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PLASTIC ASPECTS!
YES!

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Is it me or does the pose for the Howling Banshee almost look like it could be used for a Swooping Hawk as well? Dual kit maybe?

We can only hope.

I've said for a long time that 3 dual kits would give us the Aspects:

Hawks/Banshees - Lightest looking of the 6 main types, can be in lots of flipping/flying poses.
Dragons/Scorps - More sturdy armour and 'grounded', with head and arm-swaps taking care of the details.
Reapers/Spiders - Most bulky of the Aspects, again with head/arm and backpack swaps taking care of the details.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Chikout wrote:
Dakka’s disappointment at any announcement never ceases to amaze.

Dakka is not a hive mind. Different people post here, and those different people have different opinions.

Agreed!

Plus, Dakka, as usual, has nothing to say on the matter!

ERJAK wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
Wth is that crap. Did they use old nagash undead clown mini as an inspiration for that army? What a disaster

You have bad taste.

A lot of people have. GW makes something really creepy, unique and creative and people bitch that they're not normal boring skeletons with Egyptian hats. Truly, I am surrounded by philistines!

You have bad taste

Says the guy who actually likes AoS...

New skeletons...bad

Shrike...bad. Stop. Making. Marines. Modern. It doesn't fit 40K and it looks terrible.

The only take away's here is that Sisters look incredible and we're finally getting plastic Aspect Warriors.

They look like fantasy Necrons to me. Which is kinda funny since they made Necrons look like space Tomb Kings. Can't say I'm a big fan - they seem over-designed.

Painted sisters look nice though. I'm a bit torn on the PE. It looks a little small and awkward.

Quite happy with this, even the AoS Necrons. Most interested in the Sisters, I will definitely get an army box at the start. And glad my buddy is getting new Eldar things...even if just new versions of things he already has 20+ of.

New is good. New keeps GW in business.

And new keeps me selling stuff on eBay...

I for one welcome the potential for no new space wolves, as they already have perhaps the SINGLE LARGEST RANGE in all of GW stuff, yet seem to ceaselessly whine anyway. However, I don't actually believe for a second that GW would actually leave them out.

Nvs wrote:
The banshee looks a little plain doesn't it? Was expecting more iteration but it's very similar to the current ones. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers and I'm fine with a plastic aspect at all at this point.

Agreed. Pretty boring mini

of the things i focused on, im on standby with the psychic awakening, very unsure about the Sisters of battle release at this point (though on first glance i like the Penitent engine at least a solid bit. I heard so much of how hard it was to work with those things before, it's a win period...), and weirdly, i VERY much like the new skeleton lookin stuff coming to AoS. i saw some flashes of tomb kings in there and I was very annoyed when they were gone along with Brettonia... i really like the Catapult.

im a bit sad about Warhammer Legends though, as anything going in there may as well be dead for some portion of the base, so the moment i read it my first question is "great, how many models just got stuck in the void." and i immediately thought about Orks.

oh right, and the Plastic howling Banshee. look, i love a model update that carries over as much of the old model as possible. solid win!

 streetsamurai wrote:

Nvs wrote:
The banshee looks a little plain doesn't it? Was expecting more iteration but it's very similar to the current ones. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers and I'm fine with a plastic aspect at all at this point.

Agreed. Pretty boring mini

There is nothing wrong in the old models conceptually, IMHO. Also, I would wait until the Exarchs are out.

I don't care about the AoS skellies, not impressed. Fantasy necrons? Perhaps many good ideas for conversions will come.
I also admit I probably have to "digest" them a bit. Probably anything is premature.

But I am happy to see that judging from the Penitent Engine, GW pulled no punches with the Sisters!

 posermcbogus wrote:
I for one welcome the potential for no new space wolves, as they already have perhaps the SINGLE LARGEST RANGE in all of GW stuff, yet seem to ceaselessly whine anyway. However, I don't actually believe for a second that GW would actually leave them out.

They haven't got wolves riding wolves yet, so there's still room for more releases.

 streetsamurai wrote:
Agreed. Pretty boring mini

Do you actually want Banshees to look wildly different from every iteration we've had so far?

I mean, it's an odd thing to criticise, a Banshee looking exactly like a Banshee looks.

 Alpharius wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Chikout wrote:
Dakka’s disappointment at any announcement never ceases to amaze.

Dakka is not a hive mind. Different people post here, and those different people have different opinions.

Agreed!

Plus, Dakka, as usual, has nothing to say on the matter!

Always surprised that some persons still need to be explained such a simple thing after each release

Count me relieved that the Banshee looks classic. They've tried to feth with the formula of Aspect Warriors before and it's always bit them. It's also one of the best aesthetics in the game. Aspect Warriors are pretty much stuck where Space Marines were though, so it's a weird time to release them. With few exceptions Aspect Warriors are pretty gak, even in casual games. They're only getting more gak as Space Marines and other power-creep books have come out. I'd like to think that a plastic Aspect Warrior release would be heralding a re-released Eldar book. I don't really play anymore so it doesn't matter.

I'll try to pick up some plastic aspects but I won't be paying $60 for 10...so unless they show up in starter boxes or discounted, or start-collecting guise...it'll be waiting on a decent internet sale.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 posermcbogus wrote:
I for one welcome the potential for no new space wolves, as they already have perhaps the SINGLE LARGEST RANGE in all of GW stuff, yet seem to ceaselessly whine anyway. However, I don't actually believe for a second that GW would actually leave them out.

They haven't got wolves riding wolves yet, so there's still room for more releases.

 streetsamurai wrote:
Agreed. Pretty boring mini

Do you actually want Banshees to look wildly different from every iteration we've had so far?

I mean, it's an odd thing to criticise, a Banshee looking exactly like a Banshee looks.

I would have like a slight redesign. This one looks exactly the same as the finecast ones. Hard to get too excited for them and the rest of the aspects. Still cool that they finally get made in plastic (i was sure they were goner)

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Banshees to look wildly different from every iteration we've had so far?

I mean, it's an odd thing to criticise, a Banshee looking exactly like a Banshee looks.

I didn't want them to look wildly different but a little bit different. There was room fro improvement. And they haven't looked always the same, there was one version which was more radical departure.



These actually have some interesting design elements that could have been incorporated and refined.

I actully quite like the new Tomb Khans. It seems like it's going to be a more elite army for death, witch is something the death faction is greatly lacking. The whole grand allience suffers from to many hoard armies. From the rules perpective this is very good for the meta. But I feel the way they look will kind of make them visually be a love them or hate them faction. I don't think they look bad, but they aren't a faction that makes me excited enough to want to collect.

The trailer for necromunda seems to be confirming the "CorpseGrinder Cults" as the next faction.

Pyschic awakening got me really excited, despite being a annoucement that is light on details. But their was enough that it gets me excited.

The sisters of battle are crazy good.

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 Crimson wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Banshees to look wildly different from every iteration we've had so far?

I mean, it's an odd thing to criticise, a Banshee looking exactly like a Banshee looks.

I didn't want them to look wildly different but a little bit different. There was room fro improvement. And they haven't looked always the same, there was one version which was more radical departure.



These actually have some interesting design elements that could have been incorporated and refined.

I feel like the banchees are so iconic that GW would not wish to change them to much, not to mention how much they feature in 40k video games.

wow... some comments on this thread are just so negative and toxic. A real buzz kill.... would hate to play or be around some of you.

I'm pretty happy with the new Death, but I like the death aesthetics a lot. I also like Necrons as well.

Looking forward to the Ossiarch release, though it looks like it's probably going to be about 60 days out.

Banshees would be kind of cool with a few minor options- maybe let them swap swords for axes or spears? would add some value to the new box for old players, and the balance between the options works pretty well for imperials. No real need to dual kit if they add a few options and parts for an exarch.

I'd also suspect that we may see Rangers/pathfinders as well, since they already have the assets in cad from Blackstone fortress.

Shrike- bleh. too many narrow shapes going in all directions. and Zagstruk does the feet claws far better. Glad I'm not a Raven Guard player. I'm hoping a potential Lysander in gravis armor turns out better.

Sisters look really good. Not going to buy them, must resist the urge! Too many armies as it is. Several friends are going in big though. And the new penitent engine looks great, and looks better slightly smaller (50mm base? )

 Hollow wrote:
wow... some comments on this thread are just so negative and toxic. A real buzz kill.... would hate to play or be around some of you.

That's fine. I generally don't want to be around people who use the word "toxic" to identify people who have a differing opinion. So, fair play.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Banshees would be kind of cool with a few minor options- maybe let them swap swords for axes or spears?

That's not really an Aspect Warrior thing. They have their ritualistic set of wargear.

The new death infantry look a lot better in the video. The bright photo on the white backdrop loses some of the texture that make these models interesting.

In other news courtesy of warhammer weekly. The cities of sigmar and Orruk wartribes books are coming very soon. They will not have new kits for endless spells and scenery, but may get some rules to use existing kits.
There are 3 years of releases for Warcry planned.
They confirmed that a new Ogor battletome is on the way

And finally - there are some BIG changes coming to forgeworld. They will be making an announcement in the coming weeks. Vince (What was at the seminar) said that they are going to fundamentally change the way forgeworld operates.

These undead models ring some bell. Necromongers from Riddick? Something Giger-esque in the armor?
I remember a D&D monster, of whatever edition, was a skeleton with 3 heads (Skull Lord?).
There should be more, I cannot put my finger on it.

Interesting reveals; I like that in AoS they run with an idea and make it an army-wide aesthetic. IF nothing else it sooths my thematic OCD. The bone constructs are an interesting idea, still need to let it sink in a bit, but I did notice a few things:

1) Alternative armament with spears for basic line guys makes them look much better IMO.

2) The catapult has an alternative projectile that looks like a marble obelisk

3) New death fortress scenery. Look at the background; all the wall sections are 100% identical and the giant scull in the center is very high quality; too good for a one off. They're showing us the "unseen" models

There is a Black Templars ship in the Psychic Awakening video. Perhaps more evidence that they will be getting new rules with Psychic Awakening?

Need some cheese with all this whine. Why follow a hobby if it doesn't bring you joy? Like someone going to every release of a movie series while loudly complaining about how the books were better. You're entitled to your opinion but shrilly shouting your negativity in the ticket line just kind of brings everyone else down.

 Crimson wrote:

ERJAK wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
Wth is that crap. Did they use old nagash undead clown mini as an inspiration for that army? What a disaster

You have bad taste.

A lot of people have. GW makes something really creepy, unique and creative and people bitch that they're not normal boring skeletons with Egyptian hats. Truly, I am surrounded by philistines!

They don't look creepy, unique or creative. They look like Saturday morning cartoons, 30 years out of date. He-man meets Skeleton Warriors.
Literally so in several cases.

 Azreal13 wrote:

AoS Necrons....?

Really getting like a tyranid/Necron vibe. I dig it!

 Togusa wrote:

AoS Necrons....?

Really getting like a tyranid/Necron vibe. I dig it!

More like Nagash's stormcast.