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 Kanluwen wrote:
...or in the case of Scions that you actively have to destroy in order to match the loadouts they tell you to make.

Can you elaborate on this, Kan? I think I've missed something here.

 Dysartes wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
...or in the case of Scions that you actively have to destroy in order to match the loadouts they tell you to make.

Can you elaborate on this, Kan? I think I've missed something here.

Scions require you to cut the tubes off the backpacks for specific models. Notably the special weapons, unit leader, vox, flagman, and medic.

Complaining about having to cut some hoses off of a model at a flush surface is a bit silly given that it requires no more effort than that needed to get the parts off of the sprue in the first place.

Plus - free hose bits.

Coteaz at home

ok, so they could not find the files that fit the artwork in the database and tried to improvise

The cover _does_ look like it's supposed to be a SE from AoS.

Is he playing Whack-a-Nurgling?

Compared to the original artwork of Coteaz, that new cover comes across as if it's not even something from the same series/setting, but rather something far more colourful and cartoony with a completely different tone.

 Mentlegen324 wrote:
Compared to the original artwork of Coteaz, that new cover comes across as if it's not even something from the same series/setting, but rather something far more colourful and cartoony with a completely different tone.

Llike almost everything digitally drawn past 5th edition. Gone are the days of marvellous artwork by Karl Kopinski, John Blanche, Adrian Smith and many many others. It’s all just tasteless product wrap now.

 Geifer wrote:
Is he playing Whack-a-Nurgling?

You might of just given GW a new idea for a boardgame


Hmm I wonder what came first, the mini or the illustration.

Anyway, looks to me like that man's calf muscles about to explode.

lost_lilliputian wrote:

 Geifer wrote:
Is he playing Whack-a-Nurgling?

You might of just given GW a new idea for a boardgame

I hope not! What have the poor Nurglings ever done to anyone? Okay, they ruined the carpet, but aside from that?

lost_lilliputian wrote:
Hmm I wonder what came first, the mini or the illustration.

I suspect the miniature, or a sketch it's based on if there is one. The cover is basically a low quality recreation of this:



Strikes me as a case of "remake this with the new look".

 Geifer wrote:

lost_lilliputian wrote:

 Geifer wrote:
Is he playing Whack-a-Nurgling?

You might of just given GW a new idea for a boardgame

I hope not! What have the poor Nurglings ever done to anyone? Okay, they ruined the carpet, but aside from that?

But, That rug really tied the Imperium together.

You rule.

"Fudge it, Coteaz. Let's go bowling."

SnotlingPimpWagon wrote:

 Mentlegen324 wrote:
Compared to the original artwork of Coteaz, that new cover comes across as if it's not even something from the same series/setting, but rather something far more colourful and cartoony with a completely different tone.

Llike almost everything digitally drawn past 5th edition. Gone are the days of marvellous artwork by Karl Kopinski, John Blanche, Adrian Smith and many many others. It’s all just tasteless product wrap now.

The Necromunda artwork would beg to differ...

Why they can't have a more consistent quality is beyond me, although in this instance having to use the very bland base model isn't going to help.

I hope whoever sculpted Coteaz sculpted Astorath. And I hope they use the third edition Lemartes as the basis for the new model.

dienekes96 wrote:
I hope whoever sculpted Coteaz sculpted Astorath. And I hope they use the third edition Lemartes as the basis for the new model.

Who hurt you?

Article isn't up yet but the video for the army set is up as unlisted:

I was really hoping the initial rumors of it being a sanguinary guard themed box would be true.

Is the death company dread actually different from a brutalis in any way model wise?

Astorath is looking great. Nice to see they’ve not mucked about with him too much, as it was an instant classic when he first came out.

chaos0xomega wrote:
I was really hoping the initial rumors of it being a sanguinary guard themed box would be true.

Is the death company dread actually different from a brutalis in any way model wise?

Nope just upgrade sprue bits. The only new things in here is the upgrade sprue and the two characters

Astorath is great, Lemartes okeish.

 Matrindur wrote:
Article isn't up yet but the video for the army set is up as unlisted:

"everyone is mocking that inquisitor model... quick, change the subject! post new space marines!"

Lemartes looks very good. Astorath's shoulders are somewhat awkward.

Who knows what is going on with the release strategy at the moment. I do wonder if this might have been pushed up because of the very bad reaction to the IA Codex, or if it's just a cockup.

Glad primarisfication still has a 100% success and survival rate.

Kinda nice to see a grounded character with Lemartes. He could have been tip-toeing on a tactical rock.

Astorath get a free pass, as that’s basically just a modernization of his classic sculpt. Which is almost always a good thing.

(We could have had primaris wind tunnel Lemartes)

It is up https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/29/embrace-the-red-thirst-in-a-new-blood-angels-codex-and-army-set/

I know it's just the camera angle, but Lemartes looks like he's lost a chunk of his torso somewhere along the way. Also not a fan of that steel ballgag he now apparently has.

Also Astorath is continuing that space marine tradition of one foot leaping off a rock that was made popular by Ragnar and Dante i see.

Lemartes is a bit plain but helmet is cool.
Astorath looks goofy, but he always looked goofy. If anyone in the line needed a change, it was him. Pretty uninspiring box set overall. The new Asmodai beats both of these characters for quality.
And yes, whoever did Coteaz probably did Astorath 😂😂

Edit: on second look, it’s just Astoraths face/mask paint job that looks silly. That’s an easy fix.

Both are better than Coteaz, but I still prefer the metal models

Especially for lemartes

That Lemartes is quite a different feel than the original miniature, and I think i do prefer the more stoic look he had before, but that Astorath seems like another miniature that feels like a cheap imitation of the previous version. Just doesn't seem an improvement to me.