Plastic Empire Steam Tank

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**BrookM**

Fresh from the GW newsletter:

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Kick ass!

Ought to go together better than the metal one.

**Agamemnon2**

"Why mess with success" appears to be the new GW watchword. First the Valkyrie, now this. Very alike to their predecessors, but should go together better.

**lifeofshan**

So tempting to start a black powder themed empire army... the fact it could be all plastic is even worse...

looks great, absolutely perfect

**P4NC4K3**

If I played Empire I would soooooo model lil handguns poking out of the vision slits

**The Crippler**

Looks great. Say what you will, but at least GW has learned one lesson - you need to keep releasing models for armies from time to time. Not all just at once!

**Le Grognard**

Awesome. Me wanty.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

So thats it then.

Just Greatswords to come in Plastic, and there will be no metal Empire barring the odd character.

**Hammerziet**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:So thats it then.

Just Greatswords to come in Plastic, and there will be no metal Empire barring the odd character.

Now if only they did that for High Elves. Then I might be tempted into expanding my collection.

**Crazy_Carnifex**

Uh-oh. My LGS already has the full meal Deal set (Book, characters, etc.), The Battalion, and the set w. Flagelants, Wizards and Hellblaster. Throw a Plastic Tank into the mix, and I might not be able to help myself...

**Anung Un Rama**

It's okay. I don't think it's "Whoa" enough to make a Space Ork tank out of it.

Might fit well into a Skaven army though

**LunaHound**

Lol Vetroyan Bane Blade Turret piece :"D

**BrookM**

With a little work and modding it could be turned into a nice steampunk tank for special 40k scenarios. I can see my feudal Guard use one of these, maybe change some parts to make the rear look like a crude combustion engine.

**Kanluwen**

feudal Chimera!
FEUDAL CHIMERA!

**Crazy_Carnifex**

Ork Stompa Shoes.

**JD21290**

Does this mean that every empire army will now run one of these? :(
they are a pain in the ass to kill :K

**George Spiggott**

If this is cheap enough it may be worth buying one to 'victorianise'. Bung a Praetorian in the turret and off we go.

I'd have to lose the silly pintle mounted weapon and find some less caricatured cannons though. Maybe put a Gatling gun in the turret.

**syr8766**

Yep. My VSF and "lacepunk" fantasies are all coming true. If priced well, I'll gladly pick this kit up. Huzzah!

**JohnHwangDD**

I've got a metal one, partially-prepped but unbuilt, and I'm thinking, wow, I'll bet that thing assembles nicely, unlike every single report I've ever seen about the metal one...

Now I think the metal one is slightly better-detailed, particularly the prow.

But if this is buildable without driving one to madness, I'd strongly consider it if I were pushing Empire as my project for this year.

**chaplaingrabthar**

Aw, Crap. don't make the steam Tank in plastic, it's expense and assembly difficulty is the only thing keeping the local Empire TFG from fielding one. I loathe the Steam Tank, it just doesn't fit in the era that WFB palys in to my mind.

**Savnock**

My Inquisitorial retinue is definitely going to recruit that engineer model.

**Noisy_Marine**

Le sigh...

There are only 8 of these things in the world and it gets a plastic model? That makes no sense.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Darn that just doesn't scream inquisition chimera like it should.

Oh well.

**Magc8Ball**

Well, if I ever start Fantasy I'll be doing up a Warcraft-based army (either Night Elves, old Alliance, or Orcs/Horde)... and this coming out in plastic may have made that choice REALLY easy. That thing'll turn into a wonderful Dwarven Steam Tank.

**JohnHwangDD**

Noisy_Marine wrote:There are only 8 of these things in the world and it gets a plastic model? That makes no sense.

I imagine the next Empire Army Book will amend this to "at least 8 in active service".

**Howard A Treesong**

Very nice, I wonder how much it will be. I'd prefer it to be nearer £20 than £40.

**Flashman**

Looks good, if not exactly innovative like the stegadon for example. Expect to see the "last 8" steam tanks in a Apocalypse style WD battle report come the month of release.

My guess at cost would be somewhere between £25 and £35.

**JD21290**

im guessing £25 - £30 ish for price.

and on a note, how many unique special characters are running about? theres only 1 of them

**Ghaz**

Not a good shot, but you can see the sprues on Bell of Lost Souls:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4nzgPbHlNo4/SZj3Hnh-7aI/AAAAAAAAEG8/BtzcOhuqdiY/s1600-h/steamtank-01.jpg

**Anung Un Rama**

Magc8Ball wrote:Well, if I ever start Fantasy I'll be doing up a Warcraft-based army (either Night Elves, old Alliance, or Orcs/Horde)... and this coming out in plastic may have made that choice REALLY easy. That thing'll turn into a wonderful Dwarven Steam Tank.

I never understood why Empire has steam powered tanks but the dwarfs don't. It just doesn't make any sense to me.