Space Wolf Logan Grimnar Storms In On His New Sled
August 5, 2014 by brennon
So we've seen the Stormfang and we've seen how the new Space Wolf Dreadnoughts look but the Space Wolves are also getting some new special characters too from Games Workshop. What do you think of Logan Grimnar?
The on foot version isn't too bad although the miniature is incredibly busy and I actually prefer the past sculpt and the way he was charging into battle. The mounted version however is certainly not what I imagined when I thought about a Space Wolf charging into battle. I know it's meant to look like a half-longship but it just looks, dare I say, stupid?
What are your thoughts?
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Santa is coming to town, just paint a red nose on one of those wolfs.
It is always Grimdark but never Christmas
I prefer the old Grimnar myself, the chariot is just wrong….
And still no new Ragnar???
I don’t even know if I want a new Ragnar now after this…
Anybody seen the episode of Father Ted where Ted makes out its a huge thing they are upgrading the Holy Stone of Clonrichert to a Class 2 relic and is really excited, only for it to cut away to two priest sat lounging about with one saying “how about the Holy Stone of Clonrichert?” only for the other priest to reply nonchalantly “Fine”?
Like that, only with miniatures. 🙂
WH40k version of a mad Santa.
Well thats it .. i knew firepower was next to useless in 40k compared to melee, but this here model officially turned 40k into warhammer 40fantasy forever. Id go as far as saying this will put a permanent negative mark on how i view 40k fluff, the last bit of this IP i actually still kinda enjoy.
You could put a Ice queen on it and it could be the wolf, the witch and the wardrobe……..
Poor bloody 40K players having to stare across the table at that err….joke would be the best word.
I like Logan a lot but not sure about the chariot.
Put a dwarf on it and you could have a race with that High Elf skycutter. So no one in the 40k realm is able to target those wolves? This thing makes no sense even if it is a make believe world.
Guess the solution would be to let the Wolves PUSH the chariot from the rear, so logan would still be able to move forward and the wolves would get some hard cover. Win – Win !
Figure is nice …. But that Chariot is just wrong. what on earth were they thinking when they came up with that design. Just Imagine the design meeting on that one… I bet there was a sculptor/designer there going … ‘You have got to be joking’
WOW ! my new worst mini of all time.
Is there anyone willing to step forward and defend it?
Lol. Well I’m not sure this is a defence but to me it’s no more silly than the rest of the Space Wolves and I personally feel it’s in keeping with the SW theme. Let’s face it is there much difference between this and a 7/8ft powered armoured dude riding a giant wolf? Never been a fan of the space vikings.
But hey, that’s just me…;)
7 ton SWs riding wolves was not the best of concepts to start with! lol
nope it’s crap.
The wolves are all wrong… Why is GW not doing fur properly anymore ? It looks like scales, or tendrils, or feathers… They look like chicken-wolves !
My guess would be CAD-sculpting and plastic tooling. It’s resulted in some very uneven releases in the past few years.
… I can confirm that sculpting fur in 3d is evil (X , X)
it can still look really good, but it can be a very bizarre process to make it look right 😛
… one of those things that works well with a bit of hybrid 3d / green stuff sculpting 😉
Huh. Privateer Press’ Warpwolves have good fur on them. I guess they aren’t using the same methods.
they’re sculpted by hand 😛 in fimo I think 🙂
… anyway, different sculptors, different methods 😉 ha ha
the person who sculpts the warpwolves is one of the old Rackham sculptors 🙂
= godlike skills 😉
They are wolves in chickens’ clothing
Makes a change from wearing sheepskin
OMG Now I can’t get rid of the mental image of the chariot being pulled by Foghorn Leghorn.
Thanks Romain I say thanks Romain.
I like this more stylized approach to sculpt fur, it makes for much less of a hassle to paint if one doesn’t wash and dry brush it.
Guess there is more than one “proper” way to illustrate fur.
I think you have inadvertently hit the nail on the head.
What these wolves need is a jolly good bath. Followed by a good regular brushing
… judging by the looks of Logan Grimnar,
that’s not the only grooming he’ll be doing this weekend (@ , @)
looks like Santa Claus is going on another list too this year (O , O)
… can anyone say Amber Alert ?
…it’s not the sleigh bells ringing, it’s the electronic tag around his ankle
because he broke his curfew 😛
They are bullet proof, its shards of metal linked together .. they are bullet proof metal wolves with lightning teeth and storm tails.
Easier to dry brush. They could mold this fur in a different shape. It’s not the plastic that’s the problem. This is easier to paint (not better-looking, just easier).
Just wrong.
Not the sort of transport I would personally choose to charge against the green hordes, or a swarm of ‘Nids in were I a giant , genetically modified 12’ slab of demi-god in power armour.
but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Logan looks great.
The chariot…………
I won’t say it
Hahahahahaha!!!!!
I think this model is a tongue in cheek GW joke as people suggest that they are on a slippery slope down hill and this is their reply to stay on top of it all. 😉
just stick a team of wild rider stags on the front. See how far it gets in GD, you never see the fun stuff like the Can-can dancing line of khorne zerkers!!
Please, please, please can someone do this!
A friend has just posted this on FB to accompany the picture of the model..I thought it ws funny anyway
Logan Grimnar, He’s our Hero! – Riding In An Eggcup! – Kirby’s Speech Has Made It Clear – “Now Buy This Filth And Shut Up!”
I like the chariot. Really captures the look and feel of the….
I can’t keep this up. What a crock of $h’t.
Mr Kirby, in his little preamble (or should that be rambling hissy fit/rage quit) the other day made a point about not needing to communicate with their customer base, they don’t do focus groups or opinion polls. I think this is a prime example of why maybe, just maybe, they should start. A long boat cross wheelbarrow thing pulled by two wolves with feathers instead of fur, really?
After some of the recent IG releases I get the feeling that GW are just seeing how a daft a model they can put out before people stop buying it.
This just doesn’t feel like a Space Wolf model. Looks like it fell out of a design folder for Fantasy.
The wolf fur on the sides looks like someone pocked with a toothpick into greenstuff.
pocked = poked
There are times, like this one, when it feels like WH40k has totally lost its way. It began as “let’s put fantasy in space” and developed into an IP which at times is genius and at other times is bloody awful. For me, the Imperium is at its best when it is portrayed as a dysfunctional quasi-medieval society in a sci fi setting. The fluff portrays this beautifully, but sadly the miniatures do not often capture it well. In essence the Imperium is fantasy in sci fi clothing. This miniature feels utterly wrong because it is the wrong way round.… Read more »
“gimmicky”. That’s probably the best word to describe some of their recent departures for the core of the 40k universe.
“For me, the Imperium is at its best when it is portrayed as a dysfunctional quasi-medieval society in a sci fi setting.”
All of this. I wonder if GW justify it on the grounds that it’s what the new generation of kids like. Otherwise known as the Lucas defence.
You can’t get more medieval than a horse & cart?
I know they lost a lot technology during the HERASY but that is beyond a joke.
I think you misunderstood what I was saying. The Imperium is a quasi-medieval society, not medieval technology.
“For me, the Imperium is at its best when it is portrayed as a dysfunctional quasi-medieval society in a sci fi setting”
Can’t say I’ve always agreed with you in the past but this time we pretty much see eye-to-eye.
I have a lot of negativity towards GW these days but 40k is still my favorite sci-fi universe. When it is portrayed as you said above, such as in the fluff or the FF RPG series, I love it.
But models like this make my cringe.
This has nothing to do with 40K vs Horus Heresy (reality: as good as Heresy miniatures are, a great number of them are very similar, which is intentional but variety is lacking with that range – somewhat). This has nothing to do with 40K aesthetics – it has to do with some select individuals in GW making stupid decisions, bad designers and artists, and a random push to sell to pre-teen kids. This sort of BS popped up before and really ruined GW for a few years, but then they got back only to drop the ball again. Do you… Read more »
Oh dear God, even my Orks don’t want to loot that…
Oh come on. Flip it over, and it would make a stunning hat for a stompa.