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Hmmm... I'm liking these VC Rumors.

Deadshane1 wrote:Dark Eldar line will be pretty much complete with this release. I'm glad they're coming out.

One should EXPECT GW to keep coming out with models for an army until everything is availiable. It's no surprise that these are coming out. Complaining about them and not some other army getting something is just silly.

I'll definatly be purchasing one full court. Models are o.k. to me and they still "look the part".

wow. how long ago did nids come out and still no terror fex or tervigon. why. I bet it has to do with sales slumping for nids when they realised that the new dex sucked.

That zombie dragon model looks on par with Heroscape quality in the picture. Kinda disappointing. I'd rather have it Finecast with the detail quality instead of plastic with less detail.

Mewiththeface wrote:That zombie dragon model looks on par with Heroscape quality in the picture. Kinda disappointing. I'd rather have it Finecast with the detail quality instead of plastic with less detail.

I'd wait for a real official photograph as opposed to a glare-covered snapshot of a magazine with a cellphone camera before making too big a judgment.

Anyone else notice rather than a zombie dragon it's actually a zombie wyvern?

Actually it is zombie dragon because GW says so.

Hm.. so no finecast Slann anymore? Im sad now as I actually wanted that

Lookin good! And def agree with MGS, nids need some lovin...

I think GW needs to make models for units that don't have mini's yet. Instead of recasting frigging Blood Thirsters.

And where the heck is the model for the Nid transport spore? I can't believe there still is no model for this.

And where the heck is the model for the Nid transport spore? I can't believe there still is no model for this.

Since Tyranid players have apparently dropped off in number due to complaints about their Codex being underpowered compared to those that have come after it, is it any surprise that GW is not rushing out more Tyranids? With all the whining I see about Tyranids being useless now here, on BoLS, from tournament players, etc. it's no surprise at all.

Noisy_Marine wrote:And where the heck is the model for the Nid transport spore? I can't believe there still is no model for this.

As Brass mentioned, Tyranids after splash release and people getting over the Mawloc/Trygon model have been pretty dismal sales in large part due to the codex being mostly crap with a couple of decent entries. For a company that releases new rules for the sake of selling models, they dropped the ball pretty hard on trying to sell Tyranids.

BrassScorpion wrote:

And where the heck is the model for the Nid transport spore? I can't believe there still is no model for this.

Since Tyranid players have apparently dropped off in number due to complaints about their Codex being underpowered compared to those that have come after it, is it any surprise that GW is not rushing out more Tyranids? With all the whining I see about Tyranids being useless now here, on BoLS, from tournament players, etc. it's no surprise at all.

The weaknesses of the Nid codex are GW's fault. Plus there is that awful FAQ that won't allow Nid Primes to join units in spores for some reason. Also GW's fault. So the lack of sales are, you guessed it, GW's fault.

just bought and assembled his bloodthirster tonight.

<broadcast mode active: while I personally lament the lack of new tyranid models, that's not what this thread is about; stay on topic>

The Medusae intrigues me, however the Ur-Ghul falls short in my eyes, looks a lot like the older ghoul models. It's pose is awkward and the model does not scream "whip thin horror...etc."

I'm intrigued to see the TERRORGHEIST variant of the new Zombie Dragon model. Something new that is hopefully also fun and interesting.

What the release of these two blisters, what does this leave the DE without model-wise from the new codex?

The dragon looks fantastic, but the very skinny bits on the wings (decayed edges that look like strings) look way too fragile for me..

whoadirty wrote:What the release of these two blisters, what does this leave the DE without model-wise from the new codex?

The other two court models, the void raven, and a few characters like Sliscus, Baron, and the Decapitator.

And Christ man, yet more complaints about the new DE models. Considering that on the White Dwarf page it says Jes Goodwin himself sculpted the ur-ghul, and remembering once again that Jes had a hand in designing damn near every single DE unit in the first place, I'm pretty sure it looks exactly like it's supposed to.

But yeah, how does the model not "scream whip thin horror", when it's about as thin as you possibly could have sculpted the thing without just making it look stupid? I don't think when they wrote that line in the codex they meant that it was literally as thin as a whip, so that it would look like a walking stick figure, it was just a small embellishment to make it sound more ooky scary. Also, complaining that it looks too ghoulish is kind of silly considering the name is just a weird spelling of the word "ghoul".

It looks pretty much how I expected it to, personally. In fact it seems to be similar in build to the plastic bloodletters, which I planned on using for conversions if they didn't come out with an ur-ghul model (just shave the heads down and fill in the eyes...I know "sightless" doesn't necessarily mean "eyeless" but I wanted mine to look like the Alien X)). Only thing I don't like is that it's too expensive considering you can fit up to five of them in a single unit, and they'll all have the same pose. Looks like Finecast is turning out to be another excuse for GW to do less work: instead of making 2-3 variants like they would with most metal models, they make one variant and just tell us to convert them, because now they're in resin and they'll be so much easier to cut and repose! That would be all well and good, if I wasn't paying $16 or more per model. That's too much for a model that you're going to have to take the knife to if you buy more than one.

Then again that means we'd probably have to wait even longer for them to hit shelves, since it takes more time to sculpt more models. In hindsight I admit that it probably doesn't work out too badly this way, but I just wish the prices weren't so damn high and that Finecast resin models weren't unusable pieces of gak more often than not. At least in my experience, I'm nowhere near confident enough to begin making Finecast purchases again, especially when I've seen other posters complain about their purchases are recently as a few days ago, meaning they still haven't quite worked the kinks out like they claimed. It could be months before Finecast models are actually of the quality that was advertised, and by then they'll probably go up in price even more.

As for the other releases, I really wish they would just make new god-damned greater deamons. I think GW is trolling us with these things now, trying to see just how much money they can milk out of those old-ass sculpts.

Re The zombie dragon/terrogheist

The alternate rider interests me. The text says that it can ridden either by the Blood Dragon vampire (presumably the chap seen in the pic) or a foul Ghoul King. Plastic Strigoi vampire ahoy?

Does anyone know what is happening about the SoB release next month? It was in the back of this months WD but if the list is correct then maybe they're just getting a new WD codex and no new miniatures?

Flashman wrote:Re The zombie dragon/terrogheist

.. or a foul Ghoul King. Plastic Strigoi vampire ahoy?

Strigoi always were mounted on foot..

Archonate wrote:Tyranid players had the right to be irate when they were handed another fail codex. It's like they were built to lose... Hopefully GW realized this before they got too far along with the models, and are re-thinking the army as we speak...

I rate my Tyranids above my Chaos Space Marines. Which is quite sad really.

But back on topic....

Can I be the first person to say...I don't like the dragon?

It looks goofy. It looks....well...Derpy.

And a base that big just says - lol,cannons.

A Black Ram wrote:

Flashman wrote:Re The zombie dragon/terrogheist

.. or a foul Ghoul King. Plastic Strigoi vampire ahoy?

Strigoi always were mounted on foot..

Meh, well I'm keen to see what it looks like anyway.

Why is the base so big for the zombie dragon?

Its a big Dragon

Rampage wrote:maybe they're just getting a new WD codex and no new miniatures?

That is exactly what they are getting.

I think the Zombie Dragon is alright at first glance, but considering the creature it is it's paint job is too clean & shiny. Without the stupid tongue and a better paint job it will be fine. Surprised there are no plastic Black Knights. Those were rumoured to be among the august release as well.

Here's a thought which I've just pondered in another thread. Given that gheist is German for ghost, will the Terrogheist be an ethereal beastie?

Flashman wrote:Given that gheist is German for ghost, will the Terrogheist be an ethereal beastie?

To be precise, the German word is Geist and translates either as ghost or spirit. And the Warhammer monster is called terrorgheist, the other spelling is just a typo.

TBD wrote:

Rampage wrote:maybe they're just getting a new WD codex and no new miniatures?

That is exactly what they are getting.

I think the Zombie Dragon is alright at first glance, but considering the creature it is it's paint job is too clean & shiny. Without the stupid tongue and a better paint job it will be fine. Surprised there are no plastic Black Knights. Those were rumoured to be among the august release as well.

Ok, thanks, just wondering if they were getting any new miniatures along with the Codex or not.