The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Elbows]

Yeah, GW is "secretly" behind that project as well now, so that's both good and bad.  The voice acting needs a hell of a lot of work, and the gun shots were terrible sound bytes which I'm sure will be replaced.  Gets the feeling across pretty well.

[Vermis]

I didn't notice the lip synch so much, but the target in particular sounds like a cross between Christopher Biggins and Roger Rabbit. It's like someone's OTT parody of what an upper-class twit (of the year) sounds like.

Elbows, when you say 'secretly behind it', you mean approving, or producing, or...?

[Dr. Zombie]

I don't think this guy has nearly enough skulls on him. Has the throne of skulls run dry?

[YPU]

Fluf wise it does make some sort of sense for those guys to be walking reliquaries, but I see your point. 

[beefcake]

  The collectors card is skullz too!

[Steve F]

It's why they are at war all the time: they have to keep the supply of skullz flowing.

[Elbows]

I didn't notice the lip synch so much, but the target in particular sounds like a cross between Christopher Biggins and Roger Rabbit. It's like someone's OTT parody of what an upper-class twit (of the year) sounds like.

Elbows, when you say 'secretly behind it', you mean approving, or producing, or...?

From what I understand, one of the GW Black Library writers is now writing for the film, etc.  So they're aware of it, supporting it and I don't think they're going to swing in with their legal team and crush it.  I'm not 100% sure about the depth of their involvement though.

[Vermis]

Ah, ta.

I don't think they're going to swing in with their legal team and crush it.

  Up is down and black is white.

[Elbows]

I think it's based entirely on "hey, this is free advertisement by a huge fan" and given the piss poor reception of their god awful "Ultramarines" movie flop, I'd imagine GW isn't planning on trying another film anytime soon.

It doesn't appear that the designer/producer is taking much liberty either with the appearance (i.e. it's all rather canonical), so they risk nothing.

The guy who is designing it works for Crytek(?) I believe, one of the larger companies behind video gaming software.  In fact the movie is actually built using a game-engine as opposed to normal CGI (I'm not sure how much of a difference there is).

[Vermis]

Don't mind me - still taken aback by the new, more open direction GW's going in.

Speaking of: I just saw this. GW advertising on the actual, honest-to-goodness telly!



Well, Hachette partworks advertising on the telly, but still.

[nic-e]

Bagged the magazine from smiths today (on my way home from working in a game store with the new white dwarf in my bag ..What's wrong with me?!)
The book is very nice, hard back, proper binding, colour pictures and timeline in the middle. It's a proper novel aswell, nothing skimped on.
The free gifts tempt me to subscribe for at least the first 5 issues.
I'll probably be picking it up in future!

[Vermis]

I didn't pay enough attention to the ad to notice what's packaged with issue 1. I take it the novel's something already published by Black Library?

What else do you get if you subscribe?

[nic-e]

1st delivery is a free novel and notebook ,
then by your 4th delivery youve got bookeneds, a leather aquila notebook, a metal inquisition tankard and some 40k coasters.

[N.C.S.E]

Off topic from current discussion, but in a bid to get a game at my university miniature wargame society (they all play 40k) I've got myself a 40k army (at last). Got an excellent 50% off deal on ebay for a pretty good selection of Vostroyan first born (the only figures in the entire 40k range I can stand!).

First impressions - damn the sculpts are good. Not the best I've seen, but damn near. Perhaps the best sculpts of rank and file infantry I've seen. Since they're all metal (and I love metal!) I'm really looking forward to getting these guys painted. After some rather humdrum steampunk figures with questionable sculpt quality I'm really looking forward to giving these guys an outing.

[YPU]

1st delivery is a free novel and notebook ,
then by your 4th delivery youve got bookeneds, a leather aquila notebook, a metal inquisition tankard and some 40k coasters.

I'm completely unsure if you are being sarcastic or sincere.