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Damn Blacktalon is fierce! Easily the best Stormcast model so far. And she's paired with the second best and third best models in the line... that's an amazing box.

I will be honest , I would have preferred a boxed game without the stormcast, but I suppose every game will have them, its like dark imperium stormcast/sigmarines versus nurgle.

Hopefully the snail will have a 1 inch movement stat!

 Mymearan wrote:
Damn Blacktalon is fierce! Easily the best Stormcast model so far. And she's paired with the second best and third best models in the line... that's an amazing box.

Now let's hope they have the full sprues. Want my palladors with javelins!

The Big question for me is: Is that the new Beast of Nurgle, or a unique mount?

Man, and I just bought my Palladors and Raptors. This boxed set would have been perfect for me.

You know if the heroes will be available separately? I want the Blacktalon model.

Messiah wrote:
The Big question for me is: Is that the new Beast of Nurgle, or a unique mount?

Gonna guess when it hits it will be a chariot?

I am not sure there is a word to accurately describe how bad that slug is, maybe terribad?

Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.
Nice PG grim dark universe they are setting up.

Only redeeming piece is the shell, which has a ton of garbage on it.

Vote with your wallets, don't buy crap

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters'

I think it looks great, no need to be Obelina about it. All the Krum on it makes it look really Ickis.

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Vote with your wallets

Will do, pre-ordering ASAP

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.

To me it looks like the anchor is actually plowing the ground to sow Nurgle's crops.

 Nostromodamus wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Vote with your wallets

Will do, pre-ordering ASAP

Same.

Love the SCE character and the nurgle one.

Zwan1One wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.

To me it looks like the anchor is actually plowing the ground to sow Nurgle's crops.

Its not an anchor. Its a cultivator.

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I am not sure there is a word to accurately describe how bad that slug is, maybe terribad?

Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.
Nice PG grim dark universe they are setting up.

Only redeeming piece is the shell, which has a ton of garbage on it.

Vote with your wallets, don't buy crap

Will do. Buying this fantastic box set.

Since it's been mentioned, I actually wish it was an anchor just for the silliness.

I'm not wowed by the snail but my opinions on models often changes over time. It's unique, and for that reason I'd like one in my nurgle army.

The Nurgle character is quite interesting. Reminds me of a silly "Earth Wizard" who lugs his gardening supplies around. I must say I love the humor of it; he's got the planters, the potted plants, the giant gardener's shears! The theme here is "Putrid Gardener".

Yes it's silly but in a gloriously befitting way, and I actually love it. :

Oh and the "anchor" is a plow; he's plowing the garden of Nurgle and sowing his seeds.

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
I am not sure there is a word to accurately describe how bad that slug is, maybe terribad?

Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.
Nice PG grim dark universe they are setting up.

Only redeeming piece is the shell, which has a ton of garbage on it.

Vote with your wallets, don't buy crap

You should learn the difference between "I don't like" and "is objectively crap". You'll find they're often very different things.

It always fascinates me when people make posts like this. Do people really think posts like that influence peoples purchasing decisions?

My gripe is there is only one snail.. I would have loved snail cavalry. I am hoping this dude is the equivalent to the Lord-Aquilor and that we might be getting some follow up like the vanguard palladors !!

 Ghaz wrote:

Zwan1One wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.

To me it looks like the anchor is actually plowing the ground to sow Nurgle's crops.

Its not an anchor. Its a cultivator.

Actually, it looks more like a chain harrow.

I am so getting at least the Blackthorn as a single figure off Ebay. She will fit so well with my skirmish force of Stormcast who all have bare heads (carefully chosen from Space marines).

 Azreal13 wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

Zwan1One wrote:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Not only does it look like it's from the 90s cartoon 'ahhh real monsters' but it's got weird design elements, like the anchor/ plow its pulling to 'slow' the slug down.
It's too whimsical and cirquedusoleil.

To me it looks like the anchor is actually plowing the ground to sow Nurgle's crops.

Its not an anchor. Its a cultivator.

Actually, it looks more like a chain harrow.

Spoiler:

Both items have the same basic function. I'm just more familiar with the cultivator as that is what my grandfather used back when I was young. Either way, its a farming implement and not an anchor.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
I am so getting at least the Blackthorn as a single figure off Ebay. She will fit so well with my skirmish force of Stormcast who all have bare heads (carefully chosen from Space marines).

I want to get one and mod it a bit to be an Inquisitor.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
I am so getting at least the Blackthorn as a single figure off Ebay. She will fit so well with my skirmish force of Stormcast who all have bare heads (carefully chosen from Space marines).

I want that model and the game stuff like the campaign book and what-not that comes with the box.
Can't justify buying the whole box even if I had the extra cash.

Just noticed: you can only pick one of each Allies box per order. This surely will help the them to not be sold out as quickly, but still, plenty of them will be gone quite soon.

And I don't have money for even one right now, and I bet the Warherds and Spiderfangs will be the first bundles to be sold out, fml.

On the new Blightwar kit: that snail looks totally wasted. It is goofy as warp, but I want it.

Also, notice that the Warhammer-Community entry says that this will have exclusive miniatures, so expect Blacktalon and Slimux separately next year.

I really doubt that GW will not make them available on their own later on, so far every exclusive kit has been reboxed and re-over-priced. And there is no sense in making mono-pose for already existing sprues.

Also, this might mean that Slimux is not going to be compatible with 40K. Just might be.

 Eldarain wrote:
Sure it's just not the countries page your on?

You're :p

 unmercifulconker wrote:
That Moonclan box is staring at me. If they did a Verminus box boy oh boy.

Moonclan? where?

Davor wrote:
Dare I say it? No I won't.

Wow, those are some impressive miniatures. I haven't been following Age of Sigmar lately and just coming back and I am really impressed with these minis. I just found out yesterday a new edition is coming out. Man I am missing a lot.

Back to reading in what I have missed.

There is no AoS 2nd Edition. GHB and similar books only work as expansions and minor reworks. We will know when GW relelases a whole new edition.

CMLR wrote:
Just noticed: you can only pick one of each Allies box per order. This surely will help the them to not be sold out as quickly, but still, plenty of them will be gone quite soon.

And I don't have money for even one right now, and I bet the Warherds and Spiderfangs will be the first bundles to be sold out, fml.

I noticed that GW had a 1 box per order limit on their site too. Though not before I ordered up 2 Warherd boxes from a 3rd party site...

zamerion wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/08/20/blightwar-new-rules-new-models-and-moregw-homepage-post-2/

Spoiler:

Pariah-Miniatures wrote:
Only redeeming piece is the shell, which has a ton of garbage on it.

Audrey II made me smile.

I don't like the model, but I have a feeling it's the paint job. Give it a go with a Blanchian paint job and it'll likely look the part a lot more. It seems to me like a lot of the randomness you would have found in the Realms of Chaos books has made it into this model, but the cartoony paint job lets it down.

Plus, the inorganic CAD look that occasionally plagues GW models, but what can you do?

AegisGrimm wrote:I am so getting at least the Blackthorn as a single figure off Ebay. She will fit so well with my skirmish force of Stormcast who all have bare heads (carefully chosen from Space marines).

Don't pay eBay scalper prices. Everything else in this box is an existing kit, so we can safely assume Blackthorn and the snail rider will eventually be available on their own for a reasonable price (probably $30-$35 USD for Blackthorn, I'd bet $50 for the snail). If you can wait a few week (or more like 2-3 months), I would.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Mymearan wrote:
Damn Blacktalon is fierce! Easily the best Stormcast model so far. And she's paired with the second best and third best models in the line... that's an amazing box.

Now let's hope they have the full sprues. Want my palladors with javelins!

It would be impossible not to since the weapons, mounts and riders are all distributed across the sprues.

 EnTyme wrote:

AegisGrimm wrote:I am so getting at least the Blackthorn as a single figure off Ebay. She will fit so well with my skirmish force of Stormcast who all have bare heads (carefully chosen from Space marines).

Don't pay eBay scalper prices. Everything else in this box is an existing kit, so we can safely assume Blackthorn and the snail rider will eventually be available on their own for a reasonable price (probably $30-$35 USD for Blackthorn, I'd bet $50 for the snail). If you can wait a few week (or more like 2-3 months), I would.

It'll likely be cheaper on eBay than when GW release it separately.

Yeah. Scalpers are the ones that resell exclusive miniatures way way overpriced.
The guys that buy boxed sets like Burning of Prospero and then sell the content separated ask for cheaper prices even compared with third party sellers. (Custodes, Tartaros Terminators, MK III and IV marines ,etc...)

The price for the set will be £95.
It is about the same price as buying the Stormcast side individually. It is following the pattern of the 40k box sets. We eventually got the tyranid, spacewolf, blood Angel, and ork heroes seperately but we are still waiting on Eldrad and Artemis is only in the deathwatch start collecting set. I think some of those minis took well over a year to come out and none of them were cheap.
I expect the Stormcast hero to cost £18 or £20 and the slug to be around £30 when they come out so if you can get them on eBay for less than that, go for it.