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 d-usa wrote:
This picture just makes me lol:

Haters gonna hate....

I was thinking more along the lines of gratuitous butt shot. Hey, if female minis get it done all the time, why not do it for astartes once in a while as well?

regarding the ashen circle - although its put in finer words under their description, the back of the hand weapons are designed for hooking books off the liberatee's library shelves and then flamed to burn all false belief.

When i saw the mock up pics at the HH weekend i thought they would have been terminators :(

They anticipate having a provisional date released for next years HH weekender out in October for those of us who have to book our lives that far in advance

The noise marines look great, and cool weapons too. It looks like much of Forgeworld's "sculpting left arms for holding heavy weapons" budget went there too, no dumb "holding tiny bolter on top of autocannon" sculpting nonsense.

*looks at the noise marines*


Well, time to start a Emperors Children army i guess...

Lovely models, don't even compare to the laughably awful centurion models GW released this month. It's as if marines turned from brutal soldier in 30k to my big fat gipsy wedding tryout girls by 40k.

Ashen Circle rock my socks.

Beautiful!
I wish I still had the funds and time to continue my Heresy Emperor's Children. :(

The following kits are going to be limited quantity prereleases at Games Day:
"Fire Raptor" Gunship



My favorite part?



Deimos Vindicator

Now I am torn.

On the one hand, I sort of want the Fire Raptor more than any other Forgeworld model ever.

On the other hand, I saw that Storm Eagle build walkthrough on here. I can't do what he did, not at all. I can't come close. And I don't have $152 to spend on a model that is going to look like garbage after I assemble it.

Wow. That Vindi kit is lovely.

D

 Ouze wrote:
Now I am torn.

On the one hand, I sort of want the Fire Raptor more than any other Forgeworld model ever.

On the other hand, I saw that Storm Eagle build walkthrough on here. I can't do what he did, not at all. I can't come close. And I don't have $152 to spend on a model that is going to look like garbage after I assemble it.

welp that post just completely turned me off from ever buying a storm eagle

That Fire Raptor looks like it'd be an awesome stand in for anything, "Stormraven"... Damn you forgeworld! Why you gotta go and improve greatly upon utter crap!

 Alfndrate wrote:
That Fire Raptor looks like it'd be an awesome stand in for anything, "Stormraven"... Damn you forgeworld! Why you gotta go and improve greatly upon utter crap!

Did you miss this thread?:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/507545.page

FW might make a better looking vehicle in theory and/or for photo shoots but reality might have then trending closer to GW/Utter Crap than not!

i'm salivating now

i'm so hoping that mechanicum get some decent AA capabilities now as that looks like a lot of twin linked fun pew pewing my robots :(

I can imagine that fire raptor having a whole squad of night lords latched onto the outside as it comes in low and they jump off and flay the skin off anything. looking at this makes me think what they will do when they start on the stormbird - bigger and more baddass is going to be more difficult now

 ironicsilence wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
Now I am torn.

On the one hand, I sort of want the Fire Raptor more than any other Forgeworld model ever.

On the other hand, I saw that Storm Eagle build walkthrough on here. I can't do what he did, not at all. I can't come close. And I don't have $152 to spend on a model that is going to look like garbage after I assemble it.

welp that post just completely turned me off from ever buying a storm eagle

I'm sorry about that, but it's probably better you know the truth while your credit card is safely in your wallet. The regret you feel, I know that feeling intimately as my heart sank, reading post after post.

Fire Raptor looks brilliant, the already mentioned storm eagle build thread has put me off anything extremely complex made by FW though. The Vindicator looks awesome, like a baby Typhon, will be getting one of those I reckon for Christmas.

 Ouze wrote:

 ironicsilence wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
Now I am torn.

On the one hand, I sort of want the Fire Raptor more than any other Forgeworld model ever.

On the other hand, I saw that Storm Eagle build walkthrough on here. I can't do what he did, not at all. I can't come close. And I don't have $152 to spend on a model that is going to look like garbage after I assemble it.

welp that post just completely turned me off from ever buying a storm eagle

I'm sorry about that, but it's probably better you know the truth while your credit card is safely in your wallet. The regret you feel, I know that feeling intimately as my heart sank, reading post after post.

yeah that entire thread is just nuts, I'm more then happy to pay forgeworld pricing for a sexy model, but I shouldnt need to have a personal forge in my house to put the damn thing together, to date I've avoided ordering large models from forgeworld as I've always been scared that it would be just like that guy lays it out. I'm more then able to deal with some problems on the smaller models but I'm not interested in having to go nuts to get a tank sized kit together.

While you don't need the "personal forge" that he used in that thread, I will admit the Storm Eagle was one of the hardest to put together Kits from FW I've ever assembled, much more so than my titans or my Assault Ram. With all that being said, though, it wasn't THAT hard to build with some patience and a second set of hands.

That Fire Raptor looks the nuts!!

I really want to get a couple of them and a couple of Storm Eagles now to go with the Thunderhawk.

 cincydooley wrote:
While you don't need the "personal forge" that he used in that thread, I will admit the Storm Eagle was one of the hardest to put together Kits from FW I've ever assembled, much more so than my titans or my Assault Ram. With all that being said, though, it wasn't THAT hard to build with some patience and a second set of hands.

I'll grant you the 'patience' thing, but a second set of hands?

FW stuff really shouldn't really ever be sent out as badly warped as it often is.

 ironicsilence wrote:

 Ouze wrote:

 ironicsilence wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
Now I am torn.

On the one hand, I sort of want the Fire Raptor more than any other Forgeworld model ever.

On the other hand, I saw that Storm Eagle build walkthrough on here. I can't do what he did, not at all. I can't come close. And I don't have $152 to spend on a model that is going to look like garbage after I assemble it.

welp that post just completely turned me off from ever buying a storm eagle

I'm sorry about that, but it's probably better you know the truth while your credit card is safely in your wallet. The regret you feel, I know that feeling intimately as my heart sank, reading post after post.

yeah that entire thread is just nuts, I'm more then happy to pay forgeworld pricing for a sexy model, but I shouldnt need to have a personal forge in my house to put the damn thing together, to date I've avoided ordering large models from forgeworld as I've always been scared that it would be just like that guy lays it out. I'm more then able to deal with some problems on the smaller models but I'm not interested in having to go nuts to get a tank sized kit together.

From what I've read and seen, alot of other FW kits of that size aren't nearly as hard to put together. The Caestus Assault Ram is actually pretty straight foreword. The level of effort that goes into a Storm egal is comparable to a Thunderhawk...

Well plastic combo kits have made some FW kits easier to put together, it has had some sort of bizzaro effect on the Storm Raven!

O___o

Also on the topic of hard to put together forgeworld kits. Apparently the land raider's proteus andSpartan aren't a walk in the park either. Straightening out the tracks is apparently a paint in the ass.

 Alpharius wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:
That Fire Raptor looks like it'd be an awesome stand in for anything, "Stormraven"... Damn you forgeworld! Why you gotta go and improve greatly upon utter crap!

Did you miss this thread?:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/507545.page

FW might make a better looking vehicle in theory and/or for photo shoots but reality might have then trending closer to GW/Utter Crap than not!

I did not miss that thread, I saw that Ouze posted it. Unfortunately the OP of that thread didn't upload his photos to Dakka, so I'm unable to view them. It's currently on my "to view when I get home" list. It still doesn't deter me from the fact that the kit itself looks fantastic. The Stormraven looks like garbage and the kit was pretty easy to build, I would expect the opposite with the Fire Raptor.

I really want to get a fire raptor and have it flying at an angle to have one of the HB turrets pointed at the ground. Something like an AC-130 when it dose an attack run.

Wasn't there a rumor about a fire raptor awhile back?

 Ouze wrote:

 ironicsilence wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
Now I am torn.

On the one hand, I sort of want the Fire Raptor more than any other Forgeworld model ever.

On the other hand, I saw that Storm Eagle build walkthrough on here. I can't do what he did, not at all. I can't come close. And I don't have $152 to spend on a model that is going to look like garbage after I assemble it.

welp that post just completely turned me off from ever buying a storm eagle

I'm sorry about that, but it's probably better you know the truth while your credit card is safely in your wallet. The regret you feel, I know that feeling intimately as my heart sank, reading post after post.

Ouze - It is not as bad as that thread makes it out to be, and certainly depends on what OCD level you are willing to accept with the final model.

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:
That Fire Raptor looks like it'd be an awesome stand in for anything, "Stormraven"... Damn you forgeworld! Why you gotta go and improve greatly upon utter crap!

Did you miss this thread?:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/507545.page

FW might make a better looking vehicle in theory and/or for photo shoots but reality might have then trending closer to GW/Utter Crap than not!

I did not miss that thread, I saw that Ouze posted it. Unfortunately the OP of that thread didn't upload his photos to Dakka, so I'm unable to view them. It's currently on my "to view when I get home" list. It still doesn't deter me from the fact that the kit itself looks fantastic. The Stormraven looks like garbage and the kit was pretty easy to build, I would expect the opposite with the Fire Raptor.

Yeah, you're really going to want to look at those pictures.

Have these already been posted?

 Alpharius wrote:

I'll grant you the 'patience' thing, but a second set of hands?

FW stuff really shouldn't really ever be sent out as badly warped as it often is.

Yeah, the 2nd set of hands part comes with the short patience. He's using the clamps as that 2nd set. It could also be partially due to me being a clumsy mess, but the fuselage is long and requires that everything be lined up perfectly in order for it to fit together. If you can imagine a shipping box that hasn't been taped on either side, and it leaning to the left or right if you dont have it just right, thats what happened to it. My wife didn't do much....she just helped me get everything lined up while I glued and sprayed quick dry.

But yeah, its not awful, but it was more of a pain in the ass than some of the other large models I've built. My biggest frustrations were that fuselage and then, on the rear assault ramp, well, mine was all jacked up and I ended up just hacking a bunch of gak off so it fit.

Again, YMMV, and a lot of this may be due to the fact that I'm embarassingly impatient.

 cincydooley wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

I'll grant you the 'patience' thing, but a second set of hands?

FW stuff really shouldn't really ever be sent out as badly warped as it often is.

Yeah, the 2nd set of hands part comes with the short patience. He's using the clamps as that 2nd set. It could also be partially due to me being a clumsy mess, but the fuselage is long and requires that everything be lined up perfectly in order for it to fit together. If you can imagine a shipping box that hasn't been taped on either side, and it leaning to the left or right if you dont have it just right, thats what happened to it. My wife didn't do much....she just helped me get everything lined up while I glued and sprayed quick dry.

But yeah, its not awful, but it was more of a pain in the ass than some of the other large models I've built. My biggest frustrations were that fuselage and then, on the rear assault ramp, well, mine was all jacked up and I ended up just hacking a bunch of gak off so it fit.

Again, YMMV, and a lot of this may be due to the fact that I'm embarassingly impatient.

Realy, they never shoud of casted such a long and thin part as a single piece.

 Kanluwen wrote:
The following kits are going to be limited quantity prereleases at Games Day:
"Fire Raptor" Gunship

Friends don't let friends by Storm Eagles er, Fire Raptors.