Turin Turambar Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I like every thing about the archers, except the helms. I may need to buy some cities of sigmar elf bits for this unit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin Turambar Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Also I am really hoping for some Haven details mentioned in the background lore in this army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koradrel of Chrace Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I am loving the new models, but as a whole, this model range scares me. So many breakable parts and objects balanced on tiny connecting points. My small children are going to wreck this army with out special messures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecktron Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I like the helmets of the archers. Reminds me of different bronze age helmets: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casandora Yellow Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 15 hours ago, Koradrel of Chrace said: While I like where you are going with the divergence of elements, they did mention in the article that the plaques on Teclis' belt are there because he's mastered all of the elements. Hmmm, I'm wondering if Lumineth rules will have elemental marks, similar to marks of chaos (mark of nurle,khorne,etc)🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I'm liking the archer armor, I just wish we knew the design idea behind 3 top strings and ONE bottom string... the mage looks dope af. 23 minutes ago, Gecktron said: I like the helmets of the archers. Reminds me of different bronze age helmets definitely wondering from what armies they got inspiration from! My only problem now is I'm not sure if I feel skilled enough to paint these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr2spyderguy Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, JackStreicher said: The awkward S-Toy-shaped helmets are killing it for me .... and yeah, the bull mage would is cool, if you can change the head. not a if, but a how much work to change the head. always can its just plastic, cut and greenstuff or kit bash... but yes I agree.... I dont mind the body and armor of a lot of the models, I dislike almost all of the heads and helms that have come out. it also looks like the archers will be a separate kit, which sucks for our wallets, as long as they are not build too monopose we might be able to kit bash to make them a bit more unique.... they said in the article that they were easy to make them all unique but then the picture of them.... they are all the same pose and same look almost to a T. I mean It honestly looks like they took one picture and photoshopped it 9 times around the leader guy. but damn I cant say it enough, the helms on these guys and all the head swaps I am going to be doing almost is enough to turn me off to the army.... then I tell myself.... come ooooonnnn its high elves.... just do the head swaps lol! then of course they might grow on me. but right now I am thinking old high elf or AoS Cities bits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhetoric Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Wow, awesome new models. The AoS flavor is starting to come through now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucur Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 With the sideways "ears" i'd assume mongol influences, otherwise they seem more hellenistic to me, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelfric Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I may be in the minority, but I like everything about these models - including the heads. I just hope that the old models will still blend well enough with them, otherwise it's going to get expensive. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr2spyderguy said: but damn I cant say it enough, the helms on these guys and all the head swaps I am going to be doing almost is enough to turn me off to the army.... then I tell myself.... come ooooonnnn its high elves.... just do the head swaps lol! then of course they might grow on me. but right now I am thinking old high elf or AoS Cities bits. Same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius501 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Sadly, and I really don’t know why, the more I see of these guys the more I feel I’m losing interest. I like the look of the units so far (though that mage’s hat... wtf is with the muttonchops?) but I just for some reason find myself not caring :C. Help me! I’ve been waiting for updates high elves for years! And now they’re coming out I’ve lost interest... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, Tiberius501 said: Help me! I’ve been waiting for updates high elves for years! And now they’re coming out I’ve lost interest... Do it like I will do: Save money for Malerion‘s Aelves, they‘ll come eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid_Nine Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 yea, the bronze age style helmets are not for everyone, but it still fits in with the greco-roman style they have going on. It's kind of interesting how their are melding ancient European stuff with what looks like asian influences though, I have to say I want more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid_Nine Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, Tiberius501 said: Sadly, and I really don’t know why, the more I see of these guys the more I feel I’m losing interest. I like the look of the units so far (though that mage’s hat... wtf is with the muttonchops?) but I just for some reason find myself not caring :C. Help me! I’ve been waiting for updates high elves for years! And now they’re coming out I’ve lost interest... I think there may be a disconnect between what you imagined in your head and it's style compared to what we're getting. some kind a 'Hype-nosis' where you have an image in your head, and when you think about what they will be to you then you get disappointed when you see the models. or not, I dunno. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I think there's a couple things going on here beyond just the quality of the models or personal taste. For one, I think the default color scheme is kind of terrible-it looks neat at first glance, but when you really stare at the models the white cloth over white armor look really flattens out details and makes it hard to discern what exactly is supposed to be armor, ect. This is compounded by the drip feed schedule allowing everyone to ruminate about what exactly they don't like about 1-2 models for a month at a time. I also feel the combination of mostly classic design with weird OTP details thrown in (three string bows, ect) is subtly jarring. No model we've seen so far is quite what anyone would have expected, in either direction. All that said, I still feel this army will be one of my favorites in the end. I just really want to get to the point where I can take in the army as a whole and see some alternate paint schemes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagoma Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr2spyderguy said: not a if, but a how much work to change the head. always can its just plastic, cut and greenstuff or kit bash... but yes I agree.... I dont mind the body and armor of a lot of the models, I dislike almost all of the heads and helms that have come out. Same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chumphammer Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I am still holding for what else is coming, AKA Tyrion lol. If not yeah I will hold for Malerion. In regards to Archers, just use other heads. Used to do that with HE anyway as archer hair was dull and stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 the loss of interest is definitely because of having too much hype coupled with staring at drip-reveals. like @madmac said the color scheme is also quite...weird as it only has one base hue with only the details picked out. Even the Hammers of Sigmar feel like they have a better default scheme and they use way too much gold. i didn't really even have much expectations for this army, but again, madmac hitting the nail: 1 hour ago, madmac said: I also feel the combination of mostly classic design with weird OTP details thrown in (three string bows, ect) is subtly jarring. No model we've seen so far is quite what anyone would have expected, in either direction. i do hope we can somehow communicate to GW that this drip-feed business is backfiring a bit. I understand not revealing everything at once but...maybe they should go back to the PR board for pre-release info. however, i've also only been back into any Warhammer stuff for 1-2 years and don't know if this is par for the course. OBR was a little slow but idk, maybe it felt better than this because I'm not invested in Death loool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) error submitting Edited March 10, 2020 by CommissarRotke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ian Wallsh Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hang in there people... The best is yet to come... Sure, there is a clash between hype and reality but the Lore is brilliant and inspiring....sure, some of the details might suck a bit, but if the Lore inspires we can make something beautiful out of it....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantePQ Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I like minis a lot but agree that teasing something for so long doesn't help. It got more frustrating then good. I hope their release is soon after Adepticon if it's another month or so then I will lose all interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkayestDM Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) I'm wondering if the elemental spirits they keep referencing will take the form of Lumineth Endless Spells. Since GW has started moving in the direction of bound spells recently, it would be a solid way of including them on the battlefield. Edited March 10, 2020 by OkayestDM Spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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