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Post by Golgfag on May 10, 2022 23:04:21 GMT
I own about 30 of the IoB Swordmasters as love them so much, I doubt I would prefer more dynamic minatures as I like the regimented & calm look over the more modern GW style of everyone needs to be mid fight leaping off some scenery.
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Post by lordofskullpass on May 11, 2022 10:49:32 GMT
I also wish they'd do a multipart kit for Swordmasters. I really like the monopose plastics in Island of Blood, but the dynamism you can get out of a kit like the Dark Elf Executioners kit was much envied. You think tyhe Druchii executioners are dynamic? Are you thinking of the older 6th ed metal ones?? is referring to the later 8th Edition plastic Executioner/Black Guard kit that was released as one of many kits for Dark Elves in 2013. I personally was mystified that they didn't release plastic Ellyrian Reavers, Lothern Sea Guard and Swordmasters for High Elves, yet they gave two White Dwarfs' worth of miniatures to Dark Elves in which they revamped pretty much every metal model in their range into plastic. The faction bias was strong even then... |
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Post by knoffles on May 11, 2022 10:56:34 GMT
You think tyhe Druchii executioners are dynamic? Are you thinking of the older 6th ed metal ones?? is referring to the later 8th Edition plastic Executioner/Black Guard kit that was released as one of many kits for Dark Elves in 2013. I personally was mystified that they didn't release plastic Ellyrian Reavers, Lothern Sea Guard and Swordmasters for High Elves, yet they gave two White Dwarfs' worth of miniatures to Dark Elves in which they revamped pretty much every metal model in their range into plastic. The faction bias was strong even then... Ellyrian reavers, sea guard and swordmasters had plastic kits. I have them all, or were these just never sold separately from the Island of blood box (I can’t remember if they were)? |
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Post by thegoat on May 11, 2022 11:05:48 GMT
TyrrenAzureblade is referring to the later 8th Edition plastic Executioner/Black Guard kit that was released as one of many kits for Dark Elves in 2013. I personally was mystified that they didn't release plastic Ellyrian Reavers, Lothern Sea Guard and Swordmasters for High Elves, yet they gave two White Dwarfs' worth of miniatures to Dark Elves in which they revamped pretty much every metal model in their range into plastic. The faction bias was strong even then... Ellyrian reavers, sea guard and swordmasters had plastic kits. I have them all, or were these just never sold separately from the Island of blood box (I can’t remember if they were)? I'm pretty sure those were only sold in the Island of Blood set. Furthermore they are monopose plastic. Which I like. (I ultimately prefer metal. But if I have to use plastic, monopose is preferred.) I think most people shun monopose plastic kits and prefer multipose. |
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Post by lordofskullpass on May 11, 2022 12:04:03 GMT
TyrrenAzureblade is referring to the later 8th Edition plastic Executioner/Black Guard kit that was released as one of many kits for Dark Elves in 2013. I personally was mystified that they didn't release plastic Ellyrian Reavers, Lothern Sea Guard and Swordmasters for High Elves, yet they gave two White Dwarfs' worth of miniatures to Dark Elves in which they revamped pretty much every metal model in their range into plastic. The faction bias was strong even then... Ellyrian reavers, sea guard and swordmasters had plastic kits. I have them all, or were these just never sold separately from the Island of blood box (I can’t remember if they were)? As thegoat correctly said, they were exclusive to the Island of Blood box, and were monopose so didn't really count as 'kits'. I meant it was a shame GW never gave them multipart kits outside of that starter box, yet they gave Dragon Princes, Phoenix Guard and White Lions excellent multipart kits. They could certainly have released kits for Sea Guard, Reavers and Swordmasters in May 2013 when their book came out. |
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Post by vulcan on May 11, 2022 15:47:43 GMT
There was a brief period where the IoB minis were available for order independent of the box set.
A very brief period, sadly.
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Post by lordofskullpass on May 11, 2022 16:58:39 GMT
There was a brief period where the IoB minis were available for order independent of the box set. A very brief period, sadly. I'd be interested to know when that was, because that would have been a great idea. If you're referring to Spire of Dawn, then that was pretty much a rerelease of Island of Blood so doesn't count. |
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Post by TyrrenAzureblade on May 11, 2022 18:55:37 GMT
I own about 30 of the IoB Swordmasters as love them so much, I doubt I would prefer more dynamic minatures as I like the regimented & calm look over the more modern GW style of everyone needs to be mid fight leaping off some scenery. I myself have a 35 model strong unit of those bad boys, and I love them to death, but I wouldn't mind something that's a little easier to customize so I could try and make the first rank look more threatening with swords aimed at their opponents. |
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Post by johngg on May 11, 2022 21:36:01 GMT
 These chaps…. Dynamic ? Don’t get me wrong, I like the models, only that ‘dynamic’ is not a word I use to describe them. |
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Post by thegoat on May 11, 2022 21:51:40 GMT
These chaps…. Dynamic ? Don’t get me wrong, I like the models, only that ‘dynamic’ is not a word I use to describe them. Agreed. In my experience so called multipose plastic kits produce units of homogeneous models with only superficial differences. That is one of the reasons I prefer classic metal monopose models whenever possible. The unit usially ends up with more variety among its members. |
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Post by vulcan on May 12, 2022 7:53:02 GMT
There was a brief period where the IoB minis were available for order independent of the box set. A very brief period, sadly. I'd be interested to know when that was, because that would have been a great idea. If you're referring to Spire of Dawn, then that was pretty much a rerelease of Island of Blood so doesn't count. No, it was in the WFB 8E run. I want to say they were available for a couple months, six months to a year after the IoB release, but I don't remember for certain. |
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Post by thegoat on May 12, 2022 10:27:52 GMT
I'd be interested to know when that was, because that would have been a great idea. If you're referring to Spire of Dawn, then that was pretty much a rerelease of Island of Blood so doesn't count. No, it was in the WFB 8E run. I want to say they were available for a couple months, six months to a year after the IoB release, but I don't remember for certain. Were they actually available through normal channels in individual retail boxes? Or was this a direct sales white box special situation? |
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Post by gorfung on May 12, 2022 16:59:17 GMT
Hopefully the news of brets and tk is accurate, I've been holding off on buying much of anything till more news was announced lol. Also I was lucky enough too find 4 copies of spires of dawn for 40$ cad each when aos shit the bed at release and stores were blowing them out
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Post by Horace on May 12, 2022 20:28:57 GMT
It would indeed be good, I have fancied a Bret army at some point! Hastings is usually pretty much spot on with his info
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Post by vulcan on May 13, 2022 8:13:02 GMT
No, it was in the WFB 8E run. I want to say they were available for a couple months, six months to a year after the IoB release, but I don't remember for certain. Were they actually available through normal channels in individual retail boxes? Or was this a direct sales white box special situation? Pretty sure it was a direct order from GW situation. |
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