Comments on: GW UK July 2008 release schedule

By: gavroche

gavroche — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:40:43 +0000

snap-fit really puts me off. I actually enjoy gluing together the multi-part plastics :-)

By: Saint of Killers

Saint of Killers — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:32:05 +0000

i saw a preview at my local gw store (they did a cool powerpoint presentation), the necron set is composed by 4 box of necrons warriors, 3 destroyers and the monolith (maybe i don’t remember the number of boxes for each unit but i’m pretty sure this is the content)

By: a_thousand_hats

a_thousand_hats — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:52:50 +0000

Snapfit minis for horde-armies have to be a good thing - I’m liking that idea.

Laserpointers in the hands of teens gah! I can see the crashes on the streets now as drivers are dazzled by sniper fire from local GW shopfronts.

Cool idea - could be interesting to see how it develops in practice.

I’m with the ‘use your eyes, common sense and, as a last resort, a stick’ for settling arguments about LOS ;-P

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:49:59 +0000

re: the small mini packs, I believe they’re going to be snap-fits like this: http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136064

When I first saw them I thought they looked terrible, but given what a pain it is to assemble an IG platoon, I’m sure they’ll be welcome.

By: evernevermore (John)

evernevermore (John) — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:20:02 +0000

the rumors about the mini packs are that they will be limited number of pieces and poses. Ive heard through Bell of Lost Souls that they will have the detail of regular figs just limited poses like the marines from battle for macragge.

By: djgustav

djgustav — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:13:46 +0000

Actually, a power axe hobby blade of course! I rather like the direction. What I am curious about are these mini packs — i.e. 5 imperial guard. I assume these are single sprues, or…?

By: Sentient Bean

Sentient Bean — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:26:50 +0000

I bet the retail staff are going to love having the laser pointers blinding them during the school holidays…

Hand flamer spray gun! bwhahahahaha.

What next? The chainblade hobby knife?

By: king_Doberman

king_Doberman — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:09:09 +0000

I’d all so like to know what is in the Necron Phalanx box set.

By: talthar

talthar — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:36:29 +0000

Anyone have an idea what’s in the sets? I’m particularly interested in the Necron set.

By: Zac

Zac — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:24:55 +0000

It is Tau designed as it is a Markerlight :-)

By: evernevermore (John)

evernevermore (John) — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:08:36 +0000

No the laser pointer is not lasgun shaped - its more of a tau looking thing. It is specifically shaped so you rest in on the model and aim. And on second look Im not sure its a true laser pointer - might just be a strong LED showing through a crosshair aperture.

Actually I like the spray gun - most modeling ones that are similar look pretty crappy too and this one atleast looks to have a decent trigger on it.

By: Trent McCaffrey

Trent McCaffrey — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:01:10 +0000

Not as crazy as the Citadel Spray Gun shaped like a hand-flamer.

By: Craig Grady

Craig Grady — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:47:59 +0000

That laser pointer is genius, its going to be a laser light show in every GW store around the world. I wonder how much blind kids spend on mini’s anyhow?

More importantly will it be in the shape of an “Emperors Flashlight”TM?

By: cannondaddy

cannondaddy — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:08:38 +0000

Why is a laser pointer any better than (a) your eyes or (b) a nice stiff ruler or (c) a long slender dowel?

Because it’s a laser. It would work best if it was the way you described…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:52:24 +0000

However, it’s stupidly-made. They’d do well to have something like a wee mirror in the tip to point it 90 degrees away from the body of the device, so you can get the laser to start pretty much exactly at the model’s head.

P.S. Why is a laser pointer any better than (a) your eyes or (b) a nice stiff ruler or (c) a long slender dowel?