The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Timbor]

I guess that makes sense.  Or just find the one guy who bought one and beg him to send you the scanned copy... 

[weismonsters]

As someone already mentioned micro arts studios already had some good models for that sort of thing, so GW are just copying.

Not too fussed about this stuff. Or with blowing up the Warhammer world just so they can successfully become more litigious about their "intellectual" property rights.
I have not studied the recent versions of the game but they give the impression of just churning out the same old stuff in ever smaller denominations - their latest thing is a seperate army book for Khorne demon-possessed whatever they are. Soon you will need 27 "codexes" for each army.

Their miniatures all look like miniatures depicting illustrations of miniatures rather than miniature characterisations of actual things.

[Vladimir Raukov]

Ok I admit it

Color me tempted.

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Warhammer-40-000?N=102296+4294967072+4294965871&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=phl&view=table&categoryId=cat440130a-flat

At least by the troops if not the walkers , at 23.50  a box thats shockingly reasonable in GW terms.

Walks not so tempting, and could not care less about the paints as such... but the Skitarii Vanguard/Ranger things hmmm.

I'm not sold on the walkers either. What the heck would those little nubby arms even be good for?

[von Lucky]

They used to be bigger, but evolution made them gradually smaller to assist with balance.

No, wait. That was T-Rex.

[Major_Gilbear]

I really like the Skitarii, but these have come years and years too late for me to be properly tempted. It's possible in the future that I may dabble with a box, but that's about it (and doubtful even then).

Shame, because I really like the models (for a change), but I just cannot afford to play GW games anymore.

[Momotaro]

I really like the Skitarii, but these have come years and years too late for me to be properly tempted. It's possible in the future that I may dabble with a box, but that's about it (and doubtful even then).

Shame, because I really like the models (for a change), but I just cannot afford to play GW games anymore.

There are plenty of other games where a £24 box of ten minis with a ton of weapon options and head swaps would be an entire force.  At one level, GW makes a lot of decent boxes like that.  Everything else about their games is... not for me...

These days I paint what I like and then see if there's a game they can fit in.  I really like these and could see a small force of them in my future

[YPU]

True, GW does kind of produce a lot of instant skirmish force boxes. Heck they used to know so, with the plastics for mordheim.

[Major_Gilbear]

Hmm, I think a Mordheim-esque 40k skirmish game would be okay actually.

By that, I mean more balanced that Mordheim though, obviously. 

Still, a couple of three-man squads, a few characters, and a hero sounds like a good basis for a fun 90min game.

[Vermis]

They used to be bigger, but evolution made them gradually smaller to assist with balance.

No, wait. That was T-Rex.

 

That's the thing about these walkers. I guess they're somewhat based on the old epic knight lancers, which I'm not opposed to; except that they've made the walkers too much like a mechanical animal that a rider perches on, rather than a vehicle, if you get my meaning. Doesn't entirely sit right, especially, um, sitting so high.

[Pijlie]

Hmm, I think a Mordheim-esque 40k skirmish game would be okay actually.

That would be Necromunda I think   

[3 fingers]

That would be Necromunda I think   

I did think those skittarii would make good base for ash waste nomads or salvager gang?
Certainly lot better than recent offerings from GW,though I do like the elder harlequins.

[Major_Gilbear]

That would be Necromunda I think  

Nah, Necromunda was just 2E with single models. I mean a different "size" of game really, more like Mordheim.

I'm sure there's room for a game with 10-15 models where there are a mix of small uinits and heroes, something bigger (and frankly less random) than Necromunda, but much smaller (and therefore more playable) than 2E.

[Major_Gilbear]

I did think those skittarii would make good base for ash waste nomads or salvager gang?
Certainly lot better than recent offerings from GW,though I do like the elder harlequins.

You're better off using the Chaos Cultists for those - more raggedy, and they have more suitable guns. And cheaper too.

[3 fingers]

You're better off using the Chaos Cultists for those - more raggedy, and they have more suitable guns. And cheaper too.

Posh nomads 

[Vladimir Raukov]

All this positive talk about the skitarii convinced me to have another look at them. Then I saw the price.

Sixty-six dollary doos? For ten models? Let's just pop that in the nope box.