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 Elbows wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Haighus wrote:
I'm expecting some kind of combi-hand flamer las for Cawdor!

Don’t be silly.

It’ll be a can of deodorant tied to a Peasant that’s holding a lighter.

That’s the Cawdor way!

You guys are actually pointing out my main concern.

The original Cawdor gang, while religious zealots were nothing like the later (and far too silly) Redemptionists. I'm afraid they're going to mix the two and the gang will be far too Blanche-Redemptionist and nothing like the less-silly Cawdor models of old. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I just have a feeling the one gang I like is going to be ruined. They've done a great job on all the gangs thus far - even the ones I don't like. So I fully expect to be saddene when Cawdor is actualy shown.

Seeing as how the Van Saar gang turned out exactly like the concept image from a little while back, i'd expect Cawdor to look more or less the same as the concept that was also shown for them. So masked creepy, peasant medieval type dudes. There may be some spikes, rope n candles. But they shouldn't be having those tall hats and the hoods might be going bye bye in favor of full face/head masks. Cawdor has the potential to be the best looking of all the gangs and if you like the look of that artwork that was shown then you should be safe. But keep in might they seem to be taking the style of the old gangs and cranking it up/stylising it even further, so i'd expect them to look more extreme than the old figures.

I'm getting an Infinity vibe from these Van Saar too which is no bad thing as far as I'm concerned, they look absolutely amazing!

I can genuinely see myself getting multiple boxes of these just for the conversion possibilities alone.

I'm also really impressed with the production values of GW's videos these days. They've come along way in a relatively short space of time.

Chopstick wrote:
Look like the front plant armor is a separated bit from the body, so you can have the female one on any body you want.

It looks like one, specific female body.

Also, people calling Infinity out as an inspiration

They were described as Infinity-esque when I chatted with the studio peeps at the Open Day

I mean, they clearly share some aesthetic traits. I just find the fact that people use Infinity as a point of reference for those designs somewhat amusing.

Wow! I really love these! They're everything I was hoping for!

Oh cool clear shield thing

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Mixed gender as well, which is pleasing.

Pity there seems to be no unmasked female heads, all shown so far were old dudes, though maybe there are some on the sprue. The guns are sexy, though naked hands do limit the possibility of conversions. Why, just why the bodysuit faction had to have stupidly naked arms when GW already shown how to make excellent industrial gloves with GC?

Also, the video wasted such monumentally good possibility. Why isn't fanatical devotion to the Hive one of their chief weapons?

 Irbis wrote:

Pity there seems to be no unmasked female heads,

Yes there were.

 Thargrim wrote:

 Elbows wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Haighus wrote:
I'm expecting some kind of combi-hand flamer las for Cawdor!

Don’t be silly.

It’ll be a can of deodorant tied to a Peasant that’s holding a lighter.

That’s the Cawdor way!

You guys are actually pointing out my main concern.

The original Cawdor gang, while religious zealots were nothing like the later (and far too silly) Redemptionists. I'm afraid they're going to mix the two and the gang will be far too Blanche-Redemptionist and nothing like the less-silly Cawdor models of old. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I just have a feeling the one gang I like is going to be ruined. They've done a great job on all the gangs thus far - even the ones I don't like. So I fully expect to be saddene when Cawdor is actualy shown.

Seeing as how the Van Saar gang turned out exactly like the concept image from a little while back, i'd expect Cawdor to look more or less the same as the concept that was also shown for them. So masked creepy, peasant medieval type dudes. There may be some spikes, rope n candles. But they shouldn't be having those tall hats and the hoods might be going bye bye in favor of full face/head masks. Cawdor has the potential to be the best looking of all the gangs and if you like the look of that artwork that was shown then you should be safe. But keep in might they seem to be taking the style of the old gangs and cranking it up/stylising it even further, so i'd expect them to look more extreme than the old figures.

They may keep the tall hats and hoods, given that the Nurgle Wizards in Vermintide 2 actually have them.

 Irbis wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Mixed gender as well, which is pleasing.

Pity there seems to be no unmasked female heads, all shown so far were old dudes, though maybe there are some on the sprue. The guns are sexy, though naked hands do limit the possibility of conversions. Why, just why the bodysuit faction had to have stupidly naked arms when GW already shown how to make excellent industrial gloves with GC?

Also, the video wasted such monumentally good possibility. Why isn't fanatical devotion to the Hive one of their chief weapons?

Just paint the neked parts

Skin tight would make em no different to gloved hands.

 Desubot wrote:
Just paint the neked parts

Skin tight would make em no different to gloved hands.

I do that, but the wrist plate on GC not only makes them look far better, it looks good on pretty much all Imperial models, meshing well with full range from IG to Tempestus and Astartes. Naked hand/"glove" just looks silly on later two, requiring fiddling with greenstuff. Which is a shame as tech-look of weapons would be amazing on both Primaris and DW, two factions I am most interested in

 Crimson wrote:

 Irbis wrote:

Pity there seems to be no unmasked female heads,

Yes there were.

Count again. Big fat zero unless we're generous and shove the ambiguously androgynous bald one halfway...

 Irbis wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Mixed gender as well, which is pleasing.

Pity there seems to be no unmasked female heads

I'm pretty sure the bald one is a female head. I'm hoping theres a second alt one on the sprue so there are some options.

Oh my word. Hello old faithfuls. About time you returned!

 Irbis wrote:

Count again. Big fat zero unless we're generous and shove the ambiguously androgynous bald one halfway...

It is clearly visible on the video at 20 second mark. And yes, bald, so?

 Irbis wrote:
Count again. Big fat zero unless we're generous and shove the ambiguously androgynous bald one halfway...

Well, considering they're all supposed to be suffering from various degrees of radiation poisoning, baldness is probably the order of the day!

 Desubot wrote:
Oh cool clear shield thing

This was the thing that stood out to me as well.

Love the shield!

From: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/03/gw-breaking-new-minis-at-gama-tradeshow.html

Wow they look sweet. I might get two boxes or so for well... well because they would make cool guardsmen/acolytes/assassins/imperial figure stand-ins...

BOLs has pics of the figures on display.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/03/gw-breaking-new-minis-at-gama-tradeshow.html

They have a Borg-ish like feel minus the wires from the heads...

 Galas wrote:
From: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/03/gw-breaking-new-minis-at-gama-tradeshow.html

Are those Van Saar? They look amazing. Its a good thing I didn't invest in Orlocks, because I might be feeling buyer's remorse.

They really are superb models.

Stills fro, the video:



More:



Amazing level of detail

And if anyone plays Heresy, and fancies a Cult Imperialis Force?

Say hello to your Survivors Of The Dark Age.....

Dual wielding plasma pistols? Either that's amazing courage, or greatly improved tech (well, considering how sci-fi their armor is, I'm betting on non-self-immolating plasma pistols )

You know, I could totally see them having carapace armour for a sweet sweet 4+. They're pretty much covered in plate from neck to toe.

They seem to wielding plasma pistols, plasma guns, lasguns and inferno pistols. No idea on what that shoulder weapon is - anyone want to guess?

Plasma Cannon by the look of it.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
And if anyone plays Heresy, and fancies a Cult Imperialis Force?

Say hello to your Survivors Of The Dark Age.....

Or Alpha Legion Operatives, oooooh...

 Crimson wrote:
It is clearly visible on the video at 20 second mark. And yes, bald, so?

I am pretty sure I saw more female looking heads on most male Eldar/Elf minis. So, yeah, close but no cigar.

In fact, if someone told me it was filed down Dark Eldar head I'd say the sculptor messed up the proportions. "She" has same jaw as her colleagues and way too thick brow...

 jake wrote:
I'm pretty sure the bald one is a female head. I'm hoping theres a second alt one on the sprue so there are some options.

I do too, though on second view, it's even worse, half of face masks seem to have beards on them (funny how the guys seem to be somehow immune to radiation) making them even less useful in conversions.

Actually, between these and Orlocks, it really looks like Necromunda lost their STC for scissors

A box or two of the Van Saar miniatures would make a rad proxy unit of Militarum Tempestus for Kill Team...