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Teek wrote:Exciting news!

I feel the "scratch builds" from that infamous apoc picture are a bit naff, but I've never really liked the old dumpy "flower pot" style stompa. Something more like the dynamic stompa concept art (and Ein's incredible translation of said art) would be a bit more up my alley.

They'll have their work cut out for them to do better than ein's version. That thing is awesome.

Bell of Lost Souls wrote:-The overall design is said to be somehwat related to the Apocalypse scratchbuilt models

That's disappointing... :(

Looking forward to this more than the baneblade.

F in A, cotton! That is some sweet sweet news! I can not wait to lay eyes on the stompa kit, I bet it is going to be so bad ass!

two_heads_talking wrote:I love it when Brimstone comes around.. Now, are you saying that there is a stompa kit? and if so, that it is going to be available sometime in 2009?

Early March 2009, same price as a Baneblade.

I'm dying from the anticipation!

I guess the scratch builders are going to have to continue to one-up the kit builders...
I look forward to seeing a Stompa mob lead but a scratch built Mekboy stompa
mmmmm lifta-droppa

Vandez wrote:

Teek wrote:Exciting news!

I feel the "scratch builds" from that infamous apoc picture are a bit naff, but I've never really liked the old dumpy "flower pot" style stompa. Something more like the dynamic stompa concept art (and Ein's incredible translation of said art) would be a bit more up my alley.

They'll have their work cut out for them to do better than ein's version. That thing is awesome.

Thanks.

Honestly, if they're making a kit that produces the stompas seen in the Apocalypse books, I will probably buy one on principle, but use the parts to create something more appropriate. I don't really like the look of the ones in Apoc or Apoc:Reload. From the sounds of this, though, it'll have more than enough parts to work from, and anything I don't use can certainly be recycled onto a Skullhamma or Battlewagon.

jamsessionein wrote:I will probably buy one on principle, but use the parts to create something more appropriate.

As I said ages ago, smart Ork players - of which you are clearly at the top of that pile - will buy the new Ork Stompa kit and used it to make two Stompaz, scratch building the rest as needed.

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The galaxy is about to turn green, folks.

Good strategy on GW's part to release them together with the BB variants, too. They will drive sales for each other big time. More terrifyingly, this also means a ton of Skullhammas are going to get built with extra bitz. I hate those things.

Good times to be a nerd, these.

I still don't get why GW wouldn't make a plastic Thunderhawk. If 40% of their income really does come from Space Marines, they would make a lot of money, wouldn't they? Even if it's more expensive than the Baneblade.

According to a different source of mine, we're looking at 2010 for the Thunderhawk.

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Oh goodie, I can postpone the obligated Space Marine army for another year.

But why wait for 2010? Wouldn't a Space Marine vehicle sell much better than just another Superheavy IG tank?

Two words:

Planet Strike.

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Its that point when orks learn that something as big as a stompa makes a nice target for a full salvo orbital bombardment.

I hope when planet strike comes out they include rules that allow you to hurl empty drop pods at super heavy vehicles, like in the old epic rules.

Thunderhawks are a bit harder to justify as being 'on table' for any length of time.

Wouldn't it mostly be 'fly bys' and maybe a turn at most 'on the ground' and then they're off table again?

At least the Superheavy tanks and Titans are sticking around, so to speak...

A Thunderhawk makes for a fun display piece, not so much a fun gaming piece.

YES! The new Stompa is here! Great to hear this news. I am not too excited about the old scratchbuilds I saw in the Apoc Book, but I did like the look of the new KlawStompa in the Reload book. You know, the heads are just too small on the scratchbuilds from the Apoc Book, I think.

Still, Stompas are a rarity on the table. This should up the ante for Orks. The time of the Baneblade is soon at an end. Now it is the time of the Ork!

Savnock wrote:Good times to be a nerd.

I couldn't agree more. If only they released all those models a month earlier, I would have a very green Christmas

Alpharius wrote:Thunderhawks are a bit harder to justify as being 'on table' for any length of time.

Wouldn't it mostly be 'fly bys' and maybe a turn at most 'on the ground' and then they're off table again?

That's true if you're using Forgeworld's Flyer rules, but Apoc Flyer rules have flyers staying on the board once they come on.

Sounds great cant wait to see it.

Platuan4th wrote:

Alpharius wrote:Thunderhawks are a bit harder to justify as being 'on table' for any length of time.

Wouldn't it mostly be 'fly bys' and maybe a turn at most 'on the ground' and then they're off table again?

That's true if you're using Forgeworld's Flyer rules, but Apoc Flyer rules have flyers staying on the board once they come on.

Huh! Good to know!

Here's hoping it comes with its own flying stand, that would save a heap of trouble.

Yes, there won't be any problems balancing a Thunderhawk on a standard GW flying stand...

I'm going to wait with baited breath and when March comes around and there is no Stompa, I'm gonna come find someone..

JohnHwangDD wrote:Yes, there won't be any problems balancing a Thunderhawk on a standard GW flying stand...

Especially if you are smart enough to use more than one.. But Hey! There's always that one dummy that decides it only needs one.. Poor, poor, poor idiot, he's usually easy to spot too, as he's on his hands and knees picking up the darned thing for the 4th time that day because it wouldn't balance on the tricky board...

Vandez wrote:

Teek wrote:I feel the "scratch builds" from that infamous apoc picture are a bit naff, but I've never really liked the old dumpy "flower pot" style stompa. Something more like the dynamic stompa concept art (and Ein's incredible translation of said art) would be a bit more up my alley.

They'll have their work cut out for them to do better than ein's version. That thing is awesome.

I totally agree. Ein, have you ever considered having your "Space Barbarian Mechanical War Avatar" reproduced in kit form?

H.B.M.C. wrote:Never stops, does he?

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What the hell is wrong with you, H.M.B.C?

I can't tell you what's wrong with HMBC. I've never met him.



God I dunno what's worse, DD or people who take me too seriously? Hilarious I tell you. Hilarious.

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You just need to get used to things around here I guess. After a while you'll just smile politely, nod in agreement and slowly back away.

BrookM wrote:You just need to get used to things around here I guess. After a while you'll just smile politely, nod in agreement and slowly back away.

There's also the ever helpful "Ignore" button. You'd be surprised how useless some people's comments truely are.