, keratin(same as hair and nails).

But dino horns are actually bone extensions.

Damn go away for 4 days and this comes up...

Looks chubby/saggy compared to the old one, definitely more model there.
The skinks looks good and interesting take on the howdah.

Hmm... That doesn't sound quite right...

(check Wiki)

Yeah, cattle horns are bone at the core.

Dude, it's a giant dinosaur in an army of dinosaurs... By default it is super awesome.

it kinda looks like it needs a facelift, or a body lift at that. i dont think that it should have eaten so many potato chips.

2 thoughts:

1) It has always bugged me that GW sold a triceratops model and called it a stegadon. stegadon is so close in name to stegosaurus. It just felt like GW was trying to confuse kids.

2) an army of dinosaurs riding dinosaurs is only one thing away from being so much awesome that your general is named "awesomeosaurus" and just placing your army on the table counts as a win.......

Lasers.

I can almost hear the new model scream "Ima chargin mah lazer!"

Omfg.

I remember those toys!
I had the T-Rex and the raptors.

Those were some of my favorite childhood memories.
Dinosaurs with lasers and space men.
So win it was beyond win.

Yes! We need 28mm Brontosaurus for WFB!

With lasers, right?
RIGHT JOHN?!

Brontosaurus was unfortunately an accident. It was an apatosaurus (I think that's the spelling) with it's head on the end of it's tail rather than it's kneck. It never existed. But I agree, a 25mm sauropod would rox0r.
I love the carnasaur, and the salamanders. But the stegadon doesn't do it for me. The more I look at it, the more I just think...chubby.

that picture up there, that visual is why there needs to be a lizardmen army in 40k!

the brontosaurus thing is true too, sad sad story.

I loved Dinoriders.

I also love the presence of the Dimetradon in that picture, an animal that wasn't a Dinosaur and is more closley related to mammals than lizards...

BYE

JohnHwangDD wrote:Hmm... That doesn't sound quite right...

(check Wiki)

Yeah, cattle horns are bone at the core.

Shh! Shut your noise you!

I actually like this model a lot. Does it look different then what we've come to expect? Yup. Is that necessarily a bad thing? Nope. I guess the biggest thing for me is just the mere fact that every army is getting a big plastic something or other now. That's fantastic.

The shape of the jaw makes it look like a half ork/beakless krootox thingy. Unsurprisingly, I also immediately thought, 'Squiggoth!'

Kanluwen wrote:With lasers, right?
RIGHT JOHN?!

Ab-so-freakin-lutely!

Feral Orks Battle Wagon Anyone?

Faux Pas wrote:Feral Orks Battle Wagon Anyone?

This.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/xmatthewx_2006/Untitled.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/xmatthewx_2006/01.jpg

Pics of the new plastic Temple Guard, the new Kroxigor and new Terradon posted by 'XMcCourtX' on Warseer.

belize13 wrote:1) It has always bugged me that GW sold a triceratops model and called it a stegadon. stegadon is so close in name to stegosaurus. It just felt like GW was trying to confuse kids.

It has the head of a Triceratops, the body of an Ankylosauria, and named more like a Stegosaurus. It was indeed funny.

Ultimately, I dig it. And in plastic? Fantastic.

Somebody said the critter was more "modern" and I agree, fits in better with the other ranges. And like the carnosaur, it's a nice mash of real dinos instead of any single one, vs the old stegasaur/cow thing. The face / expression is a low point, but the howdah is pretty sweet. Much more expanded, integrated bolter, room for the skinks to a) fit and b) do stuff?! I wonder how the other versions will look.

As to the comments about "SKULLZ, NOES!" I actually think lizardmen are one of the few - chaos, undead - armies that ought to have them around, particularly as decorations. Coming from a quasi-Aztek fluff background I think it works as a decorative aesthetic

- Salvage

I think that Stegadon needs some Botox...

Honestly though little disappointed; if I thought there might be optional heads or something along those lines I'd think this is model was great however I really doubt its going to have that many options for the main stegadon body/heads
though I could be wrong considering the rumor of the two different Stegadon choices (special choice and rare choice) I'm hoping so.

Dice Monkey wrote:or the sculptor is a paleontologist furrie with a Bea Arthur fetish.

Did someone say Bea Arthur?

Ugh.

If someone takes the next step and pulls a Rule 34 here, I'm going to campaign to have them perma-banned!

belize13 wrote:2) an army of dinosaurs riding dinosaurs is only one thing away from being so much awesome that your general is named "awesomeosaurus" and just placing your army on the table counts as a win.......

Lasers.

I think GW should go ahead and make an Eldar Exodite army. I think Exodites would be a great addition to 40k and would also be a very balanced army because the inherent lameness of elves cancels out the awesomeness of dinosaurs with lasers thus maintaining balance in the game and also in life and the universe. Do you hear me GW? Make it so!

JohnHwangDD wrote:Ugh.

If someone takes the next step and pulls a Rule 34 here, I'm going to campaign to have them perma-banned!

It's been a long time since ol' Bea made an appearance. Look at those legs would ya?

Can someone ask John to Rule 34 that pic so that he can campaign to get himself banned?

Thanks.

BYE

Abadabadoobaddon wrote:

belize13 wrote:2) an army of dinosaurs riding dinosaurs is only one thing away from being so much awesome that your general is named "awesomeosaurus" and just placing your army on the table counts as a win.......

Lasers.

I think GW should go ahead and make an Eldar Exodite army. I think Exodites would be a great addition to 40k and would also be a very balanced army because the inherent lameness of elves cancels out the awesomeness of dinosaurs with lasers thus maintaining balance in the game and also in life and the universe. Do you hear me GW? Make it so!

They should have 2 wounds each, too. That way they really have something going for them.

Simply awful. I am really not digging the new Lizardman stuff. Sigh, I had hoped it might respark my interest in GW gaming.

Lizardmen always seem to get the short end of the stick when it comes to the sculptor assignments. One nice exception is the most recent Slann, which is a beautiful model.

Hey, the new basic plastic LM is quite a good model.

Holy crap, did they redo the plastic Saurus yet again?

It's a snapping turtle without a shell...

The Kroot reference is a good one too.

But it's not a WFB Stegadon to me.

Lichemaster on Pyramid Vault posted a better picture with an alternate head. It looks worse than the first though the howdah part is awsome, if nothing else for the bits. I think the head is entirely too small and short, I will be looking for a similarly sized dino to replace the head. Elusive used to have a link to nice resin dinos that were reasonably priced. Maybe he will post them again.

So, is that the Engine of the Gods? Also, about how big is the new Steggie? It looks decent sized to me, IMHO.

......That IS the new steggie.

I wonder how much the plastic Stegadon will be compared to a FW Rhinox.

Yeah it looks kinda tarded....but I still like it. It's weird. Not nearly as much as the old artwork that showed a berserk steggie charging with skinks holding on for dear life, but I still like it somehow. The only thing that REALLY puts me off is how fat the bastard is. He has no ground clearance. I'll have to sand down his belly just to put him on a scenic base.

I like it quite a bit. Good flesh detail, the howdah is excellent, and the poses for the skinks inside are pretty nice as well.

Railguns wrote:......That IS the new steggie.

Wow. Thanks, Mr Obvious.

I know what the "steggie" looks like. I remember rumors that said that the kit will be able to make the Reg. Steggie, HQ Steggie and the Engine of the Gods. The original posted picture is what the standard steggie looks like. So, my question is, in the above picture, is what the EotG looks like?

Guess I misunderstood you there. As far as the EOTG goes, I thought it was mounted on a different dino. That lloks like the same steggie with a slightly consternated old man look, not the raging, get off my lawn old man look. The stargate on the back of the howdah is interesting though;it may just be a stylistic piece referring to the Aztec( or is it Mayan) sun calender that was basically a stone circle.

The new picture/angle sure doesn't help...

I have to side with those saying it looks rather pants...

Oh well.

i woulnt mind the saggy as much if the big horns werent over so far/look like they are melting off his face.

thats pretty cool,but as da boss there will be a lot of squiggoths made out of this

Platuan4th wrote:

Abadabadoobaddon wrote:

belize13 wrote:2) an army of dinosaurs riding dinosaurs is only one thing away from being so much awesome that your general is named "awesomeosaurus" and just placing your army on the table counts as a win.......

Lasers.

I think GW should go ahead and make an Eldar Exodite army. I think Exodites would be a great addition to 40k and would also be a very balanced army because the inherent lameness of elves cancels out the awesomeness of dinosaurs with lasers thus maintaining balance in the game and also in life and the universe. Do you hear me GW? Make it so!

They should have 2 wounds each, too. That way they really have something going for them.

I remember those toys! They where literally the plastic dinosaurs you see everywhere with plastic lazers on them. They where awesome!

On to the Stegadon, Lizardmen have always been on my short list of Fantasy armies. If I had the cash, this mini might push me over.

Man- still loving the Steggie. Really looks like an ancient war beast in the Warhammer world. The last steggie was great, but it looked to much like a real dinosaur instead of a lizardman fantasy creature. While that's not a huge negative, I do see the logic in warhammer-izing the stegadon concept.

Looks too small for a squiggoth conversion. Does anyone know the dimensions?

Maybe OK for a "counts as" battlewagon for a snakebite themed ork army.

That is I believe the Enging of the Gods.

Read somewhere that it makes 3 Variants.

Actually, no. I think thats a Skink Character riding it. The additional piece looks more like a throne when you look at the Skink wearing the Skull....

And indeed, the text next to it is where I read about the 3 Variants. D'oh!

Dice Monkey wrote:

Hmm, a couple of things.

I cant see the DHD, can anyone else?
Also, he shouldnt stand right infront of the stargate like that, if there's an incoming wormhole, he will be vaporised by the unstable vortex!

Clearly this figure shows that the new lizzies will have a "web way portal" style of deployment

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