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

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**Lockark**

CURNOW wrote:
Yeah also alto cheaper to make the master up in plasticard and cast it in resin for the dreadclaw than make the cad files and get the plastic molds tooled up for the knight.

Edited cos my stupid tablet kept putting moles

Im prety sure fw uses cad tec also for their vechiles.

**Azazelx**

Medium of Death wrote:

It doesn't seem strange when you consider that they are employed in ship to ship action. I can see that hurtling through the void of space, it's harder to imagine it landing on a planet though.

While aesthetically pleasing I think this is one of the models that FW could have done without producing. I take it the flying stand means that it'll have a horrid cross in it also? Slightly puts me off getting one to counts as a regular drop pod.

Though for ship-to-ship action, you'd expect the claws and door to be opposite to the engines, right? Or is that an engine on the pointy bit of the roof?

**gigasnail**

engine is the pointy bit on the roof. the claws have a spincter that opens on the bottom to spit out the doods.

**MajorStoffer**

And don't you know guys, resin is expensive.

I've always understood that FW charges a premium as their models tend to be very niche; they're never going to move a ton of them, so the price per unit is higher to offset design and production costs. That being said, they're pricing is a bit inconsistent, there's not much method to it. Their characters are, on the whole, cheaper than GW, especially things like Apothecaries, Commissars and so on. Most of their tanks are about the same price, cheaper if you live in regionalized price zones, and their marine infantry is usually very close to GW prices, elites in particular. Almost all their weapon packs are a downright steal next to GW's very limited offerings.

But then some of their conversion kits are completely out of whack, marine vehicles in particular. Their land raider variants are some of the worst for this; $40+ more on top of the stupid land raider price for what often amounts to a handful of smallish resin bits. The drop pod is just another thing in that category.

They're not consistent, in either what they produce or how much they charge for it. Sometimes you win, sometimes you're Death Korps of Krieg infantry.

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

Slayer le boucher wrote:
Its an AR choice.

AR (Attaque rapide) is the French name, it is FA (Fast Attack) in English.
Just to let you know.

**Slayer le boucher**

Force of the habit.

**bubber**

I'm seriously thinking of getting the 3 piece HH rhino set - I think that's (comparatively) great value (IMO).
I suppose the fact that they are 35 point models may be a factor on the price?

**Tannhauser42**

The Deimos Rhinos also have less resin parts than, say, the Deimos Predators.

**SRSFACE**

bubber wrote:
I'm seriously thinking of getting the 3 piece HH rhino set - I think that's (comparatively) great value (IMO).
I suppose the fact that they are 35 point models may be a factor on the price?

I've actually thought about doing that, too. I think it'd look great for the Red Scorpions army I'm planning to build (6 totally decked out tactical squads in rhinos! Bringing the old school back!)

**reds8n**

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/FORGE_WORLD_BLOG_6.html

FORGE WORLD BLOG #6

It’s not only models that catch my eye as I walk through the Forge World Studio – we’re always coming up with ideas for cool merchandise too. Just this week I saw one of the new T-shirts that will be on sale at selected Forge World events this year. I hear it won’t be the only design on sale either!

One of the new 2014 Forge World T-shirts.

Of course there are some great new models being worked on too. Today, I caught sight of some interesting work from the hands of Israel Gonzalez, who recently designed the Space Marine MkII and MkIII Command sets. This powerful claw is part of a model that will be heading into production soon.

A glimpse of a new model about to be released.

Paul Rudge, the Forge World Book Design Team Manager, has been working on a Death Guard Legion army. He recently got hold of some of the new Torso and Head upgrade sets, and used them to personalise his ever-growing force.

Paul’s Death Guard really look the part with their new upgrades.

If you have used our upgrade sets to convert your models with, why not send us some photos of them 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.

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**Snrub**

Cool shirt. I could see myself rocking one of them.

Any idea what that claw is attached too? I'm guessing a Mechanicus unit of some sort.

**cerbrus2**

Snrub wrote:
Cool shirt. I could see myself rocking one of them.

Any idea what that claw is attached too? I'm guessing a Mechanicus unit of some sort.

Iron hands gorgon terminator armour. You can see the top of the head and the shoulder pad.

**Haighus**

cerbrus2 wrote:
Snrub wrote:
Cool shirt. I could see myself rocking one of them.

Any idea what that claw is attached too? I'm guessing a Mechanicus unit of some sort.

Iron hands gorgon terminator armour. You can see the top of the head and the shoulder pad.

So an Iron Father? it looks like a power axe in the bottom of the image.

**cerbrus2**

Haighus wrote:
cerbrus2 wrote:
Snrub wrote:
Cool shirt. I could see myself rocking one of them.

Any idea what that claw is attached too? I'm guessing a Mechanicus unit of some sort.

Iron hands gorgon terminator armour. You can see the top of the head and the shoulder pad.

So an Iron Father? it looks like a power axe in the bottom of the image.

More like Autex Mor

**Haighus**

Good call. Another addition to the character series would make sense if they are bothering to show it in the blogs.

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

Mer. Mah. Dons.

RAR!

**kronk**

agnosto wrote:
I thought the dreadclaws were ship to ship assault pods so they're primarily used in space which would explain the horizontal posture.

Those are called boarding pods, I thought.

**cerbrus2**

If you change the URL for the Forgeworld blog from blog 6 to Blog 7 it actualy takes you too a page with two photos that are obviously there ready for a new blog. So looks like new Thallax Cohort weapons, and A new ROB tile. Happy days.

**Bonde**

Is that some kind of lance weapon?

Also that buildig looks pretty nice, I just don't have space or money for terrain.

**Alpharius**

Those are two sexy pics - excellent sleuthing!

**cerbrus2**

Bonde wrote:Is that some kind of lance weapon?

Also that buildig looks pretty nice, I just don't have space or money for terrain.

I think its the Rad cleansers they look the same as the Rad cleanser Magos Dominus has.

Alpharius wrote:Those are two sexy pics - excellent sleuthing!

Cant take credit for it Unfortunatly. Just noticed it hadent been posted here yet.

**Desubot**

Sweet giblits that's an awesome tile. not the most practical amount of play space but still awesome.

**Azreal13**

I just had a thought....

What if that tile is the Void Shield Generator?

**kronk**

That's freaking huge if it is!

**Azreal13**

What beautiful evil geniusery if it is though!

Make the rules better the bigger the model is.

Make official model massive, but hideously expensive and essentially only compatible with your proprietary table.

Profit!!!!

**bubber**

That is a lovely tile!
Has anyone tried them? If so what are they like - sharpness of detail, weight, durability etc
Thank you.

**cerbrus2**

bubber wrote:
That is a lovely tile!
Has anyone tried them? If so what are they like - sharpness of detail, weight, durability etc
Thank you.

I have a few of the tiles, SOme can warp a bit, but thats easy to sort out, but the detail is always top notch on them.

**MajorStoffer**

My group has two of the Necron ones; one bloke ordered one, customs removed all the packaging and it broke during the last leg of the journey, so FW sent him another one.

Detail's ace, they fit FW's "more mature" view of 40k; so no skulls on skulls shooting skulls from a skull mouth while surrounded by skulls, but their proprietary nature with the awful Realm of Battle boards limits their use somewhat.

I'm considering some of them, but I want to see if it'll be possible at all to mate them with Secret Weapon's Tablescapes, which are also ace, and much, much cheaper when they'll finally be finished.

**SRSFACE**

That table is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. That looks like it'd be so much fun to play on, seriously. It'd totally change battle dynamics, having such a huge structure block line of sight and all. Oh man.

Might have to save up and get that. I don't currently own a table so what better way to start one than a simply gorgeous battlefield that'd be a lot of fun to play on?

**Baragash**

MajorStoffer wrote:
I'm considering some of them, but I want to see if it'll be possible at all to mate them with Secret Weapon's Tablescapes, which are also ace, and much, much cheaper when they'll finally be finished.

Interesting, I've been wondering this too. I think the easy bit (if one wanted to) would be to attach (part of) a SW board clip to the FW board, but I think there's still a height difference you'd need to support your way around.