The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Gibby]

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Logan-Grimnar-on-Stormrider

Ahahahahaha!

[carlos13th]

Ohh god thats awful.

[YPU]

Floating chariots were a thing with the recent fantasy releases, I guess the idea stuck. 

Yeah this is terrible, it be silly if it was an ork in a squig drawn grav chariot, this is worse.

[OSHIROmodels]

Fluff aside, I kinda like that  

Needs about four more 'wolves' and proper reins (not the scaffolding bars that are on this one).

Ho hum  

cheers

James

[Gibby]

Momotaro's Mega-Santa idea would work well I think

[carlos13th]

Floating chariots were a thing with the recent fantasy releases, I guess the idea stuck. 

Yeah this is terrible, it be silly if it was an ork in a squig drawn grav chariot, this is worse.

Silly is kind of what the Orcs do though. If an Orc did it then it would seem firmly tongue in cheek.m

[OSHIROmodels]

Silly is kind of what the Orcs do though. If an Orc did it then it would seem firmly tongue in cheek.m

An RT ork sled pulled by cyboars is a great idea 

Needs to be red though 

cheers

James

[Vermis]

Being cool is not saying you cant use other people figures, the rule of cool is to just act like why would they even want to but happily accept it. Image is everything, truth is what is popular at the time and social manipulation is an everyday job for many people.

Too true. They already have truckloads of hangers-on who'll readily enforce the 'GW only' policy, unofficially, if GW didn't keep turning them away with their official 'GW only' purges. I just came away from a topic on another forum where a guy wanted better-looking eagles for his high elves, but 'frowned on' other companies' models.

The command squad, painted by MrChaos:

  Man, that's all excellent.

Maybe it will inspire folks here on LAF to join in and start a unit or two of Angry Marines? 

I dug out some old epic minis because I had an idea for a sheep-themed marine chapter, and even picked up a few 28mm marines off ebay to try out the colour scheme. Obviously the initial idea was jokey, but I was going to put a relatively straight-faced spin on it with a couple of ancient greek, hindu etc. references. Although with all the goofy rubbish going on with official marines these days - with BloodBloodBlood Angels and Wolfy McMurderwolfclaus, and going back to power-armoured Space Wolves riding around on giant wolves - I was tempted to model a few riding giant sheep. (That, or the Carcharodons/Space Sharks chapter riding around on jumping sharks...)

I only wonder if many people would recognise it as parody, at this point.

[Modhail]

I only wonder if many people would recognise it as parody, at this point.

Is there a difference anymore, at this point?
Everything is a parody of itself anyways...

The new Space Wolves are a prime example of this. Space Wolves used to be Space Marines with a Barbarian/Viking theme, these days they're clearly  Barbarian Vikings with a Space Marine theme.

[Major_Gilbear]

Well as stupid as the chariot looks... I think that with some very angry marines pulling it instead of wolves, and liberal application of yellow paint, it could fit in well with MrChaos' efforts! 

[Andym]

Fluff aside, I kinda like that  

Needs about four more 'wolves' and proper reins (not the scaffolding bars that are on this one).

Ho hum  

cheers

James

See now I see a better picture of the chariot, I actually see potential!! Take away the wolves and sprap on two oversized engines (ala Star Wars pod racer) and that would look the wolf's wanglies!!

[OSHIROmodels]

Now that, is a grand idea 

I remember seeing a Warhammer chariot race ala Ben Hur years ago so why not an RT version 

cheers

James

[Modhail]

I still think a Squat Hearthguard or Exo-armour would look better on that float-boat than a Space Marine...

I do like that idea of 40K Chariot races. 

[Too Bo Coo]

I still think a Squat Hearthguard or Exo-armour would look better on that float-boat than a Space Marine...

I do like that idea of 40K Chariot races. 

I agree there!

[elysium64]

Now that, is a grand idea 

I remember seeing a Warhammer chariot race ala Ben Hur years ago so why not an RT version 

cheers

James

Now there is a challenge we could do for BLAM 2015, create and build a 40K chariot/Pod Racer (I prefer the idea of Pod Racers), to race on the day, would need someone to create rules for creation of chariots?  pod Racers and the races themselves. I would certainly be up for that.