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please no more HH stuff!!! I wanna see IA4 :(!

What on earth is going on with that Raven Guard one...?

Did FW change the aesthetics of the HH raven guard when I wasn't looking?

 jonolikespie wrote:
What on earth is going on with that Raven Guard one...?

Did FW change the aesthetics of the HH raven guard when I wasn't looking?

Its not the best sculpt true and docent the fluff say that the Raven Guard despise the notion of being put in a dreadnaught?


I understand that every legion is going to want all options. IW and NL's sculpts look amazing!!!

 Sinful Hero wrote:

 jifel wrote:
Back to Tyranids, has there been any indication yet on when the book/new bug will be available to order?

Did they mention anywhere if they would release it before Gencon(August 14th)?

The email I got and that I think got summed up on http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Events/40kod14.html looks like they are going to sell some of them today at the open day. There is no pre-order release dates for any of those models yet. Gen-con is just over three weeks away and if they are not released before then ask the event sales staff nicely and they might let you order it.
When I've gone to Games Day in the past the FW and BL staff have always been really nice and helpfully.

tonytt wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
What on earth is going on with that Raven Guard one...?

Did FW change the aesthetics of the HH raven guard when I wasn't looking?

Its not the best sculpt true and docent the fluff say that the Raven Guard despise the notion of being put in a dreadnaught?

I don't think I have heard that before.

The sculpt is pretty...interesting. It needs some additional views to really make sense of it.

 d-usa wrote:

tonytt wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
What on earth is going on with that Raven Guard one...?

Did FW change the aesthetics of the HH raven guard when I wasn't looking?

Its not the best sculpt true and docent the fluff say that the Raven Guard despise the notion of being put in a dreadnaught?

I don't think I have heard that before.

The sculpt is pretty...interesting. It needs some additional views to really make sense of it.

Its in Book 3 in their legion entry. Fits there style/fluff quite well

tonytt wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
What on earth is going on with that Raven Guard one...?

Did FW change the aesthetics of the HH raven guard when I wasn't looking?

Its not the best sculpt true and docent the fluff say that the Raven Guard despise the notion of being put in a dreadnaught?


I understand that every legion is going to want all options. IW and NL's sculpts look amazing!!!

Is that not White Scars?

Those are some sweet looking Contemptors, now where's my IF one.

Those would be nice if they weren't Contemptors. I just can't get past the "big fat Space Marine" look. It's bad enough on Venerable Dreadnoughts, but Contemptors have that ludicrous egg-shaped body.

I think the Raven Guard Contemptor looks great!

Very tempting indeed...

What were you all expecting? A Contemptor with a giant beakie head? No...

It doesn't help it's in a bit of a weird pose.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
What were you all expecting? A Contemptor with a giant beakie head? No...

I think I was expecting the studs that are oh so integral to the Mk 6 armour that is rather iconic for the RG, but I was expecting it in much more solid. As if it where actual armour. What I am seeing on that dreadnough is aboriginal dot paintings. It's a funny, decorative, pattern and not one I have seen on RG before.

Looks like a Space Sharks Contemptor that got repurposed.

 jonolikespie wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
What were you all expecting? A Contemptor with a giant beakie head? No...

I think I was expecting the studs that are oh so integral to the Mk 6 armour that is rather iconic for the RG, but I was expecting it in much more solid. As if it where actual armour. What I am seeing on that dreadnough is aboriginal dot paintings. It's a funny, decorative, pattern and not one I have seen on RG before.

I think that sums it up for me.

Would probably look better painted. I do like it, it's just different.

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:
It doesn't help it's in a bit of a weird pose.

It's better than the Iron Warriors "HUG PLEASE!" pose!

I think that, given how you can pose the Contemptor kit, criticising the miniatures due to the pose is somewhat pointless.

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:

tonytt wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
What on earth is going on with that Raven Guard one...?

Did FW change the aesthetics of the HH raven guard when I wasn't looking?

Its not the best sculpt true and docent the fluff say that the Raven Guard despise the notion of being put in a dreadnaught?


I understand that every legion is going to want all options. IW and NL's sculpts look amazing!!!

Is that not White Scars?

Those are some sweet looking Contemptors, now where's my IF one.

Definetly WS but i thought RG as well? Ill check the good book

I've never heard of any Raven Guard aversion to Dreadnoughts. Forge World already have a Raven Guard Venerable Dreadnought, and the other wiki lists several named Dreadnoughts along with:

http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Raven_Guard wrote:The Raven Guard's Tactical Marine Squads are deployed via Thunderhawk gunship insertions, supported by Drop Pod-deployed Dreadnoughts.

EDIT: I have no idea what's going on with the Raven Guard Contemptor, though. It looks almost Alpha Legion, because that waving line of dots looks rather snake-like.

yeah,
I found this image on facebook. not sure if it's been posted here yet?

The new nid is BIG!


Panic...

New Nid looks a lot better from that angle, I think. The legs aren't nearly as mismatched with the body front-on.

Man that new Nid bug is huuuuge in that picture, definitely looking better in that pose too, but then again I didn't think the last one looked bad at all really. Spose I better put some pennies away for it when it finally get's released.

That raven guard one is kind of weird for a legion known to be more into stealth and plain-ness rather than shiny fancy stuff (EC for example)

Courtesy of Metro_Gnome on Warseer.

Very confused whether or not I like it... Perhaps some rules might curve my decision? anyone read through the IA4 book yet?

Need more IW stuff!

Love the IW Contemptor, minus the middle finger chainclawbladewtf.

Not a Raven Guard person, but I do think that Contemptor looks good.

[Edit] B&C Thread has slight different, but much clearer pictures - http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/293991-open-day-heresy-goodies/

I'm liking the look of the raven guard Contemptor, but it doesn't look finished. One leg and shoulder are plain.....

I love my Raven Guard, but from the pictures given so far I'm really not liking that contemptor. I wish they'd leave all the tribal crap off it and let people freehand it if they want, really doesn't fit the theme IMO.

I love the Iron Warrior one, and I think I like the Raven Guard one. Will need to see better pictures. Now I just need to choose a legion (stuck between Alpha Legion, Raven Guard and Iron Warriors)

Just an FYI

The Rules for the New Nid are floating around.

I'd post 'em but I'm never sure what the rules for posting Rules are anymore...

 Bloodhorror wrote:
Just an FYI

The Rules for the New Nid are floating around.

I'd post 'em but I'm never sure what the rules for posting Rules are anymore...

tell me where right now.

WS 8
BS 3
S 6
T 6
W 6
I 6
A 5
LD 10
Sv 3+

Its a MC (Leaper)

Weapons & Biomorphs are
Sickle Claws
Grasping Talons
Thorax Spine Maw
Adrenal Glands

Special Rules
IB: Feed
Rampage

Leaper is kind of like a Jump Pack for it except it only 6" all the time, but it can jump over things which is handy.
If you DON'T use it in the Movement phase, you get +1s to your HOW and the HOW gains Strikedown.

Grasping Talons: +1S AP2 Melee with Spine Maw Strike

Spinemaw Strike: If you roll at least one 6 to hit, you get to make a Spine Maw Attack at Intiative step 1

Spine Maw Attack: Makes ONE attack that Auto Hits. May Target any Enemy Model that isn't Extremely Bulky. Only one of these Attacks may be made by this model in each phase.

The One attack it does is at +4S AP1 Instant Death and "Digestion Spine"

Digestion Spine: When a Spine Maw removes a model, the Dimachaeron gains a number of "Plasm Tokens" Equal to the number of wounds on the profile of the model removed. At the end of each of its following Turns, The Controlling player removes one token. Whilst it has a Token remaining, it gets FNP (4+)


Sickle Claws: Strength- User AP2 Melee Sickle Strike

Sickle Strike: On a roll of a 4+ to wound, an attack inflicted by a Sickle Claw has the Instant Death Rule !


200 Points
Fast Attack