GW News: SKAVEN VICTORY! #NewAoS

On a sidenote isn't his sword one of the rumour engines?

 

Good call, yes, I remember now everyone was calling that it would be for Vampires, but now we know GW had something else in mind entirely

 

I did not forget, it was a purposeful omission. Those alternate heads look horrendous.

I like them! Not as good as it had been an armoured female variant, but very very nice models. Too bad that they don't look like they would rank up very well.

 

Eh, fair enough I guess. To be honest the one with the mirror thing on its back doesn't seem too terrible.

 

True, but the first two are comically bad... to the point where it almost seems deliberate.

 

I don’t know, I imagine if you stuck them in a way such that their feet were aligned diagonally across a 25mm x 25mm base as if they were inserted into a diagonal slottabase, with their heads posed turning toward the enemy, you could get them to fit. You’d have to test that with a dry-fit before gluing though. I managed to get Fyreslayer Vulkite Berzerkers to rank up on 20mm squares for my Slayer unit (they were the first ever entry for my painting blog), so there’s always a possibility.

My only concern with these chaps is that GW have only shown 5 models, so if they’re a 5-model kit that’s going to make one expensive Slaaneshi Chaos Warrior unit

 

Not too keen on the top-knot girl or the mutated Sorcerer, but it cannot be denied GW have nailed the new Chaos Warriors. I imagine you’re considering these as extra models for your army, given you’ve bought Warhammer Underworlds sets in the past (the Wolf Rider one)

 

Maybe... but it is going to be tight and a pain in the butt. (Slaaneshi pun intended?)

That's true. GW doesn't come cheap.

Sorcerer might look better with a head swap.

They are definitely worthy candidates. A fairly cost effective way of picking up good selection of Chaos Warriors Lords and Heroes. Maybe at some point down the road I might consider them. For now my focus is on my Chaos Dwarfs.

 

This model is pretty awesome. It would make a fine addition to @Mrs. NIGHTBRINGER 's Wood Elf army. I like it better than the current Treeman sculpt. This one looks more natural, as it actually came out of the forest while the WFB version feels a bit more daemonic.

 

Why is everyone hating on poor Sigvald? I love the fact that even when in battle he has his retainers attend him with mirrors so he can see himself. That is so Slaanesh.

 

I mean, they are possesed, I'd assume this is what they are going for

I guess cuz even at the best of times sigvald is just a superficial character. I mean there's only so much you can do with "super-vain character"

Might be an issue in general though with Slaanesh, it's excess and vanity are not exactly super interesting traits. So most of the slaanesh-y heroes are just kind a boring.

 

I never really liked that aesthetic. Reminds me of the Forsaken models released in 8th edition... awful models.

It is one-dimensional, but not more so than Khorne and bloodshed or Nurgle and disease. I think it works, but it would appear that most people feel otherwise.

 

I've long loved Sivgald, and that is a beautiful model.

 

It's also another name character that gets brought back. While most factions are looking at a grand total of nothing in that category.slanesh is up to four and Chaos in general is at dozens

 

I think you both are thinking of this one:

It has the same feel but is different

Grrr, Imrahil

 

It would make me very happy indeed to have a Bretonnian release...

Or a Tomb Kings release...

 

I agree, the Lord of the Rings plastic Ent also makes a more natural Treeman:

 

They just need to do TOW now.

What's the fudging point of ending the entire world to create a new game entirely and then just reintroducing old characters...

Anyone hear the word "money"?