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Yeah I agree, I haven't seen anything in terms of rules rumors for them so far. If they don't update their rules and give them some actually interesting options then really they shouldn't bother making a new book. So far Dwarfs have remained nearly unchanged since 6th ed Fantasy as far as I have seen.

 More Dakka wrote:
Yeah I agree, I haven't seen anything in terms of rules rumors for them so far. If they don't update their rules and give them some actually interesting options then really they shouldn't bother making a new book. So far Dwarfs have remained nearly unchanged since 6th ed Fantasy as far as I have seen.

Um, of course they haven't changed since 6th edition. The current army book is a 6th edition army book.

 More Dakka wrote:
Yeah I agree, I haven't seen anything in terms of rules rumors for them so far. If they don't update their rules and give them some actually interesting options then really they shouldn't bother making a new book. So far Dwarfs have remained nearly unchanged since 6th ed Fantasy as far as I have seen.

They quite literally have been unchanged since 6th edition Fantasy, since the current book was released before 7th edition dropped. Well, aside from the castration that happened with the 8th edition FAQs.

decker_cky wrote:

 More Dakka wrote:
Yeah I agree, I haven't seen anything in terms of rules rumors for them so far. If they don't update their rules and give them some actually interesting options then really they shouldn't bother making a new book. So far Dwarfs have remained nearly unchanged since 6th ed Fantasy as far as I have seen.

They quite literally have been unchanged since 6th edition Fantasy, since the current book was released before 7th edition dropped. Well, aside from the castration that happened with the 8th edition FAQs.

I'll admit to only skimming the 8th ed FAQ, but which bit castrated the Dwarf army?

Sorry, I'm totally off on my edition count. They were my first army in 96, which was the blue book with Thorgrim on the cover, I believe that was the 4th edition (Box set has terrible looking Orcs and High Elves in it), shortly followed by the edition with Bretonians and Lizardmen. The Bret book totally destroyed all of their playability, and I haven't really seen much difference between that old book and the "current" 6th one in that case.

 Dysartes wrote:
I'll admit to only skimming the 8th ed FAQ, but which bit castrated the Dwarf army?

Just parts of it, but the flame cannon was made essentially non-functional, and there's parts of the gyrocopter that don't really work.

I'm surprised these images aren't up here yet...

Copying from my post in that other thread that popped up:

I'm looking at that slayer character and all I can think is that somewhere in Nottingham some upper middle management guy who knows nothing about model design is constantly telling the sculptors that they have to make it "more dynamic" because that is one of only two buzzwords he knows.

Seriously, the assassin from the DE release had the exact same problem.

 jonolikespie wrote:
Copying from my post in that other thread that popped up:

I'm looking at that slayer character and all I can think is that somewhere in Nottingham some upper middle management guy who knows nothing about model design is constantly telling the sculptors that they have to make it "more dynamic" because that is one of only two buzzwords he knows.

Seriously, the assassin from the DE release had the exact same problem.

I was thinking the same thing.

"It's nice, but can you make it lean over more? Only one axe?"

I actually quite like the Slayer model though it'd be even more awesome if they had Gotrek Gurnisson with his awesome axe of Grimnir. The Hammerers are a bit meh.

Think I prefer the grim hammers from the hobbit range tbh

Wow that Slayer is horrendous!

I'm honestly surprised the slayer didn't have a third axe clenched between his buttocks!

Joyboozer wrote:
I'm honestly surprised the slayer didn't have a third axe clenched between his buttocks!

He does have two on the end of his beard!

I like the Hammerers, much better than most of the current dwarf "massive beards with feet" models.

Slayer is a bit silly

overtyrant wrote:

Joyboozer wrote:
I'm honestly surprised the slayer didn't have a third axe clenched between his buttocks!

He does have two on the end of his beard!

That explains why the crotch of his pants looks strangely empty.

Quite like those Hammerers, the armour looks really nice. Can't really comment on the faces as it's difficult to get an exact look though with a photo taken by a camera phone, of a bent page (with the magazine spread over a loo-seat I'm guessing? ) Also, good to see a dwarf that isn't a beard with legs.

I'm honestly surprised the slayer didn't have a third axe clenched between his buttocks!

Or a little dwarf doll attached to this belt, who in turn is holding 2 axes

Slayer is ridiculous looking. "lets have him launching sideways off of a dragon statue."

Hammerers seem nice enough so far though. They look a little tall to me though. That could just be lack of frame of reference though.

Go home Slayer, you're drunk.

Wow! Can't say I'm at all impressed by these first two showings.

The slayer looks like a cabbage patch kid about to throw down a massive hug on someone!

And these hammers look fine, but they're bland. Where's that frumpiness, or hefting of oversized weaponry? Where's that horribly ticked off (grudged off) expression? These guys look like the couldn't care less about anything.

I really hope the rest of the line is able to pull off more of that 'citadel dwarf look', otherwise I'll just be content to not purchase any of these new models.

wow - it's a slayer Obelix. Where's Dogmatix?

Honestly, this is why I went in on titans forge kickstarter, GW dwarves aesthetic looks terrible. Bring back the old marauder style dwarves!

I saw in the forum those pictures came from he said he'd seen the WD. Does anyone know if he's said what the other kits theyre remaking are?

Joyboozer wrote:
Honestly, this is why I went in on titans forge kickstarter, GW dwarves aesthetic looks terrible. Bring back the old marauder style dwarves!

Yes. Please.
GW once made the best dwarves around. But these won't be going home with me anytime soon.

That slayer looks like he's being pushed over and is falling backwards, the axes don't help the pose either. And come on, whose brilliant idea was it to end his beard with another to axes! What's he going to do, slap the troll to death with his beard?!?

blood lance wrote:
I saw in the forum those pictures came from he said he'd seen the WD. Does anyone know if he's said what the other kits theyre remaking are?

I hope they reboot the standard dwarves, cannons and gunners/crossbows the last kits were pants.

I've been waiting for this book for years and have a huge pile off metal dwarves that needs some nice supporting units.

Not really too impressed with the minis so far, though the slayer might look better if you took him off the statue.

So, the new theme of the stunties is to have weapons hanging from their beards? Err, ok, that sounds totally practical

It's for his special corkscrew headbutt attack. When he spins around, so does his beard.

Well the Hammerers also look like they have hammers hanging from their beards, lol.