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eosgreen wrote:
love everyone saying the models great all the sudden now with a color change. lawl so quick to judge

The vast majority of the complaints were about the colour scheme. It's not astonishing that a change in colour scheme has altered some of those opinions. Some others were sceptical about the model itself but noted they'd need to see 360 degree shots. Again, it's not astonishing that a wider range of angles has changed some of their minds, too.

I still think it's an ugly model on the basis of the available images. Far, far too busy for my tastes. That said, I want all my Death Guard to look pretty much like 30k DG, so thems the breaks.

NoggintheNog wrote:

 Bottle wrote:
The model looks fantastic with the 'Eavy Metal paint job. The colour scheme is much better than the first one previewed.

I think its the exact same model, the colours are all in the same places, the wings especially are identical. Its just the WD one has had some monumental colour and level alteration in photoshop to brighten it all up.

Nah, the army painter team basically copy the eavy metal paint scheme exactly but make it brighter and more suited to army shots.

Its still a rediculously busy model, with many different elements such as rotted/rusted/decayed sections, metal armour and spikey bits, the cloak, wings, scythe, etc. But the new colours help a little.

I like that Typhus is basically a copy of the Forge World Mortarion model, right down to pose and the side handle on his scythe (though I preter the design and look of the old metal one).

Morty has been hiding in the open all this time. This is from the art work on the last page of the Death Guard rule booklet from Dark imperium (sorry for the bad picture quality)

 Tharrok wrote:
Morty has been hiding in the open all this time. This is from the art work on the last page of the Death Guard rule booklet from Dark imperium (sorry for the bad picture quality)

Yeah that was noted back then, since it looks identical to the leaked pic we already had from last year.

Sorry to be a downer Tharrok, but that is some old news. What is even more interesting though is how it was a clear indicator of how it was going to look but people still seem surprised about the pose/wings/busy detailing. Only real difference is the positioning of the arms, otherwise identical.

eosgreen wrote:
love everyone saying the models great all the sudden now with a color change. lawl so quick to judge

People judged the model based on the paint job, and many many said that it was the paint job turning them off.

Score points another way...

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

eosgreen wrote:
love everyone saying the models great all the sudden now with a color change. lawl so quick to judge

People judged the model based on the paint job, and many many said that it was the paint job turning them off.

Score points another way...

its not points. I knew exactly what they disliked. They disliked the purple. But the green change while dirty makes the model look too similar. its nurgle... you gota draw lines in the sand somewhere

You really don't. It's just a miniature.

 skullking wrote:
I love that the tallyman has an abacus and a megaphone, a nice 'chaotic' mix of equipment. I hope we works like Epidimius does for demons (and formerly for anything Nurgly, even enemies), that he buffs all units.

Maybe he will hand out buffs based on how many models/units have been killed. That would be quite a cool mechanic.

So is this likely to be a pre-order on the last week of august?

I have refrained from buying any of the big stuff before from GW, as a rule I am not too fond of the big centerpiece characters, but I have had plague marines since the metal blisters in second(?) edition, so its one I can't resist. Even if I have to do a bit of surgery and cut off the chains, smoke and other nonsense.

Wow... that was quick.

NoggintheNog wrote:
So is this likely to be a pre-order on the last week of august?

I have refrained from buying any of the big stuff before from GW, as a rule I am not too fond of the big centerpiece characters, but I have had plague marines since the metal blisters in second(?) edition, so its one I can't resist. Even if I have to do a bit of surgery and cut off the chains, smoke and other nonsense.

We only know from the latest video Death Guard will be in September. Next White Dwarf celebrates 40k's anniversary but this does not rule out DG preorder in this issue. Last week of August would be my guess as well, either everything in one week or spread over 2-3 weeks. Death Guard in the October issue seems very unlikely. Preorder in late August would coincide with a September release.

Warhams-77 wrote:

NoggintheNog wrote:
So is this likely to be a pre-order on the last week of august?

I have refrained from buying any of the big stuff before from GW, as a rule I am not too fond of the big centerpiece characters, but I have had plague marines since the metal blisters in second(?) edition, so its one I can't resist. Even if I have to do a bit of surgery and cut off the chains, smoke and other nonsense.

We only know from the latest video Death Guard will be in September. Next White Dwarf celebrates 40k's anniversary but this does not rule out DG preorder in this issue. Last week of August would be my guess as well, either everything in one week or spread over 2-3 weeks. Death Guard in the October issue seems very unlikely. Preorder in late August would coincide with a September release.

October would be ideal from a marketing perspective.Play up the Grim Reaper for Halloween theme.

Reckon we'll get another teaser or post tonight? I want moar!

The edited version makes me realize what's actually really wrong with this model. His head is sunken into his body! That's what's making him look so wide! I sure hope that he's just leaning forward or else he's going to look like a midget by comparison to the others...


Also, his wings aren't wide enough. Maybe this is just the same sort of perspective issue as with his head, but it's harder for that to be the case considering how 2 dimensional wings can be. Skinny wings, fat body.

 Quarterdime wrote:
The edited version makes me realize what's actually really wrong with this model. His head is sunken into his body! That's what's making him look so wide! I sure hope that he's just leaning forward or else he's going to look like a midget by comparison to the others...


Also, his wings aren't wide enough. Maybe this is just the same sort of perspective issue as with his head, but it's harder for that to be the case considering how 2 dimensional wings can be. Skinny wings, fat body.

He is hunched forward. You can see it in the video.

 Deadshot wrote:
Its still a rediculously busy model, with many different elements such as rotted/rusted/decayed sections, metal armour and spikey bits, the cloak, wings, scythe, etc. But the new colours help a little.

I like that Typhus is basically a copy of the Forge World Mortarion model, right down to pose and the side handle on his scythe (though I preter the design and look of the old metal one).

Especially because he is very against being "goddy" and having all that bling. I plan to cut all of the extra chain bells and little drones carrying stuff off.

Interestingly the John Blanche art in Codex: CD looks quite similiar to the beast (bottom left) in the rulebook, just with extended tentacles and a massive 'head-shield'

Those seriously have nothing in common.

I agree, not seeing any of that...at all. The new art unfortunately looks really Tyranid to me (unless that's supposed to be the case).

It is unlike the slug-design of old and the current model



While I agree there are several differences, its back, legs, tail and the eyes look similiar to me. What I meant is Blanches concept is not a slug, which was a surprise in the 6th ed book as back then the model looked different and this may follow the JB route

Yeah, not seeing it either the new design looks more like a tentacled triceratops. Or the multi-legged rhino creature from the Herculoids.

Whatever it is it looks cool. I hope we get a miniature for it and that it is the 'new' Beast of Nurgle.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Whatever it is it looks cool. I hope we get a miniature for it and that it is the 'new' Beast of Nurgle.

Any update will be welcome, because that old '90s sculpt has got to go!

The new design looks more like a fat ultralisk to me.

Which is good. Because Ultralisks were da gak.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Whatever it is it looks cool. I hope we get a miniature for it and that it is the 'new' Beast of Nurgle.

Any update will be welcome, because that old '90s sculpt has got to go!

The current model was released in 2008 with the Daemon codex...

Ruin wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Whatever it is it looks cool. I hope we get a miniature for it and that it is the 'new' Beast of Nurgle.

Any update will be welcome, because that old '90s sculpt has got to go!

The current model was released in 2008 with the Daemon codex...

That hardly changes that it screams '90s in style. It is just downright awful. I look at the End Times stuff and am hopeful we will get something interesting.

 Mymearan wrote:

NoggintheNog wrote:

 Bottle wrote:
The model looks fantastic with the 'Eavy Metal paint job. The colour scheme is much better than the first one previewed.

I think its the exact same model, the colours are all in the same places, the wings especially are identical. Its just the WD one has had some monumental colour and level alteration in photoshop to brighten it all up.

Nah, the army painter team basically copy the eavy metal paint scheme exactly but make it brighter and more suited to army shots.

Wait, people think that those are two different models/paint jobs? Seriously?

Mortys been growing on me a bit. I'd probably leave the wings off him however.