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 Barzam wrote:
What are these Stormcast upgrade sets? Are they just shields, or is there going to be other stuff on the sprue as well? Some alternate helmets or weapons might make them a bit more worthwhile.

Hopefully, shields heads and various bits of bling. Just in case your Eternals weren't shiny enough...

Hrm, I count 5 on the cover.. does that mean there's really 5 in the box?

There's a flying one with a bow up in the corner. Bam.

 Necros wrote:
Hrm, I count 5 on the cover.. does that mean there's really 5 in the box?

Centre is Knight Azyros. Guy at the back on the right is the Venator. Prosecutors will most likely be 3. Although I did expect Retributors to be in 3s and they wound up as 5

I was looking at the Stormcast Eternal range. If you just want to paint a single Eternal - you have three options:

1. Buy a character model for $40.
2. Buy a box set for $60.
3. Split a starter for $75.

Splitting squad boxes is problematic as you need all the contents to play... The AoS starter is the best deal - but it all seems so overkill to paint ONE Eternal. Too bad they won't release the White Dwarf promo single fig separately.

 angelofvengeance wrote:

 Necros wrote:
Hrm, I count 5 on the cover.. does that mean there's really 5 in the box?

Centre is Knight Azyros. Guy at the back on the right is the Venator. Prosecutors will most likely be 3.

If Lady Atia says 3 to a box, it's 3 to a box.

Although I did expect Retributors to be in 3s and they wound up as 5

Because Protectors and Decimators are a minimum of 5 to a unit.

Retributors are the only exception to that, as you get 3 in the Age of Sigmar starter.

Looks like the Venator has a pet birdy (top right)... if you look close enough there's a flying beastie on his base.

The Azyros is actually a nice model. Maybe my favorite from the SE range.

But the better news is Yay! Stormcast Eternals finally done and dusted! Can't wait to see other stuff! Even 40K! I hope there's not too much more Goretide to come.

I do not want Dracoth knights. That is the worst model in the starter box, even worse than the Khorgorath. I'm starting to think those skinny oval bases look crap for biggish models too.

I want Dracoth Knights, badly.

Just don't have the model be as pants on head silly to assemble as the one in the starter.

TrollSlayerThorak'Khun'Na wrote:
I do not want Dracoth knights. That is the worst model in the starter box, even worse than the Khorgorath. I'm starting to think those skinny oval bases look crap for biggish models too.

Ummm really?! What drugs are you smoking? lol

 Bottle wrote:
The Azyros is actually a nice model. Maybe my favorite from the SE range.

But the better news is Yay! Stormcast Eternals finally done and dusted! Can't wait to see other stuff! Even 40K! I hope there's not too much more Goretide to come.

Stormcast are not done yet. There are a few more hero models that aren`t out yet. Khorne still have a few releases to go also

I like the drakoth from the starter a lot. I wouldn't mind a unit of them, but they'd probably be like $50 each.

I was thinking of adding some empire things to my army though, maybe some of those Demigriff knights and a war altar. And some handgunners since I have a box of them collecting dust.

STORMCAST ETERNAL PROSECUTORS (3 models)
46€ (same as Paladins), 35£, 60$
Good looking models, can be built with two hammers, hammer+shield, javelin+shield, special weapons: two handed blade, axe, hammer and a trident.

STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-AZYROS (1 model)
33€, 25£, 40$
A Prosecutor with a sword and lantern, allow other Eternals to DS next to him even if close from the enemy, debuff enemy units around, once per game can do a damaging aura.

STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-VENATOR (1 model)
33€, 25£, 40$
A Prosecutor with a bow and an eagle that looks like a mini phoenix. Strong shooting, once per game can use a very powerful anti hero/monster arrow.

STORMCAST ETERNAL CELESTIAL WARBRINGERS UPGRADE SPRUE
9€, 7£, 12$
5 Liberators shields, 3 Prosecutors shields, 14 shoulderpads, 5 Paladins decorative thingies.

STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHTS EXCELSIOR UPGRADE SPRUE
9€, 7£, 12$
Same as above

BATTLETOME: STORMCAST ETERNALS (152p hardback)
46€, 35£, 58$
I am sure a lot of people will now call it the Stormcast Codex/Army Book. Not only is it the same price as a Codex, but so is the content. 18 Warscrolls, 9 Batallions Warscrolls or whatever they are called in English, 3 Scenarios. The most complete history/organization depiction of the Stormcast to date.

Stormcast still have at least two more releases maybe one depending how they package them. Banner guy and musician still to see the light of day. This bode`s well for Khorne bloodbound as they may get a book with all the khorne models in it. Hopeflly it also means other forces will get books

Wow thats lots of new kits! Not cheap either... and a faction book?

The Knight Azyros looks a thousand times better than the Celestant Prime, imo, and it's cheaper to boot. I think I might use that as a base for a Sanguinor. My favorite AoS sculpt so far.

 keezus wrote:
I was looking at the Stormcast Eternal range. If you just want to paint a single Eternal - you have three options:

1. Buy a character model for $40.
2. Buy a box set for $60.
3. Split a starter for $75.

Splitting squad boxes is problematic as you need all the contents to play... The AoS starter is the best deal - but it all seems so overkill to paint ONE Eternal. Too bad they won't release the White Dwarf promo single fig separately.

4. eBay.

Seriously, the starter box gak is SO cheap on eBay.

Yup that Knight Azyros model is probably my favourite of the Sigmarites so far. I am currently on a miniature buying hiatus...but that model makes it very difficult.

 keezus wrote:
I was looking at the Stormcast Eternal range. If you just want to paint a single Eternal - you have three options:

1. Buy a character model for $40.
2. Buy a box set for $60.
3. Split a starter for $75.

Splitting squad boxes is problematic as you need all the contents to play... The AoS starter is the best deal - but it all seems so overkill to paint ONE Eternal. Too bad they won't release the White Dwarf promo single fig separately.

Yeah I really wish they'd release a small 3 model test box of "snapfits" like they used to with WoC/SM/CSM/etc, but I'm not holding my breath. It'd be so great for test painting though...

 Motograter wrote:


STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-AZYROS (1 model)
33€, 25£, 40$
A Prosecutor with a sword and lantern, allow other Eternals to DS next to him even if close from the enemy, debuff enemy units around, once per game can do a damaging aura.

STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-VENATOR (1 model)
33€, 25£, 40$
A Prosecutor with a bow and an eagle that looks like a mini phoenix. Strong shooting, once per game can use a very powerful anti hero/monster arrow.

$40 for a single model?

Are big are they?

 Alpharius wrote:

 Motograter wrote:


STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-AZYROS (1 model)
33€, 25£, 40$
A Prosecutor with a sword and lantern, allow other Eternals to DS next to him even if close from the enemy, debuff enemy units around, once per game can do a damaging aura.

STORMCAST ETERNAL KNIGHT-VENATOR (1 model)
33€, 25£, 40$
A Prosecutor with a bow and an eagle that looks like a mini phoenix. Strong shooting, once per game can use a very powerful anti hero/monster arrow.

$40 for a single model?

Are big are they?

The heroes are bigger than most Terminators.

The guy next to the terminator is from the starter, a champion from the starter, and a clamshell hero.

You can actually see them increase in size each time. Guess I'll need the Prime to complete the cycle.

Worth 40 for a hero though? You be the judge.

(In the Lord Celestant's defense, he is big, and he did have a pet with him, but it's not like I paid full MSRP for it either.)

If I'm the judge then the answer is "Hell no!"

All kidding aside - $40 for that is more than a bit much!

(Thanks for the pic comparison though!)

I dunno. I'm a big fan of the Lord Celestant. He's a big guy. I thought 30 for him and his pet was reasonable. No worse than some of those clamshell marine personalities (which are admittedly overpriced, but we're talking GW territory as it stands).

The Lord Celestant almost borders on Privateer levels of bedazzling armor. If only his shoulder pads were bigger....

Thes guys look fantastic. The only problem is, you need the world's biggest carrying case to take your army of Prosecutors, LOL.

Well I was going to post a list of GW's plastic characters of a similar size to show the price creep, but I think this at the same price does a much better job of showcasing the decline in value. For further evidence, we can recall those recent character models of a similar price to the Celestant-Prime. Its seeming more and more like GW hasn't learned from the failure of 8th and is going to continue raising prices until AoS goes the same way for the same reason.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Well I was going to post a list of GW's plastic characters of a similar size to show the price creep, but I think this at the same price does a much better job of showcasing the decline in value. For further evidence, we can recall those recent character models of a similar price to the Celestant-Prime. Its seeming more and more like GW hasn't learned from the failure of 8th and is going to continue raising prices until AoS goes the same way for the same reason.

Well, I think they are clearly addressing the issue of an expensive game by reducing the models, rather than the price per model. I still think the models are in line with Malifaux and WMH, though, and WMH is where they should be in the realm of pricing. I don't think they need to be any cheaper per model, certainly, to be competitive from a purely price perspective.

That being said, generally speaking, I 100% agree that there's price creep every year, and the most successful/popular companies are most guilty of it and essentially (happily, I think) enable each other. Essentially, they price t that way... because they can... and smaller companies have better prices.... because they have to.

At the end of the day, though, from a modeling perspective, it's all about how much you love the model versus how much you're willing to pay for it. And, what material it's made out of, to an extent.

 Talys wrote:
Thes guys look fantastic. The only problem is, you need the world's biggest carrying case to take your army of Prosecutors, LOL.

Don't worry GW will come out with a special Aos case for that

 Jehan-reznor wrote:

 Talys wrote:
Thes guys look fantastic. The only problem is, you need the world's biggest carrying case to take your army of Prosecutors, LOL.

Don't worry GW will come out with a special Aos case for that

Hahaha.. No doubt! But it will be Limited Edition!