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Huh, they actually brought it back. Neat.
I like the one in my profile pic more though

drbored wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Damn.


Now what the hell are we going to do for next April Fools?

Oh, they still have options.

Pariahs.
Warhammer Fantasy Battle
Plastic Thunderhawk
Ork Cheerleaders.
Dark Angles

And that's just from the top of my head.

Sorry bro, gotta scratch one of those off the list...

Spoiler:

And that's not even the original metal one!

Definitely a cool looking model in the OP and will be great for an RPG character. I recently picked up a (broken) version of the resin 2nd edition SOB that came out a year or two back that will tide me over until that one comes out.

 ScarletRose wrote:
Another in the trend of overly busy GW minis with a billion little gubbins. If I could find a copy of that base though it might be nice for a project.

In what way do you think it's overly busy, though? It's pretty much just that original piece of artwork in miniature form, with a few detail parts a bit larger than they are in the artwork. There isn't much about it that's substantially different from that artwork, so it has nothing to do with any sort of trend - that art has been around for many, many years.

So, uh, that mini is pretty cool eh?

That is an excellent rendering of some good old art. Hlad to see the design team is being....faithful...

Loving the direction. If the whole line looks even half as good as her, sisters are going to be in a very good place.

Digging that base shes on.

nope, still don't believe it. it's not even a model, it's just a render (unless the actual model showed up somewhere in the last 4 pages)

Simply amazing.

This is it, right here. This is what's going to get me to spring for modern GW plastics. Granted, I'll be running a 3rd Ed. Sisters army, but the damn thing will be PLASTIC!!!!!!!!!! Finally...

Very nice model. Not a Sisters player, but I wouldn't mind adding this one to my collection. I have high hopes for the Sisters players out there. Your time has come.

It’s an exceptional figure. Darren Latham continues to impress. I doubt getting that pose right was easy. I’ve always loved that piece of art by KK; he did outstanding work on the Witchhunters Codex. Smart move by GW to knock a few of these figures out before the army release.

She’s a beaut.

Aesthetic is spot on, love that, hope the scale creep stays away. She certainly isn't equipped like a character...

 Captain Joystick wrote:
I'd had a whole shtick ready, "It's a trick! Don't be fooled! They're luring us into a trap!" but I'd hate for Doritos to mistake me for whatever boogeyman he's looking for...

Let me say I'm quite excited, actual signs of progress at last!

 John Prins wrote:
My only dilemma at this point is choosing a color scheme.

Candy apple red for me, with a little black here and there to break it up.

Spoiler:

Very nice! Part of me is leaning towards a bog standard green camo scheme, just because I've never seen anyone do military colors on a SoB army. Maybe non-metallic golden bling. But I'd also like to do a royal blue, like my old inquisitor lord in terminator armor.

I've collected every Sororitas miniature since the first release in 2nd edition (and Rogue Trader if you count the 'female marines') and I have to say I'm really pleased with the way they handled the aesthetic. My fear was a radical departure (less so after seeing Celestine and Geminae). Damn fine work GW.

If they’re bringing other Karl Kosinski art to life, I’d love to see the sketch of the squad advancing down the steps of the cathedral realised as a diorama or something.

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

 ScarletRose wrote:
Another in the trend of overly busy GW minis with a billion little gubbins. If I could find a copy of that base though it might be nice for a project.

In what way do you think it's overly busy, though? It's pretty much just that original piece of artwork in miniature form, with a few detail parts a bit larger than they are in the artwork. There isn't much about it that's substantially different from that artwork, so it has nothing to do with any sort of trend - that art has been around for many, many years.

So model based on overly busy can't be overly busy? Plus what's not busy on art can make easily busy model. Different medium and scale. Bigger area, more details needed. Smaller area, same detail, busy.

This is bearable if it's character model but if this were style for r&f 1) would be annoying army to paint 2) current metals would likely appear as cheap version!

tneva82 wrote:

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

 ScarletRose wrote:
Another in the trend of overly busy GW minis with a billion little gubbins. If I could find a copy of that base though it might be nice for a project.

In what way do you think it's overly busy, though? It's pretty much just that original piece of artwork in miniature form, with a few detail parts a bit larger than they are in the artwork. There isn't much about it that's substantially different from that artwork, so it has nothing to do with any sort of trend - that art has been around for many, many years.

So model based on overly busy can't be overly busy? Plus what's not busy on art can make easily busy model. Different medium and scale. Bigger area, more details needed. Smaller area, same detail, busy.

This is bearable if it's character model but if this were style for r&f 1) would be annoying army to paint 2) current metals would likely appear as cheap version!

It’s just meant to be an exact replica of that artwork to show us that that’s the general style they’re going for (the existing aesthetic, basically) and to tide people over a bit before the proper release. I highly doubt it’s indicitive of what every rank and file model will look like in the army. It’s just a nice homage to the art.

Hey everyone, it's fine to argue about whether you think this is a good model and why, but stop slagging each other off. It's a long time since I've seen so many user alerts on one thread.

It's supposed to be about the figures.

When i first saw the figure, ill admit, I attempted to nitpick it- but i feel like that even was the case was because deep down I had given up on this even being a thing sometime ago, and ive been more than a bit pessimistic about GW lately on top of that.

I only found 3 things off about the picture in comparison to the actual art or even the older models that could be construed as wrong. Even within that it's utterly pedantic stuff considering how stunning beautiful it is and how to me it's a nearly perfect render that managed to put a smile on my face. the plastic modeling and the rest of the sisters army to come is the next test.

The fact they seem to be preserving the Sisters of battle iconography as it is, and putting the effort into bringing that into plastic means that with one or two more models shown (big one i need to see is repentia) they will have utterly sold me on this if this keeps at this quality while retaining the aesthetic and to me religious elements of the faction.

at this point, i realize my love of the faction in part comes from what religious connotations i can dig out of why X thing is X, so i hope it's all like this.

Cheers, GW. I honestly can't believe how much i love it.

This is a stunning model, and I hope the rank and file follow suit. In no way do I think this is overly detailed. This is perfect. I'll definitely be getting this model.

Beautiful figure and a great teaser for the rest of the range.

For me, this shows that they're headed in the right direction.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Now what the hell are we going to do for next April Fools?

Pan Fo?

 dracpanzer wrote:
Aesthetic is spot on, love that, hope the scale creep stays away. She certainly isn't equipped like a character...

Maybe, at long last, GW are going to stop forcing squad sergeants to take CC loadouts? Och, no, that's silly, we're getting plastic SoB not miracles

Blimey... that's a little bit good! And by that, I mean pretty much perfect. The aesthetic, the pose drawn straight from the art, the phenomenal level of detail, all of it. Top notch.

I'd love to see GW start doing more like this actually, individual display models based on iconic artwork. There's a lot of scope there.

But for now, this will certainly do!

 Geifer wrote:
But of by "limited release" you mean a paper thin justification to up the price into demented territory, yeah. i could see that. I don't expect Sisters to have decent pricing and fear we'll get to pay the same boob bonus that made Witch Elves unfeasible.

Minor point - I think it was less a boob bonus on the plastic Witch Elves, and more a "Look, you can also build a Rare unit!!1!!11!" tax.

 Sigur wrote:
ugh, now GW also think that renders were in any way acceptable or by anybody deemed attractive?

If they've only been working on it since the announcement, Sigur - and I'll be generous, and assume that's the case - they may not actually have had a master of it printed yet.

 BrookM wrote:
Not starting a new army just yet, but the preview model is most certainly a must-have for me, an excellent model based on the Karl Kopinski art.

A nice update without going overboard or going in a completely new direction.

I think that sums things up quite nicely, BrookM

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Damn.


Now what the hell are we going to do for next April Fools?

Plastic Warhound?

For people complaining about the renders: unlike some companies, GW makes the render from the same file that gets sent to the mould cutters, where the file runs the CAM cutting tool. There is no intermediary “master” print; any prints that are made, are made to test the look “in person” (because some people can’t properly judge the scale from the screen) and to test how the model will be “cut up” into parts.

That is a really impressive sculpt - brilliant that they are planning to release it ahead of the main army release. GW are certainly handling things really well ...

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Damn.


Now what the hell are we going to do for next April Fools?

Fimir?

An actual Lovecraftian army?

WFB?

 Dysartes wrote:

 Geifer wrote:
But of by "limited release" you mean a paper thin justification to up the price into demented territory, yeah. i could see that. I don't expect Sisters to have decent pricing and fear we'll get to pay the same boob bonus that made Witch Elves unfeasible.

Minor point - I think it was less a boob bonus on the plastic Witch Elves, and more a "Look, you can also build a Rare unit!!1!!11!" tax.

That played into it too, I'm sure. To elaborate where I'm coming from:

Two years before Dark Elves, you could buy shiny new Tomb Guard for 32.50€. Standard Goldsword price. In those two years GW upped the price of core boxes from 23€ to 26€ for the Core elves. Somehow Witch Elves didn't end up in the 35/36€ or even 40€ price bands but went straight to 45€. You could argue that they would end up costing like elite infantry even though they build standard infantry as well (the default build on top of that, to be sure). GW would certainly agree with that. But somehow they managed to increase the price even beyond that point, where taking a Rare slot, at least to me, doesn't cut it anymore as an explanation.

Enter plastic Sisters. I'd hate to see GW get greedy because of perceived demand and price them on the high side because they think people will pay any price. I think that's what happened with Witch Elves and I am not convinced that new GW has discarded that kind of pricing mentality just yet.

Would be a shame to see Sisters as a line fail because of this.

 Just Tony wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Damn.


Now what the hell are we going to do for next April Fools?

Fimir?

An actual Lovecraftian army?

WFB?

Plastic Thunderhawk.








Available to SoB only.

 Just Tony wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Damn.


Now what the hell are we going to do for next April Fools?

Fimir?

An actual Lovecraftian army?

WFB?

Let's be serious here.

"How to Re-Roll Dice"

That book has become an essential since 8th ed.