TBM wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:

TBM wrote:


There's no visual indication on any of the stormcast range that there's anything in that armour but a spirit. If they're really individuals, where's the individuality? Space Marines have purity seals, bionic eyes, bionic limbs, crux terminatus, imperial laurels, and other kinds of markings and awards on their armour to communicate that these are individuals with histories. There's none of that here, despite each "Eternal" being of widely disparate races and cultures. You brought up Witch Elves, but here is why thats a false equivalent:

The only evidence I've seen anywhere is in the giant versions of this image where a pair of eyes can be seen behind the helmet. You can see it in that image but it's not exactly obvious unless you look at one of those massive banner poster versions of it they sent to GW stores and LGSs

It's the visuals of the model that matters though. The premise had promise: Heroes of different races cultures and genders being turned into immortals and coming together.

None of this comes through in the model. Judging from the model's visuals, these are all 8 ft emotionless suits of armour with chests 4 ft wide who all have the proportions of steroidal human males. Nay, Space Marines.

And then they charge £30 for five basic eternals, when the fluff is just like Space Marines, the game AoS is inferior to 40k and is less stable and it's slightly more expensie than terminators. A child who likes the look of hulking superhero models will go for the cheaper one for the game most are already playing (40k), which lets face it, has more iconic design. This isn't for WHFB vets, it's for children, but everytime a child buys them he or she is turning down a video game. For only £6 more, I could buy two of these:
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Chaos-Daemons-Bloodletters-of-Khorne and outnumber the Stormcasts 4 to 1 in AoS and already have the basis of a 40k army.