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That's great .
Hopefully the troll model comes with a goblin model packaged with it, either separate, or even better would be separate and an optional one in his hand being thrown/eaten .

Great news. Can't wait to see the troll. Hope he looks better than the rat-ogre.

Resin troll then right?

Pretty sure the original rumour was plastic along with the Ogre, as he already turned up plastic I am guessing the Troll will be as well.

Plastic would make sense with a plastic Orc team AND plastic Goblins coming.

That forgeworld bloodbowl mat looks very nice. It is the first things which says to me 'Empire' (soon to be hopefully) released by GW in a very long time.

 plastictrees wrote:
Plastic would make sense with a plastic Orc team AND plastic Goblins coming.

We have plastic Skaven too, but got a resin Rat Ogre.

 AduroT wrote:

 plastictrees wrote:
Plastic would make sense with a plastic Orc team AND plastic Goblins coming.

We have plastic Skaven too, but got a resin Rat Ogre.

trolls can be used by two teams (orcs and goblins) whereas rat ogres are only on skaven teams. Also goblin teams can have two of them, so let's hope there are different heads/arms so you don't have two identical trolls on the pitch.

 Theophony wrote:

trolls can be used by two teams (orcs and goblins) whereas rat ogres are only on skaven teams. Also goblin teams can have two of them, so let's hope there are different heads/arms so you don't have two identical trolls on the pitch.

You also have the Swamp Troll for Savage Orcs, Chaos Troll for Chaos Pact and Warpstone Troll for Underworld. Not exactly the same thing, but similar. Also these are teams GW probably have no intention of supporting, but still.

 Olsch wrote:
Great news. Can't wait to see the troll. Hope he looks better than the rat-ogre.

He'd really have to.

Gotta say the rat ogre was something of a let down. On the other hand, the few Skaven players I've played with don't even bother pretending to be a bashy team, so they'd probably have no use for the blasted model.

I suspect trolls will be in plastic and get the same treatment as the ogre, seeing as it is the Orc's equivalent to the Ogre, and I'd imagine a Big Guy for a team in the starter box would sell well. I'm sure that's the logic GW used for the plastic Ogre. So, Orc team set and Troll released concurrently in plastic = both starter box teams receiving identical treatment.

By the same token, perhaps the Dwarf Deathroller will be in ugly resin as well.

Yeah, Deathroller is a Forgeworld release, so it'll be in resin.

My question... when are we going to get plastic goblins, and will GW make you buy an entire team of goblins for the 1 that the Orks can take?

Didn't they say that the Ogre and Troll would be plastic because they can be used by a number of teams?

Or am I imagining that and they only said that about the Ogre?

They said it about both

 KommissarKiln wrote:
Gotta say the rat ogre was something of a let down. On the other hand, the few Skaven players I've played with don't even bother pretending to be a bashy team, so they'd probably have no use for the blasted model.

I suspect trolls will be in plastic and get the same treatment as the ogre, seeing as it is the Orc's equivalent to the Ogre, and I'd imagine a Big Guy for a team in the starter box would sell well. I'm sure that's the logic GW used for the plastic Ogre. So, Orc team set and Troll released concurrently in plastic = both starter box teams receiving identical treatment.

By the same token, perhaps the Dwarf Deathroller will be in ugly resin as well.

I don't play my Skaven as a bashy team but I still value the Rat Ogre for being able to bully an enemy brick and be annoying with his Prehensile Tail. Mine just skilled up as well and will be picking up Guard.

TROLL

This multi-part box contains the components to build a single pose Blood Bowl Troll. The box comes supplied with a 32-mm Blood Bowl round base, featuring a hole to slot the ball into when the miniature has possession. We expect this box to sell well, as the Blood Bowl Troll can be used in several Blood Bowl team, and as such will interest a lot of Blood Bowl player.

Blood Bowl: Troll
New to range
Blood Bowl
Single Miniature
200-24
£ 8.08 /
€ 11.00
£ 15.00 /
€ 20.00

 BrookM wrote:

TROLL

This multi-part box contains the components to build a single pose Blood Bowl Troll. The box comes supplied with a 32-mm Blood Bowl round base, featuring a hole to slot the ball into when the miniature has possession. We expect this box to sell well, as the Blood Bowl Troll can be used in several Blood Bowl team, and as such will interest a lot of Blood Bowl player.

Blood Bowl: Troll
New to range
Blood Bowl
Single Miniature
200-24
£ 8.08 /
€ 11.00
£ 15.00 /
€ 20.00

Thanks for the info!

Only the troll? no goblin team? :(

Other stuff mentioned was..

Team Titans Pack
Available while in demand Restricted
Blood Bowl
Benefits of Training & Dirty Tricks cards
200-04-60
£ 4.85 /
€ 6.60
£ 9.00 /
€ 12.00
Blood Bowl: The Gouged Eye Team (Orks)
New to range
Blood Bowl
10 man Orc team
200-15
£ 10.77 /
€ 13.75
£ 20.00 /
€ 25.00

 AduroT wrote:

 KommissarKiln wrote:
Gotta say the rat ogre was something of a let down. On the other hand, the few Skaven players I've played with don't even bother pretending to be a bashy team, so they'd probably have no use for the blasted model.

I suspect trolls will be in plastic and get the same treatment as the ogre, seeing as it is the Orc's equivalent to the Ogre, and I'd imagine a Big Guy for a team in the starter box would sell well. I'm sure that's the logic GW used for the plastic Ogre. So, Orc team set and Troll released concurrently in plastic = both starter box teams receiving identical treatment.

By the same token, perhaps the Dwarf Deathroller will be in ugly resin as well.

I don't play my Skaven as a bashy team but I still value the Rat Ogre for being able to bully an enemy brick and be annoying with his Prehensile Tail. Mine just skilled up as well and will be picking up Guard.

Yeah, but I don't think the Rat Ogre and Deathroller is a huge appeal to Skaven and Stunty players compared to Ogres and Trolls who are more appealing to Human and Orc players.

Not that the Rat Ogre and Deathroller are completely useless, but it's not uncommon to see Skaven and Stunty teams go through most of a league without touching them.

 KommissarKiln wrote:
Gotta say the rat ogre was something of a let down. On the other hand, the few Skaven players I've played with don't even bother pretending to be a bashy team, so they'd probably have no use for the blasted model.

I suspect trolls will be in plastic and get the same treatment as the ogre, seeing as it is the Orc's equivalent to the Ogre, and I'd imagine a Big Guy for a team in the starter box would sell well. I'm sure that's the logic GW used for the plastic Ogre. So, Orc team set and Troll released concurrently in plastic = both starter box teams receiving identical treatment.


By the same token, perhaps the Dwarf Deathroller will be in ugly resin as well.

Theres an "independent" company called "vortice" that makes a Deathroller(and many other Blood Bowl figures). Its one of the most amazing miniatures I've ever seen.


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AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 AduroT wrote:

 KommissarKiln wrote:
Gotta say the rat ogre was something of a let down. On the other hand, the few Skaven players I've played with don't even bother pretending to be a bashy team, so they'd probably have no use for the blasted model.

I suspect trolls will be in plastic and get the same treatment as the ogre, seeing as it is the Orc's equivalent to the Ogre, and I'd imagine a Big Guy for a team in the starter box would sell well. I'm sure that's the logic GW used for the plastic Ogre. So, Orc team set and Troll released concurrently in plastic = both starter box teams receiving identical treatment.

By the same token, perhaps the Dwarf Deathroller will be in ugly resin as well.

I don't play my Skaven as a bashy team but I still value the Rat Ogre for being able to bully an enemy brick and be annoying with his Prehensile Tail. Mine just skilled up as well and will be picking up Guard.

Yeah, but I don't think the Rat Ogre and Deathroller is a huge appeal to Skaven and Stunty players compared to Ogres and Trolls who are more appealing to Human and Orc players.

Well, only Dwarves can use a Deathroller. Other stuntys can't.


Not that the Rat Ogre and Deathroller are completely useless, but it's not uncommon to see Skaven and Stunty teams go through most of a league without touching them.

Joyboozer wrote:
It looks unfinished.

 plastictrees wrote:
This guy and Varag in particular look like sculptural sketches rather than professional sculpts.

 rayphoton wrote:
Man....Foregeworld is supposed to make the good stuff. But with the exception of the goblin ref...NONE of their stuff has looked remotely appealing to me.

 AduroT wrote:
Oh man, I saw that picture on Facebook, thought it was a 3rd party thing or proxie option, and kept scrolling.

QFT. So far BB has been a poor demonstration of the logic of Specialist Games: launch an incredible set of plastics through the mainstream channel to be supported by mediocre, astronomically priced resin exclusively available through your boutique dealer? It's almost like someone is trying to prove Specialist Games are not worth bringing back by dooming them to fail.

The plastics are sculpted by the specialist team though aren't they?

Are the Troll and the raiders out this weekend?

If so, that's even more bizarre.

I've not hated most of the resins I've seen. The character Ogre was mediocre, but not terrible. It's just that Rat Ogre that looks bad.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/03/20/hes-on-a-roll/

Such an awesome model

Vorian wrote:
The plastics are sculpted by the specialist team though aren't they?

Are the Troll and the raiders out this weekend?

They release 3/31. Should be up for pre-order on GW's site this weekend, along with the new special play cards.

Wish we had pictures of the troll, usually something has leaked by this point.

Its extremely comical to me they plumped that massive model onto that tiny base. Yeah I am still getting it though...

Big, comical, fits the current dwarves team, love it.
Been waiting to see this before deciding on buying a dwarf team.

As long as it's not priced stupidly high that is.

They are going the 4th ed route. That deathroller is stupid big.

Its like the last one they made...Too big and "over the top". They forget the fluff.That roller is supposed to be grounds equipment.

I think its a bad model.