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 lord_blackfang wrote:
Well that's a slow week.

It would be. We're in the middle of the two week pre-order period of the Cadian box.

I'm very tempted to get the mounted sorcerer to run as a necromancer - got a scythe and everything on it already and looks pretty death-like.

I'm actually tempted to get one for a Ringwraith conversion. Hack off the face and horse horns and it's a nice look.

That Brian Nelson Archaon is one of the best models GW ever made. Just an absolute beauty.

 dienekes96 wrote:
That Brian Nelson Archaon is one of the best models GW ever made. Just an absolute beauty.

Its simplicity is so much better than his current incarnation.

 dienekes96 wrote:
That Brian Nelson Archaon is one of the best models GW ever made. Just an absolute beauty.

Agreed! I've been kicking myself ever since I sold mine and will likely have to grab the MTO.

Dang, I've got a finecast Archon I've never even put together so I don't really need this, but it's hard to resist. I suppose I could use the finecast as the base for a converted mounted lord since it'd be easier to cut up, as that was my original plan for it anyway but then it went OOP and I couldn't bring myself to do it. Glad to see it back anyway, even if just for a week.

Now if only they'd bring back the High Elf dragon.

Love that Archaon Model. I definitely want to get it. Wish the one on foot would be made available again too.

No One Important wrote:
Now if only they'd bring back the High Elf dragon.

OMG, yes please.

TBF, some stuff there's actually a demand for under MTO for once, and a nice set of models too. Shame so many aren't really playable now.

Chaos Lord on Mount is still an option.

I think the only one that hasn't really got a spot is the Mounted Chaos Sorcerer. Even if you go to death there isn't a mounted necromancer to stand in for. But its still a really awesome looking model.

 dienekes96 wrote:
That Brian Nelson Archaon is one of the best models GW ever made. Just an absolute beauty.

Yeah, much much better than the current model.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Bunch of MTO's of old chaos lords in metal:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/11/13/sunday-preview-classic-chaos-kits-return-on-made-to-order-basis/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sunday-preview&utm_content=sunpreview13112022&fbclid=IwAR1xZ62VTtgp6Zs3bQid90FmkrTtuzdbrdep5FY0K07yQiNCfeappF-5hAA

Including Archaon and the mounted sorcerer lord. Who i'm 90% certain was a games day exclusive originally.

How much of a mark up do they put on made to order models in metal? I don't really have a baseline to even judge it from with regard to old scale/game mounted cavalry character models.

Metal prices have gone sharply up. I think the mounted sorcerer was 20 euros back then so it's probably 32 euros now. That Khorne Lord was sold as Exalted Deathbringer for 15 euros I think? But it was Finecast so I expect the metal model to be 23 euros. Others probably the same. I have a faint memory of Finecast Archaon being 40 euros, but that seems excessive. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if it's 50 euros now simply because it's a pretty big model for a man on a (daemon) horse.

I'm going in for 2 of the Archaons and Mounted Sorcerer. Maybe 3 Archaons, 2 for conversions and one to keep as is.

The 4 Chaos Champions don't really move me anymore, as their ranges have upgraded immensely since they came out. Great for collectors or folks that don't mind the scale difference and the gamers still playing with Oldhamer mini's.

I can see Archaon being £35-£40.

Still, an absolutely fantastic model, even now. Blows the current model out of the water.

Say, on my end the app still hasn't updated Sons or Lumineth to their new battletomes (I have unlocked the content via code) anyone else having this issue?

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Say, on my end the app still hasn't updated Sons or Lumineth to their new battletomes (I have unlocked the content via code) anyone else having this issue?

Have you tried manually updating in the App Store? I've had to do that the past few releases for the same issue.

Did the trick, thank you!

I'm having a look at the StD Battletome. Was the new generic hero announced anywhere ? The one on foot with sword and board or two axes.

The Exalted Champion? Yes, 10/31.

 DreadfullyHopeful wrote:
I'm having a look at the StD Battletome. Was the new generic hero announced anywhere ? The one on foot with sword and board or two axes.

Does he do anything interesting, or is he just for killing?

 cole1114 wrote:

 DreadfullyHopeful wrote:
I'm having a look at the StD Battletome. Was the new generic hero announced anywhere ? The one on foot with sword and board or two axes.

Does he do anything interesting, or is he just for killing?

Not really. He's even pretty bad for 100Pts.

Either 4 attack 3+3+ -1 2 and a save at 3+/5+ ward against mortals.
Or, 8 attack 4+4+ -1 2 for the axes.

6 wounds 4+ save normally and 5" mov and he can roll on the eye of the gods chart at the beginning of battle.

 DreadfullyHopeful wrote:

 cole1114 wrote:

 DreadfullyHopeful wrote:
I'm having a look at the StD Battletome. Was the new generic hero announced anywhere ? The one on foot with sword and board or two axes.

Does he do anything interesting, or is he just for killing?

Not really. He's even pretty bad for 100Pts.

Either 4 attack 3+3+ -1 2 and a save at 3+/5+ ward against mortals.
Or, 8 attack 4+4+ -1 2 for the axes.

6 wounds 4+ save normally and 5" mov and he can roll on the eye of the gods chart at the beginning of battle.

Also +1 Attack if within 3" of an enemy Hero or Monster.

Despite fixing the problem of a Disciples of Tzeentch army not being able field a Gaunt Summoner, they've now gone and fethed it up again by making it so a Disciples army cannot take a Mutalith - again, because a Tzeentch army can't take a unit with the Tzeentch keyword as a coalition unit.

Why does GW hate me?!

 DreadfullyHopeful wrote:
I'm having a look at the StD Battletome. Was the new generic hero announced anywhere ? The one on foot with sword and board or two axes.

Halloween preview with the warriors and lord. But yes, he's... meh, especially compared to the barely-more-expensive chaos lord on foot, who you also probably don't want to take. Several of the character choices feel redundant.

Voss wrote:
Halloween preview with the warriors and lord. But yes, he's... meh, especially compared to the barely-more-expensive chaos lord on foot, who you also probably don't want to take. Several of the character choices feel redundant.

Makes me wish there was just one generic unit entry for some heroes and they got options, instead of a new entry for each variation.

...Like how it used to be.

 Scottywan82 wrote:

Voss wrote:
Halloween preview with the warriors and lord. But yes, he's... meh, especially compared to the barely-more-expensive chaos lord on foot, who you also probably don't want to take. Several of the character choices feel redundant.

Makes me wish there was just one generic unit entry for some heroes and they got options, instead of a new entry for each variation.

...Like how it used to be.

But then all the Space Marines players would start complaining about how many different Datasheets there are for Primaris Captains!

[/sarcasm]

SCE could really use some consolidation, they aren't Marines-level bad but its getting there.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:
SCE could really use some consolidation, they aren't Marines-level bad but its getting there.

Alternative thought - other AoS armies need bulking out so everyone can catch up with the stormcast and spread the game out with more subgroupings, specialists and all.

I suspect one reason we don't see this already, but 40K is full of it, is that some armies have only a handful of units to their roster. It's hard to have loads of different groups when some armies are running around with tiny rosters. Heck most armies don't even have any artillery

Wow, metal Archaon on horse? Sign me up. I think this will be the first thing I ever buy direct from GW. May have to pick up a couple other direct only kits.