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 Yodhrin wrote:
Slaangors also look great, though I hope there are more than three of 'em.

There are four of them. Three in this box, and one more in Direchasm.

I know that's not what you meant, but that is all we're getting. And they're probably 100% monopose. Enjoy!

Are they not a dual kit though? I’m sure there was a leak showing two flavours?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Are they not a dual kit though? I’m sure there was a leak showing two flavours?

It was from WarCry. One was the entry for the unit champion.

Ahhh, that makes sense.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
Slaangors also look great, though I hope there are more than three of 'em.

There are four of them. Three in this box, and one more in Direchasm.

I know that's not what you meant, but that is all we're getting. And they're probably 100% monopose. Enjoy!

No there's three, because no bugger is selling the bloody Direchasm one anywhere(for real, I've not seen a secondary market for a GW box be this one-sided in a long time)

Well, pretty happy for this Christmas reveal.

Since I have a SoB force that needs more Immolators and a Hedonite force that needs more everything, this was a great reveal.

Sort of nonplussed by Ms.Hesperax. I still have the sex-toy-holding metal version of her from the 1990s...kind of difficult to reproduce that these days I suppose.

The new Lilith is really kind of a let-down compared to the one from 5th, especially the face.

I wouldn't read particularly far into Lelith being no longer available so quickly after the new model was announced, she sold out on the Australian webstore months ago and hasn't been back since. Stock would have been very low, and there's no doubt in my mind that people would have been snatching up what they could to resell to the nostalgia market

Slaanesh stuff is phenomenal, though. Genuinely excited to finally have dynamic looking seekers in plastic. Slaangors are as expected based on Slakeslash, but that's a good thing.

@Yodhrin, the archers are on smaller bases than the Shardspeaker, who fits the profile of a modern AoS hero on a 32mm base, so I'd be confident in claiming they're on 25mm bases

 Jidmah wrote:
The new Lilith is really kind of a let-down compared to the one from 5th, especially the face.

I own the two previous Hesperax models. It was unnecessary to release a third version of her as this new incarnation is too similar to the second one.

Meanwhile, Craftworld Eldar.

Craftworld eldar are so outdated. Weird that they never gave them any love since they seems to be rather popular. Worst range in the game by far

 Kanluwen wrote:

Billicus wrote:
It's just the corporate-speak trademarkable term for Wyches

Or more likely it's a callback to the Elf deity Hekarti, a goddess of murder/dark magics and also known as "Mother of Hydras".

Not like Hekatrix Bloodbrides were a thing either.

Love being sagely told stuff I already know. The point is, the marketing material now goes on and on about "Hekatarii" when talking about Wyches for the benefit of proliferating the more trademarkable term. Frankly I think you knew what I was getting at.

And yeah, the poetry of the first new plastic craftworld release in years being an actual corpse is beautiful

Billicus wrote:

And yeah, the poetry of the first new plastic craftworld release in years being an actual corpse is beautiful

Well, except the 6 from last year. Lils puts the dark eldar up by one whole model.

Both factions need a good 6-10 kits at least.

 Strg Alt wrote:

 Jidmah wrote:
The new Lilith is really kind of a let-down compared to the one from 5th, especially the face.

I own the two previous Hesperax models. It was unnecessary to release a third version of her as this new incarnation is too similar to the second one.

Well, it was necessary if they want to burry finecast for good.

Those hedonists look all right. Lelith........ What is it with GW and hair???

 Strg Alt wrote:

 Jidmah wrote:
The new Lilith is really kind of a let-down compared to the one from 5th, especially the face.

I own the two previous Hesperax models. It was unnecessary to release a third version of her as this new incarnation is too similar to the second one.

That is intentional. They are not redesigning some of these iconic characters, they are just remastering them, transitioning from metal/resin to plastic. Look at Kharn or Ahariman and their updated models vs the old ones. They looked good before, like lelith, so they just got redone with modern sculpting and in plastic. They aren't like ghazkull who was completely redone, or ragnar who was updated from a static 2nd ed pose.

Voss wrote:

Billicus wrote:

And yeah, the poetry of the first new plastic craftworld release in years being an actual corpse is beautiful

Well, except the 6 from last year. Lils puts the dark eldar up by one whole model.

Both factions need a good 6-10 kits at least.

Dark eldar need grotesques and mandrake in plastic as far as units go. The rest of the models needing updated are all mixed unit models for the court of the archon and beastmasters. Dark Eldar need new units period, since they are split into fractions. A second type of ha for labels, covers, and cults is really needed, and preferably a second troop choice for each. And move scourges into labels li,e the fluff says.

Eldar just need a couple more releases like blood of the Phoenix, but sanely priced, to get some more aspect warriors in plastic with Phoenix lords. Well, they could use more than that, like avatar, more aurarchs, redone guardians andvipers, but the aspect warriors are easier to do in bite sized chunks. ,

 dan2026 wrote:
Meanwhile, Craftworld Eldar.

Yeaaaaaaaahhhhhh. Awkward. Very awkward it must be said.

Blastaar wrote:
Those hedonists look all right. Lelith........ What is it with GW and hair???

Its 'dynamic.' And probably 'bespoke.' And 'epic.'

My gut clenches every time they (mis)use any of those words (though GW is far from the worst offender on 'epic').

Voss wrote:

Blastaar wrote:
Those hedonists look all right. Lelith........ What is it with GW and hair???

Its 'dynamic.' And probably 'bespoke.' And 'epic.'

My gut clenches every time they (mis)use any of those words.

You missed 'glorious'.

Some wonderful Slaaneshi models - great work

Need the Palatine model - its great.

Lelith - yeah......is she pregnant - might explain the body changes......I have all the previous models and happy with any of them over the new one.

 HudsonD wrote:
Lelith is confirmed !


https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/25/christmas-preview-hedonites-habits-and-hekatarii/

Ew. Time to hurry up and buy the old model before we're all saddled with this.

Neat. I have a Dark Eldar army and a Sisters of Battle army. Glad I held off getting those two Immolators.

Slightly disappointed we’ll be waiting quite a while for the advent calendar stuff. Hopefully will show up with Sisters dex when that drops.

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 HudsonD wrote:
Lelith is confirmed !


https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/25/christmas-preview-hedonites-habits-and-hekatarii/

Ew. Time to hurry up and buy the old model before we're all saddled with this.

She's going to be absolutley stunning for Daughters of Khaine conversions, or perhaps an alternative Tenebrael Shard.

All the new releases look amazing, Archers on foot the best of the bunch.
Ok Lelith looks like Ronda Rousey cosplaying as a Wych but shes not as bad as the last one

Lelith looks absolutely terrible, they completely failed to produce any sense of a lithe acrobat, ending up with something closer to a hobbit (look at those feet!) after she had a big Christmas meal.

The Slaanesh models, meanwhile, are excellent, especially the archers. An amazing contrast in failure and success.

yukishiro1 wrote:
Lelith looks absolutely terrible, they completely failed to produce any sense of a lithe acrobat, ending up with something closer to a hobbit (look at those feet!) after she had a big Christmas meal.

I've seen some reaching in my time, but that takes the biscuit.

The real question is: How many Venoms does GW have in stock?

Everyone that plays the army has 4-6, god stop with the Venoms in boxes! Those are always at 50% discount at eBay, and in a couple of months they will cost 10€ each.

On a rules note, I wonder if Lelith will pick up the Ynnari keyword to match the fluff.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:

She's going to be absolutley stunning for Daughters of Khaine conversions, or perhaps an alternative Tenebrael Shard.

Maybe we'll be able to do a head swap with the old version.

Weird that Leilith looks kinda bad when Jain Zar looked really good.