Weekender XLBS: GW Smaug & Star Wars On The Tabletop?
December 7, 2014 by lloyd
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Happy Sunday guys, Weekender and Dragonmeet yesterday, now xlbs today. Hobby splooge.
And the base size change isn’t that big a deal, its been done before when they changed from metal termies to the new plastic sculpts and also the same with the old obliterater sculpts compared to the new. Also keep in mind, some large 40k models (like the dreadnought, carnifex and even the tyranid warriors) used to come on large SQUARE bases simply because the large round bases didn’t exist. Is it annoying, yes, big deal? Only if you make it one.
Also – GW are currently saying no one has to rebase. It is a style choice, rather than a enforced shift. The below is taken from FAEIT 212, but i have seen it elsewhere. “The Response from Games Workshop The new 32mm bases were a design choice made by the sculptors, to make the Death Company look more imposing. There is no specific base that you have to use for the Death Company, so should you wish to mount them on the smaller 20mm bases this is fine, but if you would rather have the slightly larger 32mm base, this… Read more »
Saw those posts too. Was rather amusing to see the sky is falling reaction from some of the GW detractors when the base change was announced. Turns out it was a storm in a teacup.
Happy Sunday!
I have to say I breathed a sigh of relief when I read that on FB too – the thought of being told I need to rebase a battle company to be “legal” would have been another nail in 40k’s coffin for me.
On the Star Wars front – I picked up X-Wing a few months ago and have been struggling to get the expansion pack ships I wanted, so yes if FFG have sorted out distribution then I could quite happily take up a new wargame in a galaxy far far away! 🙂
And the 25mm bases aren’t goning away. The Genestealers from Shield of Baal come with 25mm bases. So it only affects some of the larger infantry models.
So it’s just an increase in base options?
A can I pick either 25mm or 32mm for my troops?
Cool! ( I have no issue with that!)
Apparently it was at the sculptors request to have a bigger base for Marines to fit on, but I’m hoping it just sits as an option rather than a requirement to use the larger size….
Even with the rules as they are you wouldn’t have been required to re-base existing minis. The reference to 20mm is a bit odd. Do GW still do that thing where you can email them questions and they have some random customer service person answer them?
Great show.The take looks really great. I bet you are very glad to have the extra room.
Only one quick question. What happened to the special offer with CosyDice?
We’ll post it shortly was a bit of a push to even get the episode out 🙂
I think perhaps a custom dice bag would be just the right gift, depending on the details of the Cosy Dice offer.
Great show as always.
Thank for the trailer.
I agree with Warren FFG will bring us a good Star wars wargame.
great vid, but was there not meant to be a discount code handed out for the cozy dice bags you talked about in front stage?
According to the Perry Miniatures FB page Smaug is a Michael Perry digital sculpt!
https://www.facebook.com/perryminiatures?fref=ts
I think he did a beautiful job on it 🙂
Happy Sunday!!!
So, Star Wars then.Excited. Very excited. Warren, now is a good time to read those books on your shelf 😉 Regarding FFG, I will be very, very impressed if they can pull off ~28mm scale pre-painted minis that are as good as the ship from the X-Wing game. A material change (vs the super soft plastic WotC used) will certainly help but I think the reason the ships work is because they are scaled up, with detail deep enough that a single wash will do a great job of picking out the panels on the hulls. Instead, I wonder if… Read more »
Well FFG’s Imperial Assault game out in the next month or so has a skirmish mode built in but the minis arent pre painted. I guess they may be expanding further with this game to include massed battles.
@warzan take note of this comment – imperial assault is a skirmish war game; it is being sold as a board game to draw in new players but it comes with tabletop skirmish rules, with the intention to expand that way http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4994
*PS – it’s worth noting that DUST started as a board game before evolving out.
Careful @warzan , don’t say people are nuts for not liking the Smaug sculpt. I got a string of abuse for saying something similar 😉
Lol
I stand by what I said, from the pics we’ve seen it’s a fantastic sculpt 🙂
Happy Sunday, Would love to see some ready painted Star wars minis would just have them sitting in my hobby room as something nice to look at. I’m very happy you are going to do something with Shadows of Brimstone. I’ve had my pledge for a week now just finished putting both core sets of mini’s together the plan is to undercoat and base much like what you did with the myth stuff. I really like the game you have different levels of encounters based on your party size there is random events and both of the core boxes come… Read more »
Star Wars… How big a grin did people have when the music kicked in and the Falcon flew past..? Gates of Antares still looks like your bog standard generic scifi game. What is there about it to make me choose it over all of the others..? Shadows of Brimstone, had my pledge for the last fortnight. The the quality of the figures is rubbish and even though I prefer it, they really didn’t need to be on sprues. Other than that and the fact the artwork on the tiles doesn’t even come close to matching where they connect together, the… Read more »
Also. The best thing about the 2 Shadows of Brimstone core sets is that there is very little in the way of duplication. So combing sets just makes one giant set rather than a set with 2 of eveything.
if X wing wasn’t a game with TOYS I would be more interested. My hobby involves making, customising and painting models, that I then play with on the gaming table. Different type of hobby in my eyes, playing with pre painted and made models.
Guys . Star wars incursion has a skirmish game level. Taddaaa
Personally, I think base makers will be over the moon with GW’s decision to change base sizes as it will be an opportunity to release a whole new range of bases.
In the slightly longer term that’s very true!
Sorry guys, had to stop you mid flow to check out GoA, and after having a good read of it, I think this is the future! Bolt action in space, you can’t get better than that.
I’m now in a serious quandary; what to do with my 40k stuff, as I won’t be using this again (I haven’t used it for years anyway as I was waiting for a replacement sci fi system)
Shadows of brimstone is a cool game, with a very nice campaign mode with character developement. Hate that i didnt back the ks, but money streches only so far
Parents giving away star wars toys – I feel your pain guys, my mum did the same back in the mid ’80’s with all my star wars stuff!
talking about pre-paints didn’t micro machines have ships ground vehicles and infantry
I suspect the 32mm base will initially be for space marines and to be honest they need a larger base.
Maybe it’s just me, but Smaug as a wyvern? Ugh! Just doesn’t work for me 🙁
Yeah, kind’a strange for me too.
Your mother gave your star wars away? AAAArghh.
Mine made me sell my lego. I’ve got two boys now.
Bet your ass I take better care of their toys.
Happy Sunday!
Besides the Smaug is a beautiful sculpt, I was a little bit irritated it’s a wyvern (you’re right Warren) now and not a dragon any more. But that’s Peter Jacksons decision. 😉 If it comes to pricey models, there is this giant dragon from coolminiornot called Cang, witch I think is a beautiful sculpt too.
Yup checked the DVD it certainly looks like a proper six limbed DRAGON not a four limbed WYVERN like in the desolation of SMAUG.
Now I also want the Gates of Antares Beta rulebook. Please put on a demogame of it and have Romain paint up the minis 🙂