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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Apr 23, 2014 9:41:08 GMT
Fair point, although I'd paint mine up in natural tree colours. So my enemies would get the "oh, that's just a tree... WHY IS IT MOVING??!!!" and then they'd be splatted!
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Post by haywiregrenade on Apr 23, 2014 9:57:18 GMT
That Tree is a special magical character I think. Hence obviously blue means magic. Not quite sure why he has a sword though. To make a sword, you need heat, to make heat you need to burn trees...self defeating!
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Post by The Irontooth on Apr 23, 2014 10:04:06 GMT
That Tree is a special magical character I think. Hence obviously blue means magic. Not quite sure why he has a sword though. To make a sword, you need heat, to make heat you need to burn trees...self defeating! Maybe that's the magical aspect of the sword ... it didn't need heat to be me made. Or they knew some "decent swordsmiths" * who use coals to heat their ovens. *Dwarfs
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Post by Geifer on Apr 23, 2014 10:17:15 GMT
Coals are dead trees. However, wizardry can make fire without wood, so elves are just fine giving their trees swords. I don't know what to make of the Treeman. I mean, I don't like the color scheme. That's a given. These days I don't even expect 'Eavy Metal anymore to paint aanything I like. But I've never been one for tree things. Dryads are kind of cool, but that's about it. Never liked any other tree thing I saw. Given that, I think this is actually as close to appealing to me as anyone ever managed. I do hold out hope for Wardancers, though. Might be good if we get plastic versions and they're just a bunch of naked dudes. Not sure how big a chance there is of that, though. But it would be good to have at least some bare chests available that look better than Catachans or Chaos Marauders.
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Post by The Irontooth on Apr 23, 2014 21:15:13 GMT
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Apr 24, 2014 7:26:58 GMT
Now those look cool!
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Apr 24, 2014 7:45:30 GMT
I really think I might have to get some, wanted Wood Elves for ages but they've not had an upto date ruleset for so long! Now that I'm getting into Warhammer properly, why not!
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Post by Geifer on Apr 24, 2014 7:59:51 GMT
Cool, a good picture! Well, they look pretty enough. I have to say, though, I wouldn't want to have to transport those models. All the little twigs would be a nightmare to pack up safely.
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Post by haywiregrenade on Apr 24, 2014 10:07:32 GMT
These do look totally brilliant
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Apr 25, 2014 11:19:43 GMT
Is it me or is the web exploding with excitement about these guys?
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Post by The Irontooth on Apr 25, 2014 11:37:33 GMT
Is it me or is the web exploding with excitement about these guys? It's just you.
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Apr 25, 2014 11:51:36 GMT
Good to know Although I'm looking likely to getting some, they look amazing!
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Post by The Irontooth on Apr 25, 2014 13:16:35 GMT
Good to know Although I'm looking likely to getting some, they look amazing! Well Wood Elves is probably the least popular fantasy army. Not because its models or the way of how they play (which both are awesome), but because of the attention they got from GW. I think GW has got quite big/popular since let us say begin 6thE (2000). The rise of gaming clubs, the rise of the internet and forums, the first plastic models (if we ignore the boxes GW sold during 4th/5thE of eight times the same model), the boost from new players thanks to the LotR movies, etc. For a lot of armies 6thE was the edition that gave them box sets of multiple part plastic models. O&G and the Empire already got some of their boxes during 5thE and armies like Bretonnia and Lizardmen had some thanks to being part of the 5thE starter set (though far from as much bits as Empire and O&G came with), but most multi-part plastic models were released during 6thE (and 7thE and 8thE further continued on this path). The fact WE were only released at the very end of 6thE and so had to with an almost entirely metal model collection (apart from 8 identical plastic archer sets) and also didn't have an armybook available (their rules were only available in a WD and a warhammer annual, the chapter approved equivalent of WHF), meant almost no one collected them during 6thE. When they got their armybook (finally) at the end of 6thE, most people already had invested in an updated army (or two), Ogre Kingdoms had just got their first armybook ever (so a lot of players had already put cash in this new shiny army), and 7thE was rumoured to be released (collecting units that may not be the right choice for the new edition?). So not a lot of people were so eager to start a WE army as with other army releases. Next to this, a lot of people who want to start a (new) army choose one that just got a new armybook, or at least has been updated during the current edition. If they are planning to collect an army that has been a bit out of date, a lot of people rather wait untill it gets redone. For WE this meant untill now. Or in other words, it has been two editions (about ten years now) since it has got a new armybook and so no real boost to collect them. And as described above, their last boost wasn't scheduled really optimal either. If rumours are right and we get a new edition rather soon than late, I guess WE will again not be released at the best of times (the fear of collecting models that my not be the right choice for the new rule set). But hey, that's actually a goo thing, right? If not too many people want to collect them they go for cheap on ebay, and most opponents won't have faced WE that much. So the important advantage of having your opponent not knowing your army all that well. If I would be able to start all over again, I would for example never choose a power armoured army anymore in 40k. Every one is expecting power armour, so not playing it means your opponent's army isn't designed to beat you.
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Post by Lord Draconiroth on Apr 25, 2014 13:51:07 GMT
I must admit if they had updated them earlier I would be collecting them now rather than the Lizards anyway. But yeah you're right, if they don't support it because no one collects them then it's an endless downward spiral. Just like Bretonnians, they will now have the oldest rulebook and now, if the Wood Elves will be the last before a new edition, it'll be three editions old!
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Post by Geifer on Apr 25, 2014 17:42:24 GMT
If rumours are right and we get a new edition rather soon than late, I guess WE will again not be released at the best of times (the fear of collecting models that my not be the right choice for the new rule set). One good thing GW did, to name something positive for a change, is that they updated all three elf armies in a row within a year. Anyone who for instance has confidence that their High Elves will do well enough in the next edition should view Dark Elves and Wood Elves in the same way. They should have been designed with the same basic principles in mind, they're all elves, and so on. GW can get edition changes right for armies that have the misfortune of being last in an edition. Necrons are testament to that. Would be cool to see that more often, and be the case for Wood Elves.
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