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 jah-joshua wrote:

 sweetdaddyg wrote:
Anyone else noticed that they havent done any edge highlighting on those painted minis? Could this be a new artistic decision by the eavy metal team?

the 'Eavy Metal team doesn't paint the FW minis, they have their own in-house guys...
Phil S., at least, comes from a military modelling background, where paintjobs are a bit more gritty and realistic...

cheers
jah

Honestly, most of the FW paint schemes I find rather bland, and passably but not strikingly executed.

I much prefer the FW paint schemes to the GW ones personally: they seem much more gritty and realistic, particularly on the vehicles.

 jah-joshua wrote:

 sweetdaddyg wrote:
Anyone else noticed that they havent done any edge highlighting on those painted minis? Could this be a new artistic decision by the eavy metal team?

the 'Eavy Metal team doesn't paint the FW minis, they have their own in-house guys...
Phil S., at least, comes from a military modelling background, where paintjobs are a bit more gritty and realistic...

cheers
jah

I'm glad that they do that too, I love the gritty grimdark paintjobs that he gives to the models. Looks really neat.

 Kroothawk wrote:
Is this something Space Marine players accept as cool?
To me both "bolter grip" and leaf blower look like the quick and lazy conversion by a 10 year old beginner for his herpderp chapter.

I agree that the bolter grip is dumb looking, makes no real sense fluff wise, and seems quite lazy.

 jah-joshua wrote:

 sweetdaddyg wrote:
Anyone else noticed that they havent done any edge highlighting on those painted minis? Could this be a new artistic decision by the eavy metal team?

the 'Eavy Metal team doesn't paint the FW minis, they have their own in-house guys...
Phil S., at least, comes from a military modelling background, where paintjobs are a bit more gritty and realistic...

cheers
jah

And blow the 'eavy metal team out of the water. FW paintjobs are, by and by, pretty awesome. More realistic paintjobs to match, generally, more realistic model designs.

This was buried in the Warhammer Forge Newsletter, but is pertinent to 40k Players that use Forge World, I think.


Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse
Following on from the release of Games Workshop's new Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse expansion, we have put a handy page together which links every Forge World product that can be seen in the book by page reference.

I haven't received the weekly newsletter yet, but for the meantime...



Second speeder
with lascannons






Larger and more heavily armoured than the common pattern of Land Speeder, the Javelin Attack Speeder is a nigh-irreplaceable relic of a bygone age of technological mastery. Gravitic nullification plates, the secret of whose production and maintenance have long since been lost, allow the Javelin to mount an array of heavy weaponry more akin to a heavy tank destroyer than a nimble Land Speeder, allowing them to make pinpoint strikes on enemy armour or infantry with devastating lascannon or missile barrage. Those Chapters of Space Marines whose histories stretch back into the grim days of the Imperium’s founding may, if they are fortunate, still possess a few justly revered Javelins within the sanctified depths of their armouries.

Designed by Daren Parrwood, the Javelin Attack Speeder is a multi-part resin kit that is armed with twin-linked lascannon. It is available to pre-order now and will be despatched from Friday 26th July. Rules allowing Space Marine Legions to field these lethal vehicles will be published later in the year. For those of you wanting to use them in your games of Warhammer 40,000, we have provided experimental rules for you to do so here.

Am I missing the rules link?

Not up yet that I can find...

I'll post the full Newsletter when I get it.

 kronk wrote:
Not up yet that I can find...

I'll post the full Newsletter when I get it.

Damn damn damn! Looks awesome, btw.

I like that thing. Take off that stupid front antenae and it's gold.

I like it much better than the base-dropping DA one, that's for sure.

 kronk wrote:
I like it much better than the base-dropping DA one, that's for sure.

Spoiler:

Thats legit.

I'm also still waiting for my Mechanicum Castellax Auto-Matia to come out! Where is my Admech unit!!!!

I can't take credit for that one. But it makes me smile every time I see it!

Whirlwinds up to.
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/LEGION_DEIMOS_PATTERN_WHIRLWIND_SCORPIUS.html

I cannot help feeling a certain level of "I've seen this before somewhere..."

I know we know they're on the way, but I'm still a bit jazzed to see more Raven Guard painted models!

Liking the LS, I always intended to get three, have only ever got around to buying two and only have one finished, may well pick one of these up for variety.

Look at the rules for that Whirlwind. S8 AP3, 3" blast. If it remains stationary, can fire Heavy 1+d3 times...


Linky!



An ancient variant of the more common Whirlwind missile tank, the Scorpius was designed with a single purpose in mind – the destruction of heavily armoured infantry. The Scorpius variant replaces the Whirlwind’s multiple missile launcher system with the intricate drum-fed scorpius launcher, whose implosive warheads are devastating to armoured infantry and light vehicles. The Whirlwind Scorpius’ origins lie in the dark days of the first inter-Legion civil war and, in more recent times, it has become an all but forgotten relic amongst some Chapters as the ability to manufacture its complex munitions has become a forgotten art, but for other Chapters it still remains a potent weapon of war.

The Whirlwind Scorpius, designed by Israel Gonzales, is a complete multi-part resin and plastic kit that is available to pre-order now for despatch from Friday 26th July. Rules allowing Space Marine Legions to field this formidable tank will be published later in the year. For those of you wanting to use them in your games of Warhammer 40,000, we have provided experimental rules for you to do so here.

Koppo wrote:
I cannot help feeling a certain level of "I've seen this before somewhere..."

You didn't go back far enough. http://entropy2.com/madscience/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Landspeeder.jpeg

Noc

 pretre wrote:

 kronk wrote:
Not up yet that I can find...

I'll post the full Newsletter when I get it.

Damn damn damn! Looks awesome, btw.

Rules

Wow. That whirlwind varient is actually pretty good!

Hell yeah. Not just sexy, but can fire 1+d3 if it remains stationary, is 13/12/10, fires 3" blasts with S8 AP3.

Don't be where it shoots unless you're in terminator armor.

Rules on the speeder are solid. Outflank combined with higher armor for the same cost as a DA Typhoon. Can't do squadrons but if you're looking for a single speeder it's solid.

Yeah, I don't that it looks much like the Star Wars landspeeder at all.....

But man, do I love that thing...

Wow, both models look great: particularly the Landspeeder. Forge Worlds work (particularly their HH stuff) continues to impress.

The rules for the Landspeeder are good too, way better than the standard. The Whirlwind's rules look pretty solid, providing it stays stationary.

Really loving both models.
Very good stats on the Scorpion, FA13, 1+d3 barrage if it dosent move, str 8 ap3 template.
Yes please.

 kronk wrote:
Look at the rules for that Whirlwind. S8 AP3, 3" blast. If it remains stationary, can fire Heavy 1+d3 times....

Pants are tight.

The new speeders still too much have the "converted deodorant " look to them of the original...

 Compel wrote:
The new speeders still too much have the "converted deodorant " look to them of the original...

As a Rogue Trader baby, I fail to see how this is a criticism?