GW posted new pictures of the new Skaven today and guess what- I am in love with them all and that really sucks for my wallet.
Stormvermin
Just really awesome. The style closely resembles the fifth edition version with the crested helmets. The similar reddish color schemes also reinforces their similarities. I currently have 2 units of 20 Stormvermin and seeing how the new box is going for $50, I don't think this will be part of my initial purchase.
Clanrats
These are also great. I noticed that they have 2 different sizes, one taller than the other. The taller minis look more heavily armored while the smaller ones have little to no armor. Possible slave/clanrat mix? It'll be curious to see how these will compare to the previous minis. In any case these will definitely be a first buy.
Doomwheel
I think my absolute favorite from this wave. Very streamlined and more steam-punk looking. It looks more like a 2nd generation Doomwheel rather than a different take or a re-imagined warmachine. My biggest concern is how much of a pain it will be to assemble and paint it. I anticipate much planning. It's a good thing it's plastic; that's half the battle.
Snikch
I thought the old model was great but it was way too big for it's base- like a lot of the character minis back then. This Snikch looks great with the 3 poisoned daggers. The cape flowing upwards feels a bit too stylized for my taste but considering that the mini seems to fit it's base better than the previous mini that's a good thing in my book.
Skweel
New character?! Bonus! From the fluff it sounds like he'll be a Hero type. Personally for a horde army where quantity over quality is best, I think there should be more Hero types than Lord. But that's just me. Anyway the warpstone- tipped cat-o-nine tails looks sweet!
Queek
I think the coolest character of the 3 characters. Not too crazy about his leaping pose but I can live with it. Not sure if I'll pick him, or the other characters for that matter, up in my initial purchase but sure enough I will sooner or later.
Overall I was pretty impressed with the quality of the models especially the Doomwheel. Quite surprised really. Which to buy first? Well aside from the book I think the Doomwheel and the Clanrat box- you can never have enough of clanrats! I am so much into the look of the new D-wheel that I really want it. As for the others I can live without them... for now. So kudos to GW for a great start!
Looks like I'll be eating Ramen for awhile...
3 comments:
At least the flavors of ramen are almost as numerous as the Skaven themselves.
Very true. A lot of good stuff. I hope there are more to come.
Yea, the new Skaven releases are awesome. I used to have a Skaven army ages ago, it was the first Warhammer army I got into, and to see the newly released clanrats and storm vermin, thats happiness.
Actually, I think the deathmaster snitch figure is so good, its some of the best modelling Ive seen in ages. Alas, I wont be collecting Skaven again for a while becuse I have a heap of Lizardmen to paint up. But if I ever decide to go down that path again, its good to know that there is some good solid looking core units available.
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