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 ergotoxin wrote:
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.

It's not like it's a new thing, Thanquol and Boneripper, the Verminlord, they both had similar price rises, and all the big end times kits have been expensive.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 ergotoxin wrote:
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.

It's not like it's a new thing, Thanquol and Boneripper, the Verminlord, they both had similar price rises, and all the big end times kits have been expensive.

Yeah, but this one is a regular (non-unique) HQ choice, and is probably the first End Times kit that is going to be used in 40k, since it replaces the old Bloodthirster.

Meh, I'm not really impressed. I must be one of the few who thinks it's average at best. Sure, it's better than the last one, but the last one absolutely sucked.

I'm not a fan of the ballet dancing pose or the excessive detail. There's too much going on, your eye isn't drawn to anything because there's just mass of... stuff.

It doesn't look terrible... but that said Khorne daemons should be one of the easier models to make look cool so I'm not going crazy over it. That said, if I owned a Khorne army, I might consider one.

I think a scalpel & file will sort the wing/runes issue & if you highlight in a different style then it would be more cohesive.

This release made me realise how much I miss the zoom feature the website used to have - Theres lots going on with the model I'd like to get a closer look at but theres no way to blow up the image without getting pixellation issues.

if you click on the image, you can enlarge it

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
This release made me realise how much I miss the zoom feature the website used to have - Theres lots going on with the model I'd like to get a closer look at but theres no way to blow up the image without getting pixellation issues.

Since GW changed their site, viewing the bigger version is a paint in the arse. I don't think there is an easy way of doing it in Chrome, in Firefox, click on the image and it'll bring up their stupid little magnifying glass, once that's appeared, right click and select "View Background Image". That will open a larger version. That's the largest version you'll get off their site though.

 bubber wrote:
I think a scalpel & file will sort the wing/runes issue & if you highlight in a different style then it would be more cohesive.

True in theory, but from experience I can say that carving/filing down low relief detail off an uneven surfCe is a huge pain, even if possible, and it's nigh impossible to avoid it being noticeable in the end. So it's a shame they did this, especially for model lets who aren't super advanced in their skills.

Fracking magnificent, better than any not-thirster out there. GW really hit the nail on the head.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
This release made me realise how much I miss the zoom feature the website used to have - Theres lots going on with the model I'd like to get a closer look at but theres no way to blow up the image without getting pixellation issues.

Since GW changed their site, viewing the bigger version is a paint in the arse. I don't think there is an easy way of doing it in Chrome, in Firefox, click on the image and it'll bring up their stupid little magnifying glass, once that's appeared, right click and select "View Background Image". That will open a larger version. That's the largest version you'll get off their site though.

Alternatively I right-click on the thumbnail on the right and select "Open in New Tab".

AllSeeingSkink wrote:
Meh, I'm not really impressed. I must be one of the few who thinks it's average at best. Sure, it's better than the last one, but the last one absolutely sucked.

I'm not a fan of the ballet dancing pose or the excessive detail. There's too much going on, your eye isn't drawn to anything because there's just mass of... stuff.

It doesn't look terrible... but that said Khorne daemons should be one of the easier models to make look cool so I'm not going crazy over it. That said, if I owned a Khorne army, I might consider one.

i'm not too impressed, either...
if i ever get the urge to paint a Bloodthirster, which i'm sure i will at some point, i'll stick with the Forge World version...
much cooler, and more brutal looking, in my opinion...

i think this plastic one is, however, a huge improvement on the previous metal version...

cheers
jah

 ClockworkZion wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
This release made me realise how much I miss the zoom feature the website used to have - Theres lots going on with the model I'd like to get a closer look at but theres no way to blow up the image without getting pixellation issues.

Since GW changed their site, viewing the bigger version is a paint in the arse. I don't think there is an easy way of doing it in Chrome, in Firefox, click on the image and it'll bring up their stupid little magnifying glass, once that's appeared, right click and select "View Background Image". That will open a larger version. That's the largest version you'll get off their site though.

Alternatively I right-click on the thumbnail on the right and select "Open in New Tab".

That just gives you the smaller image, if you actually want the larger version (the "hidden" one that appears when you have the magnifying glass up) you have to do the "view background image" which I don't believe is possible in Chrome.

When you right click the thumbnail and "open in new tab", you get this...

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99129915020_KhorneBloodthrister01.jpg

When you click on the image to bring up the magnifying glass and then right click and select "view background image", you get this...

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/920x950/99129915020_KhorneBloodthrister01.jpg

You can even see it in the URL's, one is 600x620 resolution, the other is 920x950.

It's an absolutely stupid way of designing a site, I have no idea why you'd want to hide the higher quality versions of images.

Hmm, looks like a lot of the armor pieces are optional. Leaving off that skull shoulder pad would make me very happy.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
This release made me realise how much I miss the zoom feature the website used to have - Theres lots going on with the model I'd like to get a closer look at but theres no way to blow up the image without getting pixellation issues.

Since GW changed their site, viewing the bigger version is a paint in the arse. I don't think there is an easy way of doing it in Chrome, in Firefox, click on the image and it'll bring up their stupid little magnifying glass, once that's appeared, right click and select "View Background Image". That will open a larger version. That's the largest version you'll get off their site though.

Alternatively I right-click on the thumbnail on the right and select "Open in New Tab".

That just gives you the smaller image, if you actually want the larger version (the "hidden" one that appears when you have the magnifying glass up) you have to do the "view background image" which I don't believe is possible in Chrome.

When you right click the thumbnail and "open in new tab", you get this...

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99129915020_KhorneBloodthrister01.jpg

When you click on the image to bring up the magnifying glass and then right click and select "view background image", you get this...

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/920x950/99129915020_KhorneBloodthrister01.jpg

You can even see it in the URL's, one is 600x620 resolution, the other is 920x950.

It's an absolutely stupid way of designing a site, I have no idea why you'd want to hide the higher quality versions of images.

The smaller one is still larger than the one on the products page.

All in all it's weird as hell.

 ClockworkZion wrote:
The smaller one is still larger than the one on the products page.

All in all it's weird as hell.

For me the "open in new tab" gives me the exact same image as you see on the product page, maybe your browser is doing some extra scaling? But yeah, it's weird.

If this book is to mark the end of what we know currently of Warhammer Fantasy, I hope the book has a piece of artwork that will hopefully capture the essence of what Warhammer Fantasy was. I am hoping for a massive 2 page spread which shows every incarnate and every other major hero and as many troops as possible from every race, just one big massive brawl.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
This release made me realise how much I miss the zoom feature the website used to have - Theres lots going on with the model I'd like to get a closer look at but theres no way to blow up the image without getting pixellation issues.

Since GW changed their site, viewing the bigger version is a paint in the arse. I don't think there is an easy way of doing it in Chrome, in Firefox, click on the image and it'll bring up their stupid little magnifying glass, once that's appeared, right click and select "View Background Image". That will open a larger version. That's the largest version you'll get off their site though.

Alternatively I right-click on the thumbnail on the right and select "Open in New Tab".

That just gives you the smaller image, if you actually want the larger version (the "hidden" one that appears when you have the magnifying glass up) you have to do the "view background image" which I don't believe is possible in Chrome.

When you right click the thumbnail and "open in new tab", you get this...

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99129915020_KhorneBloodthrister01.jpg

When you click on the image to bring up the magnifying glass and then right click and select "view background image", you get this...

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/920x950/99129915020_KhorneBloodthrister01.jpg

You can even see it in the URL's, one is 600x620 resolution, the other is 920x950.

It's an absolutely stupid way of designing a site, I have no idea why you'd want to hide the higher quality versions of images.

People who buy GW product don't care what it looks like as long as it's GW, the website is designed for them. The only reason there's a picture at all is so they don't have to read before clicking buy. Snark!

A really cool model in many ways. I like It!
Some things are not cool though.
The wings are awful. They looked a bit iffy to begin with, and then I saw the runes on the back side and got really sad.
And its not like its some small detail no one will notice.

Also, the price. Im not usually one to whine about prices, honestly, but this price, compared to a single bloodthirsters worth and role in a regular (40k) army... Its just absurd.

 catharsix wrote:

 Redemption wrote:
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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.

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.

Ah, you meant in the video. Yeah, that way it looks more like scar tissue, much better than the contrasting colour.

If it didn't have the Khorne runes people would be tempted to use it as a Balrog,

and an official licencee of LoTR could not possibly support that.......

Wow.. way to almost ruin a model by adding tons of nonsense khorne runes on the wings..

 Fayric wrote:

Also, the price. Im not usually one to whine about prices, honestly, but this price, compared to a single bloodthirsters worth and role in a regular (40k) army... Its just absurd.

You know, with the rumoured Khorne supplement that will allow this guy in 40k, I wouldn't be surprised if he got a profile more in line with this model, a Greater Bloodthirster or something. After all, it is 2-3 times the size of the old one.

Also, can't your Pskyers become one of these using Malefic? Because the look on your opponent's face when your Power Armour Sorcerer is replaced with one of these guys would probably make the price tag so very worth it!

I very much doubt that the runes are there because of the LOTR license.

 Paradigm wrote:
You know, with the rumoured Khorne supplement that will allow this guy in 40k, I wouldn't be surprised if he got a profile more in line with this model, a Greater Bloodthirster or something. After all, it is 2-3 times the size of the old one.

Nah. He'll still be T6, W5, 4+.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 ergotoxin wrote:
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.

It's not like it's a new thing, Thanquol and Boneripper, the Verminlord, they both had similar price rises, and all the big end times kits have been expensive.

Except that the price increase for the verminlord was nowhere near as large. Why does the bloodthirster cost 116 USD when the verminlord is only 90 USD?

This is GW seeing how far they can push their prices before people stop buying. I think they take their customers for fools.

 Kirasu wrote:
Wow.. way to almost ruin a model by adding tons of nonsense khorne runes on the wings..

At the price they are asking you should at least have another set of wings included with no nonsense runes. It totally breaks the deal for me.

 jojo_monkey_boy wrote:
Why does the bloodthirster cost 116 USD when the verminlord is only 90?

The Verminlord doesn't have a set of enormous wings.

Re the stats thing - in gaming terms I mght have to dig out my 1st gen 'thirster.
That way I can hide him behind a rhino & he'll still have the same combat effectiveness as this giant!!!

 jojo_monkey_boy wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

 ergotoxin wrote:
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.

It's not like it's a new thing, Thanquol and Boneripper, the Verminlord, they both had similar price rises, and all the big end times kits have been expensive.

Except that the price increase for the verminlord was nowhere near as large. Why does the bloodthirster cost 116 USD when the verminlord is only 90 USD?

This is GW seeing how far they can push their prices before people stop buying. I think they take their customers for fools.

It looks bigger than a Verminlord to be fair. I think the Verminlord is too expensive, but this seems to be priced relatively well compared to that. I.e. Still way too much haha. I mean, the Wraithknight was expensive at £70, and I can't see this being as big as that... And it just doesn't look great, weird pose, far too busy. All my point was, I don't see why anyone would be surprised at the price, it's not like it came out of the blue.

Well, this is one I have been waiting for and im pretty gutted really, parts of it I like, the head and weapons, the wings however put me off buying it as does the stupid pose and the tiny contact point between the model and the base.

Wish id have kept the forgeworld one now.

 jojo_monkey_boy wrote:


Except that the price increase for the verminlord was nowhere near as large. Why does the bloodthirster cost 116 USD when the verminlord is only 90 USD?

This is GW seeing how far they can push their prices before people stop buying. I think they take their customers for fools.

You know that scene in the South Park episode "Margaritaville" with the big game show style board and the headless chicken?

Yeah, that.