Black_Templar_Lad Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Honestly, I can't tell you how happy these make me. These sculpts are perfect, absolutely perfect, the paintjobs as well. Looking at the old Clanrats I really didn't know what to expect as I thought they were decent anyway, but seeing the facial features, the sculpting on the cloth and the character moulded into these guys. The poses, the little details that we never had before. They've understood what makes their aesthetic shine. The mix of chainmail, hoods, weapons. They look like a proper representation of their artwork. Honestly, these are perfect. I want a full army immediately. Skaven were the first army I collected when I was given my first White Dwarf because they reminded me of the Red wall books, pretty much the only literature I was interested in. Perfect, perfect, perfect. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrac Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 *dies from peak miniature* 2 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Taylor Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 minute ago, Garrac said: *dies from peak miniature* You know there are more to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron I_oyd Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 minute ago, Garrac said: *dies from peak miniature* wait till you see the new mage doing the zap-zap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJetski Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 10 minutes ago, Ejecutor said: Btw, is this a new Skaven icon? Yes Worth noting that it is not the same icon that was leaked by @SG Warhound earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lost Sigmarite Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 (edited) Love how they kept them simple yet detailed. These are minis you will paint in the dozens and you won't spend hours on a single clanrat, but hopefully the models look quite simple to paint. You have your fur, your tail/ears/muzzle, the clothes and the metal. The details are mostly on the fur. You can easily paint them with slapchop and contrast paints, or paint them the old way with base paints, generous amounts of Agrax Earthshade and drybrush over it and you'll have good looking clanrats quickly. And it doesn't matter if they're not painted to studio levels, because Skaven are meant to look like ******. Just like Nurgle you can get away with getting sloppy in your paint job. Edited April 8 by The Lost Sigmarite 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Taylor Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3 minutes ago, Black_Templar_Lad said: Honestly, these are perfect. I want a full army immediately. Skaven were the first army I collected when I was given my first White Dwarf because they reminded me of the Red wall books, pretty much the only literature I was interested in. Yeah they are great. I've always wanted a Skaven army since reading the 4th edition Skaven army book and attempted it around 6th or 7th edition and cried a lot from painting slaves. I think I'm ready to attempt it again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brotherhood of Necros Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Oh yes-yes…… 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 They showed 13 rats. Coincidence? 2 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan's Cynic Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 (edited) 3 minutes ago, The Lost Sigmarite said: Love how they kept them simple yet detailed. These are minis you will paint in the dozens and you won't spend hours on a single clanrat, but hopefully the models look quite simple to paint. You have your fur, your tail/ears/muzzle, the clothes and the metal. The details are mostly on the fur. You can easily paint slapchop them with contrast paints, or paint them the old way with base paints, generous amounts of Agrax Earthshade and drybrush over it and you'll have good looking clanrats quickly. And it doesn't matter if they're not painted to studio levels, because Skaven are meant to look like ******. Just like Nurgle you can get away with getting sloppy in your paint job. If people haven't already, I highly recommend watching Vince Venturella's videos on speedpainting and Skaven.. although given how much he loves Skaven, I'm fairly certain he'll have new ones coming for the new edition anyway. Edited April 8 by Clan's Cynic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBrodd Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 What an absolutely epic update. Truly those minis finally look like the art they feature in and are described in the novels and lore. Filthy, mangy, dirty, beautiful creatures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandlemad Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 They’re good. The gaunts comparison is apt, a glow up on the old ones which I’d maintain was not vital but works. The sculpting technology (or just the technique of sculpting and/or painting) appears to have come on in how sharply they distinguish between fur and skin. They’re really made for contrast paints. Everything is a bit more textured and mangy, the better to get that shading. Fur, flesh, metal, maybe two shades of fabric and you’re set for about a hundred on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someravella Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 18 minutes ago, Ejecutor said: Btw, is this a new Skaven icon? Yep, Ratnos, a giant beast that definitively does not look like a rat but a hyppo, but who is somehow tied to skaven lorewise, and who has been awakened on Aqshy but will do nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan's Cynic Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 (edited) Somehow I only just noticed the pet rat the leader has on his arm. Different sizes, equally vicious. Edit: And another bunch! There's loads! Edited April 8 by Clan's Cynic 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSentinel Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Those clanrats look great, they look suitably feral and mangy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lost Sigmarite Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Think these come in units of 20 or 10 ? I hope 20 just like the zombies/skeletons/hobgrots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still-young Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, The Lost Sigmarite said: Think these come in units of 20 or 10 ? I hope 20 just like the zombies/skeletons/hobgrots... Almost certainly 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetconnedLegion Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Nice update to the unit, not quite enough for me to defect from my Grots. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Just now, Still-young said: Almost certainly 20. Especially since we've seen 13 minis already and I can't notice a common bit between them. Unless they now come in units of 13?!!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Arthur Hotep Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3 minutes ago, The Lost Sigmarite said: Think these come in units of 20 or 10 ? I hope 20 just like the zombies/skeletons/hobgrots... Are Clanrats the worst infantry unit in Skaven? If so, 20s, considering the changed reinforcement system. Since double unit size is the max now, I think any faction that can be characterized as a horde (Zombies, Skaven, Gitz) needs a 20 base size unit to make that workable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCMistborn Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Praise the rats!!! These are really gorgeous. I like the old kit so I wasn't sure what to expect, but these are perfect. They are a clear improvement but I feel like they don't make the old ones look completely out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaball Slaaneshi Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 "I can't ****** see !" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lost Sigmarite Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Best compliment I can give to these new clanrats : they look straight out of Vermintide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloomkingWortwazi Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, Still-young said: Almost certainly 20. I can't see any part overlap on the models shown, so assuming 20 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron I_oyd Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Balding rat is not real, he can't hurt me. Balding rat: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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