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 spiralingcadaver wrote:
Not sure if I like the space marine compound (kind of generic sci-fi without all that much of interest for play space)...

The compound looks to have nothing really to mark it out as an imperial, no aquillas, skulls or angels. I do really like it though its a nice change but it looks more like one of the necron tiles.

The iron hands are delicious!

Knockagh wrote:

 spiralingcadaver wrote:
Not sure if I like the space marine compound (kind of generic sci-fi without all that much of interest for play space)...

The compound looks to have nothing really to mark it out as an imperial, no aquillas, skulls or angels. I do really like it though its a nice change but it looks more like one of the necron tiles.

The iron hands are delicious!

Well, that's probably because it is designed to be used by both loyalist and traitor forces in HH battles, so it saves traitor players having to scrape all the aquilas off. I guess its not too hard to add some Aquila transfers or something to the model to make it more imperial (something which FW sells too, maybe that is intentional?) . Lack of skulls is odd either way though, they are usually used as cameras and stuff, so i would expect some skulls on it.
EDIT: Also just realised the wall crenellation pattern and general design is very similar to one of the wall designs in the original Dawn of War game and it's expansion packs. So that may be where the design inspiration came from. I thought I recognised something about it when I first saw the model.

Honestly, I'm not impressed with the new ROB tile. It's just too blocky and plain, it looks like a cheap toy from walmart, not a $150 top-end piece of gaming terrain.

The IH look awesome. I hope the IW get similarly great models.

The RoB tile needs more eagles and skulls.

The IH look fantastic!

I am perplexed by the criticism of the RoB board. Everyone criticized GW's bunker line of Skulls and dead Cadians, now people are complaining that FW didn't bathe their piece in skulls and Eagles?

Or is everyone being sarcastic?

I think it looks fine, just not enough to drop $150 on it.

Iron Hands are amazing.

I think the new fortress piece just looks too plain. I don't need skulls and eagles all over it, but it looks too much like something I could build myself. It just looks unimaginative. When I first got the email and was reading it, before I knew it was a ROB piece, I was looking forward to seeing something like the Fortress of Redemption or a Bastion done in the better tech of the HH era. But, oh well, gotta keep pushing the ROB boards...

I want to see a Space Marine fort that actually looks like it could have been dropped in from orbit by droppod or Thunderhawk.

 SickSix wrote:
I am perplexed by the criticism of the RoB board. Everyone criticized GW's bunker line of Skulls and dead Cadians, now people are complaining that FW didn't bathe their piece in skulls and Eagles?

There's a middle ground between "too plain and blocky" and "dump it in glue and roll it around in a pile of skulls and purity seals". The GW bunkers looked stupid because they were covered in random corpses and skulls for no good reason, like the designer was terrified of flat surfaces. The FW ROB tile is disappointing because it's so bland and featureless, like it was rushed out to fill a "$150 large space marine kit" release slot instead of being something really cool that just had to be made. Though, on second thought, it may have a lot to do with the disappointing paint job. With a bit of work it might have more potential than I first thought.

For an example of a good terrain piece with a similar idea consider this one:



See how it looks a lot more like a 40k-only model, and has better realism and fine detail?

the casting process restricts the height/depth of the board in order to make it a single cast. I actually like it, i'd like to see FW do a deal with tarantula parts with it though as its going to get very expensive on a viable build.

I'm hoping they start on a few more city tiles now to add to the existing 4 - however, its only one person that does the terrain so i cross my fingers :(

it looks like FW are making a conserved effort to make IH the best looking army as they appear very little after istvaan i suspect sales will drop a little.

after seeing this, how long do you think the queue for the FW retail stand is going to be?

 Peregrine wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
I am perplexed by the criticism of the RoB board. Everyone criticized GW's bunker line of Skulls and dead Cadians, now people are complaining that FW didn't bathe their piece in skulls and Eagles?

There's a middle ground between "too plain and blocky" and "dump it in glue and roll it around in a pile of skulls and purity seals". The GW bunkers looked stupid because they were covered in random corpses and skulls for no good reason, like the designer was terrified of flat surfaces. The FW ROB tile is disappointing because it's so bland and featureless,

For an example of a good terrain piece with a similar idea consider this one:



See how it looks a lot more like a 40k-only model, and has better realism and fine detail?

That board is the perfect balance, stunning piece. But the new one grows on me more and more definitely prefer it to the GW over the top redemption fortress, wall of martyrs etc

 Vladsimpaler wrote:

Fugggg that is badass. Those are some great bionic parts too. Iron Hands (and Iron Warriors after they scrape off the iconography) players will be ecstatic. Hell I'm even going to buy one and I don't even play IH

Nod. Saw that in the newsletter and had the thoughts that:

1) I NEED those for my Iron Warriors.
2) I'll now be putting together a small detachment of Iron Hands.

 Yodhrin wrote:
Oh fer...could they not even resist retconning which hand they replace with bionics? It's the left hand they replace with a bionic implant because the chapter symbol is a left handed gauntlet design.

Continued lack of quality control within the GW stables.......or they just don't give a stuff.

 farmersboy wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
Oh fer...could they not even resist retconning which hand they replace with bionics? It's the left hand they replace with a bionic implant because the chapter symbol is a left handed gauntlet design.

Continued lack of quality control within the GW stables.......or they just don't give a stuff.

Or it is because the right hand is far more visible, and they did the same thing in the old IH IA article.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:

 farmersboy wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
Oh fer...could they not even resist retconning which hand they replace with bionics? It's the left hand they replace with a bionic implant because the chapter symbol is a left handed gauntlet design.

Continued lack of quality control within the GW stables.......or they just don't give a stuff.

Or it is because the right hand is far more visible, and they did the same thing in the old IH IA article.

Here's a radical thought, make some of them left-handed.

I feel so smug. I literally just started collecting SoH, now I get the new frankly awesome kits for them and their dreadnoughts plus I can use Erebus in the army as he attaches fluff wise. As an added bonus I can then use daemons with them.
On an unrelated note, anybody else REALLY dislike the Ferrus Manus model?

BaconUprising wrote:
On an unrelated note, anybody else REALLY dislike the Ferrus Manus model?

I think it's one of the best they've ever done.

Then again I don't know the character and I don't really like Space Marines that much in general (I like Salamanders but wouldn't start an army of them, and definitely not at modern prices). But for a helmetless, bare-armed dude with a big hammer it looks pretty badass.

BaconUprising wrote:

On an unrelated note, anybody else REALLY dislike the Ferrus Manus model?

..no?

I rather like it - a lot!

I dislike it in the sense that GW didn't read my mind, and produce him as I had imagined him

Can anybody confirm if this is real or just a conversion?

That is a conversion. On reflection I don't mind the model I just really really dislike the head. And the fact it looks like he has a badly kept tool box on his back...

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News from a guy on BoLS who is at Gamesday UK;

via ACE01

Sicaran venator out next month, photo's in my G Drive post above.

AdMech Thralls possibly out in November, possible compatability with IG plastics

AdMech Myrmidons - still WIP (weapon options)

Legion Basilisk WIP

Land Raider Achilles MkIIB almost complete.

Legion Kharybdis Assault claw, drop pod with weapon system. Can land vertically

Myrmidons still WIP, out 'soon'

Grave Wardens Terminators WIP

Night Raptors out xmas/jan

Lorgar release Dec/Jan

5th Primarch IS... HORUS
FW Extermination. Out Easter 14. 2/3 finished.

Last part of first trilogy:
pt2 isstval V
plus fists & IW - battle of phall.
plus Paramar - RG, IW, Alpha legion etc

Titan legions in book 3 - War Gryff's & Tiger Eyes.

TAKE MY MONEY!

Grave Wardens


Night Lords Night Raptors


Sicaran Venator


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Those are some rather tasty AdMech pieces there...

According to Warseer Horus will be the fifth Primarch to be released. :O

I only have one complaint about these Myrmidons; they make my own efforts to convert something similar look like total arse.

Now, how do I explain to my mate's kids that they're not getting any presents this Christmas because Uncle Yodhrin had to give all his money away to the nice men at Forgeworld......

As clever as that new symbol looks, I find it hard to believe that the Alpha Legion would be so...blatant about the presence of Omegon.

Just wow...

 Malika2 wrote:


Just wow...

:O Agreed. That is awesome!

No it's not! Those dirty marines are stealing our Basiliks.

Wait till segmentum command hears about this!