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 reds8n wrote:

 Wulfson_40K wrote:
I may be late to the party but was the new bit of Khorne Fortress scenery mentioned before? It may have been totally overshadowed by that quite impressive Sylvaneth release.

ta-da !

hehe that skull is smoking a cigar.


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 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
and another page (from Adeptus Astartes on facebook), elf/tree breasts so spoiler

Spoiler:

wtf is wrong with her belly button?, anything with a belly button is a living creature that came from a mommy..... So where is the mother tree monster? I always knew tree elves where doing something wacking in the knots.


On a side note why is her shoulder guard a bumble bee nest? Free hunny!!

It's imitating a form. It doesn't need tits either as saplings and forest spirits typically don't breast feed but again, it's imitating a form. I can live with the fact it has a belly button as it is an awesome model.

Could you maybe put all your nitpicks in one post instead of spreading them out over several pages?

 Ghaz wrote:

 Hanskrampf wrote:
Ugh, a podcast.
If someone is going to listen to it, can you please summarize it?

Its also available as a video, which I find a bit more bearable.

I guess I'm an old foggy, but I can't be bothered to waste my time listening to podcasts or watching videos longer than about 10 minutes unless it is an exceptionally interesting topic and not full of stupid chit-chat. That's why I generally prefer written news and reviews.

 mdauben wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

 Hanskrampf wrote:
Ugh, a podcast.
If someone is going to listen to it, can you please summarize it?

Its also available as a video, which I find a bit more bearable.

I guess I'm an old foggy, but I can't be bothered to waste my time listening to podcasts or watching videos longer than about 10 minutes unless it is an exceptionally interesting topic and not full of stupid chit-chat. That's why I generally prefer written news and reviews.

It's only 20 odd minutes, it's nothing too long

 Ghaz wrote:
From GW's Age of Sigmar FB page:

The General’s Handbook is just around the corner, and we know you guys are all eager for more info on the book.

Well, here you go – take a listen to (or watch – it's also available as a video review) Ben Curry's first impression of the book from the Bad Dice podcast.

As well as being a regular podcaster and prolific miniatures painter, Ben also organises some of the UK’s largest Warhammer Age of Sigmar tournaments, and was one of the guys who helped in the development of the Matched Play portion of the book. He knows his stuff, and this is well worth a listen.

http://baddice.co.uk/generals-handbook-review/

Spoiler:

Thank you for the link. I was very excited about this game until it was initially released. I found the lack of points to be a very significant negative and passed on the game. The quality of models combined with this book release is definitely pulling me in and giving it a try this time around.

OgreChubbs wrote:wtf is wrong with her belly button?, anything with a belly button is a living creature that came from a mommy..... So where is the mother tree monster? I always knew tree elves where doing something wacking in the knots.

AoS models tend to be more focused on concepts than representative of narrative logic so I wouldn't get too hung up on the reasoning behind having belly buttons on the model! I don't think it's a bad model but it reminds me too much of a 40K Helbrute although the beehive features are a nice touch!

This is easily the best model release wave in AOS so far. The success of these models, in my opinion, is not just based on the quality of the models but that most of them seamlessly blend in with the pre-existing Forest Spirit range and this is best exemplified in the latest photo that's leaked.

 Donomar wrote:

OgreChubbs wrote:wtf is wrong with her belly button?, anything with a belly button is a living creature that came from a mommy..... So where is the mother tree monster? I always knew tree elves where doing something wacking in the knots.

AoS models tend to be more focused on concepts than representative of narrative logic so I wouldn't get too hung up on the reasoning behind having belly buttons on the model! I don't think it's a bad model but it reminds me too much of a 40K Helbrute although the beehive features are a nice touch!

This is easily the best model release wave in AOS so far. The success of these models, in my opinion, is not just based on the quality of the models but that most of them seamlessly blend in with the pre-existing Forest Spirit range and this is best exemplified in the latest photo that's leaked.

In the fluff blurb it mentions an item being embedded in her; I'm guessing that's it. Or it might be her heartwood. Definitely looks like an important object rather than a random detail to me.

The "soul" mentioned is in her right leg, not the thing that looks like a beehive.

Not sure about the Khorne flame tower, maybe it will grow on me. Although I do wonder if the other powers will get a Dreadhold compatible piece.

The new Sylvaneth stuff looks AMAZING.

I guess I'm starting AoS.

Any idea what the price point will be on the Generals Handbook??

 Genoside07 wrote:
Any idea what the price point will be on the Generals Handbook??

Was it listed as 17 or 20pounds? So I am guessing $30-40 bucks for us Canadians. So about $30 for Americans is my guess.

 reds8n wrote:

All of my yes!!!

Am I reading the scribble right the tower is $100?

 Kanluwen wrote:

The "soul" mentioned is in her right leg, not the thing that looks like a beehive.

With some slight greenstuff and conversion bits it would make a nice slaneesh demon

 mdauben wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:

 Hanskrampf wrote:
Ugh, a podcast.
If someone is going to listen to it, can you please summarize it?

Its also available as a video, which I find a bit more bearable.

I guess I'm an old foggy, but I can't be bothered to waste my time listening to podcasts or watching videos longer than about 10 minutes unless it is an exceptionally interesting topic and not full of stupid chit-chat. That's why I generally prefer written news and reviews.

One day I hope people will rediscover that we can read faster than they can talk.

 Kanluwen wrote:

The "soul" mentioned is in her right leg, not the thing that looks like a beehive.

Is no one going to mention the pubic vines?

I mean... I love these models and all.....

I'm getting a very Khogorath vibe off this picture. Not in the textures or colours sense but more in the pose and angles.

Sylvanethay finally get me to buy into Age of Sigmar. I've always like the GW plastic Dryads and the more recent Tree Lords so a whole faction of that is amazing to me.

The new Sylvaneth models are certainly impressive: dynamic and strange, yet rooted (pardon the pun) enough to relate to fauna as we know it. Now that we've seen the beetle, does anyone think that the faction will be expanded with other creature models? I would think it interesting for other creatures to join in the fray.

Age of Sigmar models have so much personality compared to the old fantasy models. I hope competitive play and the generals handbook tun out great for the game.

I'm so tempted to start a vampire counts army.

 Gamgee wrote:
Age of Sigmar models have so much personality compared to the old fantasy models. I hope competitive play and the generals handbook tun out great for the game.

I'm so tempted to start a vampire counts army.

I agree, these are way more inspired than the old Wood Elf stuff.

I wish I could use Dark Eldar Mandrakes in a Silvaneth army, they look so similar: they may be "night spirits"

Nerm86 wrote:
I'm getting a very Khogorath vibe off this picture. Not in the textures or colours sense but more in the pose and angles.

Once this has been seen, it cannot be unseen.

Battletome pics. The art looks really cool from the poor photos, and it sounds like there's lots of extras in the book.

Just a heads up, the official AoS FAQs have been released.

Is this a sign spell lore's are returning in some form? Interesting. I do hope the older books get similar treatment or a online addon or something.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Just a heads up, the official AoS FAQs have been released.

Indeed they have :

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Rules-Errata?utm_campaign=AoSFAQ&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Facebook&_requestid=3295482

Couple more, and next weeks teaser.