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Post by sedge on Mar 21, 2024 6:50:03 GMT
Batallion box: Arcane Journal: New Lord on Shieldbearers: Dwarf Lord on foot, from the same box as the above: Resin Thane: Resin younger Ungrim Ironfist: Various plastic kits returning, including the Runesmith, Warriors, Thunderers/Quarrelers, Irondrakes/Ironbreakers, Hammerers/Longbeards, Slayer, Gyrocopter/bomber, Organ Gun/Cannon, Belegar (now a generic Lord on oathstone). Also the Forge World character set: Metal models include Grudge Thrower, Bolt Thrower, Flame Cannon, Anvil of Doom (not the wheeled one), and various Master Engineers. Also classic Slayers/command, Doomseekers, Goblin-Hewer (!!!!!), Imperial Dwarfs/command, and Josef Bugman's Cart. Made to Order will include: Prince Ulther returns at the head of his Dragon Company in two separate sets, one containing the impetuous Prince himself, his champion Borri Forkbeard, a standard bearer, and a musician. The other contains five doughty Dwarf warriors, creating a Regiment of Renown that can be used as mercenaries by Dwarfen and Imperial armies.*
On top of that, yet further into the future, there are five more sets of mighty Dwarfen legends to be Made to Order. These include a set of five metal Lords, three metal Runesmiths, four metal Dragon and Daemon Slayers, one metal Dwarf Queen, and a Lord, Thane, and Standard Bearer in resin. We can’t show them currently, but these exquisite miniatures will be very familiar to Dwarf players of a particular vintage.
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Post by sedge on Mar 21, 2024 9:29:33 GMT
I have a complete Dwarf army already, so don't need additional units to bulk things out - where GW didn't have 8th edition releases for infantry units, I've used Avatars of War instead (though if GW ever updates their Dwarf Warriors, Slayers, Miners or ranged units, I'd be all over them).
Thankfully, that means this isn't an expensive release for me. I want the new Lords, which look just like unreleased 8th edition sculpts. Sure, I have around 20 Lords/Thanes already, including a converted one on Shieldbearers, but that's never stopped me buying new characters. The Lord on the Shield doesn't look quite as imposing as I'd hope - he almost looks hesitant or nervous, but putting the other one (axe + shield) on the Shieldbearers should work better. Or using the winged helm from the Thane would give him some presence.
The Thane with handgun is cool. I am unsure about Ungrim at the moment. He looks incomplete without his cloak on.
The only other bit I want is the Goblin-Hewer, which I long ago gave up on finding for a reasonable price on ebay. Oh, and the Arcane Journal, of course.
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Post by lordofskullpass on Mar 21, 2024 9:29:44 GMT
I absolutely love the new Dwarf sculpts, particularly the plastic Lords... I thought I already had enough Dwarf command figures but those are really testing that assumption! And the younger Ungrim is just fantastic.
Most pleased to see the Dawi getting all their minis back at once, and am really looking forward to picking up the Arcane Journal and perhaps the Lords as well.
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Post by thegoat on Mar 21, 2024 11:43:34 GMT
I'm excited for the Dwarfs. I'm currently missing Bugman on his cart from my collection. Always wanted that model. So it will be cool to fill the gap.
Not sure about the plastic Lord on shieldbearers. That is a 50mm x 50mm base they are overflowing off of. So those dwarfs are absolutely massive. Like most modern citadel models, I wish it could be scaled down 25%.
Prince Ulther's Dragon Company returning as Dogs of War, awesome! But the rules won't be in the arcane journal. Instead they will be "included in the box packaging." Eh, that is super lame. But maybe, just maybe that implies they will be in a future Dogs of War dedicated book?
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Post by Naitsabes on Mar 21, 2024 16:36:38 GMT
Good to see the old models coming back. I really like the bataillon box focus on filling out the core of an army.
I wonder how long that stuff will be available. This many kits times all 'core' TOW factions seems like more than they would keep in production for a side game.
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Post by lordofskullpass on Mar 21, 2024 17:35:24 GMT
I'm excited for the Dwarfs. I'm currently missing Bugman on his cart from my collection. Always wanted that model. So it will be cool to fill the gap. Not sure about the plastic Lord on shieldbearers. That is a 50mm x 50mm base they are overflowing off of. So those dwarfs are absolutely massive. Like most modern citadel models, I wish it could be scaled down 25%. Prince Ulther's Dragon Company returning as Dogs of War, awesome! But the rules won't be in the arcane journal. Instead they will be "included in the box packaging." Eh, that is super lame. But maybe, just maybe that implies they will be in a future Dogs of War dedicated book? Hardly overflowing... only the low-hanging axe blades seem to be on the very edge of the base and even then it could be possible to avoid that with a bit of repositioning. At very worst these will most likely be the same size as the 8th Edition Hammerers and Ironbreakers.
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Post by thegoat on Mar 21, 2024 17:56:10 GMT
I'm excited for the Dwarfs. I'm currently missing Bugman on his cart from my collection. Always wanted that model. So it will be cool to fill the gap. Not sure about the plastic Lord on shieldbearers. That is a 50mm x 50mm base they are overflowing off of. So those dwarfs are absolutely massive. Like most modern citadel models, I wish it could be scaled down 25%. Prince Ulther's Dragon Company returning as Dogs of War, awesome! But the rules won't be in the arcane journal. Instead they will be "included in the box packaging." Eh, that is super lame. But maybe, just maybe that implies they will be in a future Dogs of War dedicated book? Hardly overflowing... only the low-hanging axe blades seem to be on the very edge of the base and even then it could be possible to avoid that with a bit of repositioning. At very worst these will most likely be the same size as the 8th Edition Hammerers and Ironbreakers. I may have been using hyperbole when I said the shieldbearers were overflowing the base. But to my eyes they look quite significantly larger than classic (20mm base) dwarfs. I like models to be roughly in the same scale. How will the shieldbearers look in a unit of classic hammerers from 6th edition or 3rd/4th edition?
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Post by chronicallychaotic66 on Mar 21, 2024 22:28:31 GMT
Hardly overflowing... only the low-hanging axe blades seem to be on the very edge of the base and even then it could be possible to avoid that with a bit of repositioning. At very worst these will most likely be the same size as the 8th Edition Hammerers and Ironbreakers. I may have been using hyperbole when I said the shieldbearers were overflowing the base. But to my eyes they look quite significantly larger than classic (20mm base) dwarfs. I like models to be roughly in the same scale. How will the shieldbearers look in a unit of classic hammerers from 6th edition or 3rd/4th edition? Issue may be more how picky you are about different sculpting styles next to each other rather than raw size, at least if using the king with the 6th Ed models. I assume the shieldbearers will be sculpted to match the 8th Ed plastics. Don’t have the 8th Ed Hammerers but do have the Irondrakes which I assume are styled and scaled the same as them. The Irondrakes are the same rough height and bulk as the lovely 6th Ed metal Ironbreakers, Hammerers and GW Longbeards but distributed differently. The metals’ heads are on top of the bodies and twice the size of the Irondrake heads. Irondrake bodies are longer, but with the heads coming from between the shoulders so that they are not actually taller.
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Post by herjan1987 on Mar 22, 2024 14:10:16 GMT
I fund this little snipet interesting: " Danny: The game has been incredibly well received, and it’s great that there’s so much passion – the scope of the project has grown, so please bear with us. JTY: We aim to do this forever. We have planned books for the next [redacted] years – we have all these miniatures planned and clear ideas of what we’re working towards, but we have to get there! We’re reintroducing the world and the setting over the course of nine Arcane Journals. Once that’s done… who knows? " Whats your take on it? It can be fund close to the end of this article: www.warhammer-community.com/2024/03/18/old-world-almanack-whats-in-the-orc-goblin-tribes-arcane-journal/
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Post by KevinC on Mar 22, 2024 21:28:49 GMT
[quote I'm hoping the second special character is a Goblin/Hobgoblin wolf rider khan!! I just heard from a good source that I’m correct about this!
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Post by knoffles on Mar 23, 2024 6:11:58 GMT
Hardly overflowing... only the low-hanging axe blades seem to be on the very edge of the base and even then it could be possible to avoid that with a bit of repositioning. At very worst these will most likely be the same size as the 8th Edition Hammerers and Ironbreakers. I may have been using hyperbole when I said the shieldbearers were overflowing the base. But to my eyes they look quite significantly larger than classic (20mm base) dwarfs. I like models to be roughly in the same scale. How will the shieldbearers look in a unit of classic hammerers from 6th edition or 3rd/4th edition? I’m also a bit worried about size creep. Less perhaps about the lord on shieldbearers but the individual characters are on 25mm bases and most completely fill or do have elements that overhang. It will definitely make reverse basing unrealistic.
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Post by knoffles on Mar 23, 2024 6:41:14 GMT
I do really like that the shield and axe lord is a lefty. It’s just something a bit different
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Post by warlordghazak on Mar 23, 2024 7:35:05 GMT
[quote I'm hoping the second special character is a Goblin/Hobgoblin wolf rider khan!! I just heard from a good source that I’m correct about this! Amazing, I can't wait to get my hands on the book and test these out.
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Post by thegoat on Mar 23, 2024 11:16:05 GMT
I may have been using hyperbole when I said the shieldbearers were overflowing the base. But to my eyes they look quite significantly larger than classic (20mm base) dwarfs. I like models to be roughly in the same scale. How will the shieldbearers look in a unit of classic hammerers from 6th edition or 3rd/4th edition? I’m also a bit worried about size creep. Less perhaps about the lord on shieldbearers but the individual characters are on 25mm bases and most completely fill or do have elements that overhang. It will definitely make reverse basing unrealistic. Yes. My concern/complaint is more about size creep in general. I just focused on the shieldbearers because I'll probably buy that model. I have way, way, way more than enough Dwarf characters on foot already. So the new character models being oversized doesn't annoy me as much.
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Post by thegoat on Mar 23, 2024 11:31:54 GMT
Here is a look at the O&G arcane journal. -------Yes, I can def see Savage Orc Chariots being in there. I think there is a decent chance the second variant army list be a savage orc type of list ... The second O&G army of infamy is "Nomadic Waaagh!" I've seen speculation that it will be an all mounted list. That would probably include Savage Orc Chariots, Black Orc Chariots, Goblin Spider Chariots, etc. Black Orc Chariots confirmed. No Savage Orc Chariots though. I'm hoping the second special character is a Goblin/Hobgoblin wolf rider khan!! I just heard from a good source that I’m correct about this! Kiknik Toofsnatcha. Looks like he is riding two wolves at the same time!
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