The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Elbows]

Sadly, the real question is with a newer/large hardback book, I can see typical GW prices coming into (read: $55-65 for the book).  That'll be a hard pass for me at that point.

[Andrew Rae]

Skeleton party time! Dance, Skellies, dance! Like the look of these guys; who doesn't love a dancing skeleton?

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/04/13/warhammer-underworlds-shadespire-new-faction-revealed/

I can see myself getting Shadespire. I like Gorechosen and the idea of a similar game appeals, especially if it gives the opportunity to paint small groups of characterful figures.

[Mason]

When I read this.....

Skeleton party time! Dance, Skellies, dance! Like the look of these guys; who doesn't love a dancing skeleton?

....I thought: WTF???

Gotta say that I really like them.
I feel that I shouldn't, but I do.
 

And that Magnavent set has made me look at it a few times.

This is getting scary!
 

[baldlea]

Late to the party as usual, but I just saw the post about the shadow war armageddon rulebook.  Once I saw that it was going to have stats for the inquisition I was sold.

Same here. They might finally get me impulse buying again: I don't want to buy dozens of similar figures to play their games. Now I will almost certainly start buying the odd box of figures to build teams from different factions.

[Mason]

Same here. They might finally get me impulse buying again: I don't want to buy dozens of similar figures to play their games. Now I will almost certainly start buying the odd box of figures to build teams from different factions.

I have a feeling that may be the case for quite a few people.
 

[Major_Gilbear]

Quite like those Skellies, and I could do with a few Whights for my Undead... Hmm.

[Andrew Rae]

They've posted a photo now as well as a video in the link above:



Cracking figure. Nice chunky details, should be fun to paint.

Edit: These guys are remarkably generic. I like the AoS style generally, but I also like that these are just generic skeletons - really well done. They're even more generic than their bat-wing helmeted Warhammer colleagues.

[horridperson]

GW skeletons have always impressed me but these guys are something special.  A good looking bag of bones but then very strong character and a sense of identity;  Yes please .

[majorsmith]

These undead are amazing

[Momotaro]

Those'll do the job nicely!

[Duncan McDane]

I like what I'm seeing, especially as those skellies are snapfit, so no fuss with glueing, just a quick plug & play. Will buy this set for sure  .

[beefcake]

  GW are really beginning to do themselves justice again. Those skellies are amazing. And only 1 skull in sight. I can see them being used in a variety of settings. I wonder if they are trying to sell their minis so they fit into other games much like others try to sell minis for GW games (not that they need to as they are a sizable chunk of the market) GW to buy list: not-necromunda book, skellies.

[Elbows]

My first thought was that GW might need to be careful - they're starting to tread into "normal" Fantasy again.  Heck if they aren't huge and expensive I'd buy some for dungeon crawls.

[beefcake]

Agreed. I didn't think about the enormous scale they will be when thinking about these guys. Still they are very nice.

[Andrew Rae]

It says in the article they match the existing undead figures.

They were sculpted by Maxime Corbeil apparently. It was mentioned in the last white dwarf that we'd see his first GW figures soon, so I guess these are they. Well done that man!

Edit:

Here's a quick resized comparison...