New Warhammer terrain 19th November: Skullvane Manse - Lair of the Astromancer

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**H.B.M.C.**

Kanluwen wrote:If I want some 'skulldanium', wouldn't I be finding it in a skull vein?

Pfft! I bet you think this thread is about you...

**-Loki-**

BrassScorpion wrote:
Even highest tech Fantasy stuff will look like primitive Steampunk terrain, while lowest tech 40k terrain will look like prefab gothic terrain.
Interesting that this comment comes from the UK

I didn't realize the Australian flag next to my name looked like a UK flag.

**BrassScorpion**

Missed it. Sorry. Those flags are tiny.

**Kroothawk**

I am not sure if Skullvane is the correct name. Someone claimed it was a retranslation from a Chinese website.

BrassScorpion wrote:Missed it. Sorry. Those flags are tiny.

No problem, Dutch

**Worglock**

H.B.M.C. wrote:Skullvane?

AHAHAHAHA!

Y'know, I'll forgive the Garden of Morr. It's a graveyard, so the presence of deathly images is fine. The skull-encrusted islands in Dread Fleet? They were pretty dippy, but what's a game with pirates without a place called 'Skull Island'?

But Skullvane?

Maybe 'skulldanium', that naturally occuring resource that you can see just under the ground on the Realm of Battle Board, is a real thing in the Warhammer World, and they use it as their main building material?

So that means you're buying two right?

or three?

**H.B.M.C.**

Jesus... reading your post gave me such a sense of deja vu Worglock. It's almost as if I'd read that post of yours a dozen times.

Oh wait... I have. Becuase that's all you ever post.

Troll elsewhere.

**Kroothawk**

Darnok over at Warseer was told that the Skullvane Manse will be £45.
We will know more next week when the WD arrives.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Nagashek wrote:Wow! I can make a replica of Kharazhan for my Mordheim league to raid... I mean, play in...

>.>
<.<

I like your thinking Nagashek.

Reagrding the piece, will be interested in seeing it, sounds like something that could either be a Mordheim centre piece, or could feed a number of terrain projects for the skirmish game.

**Kirasu**

Sounds like some pretty cool terrain although I gotta wonder why GW just doesnt release giant skulls as stand alone pieces??

**BrookM**

Then you'd have forum members going "Gah are those fethers now selling skulls? Real hobbyist can get them much cheaper here though the die-hards just use their own skull, no fething way is GW getting my money for a box of skulls."

**Kroothawk**

Here a leaked pic by Bauhaus86 over at Warseer:

**Kendo**

Could so turn that telescope into an orbital gun and make it a Chaosy gun emplacement.

**Kanluwen**

I love it. It looks like a madman's shanty town with a giant telescope on top so he can peep at his neighboring madmen's shanty town.

**Nictolopy**

IdentifyZero wrote:Hi guys, GW here, we heard you liked skulls so we put more skulls in your skulls!

Exactly.

GW is now proud to offer 476.9% more skull content than the leading competitor's skulls.

**Revarien**

Kroothawk wrote:Here a leaked pic by Bauhaus86 over at Warseer:

I am loving it... just not loving the price: 46pounds... wow... that is 73.34 USD

My wallet cringes.

**JOHIRA**

There is a seed of a decent building there but if those stupid giant skulls are part of the brick-work and not add-ons then there is absolutely zero chance that I will ever buy this thing.

**Kirasu**

I don't see the big deal about skulls.. If *I* had a bunch of extra giant skulls laying around I would totally put them on my house

**Flashman**

Looks like they insisted on calling it that silly name so despite the fact that it's possibly one of the nicest scenery pieces they've ever produced, I'm going to have to pass.

It doesn't even have a skull shaped weather vane.

(All of the above is Flashman humour)

**Kanluwen**

I am disappointed about the skull-shaped weather vane too Flashman.

But I'm already plotting how to make one!

**Red_Zeke**

That's pretty damn cool. I know this is just adding another voice to the chorus, but I wish those massive skulls weren't stuck on just below the observatory. That would bump it to a super-awesome rating in my mind.

**skrulnik**

I like it. It really feels Olde World. Its still Empire though.

Gladly I haven't built my Wizard's Tower yet. It looks like the Skull Observatory is the same size/shape, so maybe I can swap parts.

Might want to pick up another Manor House also, as the smaller building parts look similar and could be interchangeable.

**Platuan4th**

I'm wondering why the Crenelated Battlements have Gargoyles and not more skulls.

**Fenriswulf**

Blech. They are way over-doing it when it comes to decorative elements. I think I will go with Tabletop World's stuff instead. Better made and about the same price considering I would need to buy it here in Australia anyway.

**Ozymandias**

I actually kind of like it. Not for Warhammer, mind you, I don't see how to use it in an army sized game, but with some clever filing, this will fit right in on a Malifaux (or Warmahordes I suppose) board!

**skrulnik**

Ozymandias wrote:I actually kind of like it. Not for Warhammer, mind you, I don't see how to use it in an army sized game, but with some clever filing, this will fit right in on a Malifaux (or Warmahordes I suppose) board!

I was actually planning to use it for Mordheim/Malifaux/Dark Age/Infinity.
As I do with all my GW buildings, MBA buildings, and Mordheim card stuff.

Until I find reasonable priced future/modern buildings, I'm fine w fantasy ones.
I've seen the new MAS ones, and a couple others, but they are a bit too pricy for covering a board.

**Commander Cain**

Kirasu wrote:I don't see the big deal about skulls.. If *I* had a bunch of extra giant skulls laying around I would totally put them on my house

But what would the neighbors think?

Nice chunky piece of terrain. GW have done a good job on this one for sure.

**scarletsquig**

Very nice, it's almost like they're trying to release a complete set of Mordheim terrain, only without making it official!

**Vermillion**

filbert wrote:Temple of Skulls

Yet despite me groaning everytime I see GW has decked everything out in skulls and ruined a gaming board with skull pits I keep meaning to get round to buying one of those cheap. Ok yes it's main use would be chaos themed scenery but still, those skulls, I like and shall allow

**notprop**

So £36 (once you get a proper discount on it) doesn't look too bad. I think that I would have to see it IRL before buying it.

Then again I'd have to factor in demel and knife blades to de skull the fether, it might nit be so reasonable after all.

**filbert**

Meh, the GW skull fetish doesn't bother me too much - if I can suspend disbelief enough to pretend that little pieces of plastic and metal are super-human armies of the far future, engaged in smiting my enemies, then bothering about a few skull decorations pales in comparison.