Hi,

The plastic Dwarf Berserkers regiment set is now available for pre-order. The pre-order box is a special edition (with a limited run), that contains exclusive pieces for the command group, which will only be available in this special edition




The box allows assembling a 20 figures regiment. Price: 25 EUR and free shipping worldwide for all orders containing two or more boxes
More pics & info about Plastic Dwarf Berserkers


I really hope you like it!

Smylo

Wow - those are gorgeous indeed!

Almost enough to get me to start a Dwarf army.

Well done!

First q how long is the sale for.
Second q when are you doing hammerers

Raised FINGER rules so much Awesome kits!

Awesome kit.

I think I know someone who might be interested in these.

Wow. Those are amazing.

Too amazing to pass up- I've pre-ordered a box.

Once these are out, I'd like to see a size comparison with Mantic.

I have a feeling they'll look a bit larger next to Mantic's efforts.

Very nice, dwarf players will love them.

Oh my gourd those are beautiful...

Are Dwarven slayers any good? I've honestly been contemplating starting a Dwarf army simply because of the awesome characters AoW has for them, and this just might seal the deal.

Well done guys. Congratulations on the release!

Oh my, these are awesome. The sudden desire to order AoW's 'not Ungrim Ironfist' Beserker model, and about four of these boxes and make the equivilent of a Slayer army is bloody hard to resist.

Great to see specialized units getting plastics, by other companies no doubt although they are probably getting their own rules for their own game (although who here really plays arena deathmatch? just curious)

Great quality stuff. I hate dwarfs but the workmanship is undeniably great.

These are very beautiful and the combination of parts makes it that much sweeter, having each berserker look individual to set himself apart for better recognized glory!

malfred wrote:Once these are out, I'd like to see a size comparison with Mantic.

The AoW models are same scale as Warhammer.

I will for sure take advantage of the advance offer, really nice models

I really like how chunky they look, but I honestly think they should have toned this down for the axes. The fatness of the choppy bit on them is just visually unappealing. Other then that, it is a job well done.

they look great and could make some dwarf armies look less samey.brilliant sculpts imo.

Kirbinator wrote:Oh my gourd those are beautiful...

Are Dwarven slayers any good? I've honestly been contemplating starting a Dwarf army simply because of the awesome characters AoW has for them, and this just might seal the deal.

Who cares!


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Nice touch adding a movement tray btw

Might have to wait but have seen AoW blisters at my LFGS
GW 5 metal for £15.50
+ 5 model metal command £20.50
Not sure what the Euro/Pound exchange rate is but I see where I will have to go for a slayer unit.

How many hands flipping a finger are on the sprue

Really nice and impressive kit.
Can you confirm the next plastic box? Maybe female Dark Elf Warriors with two swords?

Chunky little buggers. Nicely done, though.

Awesome! Really nice work

These shall provide a good, cheap alternative for slayers, when i decide to include some in my dwarf army.

Kroothawk wrote:How many hands flipping a finger are on the sprue

Only one, unfortunately.

Can you confirm the next plastic box? Maybe female Dark Elf Warriors with two swords?

That's the one I asked for here, and the response was promising, but I can't tell you if it's actually going to be the next one, or even one of the four Gaelion hopes/expects to make this year.

Kroothawk wrote:
Can you confirm the next plastic box? Maybe female Dark Elf Warriors with two swords?

See thats a dangerous idea, it would probably have my wallet looking for a cliff to jump off.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:See thats a dangerous idea, it would probably have my wallet looking for a cliff to jump off.

Mine whimpered a little at the prospect. It knows what would happen should awesome dual-wielding scantily-clad female evil-elf warriors come to fruition.

Wow that's just dangeriously close to GW's copyrights.

Dwarves-public domain
Dwarves with axes-public domain
Barechested dwarves with axes and tatoos-public domain
Barechested dwarves with axes, tatoos, orange mohawks, wjo have sworn an oath to die in battle because of some trangression known only to them...-um, probably not in the public domain

It's the difference between a story about some fantasy heroes trying to destroy an evil artifact, and a story about an elf, a dwarf, a secret prince, a warrior and four halflings trying to destroy an evil ring that turns you invisible.

That being said, good stuff!

I wish them nothing but success and strongly suggest they make their next plastic project Female Sci Fi Warrior Priestess with Guns and Skull Bras.

Check the pic again, Kyoto. Those beards aren't orange.

Yeah, I think the whole 'berserker' angle puts and keeps them in the clear...

Hehe, just realised Wayne England did the artwork, how many ex GW fellas are in on this.

Anyone know if Wayland or Maelstrom are likely to get hold of it, will probably get one just to help bulk up my meager Dwarf force.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Anyone know if Wayland or Maelstrom are likely to get hold of it, will probably get one just to help bulk up my meager Dwarf force.

It seems a safe bet. Maelstrom has the rest of the AoW line, so I'd assume they'll put the preorders up when they come back Monday morning.

Looking at the parts breakdown, the cockatoo crests and spikey hairdos may be optional?

Not really a fan of the big punk mohican on the dwarves (personal taste caveat) so like that it would be possible not to have them if possible.

Yea from day one they said mohawks are optional so you can go all baldy if you want!

Thanks Kenshin, missed that detail.
I would put on the big hair if the lacquered spikes are sufficiently hard to allow an extra attack!

Death by hair do

My only simple wish for this set, would've been at least 1 or 2 spare heads!

But Once may comes around I'm getting some of these sucka's that's for sure.

WOW! Those look fantastic. I may pick up a set just to put them together and paint. Can't wait for their next sprue!

Wow, I'm digging the hair

malfred wrote:Once these are out, I'd like to see a size comparison with Mantic.

I have 200 of mantic's dwarfs, and I'll be ordering a couple of boxes of these berserkers to go with them.

The scale should be pretty good, what a lot of people aren't aware of is that the mantic dwarfs are freaking massive and chunky, a little bigger than the GW dwarfs.

That said, the AoW berserkers look even bigger in places, so what I *might* do is swap out the weapons for mantic weapons and maybe leave off the hairdos just to tone the models down a little.

On the other hand, it's also highly likely that I'll leave them intact just to make them stand out as demented monsters with ridiculously heavy weapons that they use just so they can show off and brag that they can lift much more than anyone else.

It's also a lot easier to ignore the berserkers being a little bigger, simply because they're supposed to be the bodybuilding beefcake psycho nutters of the dwarf race.. the dwarf equivalent of that 6' 4" heavy-built guy standing in the front of a nightclub that you really DO NOT want to mess with.

Really looking forward to the AoW plastic witch elves.. I think it's cool that they're choosing to target the niche GW metal kits that still don't have plastics and are unlikely to get them anytime soon... and when GW *does* release them, they will be £25.50 for 10 models because that's how GW prices special/rare infantry these days.. so a lot of people will still buy AoW even then.

Did AoW say something about doing plastic witch elves or something? I keep seeing people ask about them, but I don't recall ever seeing an announcement from AoW.

scarletsquig wrote:

malfred wrote:Once these are out, I'd like to see a size comparison with Mantic.

I have 200 of mantic's dwarfs, and I'll be ordering a couple of boxes of these berserkers to go with them.

The scale should be pretty good, what a lot of people aren't aware of is that the mantic dwarfs are freaking massive and chunky, a little bigger than the GW dwarfs.

That said, the AoW berserkers look even bigger in places, so what I *might* do is swap out the weapons for mantic weapons and maybe leave off the hairdos just to tone the models down a little.

On the other hand, it's also highly likely that I'll leave them intact just to make them stand out as demented monsters with ridiculously heavy weapons that they use just so they can show off and brag that they can lift much more than anyone else.

It's also a lot easier to ignore the berserkers being a little bigger, simply because they're supposed to be the bodybuilding beefcake psycho nutters of the dwarf race.. the dwarf equivalent of that 6' 4" heavy-built guy standing in the front of a nightclub that you really DO NOT want to mess with.

Really looking forward to the AoW plastic witch elves.. I think it's cool that they're choosing to target the niche GW metal kits that still don't have plastics and are unlikely to get them anytime soon... and when GW *does* release them, they will be £25.50 for 10 models because that's how GW prices special/rare infantry these days.. so a lot of people will still buy AoW even then.

When you do get them, then, pics would be much appreciated.

malfred wrote:Check the pic again, Kyoto. Those beards aren't orange.

Ah my bad

Hi,

Plastic Dwarf berserkers painted samples:

Here is the first pic of the plastic dwarf berserkers painted samples. This is the first of a several painted samples we’ll be showing, as a showcase of how detailed these plastic miniatures are and of the many possibilities when assembling your berserkers.



You can find more info and pics of the Berserkers here: http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=63

Hope you like them!

Smylo
Avatars of War

malfred wrote:Check the pic again, Kyoto. Those beards aren't orange.

Apparently they are now!

absolutely stunning. love the detail and everything else bring'em all!

whitedragon wrote:

malfred wrote:Check the pic again, Kyoto. Those beards aren't orange.

Apparently they are now!

I don't see any orange there.
This is orange


comparing the aow berserker to gw slayers, aow ones are close to 4 times cheaper than gw ones, and obviously much better, more options, ... and all you can commentt when seeing the picture is that the beard is orange (which is not)...

^This man is colour blind. I also like it when people's avatars match their posts^


Anyways; I really like how they look painted. They did a good job with it.

ronin1973 wrote:
comparing the aow berserker to gw slayers, aow ones are close to 4 times cheaper than gw ones, and obviously much better, more options, ... and all you can commentt when seeing the picture is that the beard is orange (which is not)...

Whoa...cool your jets there buddy. First of all, the AoW painted berzerker does indeed have an orange beard. It may be shaded/highlighted better than the GW pic you referenced, but it is. Seriously.

Also, my comment was only a tongue in cheek remark to Malfred for his equally tongue in cheek remark to KidKyoto. KidKyoto noted the similarities between the two sculpts in a comedic manner, and mentioned Orange beards, although since they were shown unpainted, Malfred jumped in and jokingly corrected him. I just poked back at Malf a little bit when the picture was shown and the beard was indeed orange. It was supposed to elicit a light chuckle.

*chuckles*

I am SO FRIGGIN EXCITED to get these models. Woooo!
It's my first ever internet purchase, too.

Dwarfes... with knees!? Madness!

I actually kind of like the model, despite hating dwarfes as a concept in general. That says a lot about how high quality this bad boy is!

That's one ridiculously buffed up dwarf. The secret ingredient of their beer must be steroids.

20% steroids.
20% LSD.
20% cocaine.
40% beer.

Wehrkind wrote:Dwarfes... with knees!? Madness!

I actually kind of like the model, despite hating dwarfes as a concept in general. That says a lot about how high quality this bad boy is!

WHA... Bu.... Wha???

How can you say such things about the loveable triglodyte dumpy grumpy guys?
don't love you no more Wehrknd

Shhh! You aren't supposed to be saying you love me on the forums at all! My wife reads this sometimes!



Just never really liked dwarves, the best efforts of Tolkien to the contrary. Of course, all the fat neckbeard gamers thinking that similar proportions makes them cool and dwarf like probably never helped either.

That, and GW Hard Gay with a mohawk slayers are just... what the hell is that?!

The only short angry thing I love is my wife. Officially.


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Ok, just saw the mohawks are optional. That REALLY makes it a better model. I wore my hair like that for a while in college, and I can tell ya, it isn't easy without modern agents.

lol
erm Mrs. W, I only love him in a good wholesome manly dwarf buddy movie kind of way!
Personally agree about the cockatoo crest and also thankful that the mohawks are optional.

Looking great! Cheaper than GW plastics too

They're good enough that I preordered a box just in case I ever start a dwarf army.

Having amassed a collection of a few hundred dwarves over the years it's astounding that these are the first to actually look awesome (apart from the odd character now and then).

Looking forward to getting at these with a brush. A couple of extra boxes for 'inventory' purposes will come in handy for something someday I'm sure...

lord_blackfang wrote:They're good enough that I preordered a box just in case I ever start a dwarf army.

Same here. Despite the number of unpainted models I seem to be hording at the moment, I can't pass these up. These guys look amazing and will be a great centerpiece for an army.

I hope to see some armored dwarf troops from AoW sometime soon!

I don't play fantasy, but these are awsome models!
AoW, may I sugest you start making Sci-fi frigures?

I just preordered two boxes and will try to create a BloodBowl team with them.
Given the awesomness of the sculpts, I am considering ordering some more boxes later on...

I hope AoW will continue on the plastic road.

Sprue shot !!!!



You can find more info and pics of the Berserkers here: http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=10923&sid=9bc484cb5f3d7c794c68993b786c99a2#p10923


Hope you like it!

Smylo

Love them, does any one have them yet? i have 2 plans for them but for 40l though i am not too sure about their scale.

I want to know what is their arms length, are they the same as marines? i would love to use 2 axes and head to make my Mark of wulfen.

Would love to use the bare chested with their heads and arms with scout legs as "fenrisian wolves"

And i would love to use their arms for simple scouts.

So can any one stand an assembled one next to a marine and a scout please?.

xxvaderxx wrote:Love them, does any one have them yet? i have 2 plans for them but for 40l though i am not too sure about their scale.
I want to know what is their arms length, are they the same as marines? i would love to use 2 axes and head to make my Mark of wulfen.
Would love to use the bare chested with their heads and arms with scout legs as "fenrisian wolves"
And i would love to use their arms for simple scouts.
So can any one stand an assembled one next to a marine and a scout please?.

Here is a comparison pic (from the aow painting forum) next to a plastic GW dwarf.



I don't have them yet, but I don't think the arms a big enough for a marine, though the chests, arms and heads would most probably fit well scouts.

Hi guys, sorry for the slight thread necro.
Just wondering if anyone has gotten these or recieved word about them yet?
I'm nervous because the RM has returned parcels to sender on me before without giving me any notice if they tried to deliver while I was in, and I'm wondering if my lovely berserkers are on the way or have come and gone already!

No idea, I'm personally waiting for warstore to have some in stock and so far its still on a pre order page

I heard the figures were shipping in the next two weeks.

Hi all,

The shipping has begun, we use FIFO method (First In, First Out) to process the shipment and we have sent approximately 1500 boxes...and tomorrow more, please be aware that we must send nearly 3000 boxes







Smylo
Avatars of War
http://www.avatars-of-war.com

Thanks so much for the reply, looking forward to getting my guys sometime soon!

Wow, they look very nice. What makes it the special preorder edition? Does it have something extra compared with some upcoming normal edition version?

Pre order edition has some extra bitz IIRC

Good to hear theres a lot of boxes to give out, cant wait for more plastic goodness

As kenshin said, the pre-order edition has some extra bitz:

- 1 Severed giant head
- 1 Champion's dragon cloak
- and 1 Movement Tray

One more pic for your pleasure




Smylo
Avatars of War
http://www.avatars-of-war.com

Cool, thanks for the quick reply! Are the extra bits only available through the company site or can you get them by ordering a box via a FLGS?

You can get them in those FLGS which have ordered the pre-order edition.

Smylo
Avatars of War
http://www.avatars-of-war.com

Smylo wrote:Hi all,

The shipping has begun, we use FIFO method (First In, First Out) to process the shipment and we have sent approximately 1500 boxes...and tomorrow more, please be aware that we must send nearly 3000 boxes

60.000 Trollslayers in the first week! Don't think that GW sold that many in total!

Now I am waiting for the next box with scantly clad evil Elven chicks with swords

Kroothawk wrote:

Smylo wrote:Hi all,

The shipping has begun, we use FIFO method (First In, First Out) to process the shipment and we have sent approximately 1500 boxes...and tomorrow more, please be aware that we must send nearly 3000 boxes

60.000 Trollslayers in the first week! Don't think that GW sold that many in total!

Now I am waiting for the next box with scantly clad evil Elven chicks with swords

Gee, if only GW had devoted their time to making quality plastic versions of more of their own minis instead of going on fansite hunting trips and inquisitorial purges of people generating interest through leaks, they could have sold even more dwarven barbarians with their much larger distribution network... Bravo, Avatars of War for putting out a very nice freshman kit!

These are great enough for me to want a squad purely for the hobby; this makes me even more angry that
slayers suck now

How compatible would those amazing beards be with Space Wolves?

Lokking at the sprue the beards are attached to the head, but taking those heads for Space Wolf conversions is a great idea!

Hi all,

Update :
We have sent approximately 2500 boxes...pictures taken last Friday






And for your interest:

Vallejo-AoW paint set

Acrylicos Vallejo and Avatars of War have joined forces to create a new paint set for the Game Color range.
The new set contains eight colors from the Game Color range, a new Dwarf Berserker miniature from AoW, Borg IronFist, and a step by step guide on painting the model using the colors included in the set.



Börg Ironfist miniature can only be purchased via this set, available as a limited run of 500 units.

More info can be found here: http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=821

Smylo
Avatars of War
http://www.avatars-of-war.com

Those models look amazing!

I have the Ogre Lord from AoW and love it. If they can make plastics for each army, I'll never buy fantasy miniatures from GW again.

Just got the word my berserkers have shipped and will be here shortly. Will snap some pics of them when they arrive.

I shall keep my fingers crossed for a boxed set like this for Dark Elf female dual wielding priestesses...

I'd buy a shedload, provided they were wife friendly!

My berserkers arrived today, woohoo!
Totally delighted with the product, easily the best dwarf miniatures I've ever handled.

We commissioned Golem Painitng Studio to paint one AoW plastic Berserkers regiment and here is the result. We think they have made a great job, and we'll soon post as well a 360º view of this painted regiment!




You can check bigger and more pics and info regarding AoW Plastic Dwarf Berserkers here: http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=63

Smylo
Avatars of War
http://www.avatars-of-war.com

I picked up the first few AoW releases as they came out a few years ago. I didn't have the cash at the time to pre-order these guys, but 2 boxes are on my shopping list to pick up inside the next month simply due to how great they are.

Between this, the Mantic Morgoth's starter box and an old Dwarf regiment I picked up to make into Squats and then never did, I guess I'm building a Dwarf army. Not bad considering I don't play any big-battle fantasy games....

Not very original.


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Oski Bugmansson wrote:These are great enough for me to want a squad purely for the hobby; this makes me even more angry that
slayers suck now

My point is made.

Worglock wrote:Not very original..

Very little in contemporary Fantasy is, these days. There's only so many variations on 'Dwarf' that you can make and still have it be recognisable as an archetypical Dwarf.

These make up for any lapse in originality through being quality sculpts, though.

insaniak wrote:

Worglock wrote:Not very original..

Very little in contemporary Fantasy is, these days. There's only so many variations on 'Dwarf' that you can make and still have it be recognisable as an archetypical Dwarf.

These make up for any lapse in originality through being quality sculpts, though.

I could be wrong about the heritage of the Slayers, but they seem to be the most original thing that GW has introduced to fantasy Dwarfdom. I think the notion that there's "little new in contemporary fantasy" doesn't really apply here. They wanted to produce a very recognisable GW unit in plastic and they did. There's no lapse of originality, because there was no attempt at originality.

They look excellent, I feel that they are bizarrely niche, especially for a first plastic regiment, but they do look excellent.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Wow that's just dangeriously close to GW's copyrights.

Dwarves-public domain
Dwarves with axes-public domain
Barechested dwarves with axes and tatoos-public domain
Barechested dwarves with axes, tatoos, orange mohawks, wjo have sworn an oath to die in battle because of some trangression known only to them...-um, probably not in the public domain

It's the difference between a story about some fantasy heroes trying to destroy an evil artifact, and a story about an elf, a dwarf, a secret prince, a warrior and four halflings trying to destroy an evil ring that turns you invisible.

That being said, good stuff!

I wish them nothing but success and strongly suggest they make their next plastic project Female Sci Fi Warrior Priestess with Guns and Skull Bras.

Kyoto, they stoped at "Barechested dwarves witth axes and tatoos"
I dont hope for sic Fi Warrior Priestes with guns and skull brass (yo know, those are in the IP of someone out there). Instead, they can do sci-fi female armoured warriors with big guns, maybe tailored around Joana Darc history and feats.

But anyway, that is a BIG ideia Kid_Kyoto, and i hope someone at AoW read that... I would pay premium prices for those, specially they not beying GW

Edit: Never mind

Anyway, looking really great. I´ll add them to my Dwarves soon I guess ^^

insaniak wrote:

Worglock wrote:Not very original..

Very little in contemporary Fantasy is, these days. There's only so many variations on 'Dwarf' that you can make and still have it be recognisable as an archetypical Dwarf.

These make up for any lapse in originality through being quality sculpts, though.

yes. But when someone made the variation of "Naked Dwarf with Big Axe, Tattoos and Mohawk" 20 years ago, and it was actually new back then. It kind of raises a red flag for someone else to be doing it now.

Oh I forgot, it's not GW doing it, so it's ok. Because it lets the people that "quit" GW still hang around on the fringes and yell about "quitting GW", even though they've been "quitting GW" for 10+ years now.

Worglock wrote:yes. But when someone made the variation of "Naked Dwarf with Big Axe, Tattoos and Mohawk" 20 years ago, and it was actually new back then. It kind of raises a red flag for someone else to be doing it now.

Really? You don't think 20 years is long enough for it to become just another standard variation of Dwarf?

Oh I forgot, it's not GW doing it, so it's ok.

I've never had a problem with GW borrowing ideas from elsewhere, either. Pretty much everything GW have ever released has been based on established fantasy and scifi archetypes.

Worglock, you're not a multi account of Mr Mystery are you?

insaniak wrote:

Worglock wrote:yes. But when someone made the variation of "Naked Dwarf with Big Axe, Tattoos and Mohawk" 20 years ago, and it was actually new back then. It kind of raises a red flag for someone else to be doing it now.

Really? You don't think 20 years is long enough for it to become just another standard variation of Dwarf?

Oh I forgot, it's not GW doing it, so it's ok.

I've never had a problem with GW borrowing ideas from elsewhere, either. Pretty much everything GW have ever released has been based on established fantasy and scifi archetypes.

In a word? No. Especially when the "Dwarf Slayer" has become pretty iconic in GW's mythos. You know, that whole "Gotrek" thing.

I'd have thought that dwarf gyrocopters were the most original thing GW brought to the fantasy dwarf concept. Slayers are essentially just Norse-style berserkers with the addition of orange Mohawks (originally not always orange, OR mohawked - they came later as "must haves") and the slayer oath fluff (became an oath-cult later). The tattoos were sometimes referred to as woad warpaint as well back in the day.




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Worglock - it has indeed, though the ideas around it took a lot from Norse and English ancients/dark/middle ages archetypes.

Good old Bill King, eh?

Ahh, these will be good as my Berserkers in my Warlord Dwarf army (Warlord is Reaper's fantasy skirmish game) - Reaper's Berserkers are a bit...lacking.

Oh look another IP debate... oh snap!

Back on topic... the paintjob is VERY VERY good, specially for such big regiment. NMM olé!

Gitkikka wrote:Ahh, these will be good as my Berserkers in my Warlord Dwarf army (Warlord is Reaper's fantasy skirmish game) - Reaper's Berserkers are a bit...lacking.

And more expensive as well. I want them and the Berserker champ they have.

NAVARRO wrote:Oh look another IP debate... oh snap!

Back on topic... the paintjob is VERY VERY good, specially for such big regiment. NMM olé!

Agreed. Can't we just enjoy great sculpts and a great paint job for once without all the usual drama?