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 nathan2004 wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ovvnjzam/sunday-preview-the-first-high-elves-sail-from-ulthuan/

High elves! Let’s goooooooooooo

I've been holding off for this, gonna get myself a heap of stuff. Can't wait!

I definitely want to pick up the new Reavers, Dragon and Lord of Chrace. I'm very keen to see what the MTO will be.

High elves releasing already?

Don't...tempt...me...

 ZergSmasher wrote:
High elves releasing already?

Don't...tempt...me...

I need to live vicariously through others, so it's up to you to buy and paint the entire GW model range.

Thank you for your sacrifice.

 Fayric wrote:
No Seaguard in first wave?
I suppose the second wave will come sooner rather than later, like they did wih the Empire release.

Now I just have to figure out if I need to ad 30 swordmasters to the 20 IoB masters I already got.

Aren't Seaguard just combining archers + spearmen together into one unit? Or did they change that.

The 32 sizes are crappy, but it makes sense since the old boxes were 16. Still, 16 in a unit is a weird choice when it could have been 20 (4 per sprue, just give 5 sprues instead of 4), especially with the inevitable price increase.

Nothing for me with the HE as I don't collect or play them, but still interested to see what the potential made to order could be here. I love older minis so there might be something for me there potentially, depending on what is released!

Wayniac wrote:

 Fayric wrote:
No Seaguard in first wave?
I suppose the second wave will come sooner rather than later, like they did wih the Empire release.

Now I just have to figure out if I need to ad 30 swordmasters to the 20 IoB masters I already got.

Aren't Seaguard just combining archers + spearmen together into one unit? Or did they change that.

The 32 sizes are crappy, but it makes sense since the old boxes were 16. Still, 16 in a unit is a weird choice when it could have been 20 (4 per sprue, just give 5 sprues instead of 4), especially with the inevitable price increase.

The sprues are from back when 4-wide was the standard for all units so a block of 16 got the maximum rank bonus.

Wayniac wrote:

 Fayric wrote:
No Seaguard in first wave?
I suppose the second wave will come sooner rather than later, like they did wih the Empire release.

Now I just have to figure out if I need to ad 30 swordmasters to the 20 IoB masters I already got.

Aren't Seaguard just combining archers + spearmen together into one unit? Or did they change that.

The 32 sizes are crappy, but it makes sense since the old boxes were 16. Still, 16 in a unit is a weird choice when it could have been 20 (4 per sprue, just give 5 sprues instead of 4), especially with the inevitable price increase.

Seaguard have both bows and spears on each model.

The spearman box does actually come with bows that go on their backs to make them, however GW said they’d release actual dedicated Seaguard models with lothern iconography based on the IoB ones.

Looks like wood elves are next

We're down to Wood Elves and Beastmen, and we've seen an official Beastmen preview - I wouldn't necessarily take a random eBay listing as evidence of which is next.

It would certainly be better to have Beastmen in between so as not to disgust your customers with back to back elf releases.

Beastmen taking their usual spot of just existing, perpetually ignored.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-us/articles/ot0pmmpc/miniature-of-the-year-alert-what-are-these-arcane-frogs-up-to-in-the-old-world/



humble little thing, but they're cute models. taking it as a sign of TOW's success that they're not getting necromunda-style tiny releases

I mean its a 2 FW Frog models in a pack - that's exactly a Necromunda sized release in a pack.

They were originally released by FW for Storm of Magic back around 2011-2012. Hopefully we'll continue to see the rest of the FW Fantasy minis return, if they've brought these back.

Damn! All hail the Hypno Toad and his 3 eyed friend Blinky.

Yes very cute.

Well I’m sorry. But I consider turning an opposing into a Slaan to be the height of counterproductive acts, and downright silly and reckless.

 GaroRobe wrote:


Looks like wood elves are next

I don't recognize the one in the middle, most of the other mid-2000s Wood Elf characters are pretty well etched into my brain at this point, so that's a bit surprising. Based on the armour, I guess she was paired with the horned archer?


As for the High Elves MTO, my money would be on the two trios of heroes and mages that came out in 2005. Anything goes, but the older mounted heroes feel a bit too far gone to bother bringing them back. I wouldn't expect to see any characters returning, even as more flavourful alternate sculpts to generic profiles, though if anyone was to make a surprise and brief return, it'd be Prince Althran riding in on all the love for Island of Blood

 Tim the Biovore wrote:

I don't recognize the one in the middle, most of the other mid-2000s Wood Elf characters are pretty well etched into my brain at this point, so that's a bit surprising. Based on the armour, I guess she was paired with the horned archer?

I've no idea when she was released but she's pictured in the 8E Army Book. Possibly a post-6E release though, maybe an off-book release or for a campaign.

ITT we pay 30€ for two spell effect tokens

But they are cute

Makes me glad I bought a bunch of Morgana's frogs a long time ago


(Not mine; used for illustrative purposes, I just have the frogs)

That wood elf blister has the 3 champion/ heroes in it from the 8th edition.
http://www.solegends.com/citcat2009/c2009p0311-01.htm

From L to R
1 Wood Elf Lord With Bow
2 Wood Elf Lord With Sword and Spear
3 Wood Elf Lord With Great Weapon

The page you linked is from the 2009 Citadel Catalogue, so all three heroes in that blister are from 6th Edition, not 8th.

I'm glad they're coming back, always loved the 6th Edition Lord/Hero minis.

Sathrut wrote:
The page you linked is from the 2009 Citadel Catalogue, so all three heroes in that blister are from 6th Edition, not 8th.

I'm glad they're coming back, always loved the 6th Edition Lord/Hero minis.

Feels like those models defined a whole new style, taking them from forest high elves to some feral elves gone native. Great stuff!

I like the frogs, gives the game character and flavor. Reminds me of the GW of old before it went public. This is missing from most of its other games today, namely 40K. It’s how I’m recruiting new players to play it - play this over soulless 40K lol.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/u9lmibri/old-world-almanack-the-high-elves-of-elthin-arvan/

Interesting seeing a different version of High Elves we saw in 8th versus now.

'We're focusing on different characters. Here's a returning character' is a true GWism.

And then it’s Beastmen, and then Wood Elves, and then…

What could possibly be after Wood Elves, I'm sure we have no idea...

 Lord Damocles wrote:
'We're focusing on different characters. Here's a returning character' is a true GWism.

“We’re focusing on the characters who aren’t in AoS” is probably the accurate translation…

Lord Zarkov wrote:

 Lord Damocles wrote:
'We're focusing on different characters. Here's a returning character' is a true GWism.

“We’re focusing on the characters who aren’t in AoS” is probably the accurate translation…

I mean, while true for High Elves, it's not as true for the rest of the factions. I think it's more that GW does want to play around with new characters instead of just bringing back all the old ones that would have been around at the time. That said, they even mention that we might see Teclis down the line when they touch of The Great War.