Originally Posted by
CaliforniaGamer
To clear up the original post and some misconceptions:
~None of these are the current models from currently available sprues, not even the clanrats. The clanrats (read: not slave sprues) have fixed shields on 20 of them and I believe are 2-part models(like much of the box, thus very easy to assemble).
~The Reavers and the Griffon Rider have the legs sculpted onto the body of the mount but you could substitute and upper torso for conversion purposes quite easily (read: Dragon Princes, Empire/Bret heroes on griffons etc).
~The Reavers come pre-equipped with bows...they are part of the upper torso mold. Why? Im not sure, would make non-bow Reavers hard to WYSIWG for tournament purposes but the models are first class all the way.
~As I said most are 2-part models, easy to assemble and need minimal to no gap filling. (The griffon might need green stuff on the back for gap filling though to do up properly)
~The swordmasters have different head options, I counted at least 4 different types of "masks/helms". One is sure to raise some eyebrows as it is a KKK-style hood (not that I care but might not want to paint it bright white?)
~The banners are "textured/raised" and are specific to the swordmasters and sea guard (someone posted pics from the UK? where the banners look switched), meaning you can spray, basecoat and drybrush for the "free hand" challenged among us. Someone can correct me, but this is only such type of banner I ever seen for Warhammer...a first?
~The skaven bits will be a goldmine for conversion types. Can do the rest of the weapon teams with only minimal conversion skill.
~Release was quoted as Sept 9th (perhaps that Saturday? dunno).
~Price was retail 99.00 US Dollars.
~I saw no other terrain bitz people are claiming in the box (no objective markers etc). There was some template stuff.
Darnok
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