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The Thousand Sons' heads are awesome.

I don't like the crest thing on their Contemptor, but the head is cool too.

Yeah I've been waiting for TSons stuff for years now and have held off on buying the FW kits until now for them to be released. Turns out the the 3rd party stuff out there has much more variety and better sculpt quality.

I am sure that the characters and specialist units will be better but everything they have shown so far has been pretty lacking. I may still spring for the contemptor but I get the feeling that with a bit of plasticard and gs even I as an inexperienced sculptor could make something more impressive!

Joyboozer wrote:
The TS contemptor looks like it was sculpted for plastic release rather than resin.

How do you figure? Does resin receive details differently?

Eh, for all those that hate, there are others of us that like them. Ordered a buttload of Achaen bits and a trio of Contemptors.

anyone thinking that they would look better with a blue and gold paint scheme? I'm unsure on the timeline when they changed the livery so it might not be a bad idea?

badgermeister wrote:
anyone thinking that they would look better with a blue and gold paint scheme? I'm unsure on the timeline when they changed the livery so it might not be a bad idea?

Sadly I think that change is after the heresy and has to do with the rubric. The 1ksons who left with the banished ahriman painted their armour blue.

I don't mind being corrected if that's wrong tho. Because i think that would look nice also.

 Powerfisting wrote:

Joyboozer wrote:
The TS contemptor looks like it was sculpted for plastic release rather than resin.

How do you figure? Does resin receive details differently?

Resin turns out a lot 'sharper' than plastic - hence why there was so much love for the Alpha Legion bits released - where the individual scales could be seen.

The TS contemptor's chest looks...flat really. The smooth surfaces and almost bland appearance does seem to suggest that was designed for plastic rather than resin. For resin would would have expected either a lot more details (hieroglyphics perhaps?) or a lot more angular details.

I mean, I like the head, I like the 'boxy' idea they are going with...the chest is just unimpressive and the crest on the contemptor is...meh.

Also, the cruel irony of the TS upgrade set only making 5 where everyone else makes 10. Yeah, it's nice to include the other shoulder but...at the same time that's sort of useless depending on the fluff and art to be released in terms of squad markings etc.

I don't think everyone has a scarab on the right shoulder...

 DarkStarSabre wrote:

Also, the cruel irony of the TS upgrade set only making 5 where everyone else makes 10. Yeah, it's nice to include the other shoulder but...at the same time that's sort of useless depending on the fluff and art to be released in terms of squad markings etc.

I don't think everyone has a scarab on the right shoulder...

It makes 10 (10 heads, 10 left pads, 10 right pads).

Plus it's the Achean sect of the chapter, whose symbol is a scarab.

The other TS upgrade bundle (the normal one) released a while ago has the more generic parts (10 heads that are different to these ones, 10 bodies and 10 pads).

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:

 DarkStarSabre wrote:

Also, the cruel irony of the TS upgrade set only making 5 where everyone else makes 10. Yeah, it's nice to include the other shoulder but...at the same time that's sort of useless depending on the fluff and art to be released in terms of squad markings etc.

I don't think everyone has a scarab on the right shoulder...

It makes 10 (10 heads, 10 left pads, 10 right pads).

Plus it's the Achean sect of the chapter, whose symbol is a scarab.

The other TS upgrade bundle (the normal one) released a while ago has the more generic parts (10 heads that are different to these ones, 10 bodies and 10 pads).

My bad. Was actually looking more at the shoulders seperately. Also completely forgot about the other set too - sort of baffled me why my page was filled with Thousand Sons stuff when I was certain they already released it.

Five and Five here.

Just finding it really odd that they have a second upgrade set for what is essentially a Company Marking - which apparantly forgoes any sort of tactical markings or squad markings. Meh.

Part of me feels these individual chapter markings might have been better off on a fancy Transfer sheet (and in the place of these silly shoulder pads maybe giving them a fancier, more ornate torso compared to the other 1k Sons torso set?)

Ok that 5 & 5 shoulder set is strange. Didn't even realise that was a thing.

They probably would have been better off on a transfer sheet, but then again I know many people (including myself) would prefer to have both shoulders sculpted or both painted/decalled, so they're probably doing this to capitalise on that.

From what I remember, the guy who sculpted them just wanted to do them and they gave him the go ahead for it.

In looking over the various legion specific Contemptors they've done, the level of detail and "bling" is comparable to two or three other legions. Not every legion vomits legion specific bling all over their dreads, and some is simply going to be more understated than others. I think the chest decoration is just about right, for an Egyptian style scarab and wings. The head nicely echoes the TS head packs, the crest is a nice call out to the 40k TS, as well as looking like an earlier version of the mid-Heresy dread from the old HH card game's depiction of the dreadnought "Khontackht". The shoulder and leg banding matches the style of the Achaen shoulder pads, nicely formed scarabs and TS star symbols on the shoulders and knees, and there's a nice cohesiveness going on between the sides of the lower legs and the "belly" armor plate.

For some things FW sells, pictures have names "something01" or even "something1a". Does it meat there is at least another variant of that thing or this how FW photographers mark their sets of photographs?

 Yaraton wrote:
For some things FW sells, pictures have names "something01" or even "something1a". Does it meat there is at least another variant of that thing or this how FW photographers mark their sets of photographs?

Got an example?

 Yaraton wrote:
For some things FW sells, pictures have names "something01" or even "something1a". Does it meat there is at least another variant of that thing or this how FW photographers mark their sets of photographs?

Pretty sure it's just how they label their photos

From the Forge World Facebook page, nothing new, but still fun:

I like the "No dogs allowed" note.

 ImAGeek wrote:

Got an example?

Alpha Legion Transfer Sheet 01
Alpha Legion Head Hunter Kill Team Upgrade Set 01
Armillus Dynat 01
ALPHA LEGION RHINO DOORS 1a
Alpha Legion Mk IV Torsos 01
ALPHA LEGION LAND RAIDER DOORS 1a
Alpha Legion Mk IV Heads 01

But:

Alpha Legion Contemptor

 Yaraton wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

Got an example?

Alpha Legion Transfer Sheet 01
Alpha Legion Head Hunter Kill Team Upgrade Set 01
Armillus Dynat 01
ALPHA LEGION RHINO DOORS 1a
Alpha Legion Mk IV Torsos 01
ALPHA LEGION LAND RAIDER DOORS 1a
Alpha Legion Mk IV Heads 01

But:

Alpha Legion Contemptor

Sounds like more alpha legion trickery to me

Still not sure how i feel about the Thousand Sons, i agree that some hieroglyphics or something would've been cool - if they made them less chaotic looking than the WB stuff, but still relied on the same aesthetic appeal

 Jpogfreak886 wrote:

 Yaraton wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

Got an example?

Alpha Legion Transfer Sheet 01
Alpha Legion Head Hunter Kill Team Upgrade Set 01
Armillus Dynat 01
ALPHA LEGION RHINO DOORS 1a
Alpha Legion Mk IV Torsos 01
ALPHA LEGION LAND RAIDER DOORS 1a
Alpha Legion Mk IV Heads 01

But:

Alpha Legion Contemptor

Sounds like more alpha legion trickery to me

Still not sure how i feel about the Thousand Sons, i agree that some hieroglyphics or something would've been cool - if they made them less chaotic looking than the WB stuff, but still relied on the same aesthetic appeal

I read on another forum that the Thousand Sons transfer sheet will have transfers specifically to fit in the oval shaped recesses on the Contemptors legs (I'm guessing like Cartouches). Transfers should be able to help with things like hieroglyphics and the like.

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/blog/blog.jsp?_requestid=14562072

IRON WITHIN…
The Forge World Studio have not been shy about releasing deadly robots and mechanical constructs onto the battlefields of The Horus Heresy, from waist high servo-automata to colossal Titans. I just caught sight of the latest addition to their ranks, this one programmed to defend the Lord of Iron himself!


I hear that you might even be able to get hold of this brutal machine at Warhammer Fest in May. Grab your tickets for this awesome event whilst you can!

Please let it be the Iron Circle... please...

 Lithlandis Stormcrow wrote:
Please let it be the Iron Circle... please...

You're in luck, it is!
The models was at HH Wekender in Feb. they look amazing.

 VeteranNoob wrote:

 Lithlandis Stormcrow wrote:
Please let it be the Iron Circle... please...

You're in luck, it is!
The models was at HH Wekender in Feb. they look amazing.

Drat! *Adds Iron Warriors to possible 30k armies*

Yeah been waiting for these for a while. They look awesome.


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 Lithlandis Stormcrow wrote:

 VeteranNoob wrote:

 Lithlandis Stormcrow wrote:
Please let it be the Iron Circle... please...

You're in luck, it is!
The models was at HH Wekender in Feb. they look amazing.

Drat! *Adds Iron Warriors to possible 30k armies*

Yeeep, I feel that.

I am so stupidly excited for them!

*Uses Alpha Legion RoW to add them to my force*
YES, WE CAN DO THIS

Is that really a possibility?

 Alpharius wrote:
Is that really a possibility?

I vaguely remember seeing when the unit entry was first spoiled that the Iron Circle are an Elites choice - not sure if that's for all armies, or only for Iron Warriors. But if so, they should be useable in an Alpha Legion force.

 reds8n wrote:
https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/blog/blog.jsp?_requestid=14562072

IRON WITHIN…
The Forge World Studio have not been shy about releasing deadly robots and mechanical constructs onto the battlefields of The Horus Heresy, from waist high servo-automata to colossal Titans. I just caught sight of the latest addition to their ranks, this one programmed to defend the Lord of Iron himself!


I hear that you might even be able to get hold of this brutal machine at Warhammer Fest in May. Grab your tickets for this awesome event whilst you can!

In the grim darkness of Stark's future, there is only war...