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I'll say the same thing as what I said on HO:

I can't help but be annoyed at this "I wanna have it" mentality. BA (and now GKs) have been waiting for an update for ages. Now, we'll have something others don't, but the main reaction (apart from the "it looks like gak" reaction) is "me too, me too!".

I don't mind not having access to Land Speeders or Whirlwinds in my GKs. I don't want "Grey Cavalry" and although we'll possibly have all-termi armies, I don't want bikes (and all-bikes armies).

I know it's logical for GW to allow the SR for all (even though a similar kit, the Valkyrie, is only for one army). I'm just being childish; I haven't had a codice in 8+ years, no 3++ Storm Shield, no Heavy 4 rending Assault cannons, so I don't want to share.

Phil

It would make sense to give the stormraven (in a financial sense) to every chapter. I don't think there are enough blood angel players, alone, willing to buy such an ugly pregnant-goldfish-flyer.

Slackermagee wrote:It would make sense to give the stormraven (in a financial sense) to every chapter. I don't think there are enough blood angel players, alone, willing to buy such an ugly pregnant-goldfish-flyer.

And that's why it's also going to be available to the Grey Knights. Probably will be, later on, shoehorned in as an assault craft for the Inquisitorial Stormtroopers too.

That's three forces right there. Not just Blood Angels players.

SPACE SHARK STORMRAVEN TOASTERISH LOOKING THING FTW

I feel bad for all the other Space Marine folk. Now their chapters have that thing canonically rammed into their launch bays. Just imagine poor Calgar's face as he wakes up one day to find a dozen blue Stormpelicans staring at him from the foot of his bed.

Keep it away from Codex Chaos Space Marines please. We can have something like jetbikes for our special flying unit. Anything to spare the Raven.

Someone was kind enough to post these pictures on the BoLS Lounge. I'm liking this model more and more as I get to see more of it. It looks pretty good to me now that you can get an unobstructed view. I hope I can paint one for my Spears Of Ares as well as Grey Knights.

I dig it.

That is how you present a new model! I already kinda liked it to be honest and figured that the weirdness was due to the angle. This just proves it for me. Especially the the pictures of it from the back sides. Only thing I'll probably do is change the turret to a razorback turret as I don't like the domed turret look.

Agreed, that looks good. I'll be buying a few, when do they go for sale?

Advance Orders for the new Blood Angel models go on the GW website tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 19.

BrassScorpion wrote:Advance Orders for the new Blood Angel models go on the GW website tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Sweet, thanks.

Rather than make some crappy expansion like spearhead, I would hope they just fix the whole "skimmer-flyer" thing. Expand the rules, write an faq and errata. Make it so anything with the new valk flying base utilize the new expanded rules.

A few fixes should be expanding the weapons rules to encompass 45 degrees downward. The rulebook only mentions weapons being able to fire 45 up, no mention of down. I would also like it if only jetbikes or jump infantry could assault "skimmer-flyers".

I like it too!

But... where does the Dread fit on this?

Alpharius wrote:I like it too!

But... where does the Dread fit on this?

He rides on top (or drives).

while admittedly better looking in those pics than the others, it's still an ugly duckling that i'll be taking a knife to right away when i buy mine.

Anyone who grabs on and doesnt like the turret should totally PM me :-P

I think those turrets would make awsome Razorback turrets.

How do you managed to take photos of this thing and STILL not manage to show the rear. Is a profile shot really that hard?

From those pics it still appears to have nothing other than a thin line joining the tail, engines and wings. And the turret is still a POS.

I agree about the turret looking 'off,' and I think subbing in a Razorback turret is the way to go. As for the tail, it's not the right angle to tell.

Alpharius wrote:I like it too! But... where does the Dread fit on this?

Perhaps in the raised area in the rear under the tail or maybe he rides on the wing like the gremlin in Nightmare At 20,000 Feet. But seriously, folks, 40K transports are like that old college fad of phone-booth stuffing, but with more imagination and more violation of the laws of physics. And I'm really glad these days the transports are all a bit undersized because I have enough trouble storing my enormous 20-year and growing model collection as it is. The more pictures there are of this Stormraven the better I like it.

There are pictures of the new Furioso fully assembled out on the BoLS Lounge now as well. It will be great for Chaos Dread conversions with those talons...

is that the magna grapple on the top?

warboss wrote:is that the magna grapple on the top?

Good eye. Either that's the magna-grapple or Dreadnoughts have their "area" on top of their heads.

Sweet Pics but I am not pleased with the Idea that all chapters are going to get the Stormraven I wanted it to be a BA GK thing but what can ya do.

That Dreadnought looks interesting. These new pics of the Storm Raven also make me like it a little more. As for the BA players you guys still have the Baal Predator a new Dreadnought kit, fancy guard and the Sanguinor (living saint from WH basically ) so no real need to complain about it.

Dread =

Wow. I had forgotten about the Magna-Grapple. I 'spose I'd shunted it off to the "Too stupid a concept to remain in my standard memory" section of my brain.

And it looks... silly. Not as bad as I thought it might be. Still, I'm amazed they actually made a part for it. Still a stupid absurd concept with pants-on-head slowed rules. On the bright side at least Ward didn't call it a "Blood Grapple".

Ugly Green Trog wrote:Well from a purely selfish POV I will childishly shout:


HANDS OFF ITS OURS WE GOT IT FIRST!!

But i guess I am glad everyone else gets it too, a bit glad anyway

Ahah, unless you are a GK player, you are sadly mistaken

I like the chibihawk now, it'll look great once you remove the hood scoop and turret.

Are people forgetting that Black Templars had to share the LRC! And we've not had an update in forever! No sour grapes here! Anyhoo I'll be getting at least one of these bad boys and the new dread kit for my Templars. Mmmm Shiney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lets not forget the Space Wolves were robbed of the tank named after their Primarch

So my salamanders can have them some nose-cone meltas?