Man this is ugly! I was really hoping the leaked sketch wasn't accurate but I guess it's bang on. I really will need to see this in person becuase this picture is not nice. Much like the storm raven I guess. I just don't really like how the weapons all seem tacked onto the bottom. I'll probably want one of these for completeness of my force (then again if it's fast attack it doesn't fit with my bike army anyway) but will probably wait to see if a nice conversion can be made. It even looks too small to be on the flying base; at least that stand looks to dwarf the model.
I really like this ork one. Looks like there are alternate wing weapon options, different tails and lots of subtle little changes. Nice kit for orks especially since if you have two the odds are the boyz wouldn't have put them together the same :) Really looking forward to seeing this nice kit on the table.
Necrons well - I have no real opinion on these. Looks necrony?
I already consider converting the HightechMiniatures Land Copter(link below) to "count as" that ugly Stormtalon, if the rules'd be good.
ReplyDeletehttp://hitechminiatures.com/null/product/info/70
That's a nice mini. A bit square but it looks better than the GW one. I think GW went a bit too far copying the storm raven look that no one likes.
DeleteIn the image I don't mind the storm talon in the background. The lines look alright. It's just the underslung guns that look like they don't fit.
Yeah it's a bit square but I've long been looking for an excuse to use(convert) it. I'd make a bigger tail airscrew, cut all the gears and turn it into a mad-as-hell fenrisian copter!
DeleteA good view on possible solutions:
http://miniaturewargameconversions.blogspot.com/2012/05/redddddscorpsssss-storm-talon-uhh.html
My first thought is to remake the StormTalon for 15mm dropship of some kind.
ReplyDeleteThe Necron Flyer steals the show for me though. That is so out there it's brilliant.
Really? I thought it looked rather plain. It's like a large version of their BFG ships. Not that it's a bad thing to conform to their established look but I think the ork one is far better :) I think the necron one could have been better if the pilot looked more merged with the ship.
DeleteLooks like something James Cameron had designed for Avatar...I also don't like that kit which is too bad because I really wanted to have a flyer in my army. Like you I will undoubtedly buy it to complete my model collection and toss it in some games.
ReplyDeleteThe Ork one has a good feel to it, I like the design overall with that strange 1940's era look. I also like the Necron one as well, very..Necrony.