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 straken619 wrote:
Do we have any idea when this warband will be released?
The main release for CoS is in the summer or later?

The main release is meant to be autumn, so i'm going to guesstimate the launch box in August, main release in September. As for these guys, that's what i was curious about above. If they're one of the dedicate Warcry order units, they may come out later with the Kruleboyz or whatever the other destruction band is.

Am I crazy or are those new Ghouls? Maybe they're just builds from the Beastflayers and I don't recognize them?

They're from Beastflayers, you can see them on the pre-order article from yesterday.

Billicus wrote:
You can't stop me using these guys in Frostgrave. No, you can't.

What's the lore explanation for the weird homonculus?

CoS models have weird dudes on a lot of the unit bases. Basically a reference to medieval artwork or just because the mortal realms are meant to be zany

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
They're from Beastflayers, you can see them on the pre-order article from yesterday.

Haven't built or messed about looking at them too much, so pardon the ignorance!

Still shows some cool goodies for the Wildercorps. Spears is an interesting add.

Alright, I'm going to say it. Them's some ugly mutts. The Starstrider doggo is still the goodest boy from GW.

Mastiffs aren't bred for beauty.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Mastiffs aren't bred for beauty.

Nor are the handlers. What a perfect match!

Those are very nice. Pretty surprising to see a unit in AOS using reasonable historical weapons and gear. I'd have expected the dogs to have crossbows on their backs or the people not be wearing shoes or have bandages over their eyes or something.

If I buy them I'd use them as a 2nd unit of Bolton's Bastard's Girls for my Song of Ice and Fire Bolton army. Good fit!

Very nice models, perfect for Mordheim!

The humans with pots on their heads like they're Skyrim shopkeepers are so-so, but look at those good boys!

Ditch the helmets (damn, did I go from they're-a-okay to outright eww on those fast) and they'll be pretty decent, even if some of the proportions are... off.

City lady aelf. Neat

 His Master's Voice wrote:
Ditch the helmets (damn, did I go from they're-a-okay to outright eww on those fast) and they'll be pretty decent, even if some of the proportions are... off.

Ah well, headswaps are easy, and for Mordheim you'd need to do them anyway in many cases.

Having converted Hexbane's Hunters into an Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor and retinue, these could be next to add to the force.

More Regimental Mascots for Imperial Guard are always welcome.

Tsagualsa wrote:

 His Master's Voice wrote:
Ditch the helmets (damn, did I go from they're-a-okay to outright eww on those fast) and they'll be pretty decent, even if some of the proportions are... off.

Ah well, headswaps are easy, and for Mordheim you'd need to do them anyway in many cases.

Maybe the kit has options of bare heads for everyone?

 Shadow Walker wrote:

Tsagualsa wrote:

 His Master's Voice wrote:
Ditch the helmets (damn, did I go from they're-a-okay to outright eww on those fast) and they'll be pretty decent, even if some of the proportions are... off.

Ah well, headswaps are easy, and for Mordheim you'd need to do them anyway in many cases.

Maybe the kit has options of bare heads for everyone?

If it's anything like the other warcry warbands it will have a few options.
From what we have seen so far:
-the bald dude with the spear also has a helmet option, crossbow instead of spear for the right hand and holding his belt instead of the knife for his left arm
-the whistling woman has a bare head and axes option and a different left hand holding a bolt i think
-the crossbow/axe dude with the weird skull-thing on his base has a bare head and spear option
-the hooded man has crossbow and sword instead of dual crossbows but maybe no head option
And I'd be surprised if the leader doesn't have another option

The guy just standing with a spear looks really weird with the proportions, especially in the warcry picture. Really short legs and long arms. Might it be a hobgoblin in disguise?

Those unfortunate baggy pants elongate his torso, giving him the look of someone with a growth disorder. Pull them up, and I think he'd be fine.

Please don't make fun of Sergeant Stubbs. It's not his fault that his mom and dad are his aunt and uncle.

He’s clearly just a very tall duardin

I don't get the one with what looks like part of a head shoved into his boot covering. Such an odd placement and sculpt to that element.

 Ahtman wrote:
I don't get the one with what looks like part of a head shoved into his boot covering. Such an odd placement and sculpt to that element.

It’s not in his boot, it’s one of the little medieval doodle critters a few of them have on their base (although it looks like it is attached to the foot because the alt build in the video also has it there). I imagine it could be separated easily enough.

That makes a lot more sense. What an odd choice of angle to debut that fig.

Some of the other CoS have those weird little heads do they? It’s odd..

Danny76 wrote:
Some of the other CoS have those weird little heads do they? It’s odd..

Not heads but there’s weird little snails, fish, birds etc.

Danny76 wrote:
Some of the other CoS have those weird little heads do they? It’s odd..

The way the design studio loves their Nurgling mascots I could see them going, "yeah, so we're doing boring old standard humans in these magical realms. Isn't there anything we can do to put a bit of magic back into this plain army?" So they fall back on little mascot creeps to do the trick.

To be fair people love mascots. One Page Rules did some for their ratman army and people liked them so much they are now doing them for all their other armies.

Tyranid players love rippers
Ork players Squigs
Imperial servitors
Sisters of Battle cherubs
Dogs - dogs everywhere and anywhere
The odd Eldar Cat
of course the mentioned Nurglings.



I also think that for all the amazing fantasy we've got with AoS there are a LOT of creatures in their stories which don't have any artwork nor models of which are the wildlife that we have to kind of make up on our own, hwich is odd for such a visual company to have.
Old World mostly ran on "everything is normal and there's giant rat/lizard men running around.

AoS has whole fantasy realms, but much of the art is still very much "hero character" or battle scenes.
So I like the idea of companion pets and critters; it helps reinforce the high fantasy setting and its starting to actually put some meat on the bare-bones of AoS lore

hephaistosstudios on instagram has posted a compilation of the little base dudes if anyones interested. They include:

Weird-head with legs (Wildcorps Hunters)
Snail shell with legs (Freeguild cavaliers)
Blobby thing with eyestalk (Wildcorps Hunters)
LIttle dino dude sticking out his tongue (Freeguild Fusilier)
Bird skull with legs (Wildcorps Hunters)
Fishy thing with legs (Freeguild Fusilier)

 GaroRobe wrote:
hephaistosstudios on instagram has posted a compilation of the little base dudes if anyones interested. They include:

Weird-head with legs (Wildcorps Hunters)
Snail shell with legs (Freeguild cavaliers)
Blobby thing with eyestalk (Wildcorps Hunters)
LIttle dino dude sticking out his tongue (Freeguild Fusilier)
Bird skull with legs (Wildcorps Hunters)
Fishy thing with legs (Freeguild Fusilier)

Until proven otherwise, my headcanon is that the bird skull and snail shell on legs are actually the same species, and it just moves between different bits of protective armour like a hermit crab.