New ABC Warriors from Warlord Games

[craigjonwoodfield]

Thoughts on the upcoming releases from Warlord?

Some of the models are fantastic - Mek-quake, the new hover car - but most are pretty meh. IMHO. They are also expensive, ranging from 6 to 20 pounds each, with the 8 model starter set coming in at 75 pounds. They will be mostly in the new resin, which I dislike, and I have a lot of the older sculpts from Mongoose and Foundry.

I am not familiar with the story line either, as I stopped reading 2000Ad around issue 1000 (mostly).

So I am probably only going to pick up a couple of models, and give the game itself a miss. Anyone want to change my mind with their insights?

[Cubs]

I'm with you on the 'meh'.

[snitcythedog]

I think you pretty much nailed it on the head.  Premium prices when a fair portion of the models are not so hot.  It is too bad as the genera has a big following. 

[jhonpog]

Yeah I'm a fan of the ABC's. The models look very faithful to the current artist who draws the comic (Clint Langley I think) but yeah I'm not sure why I don't like the look of most of the models....

[Westfalia Chris]

I should be all "yay" but leaning more toward "meh", too.

I'm not that big a fan of the Volgan War books, mainly because I find the Langley art to be a bit overwrought in its mannerisms these days, and the release is not the no-brainer purchase I feared it might be because I already have a huge lot of the characters, either from Foundry or converted.

That said, I am happy to finally see a decent Mongrol figure released, the rank and file look interesting, too, and if the rules are a port of the really solid Strontium Dog rules (which I *think* were also adapted for the Judge Dredd release), I may be getting this launch bundle, because 150 Euros plus whatnot seems okay for what you get.

[nozza_uk]

I'm still hoping that one day they'll do Rogue Trooper.

[Cubs]

Yeah, I've never been a fan of Langley's art and his work on Slaine completely butchered it in my eyes, after so many superb artists over the years have graced his pages.

[craigjonwoodfield]

I quite like Langley's artwork. Just preferred Ezquerra/Bisley/Talbot/McMahon more.

Would have loved to see ABC Warriors/Terminators/Goths, with Nemesis himself as an expansion. And the Blitzspear!

[jhonpog]

I quite like Langley's artwork. Just preferred Ezquerra/Bisley/Talbot/McMahon more.

Would have loved to see ABC Warriors/Terminators/Goths, with Nemesis himself as an expansion. And the Blitzspear!

Yeah I'm a big Bisley fan too   That Nemesis expansion is a great idea I would like to see a game set on terra vs the Termites. Terror Tube!

[chromedog]

I'm still hoping that one day they'll do Rogue Trooper.

Duncan Jones has a Rogue Trooper project announcement coming in the new year (from industry scuttlebutt).  This might still happen.