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Any word on an actual Sigmar Model on the horizon?

 Commissar-Danno wrote:
Any word on an actual Sigmar Model on the horizon?

Actually that could be quite a cool thing for FW to do. If it was about the size/quality/price of the Primarchs models, that would be a pretty cool figure.

For anyone interested Forge World have their AoS rules out for all their warhammer forge model line

 jah-joshua wrote:
@Plumbumbarum: you know who looks obese???
Festus, or Gutrot, or the generic Nurgle Lord, just like they are supposed to...
Stormcast Eternals look like buff knights, just like they are supposed to...
i get that you don't like them, but you are really going a long way off track with your criticisms now...

I play Nids and Nugle in 40k and cool bloated fatties is how I roll. But it's different with sigmarines, their armor is knightish but also bodylike and a detail or two there makes it look like a big boned man with fat packed up under the surface. It's ofc not that they are literaly obese with bellies but sth is there that made me think that.

Also I guess you assume that I hate sigmarines because I hate AoS because whfb etc It's not like that, I hate Tau but love broadsides and fire warriors also have a riptide stashed somewhere ready to nurglify for my anime robots from hell crew. I hate Eldar but love wraith constructs etc. I'm not looking for things to hate in sigmarines, I tried a few times to get into the mood of it even borrowed the book but it just doesn't do anything for me and the models/ art are off putting every time.

Sorry mod I shut up now.

 Commissar-Danno wrote:
Any word on an actual Sigmar Model on the horizon?

I would buy that for a dollar.

More pics today:



Including how to achieve that lovely bluey-green for the Celestial Vindicators Stormhost.

So I don't have to paint my bases, just glue on sand, drybrush, and add tufts?!

Well that's saved me about 300 hours of boredom. Nice.

Aiight, so, the Khorntress is roughly triangular in shape, and has a side... thing... that goes with it.

Man we need more pics of that kit...

 Motograter wrote:
For anyone interested Forge World have their AoS rules out for all their warhammer forge model line

Bear in mind this only applies to the Chaos Dwarf line and "Tamurkhan's Horde".

No rules yet for the unassociated stuff.

 monders wrote:
So I don't have to paint my bases, just glue on sand, drybrush, and add tufts?!

Well that's saved me about 300 hours of boredom. Nice.

It says, "Apply PVA glue to the base and cover with Citadel Sand. Drybrush the sand Screaming Skull. Once dry add Middenland Tufts with PVA glue. Paint rim Steel Legion Drab." -- that's always been the quickest way to get "GW-looking bases".

The even faster way is to buy Woodland Scenics sand ("Ballast") which is available in a premixed colored blends of brown or grey (two tones of each), or single color in different coarsnesses that you mix yourself. Just glue it on, stick on a couple of tufts, and boom. It actually looks really nice, too.

Figures they release a Celestial Vindicators paint guide after I muck my way through all of them.



I'm hopeful to see some of the hero units done up in their colors. I got majorly tripped up trying to decide how to paint them.

For my bases, I use the Woodland Scenics black ballast, 50/50 mix of fine and coarse. Paint 50/50 mix white glue & water on the base, dunk it in a my bucket 'o ballast, wait an hour, paint my watered down glue on top, wait overnight. Next day all I have to do is a light brown drybrush over top since it's already black, and stick some grassy bits here and there.

I can't wait until my copy of the book arrives this week. I am actually staying home to make sure that I don't miss the courier!

Super excited!

Vyxen wrote:
I can't wait until my copy of the book arrives this week. I am actually staying home to make sure that I don't miss the courier!

Super excited!

They will probably just leave a card through your letterbox saying you weren't in lol. Ahhh Initial CityLink.. jerks.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Figures they release a Celestial Vindicators paint guide after I muck my way through all of them.



I'm hopeful to see some of the hero units done up in their colors. I got majorly tripped up trying to decide how to paint them.

The first big book.has pics of the hero's in celestial colours. The second book will have more no doubt but there is some in book one

Really digging the artwork in the book, well-painted and dynamic, great use of colors.

The writing is trash tier as usual and makes Sigmarines even more bland than before.

Saw the minis in person today through a store window. Blown away by the quality, even if I'm not in love with the Eternal look in general. Such imposing figures, especially the general on mount and the Chaos guy with his dog. Really wish I had the cash for the starter set.

The exalted death bringer warscroll.



Also info from new book

There are a handful of new warscrolls in there, discounting the stuff already shown the WDs. 2 new Stormcast battalions, 1 new Khorne battalion, 2 Nurgle and 2 Skaven ones.
Exalted Deathbringer has been leaked already, Bloodwarriors are the same, except dual axes trade in the Gorefist rule for rerolling ones to hit and every tenthBloodwarrior gets to replace all weapons with a Goreglaive, which is 1" A2 3+/3+ R-1 D2.


Lore is neat so far, but only managed to skim it. Sigmar get's back Ghal Maraz at the end, realizes that weapons are made to take into battle and then goes to open the Chamber Extremis to awaken the 'Holy Beast' within (which probably isn't Drakothion, who got hurt hurt badly earlier in the book fighting the corrupted wyrm Argentine). So, chances are Stormcast get either Sigmar mounted on whatever the 'holy beast' is or a independent monster.

Looking like it sucks hard if you're a khorne player. Only one battalion to everyone else's two and if its not order its not getting much

Why does it seem like the resolution to every rule in this game is just roll more dice? Blooded Lieutenant? Roll some dice. Runemarked Shield? Roll some more dice, dude! Skullgouger? You know what to do, brother!! Brutal Command? Aw yeah! Roll me some bones, my man!!! I've watched about half a dozen batreps online, and the amount of dicerolling when compared to actual model movement and/or decision-making is mind-numbing.

It's a game desgned to appeal to people who like to roll lots of dice and read lots of special rules.

better shots of some of the (hopefully on sale soon) chaos scenery





from Adeptus Astartes on facebook Via Atia
-Aaron

 the_Armyman wrote:
Why does it seem like the resolution to every rule in this game is just roll more dice? Blooded Lieutenant? Roll some dice. Runemarked Shield? Roll some more dice, dude! Skullgouger? You know what to do, brother!! Brutal Command? Aw yeah! Roll me some bones, my man!!! I've watched about half a dozen batreps online, and the amount of dicerolling when compared to actual model movement and/or decision-making is mind-numbing.

Because that assumes your opponent will always be open to compromise when opinions on x or y differ situations arise.Which they won't. If it's a dice roll, then there's less room for TFG behaviour.

 the_Armyman wrote:
Why does it seem like the resolution to every rule in this game is just roll more dice? Blooded Lieutenant? Roll some dice. Runemarked Shield? Roll some more dice, dude! Skullgouger? You know what to do, brother!! Brutal Command? Aw yeah! Roll me some bones, my man!!! I've watched about half a dozen batreps online, and the amount of dicerolling when compared to actual model movement and/or decision-making is mind-numbing.

Putting it rather bluntly, if you compared the Stormcast units to the Khorne Bloodbound you would see that "throw some more dice at it" isn't necessarily true.

The Exalted Deathbringer is meant to be a hero version of the Bloodreavers with an option for the same "shield" as the Blood Warriors.

I thought the point of Warhammer was to roll dice?

Im excited to see this dudes shield option! I hope its as big and over the top as his axe

 Kanluwen wrote:

 the_Armyman wrote:
Why does it seem like the resolution to every rule in this game is just roll more dice? Blooded Lieutenant? Roll some dice. Runemarked Shield? Roll some more dice, dude! Skullgouger? You know what to do, brother!! Brutal Command? Aw yeah! Roll me some bones, my man!!! I've watched about half a dozen batreps online, and the amount of dicerolling when compared to actual model movement and/or decision-making is mind-numbing.

Putting it rather bluntly, if you compared the Stormcast units to the Khorne Bloodbound you would see that "throw some more dice at it" isn't necessarily true.

The Exalted Deathbringer is meant to be a hero version of the Bloodreavers with an option for the same "shield" as the Blood Warriors.

If only blood warriors got runeshields

 the_Armyman wrote:
Why does it seem like the resolution to every rule in this game is just roll more dice? Blooded Lieutenant? Roll some dice. Runemarked Shield? Roll some more dice, dude! Skullgouger? You know what to do, brother!! Brutal Command? Aw yeah! Roll me some bones, my man!!! I've watched about half a dozen batreps online, and the amount of dicerolling when compared to actual model movement and/or decision-making is mind-numbing.

As opposed to every other edition of Fantasy or 40k, that solved most things by...rolling dice?

 Samurai_Eduh wrote:

 the_Armyman wrote:
Why does it seem like the resolution to every rule in this game is just roll more dice? Blooded Lieutenant? Roll some dice. Runemarked Shield? Roll some more dice, dude! Skullgouger? You know what to do, brother!! Brutal Command? Aw yeah! Roll me some bones, my man!!! I've watched about half a dozen batreps online, and the amount of dicerolling when compared to actual model movement and/or decision-making is mind-numbing.

As opposed to every other edition of Fantasy or 40k, that solved most things by...rolling dice?

Um, you're intentionally missing the point. I made a specific example with the newest warscroll since nearly every one of his Special Rules added more dice to the basic to-hit, to-wound, to-save sequence. AoS seems to rely upon dice-rolling begetting more dice rolling. You don't just roll to hit, certain hits generate more hits, requiring more dice-rolling. Then some wounds generate more wounds. The solution is to roll more dice. This isn't unique to AoS, but it seems to be taken to new heights.

I'm not referring to dice rolling as a core mechanic. But I think you already knew that.

Isn't the average damage output of those two weapon options identical (2 damage)?

 mattjgilbert wrote:
Isn't the average damage output of those two weapon options identical (2 damage)?

You're not factoring in the Skullgouger with the Ruinous Axe variant.

If he makes an armor save roll of a 6, he deals D3 Mortal Wounds to the attacking unit.

Seeing the Deathbringer's warscroll, I'm guessing the kit will have an axe/shield variant we haven't seen yet.