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 BrookM wrote:
Depending on the price, must-buy for me, don't play the game, but still kinda sorta want them.

We'll know in a day or 2 when the price lists leak but at a guess £25 like all the other Necromunda boxes 1 Sprue builds 1 Ambot with options so 2 sprues per box and bases 5 for £4 as well?

God damn are these paintjobs ugly. It seems like they are deliberately trying to sabotage the sale of these minis. Need to soak my eyes in bleach to remove these abominations from my optic nerve

When are we getting 50mm industrial bases? The mechnicus base collection doesn't have this size either.

 DaveC wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
Depending on the price, must-buy for me, don't play the game, but still kinda sorta want them.

We'll know in a day or 2 when the price lists leak but at a guess £25 like all the other Necromunda boxes 1 Sprue builds 1 Ambot with options so 2 sprues per box and bases 5 for £4 as well?

Would be nice and reasonable, but we'll see. Appendages crossed.

That's a lot of separate components. I know that's the trend on the Necromunda figures in general, but I'm a bit surprised nonetheless.

I had only been vaguely following the Necromunda stuff, since I wasn't likely to actually buy any of it... so the Ambot being plastic is a pleasant surprise. That's a very cool model, that I may have to track down to have a tinker with...

I like the ambot mini, but still think it's an idiotic concept. Will probably buy a box anyway

 streetsamurai wrote:
I like the ambot mini, but still think it's an idiotic concept. Will probably buy a box anyway

With a head swap it's an Ogryn combat servitor. Done.

I want the Ambots to get 40K rules. They seem like something that would be available to a lot of groups (Ad Mech, Guard, GSC). Make them unaligned and give them a rule that lets anyone use them.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
I want the Ambots to get 40K rules. They seem like something that would be available to a lot of groups (Ad Mech, Guard, GSC). Make them unaligned and give them a rule that lets anyone use them.

Bullgryns, those derpy robots, Centurians... I think they can be fit in easily if you like the models.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
I want the Ambots to get 40K rules. They seem like something that would be available to a lot of groups (Ad Mech, Guard, GSC). Make them unaligned and give them a rule that lets anyone use them.

Bullgryns, those derpy robots, Centurians... I think they can be fit in easily if you like the models.

Especially given that they have Grav weapons and Meltaguns available. There are plenty of "act-as" options. But the models themselves have some really cool aesthetics and I would like to see them be whatever they are supposed to be.

I do think the conversion potential for a Warboss in Mega Armor is pretty great. Basically replace the head with a MegaNob head and call it good.

I think I might buy the box to build a pair of Iron Warrior daemon princes if their size is right.

They'll be great for big stompy robots in nearly any sci fi skirmish setting, really. I have an idea already involving sticking a Heavy Stubber either centrally mounted on the back or where the giant slab of shoulder armor would normally go, and using them as support mechs for a faction that uses my Sedition wars Vanguard troopers. Might leave off the mandibles, too.

I think they'll be smaller than expected (Bullgryn or smaller), but would make excellent Iron Warriors Obliterators with some simple changes, etc.

They are mounted on 40mm bases, so around Ogryn size, but bulkier.

It remains to be seen just how modular and poseable the models will really turn out to be, as neat as the plastic gangs are, there's not a lot of out of the box variety in there pose and equipment wise.

 BrookM wrote:
They are mounted on 40mm bases, so around Ogryn size, but bulkier.

It remains to be seen just how modular and poseable the models will really turn out to be, as neat as the plastic gangs are, there's not a lot of out of the box variety in there pose and equipment wise.

That sucks. I was hoping for Kastellan Robot-sized models. Dang it.

As for the poses, they seem to have a fair amount of modularity based on the sprue they showed.

I wonder how kitbashable they'll be with the ambull from Blackstone? I was hoping for bigger.

The Ambull itself is considerably bigger and bulkier, mounted on a 50mm base.

BrookM wrote:The Ambull itself is considerably bigger and bulkier, mounted on a 50mm base.

if that's the case, kitbashing the necro ones up into the bsf model should be too hard w some greenstuff.

If they stopped posting 4x size pictures of FW models, we would see them in situ on the tables they should be seen on.
Zooming into a model anything less than 'Eavy Metal or Golden Demon standard is not going to show well.
Show them in their place, on boards and around other models, and we wouldn't have to have this conversation. Use the "3' rule" and see how they look.

Those Ambots are really looking cool! I'd love to see them next to other minis to get a better grasp of their dimension.

These three other FW minis are looking hideous, though. The models might be nice, but the paintjob is absolutly not to my taste. If I'd buy these as "pro painted" on ebay (which is nearly all the time a sign for bad paintjobs), I'd pay less than it's retail value and be removing the paintjob...

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/02/25/25th-feb-necromunda-ambull-vs-ambot-deathmatchfw-homepage-post-1gw-homepage-post-3/



including ambull and borewyrm stats for Necromunda

Almost as tall as the Ambull, but not quite as chunky. Nice. They're quite big boys.

Now all I can hear are robotic voices saying “Mama.....Mama....Mama”

 Theophony wrote:
Now all I can hear are robotic voices saying “Mama.....Mama....Mama”

You should get that checked out

The ambots are lovely and look very flexible for pose and use.

Looks like they would be perfect for mechanicus Ogryn/Bullgryn to me.

I think those bots would look better on a 50mm base. Aside from that, I'm picking up two for the gladiator pits. Add in the Dark Eldar captured aliens, and we can start betting some hard earned creds for the lucky contestants...

Ogryn Vs Ambot, Furious George Vs REAL Ambul, Goliath berserker vs Ambot, etc.etc.etc. Maybe 1 ganger from eachgang enters, one man/ bot leaves.... MMMM.....

As to the paint jobs- what can you say, someone put together some half butt minis, pushed them out as "boutique." You can't expect them to have good paint jobs, because the material looks like finecrap. I have a distinct feeling that GW is taking the piss with us on slipping in finecrap in within the wheat.

We were first told those Original pics were " casts", then they are there again, with a paint job. Sorry, but unless someone can prove it- Those Forgeworld crap minis are cash grabs with no QA/QC. If anyone else has a large set- Buy one, and post a picture of the mini in the little forgeworld bag/ clamshell/ out of box, or how you get it.

As of now, I will not buy those or any figures in Finecast/ PVC at Forgeworld Prices...

In closing, I would like to ask if anyone else has bought these Necromunda figures or the add ons for the gangs from Forgeworld, and if any of them have been of this low quality?

Ambots confirmed at £25, €32.50, $40 for 2

No word on the price for bases yet.

 Grot 6 wrote:

In closing, I would like to ask if anyone else has bought these Necromunda figures or the add ons for the gangs from Forgeworld, and if any of them have been of this low quality?

I bought a weapon pack recently, and the resin they're using for the smaller models is definitely a bit softer than it used to be, but it's still Polyurethane. It's a very similar consistency to what I've had from Anvil Industry, and it certainly doesn't have the air bubbles or excessive vents that plague Finecast, so they're still casting them the way they always have.

I actually have no problems with FW resin, anything that's considered an issue is easily fixed. Vallejo plastic putty is a savior.

I will get both and use them interchangeably in 40k/BSF/NEC.

Now they just need to make other xenosbiologica specimens, servitors, "civilians", etc...