Forgeworld 2019 News & Rumours-BA Dawnbreakers Pg 163

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**Kanluwen**

zedmeister wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
In all seriousness though, that mini is gorgeous.

And bonus points for a base that isn't bigger than the model

You haven't seen the display base that is just 20 more Alpharius models...

**Chikout**

That is one fine looking mini. Probably my favourite primarch yet.

**Kanluwen**

Kanluwen wrote:
Alphaaaaarius!

Rolling over to new page.

**Winter**

I wish they went with the metallic scheme rather than a matte.

But I am keen to finally get him.

**CragHack**

Looks amazing!

**changemod**

It’s really nice to see a primarch model that’s only a head taller than most marines. It’s like a little window into what could have been.

**TigerMafia**

Amazing. I will have to paint him up in regular metallics and candies to keep him consistent with the rest of my AL stuff, but I like the NMM too. Need to find some cool recipe for those green details now.

Do we have a rough ETA on that model yet?

*Edit: General release "soon" and pre-sale at Warhammer Fest.

**scottmmmm**

Brilliant model. I love the way they’ve painted it too. That green and blue combination works so well.

**Dryaktylus**

An Idoneth Deepkin Marine! Base needs some fish though.

**warboss**

Definitely one of their better primarchs! I'm glad that one worked out. IMO that's two good ones in a row (Dorn, Alpharius). I'm personally a bit meh on Leman Russ.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

Kanluwen wrote:
I feel like the Space Wolf he's slaying is very unfortunately posed.

I'm not sure there is a fortunate way of getting stabbed in the back but I think I see what you did there.

**wyomingfox**

warboss wrote:
Definitely one of their better primarchs! I'm glad that one worked out. IMO that's two good ones in a row (Dorn, Alpharius). I'm personally a bit meh on Leman Russ.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

Kanluwen wrote:
I feel like the Space Wolf he's slaying is very unfortunately posed.

I'm not sure there is a fortunate way of getting stabbed in the back but I think I see what you did there.

A thousand years of death

**SnotlingPimpWagon**

My favorite primarch from GW/FW so far!.
-the pose is not over the top, but not boring
-the armor is not "blingfest 3000"
-we don't see the face, that FW are so good at sculpting
-pretty details!
-the base is not a giant chunk of resin, the primarch is trying to balance on

**Crimson**

changemod wrote:
It’s really nice to see a primarch model that’s only a head taller than most marines. It’s like a little window into what could have been.

Yep. It actually looks like it belongs to the same game with the normal Marines.

**Slayer-Fan123**

Yodhrin wrote:
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Huh, they deleted the complaints that it was marine only for no reason? I guess GW / FW hasn't changed much after all.

There's a difference between making suggestions and what probably happened. What probably happened is a bunch of whining and a bunch of "I'll never buy your product again" and a bunch of crap like that.

So, customer feedback then. Maybe not feedback they wanted, but isn't nuGW supposed to be all about listening to the fans?

I mean seriously, the fact they couldn't foresee this would annoy people, and the fact they couldn't then muster up two braincells to rub together to say "wait for Cyraxis"(assuming they're not 100% moronic and actually will be giving the Mechanicus access to the Termite in that) or "we'll take what you've said on board and consider some experimental rules for a Mechanicus version" or whatever to defuse the situation, rather than reverting to type and calling in the Negativity Police to delete comments and eventually just deleting the whole thread in a sulk is nobody's fault but theirs. Deleting actual abuse is one thing, but this was not that.

I'm willing to bet it was actual verbal abuse and just legit whining rather than actual suggestions. Unless you can provide screenshots proving otherwise that's what I'm going to believe.

**Midnightdeathblade**

So today i was forced into buying like 15 pots of airbrush paint from them that I don't need currently. The entire line is getting discontinued. How reliable.

**em_en_oh_pee**

Midnightdeathblade wrote:
So today i was forced into buying like 15 pots of airbrush paint from them that I don't need currently. The entire line is getting discontinued. How reliable.

Isn't it all just repackaged Vallejo (and Tamiya clears) anyhow? Honestly, Vallejo is just better (droppers!) and cheaper.

**Midnightdeathblade**

em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Midnightdeathblade wrote:
So today i was forced into buying like 15 pots of airbrush paint from them that I don't need currently. The entire line is getting discontinued. How reliable.

Isn't it all just repackaged Vallejo (and Tamiya clears) anyhow? Honestly, Vallejo is just better (droppers!) and cheaper.

Lets hope, because its too late for me to switch the base coat on my entire army.

**ImAGeek**

Alpharius looks amazing, was worth the wait (thankfully).

**bubber**

I really like it too. Paint job's a bit rough in places (see plasma pistol) but you can't have everything. Not an Alpha Legion collector myself but will be buying this!

**zedmeister**

em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Midnightdeathblade wrote:
So today i was forced into buying like 15 pots of airbrush paint from them that I don't need currently. The entire line is getting discontinued. How reliable.

Isn't it all just repackaged Vallejo (and Tamiya clears) anyhow? Honestly, Vallejo is just better (droppers!) and cheaper.

They don't seem to do a decent clear purple though :(

**Yodhrin**

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
Yodhrin wrote:
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Huh, they deleted the complaints that it was marine only for no reason? I guess GW / FW hasn't changed much after all.

There's a difference between making suggestions and what probably happened. What probably happened is a bunch of whining and a bunch of "I'll never buy your product again" and a bunch of crap like that.

So, customer feedback then. Maybe not feedback they wanted, but isn't nuGW supposed to be all about listening to the fans?

I mean seriously, the fact they couldn't foresee this would annoy people, and the fact they couldn't then muster up two braincells to rub together to say "wait for Cyraxis"(assuming they're not 100% moronic and actually will be giving the Mechanicus access to the Termite in that) or "we'll take what you've said on board and consider some experimental rules for a Mechanicus version" or whatever to defuse the situation, rather than reverting to type and calling in the Negativity Police to delete comments and eventually just deleting the whole thread in a sulk is nobody's fault but theirs. Deleting actual abuse is one thing, but this was not that.

I'm willing to bet it was actual verbal abuse and just legit whining rather than actual suggestions. Unless you can provide screenshots proving otherwise that's what I'm going to believe.

You're free to imagine whatever you like. Personally I tend to default to the proposition that the accuser/deleter is the one who has to provide evidence, and you'd think that if there had been a torrent of genuine abuse someone would have said so and provided pics rather than it just being speculation.

Regardless - Alpharius is spectacular. I do want to see what he looks like next to a Primaris though, hopefully he's not *too* short so I can use him with truescale marines.

**Kanluwen**

Yodhrin wrote:

You're free to imagine whatever you like. Personally I tend to default to the proposition that the accuser/deleter is the one who has to provide evidence, and you'd think that if there had been a torrent of genuine abuse someone would have said so and provided pics rather than it just being speculation.

Why is it so hard to believe? You post online--you should know that yeah, it is a thing that happens--and nobody should realistically have to provide you with screenshots for you to know that yes, GW fans have in their midst entitled manbabies who cry about everything and anything to a ridiculous extreme.

Additionally, a lot of the "criticisms" were couched with ridiculous amounts of expletives and GW tries to keep a 'family friendly' atmosphere on their Facebook pages. If a post gets too badly flooded with it, they're going to delete the post rather than remove the offending bits. It's just easier that way.

Regardless - Alpharius is spectacular. I do want to see what he looks like next to a Primaris though, hopefully he's not *too* short so I can use him with truescale marines.

I'd guess he would be okay but who knows for sure?

**insaniak**

changemod wrote:
It’s really nice to see a primarch model that’s only a head taller than most marines. It’s like a little window into what could have been.

Still too big to pass as a regular Marine, which is disappointing. But yes, this is how big the rest of the Primarchs should have been.

He's certainly pretty, though.

**em_en_oh_pee**

zedmeister wrote:
em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Midnightdeathblade wrote:
So today i was forced into buying like 15 pots of airbrush paint from them that I don't need currently. The entire line is getting discontinued. How reliable.

Isn't it all just repackaged Vallejo (and Tamiya clears) anyhow? Honestly, Vallejo is just better (droppers!) and cheaper.

They don't seem to do a decent clear purple though :(

Who? FW or Tamiya? Because Tamiya does (X-16).

**Kanluwen**

insaniak wrote:
changemod wrote:
It’s really nice to see a primarch model that’s only a head taller than most marines. It’s like a little window into what could have been.

Still too big to pass as a regular Marine, which is disappointing. But yes, this is how big the rest of the Primarchs should have been.

He's certainly pretty, though.

Didn't "Legion" talk about how there was a whole grouping of Alpha Legionnaires who were taller than most and would sometimes pose as Alpharius or Omegon?

**CURNOW**

Love that ultramarine with the spear

**insaniak**

Kanluwen wrote:
insaniak wrote:
changemod wrote:
It’s really nice to see a primarch model that’s only a head taller than most marines. It’s like a little window into what could have been.

Still too big to pass as a regular Marine, which is disappointing. But yes, this is how big the rest of the Primarchs should have been.

He's certainly pretty, though.

Didn't "Legion" talk about how there was a whole grouping of Alpha Legionnaires who were taller than most and would sometimes pose as Alpharius or Omegon?

Yes, but in the context of them being larger, but still passing for a regular marine.

Comparing this guy to the space wolf on the base, the marine would come up to about the middle of his chest. That's a pretty significant height difference.

**Galas**

insaniak wrote:
changemod wrote:
It’s really nice to see a primarch model that’s only a head taller than most marines. It’s like a little window into what could have been.

Still too big to pass as a regular Marine, which is disappointing. But yes, this is how big the rest of the Primarchs should have been.

He's certainly pretty, though.

Thats because regular marines are midgets and disproportionated, even based in the lower end of their height by the fluff.

**Marshal Loss**

Spectacular model, I absolutely love it.

**ZergSmasher**

Wow, this may be the first one of the HH Primarchs that I really, really want! Still waiting on The Lion, of course, but Alpharius is really cool!