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 NAVARRO wrote:
Khurasan miniatures has some small lizards, but I don't think those fill the bill.
I would buy plenty of small lizards if I could find some cool ones.

Argh, their site never seems to work for me. Do you have the model / line name or a link to a pic?

I'll be looking for some other possibilities, too, and will post up any I find

LOVING the one on the left - the Spinosaurus looking beast! Now I'm hoping allies show up in the next WFB edition, because I need an excuse to buy, paint and field one! And no, starting a new WFB Army (Lizardmen) is NOT the excuse I'm looking for!

Spinosaurus with catfish barbs -- looks crazy cool to these eyes.

Troglodon!

I want to paint one too.

What is the model on the right side of this picture?

That would be one of these:- http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440111a&prodId=prod1870062a

Warriors of Chaos mutalith vortex beast, hilariously ugly model with a ridiculous price tag as far as I'm concerned but a friend utterly adores his... xD

Slaughterbrute. Came out a few months ago for Chaos Warriors

I'm loving the diversity in these designs!

Thanks for letting me know you all. Somehow I missed that model coming out...

 Alpharius wrote:


LOVING the one on the left - the Spinosaurus looking beast! Now I'm hoping allies show up in the next WFB edition, because I need an excuse to buy, paint and field one! And no, starting a new WFB Army (Lizardmen) is NOT the excuse I'm looking for!

Yeah, I really like that variant! If I were running lizardmen I'd field that alongside the old carnosaur (also to have different poses- otherwise all the big beasties would share the same stance / pose).

Apart of me wonders if the Troglodon name is a reference to back when the Slaan and the Lizardmen had nothing to do with eachother. In the older fluff the Slann where their own race while the Lizardmen lived underground, at the time the Lizardmen equivalent of a Kroxigor was called a Troglodyte (though they weren't allies of the Lizardmen).

 Scrub wrote:
That would be one of these:- http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440111a&prodId=prod1870062a

Warriors of Chaos mutalith vortex beast, hilariously ugly model with a ridiculous price tag as far as I'm concerned but a friend utterly adores his... xD

Slaughterbrute, actually. I prefer the mutalith, though that one arm sticking out is a bit silly.

Anyone else noticing that all the different coloured carnosaus we are seeing are in the exact same pose?

yeah, I uhh,...I really need some more money.

 jonolikespie wrote:
Anyone else noticing that all the different coloured carnosaus we are seeing are in the exact same pose?

Is that a surprise? Most big monster kits sacrifice poseability for dynamism/realism. Heck, everything from infantry on up has been trending that way since around 3rd/4th edition.

Altruizine wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
Anyone else noticing that all the different coloured carnosaus we are seeing are in the exact same pose?

Is that a surprise? Most big monster kits sacrifice poseability for dynamism/realism. Heck, everything from infantry on up has been trending that way since around 3rd/4th edition.

And that is a very bad thing if you want more than one

Is it just me or do the skinks look like they got the better end of the deal sculpt wise? I am not a fan of the Saurus warriors at all. If I were to ever go for lizardmen again, I would try to build a mostly skink army if at all viable.

 jonolikespie wrote:

Altruizine wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
Anyone else noticing that all the different coloured carnosaus we are seeing are in the exact same pose?

Is that a surprise? Most big monster kits sacrifice poseability for dynamism/realism. Heck, everything from infantry on up has been trending that way since around 3rd/4th edition.

And that is a very bad thing if you want more than one

Go forth and convert, my son!

I like the current paradigm. It means that someone who doesn't have the time/ability/inclination to tackle a conversion can still have a really nice looking model that is elaborately posed and not just standing straight with flat/ball jointed limb attachments (which is generally the stance you have to accept in exchange for poseability). Anybody who wants multiples of a single unit should either be happy with monoposes, or willing to customize their second+ copies of the model.

It's almost impossible to reconcile dynamism with poseability, particularly in WHFB where most creatures are organic. It's a little easier to pull off with things like giant robots on the 40K side.

I just want to point out that with some of these "big monster kits", even just swapping some of the components from the different monster types can give you something far better.

The Zombie Dragon/Terrorgheist are one such example where if you use the Terrorgheist's wing assembly it gives you a more dynamic looking Zombie Dragon without interfering with the Zombie Dragon or rider builds.

Can anyone tell if the various carnosaur riders have different parts (aside from their heads)?

I hope to cobble together an assortment of new champions and old bloods, especially since gor-rok or whatever his name is wasn't quite as impressive as I'd hope.

I like my lizards looking blinged out, as they should be. I need a few more torsos to choose from before I succumb to having to try sculpting them some extra details out of green stuff.

I imagine there will be a range of parts for the riders and I also hope itll leave one to be made on to a normal base.

Well find out tonight and I cant wait.

These are some of the coolest models I have seen from GW in ages! It is seriously making me consider starting a WHFB / Lizardmen army!

What's the usual time between preorder and release? If preorder is this Saturday (July 27th) does that mean the release should be 2 weeks later (August 10th)?

I'm very interested in picking up the book, at least... hopefully a much greater variety of army builds are viable than with the current book.

Edit: For those who want big dinos posed differently, just use the new kit as a Troglodon, and the old kit as a Carnosaur

Mmmm they are some nice looking dinosaurs.

I think it's about time to start a Lizardman army.

 RiTides wrote:
What's the usual time between preorder and release? If preorder is this Saturday (July 27th) does that mean the release should be 2 weeks later (August 10th)?

It was 1 week for Tau which is the last time i pre-ordered GW things.

 RiTides wrote:
What's the usual time between preorder and release? If preorder is this Saturday (July 27th) does that mean the release should be 2 weeks later (August 10th)?

Preorders up in about 4 hours, release 3rd August.

Excellent, thanks!

Pre Orders are up! http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/home.jsp

$1600 one-click bundle!!! Holy cow!!

Anyone know the cheapest retailer in the UK to pre-order these?