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It's like they took the Storm Raven kit, added a Tau Tiger Shark to the top:

And added the Hyperion Missile Launcher:

I agree with the "looks like tau" remarks. I also think the missile launchers on top is silly.

I have two unassembled Storm Ravens I'm not doing anything with. I'll get two Eagles if they will be available as conversion kits, but I don't want any more Raven sprues.

ph34r wrote:I agree with the "looks like tau" remarks. I also think the missile launchers on top is silly.

If the poor model handed out free hundred dollar bills and solved world hunger, people would still complain about it.

I have a bad feeling reporting news from FW Open Day, when it takes place 1st April

Hate the Storm Raven but that Storm Eagle is pure win.

Kroothawk wrote:I have a bad feeling reporting news from FW Open Day, when it takes place 1st April

Pictures of awesome models and dioramas ease troubled minds I'm sure. Meet you there.

DUDE! Me want Storm Eagle! I think I might skip the missile launchers, but can someone please email the sculptor for the Storm Raven? Tell him to take notes for next time.

Forge World hasn't really done too much in regards to "April Fool's Jokes" so I don't think it'd be a problem.

Now, people making crap up and saying they saw it at Open Day?
Yeah, that might be.

I knew there would be a more shooty variant of the storm raven spew on the way lol

Looks real nice might pick a couple up.

That Predator is full of win! Its my 1st wedding anniversary in May and that might just go in a non subtle email to my wife

ph34r wrote:I agree with the "looks like tau" remarks. I also think the missile launchers on top is silly.

Having a missile launcher on TOP of a flying vehicle doesn't make a lot of sense tactically. Generally, you want to have as little of yourself (or your vehicle) between your weapon and your enemy as possible.

I hope that they release more Necron things...

I love the storm eagle, I was really hoping the Storm raven would look something like that all along.

Looking at it a bit more closely, does it look to anyone else like it has some kind of large transport bay at the back? There appears to be *something* in what is presume are holes under the missile launchers that looks like interior detail.

Wow! The Storm Eagle is too sexy. I can't wait to make another FW order now.

pretre wrote:

ph34r wrote:I agree with the "looks like tau" remarks. I also think the missile launchers on top is silly.

If the poor model handed out free hundred dollar bills and solved world hunger, people would still complain about it.

"Wings on the back" is a very non-imperial design choice. It looks weird.

ph34r wrote:"Wings on the back" is a very non-imperial design choice. It looks weird.

You mean like the Storm Raven, Thunderhawk, Land Speeder, Caestus, etc? :p

Yeah, but these wings are different. This is the first time they have done the wings flat across the top. In the past they have been generally highly angled tabs more akin to fins, or for the thunderhawk straight wings. This one has a very Tau-like flying wing type thing going on in the back.

ph34r wrote:Yeah, but these wings are different. This is the first time they have done the wings flat across the top. In the past they have been generally highly angled tabs more akin to fins, or for the thunderhawk straight wings. This one has a very Tau-like flying wing type thing going on in the back.

/shrug, I guess.

It has a straight top and angled down wings. Like the assault ram and the Valk, etc so on.

This is obviously them getting ready for an April fools joke, I mean it's obviously a Storm-Raven conversion

Arm.chair.general wrote:I mean it's obviously a Storm-Raven conversion kit

Fixed that for you. In the very slim chance this is indeed an april fools joke, people love it so much they'll probably start making it anyway.

Anpu-adom wrote:

ph34r wrote:I agree with the "looks like tau" remarks. I also think the missile launchers on top is silly.

Having a missile launcher on TOP of a flying vehicle doesn't make a lot of sense tactically. Generally, you want to have as little of yourself (or your vehicle) between your weapon and your enemy as possible.

Maybe this is an air-superiority Storm Raven. If the enemy is in the air too, it doesn't matter much where your missiles come from.

Also, titans don't make a lot of tactical sense either, but man are they cool.

Arm.chair.general wrote:This is obviously them getting ready for an April fools joke, I mean it's obviously a Storm-Raven conversion

You know what they say: Keep your words short and sweet, as you may just have to eat them. I look forward to you being so wrong it's just not funny.

Hmm, not sure what to make of the flyer. Sure it looks nice but it is just a bit too tau for my liking. For another 10 pounds I could pick up the assault ram which I prefer in design.

Tank variants are nice! I was hoping for a turret mounted conversion beamer, looks like I am in luck!

Another modeling masterclass? Well, the last one was amazing. While some of the projects were a little hard to do, this was mostly due to the amount of materials that were needed to get everything done! Probably will pick this up!

I hope the Stormeagle is for real - I really like it and would definitely order one.

Anpu-adom wrote:
Having a missile launcher on TOP of a flying vehicle doesn't make a lot of sense tactically. Generally, you want to have as little of yourself (or your vehicle) between your weapon and your enemy as possible.

True, but that's got a lot of justification as an Imperial design style cue. Look at the Thunderhawk with a gigantic tank-gun thingy on the back of it. A-10 pilots probably think that thing's got too big of a gun!

thesoupdragon wrote:I hope the Stormeagle is for real - I really like it and would definitely order one.

Considering Forge World's Open Day has traditionally been around April 1st(last year was April 3rd, year before was March 28th) and they've yet to do an April Fool's Joke...

I think you're okay.

Nice looking model. Perhaps what the Storm Raven should have been, minus sprue considerations?

I think I would probably take the missile pods off the back or meltas from the front (which again give it a little bit of an 'action man' look) but otherwise think it's a pretty nice model.

DarknessEternal wrote:

Anpu-adom wrote:

ph34r wrote:I agree with the "looks like tau" remarks. I also think the missile launchers on top is silly.

Having a missile launcher on TOP of a flying vehicle doesn't make a lot of sense tactically. Generally, you want to have as little of yourself (or your vehicle) between your weapon and your enemy as possible.

Maybe this is an air-superiority Storm Raven. If the enemy is in the air too, it doesn't matter much where your missiles come from.

Also, titans don't make a lot of tactical sense either, but man are they cool.

Some British fighter craft have had over wing hard points.

Kanluwen wrote:

thesoupdragon wrote:I hope the Stormeagle is for real - I really like it and would definitely order one.

Considering Forge World's Open Day has traditionally been around April 1st(last year was April 3rd, year before was March 28th) and they've yet to do an April Fool's Joke...

I think you're okay.

Very true, you've given me much hope good sir!

Little Image search pulls up the FW page with a price of 80 GBP

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Home/Space_Marine_Stormeagle.html