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Erp. Two regiments of those will be mine, at the least! Awesome stuff.

Smylo wrote:Pic of the 2 handed and 2 weapons regiments. Hope you like them!

I want a set of the ones with great weapons, and I want it yesterday.

Seriously...when can I get ahold of a set of those?

Mad4Minis wrote:Seriously...when can I get ahold of a set of those?

IIRC, 27th of February.

Mad4Minis wrote:

I want a set of the ones with great weapons, and I want it yesterday.

Seriously...when can I get ahold of a set of those?

you can now preorder and with exclusive pieces for the preorder and also chose what the exclusive pieces will be.

to preorder:http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=143
to vote the exclusive pieces:http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=866

When I click on them, I can't seem to get them into the cart for pre-order.

Clearly I'm doing something wrong... but what?!?

Alph, click on the tiny little shopping cart symbol in the upper left of the pic.

I had the same issue.

Ah, that's it - thanks!

(Not sure how I wasn't seeing the cart though!)

I absolutely love the Pestilence Herald, and the Halberd and dual weapon Apoc warriors are just too cool.

new halberdiers pic, worth a look

I have to admit, AoW is hitting all the bases with these guys and their options, something someone else hasnt

A close shot pic of an assembled unit ready to paint!

I think these are nice models, however they are still a bit too GWs, if you know what i'm trying to say...

It would be great see some closer photos of the actual pieces that come within the kit, to see if the level of detail and this new material is so good as it seems and it worths the price.

Smylo wrote:A close shot pic of an assembled unit ready to paint!

Only if you fill the slots in the slotta bases first

Ok gonna bite and order some when I have the money. If only to help fund a company which I am hoping will invest that money in making more lovely models and kits, preferably asap for the fantasy races which people would be inclined to buy *coughwhfbcough*. Indeed if I could sculpt at all, I'd be inclined to offer my services. Great job, keep up the quality.
On an unrelated note will your characters range be staying metal or swapping to resin?

OK, finished my recycling yesterday (the source of my hobby funds!) and will be ordering two units today!

Probably been discussed already, but slotta bases... why???

I've always kinda been interested in a Chaos army, but I figure I don't need a third Fantasy army. Plus, I don't like the look of the Warriors (fur cloaks, mostly).

Then, AoW comes out with these new miniatures and I think "ah, crap, those are nice models, but I'm not making a Chaos army. Besides, limited weapon selections."

Then I find out that they've got different weapon selections and I just need to pick the best. "Aha," my fervered mind reasons, "but they'll be ungodly expensive. After all, 12 Warriors of Chaos sell for $35, and these are so much better. Plus, there's more of them."

And now I find out that not only are these awesome miniatures produced with different weapons, but they're also reasonably priced.

WHAT THE FETH?!?!

I'm going to have to pre-order some now. Where can I hang my shame?

Edit: ...wait, Free Shipping if I buy 2 or more? Crap. This might get expensive.

Biccat, you've just posted my feelings exactly.

I have to order some of these. I just have to pretend to my girlfriend like I already owned them, right?

Da Boss wrote:Biccat, you've just posted my feelings exactly.

I have to order some of these. I just have to pretend to my girlfriend like I already owned them, right?

The only questions left are: what arrangements, and how many?

I'm thinking HW/Shield and 4.

I think I want one of each, or at least, 2HW, Halberd, Great Weapons.

Looks like my all-cav and monster WoC just got some footsloggers.

biccat wrote:
And now I find out that not only are these awesome miniatures produced with different weapons, but they're also reasonably priced.

This made me curious, so I crunched the numbers.

At $35 for 12, GW's models come out to ~$2.92 USD each.
At 37.50 Euro ($49.47), these come out to ~$2.47 USD each.
That's about $.45 per model difference.
Granted, they're "more reasonably" priced, but do you really consider that to be reasonable?

Presuming you find the model quality satisfactory, what is the cut off for a plastic model of this type (multi-part kits) to be considered "reasonably priced." I'm genuinely curious.

Thanks.

Eric

MagickalMemories wrote:This made me curious, so I crunched the numbers.

At $35 for 12, GW's models come out to ~$2.92 USD each.
At 37.50 Euro ($49.47), these come out to ~$2.47 USD each.
That's about $.45 per model difference.
Granted, they're "more reasonably" priced, but do you really consider that to be reasonable?

Given the price of most of AoW's stuff, yes ($15 for a character model is high, even if it's less than GW). I actually don't think that GW's WoC models are unreasonably priced (given their quality and pricing of similar models; Empire state troops are $2.47 each and orc boys are $2.90 each. My main complaints with GW's WoC line are:
1) I don't like the Warrior models, specifically their fur cloaks; and 2) Chosen are expensive and metal.

If I were to build an army, I would want to include both of these units. Avatars of War solves the first of these problems.

MagikalMemories wrote:Presuming you find the model quality satisfactory, what is the cut off for a plastic model of this type (multi-part kits) to be considered "reasonably priced." I'm genuinely curious.

It depends on the quality and usefulness of the model. I would pay, tops, $3/each for Avatars of War models, because they're that good. However, I can't justify spending $2.47 each for Empire State Troops, simply because they're not great looking models; and I would need a lot of them.

AlexHolker wrote:

-Loki- wrote:You're not meant to think 'Nurgle'. They're not specifically for Warhammer.

It's a fat,bloated plague demon with a single horn and a triangle of skulls hanging from a chain. If you actually believe we're not meant to think "Nurgle", I've got a bridge to sell you.

Has the bridge got round or square bases?

@biccat

That gives me plenty of insight to your previous post. Thanks.


Eric

MM, I consider better than GW and cheaper than GW to be a reasonable price. Hence my order of 3 boxes this morning.

HW/Shld, GW, and 2HW. I figure I can make two units of 30 with the type I'm not using intermingled with the main type in each unit. Of course some bits will inevitably end up as conversions for my Night Lords...

MagickalMemories wrote:@biccat

That gives me plenty of insight to your previous post. Thanks.

Eric

I lied, I bought a hero figure too. I figured when I was buying 4 boxes (2 halberds, 2 sword & board), another 11 EUR isn't going to break the bank.

Too bad the "Lord of Death" isn't done yet. He would have made the cut.

New close-up picture to see detail.
hope you like it!

These are just plain delicious... I can't use them, as my WoC is an all-monster army, but if I were fielding warriors or chosen, it'd be these, no question.

I especially like the halberds option, although it's a shame you have to choose and can't get all the weapons... Perhaps "weapon packs" could be offered separately, if people wanted to magnetize? Doesn't seem likely that anyone would go to the trouble for rank-and-file models like this, however, even if used as Chosen.

Smylo wrote:A close shot pic of an assembled unit ready to paint!

Wow! How long have we waited for chaos warriors with 2 handed weapons? 8 years? More? Glad AoW is on it since GW can't be bothered.

Are they any easier to rank up than GW's?