The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Queeg]

And in other news...

And we go from the sublime to the ....... a bit less than sublime, in the blink of n eye.

Geee, I know I must be sounding hard to please. Love the HQuest figs, some of the better stuff they've put out, just a bit, pointy maybe and difficult to paint for the intended market.

These are the polar opposite. Definitely board game cheapies but quick and easy to paint. Maybe the rest of the team is better, and the other races not yet seen. Still, to give them credit it must be hard to design a believable fantasy footballer ......

[Timbor]

There are some pics online from the warhammer fest event here:

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2016/05/warhammer-fest-2016-blood-bowl-sighting.html

This one shows a bit more:



I think the sculpts look decent and nice to paint, if not a bit static for the humans.  The orcs look pretty cool.  Will be nicer to see them as the project nears completion though.  I never really got into Blood Bowl, but I loved the computer game.

[beefcake]

I know the purpose of the game is a good bash 'em up but those punch spikes don't look conducive to holding the ball.

[Nord]

They do look rather static, compared to everything else. Maybe they are meant to evoke some nostalgia, or maybe the designers just (ahem) dropped the ball. There's much nicer stuff around, Black Scorpion make some great fantasy ball stuff.

[Hawkeye]

They look good to me. If they're linemen, which I'm assuming they are, then they're just right. I'm not certain I get the complaint about them being "static" to be honest. Typically the "dancing around" Blood Bowl miniatures were always the worst ones - some of the various Elf ones that are guilty of that still make me shudder. The Thrower here, however, looks just right, although I will admit that compared to the wonderful metal human team that was the last team GW did before Blood Bowl stopped being supported, they do lack character. What does worry me is the "Forge World" sign. What does this mean for the game/figures, I wonder?

[Elbows]

If they were a bit more dynamic and lost the "all spikes and blades on my hands" nonsense I'd be a bit more appreciative.  But, as mentioned, the 3rd parties have really provided a shed-load of BB alternative teams.

[horridperson]

I like them and will be picking up a set.  While they are miniatures they are also playing pieces and the design of a lineman has to be innocuous to distinguish them from their positional team mates at a glance.  If all the players are wonky it's just a pain in the ass to keep track of.

The tacky accoutrements honestly sell me more on the models.  It's a return to a very silly game I loved when I was a kid back in the 80s.  Fantasy football isn't serious business  .

[thenamelessdead]

Hand spikes and blades are the BB equivalent of Skullz.

[joroas]

A Wolverine team?

[Cubs]

I quite like them. I think they're gaming pieces, which is right.

The orcs, however ... yeesh ... 'oy' even ...

[Vindice]

In other, other news, the Lord of the Rings stuff looks bloomin' gorgeous.

[M Blakey]

In other, other news, the Lord of the Rings stuff looks bloomin' gorgeous.

What stuffs that? Do tell

[Vermis]

The more of a grognard I become, the more I appreciate Larry Leadhead.

And it might be the blue colour of whatever-material-that-is, but the BB minis look like a throwback to late-90's plastics like genestealers. Gaming pieces they might be, but with a Forge World label, what price gaming pieces?

I like em, so there.

[olyreed]

These photos were taken from theonering forum. Looks like a new book and discontinued models being released, the scouring of the shire was one box set on show. I am glad they are continuing with the lotr stuff as I like the rule book and minis but never got round to collecting until recently

[Elbows]

Sadly it all looks like Finecast for the LOTR stuff unless that's just for sculpts/prototypes.