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The mythical beast of 40k, the plastic Thunderhawk has a new possible sighting, the last page of the latest White Dwarf. This definitely is a Thunderhawk, or something similar, but the question is..... is it the that magical creature we have been searching for?
The roar of engines, the recoil of cannons, that is where the true joy of battle lies
Well, it definitely is not a Stormraven, and at first glance has a different look than the Forgeworld varieties we currently have. With an apocalypse updated 6th edition release sitting ahead of us, anything is possible. I will let the speculation and conspiracies begin.
A huge thanks to the Wolfspider for sending this in from his own copy of April's White Dwarf
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Compel wrote: I... think it's just the forgeworld model. Even things like the heavy bolters ammo hoppers are the same.
Then again, that doesn't say much - after all, look at the Valkyrie.
Yeah, all the little details match up to me. The trio of indents and the 'nibs' either side of the canopy, the sticky-up bits behind the canopy, all sorts suggests it's the same to me.
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"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
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I was really excited when I saw this thread!
So I went and got my Thunderhawk off of the dining room table and held it in one hand next to the monitor. I see no noticeable difference between the Forge World Thunderhawk and the one that is pictured.
I really hope this is true but I cannot see any evidence that it is.
Yeah, most of the time, it is a flat bit you can add.
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This would be amazing were it true. Knowing GW it is not and is simply the FW model. On that note, didn't they say that they were no longer going to be making current FW kits in plastic?
If true, ...3...2...1 people will start complaining about how much it will cost.
Since I have no idea how much FW is, I am guessing it will be either the same or more than FW costs.
Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".
If they cost it the same as a FW model it would be like $600 US .... NO plastic model is worth that.
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I don't think that is a plastic model. If it was it would have a clear canopy, no?
Probably a new update to flyer rules that will make the recently released DftS obsolete. So you know, you have to buy another limited print rules adendum.
JSF wrote:... this is really quite an audacious move by GW, throwing out any pretext that this is a game and that its customers exist to do anything other than buy their overpriced products for the sake of it. The naked arrogance, greed and contempt for their audience is shocking.
This has been pretty much debunked in the 40k release schedule thread. It is a FW thunderhawk.
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Devils advocate: there could became plastic thunderhawk and the one in the pic could be the forgeworld one. GW still uses forgeworld piranhas in their studio tau army.
Trasvi wrote: Devils advocate: there could became plastic thunderhawk and the one in the pic could be the forgeworld one. GW still uses forgeworld piranhas in their studio tau army.
But then the back-page still isn't used for previews any more.
"It is the great irony of the Legiones Astartes: engineered to kill to achieve a victory of peace that they can then be no part of." - Roboute Guilliman
"As I recall, your face was tortured. Imagine that - the Master of the Wolves, his ferocity twisted into grief. And yet you still carried out your duty. You always did what was asked of you. So loyal. So tenacious. Truly you were the attack dog of the Emperor. You took no pleasure in what you did. I knew that then, and I know it now. But all things change, my brother. I'm not the same as I was, and you're... well, let us not mention where you are now." - Magnus the Red, to a statue of Leman Russ
Trasvi wrote: Devils advocate: there could became plastic thunderhawk and the one in the pic could be the forgeworld one. GW still uses forgeworld piranhas in their studio tau army.
Devils Advocate: There could be a plastic ANYTHING and they just aren't showing us the pictures.
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A plastic Thunderhawk for my 10k roughly of marines would probably get me to buy my first GW model in years. The GW total in my sig is basically new codex releases for existing armies, paints, and a second hand gamesday model.
GW doesn't want to make money from producing one of the most sought after large models. Just like they didn't want to make money off drop pods, thunder wolves, eldar wave serpents.. the list continues (Until people had all their alternate models).
I'd buy 3.
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They do make money off it, only through Forgeworld.
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Forgeworld couldn't be selling more than a few dozen thunderhawks per year at the $600 pricepoint. At least it would seem so given the rarity of the model. Warhound titans seem to be their most popular big ticket items. Even readers seem to be more common than thunderhawks.
If eh made a plastic model at 1/3 of the cost it would still run $200.00. Is that a. Price that people wild be willing to pay?
Renegades - 
2k and counting
Soon my freinds, soon.
