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Love the model but I'm a bit confused on if you can use them in a standard 40k, or how you make an army out of them.

Not going to get one/more until they make this more clear.

 puma713 wrote:

Lovepug13 wrote:
Ordered. Shame GW weren't discounting three really….missed opportunity IMO

I know - I don't get the extra packaging for 3 or 5 models with no discount. I mean, is GW worried that their customers are too lazy to add 5 to a cart rather than click the 'Iron Brotherhood'? Or maybe they're worried someone is too stupid to figure out the internets and how add more than 1 to their cart.

There's no "extra packaging" most likely.

You're just buying 3 or 5 models and you'll get them shipped like that.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 puma713 wrote:

Lovepug13 wrote:
Ordered. Shame GW weren't discounting three really….missed opportunity IMO

I know - I don't get the extra packaging for 3 or 5 models with no discount. I mean, is GW worried that their customers are too lazy to add 5 to a cart rather than click the 'Iron Brotherhood'? Or maybe they're worried someone is too stupid to figure out the internets and how add more than 1 to their cart.

There's no "extra packaging" most likely.

You're just buying 3 or 5 models and you'll get them shipped like that.

So it really is a matter of them thinking that we're just too dumb to just add 3 or 5 to the cart.

This kit has grown on me. After I get a second warhound and a reaver ill go ahead and pick up three at discountgamestore, they have them for $114

 bu11etmagn3tt wrote:
First EVER "mech walker" in science fiction was by Jules Verne in his 1906 version of War of the Worlds...
The first humanoid giant robot is Tetsujin 28-Go, introduced in 1956, but he was remote cntrolled.
The first occurrence of mecha being piloted by a user from within a cockpit was introduced in the manga and anime series Mazinger Z by Go Nagai, first published in 1972.

Erm ... War of the Worlds was written by H.G. Wells.
But you are half right: Verne's novel "The Steam House" (1880) features a mech walker in the form of a steam powered metal elephant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Steam_House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha

I got to see a knight model at the local GW shop today (GW shops get a sample model early so that the manager can have a built painted one on display for release) having actually seen it myself the model is GORGOUS

BrianDavion wrote:
I got to see a knight model at the local GW shop today (GW shops get a sample model early so that the manager can have a built painted one on display for release) having actually seen it myself the model is GORGOUS

For not taking a picture of it next to a ruler you are condemned to the 58th circle of hell along with people that pay by cheque at the grocery store and telemarketers.

GW site says 8" tall.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
GW site says 8" tall.

Where? I didn't see measurements and I came up w/ ~6.25-6.5 based on their pics.

Edit: Bastards, they updated their description LOL

"At 8 inches tall the Imperial Knight is a towering war engine. Crafted in the Dark Age of Technology..."


Damn, she's going to be a big model then. Still, their pic came out to be well under the 7 mark, so now I'm really interested to see one built.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
GW site says 8" tall.

*sigh*

Yes, we are aware of what the GW site says. However, comparison pictures within WD and on GW's site seem to undermine the 8" statement on the product page.

GW site saying that the Knight is 8" tall, is like GW saying that they do the best looking models, with the utmost quality on the market, and then you look at the Mutilators and the Centurions...

Do you get now? NEVER BELIEVE WHAT A GW SITE SAYS, its a rule in life...

Eyup, prolly closer to 15CM.

While I don't think it quite hits 8", the photoshopped pictures of it measuring out to 6.5 inches totally fail to account for the fact that the Knight and the Marine are not at all even on the z-axis.

It is a nicely imposing model, even at 7.whatever inches tall.

NO kidding!

It is almost as if people aren't reading the entire thread or are trolling it.

I can't wait for the first pic of a Knight with a ruler next to it...

The only thing I could think of when I saw the different "faces" image on the GW site

Actually the bottom left reminds me of the transformers for some reason, possibly the decepticons, like the fallen or the little dude Megan Fow captures.... Or maybe I am going slightly crazy.... I cant afford one yet, but when I can... I am getting me one of these!!

^ that made me chuckle.

Picked up WD today, had to walk down to GW and WHSmiths didn't have it. They had two unopened copies of the first "Visions" though.

Friendly GW staff in the Glasgow branch, seemed really busy too.

It would have been good if the rules for using these as an army were a little clearer. In saying that I'd imagine that take between 3 - 6 Knights as a Primary is fairly self explanatory. How do you pick a Warlord though? Has anybody figured that out?

Hopefully GW have an actual publication or rules clarification thought of. It'd be nice if the had a basic Knight army selection, perhaps borrowing some units from IG and renaming them. They could probably get that out in WD weekly relatively soon.

I quite like the concept of WD weekly as it means you can kind of pick and choose between what content you want. I don't imagine I'd ever buy all four, except perhaps under the most extraordinary circumstances

Holy crap- it's like you people are just waiting with baited breath to jump on someone for something they post.

*Slap* "No! You're stupid!"

 AegisGrimm wrote:
GW site says 8" tall.

Look, everybody says 8 inches.

It is actually 6 inches.

They say 8 because it seems impressive, but we all know it's 6.

Just be happy it's not 4 inches.


I uh... er.....

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Holy crap- it's like you people are just waiting with baited breath to jump on someone for something they post.

*Slap* "No! You're stupid!"

It's not so much that, it's more the 24 hour delay that seems to be occurring in your time zone. A quick scan of the pages that I guess you had missed would have seen that your comment had already been made and discussed in some detail.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
This is the best looking GWS kit in kind of a long time.

Agreed, and it really makes you wonder just what the hell they've been thinking recently.

Well said, though I'd include the king of gakky GWS sculpts imo.

I think I'm likely to buy one of these at some point (the Knight, not any of those other things).

ncshooter426 wrote:
The only thing I could think of when I saw the different "faces" image on the GW site

Spoiler:

Exalted Sir!

That is hilarious!

ncshooter426 wrote:
The only thing I could think of when I saw the different "faces" image on the GW site

Spoiler:

I am not sure that I will be able to unsee that top right one from now on.

 Yodhrin wrote:

 Melcavuk wrote:
http://www.darksphere.co.uk/pgc.php?c=1292

Darksphere put it at £63.75 plus p&p

And the P&P is an extra tenner, so it doesn't end up being a deal compared to other retailers.

Just wanted to drag this up as if the other retailer is Total Wargamer, which I think it might be, you could be waiting a very long time. Obviously the Darksphere P&P kills it a little but they are good for large orders and they are very fast shipping wise.

 Ouze wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
This is the best looking GWS kit in kind of a long time.

Agreed, and it really makes you wonder just what the hell they've been thinking recently.

Well said, though I'd include the king of gakky GWS sculpts imo.

I think I'm likely to buy one of these at some point (the Knight, not any of those other things).

I like...a lot of those though. Even the ones that I think are silly are conceptually silly and not a bad sculpt.
All of them would have blown my tiny mind as a thirteen year old getting in to Warhammer.

Just pre-ordered 3 of these badboys from my local game shop for $99.99 each! I can't wait to put these together. My ork blood wants me to loot them though... Must resist!

 Lord Scythican wrote:
Just pre-ordered 3 of these badboys from my local game shop for $99.99 each! I can't wait to put these together. My ork blood wants me to loot them though... Must resist!

WHAT?!? WHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ncshooter426 wrote:

 Lord Scythican wrote:
Just pre-ordered 3 of these badboys from my local game shop for $99.99 each! I can't wait to put these together. My ork blood wants me to loot them though... Must resist!

WHAT?!? WHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Was going to say the same... then I saw the flag. Being in Canadia sux.

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

 dienekes96 wrote:
So I've scanned the last few pages.

And no comments on...

"...say Jervis Johnson, his deep sonorous voice filling the White Dwarf hobby room as he speaks."

I mean, we're just going to let that one go?

We're okay with that?!?

They're describing how JJ is describing something?

Saw that and it made me chuckle.

I have never heard audio of Jervis Johnson, but that description makes me think of Barry White singing a love song to the Knight model. Maybe I'll put some Barry White on while I unbox this model--you know, while I am playing with my bits and such.

I have met Jarvis Johnson a couple of times, At the first couple of warhammer 40K tournaments in nottingham And trust me on this I have never met anyone who reminded me more of Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson character) in all my days, He does not have a voice you'd happily sit and listen to for hours without laughing in his face.