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I've been pegging Slaanesh as Q3 2017 since AoS' launch, still hoping I'll be right and it isn't later than that. Seriously doubt it will be any sooner though.

 Eldarain wrote:
In my nostalgia fueled madness (Slambo was the first Chaos Champion I bought as a wee lad) I didn't notice he was "resin" kinda dreading a finecast mess when he gets here. Thought they obly released new items in plastic now. :(

They use FW resin now, finecast is gone entirely afaik.

 Eldarain wrote:
In my nostalgia fueled madness (Slambo was the first Chaos Champion I bought as a wee lad) I didn't notice he was "resin" kinda dreading a finecast mess when he gets here. Thought they obly released new items in plastic now. :(

Nope. Canoness Veridyan is the most recent resin release from GW and she's only been out for a few months.

Ah. How was the quality on that Canoness?

 Eldarain wrote:
Ah. How was the quality on that Canoness?

Pretty good from what I've seen. It's closer to FW resin.

Edit: Wrong thread DOH!

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I've been pegging Slaanesh...

I read that and got a very peculiar image started...

Good load of those eagles with a bunch of Aelf Swifthawk Agents mmmmmmm diddly.

Edit: Should the Duradin be in the WD? I got a feeling we won't be seeing them this issue. :(


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Ooo err, "Sprues and Glues: The Fallen"

I'd like to know more.

I'm betting Duardin will be in the April issue.

Aye, seems so. :( Urgh hopes there's a teaser at least in this issue. Dying for some more AoS stuff.

Just to bring up the topic of finecast. I bought the cannoness and she was finecast and not anything similar to Forgeworld resin. I imagine Slambo is the same.

 EnTyme wrote:
I'm betting Duardin will be in the April issue.

Its possible, the release of the next triumvirate and 40k campaign book in march should only last a couple weeks. So once that is out of the way i'd expect Duardin.

The birdies are coupled with the goofy gun guys? Bummer.

 Binabik15 wrote:
The birdies are coupled with the goofy gun guys? Bummer.

Hey, for once they carry cool crossbows.

 Bottle wrote:
Just to bring up the topic of finecast. I bought the cannoness and she was finecast and not anything similar to Forgeworld resin. I imagine Slambo is the same.

Huh. I got a Firebelly several months back and it was definitely hard resin like FW, not finecast. Weird that they are somewhere in-between.

CMLR wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:
The birdies are coupled with the goofy gun guys? Bummer.

Hey, for once they carry cool crossbows.

I don't need any Devastators though. I just want the Birds.

eBay.

 Carnikang wrote:

CMLR wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:
The birdies are coupled with the goofy gun guys? Bummer.

Hey, for once they carry cool crossbows.

I don't need any Devastators though. I just want the Birds.

But those are NOT Devastators.

THIS is a Devastator.

CMLR wrote:

 Carnikang wrote:

CMLR wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:
The birdies are coupled with the goofy gun guys? Bummer.

Hey, for once they carry cool crossbows.

I don't need any Devastators though. I just want the Birds.

But those are NOT Devastators.

THIS is a Devastator.

Ones a Plasma Gunner the Other is a Heavy Boltor

But to be serious, They don't look half bad. I'll probably get a kit, split the birds for the wife and the Marines for the kid.

I really like the big crossbow guys, love any weapon that needs a stand. I hope Skaven get Jezzails again.

I too wish you could get the birds separately though. I know their rules work in unison with the Raptors but I only want a few SC for my Azyr force and would rather them be normal Liberators or Vangaurds, although that eagle sitting on the hand will be a much need bit for hero conversions.

 Carnikang wrote:

CMLR wrote:

 Carnikang wrote:

CMLR wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:
The birdies are coupled with the goofy gun guys? Bummer.

Hey, for once they carry cool crossbows.

I don't need any Devastators though. I just want the Birds.

But those are NOT Devastators.

THIS is a Devastator.

Ones a Plasma Gunner the Other is a Heavy Boltor

But to be serious, They don't look half bad. I'll probably get a kit, split the birds for the wife and the Marines for the kid.

No, that's a rocket propellator, duh.

The new crossbows are weird because the one kind is way to massive and the long one has arms that are not massive enough!

(and the longer ones clearly las cannons)

Did anyone have a look at the rules? Those rapid firing auto-crossbows seem pretty crazy.

Both variants are good, the longstrikes in particular are OP IMO.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Both variants are good, the longstrikes in particular are OP IMO.

They seem so at first glance but one shot each at 180 makes them really swingy imo. My Star-Fated Arrow fails all the time and this is basically a unit of that.

Those rules are ridiculous and you will not make friends showing up with 30" ranged army. I already receive much flak from bringing 20 judicators with bows.

I've seen what jezzails do hitting on a 4+, these guys hit on a 2+. I suspect people are going to find that two-three longstrike units are very difficult to play against.

With + to hit they'll be insane with that mortal wound ability. Expensive though, luckily.

And I thought my new Skyfires were the awesome new ranged unit. Of COURSE the Sigmarines have to one-up everyone...

Can't wait to see what, if any, new toys Wanderers get...


Orion just feels so...petty now.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Can't wait to see what, if any, new toys Wanderers get...


Orion just feels so...petty now.

I wonder if they will do a Wanderers BT. Initially it didn't really make sense for them since most Aelf survivors took shelter in Azyr but now life is starting to take hold in Ghyran, maybe a lot of Aelves (Wanderers) re-integrate themselves into their natural environment in harmony with the Sylvaneth. I'd like to see what they're up to but I don't think they will get anything new sadly. Fortunately their models will age really well.