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I don't really see how they don't fit with the old stuff, especially as Greenskins are pretty ragtag in general.

So they're essentially in ye olde Mega-Armour?

Awesome! I think the Boss and Brutes look fantastic, the Shaman guy is pretty good, and the Mawcrusha is just brutal looking.

The boars are... weird.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So they're essentially in ye olde Mega-Armour?

Awesome! I think the Boss and Brutes look fantastic, the Shaman guy is pretty good, and the Mawcrusha is just brutal looking.

The boards are... weird.

I don't think they're boars. A lot of similarities sure, but they don't have a snout. I'm put more in mind of hairy reptiles rather than porcine juggernauts.

If they *are* boars, then someone in the CAD team needs a biology lesson...

I am a big fan of these new Orcs (bar the boar type things, they are just odd) but I fear the pricing given what we have seen with the Stormcast Eternals and Bloodbound.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
I am a big fan of these new Orcs (bar the boar type things, they are just odd) but I fear the pricing given what we have seen with the Stormcast Eternals and Bloodbound.

Prices are two pages back, same as the Stormcast basically.

Whenever GW release new models, cosmic forces draw me towards the relevant thread

Usually, I'm amongst the first to pour cold water on any GW release, but I'm in the mood for being constructive.

Anyway, here we go:

Most of those minis look like Ork Nobz in mega armour, and one can only conclude that GW are hedging their bets on this and hoping for 40k players to snap up a few boxes.

The yellow paint scheme does them no favours, and it would be interesting to contrast it with a red paint scheme.

As for the look of the Orcs or Orks, it's true now as it was then: Brian Nelson is the only man on God's earth who can do justice to the Ork range.

On the plus side, the shaman is a fantastic model and worthy of the Orc range from any era. I had an Orc army for fantasy 10 years ago, and would have jumped at the opportunity to include this model in my force.

Final rating for this release: 3/5

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So they're essentially in ye olde Mega-Armour?

Awesome! I think the Boss and Brutes look fantastic, the Shaman guy is pretty good, and the Mawcrusha is just brutal looking.

The boars are... weird.

My thoughts exactly!

Although that is precisely the reason I am kind of excited for them now. Add a klaw (or fist for da old schoolz look) gun and a gob and yer set.

Everything looks great to me! Another GW release that will be hard to resist!

 Manchu wrote:
Everything looks great to me! Another GW release that will be hard to resist!

You haven't seen the prices yet, have you?

Well, I'm deffinitly gettyng the shamen. Everithing else is also appealing, but realy expensive. Need to see the rules first.

Everything looks great IMO, always been a big fan of the heavily armoured Orc aesthetic of Black Orcs and their looks from Warhammer Online and this really continues that legacy. I really like the new super orc cavalry and the Maw Crusha in particular is a great representation of Orc brutality. No flashy armour or big ass wingspan being shown off like the other flying mounts, just a big, barely restrained beast of muscle and thick hide.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
You haven't seen the prices yet, have you?

Fortunately, it's nothing worse than we have already seen.

I love the chunky direction of AoS models. Never liked spindly, frail, thin cavalry/troops/monsters. Interested to see what they do with elves on that front. Think the boars are my new favourite cavalry. Much preferred to dracoth, which don't really get me for some reason.

Those models are really great. GW can make decent orcs that's for sure. If only there was a game to use them in now.

I imagine that those Orruks would be of a similar build to Stormcasts? I actually quite like the Brutes, but since I mainly play Ninth Age I'd have to be creative to use them. If they are considerably bigger than the average Orc do you think I'd be able to fit them convincingly on a 40mm by 40mm Troll base? I'd use them as Count as Stone Trolls, they can justify the armour save, the regen could be similar to Feel No Pain and the vomit could be an 'Ead Butt.

Do you think they'd be of a size with the current Trolls?

are we sure that they are even boars?
something I hadn't noticed before. I thought that the surfing pose was kind of odd but I didn't realize that he's actually chained to the mawbeast.
that's kind of neat.

I like these models.
Apart from the sword fangs of the steeds and their identical look, the cavalry looks great to me.
Looks like a good complement to an existing army too.

Full yellow will perhaps take some time getting used to. But bare metal armour + yellow details (shoulder pads, etc) I think would look nice.

Cant wait to see the maw crusha in more angles, but right now I like the rider more than the beast.

 ShaneTB wrote:
I really like them all; colour me surprised.

Wow, they are definitely more interesting than I expected, too!

I don't like the basic Brutes too much... but maybe with black armor they'd look better. Just not a fan of huge, heavy armor and then none on the under arm, or one guy being barefoot, etc. I just can't visually get it, since the armor isn't as ragtag as say 40k ork vehicles. Just looks like one guy forgot his boots!

But man, the Maw Crusha... crazy! And I think I like some things about the boars - wondering if the riders are totally separate or integrated.

I like 'em all. Even the weird traffic sconce wielding shaman guy.

Maw Crusha looks like a big ticket item I'd actually pick up. Hope it's as beefy as it looks. Even better if it has the option for the boss to be on foot while the other model rides on the beast.

If all those guys are on 40s, I will be quite happy. I'm even kind of getting used to the yellow armor!

At the very least I'll get the boss. Love painting boss types!

My issue with the boar things is the hair under their chin - it doesn't hang down like it should, and just sits there in a wedge. Took a while to work out what it was.

The last guy appears to be halfway through the chorus of YMCA.

The rest, I'd like to see them painted halfway decently before I decide, the yellow is overly bright, overly dominating as a colour and far too clean for orruks, orks or any other greenskin.

I think there is potential with some of them, but whoever thought that was the best way to present them wants to be taken away from such decisions. Its just a bad choice and it should have been obvious from the first mini they did.

The dude on the Dragon thingy is bitchin'.

 RiTides wrote:

 ShaneTB wrote:
I really like them all; colour me surprised.

Wow, they are definitely more interesting than I expected, too!

I don't like the basic Brutes too much... but maybe with black armor they'd look better. Just not a fan of huge, heavy armor and then none on the under arm, or one guy being barefoot, etc. I just can't visually get it, since the armor isn't as ragtag as say 40k ork vehicles. Just looks like one guy forgot his boots!

But man, the Maw Crusha... crazy! And I think I like some things about the boars - wondering if the riders are totally separate or integrated.

Remember that it looks like the Brutes aren't the "basic" troops of the Ironjaws. That falls on the Black Orruks.

Dat Maw Krusha !!!

He will.be getting some 40k love to become a counts as big squiggoth, just need a few more angles and size comparison to be certian, but he looks to be the size of a trukk.

34 quid for the megaboss, ah come on :(
Overall, I like the release, especially some of the boar thingys and heavy armored guys.
But its a definite nod to 40k players in terms "hey pick a few of these up too for your armies".

 Mymearan wrote:


Prices are two pages back, same as the Stormcast basically.

Cheers Mymearan, I missed that post in my rush to get to the pictures. As pricy as predicted then.

34 euros, 24 quid, so the rumour sayS

If someone had told me that these things were from the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion I would've believed them. This isn't criticism of the style itself so much as it feels like they're going for another company's aesthetics. They don't really feel like orcs to me.

I LOVE the shaman. Far better than the Weirdboy model. Everything else is awful except for the maw krusha.

Brutes look terrible.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

As for the look of the Orcs or Orks, it's true now as it was then: Brian Nelson is the only man on God's earth who can do justice to the Ork range.

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 Kanluwen wrote:

Remember that it looks like the Brutes aren't the "basic" troops of the Ironjaws. That falls on the Black Orruks.

"the bulk, in more ways than one, of the Ironjaw warclans, brutes live to fight [...]"

Pleasantly surprised. Only only I don't care for is the second shaman someone aptly described as the air runway traffic guy but need 360 and even better, in hand models. Also, I know I'll be playing against them within hours of release. Certainly we could use some perspective from larger battle shots, as I havent seen a more clear shot than the grainy army shot from the prior leaks.

The badmoon yellow certainly call someone to 40k but obviously paint them however you want. I do hope to see alternate studio paint scheme the week of release. Personally, I love that bright yellow and used it for my bad moons so I actually would paint these as is when I pick some up for my 40K army the shaky knee shaman is growing on me quite fast (like the Avatars of War goblin shaman firing off a spell), and those boar things are great, so much potential. This release looks like a win-win in my playbook.