K0rtmer Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Very much underwhelmed. They looked an awful lot better in those blurry, poorly lit pictures leaked and/or shared earlier. Now, on a white background and with their very clean paintjobs, I'm feeling a lot less enthusiastic about them. I understand models have a golden angle, and GW is deliberately not using it to be able to better show off the model as-is. I also understand they paint them to help stress all modeled details, hence wildly exaggerate highlights, contrasts, and color combinations. I mostly hate all their pictures of all their models, buy the models anyway, and then love them. Again though, I'm thinking ... Do I really want to pick this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Soooo I was looking at the box art, and... http://puu.sh/vZxDd/512c98b3e8.jpg What are these alternate reality dimensional shifting shenanigans going on? In the Choirs of Nurgle's Garden, there are many bellboys. Now I feel like there should be a warband called "the Choir". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguecaster Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Soooo I was looking at the box art, and... http://puu.sh/vZxDd/512c98b3e8.jpg What are these alternate reality dimensional shifting shenanigans going on? In the Choirs of Nurgle's Garden, there are many bellboys. Now I feel like there should be a warband called "the Choir". That actually sounds pretty awesome especially since there was a short story where Typhus spread an entire plague through soundEdit: I remember now it was called the Carrion Anthem "The dark forces of Chaos come to the Imperial world of Ligeta. A deadly plague, spread by music, sweeps the embattled planet, and the forces of Typhus, an ancient horror and the Herald of Nurgle, land to lay waste to the survivors. Can the desperate Imperial defenders hold out against the dark forces of the Plague Lord, or will they fall to the Carrion Anthem" Sounds perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Sounds like an awesome team-up for Emperor's Children Noise Marines. :D Or maybe rather a battle of bands... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah, I remember that one. They did something like rupture their own ear drums but too late to make a difference, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbidprogeny44409 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The Lord is pretty great. Plastic Blight Drone has been a long time coming, and full of conversion potential. The Plague Marines are just a bit too clunky. But thankfully not as entirely covered in random growths of poorly sculpted horns as the Poxwalkers. I've never understood why they have so over done that particular theme. The Bell idea with the Noxious Blightbringer is one I've always loved, but the execution is lacking. More gigantic random horns? The blight kings version is much better. All in all some great conversion potential and a couple of fantastic models in the bunch. It seems after purchasing, I'll be hacking off loads of horns and re-sculpting some distended bellies. Can't wait to see what else is on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFingers Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I just had a revelation about the mysterious weapon our smiling Terminator friend here (aka DK) is holding. It's a small (I suppose) version of the weapons the Drone has! What do you guys think, fancy Lascannon? Or could it be something new like a Bile-spitter or something along those lines? http://www.lavozdehorus.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3389.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Either a lascannon, or possibly a grav weapon since we have those now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguecaster Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I think I will take great delight in hacking or those drone weapons and bolting them onto a contemptor or something :D I'd prefer a new weapon than the hand me down stuff from loyalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'll say it's a new weapon. The muzzle doesn't look right for a Lascannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Maybe it's the new blight launcher the faction focus article mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFingers Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The Faction Focus article specifically mentions the Blight Launcher as a Plague Marine weapon though, and none of the Plague Marines are carrying anything similar to this funky Lascannon thing. The Bloat Drone wasn't even mentioned, and neither were the Terminators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody Legionnaire Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Not sure how I'm feeling about the new Plague Marines. Personally, I really like the old finecast/metal Plague Marines. Going with that style and making them the size of the new marines is the move I would have made if I was GW design team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 As cool as this new kit is, IMO it would be better used as Nurgle chosen. FW's plague marine upgrade kit is the best compromise between heresy-era gear and the trappings of Nurgle. I don't mind over the top designs, but sometimes they're less impressive when the entire army/unit is so fully blinged out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The weapon on the Drone looks like either a Las-Cannon or a Lightning Gun? Lightning Gun would actually make a lot of sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balordazul Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The weapon on the Drone looks like either a Las-Cannon or a Lightning Gun? Lightning Gun would actually make a lot of sense! Lightning Gun? Ok I feel out of the loop does this type of weapon show up anywhere else? I have been a GW fan for years and don't remember a lightning gun falling under their theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The weapon on the Drone looks like either a Las-Cannon or a Lightning Gun? Lightning Gun would actually make a lot of sense! Lightning Gun? Ok I feel out of the loop does this type of weapon show up anywhere else? I have been a GW fan for years and don't remember a lightning gun falling under their theme. http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Lightning_Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The Faction Focus article specifically mentions the Blight Launcher as a Plague Marine weapon though, and none of the Plague Marines are carrying anything similar to this funky Lascannon thing. The Bloat Drone wasn't even mentioned, and neither were the Terminators. We haven't seen the plague marine multikit, perhaps they have the same weapon. All we've seen from regular power armored plague marines so far are bolters and plasma guns. And the impression I got from the article was that the blight launcher was a signature weapon of the Death Guard as a faction, not just of power armored plague marines as an individual unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balordazul Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I saw a model in person yesterday and man the new DG models are large and the one I saw was as big as a Nu Marine. I would be shocked if DG is a single wound now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Another sign that the nu marines are just a pit stop on the way to a larger scale for marines generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balordazul Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I'm hoping tomorrow to get a DG model and bring it in to do a side by side photo if the store will let me do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 there have been some comparison pics already: More would always be good, and I'm curious to see what the plagues look like from behind, I still haven't seen that. I don't really expect we'll ever see another new marine model at the previous size, it'll all be the bigger stuff now. I have mixed feelings about that - I don't mind replacing my basic chaos marines, but I worked on my chosen for over a year, I'll be really sad to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFingers Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 More would always be good, and I'm curious to see what the plagues look like from behind, I still haven't seen that. There's this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 thank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguecaster Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Pretty Nurgle picture :D and look at the right top corner DONT FEAR THE REAPER!!! :D Also bottom left corner Remember this from the rumour engine ;) New Beast of Nurgle confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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