The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Vladimir Raukov]

There's a piece missing, just like the real Rogal Dorn.

[YPU]

I have to say, that bottom is a big piece of sprue real-estate that provides very little in return during general play. It does look silly though when you look at the tank upside down...

[Cubs]

Look, it's clearly the method they use to squeeze so many troops in. It's like a clown car, the doors open and then a bunch of dudes come up through tunnels, into the tank and out the door.

[Major_Gilbear]

Shame to hear the bottom of the tracks are scalloped (that seems unnecessary to me), but I can understand not having the bottom of the hull. As YPU says, it's a bit of pointless extravagance in most cases, but there's also the fact that placing the tank over low or uneven terrain is easier to accomplish without "wobbly model syndrome".

I'm more bothered by the minor fact that the tank would look far better with all the extra weapons stripped off it, leaving just the main cannon, co-ax, and hull-mount. The extra weapons all over it (sponsons and... fender-mounts?) look like a complete afterthought. Take those away, and the Rogal Dorn is actually a pretty nice-looking tank.

There's a piece missing, just like the real Rogal Dorn.

  Very well done! 

[Tactalvanic]

To be fare, you probably need to leave the bottom off to allow them to keep feeding in all the ammo needed for the guns, as there won't be enough room for it all.

Is there a chaos topless version coming out with more skulls on it later?

But damnit, now I keep imagining it with all the extra guns gone, and yes, it does look better that way.

[Mammoth miniatures]

I'm more bothered by the minor fact that the tank would look far better with all the extra weapons stripped off it, leaving just the main cannon, co-ax, and hull-mount. The extra weapons all over it (sponsons and... fender-mounts?) look like a complete afterthought. Take those away, and the Rogal Dorn is actually a pretty nice-looking tank.

That's the secret to most of what GW release these days - Strip off 90% of the surface clutter and there's usually a cool model underneath it all.

[Tactalvanic]

It does actual say in the blurb, most of the extra gun bits are optional...


As if the target demographic would choose the "fewer mounted guns option!"

[modelwarrior]

Just seen the pictures of the Rogal Dorn missing bottom and it just makes me want to break out the plasticard

[Mammoth miniatures]

TT combat have put up a preview of their new MDF tank hull panel conversion kit. 

[Daeothar]

Just seen the pictures of the Rogal Dorn missing bottom and it just makes me want to break out the plasticard

First thing that came to my mind as well 

[Elbows]

While this doesn't impact me at all, I don't particularly care...if GW didn't charge an eye-watering amount for their models.  I understand when most companies take a short cut, etc...but GW's prices - you damn well better get the whole damn model, .

[Major_Gilbear]

It's funny how nobody got offended when GW did this with previous vehicle releases, or with the undersides of turrets, or... other things of this nature? 

Sure, yes, GW frequently make odd decisions that impact in non-positive manner on their customers, but this is what people get upset about of all things?

I mean, nobody really noticed it before somebody posted up a whiny YT video to get attention. What's next, are people going to start demanding they get the "whole model" from North Star because the Frostgrave Soldiers have backpacks on their sprue that are cut out at the back? Honestly, it's just weird. 

[Lost Egg]

Though some people flip their vehicles over on the game board if destroyed so I can see why they might not like it...of course you could just store some cotton wool smoke in there and pop it out for the visual effect when it gets destroyed.

[FramFramson]

Though some people flip their vehicles over on the game board if destroyed so I can see why they might not like it...of course you could just store some cotton wool smoke in there and pop it out for the visual effect when it gets destroyed.

Yes, would almost be an improvement in that case.

Honestly all a bit silly. A bit of cost-cutting which genuinely hurts no one. I'm all for calling companies on the carpet when they misbehave but this particular whinge is a bit of old-fashioned GW-Hyperfan nonsense.

[Mammoth miniatures]

Though some people flip their vehicles over on the game board if destroyed so I can see why they might not like it...of course you could just store some cotton wool smoke in there and pop it out for the visual effect when it gets destroyed.

I believe 9th ed 40k removed this entirely - Vehicles simply disappear from the board like videogame characters now.