Inside Look: Eisenkern Storrmtroopers (Dreamforge Games)

Hey guys, Corvus here, hijacking one of Godfrey's usual series to take a quick peek at something he and I have been interested in since GenCon: the new Eisenkern models from DreamForge Games. After the stir their Kickstarter caused, we felt compelled to check them out and take a look at their models firsthand. Most people may have kicked in for their titans, but after visiting the booth, I could only think about their infantry. So, join me as I crack open their 20 man squad and see if it was worth it.

Inside Look: The Wraithknight

Hey Folk, And welcome to another Inside Look.  It's a little behind, But having had a chance to put one of these together, I've had a good look at the model, and how it comes to you in the box. 

Three sprues of highly detailed awesome.  I can say there are quite a few pro's to this kit; but as with most anything, it is not without its cons to be sure.   Especially give the increased quality of the recent "big kits" Games Workshop has been producing since 6th dropped.  But there is a reason this kit was chosen as my pick for an inside look.

Inside Look: Ghost/Doomsday Ark

Hello everyone.  On today's episode of Dragon Ball... or rather Inside Look, I thought I'd take a look at one of GW's newest kits, the Ghost/Doomsday Ark.  At first glance I was immediately shocked at the level of detail that has gone into the new metal men of the 41st millennium.  Much like the Mandrakes of Dark Eldar, the new Necrons utilize a fairly decent amount of engraved lines and built in details.  This is a great improvement upon the old as it just adds a level of detail that the majority of the hobbyist and players have a hard time achieving.  It seems the sculptors at GW have gone the extra distance to really make this new line shine.

Inside Look: Furioso Dreadnought

Greetings, and welcome to another Inside Look. With the news of Grey Knights on the horizon and their images now plastered up on every 40k blog, the second wave release of the Blood Angels has almost all but disappeared from the news feeds. However, this isn't entirely true as the Stormraven kit has been the talk of the town. While yes, the Stormraven offers something new, as well as a beautiful model, it has been the only real chatter to come of the new wave.

The other well known, but rather untalked about model is the new Furioso kit. This is rather baffling to me as the new Dreadnought box is one of the most beautiful and most useful model recreations to come about in 5th (in this player's opinion). As you may know, the old Furioso model was 100% metal. This made it a real pain in the ars to not only put together, but to prevent from chipping and the like. The new kit not only offers us all the new weapons upgrades that are available to the Blood Angels players, but also offers them a new and lightweight model to play; and the fun doesn't stop there.

The kit also includes the pieces needed to build beautiful Death Company and Librarian dreads to round off every variant Angel players could need. Every variant of the kit (standard, D.C., and Lib.) are stunningly beautiful in detail, and have a nice number of Blood Angel iconographic pieces to really add the flavor of the chapter to the model. While this is almost always a positive, it is this part that usually hurts many new models, as they become increasingly hard to convert for alternative chapter use. However, the iconography here is generally placed on flat or softly curved areas allowing for ease in removing the icons if one was wanting the kit for a different chapter.

I have to say of all the dreadnought kits to be released within 5th this is one of the most viable for conversion and assembly. While other kits are far from bad, the Furioso Kit allows for a number of builds to allow players of any chapter to capitalize on it's beautiful design.

I have looked into all the pieces provided, and made a small list of alternative dreadnoughts which could be made using this kit and some various common bits from Marine armies.

Chaplain Dreadnought
Using the D.C. torso, add some scroll work to cover the X on the left side plate. Depending on what variant you are wanting to create, the weapons lay out would be varied. However, I could see and have an idea for making a Dreadnought-sized Crozious to smite the enemy with.

Ironclad Dreadnought
I would use the standard torso with a little bit of iconography removal. This would make a nice Ironclad that fits the aesthetic choice of those who do not like the blocky feel of the Ironclad kit.

Grey Knight Dreadnought
Using the Lib. torso, as well as a spare Terminator head (using the proper conversion method linked here) one could make a very nice dreadnought to fit in with any Grey Knights army.

And there you have it. These are just a few ideas of ways to create more possibilities for this already varied kit. Dreadnoughts have been, and always will be one of my favorite units in the 41st millennium both in fluff and model, and naturally this kit is one of my favorite new releases of 5th. Feel free to post pics or links to other dreadnoughts you enjoy here.

Cheers!

Inside Look: Dark Eldar Raider

Hello Everyone. After looking through some of the past articles, I remembered a spot I did looking into the new plastic Daemon Prince model. Having enjoyed opening and constructing some of the new Dark Eldar models, I thought this would be a good chance to give everyone a look into the new models. The most notable being the Raider, I figure it's a good place to start.

So right off the bat when opening the new kit, it looks daunting. There are a lot... and I mean A LOT of little bits for this thing. This was a scary moment for me, but I must say that GW really stepped it up on the instruction booklet. It was a very simple process to follow step by step, and before I knew it, my raiders were assembled and ready for action.

The body of this agile beast is pretty sturdy, and I'm sure it could handle a few oops moments. The extra gubbin's on the other hand are far less durable. The trophy racks, the blades, and the thin chains that dangle from the sides and bottom are very fragile. I can easily see these bits breaking within the first couple trips outside the homestead without an exorbitant amount of padding... and even then the padding may break them off!

The detail is unparalleled in a vehicle. Most, if not all the options for the raider are present (and the ones that aren't can be found in the Ravager Kit). Every inch of this new model is eye candy, and as I said when looking at the Sanguinary Guard models... GW has really stepped up the detail. Of these new details, the addition of the sail was interesting. At first I was not a fan, but looking at the model itself, I must say it does provide a nice look to the new design. And between the Raider and the Ravager, there are plenty of sails to chose from.

The biggest upgrade to me was nothing on the model itself. The new ball-joint flying bases are brilliant! No more snapping problems, and it allows these floating barges to have more angled and varied looks to them. I hope these become the new main stream for skimmers GW produces in the future.

I must say this model is a great new piece to the dark armies of Commorragh. I myself was shocked at the amount of love I find myself having for these little guys, and I mean little (they're tiny!).

Cheers!

Inside Look: Daemon Prince

GW has finally released the sprue pictures for the new Daemon Prince model, and from the looks of it, this will make several beautiful variants. I like the detail that has been put into the model which is a vast improvement over the older metal model (which is still gorgeous), though I am surprised by the lack of the dark god iconography that usually comes with the chaos models.

Look to see this and the other boxes hitting stores soon. Check out the link to see the full Daemons Pre-Order line up.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat1490603&rootCatGameStyle=wh40k