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It's a pretty tank, but I'm getting all of the Space Marine mini-super-heavy tanks confused!

 kronk wrote:
It's a pretty tank, but I'm getting all of the Space Marine mini-super-heavy tanks confused!

I'll probably have my own names for them. "This is Super heavy Tank #1 and this is Super heavy Tank #2....oh and this is the awesome Super heavy Flyer shooting type and this is the Transport type."

 STC_LogisEngine wrote:

Well, I know what my DKoK are getting next...

So, nobody at all is interested in going to FW Open Day and shopping for me? :(

Fudge. Only 1500 of the HH3 SE? The regular sale being "sometime in the next few weeks?" So basically, It'll sell out while we're sleeping or at work or summat. Bah.

What's the minimum order for free shipping again?

 Enigma Crisis wrote:

So Twin-linked Volcano Cannon and two sets of Quad-lascannons. Pretty sweet. Or Is it two separate Volcano Cannons?

If I had to guess, it would be a larger template than the normal Volcano Cannon, and also be twin-linked.

 Azazelx wrote:
Fudge. Only 1500 of the HH3 SE? The regular sale being "sometime in the next few weeks?" So basically, It'll sell out while we're sleeping or at work or summat. Bah.

What's the minimum order for free shipping again?

Tell me about it. 1500 copies isn't going to last long

 Azazelx wrote:
Fudge. Only 1500 of the HH3 SE? The regular sale being "sometime in the next few weeks?" So basically, It'll sell out while we're sleeping or at work or summat. Bah.

What's the minimum order for free shipping again?

$400 USD I believe.

The set would be right around $240, but I was told there would be no math.

 Asmodai Asmodean wrote:
I find the idea that GW competes with itself pretty far-fetched, (just as far fetched as the closure of Forge World, their one unimpeachably successful brand). If this were so they'd produce quality products, instead of the gobshite that comes out of Nottingham.

Happens all the time in retail business. Different stores and departments compete against each other- high sellers/producers get more interesting toys and products were ones that don't. Our department is getting a remodel at our stores while others in the district aren't. We're one of only 2 stores in the district getting a certain display.

It happens.

 Peregrine wrote:

 STC_LogisEngine wrote:

Well, I know what my DKoK are getting next...

2008: Marine Players are buying Guard Baneblades and painting them in Marine colors! That's not right!
2014: Marine Fellblades and variants are so cool looking! I'm going to add one to my guard force and paint it in guard colors!

Those resin tracks and track-wheels scare the crap out of me. Has anyone bought a Fellblade (or something of similar scale)? Are the tracks are crappy as the old resin Baneblade?

I like the new tank.

 TalonZahn wrote:

 Azazelx wrote:
Fudge. Only 1500 of the HH3 SE? The regular sale being "sometime in the next few weeks?" So basically, It'll sell out while we're sleeping or at work or summat. Bah.

What's the minimum order for free shipping again?

$400 USD I believe.

The set would be right around $240, but I was told there would be no math.

Couldn't find a l;ink on their site, but google took me right there.

Any order totaling £250.00 or more receive free shipping and a free upgrade to our Express service. This offer applies to any order to any country in the world.

So, just shy of AU$500 at the moment. And it means I'll have to work out another £100 worth of books and models and stuff to grab at the same time.

Yea, you have to go into their "Help" section to "easily" find it.

Just buy a Contemptor Talon and you'll be set.

what day do new forge world products usually go up on the site? Meaning what day of the week can we expect the preorder for the special edition.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Those resin tracks and track-wheels scare the crap out of me. Has anyone bought a Fellblade (or something of similar scale)? Are the tracks are crappy as the old resin Baneblade?

From what I undetand you get the plastic sprue to build the bottom hull, use the plastic wheel assmbly. Then all your resin goodness goes around it.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Those resin tracks and track-wheels scare the crap out of me. Has anyone bought a Fellblade (or something of similar scale)? Are the tracks are crappy as the old resin Baneblade?

I don't know about the old resin Baneblade, but I've put together two Fellblades. The tracks are mostly fine, except the front-most section has to be glued on and isn't well supported without some effort.

I've seen some horror stories posted in P&M regarding those treads on the Land Raider variants. I'd be wary dropping cash if it's something that I'd need to fix myself or send back.

Pre-ordered a good number of those Night Lord heads. Can't wait for them to arrive and get some present day traitors on the go!

gtjormungand wrote:
I don't know about the old resin Baneblade, but I've put together two Fellblades. The tracks are mostly fine, except the front-most section has to be glued on and isn't well supported without some effort.

On the old resin Baneblade each of the track wheels was a separate part that had to be glued on, and then the tracks glued onto those track wheels. The tracks didn't cover the spans between track wheels, and that's assuming you could even get anything on straight what with the warping and the massive chunks of flash that you had to remove with clippers and grind away. I ended up using a hacksaw to get through the excess resin on those things.

Never again.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
On the old resin Baneblade each of the track wheels was a separate part that had to be glued on, and then the tracks glued onto those track wheels. The tracks didn't cover the spans between track wheels, and that's assuming you could even get anything on straight what with the warping and the massive chunks of flash that you had to remove with clippers and grind away. I ended up using a hacksaw to get through the excess resin on those things.

Must be a mold wear or quality control thing. My Shadowsword (#98) has tracks that fit just fine, my Malcador was much worse. At least the Baneblade/Fellblade/etc have tracks that extend up into the hull so you can't see if they aren't quite the right length on the end, instead of the Malcador's brilliant idea of having the end of the tracks be right out in the open where any mismatch is painfully obvious.

Seriously, that kit. I love how it looks, but I will never build another one that doesn't have the Valdor-style track guards.

This is why I like the Macharius. There's exactly 1 track piece to stick on - at the back. The tracks are moulded right onto the sides of the tank.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
This is why I like the Macharius. There's exactly 1 track piece to stick on - at the back. The tracks are moulded right onto the sides of the tank.

Of course they make up for the ease of assembly by being so fragile and on such a heavy piece that it's virtually impossible to get one that doesn't chip off a few track bits in shipping. TBH I like the Shadowsword-style tracks with the more realistic suspension wheels, it just needs decent quality control.

Though, as for the original question, the Fellblade variants shouldn't be as bad as the Land Raiders. The biggest problem with those is that the entire length of the tracks is exposed, so even a slight size problem is going to be immediately obvious. If you wrap the tracks around the hull and find that the ends are half a track length too short to meet up properly you're screwed. If you don't do a lot of obnoxious re-sizing and gap filling you're going to end up with a visible gap. With the Fellblade you can fudge it a bit since the tracks end inside the hull piece and any slight variations in length won't be obvious as long as you can still wrap them around the wheels properly.

 kronk wrote:
It's a pretty tank, but I'm getting all of the Space Marine mini-super-heavy tanks confused!

I'm with you here, I like the chassis but the number of variants with tiny differences is getting boring. That new mechanicum tank looks awesome though.

So it seems the well of BL/HH open day shoppers has run dry. Boo! Anyway, moving on, tank looks awesome, but I think I still prefer the glaive, I just don't think that top gun mount is curvy enough for a marine vehicle

Knockagh wrote:
... but the number of variants with tiny differences is getting boring...

Umm... there are three.

chaos0xomega wrote:
So, nobody at all is interested in going to FW Open Day and shopping for me? :(

Damn, if I'd seen this before the tickets sold out I'd have offered to do it in exchange for the price of the ticket and the tank. ^^;

Dread Saurian! http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/dread_saurian.html

Oh. My. God.

Zilla.

And sweet t-shirts and mugs that are event only because FW apparently don't want my money =(

That looks like a kids dinosaur toy with Tomb Kings bits stuck on it...