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The guy with the pet and the archers / crossbow guys

 AlexHolker wrote:

 mikhaila wrote:

 AlexHolker wrote:
Superheroes are not a good example. Superhero comics are about people - people who can do extraordinary things, sure, but people. It's emphasised more with Marvel than DC, but even someone like Superman is still a man with parents, friends and loved ones and not some faceless uber-mook like these "Stormcast Eternals".

Actually, superhero books are chock full of faceless Uber-Mooks! I'm not sure how you never noticed them.

The guys in yellow beekeeper suits from A.I.M
The moloids
Doombots
Hydra
Secret Empire
Adaptoids
Anhiliation Swarm

The sigmarites will fit right in

I said they're not about faceless uber-mooks. There is no comic book series about AIM employee #2958, because he is little more than a backdrop for another, more interesting story. There is a place for mooks in GW's stories, but there's a reason why GW has novels about their vampires and not their skeletons.

Terribly sorry. I will refrain from humor in the future when replying to you. Never expected someone to actually take me seriously

So the only way to get the shields with the comet on it is to buy the $200 bundle??

migooo wrote:

 SJM wrote:
So Orc.... wait Orruks look like savage Orcs? I can handle that, well my 40k Orks can ....off Ebay naturally

I think that all previous armies exist so savage orcs or orrucks. The newer ones are going to look different I'm told. Orruks are supposed to look more ( this is how they were described to me ) like Huns but I have no idea what that means and they are a while away.

Huns and orcs? thats rackham behemoth orcs

http://underthemountainblog.com/athenaeum/aarklash-archive/factions/orcs-of-the-behemoth/

@Navarro: it was also the aesthetic of the Hobgoblins in WFB...
maybe with the new, slightly larger scale, GW's next generation will look closer to the bulk of the Rackham guys...
i am definitely excited to see what happens!!!

cheers
jah

Finished building the mounted leader guy from the starter set already.. easy to build but tons and tons of detail. The photos really don't do these minis justice. And I think I remember someone saying they were snap fit, but these aren't. Or at least the leader wasn't, haven't gotten to any other sprues.

And I like the bigger, bulkier sigmarines, rather than space marines that are the same size as a cadian. Makes me kinda wonder if they'll eventually redo the marines and make em bigger and more truscale. Maybe for Warhammer 40,001: Age of Leman Russ?

 jah-joshua wrote:
@Navarro: it was also the aesthetic of the Hobgoblins in WFB...
maybe with the new, slightly larger scale, GW's next generation will look closer to the bulk of the Rackham guys...
i am definitely excited to see what happens!!!

cheers
jah

Indeed I keep forgetting about hogobs. I was thinking about the rumour of major changes to the orc looks, if all fails to impress me I can always add them as a strange clan to my own O&G army... Hell with a bit of luck they make squigs in plastic and I finally can do an army of those without spending a fortune on OOP white metal ( refuse to buy finecast). But yes I would enjoy the return of hobgoblins or Rackham Orcs

i too refuse to buy Finecast, and have from the first look i got at a blister pack after the switch from metal...
having to work with it for commissions has just made me even more convinced that it was the worst move GW have ever made, in my opinion...

one good thing about AoS, it looks like all of the models will be plastic, which is only a good thing as far as i'm concerned, given that the way they cut and cast the sculpts has really moved our character models into a new realm of detail and "open" poses with things like cloaks, banners, and ribbons...
looking at the new plastic clampack characters, i don't think i would want GW to switch back to metal, and i'm a huge fan of metal minis...
they really have taken the minis to the next level with plastic characters...

cheers
jah

 Chaplain Pallantide wrote:
I have been playing miniature game since Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader ( I still have my original copy) when they didn't have point values and games were supposed to be narrative based. Like the farmhouse scenario from the main 40K book from years back for those who may remember.

I sure do remember that scenario, it was fun.
I also remember playing it with the Printed "Figures" from the back of the book. Every time I find one of them going though an old box is gives a warm fuzzy feeling.
I think we made the farm house out of my 1st Edition D&D Players Hand Book and and I think the fence was just a piece of rope.

 jah-joshua wrote:
looking at the new plastic clampack characters, i don't think i would want GW to switch back to metal, and i'm a huge fan of metal minis...
they really have taken the minis to the next level with plastic characters...

I too hate finecast and am not sad to see it go. We haven't seen anything in finecast for WHFB or 40k for, what, a year or so now?

BUT, I do still lament the loss of metals. Simply because it allowed them to release a lot of stuff at once. I don't think we'll ever see the variety we had with Imperial Guard regiments back in 2nd edition. GW seem loathed to release a more than a few plastic kits at once, even when some models really need replacing to update their aesthetic.

Any news on the release of chaos warriors any one know what the price will be?

Chopxsticks wrote:
So the only way to get the shields with the comet on it is to buy the $200 bundle??

Not even sure if that shield variant is in the bundle as it's not on the sprues pictured, and you'd think if it was some kind of exclusive thing to it they'd call that out. Since that bundle is essentially just four boxes of Liberator maybe there is a sprue that isn't being shown?

Its wierd, I dont mind paying $ 45 for 3 dragon Ogres but $50 for 5 Sigmarines just seems real hard to stomach.

 jah-joshua wrote:
i too refuse to buy Finecast, and have from the first look i got at a blister pack after the switch from metal...
having to work with it for commissions has just made me even more convinced that it was the worst move GW have ever made, in my opinion...

one good thing about AoS, it looks like all of the models will be plastic, which is only a good thing as far as i'm concerned, given that the way they cut and cast the sculpts has really moved our character models into a new realm of detail and "open" poses with things like cloaks, banners, and ribbons...
looking at the new plastic clampack characters, i don't think i would want GW to switch back to metal, and i'm a huge fan of metal minis...
they really have taken the minis to the next level with plastic characters...

cheers
jah

I couldn't agree more. The multipart plastic character models allow so much more freedom. People often talk about how awesome Infinity models are, and they are very clever metal multipart models, but like most other models from most other companies, they are based on a single torso piece cast across a horizontal plane. With GW character models, the miniatures are truly 3 dimensional and not constrained by limitations of 2 part molds. Plus, being plastic allows extremely fine pieces, whereas metal parts would just fall apart (without epoxy).

For me, finecast is okay. The main issue is how long it takes to prep a model -- so o get why they would be awful for commission.

Got my box of toys today.

I too am impressed. As cool as these new guys are, I can't wait to see what the other factions are going to look like.

Totally going to have turquoise Sigmarians though.




Also annoyed about the fact that I couldn't buy the Ophidian Gateway the store had. They said it was a promo for the store only. LAME.

Hopefully that changes down the line.

I was gonna do turquoise too But, I decided on white & bone-ish colored marble.

Okay, if they release box sets of two factions with scenarios for play with all existing and previously released factions, they will have hooked me into their new system.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:

Also annoyed about the fact that I couldn't buy the Ophidian Gateway the store had. They said it was a promo for the store only. LAME.

Hopefully that changes down the line.

I believe it is due out in a few weeks. That was the gist I got when the box art was spoiled somewhere (old thread maybe?).

I was hoping that the Liberator box had options to distinguish them a little from the ones you get in the starter besides the weapons. Maybe a few bare headed options with some manly facial hair. Oh, well, they're not bad in terms of price given their size and how many you need for an army.

 Vermis wrote:
Jings, Yodhrin. Even I think thou doth protest too much. Although I find this...

Motograter wrote:These AoS threads don't half provide folks with the good use of the ignore button. At least 12 folks on it now

... about as contemptible.

I'll ask if you could clarify this, because what you appear to be saying here is that I secretly like AoS or am in some other way insincere(that's what the "doth protest too much" line means), and that you find my PoV contemptible.

The more i see, the more i like the Stormcast Eternals as an addition to my Templar style Empire/Bretonnia Army.

The army very much fits this visual style and it's the perfect fit for my Sisters of Sigmar, Flagellants and very old scool metal knights on foot (from Harlequin miniatures).

And i don't mind re-basing a part of this army (or the lot) because the bases i did back then can be done better anyway.

 NAVARRO wrote:

migooo wrote:

 SJM wrote:
So Orc.... wait Orruks look like savage Orcs? I can handle that, well my 40k Orks can ....off Ebay naturally

I think that all previous armies exist so savage orcs or orrucks. The newer ones are going to look different I'm told. Orruks are supposed to look more ( this is how they were described to me ) like Huns but I have no idea what that means and they are a while away.

Huns and orcs? thats rackham behemoth orcs

http://underthemountainblog.com/athenaeum/aarklash-archive/factions/orcs-of-the-behemoth/

Wow those are gorgeous.

Well, I think it's great that the Warhammer collection will have something for everyone It's one of the strengths of 40k -- such a wide variety of aesthetics that almost anyone can find something they like (as long as they're into SciFi).

Absolutely.

There's another AoS story coming out

http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/assault-on-the-mandrake-bastion-ebook.html

THE STORY
Orius Adamantine, Lord-Celestant of the Hammers of Sigmar, leads a ferocious attack on the Tephra Crater to unseat the dread lord Anhur of the Bloodbound. In his path lies the Mandrake Bastion, a fortress saturated with dark magic. Succeed here and the Adamantine Warrior Chamber will have a vital foothold in the ongoing war against the Chaos forces seeking to open the Black Rift of Klaxus!

READ IT BECAUSE
The Stormcast Eternals ride the lightning into the Realm of Fire to stop the followers of the Blood God from opening the Black Rift of Klaxus. The first part of a serialised novel, this introduces us to the Adamantine Warrior Chamber of the Hammers of Sigmar, and shows the epic scale of the war for the mortal realms.

 reds8n wrote:
There's another AoS story coming out

http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/assault-on-the-mandrake-bastion-ebook.html

THE STORY
Orius Adamantine, Lord-Celestant of the Hammers of Sigmar, leads a ferocious attack on the Tephra Crater to unseat the dread lord Anhur of the Bloodbound. In his path lies the Mandrake Bastion, a fortress saturated with dark magic. Succeed here and the Adamantine Warrior Chamber will have a vital foothold in the ongoing war against the Chaos forces seeking to open the Black Rift of Klaxus!

READ IT BECAUSE
The Stormcast Eternals ride the lightning into the Realm of Fire to stop the followers of the Blood God from opening the Black Rift of Klaxus. The first part of a serialised novel, this introduces us to the Adamantine Warrior Chamber of the Hammers of Sigmar, and shows the epic scale of the war for the mortal realms.

You've pasted the wrong summary. That's the story of the upcoming 40K novel. Just to remind, Age of Sigmar is Warhammer Fantasy.

Read the sample. It feels very 40k. Interestingly two new unit types are mentioned. Decimators armed with big axes and protectors armed with magic glaives? Names really are Gw's weakpoint.

Not sure if serious or trolling..

Dude. Totally serious. Follow the link above. You can read it yourself.

Sorry, this was in reference to the chap who posted above you.

Well likewise. Its all true, there on the blacklibrary website. I am generally in favour of the new direction but they are really going all in on the fantasy space marine angle. Oh wait i somehow missed that first response. Sorry!

So, we can add 'hammerporn' to their repertoire, alongside 'bolterporn' and 'Fifty Shades Of Astartes'.