Panzer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Gotrek called himself Fyreslayer by the end of the second Realmslayer audiodrama and he is indeed the avatar of Grimnir, so while crunch-wise he isn't, I'd definitely let it slip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPjr Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) some great ideas, thanks all. hopefully some of you may join me on this ridiculous journey... so obviously subject to change but my current hit list is... ORDER Stormcast - Lord Arcanum on Gryph Charger (because I already own this model and it's pretty cool) Daughters of Khaine - a box of Melusai (unless I win the lottery and then Morathi) Kharadron Overlords - Got to be a big ****** flying gunship hasn't it? But I'll park this till later on (I do have Thundrik's Profiteers to get on with too). Cities of Sigmar - For me it has to be a Steam Tank I reckon Sylvaneth - Like DoK if I suddenly come into money I'd go for Alarielle but I do have some Kurnoth Hunters here from Loon Curse. Seraphon - Much as I love the big dinos I'm going for the Skink Starpriest Idoneth Deepkin - Eidolon if feeling flush but probably Tidecaster Fyreslayers - thank you to those who have suggested Gotrek, I know he's not really a FS but I'm not a fan of Magmadoths or many of the others but do like this model! CHAOS Hedonites of Slaanesh - Keeper of Secrets is just too hard to look past (kinda fittingly)... Blades of Khorne - I think the Skulltaker is about the Khorniest of Khorne. Disciples of Tzeentch - Torn between the Ogroid an the Gaunt Summoner Maggotkin of Nurgle - Beast of Nurgle, love those filthy puppies. Slaves to Darkness - Will wait and see as what's been revealed so far is cool and I'll grab the SC box anyway. Skaven - DOOMWHEEL! Beasts of Chaos - Tempted to cheat a little bit and say a Chaos Gargant but I might pick up Beastgrave soon anyway and I like the shaman there. DEATH Nighthaunt - Kurdoss or the Black Coach are my favourites in this range, but I do already have Olynder & the mounted Knight of Shrouds waiting to be painted... Ossiarch Bonereapers - Katakross I guess at some point, stunning model, though oddly not the most representative of the whole range I'd say... Flesh Eater Courts - not really into the Zombie Dragons, so still no idea here at all, the Arch Regent is ok if its ever made generally available Legions of Nagash - I do have Arkhan here needing painting so...DESTRUCTION Orruk Warclans - The Weirdnob Shaman, for many reasons I love this lad. Gloomspite Gitz - I have The Mangler Squigs and I think sum up these crazy ****** though I'd love to paint the Gobbapalooza. Ogor Mawtribes - Going to say the new Tyrant model, because my feats of Bones box just arrived but super super tempted now to grab a start collecting Beastclaw box as I'd love one of the big BCR monsters. Around 1 a month, should keep me going for 2 years or so... 🤑🤔 Edited November 6, 2019 by JPjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, zilberfrid said: Gotrek isn't a Fyreslayer, but I do agree. He's a shirtless angry dwarf, his one just switches out a few runes for a lot of fallen foes. Someone hasn’t been listening to the audio dramas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Chikout said: Someone hasn’t been listening to the audio dramas. Well, that is me, of course. I thought there were noticable differences between Gotrek and the Fyreslayers, but those could well be solved already. If Gotrek names himself a Fyreslayer, I'm not going to tell him he's wrong. At least not in charging distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Gotrek is very loud about the fact that he's a dwarf and not a Fyreslayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, zilberfrid said: Well, that is me, of course. I thought there were noticable differences between Gotrek and the Fyreslayers, but those could well be solved already. If Gotrek names himself a Fyreslayer, I'm not going to tell him he's wrong. At least not in charging distance. His charging distance has no limit, he just needs a bit until he gets there. 55 minutes ago, Overread said: Gotrek is very loud about the fact that he's a dwarf and not a Fyreslayer Not at the end of the second Realmslayer audiodrama anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksym77 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 If you’re forced to choose the best model from each army there is only one real criteria: Who has the fanciest hat! Here are my choices: Order Cities of Sigmar: Freeguild General on Griffon Daughters of Khaine: Morathi (not sure if it is really a hat but it is on her head!) Fyreslayers: Grimwrath Berzerker Idoneth Deepkin: Aspect of the Storm Kharadon Overlords: Brokk Grungsson Seraphon: Saurus Eternity Warden Stormcast: Vandus Hammerhand Sylvaneth: Alarielle is the only one even wearing a hat Chaos Beasts of Chaos: Great Bray-Shaman Blades of Khorne: Aspiring Deathbringer With Goreaxe And Skullhammer Disciples of Tzeentch: Kairic Adept Slaves To Darkness: Archaon (runner up: Chaos Familiar in wizard hat) Hedonites of Slaanesh: Shalaxi Helbane Maggotkin of Nurgle: Sloppity Bilepiper Skaven: Skryre Acolyte Death Flesh-Eater Courts: None of th-ALL OF THEM ARE WEARING MAGNIFICENT HATS!!!! Nighthaunt: Varclav the Cruel Legions of Nagash: The Necromancer formerly known as Heinrich Kemmler Ossiarch Bonereapers: Nagash Destruction Gloomspite Gitz: Skragrott Mawtribes: Pirate Maneater Orruk Warclans: Wurrgog Prophet 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awcamawn Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Cities of Sigmar - Nomad Prince As people have mentioned you have a wide variety of choice within Cities of Sigmar - but you'll probably want a hero rather than a unit if you intend to paint just the one model! The Nomad Prince is the most recently produced of the available Cities of Sigmar hero models, and it shows imho. He's an absolutely fantastic model with a great pose and a fun variety of textures and materials to paint - feathers, hair, wood, metal, antlers, gems, leather, etc. He embodies the nobility, tenacity, and diversity of a Free Cities army (and as a bonus won't hurt the wallet too badly or take up a lot of space on your shelf). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccentricCircle Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Ksym77 said: Sylvaneth: Alarielle The beetle is wearing an elf queen shaped hat! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilberfrid Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Ksym77 said: If you’re forced to choose the best model from each army there is only one real criteria: Who has the fanciest hat! Here are my choices: Order Cities of Sigmar: Freeguild General on Griffon Daughters of Khaine: Morathi (not sure if it is really a hat but it is on her head!) Fyreslayers: Grimwrath Berzerker Idoneth Deepkin: Aspect of the Storm Kharadon Overlords: Brokk Grungsson Seraphon: Saurus Eternity Warden Stormcast: Vandus Hammerhand Sylvaneth: Alarielle is the only one even wearing a hat Chaos Beasts of Chaos: Great Bray-Shaman Blades of Khorne: Aspiring Deathbringer With Goreaxe And Skullhammer Disciples of Tzeentch: Kairic Adept Slaves To Darkness: Archaon (runner up: Chaos Familiar in wizard hat) Hedonites of Slaanesh: Shalaxi Helbane Maggotkin of Nurgle: Sloppity Bilepiper Skaven: Skryre Acolyte Death Flesh-Eater Courts: None of th-ALL OF THEM ARE WEARING MAGNIFICENT HATS!!!! Nighthaunt: Varclav the Cruel Legions of Nagash: The Necromancer formerly known as Heinrich Kemmler Ossiarch Bonereapers: Nagash Destruction Gloomspite Gitz: Skragrott Mawtribes: Pirate Maneater Orruk Warclans: Wurrgog Prophet You must be an old Chaos Dwarf or Empire player (by the way, there is one really fancy hat in the wizard box). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbossal Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Very cool idea. I'll give some recommendations based on my armies: Seraphon: Bastiladon - While not as iconic or essential as the slann, is sums up the army quite nicely: dinos riding dinos shooting laser beams. It has a really distinctive shape and style, with the turtle shell, howdah riders, and artillery piece to boot. Runner Up: Carnosaur. Disciples of Tzeentch: Lord of Change - The greater daemons really do sum up their alignment well, and the Lord of Change is an embodiment of Tzeentch's terrifying magical prowess. Runner Up - Gaunt Summoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calebexnihilo Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Seraphon - Engine of the Gods! I am in love with that model. For some reason I have 5.... ha. It is a fantastic model to kit bash. The howdah on top can support just about anything you want the stegadon to carry! Lots of fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skreech Verminking Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Skaven: Skreech Verminking, because there is no better, more twisted Daemon in the 13different realms, then us-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramig Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 ORDER Stormcast - lord celestant on dracoth Daughters of Khaine - caldroun Kharadron Overlords - brokk Cities of Sigmar - free people militia Sylvaneth - treeman Seraphon - carnosaur Idoneth Deepkin - tidecaster Fyreslayers - CHAOS Hedonites of Slaanesh - Blades of Khorne - slaughterpriest Disciples of Tzeentch - ogroid Maggotkin of Nurgle - Slaves to Darkness - lord of chaos Skaven - Beasts of Chaos - doombull DEATH Nighthaunt - knight of shroud Ossiarch Bonereapers - katakros Flesh Eater Courts - Legions of Nagash - nagashDESTRUCTION Orruk Warclans - megaboss Gloomspite Gitz - Ogor Mawtribes - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirjava13 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 9:06 PM, Ksym77 said: If you’re forced to choose the best model from each army there is only one real criteria: Who has the fanciest hat! This is the most important post on this forum. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMax Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 ORDER Stormcast - LC on Stardrake / Celestan Prime / Vandus Hammerhand (depending on budget ) Cities of Sigmar - Freeguild General on Griffon / Demigryph Knights / whitch hunter (if you can still find one) Sylvaneth - Alarielle / Spirit of Durthu / Drycha / Arch-Revenant (depending $)CHAOS Blades of Khorne - Skarbrand / Korghos Khul / bloodsecrator / Lord of Khorne on Juggernaut Disciples of Tzeentch - Kairos Fateweaver (amazingly pleasant to paint model) / Ogroid Thaumaturge (maybe too much muscle for Tzeentch but really cool model) / Changeling Slaves to Darkness - Archaon / Chaos Lord (depending $) DEATH Nighthaunt - Reikenor / Lady Olynder / Black coach (maybenot perfect representat, but model is awersom) Legions of Nagash - Wight King with Baleful Tomb Blade / leader of the sepulchral guardDESTRUCTION Gloomspite Gitz - Fanatics! (cant resist how in distress they look) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyriakin Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) I have to disagree with those saying Allarielle for Sylvaneth. To me, an Aelf riding a giant beetle sticks out like a sort thumb in an army that is otherwise 100% tree-based, and thus doesn't visually represent the faction at all. Or, to put it another way, if you only saw that model (e.g. as a leak before an army was released) would you be able to guess the aesthetics of the rest of the faction? For Allarielle that is most definitely a "no". You'd think she was heralding a new Wood Aelf faction, where they are perhaps all riding around on a variety of forest critters, such as giant butterflies and crickets. However, depending on cost, time, painting ability and personal preferences, every other model in the range fits the theme and is thus an option - ranging from a Dryad all the way up t the Spirit of Durthu. Personally, I'd go Drycha, but I have a preference for that Spooky Dreadwood theme. Edited November 10, 2019 by Kyriakin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennydude Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 As a Sylvaneth player, I think the one model that can best represent the army is a Treelord Ancient. The Wood Elves have been around forever and were led by the eldest of the trees, the Ancients. From a mechanics perspective, it does just about everything army wants to do and it's a beautiful model. If cost is an issue, I'd recommend a Branchwraith at $15. She's a sly little wizard and still represents the world of old. Completely agree with @Kyriakin, Alarielle is not the best choice. I think Drycha is a fine choice if that's the type of Sylvaneth you want represented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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