The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[westwaller]

That flaming torch thing on the Salamander is a bit pants! Come to think of it hugely impractical too for most things...
Imagine him leading a company of marines through a forest - can anyone smell burning?! Great for heatseeking missiles to lock on to though!!

[Duncan McDane]

That yellow armour pj on the fisting commander is incredible. The battle damage, the intense colouring, very nice. Could make an - imho, because I like the look of evil/Xenos/low grade tech much more - dull looking army like Space Marines quite interesting.

[Vladimir Raukov]

Aw geez, I can feel the price of the cities of sigmar book from here...and I'll probably end up buying it.

The gaming book has my attention as well. Might even be worth it, seeing as how I've only got the core rules at the moment.

[Condottiere]

 

So GDub$ discontinued the archers box!?!

Next to the overpriced Greatswords, they were the most human looking sculpts in Ao$. Now we're down to inbred looking State Troops, with faces looking rather simian. Why the hell did GDub$ discontinue anything by the Perrys in favor of this crap back in 7th Edition?

[Vladimir Raukov]

The archers haven't been there for ages, mate. Could be there's something better coming soon.

[Condottiere]

The archers haven't been there for ages, mate. Could be there's something better coming soon.

They were available last month or the month before. What are they going to replace 'em with, more Smegmarines? I was going to have a rant about the hippophobic nature of Ao$, but what's the point?   

[mcfonz]

This seems like such a delayed response...

I mean everyone knew this was coming in terms of the old world stuff going eventually.

As for Perry, they still exist, they still sculpt. I have seen folks use their historical as fantasy Bretonnians/Empire. Warlord have plastic puffy sleeved chaps.

[AWu]

[Westfalia Chris]

That is a singularly unfortunate choice of off-white tone for the armour... 

[Andrew_McGuire]

Well yes, unless they're now wearing nude bodysuits.

Slightly off-topic, but still GW-related, I made an impulse buy of Aeronautica Imperialis today. All I know of it is from watching a Youtube unboxing video, and a how to play demonstration on Warhammer TV. Beccy Scott must be the Carol Vorderman of war-games.

[Lost Egg]

Jain Zar looks nice.

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Though I like long hair under most circumstances, thought something shorter than herself might be more sensible, so as not to drag it through the dirt all the time. Could also be a bit more durable with a single solid pin through the foot-ruin connection point. Some time well spent in photoshop later:

[Elbows]

That would have been a far preferable model.  While I'm glad to see plastic Aspects and Phoenix Lords maaaaybe get proper service, the Jain Zar is not a surprise, an exceptionally unwieldy model - this is a trend GW has been going hard at lately.  I already have the Phoenix Lords so I'm not rushing out to buy one, but it's sad to see another model that'll be a massive pain to transport/keep without breaking, etc.

I do think you could fix it (similar to the photoshop), etc.

[Lost Egg]

Hmm...true...now I look at it the hips seem a little odd, though maybe thats just the angle of the pic.

[Cosmotiger]

There must be some legal mandate that every version of the Jain Zar model must be as tippy as posible.