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That video though. Complete with boy's choir

GoatboyBeta wrote:
*Looks at unassembled Blight war box*
*Looks at x-mas day Nurgle reveals*
*Starts checking how many shades of green and brown are in paint draw*

Save yourself a ton of hassle, get cans of Corax White and pots of Agrax Earthshade and Athonian Camoshade.

 streetsamurai wrote:
Lol, its obvious now that this was a wrapped up nurgling.

Must say i dont reallt like this release. The nurgle one for end time was much better imo.

They seem to have upped the goofyness aspect of nurgle way too much, and the glotkin is a much cooler centerpiece model than the new guo.

Cause that was warhammer fantasy, AoS is not as gritty...I still like the new stuff though.

The goofy, happy- go- lucky look has made me actually purchase Nurgle stuff.

Couldn't stand the rotten, decomposing, festering corpse style.

Rampant growths and mutations are much more pleasing to my eyes.

It helps separate them from Death a bit more, which opens up more options for zombie stuff in the future.

Excited to expand off my Nurgle half of Blightwar and a box of Blight Kings.
I was planning to convert two boxes of drones with knights, so this is perfect.

The GUO likely has 2 or 3 head options. But I really like the one shown, reminds me of the Grinch smile.

I wonder if we'll see a named GUO. We have named versions of the other two Greater Daemons to be redone in plastic (Kairos Fateweaver and Skarbrand). I know Fateweaver was already a character, but not sure on Skarbrand. I only started following GW stuff shortly after AoS released.

Ku'gath was a named GUO for a while until they cut him.
Was basically a GUO on a large palanquin carried by nurglings.
Ontop of it was a mobile laboratory where he mixed diseases up and threw them at people.

 streetsamurai wrote:


Must say i dont reallt like this release. The nurgle one for end time was much better imo.

They seem to have upped the goofyness aspect of nurgle way too much, and the glotkin is a much cooler centerpiece model than the new guo.

Yeah, new Nurgle stuff is a bit too stylized. GUO,? Meh. Will continue on my Glotkin GUO conversion...

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 Thargrim wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
Lol, its obvious now that this was a wrapped up nurgling.

Must say i dont reallt like this release. The nurgle one for end time was much better imo.

They seem to have upped the goofyness aspect of nurgle way too much, and the glotkin is a much cooler centerpiece model than the new guo.

Cause that was warhammer fantasy, AoS is not as gritty...I still like the new stuff though.

It’s the same in 40k so it’s not really AoS vs WHF. Most of these models are for 40k as well and the DG release had some of the silliness too (nurglings wearing DG helmets etc). It’s just the direction they’re going with Nurgle. I like it, others won’t.

 Jackal wrote:
Ku'gath was a named GUO for a while until they cut him.
Was basically a GUO on a large palanquin carried by nurglings.
Ontop of it was a mobile laboratory where he mixed diseases up and threw them at people.

He sounds like a boss for Mario or Crash Bandicoot.

Wonder what will be shown today. When Christmas is over but GW won't let it end.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
Lol, its obvious now that this was a wrapped up nurgling.

Must say i dont reallt like this release. The nurgle one for end time was much better imo.

They seem to have upped the goofyness aspect of nurgle way too much, and the glotkin is a much cooler centerpiece model than the new guo.

Cause that was warhammer fantasy, AoS is not as gritty...I still like the new stuff though.

It’s the same in 40k so it’s not really AoS vs WHF. Most of these models are for 40k as well and the DG release had some of the silliness too (nurglings wearing DG helmets etc). It’s just the direction they’re going with Nurgle. I like it, others won’t.

Honestly I think it wouldn't be nearly as divisive if they hadn't chosen to push the studio paintjobs in the direction they have over the last few years - I'm quite sure you could make even the genuinely disgusting and sinister FW GUO look cartoonish with a similar colour palette and highlighting style. They definitely chosen to play up the "happy gift-giver" aspect of Nurgle recently and I prefer the "sinister joy in what's happening to you" style, but that's a subtle enough difference that the mood you create with the paintjob would have a big impact on how it's perceived.

The only thing I really don't like about new Nurgle stuff is the wee snippet of fluff from Unpronounceable Farmer Joe that he's the only grumpy Plaguebearer, that's either just to make him more unique or else a conscious attempt to minimise the darker side of how Nurgle is presented, and I quite liked the idea that the Nurglings and GUO were the more paternal joy aspect and the Plaguebearers were more the grim reaper side of things. That's just personal taste though I suppose.

I think it's more that he's actually more of a full on grump/angry sort is what that text was emphasizing, given that the Plaguebearers as a whole tend to be the most dour depressive sort what with their serious nature and constant measures and counting of plagues.

Plus given that he's one of the head farmers for the Garden of Nurgle which seems to constantly get attacked from time to time, I'd have to imagine he'd be a mite bit more angry that his work for Father Nurgle is constantly torn apart because some Elves, Aeldari, familiar Grey Knight comes in and messes about.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/12/26/the-second-day-of-nurgle-great-unclean-onegw-homepage-post-3/

Second day of Nurgle shows us the Great Unclean One in greater detail. No scythe option :( But there IS a sickle!

Also shows a new fun Nurgling. Proud hero on rock with sword. Put it on a big base and call it a daemon prince, just like the sassy helmeted one

"Rotigus", the new character Great Unclean One.


The two other builds.



The first army book of 2018 is called "Maggotkin of Nurgle".

Okay, that's the second educated guess I've gotten right this week. Excuse me while I go buy all the lottery tickets.

Relevant

Loving the options.

Still surprised there’s no massive Scythe option though!

Special Character is really quite something.

And for a sense of scale...

"Unpronounceable Farmer Joe"

Is it really that hard to say? The word play is based on horticulture..as he is a gardener.Horticul-ture >>> Horticul-ous (hot-ti-cul-us)

Anyways...I love love love the new direction they are taking Nurgle. Yes pox and disease and a Nurgle staple..but I feel it is a symptom of the overall Philosophy of Nurgle. Decay, rot inevitability, and the life cycle. Rot begets new life. From death springs new life. I modeled all my blightkings with stlvaneth bits, trees, and mushrooms coming off them so this is just so up my wheel house with the blight tree, "horty" and the emphasis on Nurgle's plague garden. fething love it.

That Beast of Nurgle is adorable. Also so much zooms and mlems happening there.

While not so relevant since this is a nurgle post, the 2 models in the image with cloaks and golden armor are new too?

Can't quite figure wich units are , but seem Aelf somehow (not much up to day with AoS models)

P.S: nevermind seems Vanguard Palladors.

Cheeky bugger.

Rings any bells?

That little Nurgling hero is the wraped gift they showed with the goblin hero.

Hmm. So it is. Well, I guess 2/3 guesses isn't bad. Still holding out hope that the Order hero will be a Wanderer.

Can’t decide which GUO I like best!

 EnTyme wrote:
Hmm. So it is. Well, I guess 2/3 guesses isn't bad. Still holding out hope that the Order hero will be a Wanderer.

I'd say 1/3 really.

It was a "gimme" that the Great Unclean One would get a named variant.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:
Hmm. So it is. Well, I guess 2/3 guesses isn't bad. Still holding out hope that the Order hero will be a Wanderer.

I'd say 1/3 really.

It was a "gimme" that the Great Unclean One would get a named variant.

That's what makes it an educated guess.

 EnTyme wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 EnTyme wrote:
Hmm. So it is. Well, I guess 2/3 guesses isn't bad. Still holding out hope that the Order hero will be a Wanderer.

I'd say 1/3 really.

It was a "gimme" that the Great Unclean One would get a named variant.

That's what makes it an educated guess.

Just saying, I wouldn't go buying lottery tickets yet.

Pretty decent trolling on WHC's part, with the gift wrapped preview mini being a pint sized Nurgling instead of the epic hero everyone, myself included thought it would be. I ain't mad at it.

Well played.

And you know the people that design the Nurglings love their jobs.