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NOTE: This thread is for discussing new AoS releases. It is not for discussing AoS or GW generally. Rule Number Two is Stay On Topic.

 judgedoug wrote:
March 19 releases, US dollars

White Dwarf 112 4
BT: Stormcast Eternals Extremis HB Eng 35
How To Paint: Stormcast Eternals Eng 10
Stormcast Eternals + Paint Set 33
Space Marines + Paint Set 33
Stormcast Eternals Tempest Lords Upgrades 12
Stormcast Eternals Dracothian Guard 65
Stormcast Eternals Knight Heraldor 25

WD CoverExtremis BattletomeSplash Page with Blurry Wing'd Mount "Star Drake"?FulminatorsTempestorsConcussorsDesolatorsKnight Heraldor

Oh wow! I'm so excited about the slayers! I'm painting up some other Duardin now in anticipation :-)

I'm personally having trouble making out the individual details on the sprues. It looks like they cranked up the wild hair to 11 and added alot of bling in the typical AOS pattern but with rivets instead of skulls popping out everywhere. Is it just me or do the pieces look a bit like they're incorporating Chaos Dwarf stylings a bit as well?

I'm wondering where the emblem/totem piece fits. Is it a banner piece, a back pack, a front plate?

It looks like the Mohawk is built into some sort of Greek Hoplite helmet too

Seems like a standard. Take a look at the rectangular peg on the staff piece.

Good spot. It fits in front of the brazier. A standard bearer style figure. Mono-pose.

Based on a fair number of the recent kits is it something to stand on/jump over etc?

Wow, OK! I am actually really impressed with the Duardin stuff. I feel like they fit better in this aesthetic than the humans do.

It's this guy almost

I'm a fan of heroic scale models, but does anyone else find that axe to be ludicrously oversized?

[edit] To specify, the one on the sprue.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I'm a fan of heroic scale models, but does anyone else find that axe to be ludicrously oversized?

[edit] To specify, the one on the sprue.

I dont think dwarfs where ever heroic scale, hell i do not even think GW ever did anything heroic scale maybe the primarchs? Most have big heads and hands lol.

OgreChubbs wrote:

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I'm a fan of heroic scale models, but does anyone else find that axe to be ludicrously oversized?

[edit] To specify, the one on the sprue.

I dont think dwarfs where ever heroic scale, hell i do not even think GW ever did anything heroic scale maybe the primarchs? Most have big heads and hands lol.

The big heads and hands are exactly what people are talking about by 'heroic scale'... GW's models have always been somewhat chibbied to make them look bulkier and more impressive on the table.



Meanwhile, those Knights are a bit special. Say what you want about the game itself, the model releases have for the most part been superb so far.

I'm interested in the new slayers if I can make them rank up for use in 8th edition. In fact, if I can do this, I will finally pull the trigger in the dwarf army box that's been gathering dust at my FLGS forever.

Sooo flaming beards huh who are all about money and being nakey? When do they build houses or keeps? And why they naked?

Some how seems less scary, kinda like a stripper here comes burning beard..... Me no like.

OgreChubbs wrote:
Sooo flaming beards huh who are all about money and being nakey? When do they build houses or keeps? And why they naked?

Some how seems less scary, kinda like a stripper here comes burning beard..... Me no like.

Slayers have always not worn much at all, it's hardly like that's a new development.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
I'm a fan of heroic scale models, but does anyone else find that axe to be ludicrously oversized?

[edit] To specify, the one on the sprue.

Yep. Far too big. It's larger than his torso.

The old Deamon/Dragon slayers had some ridiculously sized axes as well but they at least had the excuse of being really old and they were made in metal so the weapons had to be pretty chunky for them not to bend to easily.

OgreChubbs wrote:
Sooo flaming beards huh who are all about money and being nakey? When do they build houses or keeps? And why they naked?
...

Presumably because you can't weave Nomex clothing out of Sigmarite.

The oversize axe is easy to modify or replace in a polystyrene model.

OgreChubbs wrote:
Sooo flaming beards huh who are all about money and being nakey? When do they build houses or keeps? And why they naked?

Some how seems less scary, kinda like a stripper here comes burning beard..... Me no like.

Because slayers in WFB were renowned for their architecture and cultural works...?

When it comes to slayer axes, it's really best to err toward too big. It'd be much worse to look at the sprue and say, well those axes are bit weedy now.

the Slayer on the first edition Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay book cover was what made me a Warhammer fanatic 30 years ago...
the new guy is perfectly in line with that image...
even better, actually, with the addition of a cool hoplite helmet, so this guy is definitely got my attention...

an axe, nor a mohawk, can never be too big, in my opinion...
the oversized weapons, and one-the-top style of GW is exactly what i like best in my models...
i love that the minis are like a 3-D comic book image...

i like to collect true-scale minis, but i can't say that i like painting them...
give me a mad Dwarf with a huge axe, and giant mohawk, to paint any day of the week...

cheers
jah

..........and mohawks made of fire?

I think I need to see it assembled and or painted to make a decision after looking at it more.

 Fenrir Kitsune wrote:
..........and mohawks made of fire?

Sounds like a very defensible direction to take your IP in.

 Fenrir Kitsune wrote:
..........and mohawks made of fire?

bring it...
i love painting fire, and skulls...
those were the two things that i had the most passion for drawing in my sketchbook as a kid...
i was a natural born GW fan...

cheers
jah

 Elemental wrote:

 Fenrir Kitsune wrote:
..........and mohawks made of fire?

Sounds like a very defensible direction to take your IP in.

The last people GW want to go up against is wotc

We all know GW employees work in a vacuum, so there is no way that they were inspired by stuff like this link. If anything, GW came up with it first.

migooo wrote:

 Elemental wrote:

 Fenrir Kitsune wrote:
..........and mohawks made of fire?

Sounds like a very defensible direction to take your IP in.

The last people GW want to go up against is wotc

What if it's the other way around though?

 jah-joshua wrote:

 Fenrir Kitsune wrote:
..........and mohawks made of fire?

bring it...
i love painting fire, and skulls...
those were the two things that i had the most passion for drawing in my sketchbook as a kid...
i was a natural born GW fan...

cheers
jah

While I am not a fan of the GW fantasy aesthetic but it does comprise over the top weapons and costumes.

In this context, a helmet with a massive plume of fire installed on top of it makes perfect sense for a group of Dwarves.

It reminds me of Captain Blackbeard, who put lit slow matches in his hair to create a fearsome aspect.

I'm not sure the Mohawk even is fire. Just looks like a Mohawk to me. The helmet bit and hair look exactly like the bottom dwarves in the art shown in the first post, and theirs is just hair.

Sorry, the bottom ones here:

 Mymearan wrote:
It's this guy almost

I want the Varan Knights. I don't want to pay for them though...

The Duardin are a race that I have seen a lot of anticipation for, so it is possible that they will help the (possibly? Likely?) flagging sales of Sigmarhammer. The game had struggled so far without models that looked like must-buys for anyone who wasn't interested in the starter set.