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Longtime Dakkanaut






Yeah, it's the Aquila right behind his head that creates some odd illusion. Looks decent from this angle. Or you can always put Sagittarum helmet


   
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Veteran Wolf Guard Squad Leader






Disappointingly it looks like nothing has been fixed. Bolters are still upside down, fur is still bad, looks like the combi bolters still don't have pistol grips.

Why....

 
   
Made in gb
Fixture of Dakka






Not a huge fan of the terminators but I don't see anything wrong with the power armoured troops. Other than I would have given those boltguns to a unit wearing helmets, that's all.

And the terminators do have pistol grips; just not ones that protrude below the fingers.

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Unhealthy Competition With Other Legions




Nottingham / Sheffield

The bolter set is distinctly disappointing becasue the bolters are just wrong.
If you're upgrading plastics, you've got enough correct bolters for all 10 models, so the bolter set is utterly redundant.
(If you upgrade resin bodies, you've got enough money to buy bolters seperately)

The cataphractii are just bad, way too far from the artwork in the book.
The lumpy furs could be done better by an amateur, there are enough tutorials online to show this is true no matter what medium was used to scuoplt the model.

I like the shield set though, its very vikings-in-space, the unhelmeted heads are interesting and well sculpted, the runic torso is cool.
Combine the shield set with a box of plastic tacticals you've got all the pieces you need to make a variety of loadouts.

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Neronoxx wrote:
...for the love of god can we drop the flipping jokes?
They might go over peoples heads....
 
   
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Stern Iron Priest with Thrall Bodyguard



UK

Well as a wolf player I'm not going to buy them the furs terrible, wouldn't use that load out either their not meant to be regular terminators but his elite.

Weapon packs are overpriced it's not worth using over other 3rd party options.
   
Made in nl
Stone Bonkers Fabricator General




We'll find out soon enough eh.

The heads, axes, and shields on the infantry kit are lovely, but the rest is distinctly underwhelming.

I need to acquire plastic Skavenslaves, can you help?
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PDX

 Yodhrin wrote:
The heads, axes, and shields on the infantry kit are lovely, but the rest is distinctly underwhelming.


Agreed. And those studded shoulder pads look like they'd fit a lot of other Legions. Very nice.

But the rest? Absolutely awful.

   
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Junior Officer with Laspistol





The Shire(s)

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
 Yodhrin wrote:
The heads, axes, and shields on the infantry kit are lovely, but the rest is distinctly underwhelming.


Agreed. And those studded shoulder pads look like they'd fit a lot of other Legions. Very nice.

But the rest? Absolutely awful.

Yeah, that is the kit I most liked. At least the Terminators can be done easily using parts from the plastic Space Wolves range.

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Decrepit Dakkanaut





The Battle Barge Buffet Line

It's disappointing that Forgeworld apparently took the time in between to do nothing about fixing the issues with the HH Space Wolf models.

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PDX

 Haighus wrote:
 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
 Yodhrin wrote:
The heads, axes, and shields on the infantry kit are lovely, but the rest is distinctly underwhelming.


Agreed. And those studded shoulder pads look like they'd fit a lot of other Legions. Very nice.

But the rest? Absolutely awful.

Yeah, that is the kit I most liked. At least the Terminators can be done easily using parts from the plastic Space Wolves range.


True. The plastics are pretty good. The only real difference would be any actual SW logos, which can be remedied with transfers (those look better, imo anyhow).

   
Made in de
Emboldened Warlock





Those heads are horrible, too, they are far too large to fit a helmet.

 
   
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Powerful Phoenix Lord





Forgeworld normally does amazing marines...those Space Wolves (all of the kits) are incredibly underwhelming...new sculptor? I mean they're really, really bad compared to the normal stuff FW produces.
   
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Yeah, a pretty big miss there.

Especially as SW are usually one of the more popular flavors of Marine too.

   
Made in pl
Longtime Dakkanaut





I am still puzzled why the hell FW decided to put a dozen cables in the heads of their Custodes characters, which doesn't fit all of AC art, or both GW AC minis and BL AC books. It also makes what is supposed to be the most elegant and refined of all Imperial factions look ugly and primitive. What these cables are even supposed to do anyway?

BrianDavion wrote:
 BrookM wrote:
This guy next week:



I wonder if a regular Custodes helmet from the plastic kits would fit in there instead, though the plume may get in the way of the halo construct on the back.


honestly vs what you can build from the Warden kit... that captains kinda ugly.

Yeah, either Warden captain, or converted Trajan are both billion times better than all of FW custodes work so far, Both in design and execution (like having actual capes, not chunks of Emperor-knows-what-it-is-supposed-to-be thicker than actual minis, and actual weapons, not comically oversized WoW "spears"...), sadly.
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






New Orleans, LA

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Guys, I'm tearing up right now. Look what arrived in the mail yesterday!

These are absolutely stunning! Dreams do come true, folks!

...now what will I complain about?!


My Dorn just shipped. Oh happy day!

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Looks like on their FB page FW is doubling down on the "No the boltgun is designed as intended defense.


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 kronk wrote:
 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Guys, I'm tearing up right now. Look what arrived in the mail yesterday!

These are absolutely stunning! Dreams do come true, folks!

...now what will I complain about?!


My Dorn just shipped. Oh happy day!


So did mine, along with Sigi and Pollux. And here I wasnt gonna start the Fists for a while, I just wanted my favorite Primarch...

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Southern California, USA

Why are those Bolt Pistols upside down? Are Space Wolves such rebels that they don't assemble their guns the right way?

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30k Ultramarines: 2000 pts
Bolt Action Germans: ~1200 pts
AOS Stormcast: Just starting.
The Empire : ~60-70 models.
1500 pts
: My Salamanders painting blog 16 Infantry and 2 Vehicles done so far!  
   
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Veteran Wolf Guard Squad Leader





 TheCustomLime wrote:
Why are those Bolt Pistols upside down? Are Space Wolves such rebels that they don't assemble their guns the right way?

Nah, the intern doing the CAD sculpts just botched it and accidentally hit the flip button.

 
   
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Steelcity

Winter wrote:
 TheCustomLime wrote:
Why are those Bolt Pistols upside down? Are Space Wolves such rebels that they don't assemble their guns the right way?

Nah, the intern doing the CAD sculpts just botched it and accidentally hit the flip button.


Yet interns don't approve projects from going to concept to delivery. FW lately really feels like a planet that has lost orbit and is careening into its sun.

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 Kirasu wrote:
Winter wrote:
 TheCustomLime wrote:
Why are those Bolt Pistols upside down? Are Space Wolves such rebels that they don't assemble their guns the right way?

Nah, the intern doing the CAD sculpts just botched it and accidentally hit the flip button.


Yet interns don't approve projects from going to concept to delivery. FW lately really feels like a planet that has lost orbit and is careening into its sun.


Just as Black Library is starting to recover from the hole they dove into a few years back. Is there some sort of unfortunate quota of poor decisions that has to be maintained across the subsidiaries? As BL gets better, FW has to take the hit?
   
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I guess I missed this whole thing about upside down Bolt Pistols. What happened exactly?

CaptainStabby wrote:
If Tyberos falls and needs to catch himself it's because the ground needed killing.

 jy2 wrote:
BTW, I can't wait to run Double-D-thirsters! Man, just thinking about it gets me Khorney.

 vipoid wrote:
Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?

 MarsNZ wrote:
ITT: SoB players upset that they're receiving the same condescending treatment that they've doled out in every CSM thread ever.
 
   
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Take a quick look at the front of these bolt pistols (and yes they are pistols, not guns, despite their length).
Spoiler:


EDIT: image was a bit larger than I expected

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Southern California, USA

For comparison, this is what a Phobos pattern bolt pistol should look like.


Thought for the day: Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
30k Ultramarines: 2000 pts
Bolt Action Germans: ~1200 pts
AOS Stormcast: Just starting.
The Empire : ~60-70 models.
1500 pts
: My Salamanders painting blog 16 Infantry and 2 Vehicles done so far!  
   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Steelcity

Upside down ironsight is for when you're shooting the gun sideways

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San Jose, CA

it's a finger stop, most short barreled rifles have them to prevent your hand/finger from getting shot.
   
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Regular Dakkanaut




The terminators DO have fixed grips. They lack all detail but there are grips now. I believe the praetor is fixed too.
   
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 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
Take a quick look at the front of these bolt pistols (and yes they are pistols, not guns, despite their length).
Spoiler:


EDIT: image was a bit larger than I expected

I kinda like that the pistols are big, but I definitely understand how much this bothers people.

Regarding the upside down ironsight...yeah that's definitely not aesthetic. Would require cutting and repositioning, or even just getting rid of it entirely.

CaptainStabby wrote:
If Tyberos falls and needs to catch himself it's because the ground needed killing.

 jy2 wrote:
BTW, I can't wait to run Double-D-thirsters! Man, just thinking about it gets me Khorney.

 vipoid wrote:
Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?

 MarsNZ wrote:
ITT: SoB players upset that they're receiving the same condescending treatment that they've doled out in every CSM thread ever.
 
   
Made in fi
Locked in the Tower of Amareo





Winter wrote:

Disappointingly it looks like nothing has been fixed. Bolters are still upside down, fur is still bad, looks like the combi bolters still don't have pistol grips.

Why....


We ASSUME it's not fixed. Can we say for sure those are not old photos? Has somebody got those ordered and delivered already?

I would at least wait until somebody gets them and can confirm. Wasn't there reply from FW they would change it? In which case it could still be just case of old photo.

2024 painted/bought: 109/109 
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut






tneva82 wrote:
[We ASSUME it's not fixed. Can we say for sure those are not old photos? Has somebody got those ordered and delivered already?

Own up! Who ordered the terrible looking models on the assumption that Forgeworld would be too lazy to change the promotional images of them, but would totally get around to resculpting them before release?
   
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Locked in the Tower of Amareo





 Lord Damocles wrote:
tneva82 wrote:
[We ASSUME it's not fixed. Can we say for sure those are not old photos? Has somebody got those ordered and delivered already?

Own up! Who ordered the terrible looking models on the assumption that Forgeworld would be too lazy to change the promotional images of them, but would totally get around to resculpting them before release?


*shrug* Last time I looked at the picture it was not "bolt pistol upgrade" and instead rather had plenty of other things. For me the bolt pistols would be least interesting parts anyway after heads, that alternative torso and shoulder pads.

Or did the pack content change and it's now only bolt pistols?

2024 painted/bought: 109/109 
   
 
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