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TheKbob wrote: It seems too "CG" like and not enough life like. The sculpting seems too clean, more so on the legs and wings. Also, does GW really need to continue the trend of mounting large models on dinky base connection points totally no conducive to transporting or using said models?
Maybe it's just not my thing, but I don't like the model and should Creature Caster ever produce (still waiting for my dragon...) then that's more the angry rage daemon I'd want.
I know exactly what you mean about the 'look' it has but I hate seeing that called the CG look. Creature Caster is sculpted with CAD, so is infinity stuff. Computer modeling is a legitimate sculpting process.
Lets call this what it is, bad sculpting.
Honestly it's even a bit early to say that for certain. The simplistic and garish paintjobs GW push their studio team to use these days have made a lot of their recent releases look really cartoonish and OTT, but once I've seen them in a more muted scheme by a decent painter they're revealed to be no moreso than GW models always are. Nothing can save Santa Grimnar though
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I know exactly what you mean about the 'look' it has but I hate seeing that called the CG look. Creature Caster is sculpted with CAD, so is infinity stuff. Computer modeling is a legitimate sculpting process.
Lets call this what it is, bad sculpting.
Well, it's true that it is a problem with digital processes, it's too easy to zoom in and polish tiny things ad infinitum. Same goes for digital painting etc. - it's hard to keep track on the 'actual size' of a Daemonette when you have a daemon nipple filling your 30" screen - "hmm yeah not perky enough yet, and that nipple shield needs some engraving.."
In that sense, you could say you need a good sculptor to produce that kind of detail, but even better sculptor to know what matters in the final 28mm product.
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Is there any word on the price-point for the Wrathy McFlail-mongers? Any reasonable, educated guesses? I'm probably on the hook for one Thirster, but probably also at least one box Bloodwrath Flailcrushers too, if only for 40k conversion possibilities...
I hope it's 10 per box. They don't look Blightknight sized.
If it is 5 for $55, then it's not just "pass" but HELL NO. but I shouldn't get all in a tizzy just yet, and I should really just not ever ever ever get my hopes up that a GW price will be reasonable, or even not insultingly, infuriatingly high.
I hope it's 10 per box. They don't look Blightking sized.
I don't know.
The unit size for all three is 5+ and the statlines are very similar to Blightkings.
It's just speculation on my part. It's interesting that all three units are not Monstrous Infantry despite their sizes and statlines though. From what I can see of the bases on the new infantry? They do look like they are on 40mm though meaning they'd be Blightking sized.
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I think the model is brilliant, I feel the added benefit is its use able in two different armys as well as fantasy and 40k. I should hope No One actually pays full retail as it is and thus at the price point of around $90 its very worth it imo
2015/02/27 08:26:41
Subject: Even when I posted I knew he wouldn't be able to stop himself...
I hope it's 10 per box. They don't look Blightking sized.
I don't know.
The unit size for all three is 5+ and the statlines are very similar to Blightkings.
It's just speculation on my part. It's interesting that all three units are not Monstrous Infantry despite their sizes and statlines though. From what I can see of the bases on the new infantry? They do look like they are on 40mm though meaning they'd be Blightking sized.
Blightknights! Blightknights! Blightknights!
Say it three times into a mirror and Kan has an aneurysm.
You are so God-damned predictable. I prefer Blightknights to Blightkings, but I knew - I just knew - that you couldn't help but correct it.
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I hope it's 10 per box. They don't look Blightking sized.
I don't know.
The unit size for all three is 5+ and the statlines are very similar to Blightkings.
It's just speculation on my part. It's interesting that all three units are not Monstrous Infantry despite their sizes and statlines though. From what I can see of the bases on the new infantry? They do look like they are on 40mm though meaning they'd be Blightking sized.
Blightknights! Blightknights! Blightknights!
Say it three times into a mirror and Kan has an aneurysm.
You are so God-damned predictable. I prefer Blightknights to Blightkings, but I knew - I just knew - that you couldn't help but correct it.
I didn't know if you just made a mistake or were doing it on purpose.
Why did they have to put Khornate runes on his wings!
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Pre-orders are up, I was hoping the final book set would be up today, alas it is just the BloodThirster an overpriced web-bundle and a set of paints used by the studio to paint him.
Hooray! A version that isn't gak! Nor is he levitating on flames!
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Yeah I don't like those big runes either. But perhaps if you don't make them so obvious and paint them the same colour as the rest of the wing it's not that bad.
Yeah I don't like those big runes either. But perhaps if you don't make them so obvious and paint them the same colour as the rest of the wing it's not that bad.
If you look at the rotating pic, the wings are painted a single colour, so you can get an idea of if it's to much or not. Me, I'd prefer they weren't there (to make the bits more useful, like for Nids, etc.) but it isn't all that bad.
Bloodthirsters are the mightiest of Khorne’s daemons, the fury of war given terrible form. Every one of these towering beasts is the equal of an entire mortal army.
This multi-part plastic kit allows you to make any one of three specific types of Bloodthirster: the Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster, the Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage, or the Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury.
The Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster is armed with a wrathaxe - a double-headed axe that bears two equal-sized blades - and a bloodflail. The head is designed to represent the classic Bloodthirster hounds face, framed with the Khorne icon.
The Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage is armed with an enormous double-handed axe. His head has a fanged maw with a forked tongue protruding between the teeth, and there are four horns atop his head.
The Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury is armed with an axe - a double-headed version with two different sized blades - and a long whip. As with the other Bloodthirsters there is a specific head for this variant; the most gruesomely skull-like of the three.
Whichever variant you choose to build, the model is absolutely covered in the iconography of Khorne, from the weapons, through to the pair of wings and armour detailing. There is a choice of two sets of legs, either running or leaping atop flames. There are three different torso fronts, two designs of belly plates, two choices of loincloth and the option of adding armour plates to the legs and torso should you wish. All in all, this model is a total monster, in every sense of the word.
The Khorne Bloodthirster has 80 components and is supplied with a 60x100mm monster base and a large oval base.
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Beautiful and huge model, but the pricetag makes me worried. While it is understandable for model this big, going from 36 to 70 pounds for one HQ choice is really steep.
BLOODTHIRSTER OF UNFETTERED FURY
Legion: Dark Angels 
~6000 
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