Forgeworld 2014 News & Rumours - p#132 Questoris Knight Magaera

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**Happygrunt**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Very nice minis. Very impressed. Can't wait to see... no... wait... I shouldn't talk about that.

WOW HOLD ON THERE!

You can't make such a comment and then walk away.

I may pick some of these guys up for stormtroopers. Fantastic models. Might need to find a way to convert some special weapons though...

**Asmodai Asmodean**

I don't get how they could release the Thralls before the Myrmidons, considering the thralls were still greenstuff sculpts back in GD 2013 and Myrmidons were finished resin casts.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
While I have no use for the thralls, I'll have to pick them up because they are 1) Mechanicus 2) SEXAYYY

**Dryaktylus**

Looky Likey wrote:
Dryaktylus wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
Am I reading that right, £25 for a 35 point unit?

No. It's 50£ for a 35 point unit.
That's what I first thought but changed it back to £25 as £50 sounded even more ridiculous. Are they now the most expensive FW unit per point?

I guess. They beat the Ripper Swarms and Mukaali riders easily.

**Bobthehero**

They're pretty as heck I'll admit

**aka_mythos**

Asmodai Asmodean wrote:
I don't get how they could release the Thralls before the Myrmidons, considering the thralls were still greenstuff sculpts back in GD 2013 and Myrmidons were finished resin casts.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
While I have no use for the thralls, I'll have to pick them up because they are 1) Mechanicus 2) SEXAYYY

I heard the Myrmadons delay was because the got more weapon options from when the sculpt was done.

I also wouldn't be surprised if they were doing more sculpts or poses since they went from being "use Techmarine rules" to a unit of 3.

**edlowe**

Im sorry but im not normally negative on dakka when I can help it but £5 a figure, for something ive been waiting literally decades for. Im sorry but it just seems too much for any sane person to consider a force. Why they could not invest in a hard plastic sprue, which would sell by the bucket load I don't know. Oh wait a minute I do know, profit.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

If they thought they could make more money from doing this is plastic I highly suspect they would

Maybe they feel the sculpts need undercuts better handled in resin ?

Maybe they just don't think these would sell in sufficient numbers to pay back the mould cutting costs and generate sufficient money?

**Lockark**

i'm just going to say i own HH book 2. The rules for the Thralls aren't that amazing. 1 squad of 10 for one troop choice, and can't be your min troop selections.

They are dirt cheep (points wise) objective holders and that's it sadly. These aren't the main skitarii/tech gaurd we have been hopeing for. thows guys will come in latter books i suspect. These guys are sort of like Ad-mec penel legion.

**Yodhrin**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
If they thought they could make more money from doing this is plastic I highly suspect they would

Maybe they feel the sculpts need undercuts better handled in resin ?

Maybe they just don't think these would sell in sufficient numbers to pay back the mould cutting costs and generate sufficient money?

If you invest in the proper infrastructure(slide-core tooling), undercuts are no longer an obstruction to plastic production, it's much more likely they just don't expect to sell enough of these to pay back the cost of tooling a plastic mould(that and FW only work in resin). Frankly, I can see why they think that. They're not servitors, which is certainly what I had been hoping for; they're in GW-bizarro-scale rather than the much better only-slightly-heroic-scale FW had been using for their human infantry before someone at GW realised how terrible the DKoK and Elysians made the Cadian and Catachan plastics look by comparison; and they're not awesome robots or giant battle-techpriests.

I had hoped that, as with many FW products, seeing the unpainted resin minis might make my opinion of them more favourable, but I'm still not sold.

The Multimelta Castellax is cool, but it's not the Myrmidons which is what I'm actually anticipating.

**Ouze**

So when does Imperial Armour: Adeptus Mechanicus get released?

**Bronzefists42**

I said it once and I'll say it again. I love those Thralls. They could be good servitor counts as....

**Bonde**

I plan to use three Thralls as MM gun servitors. The weapons still look kind of beefy, and they certainly have the right size.

**H.B.M.C.**

Ouze wrote:
So when does Imperial Armour: Adeptus Mechanicus get released?

Hopefully sooner rather than later.

**Knockagh**

Just glad they came out before 31st Jan when my free shipping voucher runs out!

**kronk**

Goatmoerser wrote:
TECH-THRALLS WITH LASLOCKS (product code : 99590108107)

These are the first of the Admech miniatures from FW that I like.

Well done!

**Azazelx**

Alpharius wrote:
Alpha Legion next!

Also, SIX FW books to get this far?
Do we know how many they are planning?
I'd have bet no more than 9 originally, but now...
...surely they aren't thinking of more than 12, are they?

Heh. The HH isn't an event - it's a setting. They'll pump out as many eighty-quid books as they can over as long as possible, just like the novels.

**aka_mythos**

I'm surprised we got thralls. When I saw the unit entry I just assumed it was something for all the conversion nuts and mechanicum fanatics to toy around with. Its a shame more wasn't done with them. FW has tended to avoid doing true fodder units and for those who don't have HH:2 they're fodder. FW will sell these to the few that will buy everything Mechanicus, but with the likelihood of Skittarri I don't see them sell as many as they would otherwise. I hope FW plans more for the unit, maybe by allowing some interesting weapon options or making them something easily used as ablative wounds for some characters.

**reds8n**

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/FORGE_WORLD_BLOG_2.html

Rarely a day goes by when I don’t get distracted on a walk through the Forge World studio. There are always new models being sculpted and freshly painted miniatures to look at on every available shelf.

The desk of Rob McFarlane is no exception. As one of our Master Mould Makers, all manner of awesomeness passes through Rob's hands on its way to production. A few days ago I caught a glimpse of a new Space Marine squad, sculpted by Keith Robertson, as they were being prepared for casting.

Sometimes I don’t have to sneak around like Konrad Curze to see what people have been working on as recently Phil Stutcinskas showed me the latest addition to his own army. He is currently putting together an Imperial Fists Kill Team and his first completed model is this awesome thunder hammer-swinging Space Marine in Cataphractii pattern Terminator armour,based using a section of the Zone Mortalis etched brass base details. I'll keep you updated on Phil's army as it grows.

If you've been working on your own Kill Team, send us some photos of it via our Facebook page.

That’s all from me for now. Make sure you check back soon for more from the Forge World studio.

Chris.

New model being sculpted appears to be a Salamander.

One of the Harem veterans. Seemingly.

**Chrysis**

Sometimes I don’t have to sneak around like Konrad Curze to see what people have been working on as recently Phil Stutcinskas showed me the latest addition to his own army. He is currently putting together an Imperial Fists Kill Team and his first completed model is this awesome thunder hammer-swinging Space Marine in Cataphractii pattern Terminator armour,based using a section of the Zone Mortalis etched brass base details. I'll keep you updated on Phil's army as it grows.

Oh GW. Can always rely on you to get your own rules wrong.

**jonolikespie**

Both of these blog posts have amazed me. I always thought FW was better than... whatever this is.

**CthuluIsSpy**

kronk wrote:
Goatmoerser wrote:
TECH-THRALLS WITH LASLOCKS (product code : 99590108107)

These are the first of the Admech miniatures from FW that I like.

Well done!

I know, it's like something from Command and Conquer. It's beautiful!

**His Master's Voice**

jonolikespie wrote:
Both of these blog posts have amazed me. I always thought FW was better than... whatever this is.

Better than what? I mean, people bitch and whine that GW doesn't do previews and when FW does it...

Seriously.

**Bonde**

Welp, when I saw the price I actually changed my mind. 5 GBP per model for something that's comparable to a Guardsman is too much. I can buy actual servitors cheaper from eBay. They are still good looking, but I didn't quite expect them to be that expensive with so few options.

**Salacious Greed**

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
kronk wrote:
Goatmoerser wrote:
TECH-THRALLS WITH LASLOCKS (product code : 99590108107)

These are the first of the Admech miniatures from FW that I like.

Well done!

I know, it's like something from Command and Conquer. It's beautiful!

Paint them yellow and talk in Minion voices the entire game...

**Alpharius**

Pics!

**Col. Dash**

Wow, I love the helm and aventail on that Salamander. I never though of adding aventails to marine helms until now. Hmmm now what would look good sculpted on a Night Lord....

**shamikebab**

It looks a bit....veiled dancer at the moment.

**kronk**

Alpharius wrote:
Pics!

Solidifies my choice to wait for the Imperial Fists book to make an IF HH army! (I talked myself out of Sons of Horus).

That's a pretty IF model!

**Yodhrin**

His Master's Voice wrote:
jonolikespie wrote:
Both of these blog posts have amazed me. I always thought FW was better than... whatever this is.

Better than what? I mean, people bitch and whine that GW doesn't do previews and when FW does it...

Seriously.

Pretending you had to pull a James-bloody-Bond routine to get a quick snap of the top 1/3 of a Marine is not "doing previews". If I'm being extremely charitable, I would call the FW blog "teasers". Maybe I've just been spoiled by the videogame industry, but when I hear "preview" I assume I'm going to get some actual information about the product, maybe even *shock horror* find out when I'll be able to buy it.

**Alpharius**

I agree - that Imperial Fist Cataphractii looks great!

And of course, choosing a Loyalist Legion is always best!