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I wouldn't buy it as a shelf piece when I could instead buy and modify Celestine, a far more visually impressive miniature.

 General Annoyance wrote:

At last, a quantifiable reason why this model could be considered to be sub par.

I thought I had made a clear and concise point two pages ago. Frankly I think it's a paint problem more than anything.

I'm a big fan of John Blanche's art and that piece is one of my favourites. It's not photorealistic by a long shot, it's not meant to be. It is meant to evoke an atmosphere and does it admirably. Elements of it look a little dated now perhaps, it's very much of its day, but it is still better than 90% of the soulless, digital crap that serves to take up space in recent GW books.

As for the miniature, I'm in two minds. GW has always struggled with female miniatures due to the conflict between designing a feminine looking miniature and making something which looks like it belongs to the same range as their "heroic" men. That's why their best female minis are all elves and Eldar.

I may try to buy one of the minis, or I might put the money towards buying a print of the original art. Haven't decided yet.

Melissia wrote:I wouldn't buy it as a shelf piece when I could instead buy and modify Celestine, a far more visually impressive miniature.

I think this piece will be bought based on the nostalgia value - it clearly isn't a practical model. Of course, if you aren't a fan on Blanche's artwork, or the miniature on its own, then I don't see much more reason behind getting one as opposed to doing something along the lines you suggested.

Captain Joystick wrote:I thought I had made a clear and concise point two pages ago. Frankly I think it's a paint problem more than anything.

My apologies, I must've missed that among the other posts on that page. Also a fair point, but I believe that, while this is the only version of the model we can see right now, we should do our best to keep the sculpt and the paintjob separate, as they are certainly two different aspects to making a good model; one makes the model good (or bad) before it even gets primed, the other has the potential to make a bad model look good or make a good model look bad.

I think this thing will look awesome leading an army. Maybe stick it on the stairs hero base?

Probably a little too expensive to buy and modify her Captain Morgan leg to make her the Can-Canoness.

Someone mentioned resin before, have we had confirmation of that? I am hoping it is plastic. I wonder what the price point will be too?

 Bottle wrote:
Someone mentioned resin before, have we had confirmation of that? I am hoping it is plastic. I wonder what the price point will be too?

Resin and $25 US.

I think the model would have been more appealing if it had had the same 'update' that the Crimson Fist Anniversary Marine had had.

Personal preference, obviously.

 pretre wrote:

 Bottle wrote:
Someone mentioned resin before, have we had confirmation of that? I am hoping it is plastic. I wonder what the price point will be too?

Resin and $25 US.

Thanks! Does $25 usually equate to around £15 for GW?

I will be buying two of these if I'm able to.

$30 puts in impulse buy territory for me. I'm going to try to pick one up. Will the IA book be limited edition?

Not what it says, so unlikely.

She needs a few tweaks, bring the bangs away from her eyes and maybe tip her forward a bit. The paint job is not helping the model much. She does look more like an older more experienced Sister than a sexy vamp, a change I actually like. The heels are pretty silly, but I'll make it work. Can't wait to see if the rules are any good, about time we get a new Sororitas special character!

Probably £15. Which means that she shall be mine!

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Probably a little too expensive to buy and modify her Captain Morgan leg to make her the Can-Canoness.

DO IT!!!

 Jadenim wrote:

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Probably a little too expensive to buy and modify her Captain Morgan leg to make her the Can-Canoness.

DO IT!!!

Damn, Now i can imagine the model with a Pirate hat and Eyepatch, Standing on a chest filled with BOOTY! (The Pirate Kind)

I'll get one… if there are still some available. I won't rush to get one before everyone else, though.
I agree with Melissia on how the proportions are better than on the original artwork, I don't like the battle heels.

 BloodGrin wrote:

 Melissia wrote:
To me, the most iconic image for Sisters is this one.

That is probabably my #3
This is #2

Spoiler:

For me it's Andrea Uderzo all day, every day.


Walking tanks of shooty death.

Davor wrote:
Just wanted to say because someone felt it was an issue to break it up so it's Imperial Agents only, but how ironic instead it turned into a Sisters of Battle thread which he should have asked in the first place and now he is quiet since no Imperial Agent talk is being talked about.

1) I don't spend all my time on Dakka, as shocking as that revelation may be.
2) Sisters of Battle ARE Imperial Agents, ergo we are talking about SOME Imperial Agents. If you want to separate the thread between Sisters and Other Imperial Agent, go bug a moderator, not me. I think this is a stupid idea but I'm not the one you have to convince and I am fine with you trying.


Forgot to mention: we had a new model release, so ofc that means Chaos Space Marines are now officially the most neglected army. The poor, poor little things!

I have called about twenty game stores in my home state, the answer I have gotten from everyone of them is that they will be getting two or less. Quite a few aren't expecting to get any. I will be hawking the website for sure, but its anybody's guess if they will be available. The note to call before taking pre-orders night have something to do with this.

I find it interesting that they are bringing back a bunch of long OOP sisters models through made to order just weeks before the supposedly "confirmed" release of plastic sisters in what, January?

GW, look at you all clever trolling.......

Now, Do i Blow my Money on Dark Eldar Female Kabalites (to convert into SoB, I Saw a Guide online)
Or do i Hope (and wait) for Plastic Sisters?...
Decisions Decisions...

 dracpanzer wrote:
I have called about twenty game stores in my home state, the answer I have gotten from everyone of them is that they will be getting two or less. Quite a few aren't expecting to get any. I will be hawking the website for sure, but its anybody's guess if they will be available. The note to call before taking pre-orders night have something to do with this.

I find it interesting that they are bringing back a bunch of long OOP sisters models through made to order just weeks before the supposedly "confirmed" release of plastic sisters in what, January?

GW, look at you all clever trolling.......

You've spent too much time on BOLS and Faiet. Made to order sororitas metals mean literally nothing either way. The idea that some gakky old metal models would qualify as 'competition' for a plastic sisters release is pure fan spank for anti-sob people.

That said, a full Sisters release won't be confirmed until Atia gives us a final pre-game rundown. (I understand some are even more skeptical than that but for me Atia's word is Law.)
Could be January-Feb, could be after 8th, coukd be never, but 'made to order' will NOT be a determinant of that.

Honestly Karl Kopinskis take on them is the direction I would want them to go in if they were to go plastic. It looks inspired by the stylized blanche look, while going for more realism and function. Still feminine, while also looking like a warrior. If they do go plastic I hope the fleur de lis as an emblem stays.

ERJAK wrote:
Those things are not mutually exclusive.



This kinda sucks.

They're mutually exclusive.


Would've been nice to get a full Codex, but if this means I can use my Sisters in anger again I don't really care.


EDIT: I've just noticed the high heels. Boob armour and high heels. For feth's sake.

Can we not, please?

ERJAK wrote:

 dracpanzer wrote:
I have called about twenty game stores in my home state, the answer I have gotten from everyone of them is that they will be getting two or less. Quite a few aren't expecting to get any. I will be hawking the website for sure, but its anybody's guess if they will be available. The note to call before taking pre-orders night have something to do with this.

I find it interesting that they are bringing back a bunch of long OOP sisters models through made to order just weeks before the supposedly "confirmed" release of plastic sisters in what, January?

GW, look at you all clever trolling.......

You've spent too much time on BOLS and Faiet. Made to order sororitas metals mean literally nothing either way. The idea that some gakky old metal models would qualify as 'competition' for a plastic sisters release is pure fan spank for anti-sob people.

That said, a full Sisters release won't be confirmed until Atia gives us a final pre-game rundown. (I understand some are even more skeptical than that but for me Atia's word is Law.)
Could be January-Feb, could be after 8th, coukd be never, but 'made to order' will NOT be a determinant of that.

I dont go to Faeit or BOLS so I'm not sure what you are getting at. I personally have less faith than most. I have been waiting a long time for some of the choicier OOP metal models to fill the small gaps in my collection. It is interesting to me that now at the supposed end of the metal line, they are bringing back some of the models that Sisters players have so lamented the loss of.

Is GW trolling the long abused Sisters player? Probably. Are they trolling the wannabe but only if in plastic Sisters player? Just as likely in my mind.

I just want my Sisters tactical cards dag nabbit!

 BBAP wrote:

ERJAK wrote:
Those things are not mutually exclusive.



This kinda sucks.

They're mutually exclusive.


Would've been nice to get a full Codex, but if this means I can use my Sisters in anger again I don't really care.


EDIT: I've just noticed the high heels. Boob armour and high heels. For feth's sake.

Can we not, please?

2 things, one that quote must be from 15 pages ago, I honestly don't even remember wth I was saying and don't care enough to go check and 2; it's a direct reproduction of the sister on the cover of the second ed book, it has very little bearing on what the final SoB asthetic will be.

 BBAP wrote:

EDIT: I've just noticed the high heels. Boob armour and high heels. For feth's sake.

SKULL boob armour and POWER high heels ON FIRE!

What's not to like?

I am now looking forward to GW making a "Sister Sin" model.

Her face is awful, in my opinion. Not sure if it is the paint job or the sculpt but the face of the model looks nothing like the artwork. They didn't even get the design of the eyepiece right and the painter forgot the fleur-de-lis under her eye.

The scarring on the right side (her left) of the face is way too raised up which, combined with the paintjob, makes it look like she's had an allergic reaction to a space-bee sting.

ERJAK wrote:
2 things, one that quote must be from 15 pages ago, I honestly don't even remember wth I was saying and don't care enough to go check and 2; it's a direct reproduction of the sister on the cover of the second ed book, it has very little bearing on what the final SoB asthetic will be.

Yeah, I didn't even notice the thread had gotten to 35 pages before I hit the button. Oops.

I pray you're right about the last bit though. I mean, we're already grown adults playing with toy soldiers - no need to go full "repressed manchild dominatrix fantasy" with the sculpts, is there?


I always hated John Blanche's art too. All of it, not just that particular piece. It's Liefeldian in its ridiculousness.

Whew that was a slog through 35 pages. Especially after the other thread closed in General. I've already pre-ordered a copy with my FLGS as well as two of the Canonesses. Now, we know the book is 136 pages, correct? Has anyone tried to break down how many of those pages per faction and see what that would leave Sisters with? Since we don't think the whole e-codex could be in the book, aside from the one rumor from BOLS, then how many pages could SoB have and what could be in them?