The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[stone-cold-lead]

Around here the battleforce boxes were one per store for preorder, and the Sylvaneth one was out of stock already next week for the regular orders... I was really lucky to get one

Lucky bugger! 

Oddly enough Wayland have just put the Sylvaneth battleforce box up as 'awaiting reprint' when they originally didn't even list them. I'm hoping GW are going to restock them because I thought they were a one and done set.

[TheMightyFlip]

Well the manager at the local GW kept hold of a Canoness for me, its a resin miniature, why its resin instead of plastic is beyond me, but there's no casting defects, so thats a plus.

[Elbows]

Plastic is crazy expensive for something they're only going for a limited run.  (and the Sisters players would wig out if a plastic mold was made for Sisters as it would indicate they might actually continue supporting the army).

[TheMightyFlip]

Plastic is crazy expensive for something they're only going for a limited run.  (and the Sisters players would wig out if a plastic mold was made for Sisters as it would indicate they might actually continue supporting the army).

It's not a limited figure though.

[Elbows]

They said it would be available for a limited time only, right?.  Now, they could pull a Space Hulk and put her out every 2-3 years...but that's a real waste of a plastic mold which can be pretty damn expensive.  If it were plastic it'd be for constant sale for the next 10+ years.

[beefcake]

Well it could be limited time only by saying, you can purchase this all of 2016 and 2017. You can't purchase it between Jan 2018 and March 2018. After that you can purchase it until we go under. 

[Malebolgia]

Upcoming Khorne Dragon from Forgeworld:

[The Voivod]

HOLY S^&TSNACKS!!

I see the Warrior is going to be sat on his back. Undoubtedly wielding some close combat weapon that will never reach any enemy from way up there.
I...
It's just to much. I don't see how this could be of any gaming value and as a display piece it's still way over the top.

[pocoloco]

HOLY S^&TSNACKS!!

I see the Warrior is going to be sat on his back. Undoubtedly wielding some close combat weapon that will never reach any enemy from way up there.
I...
It's just to much. I don't see how this could be of any gaming value and as a display piece it's still way over the top.

Maybe he is sitting there just to guide the beast

[beefcake]

Nicely sculpted but ... Skullz under the skin, really? not much I like about that. Give me the Heresy dragon any day over that.

[YPU]

I think the skulls under the skin are a cool idea, chaos should manifest itself in strange ways. The voivod is right though, he is going to need a very long spear.

As for forge world pieces beeing to large to game with, I think crossed and burned that bridge a while back. FW on occasion makes ridiculously large and arguably cool "miniatures" for about the kind of price you would expect. They then humour us by writing some rules for these models. It's silly but I don't mind.

[Argonor]

Age of Sigmar Apocalypse... wait...wasn't that the other way around...?? 

[Elbows]

I just couldn't see sending that much money to Forgeworld when their resin is so spotty.

[nic-e]

I got the spire of dawn box (I have my ways...)
For £50 it's easily worth the cost.
All the island of blood miniatures, a little booklet containing some fluff from teh elf and skaven points of view, some warscrolls and the AoS rules.
I think it makes a nice alternative starter box for people who are already into the hobby and want to try AoS out, Or for kids who perhaps aren't ready to tackle the big starter box.

It is a little thin in terms of not having any scenarios to play through which is where AOS really shines but i see it as a companion box to the generals handbook, you have the two armies, play a couple of big battle games than use the GHB to expand your play options.


all in all i'd give it a solid 5 stars even if it is a reboxed product, simply because it's good value and a great way to get into the game or to lure friends in that doesn't revolve around khorne and the stormcasts.

[Hobgoblin]

all in all i'd give it a solid 5 stars even if it is a reboxed product, simply because it's good value and a great way to get into the game or to lure friends in that doesn't revolve around khorne and the stormcasts.

It's also tremendous value as a army set for non-GW games. I picked up a few of the sprues and some Biostrip-destined figures from my local shop when I got back into gaming, and they're terrific figures. They're also very "mass-battle-friendly", in that the spearmen are (or can be positioned) with their weapons upright. For £50, you get two full-sized (24-point) Hordes of the Things armies with additional options:

Skaven from the following:
6 x hordes @1 point (bases of five skaven infantry, so 30 of the total)
4 x warband @2 points (bases of three of the fiercer-looking skaven infantry with the hero, gunner and beast master thrown in)
2 x behemoth @ 4 points (the rat-ogres - which are just the perfect size for HOTT behemoths)
2 x artillery @ 3 points (flamethrower and mortar crews)
1 x sneaker @ 3 points OR 1 x lurker @ 1 point (the spare skaven infantryman from above, assembled thus):


Or you could configure the infantry as a mix of spears, warbands and/or hordes.

Elves from the following:
3 x spears OR 3 x shooters @ 2 points
3 x blades @ 2 points
1 x aerial hero @ 6 points OR 1 x flyer @ 2 points OR 1 x "dragon" @ 4 points (the griffin-rider)
1 x hero @ 4 points (the mounted leader)
2 x riders @ 2 points (the rest of the cavalry)
1 x magician @ 4 points (the wizard)
2 x cleric @ 3 points OR paladin @ 4 points (any of the command figures left over from the infantry allocations)

Or you could just make a two-figure infantry base with an officer or a standard-bearer.

I'm labouring the point slightly here, but I can't think of a better purchase for someone who wanted to get into HOTT or a similar game.