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Offline Belligerentparrot

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11040 on: March 28, 2020, 09:56:23 PM »
I doubt anyone wants that discussion to continue ^^

I like the Aestupids. The monsters have a kinda Slaaneshi feel to me, the first one kinda makes me think of the original Keeper of Secrets. Might just be me though :)

The new Flame-grilled Warcry faction looks cool for the most part. A couple of bad sculpts but a bunch of really nice ones. Might buy a box if I can sustain enthusiasm until lockdown is over.

Offline pixelgeek

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11041 on: March 28, 2020, 11:06:41 PM »
I like the Aestupids. The monsters have a kinda Slaaneshi feel to me, the first one kinda makes me think of the original Keeper of Secrets. Might just be me though :)


I think they do and I do think that is deliberate. Slaanesh had all of their souls and they were drawn out of him/her/them

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11042 on: March 29, 2020, 08:38:45 AM »
I like the bonsai trees (but not the bonsai mountains).

Why does the one with the trees have a flat paper mask over his/her/its face?

Also it is a very flat and static pose.

Offline Andrew Rae

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11043 on: March 29, 2020, 12:01:51 PM »
Because nothing says Elf like bull horns, massive hammers and a giant minotaur carrying little mountains on its shoulders.

I've never seen an elf but if someone told me they wore helmets with bull horns, carried massive hammers and created giant minotaur avatars of the mountains, I'd say fair enough.

I am wishing I'd got round to sculpting the big armoured fairies wearing silly tall horned helmets that I've been scribbling in my sketchbook for the past year and a half, though.

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11044 on: April 01, 2020, 10:57:25 AM »
New AoS Aelves previews







I generally do not like elves, but I really like how over the top this new faction is.  lol

The Lawn Croquet storm troopers

Offline Mason

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11045 on: April 01, 2020, 02:04:24 PM »
The Lawn Croquet storm troopers

 lol lol lol

Bizarre, or what!
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Good Chaos conversion fodder, though.
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Offline Storm Wolf

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11046 on: April 01, 2020, 02:20:33 PM »
Bloody hell whatever next, the Knights that say "Neeeeee!" lol lol lol lol lol

Actually that would be way, way better :-*

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Offline Vanvlak

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11047 on: April 01, 2020, 03:10:39 PM »
Bloody hell whatever next, the Knights that say "Neeeeee!" lol lol lol lol lol

Actually that would be way, way better :-*

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Offline pixelgeek

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11048 on: April 01, 2020, 03:21:09 PM »
The Lawn Croquet storm troopers

Now I'm never going to see them as anything else. Good thing I wasn't going to buy them anyway

Offline Tactalvanic

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11049 on: April 01, 2020, 03:33:45 PM »
The Aestupelfs with the two handed hammers would really have to practice not hitting their horns every swing..

"no,no,no swing the hammers from side to side or underarm in combat, never up and down!!"

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Offline Lost Egg

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11050 on: April 01, 2020, 04:05:34 PM »
...hmm...maybe the horns are actually spring loaded and just kinda twang back into place after every swing... lol lol lol
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Offline YPU

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11051 on: April 01, 2020, 04:17:18 PM »
...hmm...maybe the horns are actually spring loaded and just kinda twang back into place after every swing... lol lol lol

I think they are nerf safety foam, they are capped as well for safety see?


All silliness aside, I'm not a huge fan either. I do like seeing them trying something a bit different? if something along this line was made 30 years ago they would be that obscure unit some people go wild for.
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Offline Tactalvanic

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11052 on: April 01, 2020, 04:28:30 PM »
That's interesting idea, They are nicely detailed, etc, but a bit to far out maybe,

Still they are some sort of elite?  special rules for crutch shots?

So  maybe others units will continue to be less horny?

or maybe that's how they carry their bows when not using them?

 

Offline Grumpy Gnome

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11053 on: April 01, 2020, 06:16:18 PM »
With those Aelves I would agree that the shark has been jumped.

Makes me wonder what they will come up with for the relaunch of Warhammer Fantasy. By the look of the latest Middle Earth minis I am expecting at the very least exaggerated, heroic blocky sculpts. The new plastic Eomer looks like he has the physique of the Rock and the characters faces seem to look a lot less like the actors in the movies. More like Clone Wars animation styled features.
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Offline Aerendar Valandil

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #11054 on: April 01, 2020, 07:01:18 PM »
I'm not a GW-basher and I liked the recent cavalry and infantry. But this is really beyond me.

This is what have come to expect though: sometimes what they make is impressively good, some things are impressively ..ehm.. not my taste.

 

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