The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[FionaWhite]

Good ol' Rowboat Girlyman.
Is he supposed to have the Emperor's sword there or something? I think the big man himself was the only one with one of those.

[Elbows]

I think Gullyman looks pretty bad...but it'll be interesting to see what follows. (Cypher on his right - fallen angels behind?)

[Major_Gilbear]

There's also a new GK/Ordo Malleus Inquisitor at the front right of the pic too.

I like RG, but I feel the trim around the edges of his armour look a bit too... Chaos-y?

Hopefully the Lion wakes up in time:


From "Wobbly Model Syndrome".

[Andrew May]

40k keeps getting better and better. Good riddance Alan Merrit, holding the timeline for so long really stagnated the flow of minis. I was bored stiff of GW two years ago but they've just gone from strength to strength recently. Im glad I don't collect the modern figures as I'd be bankrupt and divorced by now!

[Elbows]

I'm all for moving the story forward.  I've found the new minis very hit-or-miss, but that's been the case for a while.  I think Gullyman looks pretty awful as a miniature, but I'm sure they'll sell bajillions of them.

[nic-e]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/02/03/gathering-storm-iii-rise-of-the-primarch-first-look/

Confirmed by GW. Also a very funny warhammer TV video on their facebook page about the internet.

[stone-cold-lead]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/02/03/gathering-storm-iii-rise-of-the-primarch-first-look/

Confirmed by GW. Also a very funny warhammer TV video on their facebook page about the internet.

Funnily enough I saw the march issue of WD on Ebay only the other day!

[Ray Rivers]

Also a very funny warhammer TV video on their facebook page about the internet.

Just confirms what I said that all the "rumors" were actually planted publicity. Pictures were being posted continuously over at Dakka and Bols ever since AoS came out.



Now if only Chris would watch the video and stop hyperventilating that GW is going to shut down the forum for posting photos that, in fact, are being purposefully leaked.

And BTW... here is a photo of those Gryph-Chargers in green:



 

[Vindice]

Oh. Those look... actually really rather nice.

Goddammit. I need money for food.

[nic-e]

Just confirms what I said that all the "rumors" were actually planted publicity. Pictures were being posted continuously over at Dakka and Bols ever since AoS came out.

I think some of it is leaks, some of it is just damage control since they have started to enjoy building their own hype.

I think in this case it was damage control, No doubt they'd much rather have this months focus be on the eldar box rather than the one a month out.The stormcasts i think are a real leak but since it isn't a huge thing they aren't too bothered about a few pics of confirmed units.

Not silver tower, that seemed TOO well managed, likewise with magnus.

[Ray Rivers]

There is a rather well known web site that has been "leaking" information every since the start up of AoS.

If GW was so hot to "protect it's IP" (as it has in the past) they would have been closed down.

My impression is that "rumors" spreed like wild fire and GW used this social phenomena to their benefit... and still do. And they are even laughing about it. If that isn't a "wink and a nod" I don't know what is.

Lots of folks have remarked that there has been a rather large shift in the way GW does business. I would submit, this is another indicator.

[Sbloom141]

The potential new direction GW are taking is heartwarming, my main issue now though is that all the very obviously CG sculptured miniatures don't tickle my fancy and they don't scale so well with my old stuff

[Too Bo Coo]

I agree on the hit and miss, but their fantasy stuff has just gone off the rails, and not in any good way.  Too much, too expensive and with very little character. 

[Major_Gilbear]

Too much, too expensive and with very little character. 

Too much? Yes, but mostly books/rules. Of course, they cannot release rules upfront all in one go first after their experience with Chapterhouse, so we're somewhat stuck with this release model. I don't blame GW, but a free digital rules delivery system and free online army builder would benefit both GW and their customers enormously in this regard. Releases would then feel less overwhelming.

Too expensive? Definitely. They always have been though, and I don't want to get into the debates all over again right now about what miniatures should cost. Suffice to say that their bundle deals which work out at "discounts" of 25-70% of the separate contents' combined RRP have been flying off the shelves for a reason, and have even tempted old vets back to GW. To me, that basically highlights what they should cost to start with - and I'm pretty certain that sales across the board would rise overwhelmingly if they did.

Very little character? Hmm, yes and no. I don't find crude and wobbly-sculpted models to be "characterful" any more than clinically digital and awkwardly-posed plastic models do. The GW starter box models and their single-figure clampacks are great examples of what can be done. That plastic clampack Brian Nelson Nurgle Lord is a perfect example of a miniature that hits all the classic notes but brings the crisp detailing of a modern techniques to the sculpt. Even in cast in metal or resin, sculptors like Andrew Rae show that there needs be no loss of character just because it's a digital sculpt.

To bring the topic back a little, those green Sigmarine riders are a great example - the birds look fantastic, but the riders on them much less so. In fact, on some of the models, it looks like they're barely holding on!

[Hobgoblin]

To bring the topic back a little, those green Sigmarine riders are a great example - the birds look fantastic, but the riders on them much less so. In fact, on some of the models, it looks like they're barely holding on!

Yes, the birds are much more interesting than the riders. One thing, though - the more reasonably sized battle axe that one of those figures is holding looks immeasurably better than those goofy oversized hammers. I presume the hammers aren't actually supposed to be foam in the fluff, but that's the only visually plausible explanation!