The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Vanvlak]

Interesting - pity they didn't include Magnus himself here.
Is it my eyesight, or are those custodians rather similar to Age of Sigmar stuff?

[Andrew Rae]

Interesting - pity they didn't include Magnus himself here.
Is it my eyesight, or are those custodians rather similar to Age of Sigmar stuff?

Well they're big and gold.

I'm a bit worried the Custodians might have the most ridiculous weapons GW have ever made. Those sword things... Have to wait and see.

Now I'm hopeful that next October they'll do a set with MkV armour. Always liked that one, but not really the Forgeworld version.

Edit: Here's a video: Looks rather nice.

[Elbows]

I think the figures look quite good, and I really, really like the Ahriman there.  I'm tempted to pick up a set simply because I like the old Space Marine armour --- and the Tartaros(?) terminators look far more interesting than the Cataphractii, etc.

More importantly this is just good news for Horus Heresy gamers.  Combining this with BaC and you'd have a great overall force to run in HH, etc. 

[Vanvlak]

The video DOES show them more clearly - not quite AoS, but there are some style similarities.
All is not yet dust - nice touch; as is making the Thousand Sons the victims in the video.

[Elbows]

Yep, they've done a good job overall in the books etc. with the Horus Heresy showing how (at least initially) the eventual Chaos forces really did think they were doing the right thing/just thing/smart thing, etc.

[YPU]

The video DOES show them more clearly - not quite AoS, but there are some style similarities.
All is not yet dust - nice touch; as is making the Thousand Sons the victims in the video.

TBH though they did always look that way in their art.

[Vanvlak]

TBH though they did always look that way in their art.

And I'm glad they stuck to that.

[Mason]

The BoC set got my attention, I just did not really like the Termies and the Dread was so stiff, but the contants of this box is REALLY tempting me.
 





And I honestly thought that I was completely done with GW, but this MAY tempt me......

[Doomsdave]

This is really exciting for me.  The new trend at GW has brought me back.  I loved the Calth set.  This one is definitely on my list.  Did anyone else notice the Sister of Silence in that vid?  I am absolutely drooling over the tease about plastic SoBs though. 

[Too Bo Coo]

So...  What happened to the new mail order thing?

[Too Bo Coo]

Here's the first "Made to Order".... underwhelmed.  I'm not sure who 'ordered' this choice, but it's nothing exciting at all, and the prospect of paying double for minis I had a decade or two ago is not exciting in the least...

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Warhammer-40-000?Nu=product.repositoryId&Nao=12&N=102317+2322890120&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440130a-flat

[Elbows]

Can you blame GW though?  There is a thriving Oldhammer market who is buying stuff for occasionally ridiculous prices on eBay.  I can't fault them for it at all --- and if I was in dire need of a certain model or two I'd probably be tempted.

I think it's pretty genius of GW cashing in on this phenomenon.

PS: I see this as a bonus as well because it will curtail some of the eBay insanity (though it'll return as these made-to-order are limited time only, and plenty of people will buy them and flip them for 150-200% of the cost later on eBay anyway).

[beefcake]

Well they are in metal. Should do the same but with necromunda. I'd love to see old WFB

[Andrew Rae]

I'm a bit worried the Custodians might have the most ridiculous weapons GW have ever made. Those sword things... Have to wait and see.

Yup, the Custodes sword (a broaaaad sword and a stormbolter!) is indeed the most ridiculous weapon GW have ever made.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/at2/2016/10/15/80d1f9000539e6d064f4df9d66ff6403_85311.jpg

[Elbows]

Beefcake, just a heads up - one of the "made to order guys" was listed as finecast, so be sure to look closely before too much consideration!  I would actually be damn tempted to get a Necromunda gang if that happened --- the metal Kasrkin squad (great figures) is $41 for a 10 man squad.  Not brilliant, but I'd pay $40 for a Necromunda squad in metal.