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 TheKbob wrote:
I don't think it was said, but the obvious reason the wings have runes strewn across them is for branding purposes. And not scar branding purposes (lulz). You can't use those wings on a PP mini for tournaments. And I'm sure you'd ruin the aesthetic of other minis, unless they're GW game conversions, with them plastered.

So by simply adding a bunch of stupid symbols everywhere, they kill the bits market. /conspiracy (but probably true given the metric ton of hammering on IP).

Wait, the theory is that GW makes it impossible to flirt with players of other game systems, while making something so ugly the GW player need to go to third party wing dealers?
And thats the plan?
Well, because its GW, why not

About the size, the white dwarf give us a valuable hint: the hammer head of the flail is "made of two parts, each roughly the size of a Skaven Clanrat"
So there you have it

 Theophony wrote:
Creature casters new daemons should be ready.... Soonish, including this angry deamon


Not sure what retail will be, but solid resin, kickstarter was90CAD or approx $75.

Define "soonish". Because I've seen these designs floating about for a long time but no actual progress.
I'd like the Spider woman daemon but it seems like on of those projects where the models will take years to be delivered.

 scuzz_bucket wrote:
What I mean is the application of symbols/images in wing membranes.

Probably because having thick protruding fleshy bits on your membrane wings would suck, lol.

I just don't like the look of them, simple as that. If you stencilled on Khorne symbols I think it'd look better than the protruding fleshy icons.

Sim-Life wrote:
Define "soonish". Because I've seen these designs floating about for a long time but no actual progress.
I'd like the Spider woman daemon but it seems like on of those projects where the models will take years to be delivered.

I believe the last few head variants are being sculpted now.

Yeah I ordered all of the creature caster demons.. No reason to deal with either A) terrible and old GW casts or B) decent new casts with massive easily avoided flaws..

 jonolikespie wrote:

Sim-Life wrote:
Define "soonish". Because I've seen these designs floating about for a long time but no actual progress.
I'd like the Spider woman daemon but it seems like on of those projects where the models will take years to be delivered.

I believe the last few head variants are being sculpted now.

Yeah, it and the spider woman were the first two casts done even before the kickstarter, so pics have been around for a while. He is finishing the last add ons and is getting back final prints now. They have not closed the PM yet, and will be unlocking everyone's pledge shortly to allow add ons. Not sure if they are still allowing people to join, they were for a long while. I'm sure thewarstore.com will probably carry these just like they carried his old models Ultraforge.

I pre-ordered 3 blood thirsters so I can have one of every variant,

Can't wait!

 pities2004 wrote:
I purchased 3 blood thirsters so I can have one of every variant,

Can't wait!

Buy another for a Skarbrand conversion, you slacker!

With that said, I plan to buy one when I get done painting Nagash.

I hope to eventually get one, just for the fun of building and painting. Mine would probably get used in Kings of War though, seeing as how I have no GW Chaos army to speak of, and I'll probably be grabbing a Mantic Abyssal army.

Well, it's CNY, so I haven't seen them up for order yet!

Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Had the self same thought earlier - either it's something rubbish or something awesome I reckon!

 Azreal13 wrote:
Had the self same thought earlier - either it's something rubbish or something awesome I reckon!

IIRC, this week's pre-orders are for the new Khorne infantry dudes, (who are apparently on 40mm's & 5/box @ $heinouslyexpensive), and the final End Times book itself.

I doubt the new infantry unit is going to look that great... definitely not Blightkings levels of epic.

We've seen leaked pictures, I'm not sure if we know for definite when they're releasing?

Agreed, I think that's the most likely, but we should have seen pics by now if it's just another, ordinary, weekly release.

If it follows the pattern of previous End Times releases?

The infantry and book are this week.

If the last year or so has taught us anything, past behaviour is no indicator of future actions when it comes to GW releases at the moment.

But, yes, likely, just weird that the apparently clockwork leak schedule should be a bit different.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 scuzz_bucket wrote:
What I mean is the application of symbols/images in wing membranes.

Probably because having thick protruding fleshy bits on your membrane wings would suck, lol.

I just don't like the look of them, simple as that. If you stencilled on Khorne symbols I think it'd look better than the protruding fleshy icons.

I think having scars branded onto the wings makes it look hardcore, it's a bloodthirster afterall. Stenciling on a design would look like warpaint, not nearly as hardcore.

 Azreal13 wrote:
Had the self same thought earlier - either it's something rubbish or something awesome I reckon!

I'm quite interested in seeing that scorpion dude. But ill probably see it think okay never mind then.

 scuzz_bucket wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 scuzz_bucket wrote:
What I mean is the application of symbols/images in wing membranes.

Probably because having thick protruding fleshy bits on your membrane wings would suck, lol.

I just don't like the look of them, simple as that. If you stencilled on Khorne symbols I think it'd look better than the protruding fleshy icons.

I think having scars branded onto the wings makes it look hardcore, it's a bloodthirster afterall. Stenciling on a design would look like warpaint, not nearly as hardcore.

It depends how well you paint them. If you stencilled them on to get a hard edged icon in a darker colour but also outlined them with an airbrush using a brighter red or orange, you'd get a very cool glowing icon effect. Even if you didn't want a glowing icon you could stencil a hard edged scheme and then do a few blending layers which would look pretty cool. Just because you're stencilling a pattern doesn't mean it has to be a single flat colour.

At the end of the day I just don't like the raised icons on the wings. I love raised icons when it comes to Space Marine shoulder pads, they just aren't doing anything for me when placed on the wings. If they'd made them separate pieces that you have the option of gluing on, that would have been fine with me.

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

Especially how it's leaked. Companies hate product leaks because it takes away their ability to control how products are presented/unveiled. I can't imagine GW would choose to leak the blurry/overexposed/poorly cropped pictures we all know and hate.

I think the leaks are a consequence of production of all paper goods coming from China. They don't give a damn about GW's secrecy, which is why we've been seeing things popping up all over the place (plus seeing this End Times book on a Chinese website especially).

 Unix wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

Especially how it's leaked. Companies hate product leaks because it takes away their ability to control how products are presented/unveiled. I can't imagine GW would choose to leak the blurry/overexposed/poorly cropped pictures we all know and hate.

They deliberately released finecast and called it perfection.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

I find it utterly plausible that they think they're doing viral marketing.

Joyboozer wrote:

 Unix wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

Especially how it's leaked. Companies hate product leaks because it takes away their ability to control how products are presented/unveiled. I can't imagine GW would choose to leak the blurry/overexposed/poorly cropped pictures we all know and hate.

They deliberately released finecast and called it perfection.

True. GW reminds me why nothing can be fool proof. Fools are too inventive.

 Azreal13 wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

I find it utterly plausible that they think they're doing viral marketing.

I do find it odd how often the first pics we get of a new white dwarf will be the contents section which is on the front cover. It would be no harder to just photograph the entire cover, but instead we often get just the contents section before the full cover. It did get the conspiracy theorist in me wondering if GW were intentionally leaking it. Though frequently all we get is obviously just some random dude in a store taking a shot with his camera phone after the store has gotten the shipment but before they are allowed to actually sell them.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Azreal13 wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

I find it utterly plausible that they think they're doing viral marketing.

I do find it odd how often the first pics we get of a new white dwarf will be the contents section which is on the front cover. It would be no harder to just photograph the entire cover, but instead we often get just the contents section before the full cover. It did get the conspiracy theorist in me wondering if GW were intentionally leaking it. Though frequently all we get is obviously just some random dude in a store taking a shot with his camera phone after the store has gotten the shipment but before they are allowed to actually sell them.

I'm pretty certain they leak stuff deliberatly.
When Thanquol was released we had 3 different pictures of the model before any rules. Honestly, if you get the chance to take pictures, why would you NOT take one of the rules? And how often are points cost conveniantly cropped out?

Also, in the age of iPhones, how are pictures still so grainy and blurry?

Sim-Life wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Azreal13 wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

migooo wrote:
Strange that it's Tuesday and that there's no sign of new stuff. Just shows that things are leaked intentionally in my mind.

Don't buy it for a second. A company like GW doesn't leak their own stuff.

I find it utterly plausible that they think they're doing viral marketing.

I do find it odd how often the first pics we get of a new white dwarf will be the contents section which is on the front cover. It would be no harder to just photograph the entire cover, but instead we often get just the contents section before the full cover. It did get the conspiracy theorist in me wondering if GW were intentionally leaking it. Though frequently all we get is obviously just some random dude in a store taking a shot with his camera phone after the store has gotten the shipment but before they are allowed to actually sell them.

I'm pretty certain they leak stuff deliberatly.
When Thanquol was released we had 3 different pictures of the model before any rules. Honestly, if you get the chance to take pictures, why would you NOT take one of the rules? And how often are points cost conveniantly cropped out?

Also, in the age of iPhones, how are pictures still so grainy and blurry?

You know I find the way that GW are so secretive like some sort of Government top weapons Developer.

Your not that important GW.

Sim-Life wrote:
Honestly, if you get the chance to take pictures, why would you NOT take one of the rules?

For the same reason all these photos look like stills from a 'Found Footage' horror film: The people taking them aren't very good at it.

Sim-Life wrote:

I'm pretty certain they leak stuff deliberatly.

Of course, if it is done deliberately, it isn't really a leak...