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Wow, I'd not seen that IF version of Mk VIII before, that's awesome! Thank you guys, that's made my day.

I've never particularly got the deal with Mk VIII, as the versions I'd seen were basically Mk VII, but with the high gorget. However that, with the castellated joints, flush shoulder pads etc really makes it distinctive and pop.

Lots of new stuff from FW:

IRON HANDS LEGION HEADS UPGRADE SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/IRON_HANDS_LEGION_HEADS_UPGRADE_SET.html


IRON HANDS LEGION TORSOS UPGRADE SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/IRON_HANDS_LEGION_TORSOS_UPGRADE_SET.html


LEGION GRAVITON GUN SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/LEGION_GRAVITON_GUN_SET.html


DEATH GUARD LEGION HEADS UPGRADE SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/DEATH_GUARD_LEGION_HEADS_UPGRADE_SET.html


DEATH GUARD LEGION TORSO UPGRADE SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/DEATH_GUARD_LEGION_TORSO_UPGRADE_SET.html


IRON WARRIORS LEGION MKIII SHOULDER PADS


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/IRON_WARRIORS_LEGION_MKIII_SHOULDER_PADS.html

Those DG heads look very un-GW.

I like them. Look pretty in-keeping with some HH artwork, like the dude in the bottom right corner here:

Those Iron Warrior pads would work well for my Silver Skulls.

I was thinking of those Iron Hands bits for my Iron Warriors, but it looks like the torsos are a little too legion-specific. Fortunately, the Death Guard ones aren't, and they're damn good looking bits too!

Unexpected update ... really like the Death Guard Torsos. Not so sure of the DG helmets yet ....

I'm sure those Graviton Guns will by flying out the door for many 40k armies.....

 Bull0 wrote:
I like them. Look pretty in-keeping with some HH artwork...

I was just thinkin' that. They do match that style of helmet. Interesting.

 Fireball wrote:
Unexpected update ... really like the Death Guard Torsos. Not so sure of the DG helmets yet ....

Agreed. I am however, disappointed that these come out after I assembled 50 of them. Seeing the graviton guns, I am very happy that I decided to magnetize all of my tac support marines.

 Goatmoerser wrote:
Lots of new stuff from FW:
DEATH GUARD LEGION HEADS UPGRADE SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/DEATH_GUARD_LEGION_HEADS_UPGRADE_SET.html


DEATH GUARD LEGION TORSO UPGRADE SET


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/DEATH_GUARD_LEGION_TORSO_UPGRADE_SET.html

I really hate when they do this. 10 neat looking heads but the torsos are in sets of 5 so to make a full squad you need 2 of them giving you two of the Sargent's torso.

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
Kharn needs the obliged Argel Tal to go with him. I wonder if they'll put them in a diorama.

Yup the Best Bromance of the 30k universe!!

Was really sad when Argel Tal final moments came..., was overjoyed when Kharn had learned what happened and try to make it "right"...

Those DG heads are really nice.

Not sure about the Death Guard heads or Iron Hands torsos (the exposed cabling looks weird), conversely the Iron Hands heads and Death Guard torsos are cool.

 Nicorex wrote:

I really hate when they do this. 10 neat looking heads but the torsos are in sets of 5 so to make a full squad you need 2 of them giving you two of the Sargent's torso.

I don't think any of those torsos are that obviously sargent-y (I assume you mean the one to the far right)

I end up putting a second "almost sgt" in each unit to simulate the leader of each combat squad.

those graviton guns are seriously butters.

YES! I've been waiting so long for the DG styled heads. IH heads are good too.

These are pretty cool, I bet a lot of people will be ripping off heads over the next few weeks.

I like the heads, but I must admit I was hoping that when FW got round to focusing on the Iron Hands, we'd see packs of bionic limbs both PA and Termie scaled.

sockwithaticket wrote:
Not sure about the Death Guard heads or Iron Hands torsos (the exposed cabling looks weird), coinverseky the Iron hands heads and Deathguard torsos are cool.

Yeah, that's my opinion as well. I could use the DG heads as well, I reckon - they came up well, painted. The odd exposed cabling just kinds stuffed into the IH torsos makes me WTF, though. I also like the MK3 IW shoulderpads. The skull's not what it could be, but the rest of the pad is great...

 Yodhrin wrote:
I like the heads, but I must admit I was hoping that when FW got round to focusing on the Iron Hands, we'd see packs of bionic limbs both PA and Termie scaled.

I'm hoping that Iron Hands get Morlocks fairly soon and then we'll be all set in the bionics department. It would be good if they sold multiple bionic bits for marines and terminators as an "upgrade kit" though.

Liking these heads and Torsos.

I think combining the IH heads with the DG torsos could get you some pretty interesting looking 40k Iron Warriors.

 Medium of Death wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
I like the heads, but I must admit I was hoping that when FW got round to focusing on the Iron Hands, we'd see packs of bionic limbs both PA and Termie scaled.

I'm hoping that Iron Hands get Morlocks fairly soon and then we'll be all set in the bionics department. It would be good if they sold multiple bionic bits for marines and terminators as an "upgrade kit" though.

Liking these heads and Torsos.

I think combining the IH heads with the DG torsos could get you some pretty interesting looking 40k Iron Warriors.

Aye a specific all-bionic-bitz upgrade pack is what I was thinking of, Terminator-scale in particular since unless you make them yourself it's impossible to find decent bionic legs at that size for use in artscale Marines.

 Medium of Death wrote:


I think combining the IH heads with the DG torsos could get you some pretty interesting looking 40k Iron Warriors.

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking as well. Plus those MKIII shoulders...

 Goatmoerser wrote:

DEATH GUARD LEGION HEADS UPGRADE SET

That has to be the first thing FW has released that I would NEVER buy... they look awful. They are more on par with 3rd party bits and even then at the lower quality end.

What don't you like about them Ragnek?

Lol they look like the old plastic single pose heads

I'm not a fan either. Seem way to stylised for Death Guard.
IMO bog-standard armour for troops is the way to go for the DG.
Mine are going to have mixed armour variants & the chaos type back-pacts as shown in HH1 to show how the cobble together stuff - if it works it's good enough no matter what it looks like. (not describing it very well but hopefully you know what I'm getting at)

Not sure if this was mentioned, fw will be sold in gw stores starting in April.

 bu11etmagn3tt wrote:
Not sure if this was mentioned, fw will be sold in gw stores starting in April.

when i think about that some more, I find it an icreasingly dubious rumour. Remember, GW stores used to stock FW books, and that was only last year, and now they're supposed to not only be stocking the books again, but models as well? Unified website, maybe, but in-store? doubtful. I don't think FW has the production capacity at present to do that.